Year: 2020

Minibus driver, sex worker charged for assaulting cops

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Minibus driver Winston Farrell was last week slapped with charges of assault, resisting arrest, and disorderly behaviour and appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Magistrate Leron Daly read the first charge which stated that on February 11, 2020, at Croal Street, Georgetown, Farrell resisted arrest from Police Constable Daniel Nedd, who was acting in the execution of his duties at the time. It was further alleged that on February 12, 2020, at the said location, Farrell assaulted the said Police Constable and proceeded to behave in a disorderly manner. An…

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Coalition dangles land promise for fired sugar workers’ votes

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Broken promises over the years surrounding land grants for fired workers of the sugar belt have resurfaced once again, as the A Partnership For National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) coalition delivers its plans to garner votes at the upcoming polls. In their manifesto launch on Friday, the coalition mentioned the creation of a State Land Resettlement Commission to “enable former sugar workers to access land for housing and agriculture”. In contrast to the series of unfulfilled promises meted out to retrenched workers, Government has in the past, integrated plans to…

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Spinning…

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…for his pension One thing you gotta say about Moses Nagamootoo: he’s sure certainly keeping alive the family tradition of producing spinners!! Stripped of even the mundane powers of the Prime Ministership – much less the promised powerful ones – he was given responsibility for spinning the PNC-led coalition’s dismal record in the Chronic. In a Freudian slip, he dubbed his column “My Turn”, which, of course, evokes what it really was: “MY Spin”!! So, what did he spin this week? NO surprise there – the manifesto which wasn’t a…

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Commemorating Republic Day

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It is important to remember that next Sunday, February 23, is “Republic Day”, not “Mash”. While Independence was given to us by Britain, Republic Day was chosen by us as the day that we cut all formal ties with the British Crown. We were on our own – supposed to be captains of our fate and masters of our destiny and all that. “Republic” comes directly from the Latin “res publica” – the public thing. We the public, the people, were now responsible for governing ourselves and conducting our affairs…

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Family seeks public assistance for woman to undergo brain surgery

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The once-normal life of 47-year-old Sharmila Rampersaud of Lot 9 South, Better Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD), has taken another turn after she was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm last December, damaging her vision and causing other serious health conditions. Today, her family is pleading with the public for assistance for her to have much needed medical attention so as to bring about some normalcy. Doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital Cooperation (GPHC) after conducting a computerised tomography (CT) scan and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) found that Rampersaud was…

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Guyana records 18 maternal deaths for 2019

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Guyana has recorded some 18 cases of maternal deaths during the course of 2019, according to Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Shamdeo Persaud. On the sidelines of a quarterly meeting of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO)-funded Maternal and Child Health/Expanded Immunisation Programme on Wednesday, Persaud told reporters that they have recorded the death of a total of 26 pregnant women. However, eight of these are indirect causes such as vehicular accidents. According to the CMO, they are required to collect any death of a woman while she is pregnant…

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Guyanese must ask questions in relation to the oil contracts

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Dear Editor, The recent report released by Global Witness shows the urgent need for Guyanese to consider claims made by international “experts” with greater scrutiny. The report received great interest across Guyana, and many readers have been willing to take its conclusions as gospel. Yet at the same time, a great many experts and officials have rejected the report. As was widely reported, Global Witness accused the Government of shoddy negotiations in 2016, causing some G$55 billion in lost revenue for the people of Guyana. They also recommended that Guyana…

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Cop charged for sexually assaulting woman

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A serving member of the Guyana Police Force was on Wednesday granted bail by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on a sexual assault charge. The Policeman, 27-year-old Shane Tobin denied that he inappropriately fingered a woman without her consent earlier this month. The matter was held in-camera inside the Chief Magistrate’s courtroom. The defendant was released on G$50,000 bail. The case will continue on February 28, 2020.

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MORE CONSIDERATIONS BEFORE ACQUIRING A CAT AS A PET – Pet Care by Dr. Steve Surujbally

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Well, since we were reprimanded for not sharing some thoughts about choosing a cat as a family member, we have done some more searching for things that the prospective caregiver must be able to cope with, if the decision is to acquire a cat as a pet. So, here goes. Cats (like dogs) do make mistakes in the house and even outside the house. You remember me saying last week that cats are essentially “house” animals but they are often enough outside to do themselves harm. Consequently, you have to…

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Cops accused of assisting civilians to traffic cocaine being probed

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Four ranks attached to the Guyana Police Force (GPF) are under investigation for allegedly collaborating with civilians to smuggle cocaine out of the country. This was according to Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan on Monday, who stated that depending on the outcome of the investigations, the ranks could face criminal charges. “It will have a negative impact once you have misconduct in the Force. That is why I have zero tolerance for that. They are elements about the gravity of it. Certain things are so grave that you have to…

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