Barbados’ first female Prime Minister (PM), Mia Amor Mottley, was on Monday awarded with Guyana’s second-highest national award, the Order of Roraima, in recognition of her outstanding and valuable service to Guyana and the Caribbean Community (Caricom). Guyana’s Chief Justice, Yonette Cummings Edwards, who chairs the Advisory Council of the Orders of Guyana, in brief remarks at the ceremony to confer the national award said that Prime Minister Mottley was singled out for the Order of Roraima award since her credentials show an impressive list of achievements and a number…
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EU deploys long-term observers across Guyana
As General and Regional Elections loom closer, the European Union (EU) has announced that it will be fielding teams of observers to cover every single region in Guyana. These observers will be complemented by a team of analysts. It was explained that there will be long-term observers deployed for six weeks countrywide. These observers will be replaced just before elections with short-term observers, who will be active during and after voting. During an interaction with the media at the European Union’s (EU) High Street, Kingston office on Tuesday, EU Deputy…
Read MoreLabourer gets six months for stealing handbag
A 19-year-old labourer who was caught on surveillance camera snatching a woman’s purse was on Tuesday sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for the crime. Quesi Jordon of Lot 123 Hill Street, Albouystown, Georgetown, appeared before Magistrate Annette Singh at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts and admitted to the charge which alleged that on December 6, 2019, at Ruimvedlt, Georgetown, he stole one Guess purse during the course of a robbery. According to reports, on the day in question, at about 17:05h, the defendant snatched a Guess handbag containing personal items and…
Read MoreUS calls out Guyana’s Govt for undermining democratic principles
…misapplication of Constitution, court rulings The United States has rapped the Government of Guyana for undermining democratic principles, including misapplication of the Guyanese Constitution and court rulings. US representative Sean Mariano Garcia had some tough words for Guyana’s delegation, which was headed by Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador John Deep Ford. Garcia was referring to the successful passage of the No-Confidence Motion and the subsequent onslaught of Guyana’s Constitution by the Government, which disregarded the provisions it needed to adhere. The US representative conveyed the concern of the US,…
Read MoreDiscounted airfare for Mash 2020 – CAL
Guyana’s most celebrated events, Caribbean Airlines has committed to give a five per cent discount off all airfare for persons travelling to Guyana to celebrate Mashramani 2020. Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Social Cohesion, Department of Culture, Youth and Sport Melissa Tucker told the media that Caribbean Airlines, a major sponsor of the historic event, will be offering a discount to visitors during the celebrations. “In celebration and recognition of this historic event, Caribbean Airlines is offering a 5 per cent discount on their North American and Caribbean Airlines…
Read MoreMother of 4 underwent successful surgery for brain aneurysms
Forty-three-year-old Parbattie “Ravina” Austin, a mother of four, who was diagnosed with brain aneurysms in 2019, is now walking, talking and moving around on her own. Just a few days after the surgery, the woman seemed to be in full spirits and very satisfied with her results. Before the surgery, Austin could not have participated in any physical activity, had to be free of stress, noise, excessively bright lights, and high scented odours. The procedure was done on Thursday at the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) at the Georgetown Public Hospital…
Read MoreThe campaign…
…heats up Well, we’re just a tad over a month away from what’s being billed as “the mother of all elections” in the history of Guyana. Is this because it’ll be the biggest turnout ever? But Granger’s been calling for an 80 per cent turnout…so that means he’s expecting it to be lower than that. What to do?? He knows if there’s a low turnout, it would mean he and the PNC are in some serious trouble. Traditionally, it’s his PNC constituency that has proven to be reluctant to come…
Read MoreGuyana on high alert as Coronavirus disease already suspected in South America
…ports of entries monitored – health officials With a case of coronavirus already confirmed in the South American nation of Ecuador, authorities in Guyana have begun preparing for a possible outbreak here, but have assured that there is no need to panic. At a press conference on Tuesday, Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence stated that finances will not be a problem and that the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has already established an isolation area for suspected cases. In the event that the numbers exceed the hospital’s capacity, more…
Read MoreThe memory war
Observing the rhetoric deployed in the blogosphere, social media, and the letter pages of the newspapers, I have been struck by the ubiquitous invocation of the trope of “400 Black youths killed during the PPP years” to argue that no matter how badly the PNC-led coalition performed during the last five years, they should be returned to office. In an effort to examine this claim factually, the Stabroek News went back to its archives and laboriously listed the 420 persons murdered between Feb 23, 2002, and Sept 2006. They found…
Read MoreAltercation with abusive DPI Head lands NCN Editor-in-Chief in hot water
The management of National Communications Network (NCN) has sent its Editor-in-Chief on administrative leave to facilitate an investigation into reports of an assault involving himself and Head of the Department of Public Information (DPI), Imran Khan. NCN Editor-in-Chief Leeron Brumell was sent on administrative leave after an incident with Khan who allegedly stormed into his office and was abusive to him. According to reports, the incident stemmed from Brumell’s decision to have Marcey Parker removed from reading the television news while being a candidate of A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance…
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