Parents of students at Alexandra School are expressing concern after a video circulating on social media showed a large number of cockroaches on the school’s compound. In fact, some are even calling for health officials to conduct an investigation and suspend classes to give the school a full cleaning. However, principal Orson Alleyne told the DAILY NATION yesterday the school’s surroundings had been inspected, cleaned and appropriately sanitised last weekend. The matter came to light last week after students recorded a 33-second clip with the insects crawling up the back…
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Essequibo Coast girl admitted to Guyana bar
“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all love of what you’re doing or learning to do.’ I wrote this quote on my wall in 2014 when I started UG and I held onto the word perseverance whenever I doubted myself or it became difficult, I looked at that word and I kept on going.” Those were the words of Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) born 27-year-old Darshani Lall, who was recently admitted to the local bar at the Demerara High Court…
Read MoreGetting to know Guyana: a pre-flight celebration at JFK
On a typical day, Customer Service Manager Vanita Jagnarain is busy supporting her team and helping customers on the concourses of Terminal 8 at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). More recently, however, she put on a different hat in an effort to help educate our customers and fellow colleagues about her native country of Guyana, which American will begin serving from JFK. Service commences on Dec. 18 with a daily flight to Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) in Georgetown. Vanita and American’s Caribbean Employee Business Resource Group…
Read MoreBerbice NGO teams up with Food For The Poor to enhance housing situation in Region 6
The St Francis Community Developers, in collaboration with Food For The Poor Guyana (FFTP) Inc, is moving to enhance the housing situation in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). In Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice), the two organisations have already established two villages – one at Hopetown and another at Trafalgar. St Francis President Alex Foster said the project was first established in Region Five because of the existence of housing co-ops, thus, making it easier for the establishment of villages. At Trafalgar, a playpark, which is being considered the largest imported outdoor facility…
Read MoreConvicted rapist serving 15-yr sentence dies in Mazaruni prison
A convicted rapist, who was serving a 15-year sentence at the Mazaruni Prison is now dead after complaining about chest and abdominal pains while executing duties at the prison on Tuesday. Reports are that 40-year-old Stanford Dick, who hailed from Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara (WCD), had been behind bars since 2011 for rape and would usually perform garden duties at the Mazaruni Prison. This newspaper was told that at about 04:05h on Tuesday, while attending to the grass and shrubs in the area, the man complained to prison officers that…
Read MoreMarital rape to be outlawed in Jamaica
Jamaica will “very shortly” change a law that will allow spouses, including those who are married, to be charged for raping their partners. Justice Minister Delroy Chuck has announced that the Government plans to amend the Sexual Offences Act “so that rape can occur outside and inside a marriage”. “In marriage, rape will now be non-consensual sex,” Chuck declared in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. He acknowledged that the common law has upheld the position that rape could not be committed in a marriage. “But now, legislation will overturn…
Read MoreFour containers with substandard food items refused entry into Guyana
The Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) has once again clamped down on local business for importing substandard food items from foreign countries. The Food and Drug Department has recently refused entry of four containers with assorted eatables imported by Faizal Asif Iqbal Alli from Canada. This comes on the heels of several consumers’ complaints and many attempts by the Department’s inspectors to conduct inspections and locate several bonds operated by Alli. GA-FDD on Wednesday stated that the examining process which was carried out on October 25 and 30, 2019…
Read MoreGuyana wins 6th Tourism Award this year
Destination Guyana has won its sixth award for 2019! This time, it won the Silver Prize in ‘Best of Adventure’ from the International Travel and Tourism Awards for its sustainable adventure practices framework communities have embodied. According to DPI, the award was presented at the World Travel Market in London on November 5. In a brief statement, the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) expressed appreciation to its partners at Lotus UK for helping to make the award possible. The honour for ‘Best in Adventure’ recognises the destinations or businesses within the…
Read MoreStakeholders press for introduction of points system to address rising road deaths in Guyana
In observance of World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims and Road Safety Month, several organisations, which have partnered to promote road safety are calling on the Guyana Police Force to implement the penalty point system, one which is used globally for drivers. Representatives of the National Road Safety Council, the Guyana Motor Racing Sports Club (GMRSC), Mothers in Black, Kronoko Safety Solutions and Clarke’s at the road safety partnership and activities launch The penalty point or demerit point system is one in which a driver’s licensing authority, Police…
Read MoreCourt dismisses illegal firearm charge against Police Constable
Jerome Liddell, 24, of Lot B 2 Bent Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown, who was on trial before Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts walked a free man after the illegal firearm possession charge against him was dismissed. When the matter was called on Tuesday, the Chief Magistrate ruled that after going through the evidence, she is of the opinion that the prosecution failed to prove their case. As such, she dismissed the case. Liddell, a Police Constable, had denied the charge which stated that on May 26, 2019, at…
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