Articles published on Sunday, November 30, 2014
At about 1400h. today, the police say that a Policeman who is also a licensed firearm holder was at Prospect, EBD, conducting investigations into a report of threatening behavior and threatening language involving taxi-driver Samuel La Fleur, 46 years, of Prospect and his mother, when La Fleur attacked him and took away his licensed firearm.
GMSA President Clinton Williams (right) received a lifetime achievement award yesterday at the Princess Hotel for long and dedicated service to the Public and Private Sectors including the Manufacturing, Shipping, Forestry and Mining Communities, and Occupational Skills training.
GMSA President Clinton Williams (right) received a lifetime achievement award yesterday at the Princess Hotel for long and dedicated service to the Public and Private Sectors including the Manufacturing, Shipping, Forestry and Mining Communities, and Occupational Skills training.
Prime Minister Samuel Hinds (left) presents the Executive President’s Award for export achievement to George Bulkan of Superior Shingles Wood Products whose company was hailed for its continuous penetration of new foreign markets.
Andron Alphonso (right) of Pomeroon Oil Mill collects the award for the Pomeroon Oil Mill which won for its growth in the domestic market through innovative packaging and labelling and diversification into fast food production.
President of GMSA Clinton Williams (left) presenting an award yesterday at the Princess Hotel to CEO of Gafson Industries Inc.
Alfred Bhulai (right) of the Think Engine Company collecting an award yesterday at the Princess Hotel in recognition of his company’s efforts to promote the development of SME’s through your ‘Think Engine’ Energy Auditing Company.
Lalman Budhu (right) was given an award yesterday at the Princess Hotel in appreciation of the long and dedicated administrative services he has given to the GMA/GMSA.
A dance presentation from the national school of dance yesterday at the Princess Hotel.
Relatives and close friends of Asif Rahim Khatoon, 38, who was allegedly badly beaten by ranks of the Leonora Police Station and succumbed days later, yesterday protested in front of the station as they demanded justice.
(Jamaica Observer) Friends, relatives and associates of 19-year-old medical students Danielle Hanson and Mikhail Campbell have taken to social media to mourn the tragic and untimely death of the two in a motor vehicle crash early yesterday morning.
The government yesterday announced increases in wages and salaries for public servants and members of the disciplined forces, just two days after the union representing workers complained about the continued annual impositions.
Story and photos by Jannelle Williams If you blink when travelling by car along the Corentyne Highway, you will most likely miss Lewis Manor.
The Surinamese farmer who allegedly trafficked five Guyanese men to labour at a camp in Suriname without pay has been arrested.
Former Crime Chief Henry Chester found the police file on the $69 million fraud at the NBS in 2006 so grossly deficient that he queried whether the correct file had been submitted to the Ombudsman for the latter’s investigation of a complaint made in January by former Chief Executive Officer Maurice Arjoon.
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Irwin La Rocque on Friday defended the regional grouping’s silence on the suspension of Parliament by President Donald Ramotar and said that a request by the opposition for the grouping to get involved is being considered.
Consumer rights activist and former Stabroek News columnist Eileen Cox passed away yesterday at the age of 96.
The investigation of the discovery of an almost complete narco-submarine has expanded to include the help of drug authorities in the United States, where the vessel will be transported for further forensic analysis.
Caricom Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Friday evening stressed the need for Guyana and other Caricom member states to invest in renewable energy.
Gecom Commissioner, Vincent Alexander, has said that the argument being made that the no-confidence motion which was tabled in Parliament made it difficult to hold local government elections does not make much sense.
Nateram Persaud, who is still at large after being charged with a multi-million dollar theft, was on Friday sentenced to four years imprisonment by Magistrate Ann McLennan after an ex-parte trial.
The Working Peoples Alliance (WPA) yesterday called for a more vigorous campaign by the opposition against the suspension of parliament, cautioning that momentum is being lost.
The ongoing probe into the abuse of remigrant duty-free concessions is looking at around 15 to 20 persons.
Three years ago Minette (not her real name) was among four teenagers who were rescued from the Oko Backdam, Region 7, where they were being trafficked by Candacy Anderson and her husband.
Guyana’s women’s squash side secured their second medal, claiming the bronze accolade while the men finished out of medal contention when the squash section of the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games concluded yesterday.
Negotiations are still underway between the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) on increases on wages and salaries for workers.
Introduction This week I complete my presentation of Piketty’s recent paradigm- shifting contribution to the study of income and wealth inequality (Capital in the 21st Century), which I had introduced last week.
Fatima Jamal, the 62-year-old Alpha Hotel cleaner who was knocked down by a speeding sand truck on Friday, has been placed on life support, her daughter said.
The following address was given by Ian McDonald at the launching of Sir Shridath Ramphal’s memoirs Glimpses of a Global Life on Thursday, November 26 at the Georgetown Club.
Following the production of the Guyana Homecoming 2015 video which has attracted widespread criticism, the Ministry of Tourism has lashed back at its critics deeming them unpatriotic.
Types of investment There are generally two types of investment: direct investment and portfolio investment.
Following recent criticisms from Albouystown residents who were hit by severe flooding, the Local Government Ministry is defending the work done in the community under the ‘Clean-Up My Country’ programme and saying that without it the flooding would have been worse.
Imran Rahaman, who allegedly broke and entered his uncle’s storeroom and stole a quantity of items worth over $500,000, was remanded to prison when he appeared in court on Friday.
A sugar worker is nursing injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was stabbed during a robbery along Agriculture Road at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara on Friday.
There can’t be a cricketer of any generation and of any standard anywhere on the planet or any devotee of the game who hasn’t been moved by the death of Phillip Hughes.
FERGUSON, Missouri (Reuters) – Activists in Ferguson, Missouri, yesterday began a 120-mile march to the state capital to protest the killing of an unarmed black teen by a white police officer, a case that has rekindled a national debate over US race relations.
So much begins with parents. Their daily, persevering, unending love and interest and example teach lessons which reach deep into us; we are nurtured and our minds and souls are formed into shapes and disciplines that last all our lives.
Berbice Football Association (BFA) President Clay Flatts has officially tendered his resignation, citing a lack of administrative time due to his work commitments as the main reason for him demitting office.
Six years ago, within weeks of my return to live in Guyana, I was in conversation with a very well-known Guyanese – someone I admired but had never met – and he suddenly said to me, “Dave, what are you doing coming back to live in this godforsaken country?”
As they did at the conclusion of round three, defending champion Ryan Harper of Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados’s Orlando Husbands maintained the lead at the end of the fourth round of FIDE-World Chess Federation/ Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) Umada Cup, being held here at the Sleepin International Hotel.
A man was stabbed to death yesterday after an argument with his co-worker.
Guyana has hit world headlines several times in its modern history.
Reggae fi Radni (to the memory of Walter Rodney) yu no si how de cloud dem jus come satta pan mi dream
So, today as promised, we embark upon a theme which is not so traumatic as the last series of articles dealing with pet euthanasia.
KIMBERLEY, South Africa, CMC – A brilliant Man-of-the-Match all-round performance from West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell fired Knights to a convincing 39-run victory over Dolphins in the Ram Slam Twenty20 League here on Friday.
On December 8, the fifth Cuba-Caricom summit will take place In Havana.
Guyanese chess players are being given an opportunity to oppose some leading chess nations of the Caribbean owing to the hosting of the Umada Cup chess tournament locally.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – Debutant fast bowler Daniel St Clair struck twice late on as Trinidad and Tobago Red Force clawed their way back against Jamaica Franchise, in their third round WICB Professional Cricket League match here yesterday.
PARIS (Reuters) – Nicolas Sarkozy won the leadership of the conservative UMP yesterday, a potential step towards a bid to be French president for a second time, but his victory was not decisive enough to cow his rivals in the party.
FE Pollard Primary squeaked past Tucville Primary by a 1-0 margin in the rain curtailed second day of the inaugural Health 2000 Guyana Incorporated Girls Pee Wee football tourney yesterday, at the Ministry of Education ground on Carifesta Avenue.
Forget about the Deepwater Horizon. If Nicaragua’s $50 billion transoceanic canal scheduled to start construction on December 22 becomes a reality, it could be the world’s biggest environmental disaster in recent memory.
JONESBORO, Ga (Reuters) – A 13-year-old boy who had been reported missing four years ago was discovered alive, hidden behind a fake wall of a home near Atlanta, Georgia, and reunited with his mother early yesterday, police said.
(Trinidad Guardian) Police are hunting for a man who shot Dennison Rodney ten times after the two began arguing after an accident in Diego Martin yesterday.
You are getting two recipes out of this one dish. For the other part of the dish, you will need to cook some plain rice – regular white, parboiled or brown rice, just as long as it is cooked plain.
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Thousands of pro-democracy activists clashed with police in running scuffles in Hong Kong’s gritty Mong Kok district early yesterday in a bid to reclaim part of one of the city’s largest and most volatile protest sites.
Dear Editor, I have had an opportunity to carefully study the President’s 104 word letter to Mr Granger in which he states that he stands “prepared to meet”, to “initiate steps” since there was still an “opportunity” provided by the prorogation to still have the 10th Parliament” “discuss” and “conclude” those issues.
President’s College overcame home side St Roses High by a 69-54 margin when the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation u-19 High School Exchange Program continued on Friday at the St Roses Basketball Court on Church Street.
One is left to wonder who it is that is writing the press releases in Freedom House.
Cycas revoluta commonly called Sago Palm originated from Japan in the Far East.
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court has dropped its case against former President Hosni Mubarak over the killing of protesters in the 2011 uprising that ended his 30-year rule and symbolised hopes for a new era of political openness and accountability.
