Iana Seales

Trotman draws parallel between budget and ‘Mama, I don’t want to be born’ PPP General Secretary Donald Ramotar says government’s fibre optic cable project is aimed at breaking the monopoly controlled by the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) in the sector, but he also called on the opposition in Parliament on Monday to see it as a path to job creation.

The High Court Registry came under intense scrutiny last month when a long-standing fraud case failed to go to trial because of missing records.

– counselling for parents The Child Care and Protection Agency has custody of Charran ‘Sanjay’ Sahadeo who was assaulted at the hands of relatives and based on an initial assessment he is likely to be in the state’s care for another six months.

The “agony days” is how some residents of South Better Hope, East Coast Demerara refer to the Great Flood of 2005 and they pray those days never come again.

There is a pot of social commentary brewing in the Mashramani Calypso Competition this year which is expected to kick off in early February and some of the usual suspects are lined up and ready to take on a string of newcomers.

–claims bias, wants CJ off case Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang was set to rule yesterday in the Clico (Guyana) case, which has dragged out in the High Court for almost a year, but the company managed to secure an interim order to stay the proceedings.

If style has a rogue child in Guyana it is probably Dorian Obermuller, who brashly walks around with make-up and fashion so loud it screams “you can’t look away”.

Senior Counsel Peter Britton who was hailed as being among the best criminal law minds in the country has died.

– Teixeira denounces dossier in fiery speech The National Assembly on Thursday endorsed a motion by GAP/ROAR member Everall Franklin calling for police training to be intensified in the use of non-lethal weapons, but the support came with amendments and sharp words from the government benches.

– RamsammyMinister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy said Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) remains one of the more stigmatized groups in the country, which he said poses a problem in the fight against HIV.

– but fight far from over In just under a decade, the reality of HIV has changed somewhat, but the fight is far from over.

By Iana Seales In a searching sort of way the question can be asked whether the Kross Kolor duo of Adrian Dutchin and Jumo Primo has really set the standard in Guyanese music and manager Burchmore Simon would eagerly say yes, but whether the singers have or not a new kind of interest is certainly there.

The recent trip to China for the Ningbo International Fashion Expo provided Guyana with the kind of exposure designers here are looking for, and for Sonia Noel it turned out to be a rare opportunity.

– Ramsammy finds criticism unfair The Periwinkle Club The Periwinkle Club was formed in 2006 to assist cancer survivors, offering a forum for advocacy and sensitizing the public to the risks of cancer.

The Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) yesterday announced the inclusion of a resident interventional cardiologist on its local team, a step which it hailed as significant because the institute now has the ability to handle emergency cardiac problems.

Jermaine Victor is a good looking man- and you know it from simply looking and drinking in those hard, sculpted thighs, square shoulders and developing six pack.

The Supreme Court Registry was channa-bombed early yesterday morning as part of a coordinated campaign in the city, dealing a heavy blow to the judiciary which is currently pushing a sector-wide reform programme including the computerization of its records.

A group of women has taken on a watchdog role, with the help of Red Thread, in a move to protect abused women in two Region Eight communities.

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Donald Ramotar said on Saturday that recent comments by Central Executive Member, Reepu Daman Persaud endorsing President Bharrat Jagdeo for a third term do not reflect the party’s position on the issue.

-Court of Appeal rules -flays AG, NFMU for disregard of court The Guyana Court of Appeal yesterday ruled that the government has an unlawful monopoly on the airwaves and it said that the National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU) is not doing its job with respect to considering radio licence applications.