Guyana News

This year, the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) received more than 1,800 applications for its programmes: Associate Degree in Education (Two Years); Associate Degree in Education (One Year); and, Trained Teachers Certificate (Three Years).

The New Amsterdam Technical Institute (NATI), as part of a pilot project to offer eight courses, on Friday commissioned a simulator room to complement the delivery of its Agricultural Machinery programme.

Health workers from several hinterland districts are being trained at the Palms buildings, Brickdam to detect and manage cases of leprosy.

ROSEAU, Dominica,  CMC – West Indies Cricket Board president, Dave Cameron, yesterday evaded questions on the future of head coach Phil Simmons and Test captain Jason Holder, choosing rather to launch a robust defence of his board’s performance in the face of mounting public criticism.

The police say they are investigating the murder of Omesh Chetram, 34 years, of Unity, ECD, which occurred sometime between 11:30h last night and 01:30h this morning at Bourda and Alexander streets, Georgetown.

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 10 last night, at the corner of Garnett and Sheriff streets, which resulted in the death of 4 year old Abiola Providence of Newtown, Kitty.

Although the forensic audits that recommended criminal investigations of public officers for alleged crimes committed under the former government are with the police, Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan says investigations are at a standstill because scared witnesses are not giving statements.

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj Onderneeming, Essequibo Coast is a relatively large village when it comes to square miles, but many of its residents, particularly those who lived along the Public Road, have migrated.

Although Guyana’s envoy to Kuwait Dr. Shamir Ally was convicted in the United States of an offence under the US Securities Exchange Act, the Alliance for Change (AFC) last evening stressed that he was never convicted of a crime and always maintained his innocence in the civil case brought against him.

The Police Complaints Authority (PCA) has received 157 complaints against police ranks during the first eight months of this year and its Chairman, retired judge Cecil Kennard, has noted the need for additional investigations in light of the increasing number of reports being received each year.

A lot more needs to be done to ensure that the crime rate is further reduced, Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan said last Friday, while noting that the introduction of more social programmes can help.

Ten per cent of Guyana’s women believe that a husband is justified in beating a wife if she neglects the children, demonstrates her autonomy ‒ for example by leaving the house without his permission ‒  refuses him sex, argues with him or burns the food.

Three juveniles escaped from the Sophia Juvenile Holding Centre early yesterday morning after they dug a hole in the concrete wall of the lower flat and scaled the fence and up to last evening one had been recaptured, while efforts were being made to apprehend the other two.

The parents of Joshua and Antonio George, the two young boys who perished in the fire at the Drop-in Centre, have agreed to accept the government’s offer of a plot of land and a fully furnished two-bedroom house.

Two-year-old Emmanie Melvin, who was born with an exposed brain and anencephaly (the absence of a major portion of the brain, skull, and scalp), recently returned to Guyana after undergoing a successful surgery in Suriname and his mother is now appealing to the public for assistance for his post-surgery care.

A proposal is on the table to relocate minibus operators from the Linden bus park on Hadfield Street in order to accommodate Route 41 (South Ruim-veldt) operators.

Alliance for Change (AFC) leader Khemraj Ramjattan believes that his party is doing a fantastic job as part of the governing APNU+AFC coalition.

President David Granger has called upon the management of the National Communications Network (NCN) to operate “in a more prudent and compassionate manner” when dealing with employees and he described the yanking of a news anchor because of her pregnancy “out of order” and the depriving of another of one month’s salary as a form of punishment as “inhumane.”

Director of Regional Health Services Dr. Kay Shako has announced that a supply of drugs, inclusive of insulin, has arrived in the country and will be distributed shortly.

A decision on the fate of Carvil Duncan, the former director who is accused of stealing from the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL), was not delivered as expected yesterday after the presiding magistrate said she needed more time to study the submissions.