Guyana News

Excerpt from a speech at a Commonwealth Press Union conference in Edinburgh, 1992, after receiving the Astor Award I speak as a relative novice, having plunged in at the deep end with little editorial experience five-and-a-half years ago when we started a weekly newspaper in Guyana.

 (Excerpt) At Stabroek News, we did our best to cover the events of the day (1997 election and its aftermath) as accurately as we could, given the exigencies of the situation.

(Edited excerpt from a presentation to a MATT symposium, April 12, 1996) First of all, let us have no illusions, the problems you have with the government today are nothing new.

(Remarks at the commencement of the Second Special Consultations on the Caricom Single Market and Economy at Sam Lord’s Castle, St Phillip, Barbados, November 20-21, 2000) Perhaps because of the still bitter experience of the failed federation of the West Indies, or perhaps because of the strong underlying insular and parochial attitudes that persist, the leaders of Caricom have consistently refused to consider or discuss any form of political union, even one that falls short of federation.

A great patriot has passed away Dear Editor, I join with the rest of the writers to express my condolences to Mrs.

–as part of probe into phantom murders Commissioner of Police Henry Greene yesterday said the force hopes to speak to Selwyn Vaughn, the US star witness, as well as confessed drug trafficker Roger Khan as it investigates the murders allegedly committed by Khan’s phantom group.

–accused beaten and burnt on tongue With the media barred from entering the Wales Magistrate’s Court, a battered 28-year-old man appeared before the court charged with the murder of retired Region Three vice-chairman Ramenaught Bisram.

Following Thursday’s deadlock in the conciliation proceedings between GuySuCo and GAWU both entities are now awaiting the start of the arbitration process, even as a significant number of employees represented by the union yesterday downed their tools as part of a national strike.

A 38-year-old mining camp manager is dead after reportedly being involved in a boat accident in the Essequibo River on Thursday.

Social activist Mark Benschop, who was arrested by the police on Thursday evening for disorderly behaviour and obstruction of a search operation which was being conducted by the National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU) at his Roxanne Burnham Gardens home, was yesterday morning released on $25,000 station bail.

A Guyanese man was on Thursday charged with the murder of a Barbadian woman whose remains were found earlier this week.

-murders down Though elated that murders are down, the police say there is a serious threat that more guns and cocaine may be smuggled into Guyana with the recent opening of the Takutu Bridge that links with Brazil.

Seeking to put to rest criticism over the scuttling of a UK-funded £3M security reform project, the government on Thursday released details of the proposals for implementation that both sides blame for the collapse but they shed little light on what exactly was the deal breaker.

The Maritime Zones Bill 2009, which is intended to address some of the shortcomings in the Maritime Boundaries Act of 1977 and elaborates on the Continental Shelf and other areas, was on Thursday sent to a special select committee.

Guyana on Thursday participated in a sensitization forum on the Canadian market for fresh and processed fruits and vegetables to better understand the structure of the North American markets in order to export a wide array of produce.

Two Rosignol, West Berbice men who appeared at the Fort Wellington Court on Thursday to answer a charge of attempted murder were granted $300,000 bail each by Magistrate Tejnarine Ramroop.

…must also assist in removing corrupt elements Eleven officers who successfully completed the Coast Guard Young Officers Course #1 were yesterday urged by Chief of Staff, Commodore Gary Best to display leadership qualities and to assist in the removal of any corrupt elements within the unit He made specific reference to an officer who was among three recently arrested at Parika by the police.

Public Works Minister Robeson Benn says that in spite of the criticisms of his ministry’s recent demolition campaign, it will not be deterred from clearing government reserves adding that there are “no untouchables” and “no sacred cows”.

The recently formed Blairmont/Overseas Community Development Group has assisted a number of disadvantaged students of the Blairmont Primary School with uniforms.

The Trinidad Cement Limited Group says that it can supply more cement than Guyana currently needs and has a production capacity of more than what the Caribbean Community currently demands.