The bauxite company is ignoring Guyanese law
Dear Editor, As an observer over the past two months of the deteriorating labour situation between Bauxite Company Guyana Inc (BCGI) and the Guyana Bauxite & General Workers’ Union (GB&GWU), I write to express the view that Russian management has completely ignored Guyanese law and international labour standards by unilaterally de-authourising the union, and terminating [...]
Banks, regulators agree need for global response
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Leading bankers seeking to quell a political backlash over their role in the financial crisis agreed with regulators yesterday that new banking rules should be globally consistent. A closed-door meeting of dozens of financial sector heavyweights on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum made some progress on bank capital and [...]
No fairytale comeback win for Henin
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Serena Williams defeated Belgium’s Justine Henin 6-4 3-6 6-2 yesterday to win the Australian Open for the fifth time after a match of unrelenting tension between the two best players of their generation. The American weathered the storm after Henin sent the match into a deciding third set to wrap up victory [...]
Foreign policy
Following his trip to the Middle East, where he visited Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Iran, President Jagdeo told the media that there would be likely investments in the health, housing and mining sectors, and that this country would continue to pursue an independent foreign policy. This is his fourth visit to the region [...]
Hawks soar to season sweep over Celtics
ATLANTA, (Reuters) – The surprising Atlanta Hawks completed their first season sweep of the Boston Celtics in 11 years, posting a 100-91 home victory in an Eastern Conference showdown on Friday. Joe Johnson scored 16 of his 27 points in the final quarter to help the Hawks leapfrog the Celtics in the race for second [...]
Mother charged with murdering car boot children
LONDON (Reuters) – A mother appeared in court yesterday charged with murdering her two young children after their bodies were found in the boot of her car in East Sussex. Fiona Donnison, 43, was remanded in custody by Lewes Magistrates’ Court and told she must appear at a later date over the deaths of three-year-old [...]
Breaking News: Minister Fox passes away
Minister in the Ministry of Education, Dr Desrey Fox passed away at the Georgetown Public Hospital just after 3 this morning. The Minister had sustained back and head injuries in a horrific three-vehicle smash-up on Tuesday evening just outside of Camp Ayanganna on Thomas Lands. The Minister had been in the High Dependency Unit since [...]
Breaking News: Simels gets 14 years
High-flying New York lawyer Robert Simels was today sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for attempting to tamper with a witness in the Roger Khan drug case. The sentence was handed down this afternoon in the Brooklyn Federal Court by Judge John Gleeson. Simels, Khan’s former lawyer, was charged with witness tampering and convicted on the [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Four stores gutted by fire on Regent St
A fire early this morning razed four Regent Street stores, the second such conflagration in ten days to hit businesses in the commercial district. The origin of the inferno is unclear. Destroyed are Household Plus, Fullworths General Store, Chino’s Variety Store, and Wireless Connections, all located in three buildings between Cummings Street and Orange Walk, [...]
BREAKING: Sri Prakash Gossai passes away
Well-known Hindu pandit, Sri Prakash Gossai passed away this morning in the United States. Gossai had been flown there for treatment for a heart ailment after falling sick here. Gossai, a Special Assistant in the Office of the President at the time of his passing, was also a popular singer of Hindu devotional songs. He [...]
Face of Fear
I met Paula through a friend of a friend. It took a while before she finally agreed to meet with me. I wanted to find someone who would open up to me about her personal encounter with domestic violence. It was not so much the humiliating details of the violence and the pain that interested [...]