Energetic Jumo a clear groovy soca king
Anyone who has watched local performer Jumo Primo gyrate his way through a soca number would understand why he is the newly crowned groovy soca king, but the competition was largely disappointing. Maybe it was the word ‘groovy’ that had people confused, but the inaugural Banks Groovy Soca competition on Saturday was dripping in lacklustre [...]
Finance Minister says poverty dropping, others see marginal progress
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) represent a global partnership to reduce extreme poverty by setting out a series of time-bound targets, with a deadline of 2015. In 2000, world leaders made a historic commitment: at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to eradicate extreme poverty and improve the health and welfare of the world’s [...]
Sabga: Diaspora ‘sleeping giant’
Chairman Emeritus of the ANSA McAL Group of Companies, Dr Anthony N Sabga says this country has a “sleeping giant” in the Diaspora as far as business and economic possibilities go, but he stressed that incentives and tax relief need to be strengthened as part of the encouragement package for people to return. Dr. Sabga [...]
Medical Council erred in granting licence to Dr Vishwamintra Persaud -chairman
Chairman of the Medical Council of Guyana, Dr. Sheik Amir said yesterday that the body erred in granting Dr. Vishwamintra Persaud a licence to practice here, but he insisted that there is a process to follow before anything conclusive is done. The Council has reached a decision, he said, but in keeping with procedure a [...]
Brazil keen on hydro, Lethem road
In a parting speech which signalled Brazil’s continued interest in bolstering relations with Guyana, outgoing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said yesterday that his successor is ready to advance and expand the bilateral agenda with an immediate focus on Guyana’s hydro project and the paving of the Linden-Lethem road. Brazilian funding is available to [...]
Political stability high on UNASUR agenda
Leaders of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) are meeting in Georgetown today to strengthen regional ties and push an ambitious integration agenda which currently prioritizes climate change, energy cooperation and political stability. Conflicts in the region including the territorial crisis between Costa Rica and Nicaragua and the ongoing situation in Honduras also sits [...]
Winston Murray passes away
PNCR Executive Winston Murray died at the Georgetown Public Hospital last night after 11 days in a coma; his passing inflicting a severe blow to his family, the party and the country. Murray was pronounced dead at 7:20 pm by doctors at the hospital; he is said to have passed away while still on life [...]
US doctors conducting training courses to reduce infant mortality
US doctors with expertise in neo-natal resuscitation and newborn intensive care are here conducting training courses across the country, and the first batch of local health professionals was drawn from the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) The Ministry of Health invited the humanitarian arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to conduct the [...]
GuySuCo mulls temporary shutdown
In the wake of a crippling seven-day strike called by GAWU, the Guyana Sugar Corporation said that it may cease all operations across the industry, delivering the latest blow in a dismal production year. GuySuCo made the announcement shortly after the workers represented by the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) went on strike [...]
UG to reinstate Persaud as lecturer with stern warning
Upholding a previous ruling by a special committee set up to investigate claims against University of Guyana (UG) lecturer Evan Radhay Persaud, the University Council yesterday ruled that he will be back on the Turkeyen campus with a stern warning. The Council led by Chancellor Compton Bourne pronounced on the case yesterday, saying that it [...]
Three tipped for most promising designer award
What are most local men under age 25 doing these days? A guess would be difficult because everything is not out in the open, but three of them have been designing clothes; some really fabulous. In less than 24 hours they created so much buzz in the fashion industry here, people are still talking about [...]
Dr Rambarran sees challenges in maternity care but no collapse
Saying that he is not convinced maternal mortality is on the increase based on the numbers recorded in previous years, Director of Medical Services at the GPHC, Dr. Madan Rambarran has pointed to what he calls obvious
Feathers, bows and Guyana Fashion Weekend
If every year we look to Guyana Fashion Weekend (GFW) for new trends, things could get really interesting. Women could substitute feathers for clothes and walk our streets with things dangling from places I’d rather not mention, and this is just the beginning. Men, well those brave enough, could walk into stores and buy naughty [...]
Lodge man stabbed to death in clothes row
Police have detained a Lodge resident who stabbed and killed another man during a heated argument over a pile of missing clothing on Wednesday night. Carl Thomas, 55, of 35 John Street, Lodge died while receiving treatment at the public hospital. He sustained a single stab wound in his abdomen which relatives said punctured
No records found for some Globe Trust depositors
-refunds underway With refunds being paid out to over 3,000 Globe Trust depositors on register as small clients, many multiple account holders remain worried about recovering their money, including some who have found that there are no records of their savings. Globe Trust liquidators’ Nizam Ali and Company are currently paying out refunds to small [...]