West Dem businessman shot dead on Water Street
-gunman fled in car Businessman Terry Bacchus died shortly after he was shot outside his Water Street, Georgetown business place on Saturday night, just over a month after he received a threatening phone call. Bacchus, 36, of Lot 34 Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital some [...]
Over $305M to be spent mitigating rain issues
-Agri Ministry At the end of the current rainy season the Ministry of Agriculture expects to have spent just over $305 million to respond to issues arising from inclement weather. During a press conference – prompted by requests for updates on the ministry’s response to the current rainy season and about activities aimed at supporting [...]
Shafdar Alli’s contract not renewed – Lall
Investigations into the multi-million dollar fraud allegation against Shafdar Alli seem to be at a standstill and it has since been confirmed that he is no longer the Region Four Regional Executive Officer REO. “His contract has not been renewed,” Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Kellawan Lall told Stabroek News via telephone yesterday. [...]
Paddy bug hits rice crop
With more than 10,000 acres already lost to paddy bug infestation, surveys of affected areas showed a poor level of sanitation in and around rice fields and staggered sowing dates, Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud says. These measures, Persaud explained yesterday, are the first steps which are taken to manage the level of paddy bugs. [...]
Sumner, Mc Lennon freed of 2004 Buxton murder
– weak ID evidence, no-case submission upheld Weak identification evidence in the Sumner/Mc Lennon murder trial resulted in Justice Roxane George upholding a no-case submission by the defence and subsequently ordering the jury to return a formal verdict of not guilty. “To send this case to the jury would be a great injustice,” Justice George [...]
Local companies now offer satellite tracking
– seen as major boost to crime prevention Satellite aided tracking systems have slowly made their way to the local market, offering savvy technological services which promise to change the security sector’s approach to crime-fighting. Within the last few weeks two companies have launched Global Positioning System (GPS) asset tracking services. At the end of [...]
Zoo needs more funds, less bad press
-Parks Commission Chairman Although the National Parks Commission (NPC) has been receiving increased funding, Board Chairman John Caesar yesterday said that the Georgetown zoo requires a lot more for its development. Breaking a month of silence on the condition of the city zoo, Caesar told a news conference that the NPC was concerned about the [...]
Parika’s hide-and-seek vendors cling to roadside for livelihood
Parika vendors are still refusing to return to what they have dubbed “the ghost town hall of stalls” and are playing a game of hide-and-seek with the Neigh-bourhood Democratic Council (NDC) in their struggle to make a living. Annie Baird is among the two dozen vendors who refuse to return to the abandoned section of [...]
Drying floors not needed now, too pricy – farmer/ex-PPP MP
Drying floors constructed in Region Two cannot bring immediate relief to farmers suffering as a result of the current El Nino conditions, former PPP/C MP and Region Two Regional Democratic Council (RDC) vice-chairman Heeralall Mohan says. He also contends that these drying floors should not have cost the hefty sums announced by the Ministry of [...]
Baksh, Lall knock regional officers over poor coordination
– education delivery, programmes suffer Lack of coordination between Regional Education Officers (REdOs) and Regional Executive Officers (REOs), Education Minister Shaik Baksh said, has been affecting the delivery of education in several regions. REdOs and REOs from the ten administrative regions as well as other education officials were reprimanded by the minister yesterday. They gathered [...]
Hot as always: Michelle ‘Big Red’ King
With talent flowing to her from both sides of the family, Soca singer Michelle ‘Big Red’ King has lots of steam to take her through the busy future she’s planning, which includes thoughts of returning her voice to the church. Currently, the plus-size beauty is working on a video for the song “Big Daddy”. The [...]
Zookeeper shares almost similar fate as animals
– stays on for the love of it By Sara Bharrat Clean, feed, clean – this is the routine of Georgetown zookeepers. Risk, minimum wages, and poor facilities are their rewards. Like the animals imprisoned at this crumbling place, the zookeepers are also being denied their rights. For more than a decade, love for these [...]
Relatives say Cane Grove woman died from beating
-husband says she fell In January 1981 Indramattie Boladass agreed to an arranged marriage. During her first year as a married woman she suffered physical abuse which continued periodically throughout her life. She died on Monday almost two weeks after she was allegedly beaten severely by her husband. Boladass, 49, died at the Georgetown Public [...]
Animals imprisoned in Georgetown zoo
– facilities deplorable, health practices not observed In her natural habitat the lioness is among the strongest and fastest of predators. Running as she hunts for food in the rolling grasslands of Africa keeps her healthy. At the Zoological Park in Georgetown she lies in a cage with just enough space to pace a bit. [...]
Fiona takes Chutney crown with ‘Strong Man’
Excitement then shock is what ‘Sugar Cake Girl’ Fiona felt last Friday night when she won the Mash Chutney Competition. “It was stiff competition out there,” Fiona said, “and I’ve always wanted the title. I’ve always wanted to win this competition. When they announced I’d won I couldn’t believe it. I kept asking myself the [...]