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Stunning revelations in Barbados CLICO probe
(Barbados Nation) Late Prime Minister David Thompson’s law firm received a whopping Bds$3.3 million in legal and retainer fees from CLICO International Life Insurance Limited (CIL), but the fees were actually destined for former CLICO executive chairman Leroy Parris. This was among the explosive revelations of the Deloitte Canada-led forensic audit into the operations of the [...]
Sugar supplies to Caricom states affected by industrial action
The Guyana Sugar Corporation today said that a strike at its bagging and packaging location at Blairmont has delayed its ability to meet marketing commitments to sister Caricom states. Beset by debt woes, GuySuCo is also battling industrial unrest at several estates and poor weather. In a statement today, the corporation said that the start [...]
Ministry advanced $156M for Abary sea defence, only $20.5M work done
The Ministry of Public Works made payments totalling $156.5 million for sea defences at Abary/Profitt but when a team from the Auditor General’s office visited the site only $20.6 million worth of work had been done. This state of affairs prompted the 2010 Auditor General’s Report to recommend that the Head of Budget Agency conduct [...]
Sugar workers promised incentive pay, labour probe for ending strikes
GuySuCo and government yesterday moved to get striking sugar workers back on the job as current production remains crucial to prop up the corporation’s shaky finances. GuySuCo, which yesterday pegged its short-term debt at $8 billion, said that it would pay the Annual Production Incentive (API) owed to Rose Hall workers on March 16, while [...]
Police probing two interior murders
Police in E and F Division are investigating two murders that occurred on Monday, the suspects of which are still at large. The first murder to occur was that of Brazilian Raimundo Gomes Da Silva, 41, at about 03:00 hrs at Black Water, Potaro. Initial investigations, the police said in a press release, have revealed [...]
Dredge owner missing after boat capsizes
A dredge owner is missing and feared drowned after the boat he and two others were travelling in along the Mazaruni River yesterday capsized near a waterfall. Up to late yesterday afternoon, a search team was still combing the rough waters in the vicinity of Isseneru Village, Region Seven for Martin Thompson, 34, of 1856 [...]
Margery Kirkpatrick strolls down memory lane in The Way we Were
Well-known caterer and historian of the Chinese movement in Guyana, Margery Kirkpatrick, yesterday launched her second book, which is an autobiographical account of growing up in British Guiana. The book, The Way We Were – Memories of a childhood in British Guiana, was officially launched last evening at Kirkpatrick’s home at Meadowbrook Gardens, Georgetown. It [...]
Unidentified man killed by ambulance
A man who was hit down and killed on Monday night by the ambulance taking Bartica boat racing champion Brandon Belle to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), remained unidentified up to press time last night. Belle who was rushed to the city hospital on Monday night, following a motorcycle accident in his hometown, yesterday underwent [...]
IDEAS sustainable energy contest launched in Guyana
The 2012 IDEAS Energy Innovation Contest for the Caribbean was yesterday launched in Guyana at the Pegasus Hotel. The contest, which calls for innovative proposals to promote sustainable energy technologies, is sponsored by the Inter-American Develop-ment Bank (IDB) together with the UK Department of International Development (DfID), the Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP International) and [...]
Correction
We apologise that the photograph of the Children’s Mashramani and Costume and Float Parade on page 18 of our Sunday, February 19 edition was incorrectly captioned. The costume shown was not from Region 10 as we stated, but from Region 4, and depicted Makonaima in consonance with the theme ‘Maintaining our traditions with pride and [...]
UG lecturers hold sickout after told pay would be withheld
Lecturers at the University of Guyana Turkeyen Campus, after being advised by the administration that they will not earn salaries and allowances if the industrial action continues, decided to hold a ‘sickout’ yesterday. According to the advisory, which this newspaper has seen, staff members who are actively involved in the sit-in, work to rule and [...]
Cop under close arrest after car kills man at Charity
A policeman is under close arrest after the car he was driving along the Charity public road on Monday ran over a man who was lying on the roadway and killed him. Dead is Thakoordial Jaisiri, 65, of Charity Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast. In a press release issued yesterday, police said they are investigating the [...]
Nearly 200 youths at ethnic day activity
Nearly 200 youth came together at the Carifesta Sports Complex yesterday to demonstrate their Guyanese pride as the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports held its annual Youth Ethnic Day activity. Youths took to the stage performing dances, songs and even jokes and an impromptu guest facilitator also took some time to get the audience [...]
GNBS, other stakeholders meet to draft new quality guidelines
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) met stakeholders on Monday for consultations on the Guyana National Quality Infrastructure (GNQI) which aims to ensure that local products comply with regional and international guidelines. The GNQI aims to improve the quality of goods and services through partnerships with government, consumers and industry, through a process of [...]
Silvertown calls for relief from garbage crisis
Garbage lines the streets at Silvertown, Wismar, Linden, where fed-up residents yesterday called on members of the newly-elected Region 10 Regional Democratic Council (RDC) to take immediate action. “Please y’all do something about this situation here for us, please. Our children can’t go out to play. Mosquitoes and flies taking over our homes; rats and [...]
City schools dominate at Children’s Costume Parade
City schools won the most awards at the Children’s Costume Parade on Saturday last. Results released yesterday by the Ministry of Education revealed that in the Nursery Band category Happy Hearts Nursery took first place with ‘Tribal Connection’ followed by Precious …..
Parents upset teacher warned and returned to school after flogging child
The parents of an East Coast Demerara (ECD) primary school pupil who was flogged severely by a teacher at the school last month are mulling taking legal action as they expressed dissatisfaction at the manner in which the issue is being handled. Reports are that the pupil and his parents met regional education officials yesterday [...]
Welder fined $30,000 for ‘chop up’ and ‘bullet’ threats to a woman
A 38-year-old welder accused of telling a woman he will ‘chop her up’ and ‘put a bullet in her head’ was yesterday fined $30,000 after he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The court heard that on February 15 at Barr and Alexander Streets, Kitty, the accused Haimnauth used threatening language to Onika Nauth. The [...]
Ghanian forestry experts hold talks
A group of forestry experts from the African nation of Ghana last week benefited from a public seminar on chainsaw milling among other aspects of Guyana’s forest sector. The seven member group was particularly interested in the manner in which small and medium scale loggers, as well as community based forestry enterprises use chainsaw milling…..
Man stole gold chain from woman in minibus – court told
A man accused of stealing a $65,000 gold chain from a woman was yesterday placed on $150,000 bail after he appeared before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer the charge of larceny from the person. The court heard that on February 17, Deon Granville stole one gold chain from the person of Marcia Williams. The…..
Boyfriend fined $30,000 for threatening, abusive language
A man who pleaded guilty to using threatening and abusive language to his girlfriend was yesterday fined $30,000, when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The court heard that on February 19 at Brickdam, Troy Yipp used abusive language to Joan Patrick. On the same…..
Recreational park opens at Tuschen
A new recreational park—the Double Day Fun Park—was on Sunday declared open at Tuschen by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds. The recreational park, located opposite the Double Day Hotel, is another venture by the Bhola family, who, in addition to being the proprietors of the hotel also opened a library and operates a taxi service in [...]
Eye care for school-aged children
The Health Ministry’s national eye care programme which targets mostly adults is now being expanded to accommodate school-aged children, in collaboration with Eye Care Guyana and the Ministry of Education, the Government Information Agency (GINA) said in a press release. The Health Ministry is currently working out the logistics with the Education Ministry to launch [...]
CIOG gets Qurans, religious calendars for free distribution
Through the kind courtesy of AON Inter-national Inc, Miami, USA, the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) received more than 5,000 copies of the Holy Quran in English in both large and pocket-size editions, during 2011 and at the beginning of this year. These Qurans are distributed to …..