Daily Archive: Saturday, October 28, 2017

Articles published on Saturday, October 28, 2017

‘Betrayed’ GPSU plans militancy over imposed public servant wage hikes

Breaking its week-long silence on the government’s announced imposition of wage hikes for public servants, the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) yesterday said it was “betrayed” by the David Granger-led administration and union president Patrick Yarde declared that only “significantly stepped up militancy” will change the workers’ destiny of “peppercorn salaries” and “unacceptable conditions of service”.

US Ambassador urges dialogue over Gecom appointment

Following the contention over President David Granger’s unilateral appointment of retired judge James Patterson as the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) chairman, United States Ambassador to Guyana Perry Holloway yesterday urged dialogue to discuss the “serious disagreement,” while noting that the courts remain the best option to resolve legal disputes.

Justice Cummings-Edwards had set a date for decision in Seafield farmers case, AG asked for additional time

Dear Editor, I refer to the news item `CJ to rule December 11 on Seafield farmers challenge’ (SN October 26th) and crave your indulgence to offer some clarification on certain issues contained therein which, as stated, seems to suggest some level of dereliction of duty on the part of the Honourable Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag) in her role as Chief Justice (ag) as she then was.

 Trudy Samuels

Correction

In the report carried under the headline ‘Man gets 18 years for killing in-law over jokes,’ in the October 27, 2017 edition of the Stabroek News, the wrong photograph was erroneously used to identify Trudy Samuels, who was sentenced to 18 years in prison for killing his cousin-in-law.

Hughes, Carty anchor Leewards to the brink

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Half-centuries from openers Chesney Hughes and Keacy Carty laid the foundation for Leeward Islands Hurricanes to get within touching distance of a lead over Windward Islands Volcanoes in the Regional 4-Day Championship here yesterday.

Lands inquiry report

Lands inquiry report: Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry into land matters George Chuck-A-Sang (third, from right) handing over the commission’s preliminary report to Minister of State Joseph Harmon yesterday.

Sophia Webster Chiara Butterfly heels and the Mini Me version for kids

The mini-me consumer

Children are the latest fashion accessory for millennial parents. A bit of lurking on Instagram’s explore page is bound to turn up the pages of popular accounts like Landon Lee’s or Asahd Khaled’s (son of DJ Khaled), in which you will see them in the latest children’s wear.

GEA board concerned over SOCU search warrant

Saying the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) has been cooperating with ongoing investigations, its Board of Directors yesterday voiced concern over the execution of a warrant by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) to search the agency’s Quamina Street, Georgetown headquarters on Thursday.

The Dutch Bottle Café on North Road.

Thursday Night Live for Dutch Bottle Café

Arts, entertainment and food lovers can now be afforded the opportunity to have it all under one roof every Thursday night as entertainment and lifestyle e-magazine Maglyfe and Chez John Bistro introduce Thursday Night Live (TNL) at the Dutch Bottle Café on North Road.