British High Commissioner to Guyana, Fraser Wheeler says this country has a “politicized racial divide” which strains its development and that from a donor perspective all political and civil society players need to find some form of accommodation.
– join opposition coalition for national elections Leader of the Independent Party, Mark Benschop has defined his political strategy as building a new grassroots movement across the country which will charge into the next general elections either with a combined opposition and or as a single party keen on securing parliamentary seats.
Sonia Noel’s fashion franchise, Guyana Model Search and its spin-offs have grown into calendar events here and she believes it has something to do with the increasing focus on local initiatives such as going green and pushing the country’s food campaign.
Single parent women who are interested in starting a small business can now access a micro-loan at the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) with the launch of the Women of Worth (WOW) programme yesterday, which aims at financial empowerment.
Alisha Ousman feels the tourism industry sat quietly by and allowed BK International to openly discuss tearing down Barakara Falls, “no one seemed to care,” she said.
The criminal justice system is accountable to prisoners awaiting High Court trials, Justice Roxane George said yesterday, and she declared that the time has come to fix what is broken in the system because citizens cannot continue to languish in prison for years.
Commissions of inquiry which have been set up in this country in the past have all been independent according to Presidential Advisor on Governance, Gail Teixeira, and she also declared there would be no probe into the infamous phantom squad if no information or evidence is provided.
Floyd Christie picked up an Eminem cassette a few years ago, around the time cassettes were still ‘in’, and decided rap was the sort of outlet he needed to “feel free”.
-no penalty to be applied Commissioner of the Guyana Geology and Mines Com-mission (GGMC) William Woolford yesterday said no penalty is likely to be imposed on BK International for its destructive activities in the Barakara Falls area, but the company is expected to remedy the situation within the shortest period of time.
– says it will undo damage, restore site Having visited the area and conducted its investigation, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) yesterday ordered BK International to cease all quarry operations in the Barakara Falls area, halting plans by the company to blast the falls site.
The Regional Council at Bartica, which reportedly has oversight for the Barakara Falls area, a few years ago turned down an application for a lease by businessman Jad Rahaman, who was seeking to maintain and protect the area.
Barakara Falls, a tourist attraction on the Mazaruni River, are under threat from quarry operations in the environs according to tour operators, who are calling on the company responsible to protect the area before it is destroyed entirely.
-MPs urged to raise awareness about reforms Sexual legislation reform was unanimously passed in the National Assembly yesterday, almost three years after countrywide consultations on the laws, which were previously criticised for being archaic and failing to protect victims.
-health ministry probe launched The grandmother of Sangeeta Persaud, the 14-year-old who died after an ‘exorcism’ last month, is maintaining that the girl was prodded, squeezed and palmed during the ceremony, while Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy has said an investigation of the case is underway.
Guyanese architect Alfred France, whose work ranked among the most respected in the country, died three weeks ago in Canada following a period of illness.
The furore, which had erupted in opposition camps close to two years ago when the Court of Appeal Amendment Bill was introduced, has intensified as a result of its recent passage in Parliament, but disquiet about the legislation also runs in the legal fraternity.
-Rastas slam harassment, intolerance Police interrupted a Nyabinghi celebration hosted by the Rastafarian Community early yesterday morning and members of the group are alleging harassment and cultural intolerance.
The Ministry of Health is moving to decentralise its Diabetic Foot Project, which is responsible for a 42% reduction in diabetes-related amputations at the public hospital.
– take soca global The labels are many as are the accolades, and the hype about him is real.
An inadequate water supply has been plaguing communities in Region Eight even prior to the current El Nino phenomenon and women who say they are frustrated recently decided to take action by protesting in the streets and starting a relief fund.
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