Year: 2013

A Nigerian national was on Monday sentenced to 54 months imprisonment after he was found guilty of trafficking cocaine. The sentence was handed down by Magistrate Sueanna Lovell in Court Two of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Forty-three-year-old Paul Egbuna Ateli of Lot 20 Delhi Street, Prashad Nagar, Georgetown, was charged for being in possession of 510g of cocaine for trafficking on January 23, 2012, at North Road, Georgetown. In the trial, Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) prosecutor, Oswald Messiah, presented four witnesses, including Debbie Barker who was also charged in relation…

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Former Magistrate K A Juman Yassin has repeated a call for government to establish a comprehensive drug rehabilitation programme in Guyana. Speaking during a recent interview, Yassin stated that Guyana is far away from having such a programme, despite severe criticism over the years. In its 2013 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report released last week, the United States said Guyana lacks a robust demand reduction strategy that adequately addresses drug rehabilitation. Marijuana is the most widely used drug in Guyana, followed by cocaine. The Guyana National Council for Drug Education,…

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The United States (U.S.) embassy has collaborated with the Bank of Baroda to launch its visa fee collection services which will now see non-immigrant visa applicants paying their application, fees at any of the bank’s branches across Guyana. U.S. embassy Vice Consul Suemayah Abu-Douleh, who gave further details on the new initiative, said while applicants will still have to complete their online applications, they will now pay their application fees at the bank instead of the U. S. embassy. “You fill out the online application, there are no changes to…

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By Samuel Sukhnandan – Guyana has great potential of becoming an energy exporting country, if it works to develop the some 67 sites identified during the compilation of a framework for the National Land Use Plan, which was recently launched. This is according to the UK consultant for the project Jeffrey King. During a Powerpoint presentation at the launch, King said a total hydropower potential of four-and–a-half gigawatts has been identified. Guyana’s demand for energy is currently 110 megawatts, which is way below the level of electricity that can be…

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The life of the founder leader of the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/ C), Dr Cheddi Jagan will always be commemorated as is duly owed to him because of his fight for democracy in Guyana. This is according to President Donald Ramotar, who was at the time addressing the Annual Family Fun Day in honour of the life and work of the late president. Ramotar, who addressed thousands of Guyanese from all walks of life on Sunday on the lawns of State House during the event, described Jagan as a…

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President Donald Ramotar, during his address to the thousands who turned up at the Guyana International Conference Centre to witness the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha’s second annual folk song festival, reiterated his call for citizens to struggle for the triumph of good over evil. “As Guyanese celebrate Phagwah (the festival of colours), they must not forget the traditional meaning of the festival and hope that this year, the colours will transform Guyana as one nation which will allow good to prevail,” he said, underscoring that his administration will continue to…

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Alliance For Change (AFC) Chairman Nigel Hughes was on Wednesday medivaced to Trinidad where he will undergo a heart bypass operation after being hospitalized at the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) in Georgetown for three days. Hughes has expressed gratitude to President Donald Ramotar and other government officials for their help, after he suffered a heart attack while on a party outreach in Marudi Mountain, Region Nine on Saturday. Hughes also expressed his thanks to Guyana Defence Force, Army Chief-of-Staff Commodore Gary Best, Dr Carpen, Nurse Yolanda Renville, Dr Wilson and…

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Vice Admiral Joseph D Kernan, the deputy commander of the United States Southern Command, arrived in Guyana on Wednesday for an official visit that will include meetings with senior defence and civilian leaders and bilateral security cooperation discussions. Vice Admiral Kernan has already met with President Donald Ramotar. He is to meet with Guyana Defence Force Chief of Staff, Commodore Gary Best, Opposition Leader David Granger, and Caricom Secretary General Irwin LaRocque, the U.S. embassy said in a release. Vice Admiral Kernan will explore with Guyanese and Caricom officials avenues…

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The Muslim community in Guyana through its National Islamic Awards Committee (NIAC) has awarded a Canadian Muslim organisation and two British Muslim scholars for their outstanding and continuous contributions to the development of the Guyanese Muslim community. The prestigious awards were conferred on International Muslims Organisation (IMO) of Toronto, Canada, Huzoor Maulana Zain ul Akhtab Siddiqi and Shaikh Esa Alexander Henderson. The International Muslims Organisation of Toronto, Canada, the largest Muslim organisation in the Toronto area, is a non-profit, federally registered organisation in Canada, established in 1977. It is one…

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