Year: 2018

A Play Subtitled Medal of Service

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by Petamber Persaud A Play Subtitled Medal of Service. (Extract of interview with Desiree Edghill, Georgetown, Guyana, November 2016. Edghill is Director of Artiste in Direct Support, a versatile theatre personality, a health activist and educator. Edghill was recently awarded a Medal of Service.) PP: We cannot divorce the drama from theatre in Guyana because the history of theatre in Guyana is characterized mainly by highs [high drama] and lows [low gravy]. There is a school of thought that views the fortunes of theatre as a reflection of the state…

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Guyanese shocked at CCJ’s ruling

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Dear Editor, The majority of Guyanese was shocked and demoralised by the ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), when a majority decision of the CCJ denied Bharrat Jagdeo a third term presidency. The ruling by the CCJ indicates that the justice system in Guyana needs to be urgently fixed since both courts – the High Court and the Court of Appeal – ruled in favour of a third term presidency. The CCJ ruling also indicates that the rights of the Parliament is sovereign over the rights of the…

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Taxi driver slapped with rape charge

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A taxi driver who reportedly had a relationship with a 14-year-old girl was on Monday slapped with a rape charge and taken to the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. The 37-year-old Sebastian Hanichand, of Lot 91 New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara (WCD), was not allowed to plead to the indictable charge read to him by city Magistrate Judy Latchman. The charge against him stated that between December 1 and December 31, 2017 at the Georgetown Seawall, he engaged in sexual penetration with a girl under the age of 16. The matter…

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Troy Resources exploring other projects in Guyana

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Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman said Government will give its support to Australian mining company, Troy Resources, if it chooses to pursue other areas of production. The company has been exploring gold in Guyana through its “Karouni Project” since 2014. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Troy Resources, Ken Nilsson, said on Monday that the gold mining company could go into other areas of production by the end of the year. He made the disclosure during a visit by Minister Trotman and his team, to his Karouni, Region Seven mines, the…

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A blatant disregard for taxpayers money by the APNU/AFC Govt

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Dear Editor, I am pursuing a doctoral degree with a distinguished university and I struggle financially to pay the tuition and other fees. It is also a challenge to meet the high academic standards set by the university which includes exhaustive and comprehensive research. According to one of Guyana’s online news sites, Junior Ministers of Education and Public Infrastructure, Nicolette Henry and Annette Ferguson, are currently pursuing studies in the United States and United Kingdom, respectively and have racked up G$3.3 million so far. Other beneficiaries include former Education Ministry…

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Funding…

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…for “we own” Half of the PNC supporters live in Georgetown and its environs. And with politics in Guyana dominated by the doling out of patronage, the cash spigot of the City has always been seen as crucial to the party’s fortunes. But the handouts have never been so blatantly disbursed. Take that G$57 million that the PNC-at-the Centre gave to the PNC-at-City Hall to hand out as it pleases to its councillors to fund “projects” in their wards. The PPP’s complained this is nothing more than campaign funding for…

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Passive-Aggressive…

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…Nagamootoo “Prime Minister” Nagamootoo has been reduced by President Granger – the leader of the PNC – to writing a column for the Chronicle. Being the passive-aggressive personality he is, however, rather than confronting Granger directly over the latter’s failure to even honour the SPIRIT of the Cummingsburg Accord, much less its LETTER, he’s resorted to displaying his displeasure veiledly in his column. What’s a “Passive-aggressive personality”, you ask, dear reader? Ahhh…it’s the behavioural repertoire of the child who’s smacked down so frequently by his parents – or other authority…

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No clear-cut policy to support growth of small businesses in Guyana – Brijmohan

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Managing Director of the Small Business Development Finance Trust (SBDFT), Manjula Brijmohan has said in order for small businesses to truly develop and reach their true potentials, the Government needs to construct and implement a policy to steer small business owners. Brijmohan made the comment during an interview with Guyana Times International where she discussed the development of small businesses. Currently, the SBDFT has over 600 micro and small business owners as clients and are providing both technical and financial support to them. She explained that there is no doubt…

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Brothers die after being hit by buses at WCD

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A former employee of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and his teenage brother were killed on Tuesday after they were run over by a minibus in the vicinity of the Den Amstel Police Station, West Coast Demerara (WCD). Dead are Shemon West, 28, and Shalum Allen, 19, of Lot 8-9 Fellowship, WCD. Reports are the two brothers were returning home on a pedal cycle from the Leonora Police Station after uplifting car documents when they met their demise. Preliminary investigations revealed that a minibus bearing registration number BVV…

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“Make-up is more than what meets the eye” says Natasha

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Applying make-up is not only about taking a brush and dabbing a little powder on one’s face rather it entails finding your shade, products that work for your skin tone, applying foundation, contouring and baking, eyeshadow, blush, highlight and a whole host of other things in order to enhance your features. It takes someone with the love for the craft to venture into the field and make a career of it because of the amount of patience and time it requires. For Natasha Persaud, applying make-up to enhance her features…

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