Year: 2019

After almost 35 years, we are stronger than ever – Mr & Mrs Jackman

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By Lakhram Bhagirat Their love, even after 33 years of marriage, can be felt in the room. It is larger than their combined presences and so loud that it speaks to the great relationship they have cultivated. Their love is so infectious that it inspires you to achieve just that. However, that love was not easily achieved, rather they were forced to walk a road paved with broken bottles just to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Today they can sit together and say that the struggles…

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Man charged for stealing chicken

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A 23-year-old man who is accused of stealing chicken was granted bail at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Monday. Omalo Dick, of A Field, Sophia, Greater Georgetown, pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to him by Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus. The charge stated that on June 22, 2019 at Mandela Avenue, Georgetown, he stole 77 kilograms (170 pounds) of chicken valued at G$51,680 from Rawle Burkette. Prosecutor Adduni Innis did not object to bail. She did not disclose the facts of the matter. Magistrate Isaacs-Marcus granted bail…

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Immature rhetoric of preemptive strikes and “war,” and intimidation tactics by PNC will increase

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Dear Editor, The former PNC Prime Minister, Hamilton Green, declared himself an expert in elections saying, “As one who has been in the Election business since we first had universal adult suffrage…” in his recent letter, “Statement by GECOM Chairman is ludicrous”, and said a call for elections in 60 days is “preposterous” because the “integrity of the Voters’ List is a sine qua non”. Mr Green (and the current fallen Government) wants to expand the list but can only do so by destroying the law. It is a legal…

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‘No need for House-to-House registration’

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…systems in place for youths to register and vote Persons who are currently not on the Official List of Electors can become registered in time for early elections without House-to-House registration. The last House-to-House registration was done in 2008. Thereafter, various cycles of continuous registration were done to ensure persons were given unlimited opportunities to get registered from as early as the age of 14. When a person who was registered since he or she was 14 turns 18, their name is transferred to the voters’ list. Opposition Leader Bharrat…

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Finally! …Guyana Forensic Lab to begin DNA testing

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Close to five years after it officially opened its doors, the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory (GFSL) is now able to conduct critical tests that will aid in the fight against crime. On Wednesday, the spanking new equipment funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) was commissioned at the lab which is housed at Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown. Director of the G$1.049B building Delon France listed the newly added features. “The laboratory is now a national pioneer for human identification using Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) testing and it enables us to conduct three…

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Miss World Guyana contestants launch community to take Guyana in a digital direction

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Kimberly Adams, a quarterfinalist in the Miss World Guyana 2020 competition, has officially launched her “Beauty with A Purpose” initiative, with the goal of transforming the digital landscape of Guyana. The initiative, Future Guyana, was designed to tackle the issues of brain drain and lack of innovation in the country by establishing accelerator programmes geared towards providing equal and accessible opportunities in the information technology field. “While education is a fundamental element in the overall path of progressing this sector, it is incomplete. Our students must be equipped with the…

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To Miss with LOVE

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Quite often we take our teachers for granted, we know they are there to impart knowledge and their presence is all but appreciated. As students, the happiest times in school almost always occurred when our teachers missed a class or were busy doing some form of administrative work. We only truly realise how much our teachers are undervalued when we enter the world as learned adults and have an outside view of how much they sacrificed, how much they went above and beyond the call of their professions, and how…

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Fathers are the gatekeepers of the Families says Uncle Fur

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By Mohanlall Suelall For the world, the quality of a father can be judged by the goals he sets and by how much he accomplishes. But for a child, a father is the man that protects him or her even when they do not need that protection. A father is a man who holds down the proverbial fort and is stern yet the most tender man. One man who embodies those qualities is Rajendra Persaud as he not only provides but he cares for his family in every possible way.…

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“CCJ must tell me what the flaw is”

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…President Granger says of GECOM Chair appointment  Despite a ruling from the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) that his decision to unilaterally appoint Justice (rtd) James Patterson as Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairman was flawed, President David Granger is insisting that he acted within the ambit of the constitutional provisions. On Tuesday, the Trinidad-based regional court ruled that the appointment was unconstitutional and the process used by the Guyanese President was flawed. However, President Granger contended on Wednesday that he selected a “fit and proper” person as Chairman of GECOM…

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“No registration, no election”

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…Jordan, Nagamootoo call for street protests in defiance of CCJ ruling Regardless of what the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) or anyone says, the coalition Government is not prepared to call elections unless House-to-House Registration is carried out. This is according to Finance Minister Winston Jordan. Jordan made this statement during a Government outreach in Bartica on Tuesday, in the presence of several other Ministers of Government, in clear defiance of the CCJ ruling. At the time, Jordan also rallied coalition supporters to protest if necessary for House-to-House Registration. This…

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