Satiricus was so disconsolate he didn’t know what to do with himself. So he headed to the Back Street Bar. How could they do this to him? He’d been up all night in front of his computer screen trying to keep up, even though he knew he’d be bleary-eyed the next day. But what was a West Indian cricket fan to do?? It was West Indies versus India! “Fellas, I knew after the first day it wasn’t going to be easy,” Satiricus said dolefully as he took his beer. “But…
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“Don’t be ashamed because you did not give yourself cancer”
By Lakhram Bhagirat People choose not to share their experiences for a number of reasons and one of the major ones is to escape society’s judgment. The feeling of being judged is too much for some people to deal with and it quite often deprives some people of the help they really need. Not everyone is willing to share that they are suffering from a disease so deadly that it requires a great deal of courage to beat, and even that is not guaranteed. However, Christine Jardim is of the…
Read MoreArmed bandits terrorise Corentyne family
…son shot, father beaten A father and son are now hospitalised after three armed bandits attacked their Corentyne, Berbice, business, terrorising them. The incident occurred at about 18:00h at the Lot 6 Cromarty Farm property, where the family operates a grocery shop that is attached to their house. Injured are 52-year-old Dhirah Kumar and his 22-year-old son, Balram, who was shot to his jaw. Guyana Times International understands that three men – one masked, one carrying a gun and the other a cutlass – entered the grocery store, which Kumar…
Read MoreFiring a shot…
…at the teaching profession Friday was “International Teachers Day”. Since 1994, the UN has saluted them by, first of all, declaring that “Day”, and secondly to offer an annual theme to remind the world, but especially governments, as to the importance of the profession. This year, the theme is: “The right to education means the right to a qualified teacher.” Last year it was “Teaching in Freedom, Empowering Teachers”, which had followed “Valuing Teachers, Improving their Status”. You get the idea? Teachers are crucial in our modern world. Used to…
Read More“Fake” doctor fined for pretending to be heart specialist
A 43-year-old man was on Monday granted bail by Magistrate Judy Latchman when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts slapped with a simple larceny charge. Prem Chan admitted that on October 4, 2018 at Eccles, East Bank Demerara (EBD), he falsely pretended to be heart specialist, Dr Mahendra Carpen in order to obtain the sum of G$100,000 from Frank Shanicharara. The prosecution contended that on October 4 about 12:00h, Chan called the Virtual Complainant via telephone pretending to be Dr Carpen asking for a donation of G$100,000 for a…
Read MoreHandy man gets 13 years for 2015 attempted murder
Bourda Market handyman Quincy “Fix It” Henry, who reportedly stabbed a man for refusing to give him G$100 which he had requested, was on Monday sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment by Justice Brassington Reynolds at the Demerara High Court. The prosecution’s case was that on September 20, 2015, somewhere around the Merriman’s Mall at Bourda, Georgetown, someone asked Troy Bacchus, known as “Fletcher,” for a G$100; and seeing this, “Fix It” also requested the same sum, but Bacchus refused his request. This angered Henry, who stabbed Bacchus once to the…
Read More“I felt like my world is collapsing but God is in charge now”
By Lakhram Bhagirat Cancer is one of the most feared illnesses throughout the world and the fact that there is no cure in sight compounds that fear even more. For Janalyn Fraser, she was paralysed with fear when she was diagnosed with breast cancer almost two years ago. “When they first told me that I had cancer, I felt my world collapsing and I didn’t know what was happening after, but I placed everything in God’s hands and I have been guided and is still being guided,” she said. Fraser…
Read More‘Mismanagement and unaccountability at City Hall started over 20 years ago’
Now that the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the spending at City Hall is in its third week, there have been numerous testimonies submitted to the Commission already, most of which are complaints made out against embattled Town Clerk Royston King. But outspoken economist and former Presidential Advisor, Ramon Gaskin, says that while “he is the main man” in the controversy that is taking place at City Hall, based on his “privileged position,” he should not be the only subject to be put in the spotlight. Gaskin argued that the…
Read MoreGTT boss says still awaiting 4G spectrum
– optimistic of competition in liberalised sector Despite reports circulating in 2016 that Government had granted GTT approval for a 4G spectrum, the company is still awaiting this approval in order to bring faster internet service to its customers. This is according to GTT Chief Executive Officer Justin Nedd, who communicated this news during a press conference on Monday at the Herdmanston Lodge. Nedd was optimistic of the changes liberalisation will bring, and has said GTT has plans of its own to upgrade services. “Competition is good! Competition in the…
Read More4 outstanding Guyanese to be conferred with Honorary Doctorates from UG
The University of Guyana (UG) will be conferring honorary doctorates on four outstanding Guyanese from various fields, naming a female activist and a business tycoon among the recipients. Leading the list of nominees is business magnate Yesu Persaud; Indigenous rights activist and Governance and Rights Coordinator at Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) Laura George; acclaimed singer Eddy Grant and philanthropist Jay Sobhraj. UG Vice Chancellor, Professor Ivelaw Griffith made the announcement on his Facebook page. “Yesterday (Monday) occurred another milestone in the journey along Renaissance Road, when the Academic Board approved…
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