TIMES INT'L

Too many youths committing crimes – Ramjattan

October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 TIMES INT'L

…says system for Juvenile Justice Bill still a work in progress Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan is of the view that too many juveniles are beginning delinquent careers at a young age, before continuing to offend as they grow older. And their activities may start from the time that some adults enable them to consume alcohol. Ramjattan was a keynote speaker at a sensitisation workshop for the Juvenile Justice Bill at the Marriott Hotel on Monday. He then related the observation he made when visiting the prison that many of…

“I use my experiences to help my students better themselves” – Keisha Davis

October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 TIMES INT'L

By Lakhram Bhagirat We all have that one teacher who made an indelible mark on our lives and for Keisha Rose that teacher was her “stern” Grade Six teacher. The mark was made when her teacher explained the principles of long division in great detail, and that moment led her to the light of teaching. “At that very moment the light bulb went on for me not to say that I had an idea, but I found my passion, and from that day onwards I told myself that I wanted…

Very little done by PNC to expand political base since in government

October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor, Now that the PNC have had a chance to declare their results from their Congress, the confirmed re-sults were astonishing. Astonishing for the fact that the PNC, although they are in Government, they have done very little political work to expand their political base. Being in Government should have caused an influx of youths, women and non-traditional supporters (East Indians and Amerindians) into their Central Executive Committee (CEC), because a governing par-ty is expected to have more support compared to when it was an opposition party. But when…

” I never wanted to be a teacher, but now I can’t see myself doing anything else”

October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 TIMES INT'L

The phrase ‘procreative expletive’ in the book Three Singles to Adventure’ by India-born British naturalist, zookeeper, and conservationist Gerald Durrell hooked my attention, in the first instance, due to a local video that had gone viral recently leading to the courts, and I further say not on that matter. That phrase was there when I first read the book in the late 1960s (macaw on cover; there were umpteen cover designs by various publishing houses issued down the ages) as it was present when the book was first published in…

Guyanese fishermen rescued after boat wreck in Atlantic Ocean

October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Five fishermen from Corentyne, Berbice have been rescued and are now safe after the vessel in which they had been travelling encountered a storm and sank in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday evening. The fishermen were tossed into the ocean and remained in the water. Two were rescued on Sunday morning, while the other three were rescued on Monday. The men are: Rondell Vanderstoop, 27, and Nuris Dundas 18, two brothers of Epsom Village Corentyne; Andrew Beaton, 22, and Steve McBean 20, of the same village; and Rodwell Captain, 21,…

“Teachers make the most out of every little,” says Anurama Ramgobin

October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 TIMES INT'L

By Lakhram Bhagirat Quite often the struggles of a teacher go unnoticed despite them making so many sacrifices in order to educate the nation’s children. Over the past decade, Modern Languages teacher Anurama Ramgobin has been indomitable. Ramgobin is now in the prime of his life and says he is very much proud of all he has accomplished so far, noting that the road does not end here but rather there are so many more miles to go. For the past 10 years he has been teaching Spanish and Portuguese…

Earning…

October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 TIMES INT'L

…Nagga’s keep Nagamootoo’s sure been singing a lot recently in his Chronic column; but then his “supper” — starting with his super salary, SUVs with outriders, foreign travel etc — demands commensurate singing!! But in his latest, claiming the PPP “has resorted to old political tricks and terror tactics” in Berbice during the ongoing LGE campaign, he’s oblivious that he’s revealing what an old fake he is. He had the gall to write, “Sita (his wife, also called “Mary”) and I received in the prime minister’s YARD several persons from…

Drunken Cop slapped with causing death charge

October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Police Constable Ryan Persaud who reportedly struck down a motorcyclist while driving under the influence was on Monday slapped with a causing death by dangerous driving charge and appeared before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. It is alleged that on September 1, about 23:40h on Mandela Avenue, Georgetown, he drove Guyana Police Force minibus PVV 4652 in a manner dangerous to the public whereby causing the death of Akemo Anthony Bristol. He was previously charged for driving under the influence, but had denied that charge. For that offence, he was released…

Errant broadcasters likely to face sanctions

October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 TIMES INT'L

…as Broadcasting authority begins clamp down in Guyana The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) has begun hauling in broadcasters for perceived breaches to the law and the Authority’s guidelines; with two of them being referred to the governing board for possible sanctions. It is understood that the Special Investigative Committee of the GNBA conducted preliminary hearings with six delinquent broadcasters. According to a statement from GNBA, they were in breach of the Broadcasting Act of 2011 and published guidelines. It is understood that the broadcasters flouted rules concerning good taste…

Living…

October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 TIMES INT'L

…high on sugar workers’ blood The sordid story of this PNC-led Government’s slow strangulation of the sugar industry and its workers continues to reveal levels of depravity that just boggles the mind. But then it’s said, “man’s inhumanity to man knows no bounds”. The latest episode in this serial, which began in December 2016 with the closing of Wales Estate, illustrates the sick mindset behind the tragedy. Over in Skeldon last week, workers who’d been fired over a year ago were marching in the brutal sun to protest the remainder…