Reprinted from Jamaica Star Huwe Burton was only 16 when he was arrested and charged with the 1989 murder of his Jamaican mother Keziah Burton. Huwe got home from school on January 3, and found her lying in a pool of blood. She had stab wounds to the neck and a telephone cord wrapped around her wrist. He called the police to report what happened. Two days later, police interrogated him for three hours. He said he was forced to confess to the murder. A jury convicted Burton on September…
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Only 40 of 250 companies at GIPEX were local
The Guyana International Petroleum Business Summit and Exhibition (GIPEX) 2019 has come and gone, with hundreds participating and partnerships being formed. According to the organisers, however, approximately 40 of the 250 companies that participated are Guyanese, something that they are looking to improve next year. This figure was provided by Chief Executive Officer of Sagacity Incorporated, Chris Chapwanya, who noted that there were some companies that, having participated in 2018’s GIPEX event, returned to provide a progress report. The event was organised by Valiant Business Media. It’s Chief Executive Officer…
Read More“Not me” – Norton says not responsible for removal of Rodney’s name from National Archives building
Following news that the Walter Rodney Archives was renamed the National Archives, Social Cohesion Minister Dr George Norton, under whose purview the archives falls, has distanced himself from removal of the renowned scholar’s name. Norton was asked by this publication about the development, which has left the party Rodney headed, the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), seeking answers; and he has claimed that he was out of the jurisdiction at the time, and had nothing to do with the decision. According to the minister, he will seek answers, but for now…
Read MoreYoung teacher is valedictorian of UG Berbice Campus
Twenty-four-year-old Juanita Beejaimal, a Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) teacher at the New Amsterdam Secondary School was named the 2019 Valedictorian when the University of Guyana, Berbice Campus, hosted its 18th Convocation ceremony on Saturday. According to a Department of Public Information (DPI) report, Beejaimal made history as the first student from the Faculty of Natural Sciences to be named the Best Graduating Student and Valedictorian. She graduated with the highest grade point average and attained her Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology. During…
Read MoreIt ain’t over…
…till the election’s over The Americans have some sayings about endings: “It ain’t over till it’s over” and “it’s not over till the fat lady sings”!! The “fat lady”, of course, is the very buxom Brunhilde who sings in the finale in Wagner’s opera about the end of the Norse Gods!! There’s also the much more ancient “nothin’ is carved in stone” – unless you’re handed a couple of stone tablets from behind a burning bush!! Your Eyewitness prefers the much more homely “don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched”.…
Read MoreCity Constabulary faces heat over lack of security plan
With less than a month to Christmas Day, and with the capital already overcrowded with business activities, the City Hall Constabulary Department is yet to formulate a security plan to provide maximum protection for vendors and shoppers within the boundaries of Georgetown. The lack of a plan was again brought up during Monday’s statutory meeting. The topic of interest became active when Councillor Bishram Kuppen questioned the security arrangements for Russell Square, an area which has long been plagued with vagrants, improper vending conditions, and thieves. “You have about 29…
Read MoreAFC betrayed Guyanese and weakened the notion of “third force” politics
Dear Editor, The party whose leader said they would be “dead meat” if they combined with the PNC, grovelled and licked boots to be first mate on a sinking PNC ship, now an illegal Government. Knowing that Moses got larwah as PM, why did it matter so much to Khemraj that he was the PM candidate and will get larwah too? Was it just the large pension later? And now that the AFC man cannot become President if for some reason Granger’s sickness forces him to quit early, as they…
Read More‘With the resources from oil, free university education possible in Guyana’
– new Chancellor of UG By Jarryl Bryan With the recently increased discussions on the University of Guyana (UG) becoming a tuition-free zone, newly appointed Chancellor, Professor Edward Greene believes that making education at the University free is certainly achievable. During a recent interview with this publication, Professor Greene was asked about his thoughts on the concept of free education at UG. Greene noted that not only is it doable, the right to free education is also enshrined in the Constitution. “I think [free education] is doable. With the resources…
Read More“Fostering a child is very rewarding” – Endar Jeet Singh
“Fostering children is a very challenging task, because there is a reminder that there is the possibility that the day might come where you have to let the legal rights of the child go on to somebody else, especially if the biological parents come back into the picture. It is not a definite thing. However, it is an investment and once you love children that erases that doubt, it erases that uncertainty; it makes it all the more worthwhile.” By Lakhram Bhagirat The thing that children crave the most is…
Read MoreThe endgame for sugar
In December 2015, this newspaper revealed the PNC Government’s plans to shutter Wales Estate, which was reluctantly conceded on January 17, 2016. Minister of Agriculture Holder claimed, “GuySuCo will be exploring the feasibility of alternative ventures utilising the Wales lands. The important criteria for such projects would be wealth creation and employment generation. It is hoped that the first of such projects could commence by October 1, 2016”. He admitted the closure was unrelated to the CoI. A month later, he was more specific: he told the National Assembly that…
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