Nineteen hundred and eighty-five (1985) students on Saturday graduated from the University of Guyana (UG) during two separate ceremonies at the institution’s Turkeyen Campus, Greater Georgetown. After being conferred with degrees and diplomas in their respective study areas, the now new graduates of the University of Guyana (UG) were on Saturday morning urged to take control and ensure that the country and its citizens obtain what they truly deserve from the booming oil and gas sector. This charge was delivered by one of this year’s valedictorians, Shane Rampartab, during the…
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5 Haitians deported for illegal entry to Guyana
Five Haitians, who admitted to entering Guyana illegally, were charged and deported when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday. Deported are Jean Tonion Louis, 27, a mason; Ronald Saint Cyr, 27, a teacher; Jesudonne Clerveau, 29; Soliny Dossous, 35 and Bladimyr Pierre, 25. They all appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and pleaded guilty to the offence, which stated that on November 18, 2019, at Springlands, East Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), they entered Guyana by sea without presenting themselves to an immigration officer. Police Prosecutor Gordon…
Read MoreGive Another Chance Foundation: Putting the spotlight on Emotional Intelligence
By Lakhram Bhagirat Give Another Chance Foundation (GACF) was birthed from the concept of charity begins at home. Though it has been in existence for just over eight years, GACF’s founders have been engaged in charity work for longer than that time. Miranda Thakur-Deen founded GACF to supplement the work she has been doing throughout Guyana. The non-profit, non-governmental organization has a track record for helping to improve the lives of children across the country. GACF is committed to providing basic education from pre-school to university, and healthcare to underprivileged…
Read MoreFormer Chief Justice hailed for selfless service to nation
…at final farewell The sun gleamed over the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception on Brickdam, joining hundreds of others paying their final respects to one of Guyana’s finest legal minds who recently lost his battle with cancer. Former Chief Justice Ian Chang was laid to rest on Tuesday. “May the angels lead you into paradise and may you have eternal peace,” were the words of Fr John, who called to order the service for Chief Justice Chang, who lost his battle with cancer and died at the Dr Balwant Singh Hospital…
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…of the corruption Imagine Hamilton Green complaining about “corruption” in the “bureaucracy”!!! It’s like Hitler complaining about the lower number of Jews in Germany!! Reminding us that he’d been around since the 1950s, he complained: “…our society, as from the closing years of the 20th century, has become so corrupted that in many areas, things don’t happen unless some bureaucrat receives a ‘small piece’”. Now while Guyanese would fervently agree with Green, there are two significant gaps in his assessment: his refusal to not mention the “big ones” in Government…
Read MoreTourism authority calls for ban on wildlife trade in Guyana
President of the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG), Mirta Ramkumar has called for a ban on wildlife trade and the commercial use of wild meat. Ramkumar made the call at the launching of the “Explore Guyana” 2020 Magazine on Friday at MovieTowne, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown. According to Ramkumar, this is not the first time THAG has called for a ban on the trade and commercial use of wild meat. He said that himself and members of the tourism organisation have used all public avenues to reiterate the call.…
Read MoreAPNU/AFC busy dividing ministries instead of the commitment of service to nation
Dear Editor, Joe Harmon had the temerity to exit a ‘Cabinet’ meeting held 325 days after his party’s Government fell to a no-confidence vote and question whether former President Bharrat Jagdeo could serve as a Vice President in an Irfaan Ali Administration, Harmon said “It is testing the patience of the Guyanese people and their tolerance for lawlessness, because clearly there is a decision by the Caribbean Court of Justice that says that this gentleman [Jagdeo] cannot be the President or Prime Minister. That is really getting through the backdoor”,…
Read MoreHigh Court throws out SARA’s claim against GBTI
By Jarryl Bryan The State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) has lost another bout against the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI), with the High Court throwing out its claim seeking over G$200 million from the bank in a case pertaining to the acquisition of land. The legal proceedings were filed back in August by SARA, which sought G$274.1 million plus interest from GBTI for the bank’s acquisition of land at High and Young Streets, Kingston, where its headquarters now stand. In the claim, SARA alleged that when the bank…
Read MoreFor reconciliation in Guyana
In the ongoing debate on the merits and demerits of “ethnic” representation by some of our public intellectuals, those who insist there are specifically “ethnic” concerns and issues that must be articulated and represented are dubbed as “tribalists”. Now I have always been deeply offended when this particular term is used in odium and contrasted with being “nationalist”. Firstly, it connotes the image of societies that have tribes, especially in Africa, as irredeemably backward and violent and need to get on with it to become “modern” and develop into a…
Read MoreGuyana, Kenya commit to improving bilateral relations
…as 1st Kenyan High Commissioner is accredited President David Granger, on Wednesday, accepted Letters of Credence from Anthony Mwaniki Muchiri, the first High Commissioner of the Republic of Kenya to Guyana, at an accreditation ceremony at the Ministry of the Presidency. According to the Head of State, Guyana looks forward to learning from Kenya’s expertise in developing its ecotourism potential and improving wildlife management; having met His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta during his visit to Kenya for the third United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi. Also during the visit, he had…
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