More money will be spent on the upgrade of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) in 2019. This was announced by the Minister within the Public Infrastructure Ministry, Annette Ferguson, on Monday. The move comes years after the A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC), which when in Opposition, had cut the funds the then Government – People’s Progressive Party (PPP) – had allocated for the CJIA expansion. Ferguson made the comment while delivering the feature address at the Art Williams and Harry Wendt Aeronautical Engineering School’s…
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17 suicide attempts recorded in 6 months in Guyana
Although the Guyana Inter-Agency Suicide Prevention Helpline continues to play a critical role in tackling the societal scourge of suicide, there have been 17 attempts from the month of June to date. This is according to Police Commissioner Leslie James. Delivering the feature address at the Force’s annual Christmas Awards ceremony on Wednesday at Eve Leary, the Top Cop noted that thus far, the suicide helpline recorded 214 interactions with persons who were prone to committing the act. He revealed that from June 2018 to date, there were a total…
Read MorePrivate sector body says takeover of Berbice Bridge sends wrong signal to potential investors
Underscoring the importance of investments in Guyana, President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Deodat Indar has criticised Government’s recent takeover of the Berbice Bridge Company Incorporated (BCCI). Speaking at the GCCI’s 129th Awards Presentation and Gala Dinner on Wednesday evening at the Marriott Hotel, the GCCI President noted that Government should ensure that the appropriate environment is created to facilitate investments in Guyana. “Investments are also driven by the environment which it is executed in and the recent Government takeover of the Berbice Bridge doesn’t augur…
Read MoreCourt should decide if PM ‘squatting’ in National Assembly
…while acting as President – political analyst While there have been many views shared on whether Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo should or should not be allowed to be present in the National Assembly while acting as President, Political analyst Dr Henry Jeffery feels that the matter should be sanctioned by the court of law. Jeffery, a former Government minister for nearly two decades, said that only a court could decide on the best way forward because both the Government and the Opposition may never come to a compromise in resolving…
Read MoreKuru Kururu couple found dead in home
The bloody bodies of a woman and her reputed husband were on Tuesday found lying on their bed in their Lot 522 Kuru Kururu, Linden-Soesdyke Highway home. Dead are 36-year-old Naco Malika Hale and 48-year-old Alwin Bleacher. The dead couple were found by their 14-year-old son after he went into their bedroom to check on his mother, since she did not wake them up to prepare for school as was routine. As he entered the bedroom, he saw his mother lying in a pool of blood with several stab wounds…
Read MoreShrinking foreign reserves spell trouble for Guyana – audit firm
Over the past year, reports from the Bank of Guyana and even the Finance Ministry itself have painted a worrying picture about Guyana’s rapidly depleting foreign reserves. According to audit firm Ram and McRae, this problem is still not being addressed by the Government. In its annual publication Budget Focus, the audit firm referenced Finance Minister Winston Jordan’s announcement in his budget speech that Guyana’s international reserves will go from US$581 million to a forecasted US$477 million. According to the firm, which was founded by noted anti-corruption activist and Accountant…
Read MoreVendor granted G$50,000 bail over alleged possession of ecstasy
A vendor was on Wednesday taken before the Court of Law after she was found in possession of a small quantity of ecstasy last week. Twenty two-year-old, Tamara Akra of Mocha Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara (EBD) stood before Magistrate Fabayo Azore and denied the allegation put to her. It is being alleged that she, on December 8 2018 at Croal Street, Georgetown had in her possession 10 ecstasy pills weighing 5 grams. Akra who was represented by Attorney at Law Paul Fung-a-Fat was granted bail in the sum of…
Read More“Shoe Lace” gets life imprisonment for businessman’s death
After a jury found him guilty of killing a man for which he was paid G$60,000, Phillip “Shoe Lace” Paul was on Monday sentenced to life imprisonment at the Georgetown High Court. It was during his trial that it was revealed that he was paid by an accomplice called “Tall Man” for the December 2012 murder of Annandale, East Coast Demerara (ECD) businessman Kamal Ramsahoye who met his demise when the killers stumbled upon him as they were about to rob his home. Only “Shoe Lace” was on trial for…
Read MoreLinden man who allegedly bit officer after assaulting woman charged
A Linden (Upper Demerara- Berbice) resident was on Thursday slapped with two counts of assault charges, including one committed on a police officer who attempted to arrest him for allegedly assaulting a woman. Kerwin Eawick who resides at South Amelia’s Ward, Linden stood before the Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan and denied all two charges after they were read to him. The first charge alleged that the 24-year-old man inflicted grievous bodily harm on Sharon Clarke while they both were in the vicinity of Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden on October 21,…
Read MoreGovt, Opposition clash over breach in fiscal laws for property valuation
Opposition Member of Parliament, Irfaan Ali on Wednesday called out Government for what he said was a violation of the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act with the commencement of works in the property valuation project ahead of the official start which is scheduled for next year. However, Communities Minister Ronald Bulkan in his defence claimed it was a pilot project that was started this year. The Administration is moving full steam ahead with its property valuations for 2019 with a G$320 million contract which was signed with the Municipal Property…
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