Category: News

“My child was healthy when he was taken to the hospital” Officials at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation remain tight-lipped on the sudden death of a four-year-old child who was admitted to the medical facility to seek treatment after he bit his tongue. On Wednesday, officials at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation declined to release the findings of an autopsy on the body of four-year-old Jaden Mars, who died on Tuesday. He was taken to the hospital to receive treatment for his injured tongue. The post-mortem on Mars was performed…

Read More

Telecor Company Secretary/ Director Dharamchand  Depoo has accused the Kaieteur News of waging a campaign of lies, distortions and personal attacks against the business entity which is among new entities that were granted radio licences to broadcast. Depoo said that the newspaper continues to engage in yellow journalism despite public rebuke from National Broadcasting Authority Chairperson Bibi Shaddick. Shaddick had debunked the articles published by the newspaper which sought to suggest that Telecor was in breach of several express provisions of the National Broadcast Authority Act, and therefore was unfairly…

Read More

Several of Republic Bank’s branches in Grenada, Guyana and Barbados are now benefiting from reduced energy consumption and operating costs, thanks to the implementation of the Lutron Quantum Lighting System. According to a release from the bank following global corporate trends aimed at lowering environmental impacts, the bank pioneered the installation of the energy-efficient solution at 11 of its regional branches, reducing the kilowatt-per-hour (kwph) consumption. After reviewing the energy costs in Republic Bank’s subsidiaries in 2010, IT Energy Management (ITEM) proposed the Lutron Eco Lighting System, the predecessor of…

Read More

The Planning Committee for Mashramani celebrations in Region Two on Friday officially launched its programme of activities at the Anna Regina Fire Station compound. The launch was held under the theme “Cultural folklore: Celebrating 44” and featured various cultural items, including dances, poems and calypso. The activities were declared opened by regional Mash representative Portia Jocobs. Regional Mash Planning Committee Chairman Humane Odit thanked those who made the launch of Mash 2014 possible. He said a number of activities have been planned, all of which will showcase the young talents…

Read More

Residents of the Linden community requiring cataract surgery in order to improve their vision can now look forward to having the service performed at the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC). This is being made possible through consultant ophthalmologist, Dr Rameeza McDonald. Dr McDonald indicated that she will be assisted by Charles Vandyke through Eye Care Guyana and the Caribbean Council for the Blind (CCB). She said so far she has received several pieces of equipment, which include a new operating microscope to assist in carrying out the delicate microsurgical procedure. According…

Read More

By Carl Croker   When 26-year-old Fazil Mohamed walked into the Courts Main Street branch Saturday last, to purchase a 26” flat screen TCL TV, he did not expect to win the brand new Mazda Demio motor car the store had on display. But luck was in his favour, and a distant dream became reality. The father of one, who hails from Eccles, turned up at the Main Street store on Friday, taking time off from his normal hectic traffic duties and clad in his blue and black police uniform,…

Read More

The American Stores will bring fresh ideas to buyers, extended warranties, the lowest prices guaranteed and hassle-free hire purchase, Country Manager Austin Ogle announced at the grand opening on Saturday evening. An elated Ogle said after market research in Guyana, American Stores representatives found out that the market was lucrative, hence, the opening of the spanking new building on the corner of Regent and Cummings streets, Georgetown. While he is well aware that the Guyana market is competitive, he feels that his company’s products and prices are unbeatable. The new…

Read More

The Human Service and Social Security Ministry has set up a commission of inquiry to probe the operations of a Corentyne orphanage that has been at the centre of a scandal involving three teenage girls. “In light of the recent arrest of the three orphaned teenagers who resided at Camal’s International Home in Corentyne, Berbice and based upon public allegations of maltreatment of orphans residing at the institution, the Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security has appointed a commission of inquiry to investigate the allegations and review the…

Read More

Attorney General Anil Nandlall on Tuesday concluded his argument on why Opposition Leader David Granger should not be included in the 2012 budget cuts case. He presented his submissions before Justices Rishi Persaud and James Bovell-Drakes at the High Court. Granger was excluded from the case along with Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh in June by acting Chief Justice Ian Chang, who ruled that as members of the National Assembly, the Constitution provides immunity for them; however, the opposition leader subsequently appealed the decision. Nandlall contended that the Constitution provides…

Read More

People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/ C) General Secretary and Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee has expressed confidence in the party winning the upcoming local government elections and the general elections. Rohee told a media conference on Monday, in response to questions posed to him about the party’s readiness for elections that the PPP has all hope in its various constituencies and plans to return as a majority government. “This confidence is not built up mainly on the basis of words, the confidence that we have … is generated on the…

Read More