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Strike action at Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) is crippling the operations of many of Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturing Association (TTMA) members operating in the construction sector and in construction-related activities, says the Association. In a release yesterday, the TTMA said work stoppage at TCL’s Claxton Bay and Mayo facilities is negatively affecting productivity at member companies like Trinidad Aggregate Products (TAP), Alston’s Building Enterprises Limited (ABEL), Coosal’s Construction, Specialist Chemicals Limited (SCL), Precast Concrete Services Limited, Bonsal Caribbean and Pres-T-Con Limited, all of which depend on a steady supply of…

A man was granted bail on Monday by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine- Beharry for taking money from an another man in return for a house lot. Norman Phillips, Lot 150 BB Eccles, East Bank Demerara, made an appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts to answer to the charge of obtaining money by false presence. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge which stated that between November 15 and 16 in Georgetown, he obtained Gy$ 170,000 from the virtual complainant (VC), Harford Carr, by falsely pretending that he was…

– told court he found her having unprotected sex with another man A man was sentenced on Monday by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry for assaulting and wounding his wife. Mark Sadoo, 27, a cart owner of Albouystown, Georgetown, made an appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts to answer to the charges of unlawful wounding and common assault. The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge, which stated that on March 2 in Albouystown, he unlawfully and maliciously wounded the virtual complainant (VC), Tejwattie Beepat. He also pleaded guilty to the…

By North American Correspondent  While Guyana and the rest of the world will be celebrating Phagwah on Thursday, the celebration will be at its peak this weekend in the New York metro area and Florida among the large Guyanese population settled in these two states. The Phagwah celebrations have been growing in size over the years because of the large numbers of Guyanese who are settled in selected communities where the festival is observed. In Queens alone, for example, it is estimated that there are some three hundred thousand U.S.-based…

– Guyanese immigrants oppose ‘downzoning’ By North American Correspondent New York City officials announced last Wednesday that their plan to rezone Richmond Hill and Woodhaven is now available for review by the public, and a public hearing will be held before the matter goes to the City Council for its approval. By law, the community must be invited to a public hearing to offer their views before it becomes law. A Rezoning official made the announcement at a town hall meeting in Richmond Hill last Wednesday. The city Rezoning Board…

By Vishnu Bisram  Phagwah is officially celebrated after mid-night, as Thursday begins and throughout the day at mandirs across the U. S. It will be celebrated in a grand way on Sunday at public locations in areas where Guyanese are settled in large numbers like Central Florida, South Florida, New Jersey, the Bronx, and Queens New York. The large influx of Guyanese, beginning in the late 1970s and continuing up until this day, has made it possible for Phagwah to be celebrated in NY similar to Guyana, except for the…