The mother of the five year-old girl from Berbice who was raped earlier this week said her daughter is in stable condition at the Intensive Care Unit of a Berbice hospital. The mother said that her daughter began responding to relatives, eating regularly and showing encouraging signs of recovery following emergency procedures to save her life last Friday night. She explained that the profuse bleeding from the child’s genitals has been substantially reduced, and the child seemed to be regaining strength but complains of pain in the abdomen, legs and…
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Canadian journalist wins CTO award for photo taken in Guyana
The Caribbean Tourism Organisa-tion (CTO) has honoured veteran Canadian travel journalist Theresa Storm with an award for excellence in photography. The award was for the best photograph published in conjunction with a feature article in a Canadian publication in 2010. It was the sole photography award announced during the media awards luncheon held on December 8, as part of Caribbean Week festivities in Toronto. Storm took the photo in Guyana, South America (part of the CTO), on a fall 2009 trip organised by the Guyana Sustainable Tourism Initiative (GSTI), a…
Read MoreOfficial sign erected to welcome visitors to Richmond Hill
By North American Correspondent Although the community of Richmond Hill in Queens, New York is known to be in existence over for 200 years, there is no official sign identifying the community. However, this has since changed as a beautiful sign now welcomes people at the entrance of the community. This sign has been put up at the initiative of a few Guyanese who began moving in to the area during the early 1980s when White Americans had started migrating to other parts of the country. The sign was mounted…
Read MoreHuge number of casino patrons causing traffic congestion
By North American Correspondent There is profitable business for the recently opened Richmond Hill casino but with the new video gambling enterprise which is based at the famous Aqueduct racetrack come big traffic headaches and parking problems for the Richmond Hill community. The casino builders did not cater for the huge number of people who have patronized the casino resulting in massive traffic jams around the casino area, situated at 111 Street and the Conduit at one entrance and another at Rockaway Blvd. Some eight million people are expected to…
Read MoreCommonwealth says election process was fair
– but shortcomings must be addressed The Commonwealth Secretariat’s final report on the conduct of Guyana’s general and regional elections 2011 has cited several issues that must be adequately addressed before the next elections are held. The report, despite stating that the election process was democratic, did not fail to highlight some of the shortcomings observed at the polls. According to the report released on December 22, the elections were credible and “many of the benchmarks for democratic elections were met,” though there are particular concerns as it relates to…
Read MoreOpposition reaches deadlock on selection of House Speaker
The combined opposition’s negotiations to choose a suitable candidate for the position of Speaker of the National Assembly when that august body reconvenes next year seems to have hit a snag, with both the Alliance For Change (AFC) and A Partnership For National Unity (APNU) insisting their respective candidates should occupy the position. The APNU, which had amassed 40 per cent of the votes at the just-concluded elections, has put forward Deborah Backer as its candidate while the AFC has nominated Moses Nagamootoo. However, though APNU is the major opposition…
Read MoreParliament stronger with minority governments – UK think–tank
A United Kingdom-based think-tank believes that without a majority government in office, Parliament becomes more important and more powerful and this forces the opposition to act more responsibly. Pointing out that the Westminster system here preserves for the executive a range of important resources that would help to ensure an effective government, the think tank – UK’s Institute of Government Constitution Unit warned that where the government does not offer enough in the way of concessions, it risks losing bills altogether and when minority presidents seek to govern as if…
Read MoreTourism Ministry welcomes overseas visitors at CJIA
In excess of 1000 passengers arrived on Monday on several international flights at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, (CJIA) Timehri, where they were warmly welcomed as part of the Tourism Ministry’s Christmas programme. The Tourism, Industry and Commerce Ministry in collaboration with CJIA and several private businesses, including Banks DIH limited, Madewini Resort and Beharry Group of Companies, provided an opportunity for passengers to sample the true traditions of the Guyanese Christmas. Upon disembarking the planes and entering the arrival terminals at CJIA, passengers were greeted by carol singing and…
Read MoreRamotar briefed on Bank of Baroda’s expansion plans
Bank of Baroda’s plans to expand its operations with the establishment of a branch at Mon Repos on the East Coast of Demerara were revealed to President Donald Ramotar when officials met him for a courtesy visit on Monday, December 19. According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) release, Chief Executive Dhimant Trivedi, Managing Director Kumar Kala and Chief Executive of the Offshore Banking Unit Mukesh Wason who comprised the visiting delegation also spoke with the president on ways in which the bank can help in Guyana’s economic development. Bank…
Read MoreCircus of Dreams stuns packed Guyana National Stadium
The fire jugglers and the climbing girl were the highlights of the final night of the GT&T sponsored Circus of Dreams at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, East Bank Demerara on Sunday evening. Despite a late start, the thousands of patrons who flocked the venue were thrilled and were left in bemusement as the members of the renowned circus entertained for more than two hours; and what a two hours it was. The fire jugglers performed to perfection and had the crowd on the edge of their seats wondering if…
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