By Vishnu Bisram New York-based Guyanese Hindus observed the annual festival of Kartik Snaan by fasting and performing special prayers last week. They visited the waterways in NY on that warm Thursday to perform special Ganga puja. Kartik or teerat is an observance to mark the culmination of a series of sacred purification rites, directing man towards his goal of “moksha” or liberation of the soul. Teerat is celebrated on the last day in the month of Kartik in the Hindu calendar and is normally celebrated with a bath in…
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Guyanese tourists relate exciting and memorable experiences during India trip
By Vishnu Bisram Two groups of Guyanese returned to New York from a tour of India last week. The tours were organized by Kali Travel of Queens, NY – a tour operator recognized by the Government of India and an authorized travel agent of Air India. The tours involved a group of 46 that visited North India and another group of 19 that went down south. For almost all of them, it was a dream come true. The two groups met in Jaipur where they celebrated Diwali in grand style.…
Read MoreGuyana remembers war heroes
The Guyana Legion along with other members of the public service on Sunday joined in the remembrance of the fallen soldiers in World Wars I and II. The occasion, held at the Guyana Legion was attended by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, Commodore Gary Best, British High Commissioner Andrew Ayre, members of the discipline services, veterans and their families and students. Ayre said the sacrifice of the servicemen has contributed in making the world a better place, noting that both men and women from British Guiana and the United Kingdom worked…
Read More57,000 households to be equipped with laptops by next year – President Jagdeo
President Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday said by December monthend more than 57,000 households will have laptops, which have already been shipped, in their possession with Internet connections and by the end of the first quarter of next year, another 33,000 will benefit. He was at the time speaking at the launch of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company’s BlackBerry service on Brickdam. Against this backdrop, Jagdeo also noted that over the next three years every house will become computer literate and every home will be equipped with computers, but that…
Read MoreCitizens Bank opens Gy$225M Linden branch
Residents of Linden, Region 10 will now be able to access additional banking services from today with the commissioning of Citizens Bank’s spanking Gy$ 225 million branch on Wednesday. The facility, which is located on Republic Avenue, was declared open by Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh in the presence of Managing Director of the bank Eton Chester and other regional and national executives. The finance minister, during his feature address, applauded the financial institution for fulfilling its promise made to the people of Region 10. According to Singh, the creation…
Read MoreLCDS US$10M project to support micro-enterprise development
The government of Guyana has identified the development of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) and the provision of alternative livelihoods to vulnerable groups as a key component of the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS). On October 14, the Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund (GRIF) Steering Committee approved the start of work for the Micro and Small Enterprise Development and Building Alternative Livelihoods for Vulnerable Groups Project, the Office of Climate Change said in a release. The project aims to address two of the major bottlenecks that constrain the development of MSEs…
Read MoreMechanic killed as minibus slams into CBR
A 40-year-old mechanic was killed last Tuesday morning when a minibus slammed into him on Aubrey Backer Road, South Ruimveldt. Dead is Patrick “Mitch” Welcome of Critchlow Street, Tucville. He was at the time riding a CBR bike and was heading back to his work place, through Aubrey Backer Road, South Ruimveldt when the accident occurred. Reports indicate that Welcome was struck by minibus BNN 9334, which was speeding and had overtaken another minibus, before slamming into the mechanic, killing him on spot. The accident attracted a huge crowd. In…
Read MoreWater cannon to stave off unpleasant occurrences – Greene
The Home Affairs Ministry on Thursday presented the keys for a Gy$37 million water cannon vehicle which, Police Chief Henry Greene said, will do well to stave off unpleasant occurrences. The equipment was handed over at Police Headquarters. It is used to disperse crowds and quell disorderly occurrences. Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee said, “It is only a matter of coincidence that this vehicle has arrived at a time when elections are a mere two weeks away.” He noted that only wrongdoers need to be fearful of the equipment. He…
Read MoreUNDP unveils 2011 Human Development Report
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on November 10 launched the 2011 Human Development Report (HDR) in which Guyana was ranked at 117 out of 187 countries at its Brickdam office. The report themed “Sustainability and equity: A better future for all” was deemed critical to the country’s empowerment policies. Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh who jointly launched the report said, “We in Guyana have placed issues of sustainability and equity at the very centre of our own domestic policy-making architecture and today every dimension of the policies that we…
Read MoreN.Y.-based Guyanese cleared of drug charges
By NY Contributor The New York Post has reported that the District Attorney (equivalent of the DPP in Guyana) has dropped charges against a former Yankee Stadium security guard, Guyanese Roger Levans. Levans, 56, resides in South Ozone Park with his family. It was found that illegal drugs was placed in Levans’ luggage in Guyana on a return trip he made from New York. The substance in his luggage was intercepted in a random search at JFK and he was subsequently arrested and charged for trafficking in narcotics. Levans pleaded…
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