– slapped with two additional charges Eighteen-year-old Collis Collision of Better Hope, East Coast Demerara, who is on remand for an armed robbery in Kitty, was on Monday arraigned for the murder of businessman Albert “Bolo” Joseph, who was killed in Linden earlier this year. He was also charged with two other armed robberies when he made an appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court One. He was remanded to prison by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry and the matters were transferred to the Christiansburg Magistrate’s Court for March 2. Collision…
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Nirvana extends helping hand to Guyanese in Venezuela, Canada
By Natasha Waldron Anthony Members of Nirvana Humanitarian Foundation in Venezuela(Photo courtesy of NHF) Nirvana Humanitarian Foundation Inc. (NHF), which is built on the premise that service to humanity is service to God, continues to reach out to the less fortunate in Guyana through its charitable works. NHF is planning a series of concerts and shows in Guyana during August, when it is expected to raise funds that will be pumped back into bettering the lives of Guyanese. The charitable organization, founded some 13 years ago in New York, has…
Read MoreGCA to host activities to mark 10th anniversary in Guyana
By Natasha Waldron Anthony The Guyana Cultural Association of New York (GCA) has streamlined its plans for this year’s Folk Festival celebrations, to be held during the Labour Day weekend here in the United States. President of the Association, Dr. Vibert Cambridge, recently returned from Guyana, where he had met with Culture Minister Dr Frank Anthony and updated him on the plans for the 2011 Folk Festival observances, which also coincide with the GCA’s 10th Anniversary observances this year. Cambridge told Guyana Times International that, this year, the association is…
Read MoreGuyanese student among eight honoured by New York Times
One is a superintendent’s son who used to hold his father’s toolbox on the job and may become an electrical engineer. Another is the daughter of an unemployed mother who has moved eight times in the past three years and could achieve her goal of building homes for the poor in foreign countries. A third is the youngest member of a seven-person family that lives together in a small, one-bedroom apartment in the Bronx; he might end up as a mechanical engineering student at Princeton University. The gap between the…
Read MoreProduction for educational TV channel on stream
Production of programmes for the Education Television Broadcasting Service (ETBS) is on stream with the end-of-March start of phase one of the project in sight, educational technology and multimedia for classroom and elearning specialist, Dr Seeta Shah Roath, disclosed. The first phase includes the setting up of the broadcasting satellite and transmission. Educational programmes will be broadcast in Georgetown and coastal areas, and will spread out progressively to accommodate the entire country. Roath disclosed that when ETBS is fully on stream, programming will commence at 09:00h, on school days, to…
Read MoreTwo bodies found on Issano trail
Police have dispatched a team of investigators into the Region Seven mining district of Issano, where two decomposed bodies were said to have been found on Saturday, February 26th. Up to press time, the team was still in the area and investigators could not provide an update with regards to the incident. It is unclear whether the bodies bore marks of violence, and investigators said that, based on the state of decomposition, only a post-mortem examination would be able to determine this. Police said in a release that the bodies…
Read MoreREDjet begins test flights to Guyana
REDjet, the Barbados-based airline that is set to create a change for passengers travelling regionally, began test flights here in Guyana on March 1, to receive its licence to operate. There are five scheduled days with at least two flights per day, but these are not open to the public just yet, says Alicia Lynch, sales and promotions manager of the airline. Lynch says that the flights are not open to the general public because the company is now going through its application process. “On board will have regulators from…
Read MorePPP presidential hopefuls continue to be grilled
Amid speculations that Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud could be a late nominee to vie for the position of presidential candidate of the People’s Progressive Party, the PPP Executive Committee on March 3 announced that it is moving ahead with the process of nominating its candidate for this year’s Regional and General Elections. Persaud has repeatedly denied that he was interesting in the position. In a statement, the committee said that, “the interested potential presidential candidates were given another opportunity on March 2 to expound on subjects such as national unity,…
Read MoreHarding pledges support for Granger
Dr Faith Harding, her family, and her campaign staff have congratulated retired Brigadier David Granger for his winning the presidential candidacy of the People’s National Congress Reform. Harding, who along with Carl Greenidge, Basil Williams and James Bond, had challenged Granger for the post, pledged her unreserved support for Granger as the party enters into this year’s elections. “We also take this opportunity to congratulate the other candidates for being part of this historic moment in the life of the PNCR and Guyana. There is no question that the discussions…
Read MoreGetting serious about climate change
Global warming, whether man-made or as a natural phenomenon, is a fact of life for our times. We cannot ignore it and continue with business as usual. The current weather patterns have caused much uncertainty with regard to traditional dry and wet seasons for farmers and other persons who depend on the seasonal conditions. While it is necessary to remind that we need to play a part in reducing the present trend in global warming, there is an even greater need to advise that we adapt to this trend, since…
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