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Thursday, 22 December 2011 |
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A United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) diplomatic vehicle, DPL 28-17,  The damaged diplomatic vehicle. was badly damaged after being torched Wednesday morning at Lot 59, Anira Street, Queenstown.
The UNDP diplomat who used the vehicle was identified as UNICEF Representative, Dr. Suleiman Braimoh.
Reports reveal that the guard on duty saw the vehicle burst into flames, shortly after midnight Tuesday.
The fire service was summoned by residents in the area but by then it was too late. By that time the vehicle was badly damaged with only the front bonnet partially intact.
There were no immediate motives for the torching.
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Wednesday, 21 December 2011 |
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Dear Editor,
(KN) I write this letter with a deep sense of concern for the welfare of the many families in Region Ten and other Guyanese who are taking care of their families by mining gold on a small scale at Omai. It is necessary to recall that Omai closed its operations and departed Guyana. Small miners recognised that there is still a lot of gold there and started mining. Today, they are threatened with eviction by this uncaring government. While they are threatened with eviction, Brazilian miners and others who can afford to bribe the authorities are allowed to benefit from mining. It must be noted that there are well over 1,500 persons involved in mining in the area. What this translates into is support for approximately 6,000 persons, using the last census estimate of four persons per household.
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Wednesday, 21 December 2011 |
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Sheila Holder
The Late Mrs. Holder’s relatives listen to one of the glowing tributes during yesterday’s service (KN) Late Parliamentarian and founding member of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Sheila Holder, was yesterday eulogized when family members and friends assembled at St. George’s Cathedral, Georgetown, to reflect on her life’s works. Those in attendance included AFC leaders Raphael Trotman and Khemraj Ramjattan; APNU Leader David Granger; Former First Lady Varshnie Singh; Minister of Human Services and Social Security Jennifer Webster; Major General (Ret’d) Joe Singh; Former Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Manniram Prashad; and Chief Planning Officer of the Ministry of Education Evelyn Hamilton among other personalities.
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Wednesday, 21 December 2011 |
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(DW) Seven opposition activists were pre-dawn Wednesday arrested outside Police Commissioner Henry Greene’s residence, Joint Services Housing Scheme, and later charged with illegal procession. Those charged are Vanessa Delph, Melissa Leacock, Andrea Marks, Eslyn Jackson, Shondel Hope, Ann Adams and Annette Ferguson. Chief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine Beharry placed them on a peace-bond, granted them self-bail and ordered that they return to court on January 12. Defence Lawyer, Basil Williams told the court that they were going to pray for the Commissioner because they heard of all the problems that he has been involved in.
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Wednesday, 21 December 2011 |
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(KN) Embattled Police Commissioner Henry Greene has finally proceeded on leave to facilitate an investigation into allegations of rape made against him by a 34-year old woman. In Greene’s absence, Assistant Commissioner Leroy Brumell is now the man in charge. There was some confusion over the weekend as to who was in charge of the Force following the announcement by President Donald Ramotar that he had acceded to a request by Greene to proceed on leave. Senior officers of the Force do not anticipate any major hiccups now that Greene, who has been at the helm since 2006, is temporarily out of the picture.
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Wednesday, 21 December 2011 |
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(KN) A Partnership For National Unity (APNU) has identified its candidates for the National Assembly and the Regional Democratic Councils, following the official declaration of results for recently held General and Regional Elections. Among the candidates identified for the National Assembly are Sydney Allicock of the Guyana Action Party (GAP); businessman Ronald Bulkan; Economist, Carl Greenidge; Attorney-at-Law, Joseph Harmon; Opthalmologist, Dr. George Norton and former Commissioner of Police Winston Felix; Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine and Desmond Trotman of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA); Keith Scott from the National Front Alliance (NFA); Dawn Hastings of Jawalla, Upper Mazaruni; Richard Allen, businessman from Port Kaituma, Region One; accountant and Georgetown Chairman of the PNCR Volda Lawrence; Africo Selman; Attorney-at-Law, Basil Williams; Jaipaul Sharma;. John Adams; Jennifer Wade;. Vanessa Kissoon and Pastor-Consultant, Rennis Morian.
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Wednesday, 21 December 2011 |
Roraima governor José de Anchieta Junior speaking at the meeting. |
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Wednesday, 21 December 2011 |
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(KN) The Guyana Elections Commission’s Media Monitoring Unit (MMU) has lambasted the state-owned National Communications Network (NCN) over what it described as a “downright unethical” piece of journalism which was broadcast on the morning of last Elections Day. The observation was made in the MMU’s final report which was released yesterday. According to the MMU on the morning of November 28, the announcer who presented the news on the Voice of Guyana 06:00 hours newscast read a news report which had implications for voters heading to the Polls on the same day. To drive home its point the MMU quoted the piece in question.
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M.Benschop
