Guyana Observer News

The arrest warrant for political and social activist, Mark Benschop was Tuesday withdrawn after he appeared in court on his own volition. He is charged with allegedly driving motor pick-up GLL3101 without a license being in force at the time. Appearing for Benschop was lawyer, Christopher Ram who told the court that his client had appeared before now suspended Magistrate Chandra Sohan late October, telling him that he was expected to be out of the country until late December.

Gun-toting bandits this morning raided a welding shop and the L and B  shopping centre at 18, Second Street, Chateau Margot, East Coast Demerara and killed the owner, Dennis Ramah. One of the attackers also died following an exchange of gunfire with the police. Six bandits at 9 am went into the business place, confronted the workers and then took them upstairs where the Ramahs live and demanded cash and jewellery. They got nothing and as they were escaping Ramah confronted them and chopped one of the bandits. He was then shot by one of the bandits.

I got to know Winston Murray when we constantly met on the Demerara Harbour Bridge as joggers. I didn’t know he lived near the waterway so I enquired whether he traveled from Georgetown for the jogging. It was then I knew that he lived opposite the structure. We talked of course. And I learnt many things about him, the PNC and Guyanese politics. I have spent my entire life in political struggle. I hope to bring my activism to an end if the PPP loses the next election. I do not think Guyana has seen or ever will see a group of rulers as culturally unfit, aesthetically unpleasing, nationalistically suspect, shamelessly corrupt and politically degenerate as the present Freedom House cabal.

The teachers who were sanctioned by the Ministry of Education in relation to the manner they dealt with the now dead Neesa Gopaul, said that they are not satisfied with the letter that followed their sanction letter. his newspaper was told that the three teachers received their letters on November 9 last and the content remains the same except for three new sentences. According to a reliable source, the teachers have since indicated that they are not pleased with the letters, hence their letters have since been forwarded to the Guyana Teachers’ Union for further intervention.

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has condemned a recent drainage clearing exercise, in which a trench in front of the home of newspaper columnist Freddie Kissoon was skipped. “It is another despicable act of President Bharrat Jagdeo, acting through his agents, and part of the continuous victimisation of the media and prominent citizens,” says PNCR leader, Robert Corbin. According to the Opposition Leader, the constitution clearly gives the citizens the right to criticise.