Overwhelming response to medical service offered by USNS medical team
As the work of the USNS Comfort’s Medical outreach team in Guyana entered its third day last Wednesday the response by persons clamouring to benefit from the service continued to be overwhelming, and members of the team, are working energetically to provide primary and specialist health care to needy Guyanese.
Terrence Sugrim’ appeals his extradition to US
Applicant seeks freedom via Certiorari and habeas corpus writs
JUSTICE Rishi Persaud on Wednesday last entertained two motions from Terence Sugrim who is challenging the order by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton extraditing him to the US to face drug trafficking charges there.
The motions followed the Magistrate’s order on September 12, 2007, ruling that the man described by […]
Regulations needed for use of Guyana’s hinterland roads
– PNCR calls on government to develop road protocol
THE main opposition party, People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) is calling on the government to urgently involve all stakeholders in the development of a protocol for the use of hinterland roads in Guyana.
The party suggested that this protocol should be one that is acceptable to all stake […]
Five children injured in separate accidents
At least five children were injured in separate road accidents on Monday and had to be admitted to wards at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.
One of them, eleven-year-old Ebony Grinn, of Lamaha Springs, and student of the Richard Ishmael Secondary School was struck down on a pedestrian crossing in front of her school, reportedly by […]
David Rose School students for GUYEXPO
Courtesy of North American Airlines
Students attending the David Rose School for Handicapped Children, Thomas Land will have a chance to attend GuyExpo 2007 which opened yesterday afternoon at the National Exhibition Site Sophia, compliment of North American Airlines, the U.S. flag carrier to Guyana.
At a simple ceremony held at the school yesterday, NAA staffer, Ms […]
GUYEXPO 2007 opening address by his Excellency President, Bharrat Jagdeo
Every year, it pleases me to see an ever-widening group of friends visit our country for Guyexpo. This year is no exception, and I want to welcome everyone – investor and tourist alike – who is with us here tonight. We are delighted to have you here.
I would like to especially welcome Vice-Prime Minister Mia […]
Barbados business interest encouraging
The interest being shown by the Barbados business delegation to GuyExpo, headed by no less a person than the Barbadian Deputy PM, Ms. Mia Mottley must be very encouraging news to the local business community and in fact the entire Guyana.
Ms. Mottley’s presence here as head of the delegation certainly is an indication of their […]
Kennedy and Mahdaeo plead guilty to larceny charge
A 25-year-old father of one was remanded to prison last Tuesday by Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle when he appeared to answer a charge of simple larceny.
Otis Kennedy, who resides at Middle Street Pouderoyen appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court and pleaded guilty to the charge.
Wortmanville man charged with trafficking
Wayne Anderson, 40, of Lot 25 D’Urban Street Wortmanville appeared before Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle last Tuesday charged with trafficking.
It is alleged on September 20 last, Anderson had in his possession sixty-seven grams of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.
Kennedy Arthur Grant of Dartmouth Essequibo Coast remanded on murder charge
THIRTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD Kennedy Arthur Grant of Dartmouth Essequibo Coast was yesterday remanded to prison by Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle charged with murder.
Grant who was not required to plead was charged on September 16, 2006 for murdering Cecil Benn at Westbury, Essequibo Coast.
