GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Jerome Stuart was conferred with Guyana’s second highest award, the Order of Roraima (OR), by President David Granger at a simple investiture ceremony at State House. The President, who was advised by the chairman and members of the Advisory Council of the Orders of Guyana, said the conferral […]
CONCEPTION ISLAND BANK, The Bahamas – A new species of boa constrictor has been discovered on a remote island in the Bahamas. Scientists identified 20 of the metre-long snakes during two expeditions to the Caribbean islands, the second made in October last year. One of the creatures made a dramatic appearance by slithering on to […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – A joint forces operation swoop through Georgetown Prison last weekend confiscated contraband items such as cigarette lighters, improvised weapons and marijuana. This follows what was described by Toronto lawyer Selwyn Pieters as a “proliferation of contraband within the jail (that) raises serious public safety concerns” during the hearings into the recent Georgetown […]
She wanted to explore and figure things out and that’s exactly what U of T Scarborough student Daniela Spagnuolo did on a 10-month internship in Guyana. Armed with research information and contacts in Guyana through friends here of Guyanese heritage, the 21-year-old from North York related how she had eye-opening experiences, living on her own, […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – As Guyana turns 50 as an independent nation in a few days on May 26, preparations to usher in this significant milestone are obvious around this capital city and other parts of the country that I toured during a two-week visit. Expectations are high for visitors and reports say hotels especially in […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – A Guyanese mother was one of two people who appeared in court charged with stealing stuffed toys including those of TV characters Spongebob Squarepants and Barney from a mini-mart. Rhonda Daniels, 32 and Rickson Patterson, 42 of La Romaine appeared before senior magistrate Nannette Forde-John. The charge laid by Constable […]
NEW YORK CITY – TIME, the world’s biggest news magazine, has named Janet Jagan, a former president of Guyana, as one of history’s most rebellious women. In honour of International Women’s Day, the renowned magazine carried an article featuring what it described as some unlikely revolutionaries. Also named in the magazine’s top 16 were: Joan […]
As hearings continue into the deadly riots at the Georgetown Prisons, Toronto lawyer Selwyn Pieters who is representing prison and police officials says “the prison has to be sanitized of illegal weapons” held by inmates. The Camp Street Prison disturbances from March 2 to 4 claimed the lives of 17 inmates, resulted in a […]
By Jasminee Sahoye In a rare move for a diplomat relieved of their duties at an overseas mission, Guyana’s former high commissioner to Canada has taken a bold step by suing the Guyanese government for more than GYD$49 million, equivalent to more than CAD$300,000. According to an online news site in Guyana, Demerara Waves, […]
Trouble has erupted among those tasked with conducting the official inquiry into the fatal riots at Guyana’s Camp Street Prison in Georgetown. In a dispute that spilled over into Facebook, Toronto lawyer Selwyn Pieters – who is representing the police and prison services at the Commission of Inquiry into the Disturbances and Subsequent Deaths at […]
