Six potential kidney transplant candidates were screened by prominent transplant surgeon, Dr Rahul Jindal, at the Balwant Singh Hospital yesterday, as plans take shape for an inaugural bout of transplant operations at the private facility. Yesterday’s screening activity was deemed as crucial since according to Dr Jindal, there is a need to ensure that patients are [...] [...more]
By Dale Andrews Friday, January 26, 2008 started like any other day. I was actually on annualised leave, tending to the arrangements for the wake of my grandmother who had died a few days earlier. Since many of my relatives had arrived from overseas, the day was hectic with me getting things together for the funeral the [...] [...more]
A 39-year old man had his left foot almost severed by a bullet after he challenged an off duty policeman during a heated rage yesterday afternoon. Cranston Lopes, of 2934 North Ruimveldt, who is said to be of unsound mind, was shot below his left knee, after threatening his elderly mother and another relative. He is presently [...] [...more]
Former Top Cop, Henry Fraser, is a ‘Special Person’ “I told my officers to pay attention to the small things that people need help on, because when you need their assistance for the big things, you’ll find that you have little or no help.” By Crystal Conway He sat in a chair in his home office, his walking [...] [...more]
January is a month that does mek people get nervous. When madness was de order of de day in Guyana de rest of de world claim that wha happen in Guyana couldn’t happen to dem. That is when Fine Man do he madness and kill nuff people in Lusignan. Since then, every year Guyana does remember. [...] [...more]
Less than half of the collectable rates and taxes were collected by the New Amsterdam Mayor and Town Council (M&TC) for last year. This was revealed by the town Treasurer, Ms Sharon Anderson. The Town Council collects revenues from several entities, among them the New Amsterdam Market and Abattoir. There are cemetery fees, processing fees, issuing [...] [...more]
Opposition Parliamentarians have called for more to be done to promote the interest of Afro-Guyanese, including enabling them to utilise their backlands for agriculture. Aubrey Norton, from the main opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), has urged action to be taken to promote the interest of Guyana of African descent within the framework of inter-ethnic equity. He [...] [...more]
Low cost airline REDjet, which promises air tickets for the Caribbean from US$9.99, is gearing to lift up soon, airline sources have confirmed. REDjet would effectively be the cheapest airline in the Caribbean and would initially offer service to Guyana, Barbados, Trinidad and Jamaica. The start up of the airline was announced in October last year, and [...] [...more]
A Brickdam resident has taken her neighbour, the Zoom Inn Hotel, to court, claiming $10M for what has been described as an illegal fence separating her yard from the business place. Earlier this month, on January 12, Justice James Bovell-Drakes, granted a mandatory injunction against Brazilian, Sergio Matos, the new owner of the hotel which is [...] [...more]
The Region Two Department of Education has kicked off the first in a series of activities to commence the Children’s Mashramani competition. Celebrating under the National Theme ‘Showcasing our culture, sustaining our Pride,’ children attending both Nursery and Secondary Schools on the Essequibo Coast participated in the areas of dramatic poetry and calypso. The well attended series [...] [...more]
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