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Thursday August 19, 2021

SURINAME’S PRESIDENT MAKES SECONDS STATE VISIT TO GUYANA

WOMAN DRINKS NOXIOUS SUBSTANCE TO CURE COVID AND DIES

DEMOCRATS ABROADGUYANA CHAPTER LAUNCHED

Wedneday August 19, 2021

SURINAME’S PRESIDENT MAKES SECONDS STATE VISIT TO GUYANA

Mr. Santokhi and his team arrived at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport and were welcomed by Prime Minister, Mark Phillips

P r e s i d e n t Chandrikapersad Santokhi arrived in Guyana on Tuesday on his second State Visit to the country. He was accompanied by several high-level officials.

The visit is to further

enhance bilateral relations between the two oil-producing nations.

Mr. Santokhi and his team arrived at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport and were welcomed by Prime Minister, Mark Phillips

along with several key Government Officials and some private sector members.

The Guyana delegation then met the President’s wife and First Lady, Mellisa Santokhi- and a delegation comprising

Ambassador Albert R. Ramdin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation; David Abiamofo, Minister of Natural Resources; Parmanand Sewdien,

Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries; Riad Nurmohamed; Minister of Public Works; Albert E. Jubithana, Minister of Transport, Communication, and Tourism; representatives of the State Oil Company of Suriname and members of the private sector.

Santokhi and his team will spend the next four days in Guyana.

They will meet with stakeholders in Guyana in order to open more areas of interest between the two countries for development.

This is said to be the second state visit by the Surinamese President, who visited back in November.

During that visit, both nations launched the Guyana-Suriname

Strategic Dialogue and Cooperation Platform (SDCP).

The progress of such initiative is set to be key on the agenda along with CARICOM, and the economic and social repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on both Guyana and Suriname.

The two nations are also set to discuss Foreign Policy Coordination, have Political Dialogue, as well as talks on the Environment, Health, Infrastructure and Transportation, A g r i c u l t u r e , Immigration, Customs, Security and Private Sector Enhancement.

President, Mohamed Irfaan Ali has dubbed the visit as an important one since the two nations are on the verge of great economic development.

WOMAN DRINKS NOXIOUS SUBSTANCE TO CURE COVID AND DIES Edwards of Princeville, purposes to treat said hospital, where they

A family in the Potaro-Siparuni are now mourning the loss of the 43-year-old woman that

allegedly drank some concoction made by her mother, for the family to recover from COVID-19

Potaro- Siparuni. The incident occurred on the morning of August 13.

So far police investigators have revealed that Edwards along with several other relatives consumed the indigenous drink made from a vine, the extract from which is used to and later died. poison fish.

The dead woman It is also used in a has been identified as small quantity mixed 43-year-old Muriel with water for medicinal

tuberculosis and high blood pressure. After consuming the mixture Edwards began to vomit and fell unconscious.

She was later rushed to the Mahdia District Hospital and was pronounced dead on arrival.

As for the other family members, they also complained about feeling unwell. They were later taken to the

were examined by a doctor on duty and were treated and sent away.

Edwards’s body was examined. No marks of violence were found. A post mortem examination was concluded and as a result came out inconclusive.

Samples were however taken from the body and dispatched to the laboratory for further testing.

DEMOCRATS ABROAD- GUYANA CHAPTER LAUNCHED On Thursday, August 12, the Democrats Abroad- Guyana Country Committee was formally launched.

Democrats Abroad is the official Democratic Party arm for the nine million Americans living outside the United States.

The organization strives to provide Americans abroad a Democratic voice in the government and elect Democratic candidates by mobilizing the overseas vote.

Present at the launch were Democrats Abroad Americas Regional Outreach and get out the vote (GOTV) Coordinator – Ms. Roz Rymers.

Thursday’s meeting saw the election of a national executive committee; those elected to serve were, Dr. Dawn StewartChairman; Mr. Lawrence ‘Larry’ London- Vice Chairman; Mr. Mark Archer –Secretary; and Mr. Fitzroy CorletteTreasurer.

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The meeting also adopted the by-laws that will govern the operations of the local chapter.

Speaking after her election as chairman, Dr. Dawn Stewart outlined the chapter’s agenda for the next two years. She called on GuyaneseAmericans and Americans living in Guyana who are registered Democrats. to get involved in the work of the local chapter.

Guest Speaker at the event was the Co-founder

of the Black Voters Matter Fund, Ms. La Tosha Brown.

In her address, Ms. Brown asked, “Can we imagine what our world would look like without Racism?” She emphasized five key areas of importance that included the five “V’s”: Vision, Voice, Victory, Values, and Voting.

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Thursday August 19, 2021

MAN DIES DAYS AFTER CONSUMING POISON went to his friend’s residence to spend some time during the night.

During the stay, Kirt told his friend that he was having some domestic problems at home with his girlfriend and drank some poisonous substance, and refuse to go to the hospital.

As time went by, Kirt reportedly became more ill. He was seen at a shop on Company Road, the roadside in Buxton, from Craig, West Coast Buxton, vomiting on Tuesday.

Demerara.

Tuesday.

The dead man was It was explained that A few moments later, identified as Dwight Kirt Kirt on August 12, last, Kirt was seen lying

motionless with no marks of violence about his body.

An ambulance was summoned and a doctor on duty pronounced the body dead on spot.

The police have since launched an investigation.

Kirt’s remains are at Jerricks Funeral Home, Paradise, East Coast Demerara, awaiting a post mortem examination and identification by relatives.

A police investigating team is now probing the death of a 40-year-old resident who reportedly

drank a poisonous substance and refused to go to the hospital, which was later found on

Ms. Brown suggested the need to have a new agency called the Department of Democracy to address the issue of the rights of

all persons regardless of color, creed, religion, and ethnicity. Indeed, her words were compelling and thought-provoking.

Democrats Abroad has

48 country committees throughout Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

These country committees keep Americans abroad

informed of their rights and help them participate in the U.S. political process. Our members live in more than 200 countries around the globe

and vote in every state and Congressional district in the U.S. Democrats Abroad is recognized as a “state” party by the Democratic National

A woman who allegedly paid to have her elderly father killed denies ever playing any part in the murder.

The accused, Bibi Nazeela Habiboodean, and the hitman, Linden Lewis, appeared today before Justice Sandil Kissoon

at the Georgetown High Court and denied that on February 15, 2008, in Essequibo they murdered 76-year-old Habiboodean.

The duo also appeared before the Jury and denied ever killing the elderly man.

The matter is expected

to go to trial and it will be left up to the jury.

Back in 2016, Lewis was nabbed over killing another man at Good Hope, East Bank Essequibo. During the arrest, he admitted to the 2008 murder.

Sometime after Lewis

indicated that he was hired

by Bibi to carry out the act, something she later denied when she turned herself into the hands of law enforcement officers.

Terry Lewton, a former employee of the late Habiboodean, and Bibi were charged for the

businessman’s murder but were both discharged by a Magistrate because of insufficient evidence regarding their implication.

Habiboodean, of Lot 111 Ruby, EBE, died at the Woodlands Hospital on February 15, 2008, one

day after he was badly beaten at his home.

It was related that at the time of the incident nothing was taken from the home and neither was it ransacked. The attack occurred reportedly because of a family feud.

citing various reasons why a person is not recommended to take the vaccines due to their medical reasons.

Just last week, Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Narine Singh, issued a list based on the Center for Diseases Control (CBC) and the World Health Organization(WHO) recommendations to its medical practitioners.

In that list, the CEO said that mothers who

are breastfeeding, while the vaccine will not have an effect on the infant will be exempted from the vaccines based on the mother’s request.

Fast forward, to this week, mothers are told to seek advice from their doctors. Now mothers can only be exempted from taking the vaccine within six months of giving birth.

On the issue of being pregnant and being vaccinated, the CEO maintains that while the vaccine may not harm the fetus, pregnant women will be exempted from taking the vaccines.

On the issue of persons being tested positive for COVID, it is recommended now that persons are eligible to take their vaccines some 14 days after they have recovered.

However, just last week

it was recommended that persons are recommended to take their vaccines 90 days after they were tested positive for the virus.

The recommendation of persons doing blood donation transfusion remains the same, that is, people donating blood are advised to take the vaccines two weeks after the donation.

It was recommended last week that only persons over 18 are eligible for the vaccines.

This week it is now recommended that children 12 years and above are recommended to be vaccinated with the Pfizer Vaccines.

On the issues of underlying conditions, some recommendations remain. People who suffer from a blood clotting disorder such as hemophilia, receiving

Chemotherapy or Dialysis should see their physician before they are vaccinated.

Also remaining on the list of exemptions are persons who have an infection. This, the CEO recommended, should not take the vaccines until they have fully recovered.

Additionally, persons with acute cardiac events or acute cerebrovascular issues remain on the list of exemptions individuals until they are recommended by their physician to do so.

However, those people who are suffering from Sickle Cell or Epilepsy have been removed from the said list.

Just last week, this group of individuals was stated as being cleared to take their vaccines. But this week, however, they have been removed from

the said list.

With the list set for the person who is exempted from taking the vaccines momentarily, those who are not recommended to take the vaccines in the time span are expected to have a letter from a reputable doctor showing why they have not received their vaccines. These recommendations came after a backlash over the vaccination program in which gazette covid-19 measures imposed stated that persons not being vaccinated cannot access some service.

Since then the Ministry of Health has shifted the system to include a list of people who can be exempted from taking the vaccines.

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Daughter appears in high court for 2008 murder

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Committee (DNC) and is represented on the DNC by eight voting members, as well as at the quadrennial Democratic National Convention.

Health Ministry releases new list of vaccine-exempt persons

With the Ministry of Health seeking to have enough persons fully vaccinated in the shortest possible time, the Ministry has now amended its exemption list to include those persons who are not yet eligible for their COVID-19 Vaccines due to health and other complications.

The new exemption list came one week after the first list was issued

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Tuesday August 17, 2021

West Demerara man crashes, does trying to evade police

Yet another young motorist has lost his life, this time a 20-year-old, who tried to evade a police patrol, ended up in a pole hole and lost control of his motorcycle.

The dead young man has been identified as 20-year-old Mahendra Deopaul of La Parfaite Harmonie W.B.D. The incident occurred just around 23:45 hours

Sunday.

According to an account from the police, Deopaul was proceeding west along the northern side of the road without wearing a safety helmet in the La Parfaite Harmonie W.B.D area.

He was later approached by Force motor pickup PWW5458 which had on its flashlight and

attempted to stop the motorcycle.

Deopaul according to the officers, upon seeing the police vehicle, drove away at a fast rate of speed, trying to evade the police who gave chase behind him.

The motorcyclist ended up driving into potholes along the said road lost control of the motorcycle and fell onto

the road surface where he received injuries to his face and body.

He was picked up in an unconscious state by ranks on the patrol vehicle and taken to the West Demerara Regional Hospital Accident and Emergency Unit where he later died while receiving medical attention.

GTT to increase salaries for all employees Following the agreement to increase salary for GTT’s union members, to ensure fairness for non-union members, GTT has announced that it will increase the basic salary for all employees for the year ending September 2021.

GTT’s Human Resource Director, Tiana Gurcharran, explained that a review of all employees’ basic salary levels except for management would be done in September, and any salary increases resulting will be paid on October 1, 2021.

“We want to positively impact the lives of our trusted employees. This is our promise to all GTT employees, and we also want to ensure that our pay levels are commensurate with market rates in Guyana,” the Director

said.

She noted that a review of GTT’s senior management grade remuneration would also be done, closer to the end of the year.

On Friday, July 23, 2021, the telephone company signed an agreement with the Guyana Postal and Telecommunications Workers Union (GPTWU) that would lead to paying increases for GTT’s union members.

The agreement led to a four percent increase to basic salary for the year ending September 30, 2021, and a six percent increase for the year starting October 1, 2021.

Additionally, a comprehensive review of overall remuneration for union members will commence and conclude

by January 31, 2022.

Farmers compensated for lands destroyed by housing development works

Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, MP, says farmers of Cummings Lodge 1767, whose lands were

destroyed during the clearing of lands for housing development are being compensated.

The Minister on

Monday visited the area where he assured affected farmers that long-term compensation is on the cards. Farmers are

being asked to consider an option to own and cultivate their lands, or secure employment through housing or other infrastructural developments in the community.

“As a result, we are at a stage now where having calculated the level of crops that are there, the type of crops that are there…through CPA [Central Housing and Planning Authority] we are now at a compensatory stage and so I want to encourage the farmers to ensure that they’re part of the collaboration process.”

Meanwhile, the Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water, Susan Rodrigues, MP, said the Government will come to a peaceful resolution that will be beneficial and satisfying to the farmers.

“We came into conflict

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with, of course, those of you who are here today, who have been living off of the land, planting and sustaining your livelihood with this land.

We do not want to come in the way of that,” she said.

The Minister also said Sophia would not be left out of development and no resident left dissatisfied. Therefore, the Ministry has taken the decision to engage them in finding solutions to move forward.

Meanwhile, some farmers told DPI they are thankful for the compensation and would like to return to the farmlands.

Mr. Revon Hoynes said he agreed with the compensation.

“They have come to compensation with us, which we agree because fighting is not what we are. We are farmers.”

Another farmer, Mr. Emerson Gilbert said, “I just thankful for it cause we were farming for years and we would still like to know that we could still get we farm and we could still get we land and those things.”

Several construction projects are ongoing in the Sophia community which has created hundreds of job opportunities and investments. Currently, some $51 million is being expended for the construction of a multipurpose recreational facility and over $550 million is being used for road works and infrastructural developments.

Also, close to 200 moderate, low-income houses are in various phases of construction in a project that will extend all the way to Eccles, East Bank Demerara.

Guyana Revenue Authority Initiates Customs Administration Modernization Consulting Project

to share its experience and know-how.

The two countries expect that the consulting project which is expected to be for a duration of eight months will bring shifts in Guyana Customs administration in various fields, including risk management, cargo management and item classification, and contribute to the automation of Guyana’s Customs administration.

On June 4, 2021, in keeping with an aid agreement between Korea Customs Service and the GRA, a delegation of six consultants from KCS visited the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) located in Georgetown and

commenced consultations for the Modernization of the Guyana Customs Administration.

The 50-day visit to Guyana is part of an effort to strengthen cooperation between GRA and KCS, and to conclude with the delivery of a final report

which will recommend a future model for Guyana Customs.

During the visit, the project team will introduce UNI-PASS, Korea’s e-customs clearance system and hold seminars on Korea’s Customs Administration

Two charged with taxi driver murder, one reportedly confesses

Seyon James

Kenty Bacchus

Two men who were reportedly fingered in the brutal killing of a taxi driver during a robbery and later dumping his body in the Ogle area have been charged and remanded to jail for murder.

The two Kenty Bacchus, called ‘Trini’, and Seyon James, called

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‘Lil Alfey’ appeared before Magistrate Rushelle Liverpool at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court and were both not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge.

It is alleged that the two on June 30, 2021, at Block 1 Ogle, East Coast Demerara, murdered

53-year-old taxi driver, Kenrick Trim, during the course and furtherance of a robbery The two were later remanded to prison until August 6, 2021.

Reports are that the body Trim, of Belfield Housing Scheme; East Coast Demerara, was found just after 9:00 am

the said morning. It was believed that he may have been dumped there with stab wounds and a battered body.

An examination of the body found that Trim had multiple stab wounds about his body. There were bloodstains on the mouth and around the nostrils.

His car was also reportedly found a short distance away from the body with the key still in

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the ignition and the radio on.

It was during the investigation that police then nabbed one suspect who revealed that he had linked up with the other suspect while serving prison time for simple larceny of a cell phone.

The confessor then noted that on the day of the incident he was picked up from the bus park and two went to a snackette located at Carmichael Street to purchase something to eat.

The confessor reportedly told police that he told the other man that he was in need of a place to stay since he was homeless at the time.

Subsequently, after spending some time at the snackette the two then stopped a car that Trim was driving and they both entered.

It was further explained by the confessor that he was seated behind the driver and the other man was seated behind the front passenger seat. He reportedly said that as they got to Ogle one of them grabbed the taxi driver by his neck and choked him “until he passed out.”

They then pulled the deceased over to the back seat but he was still moving so one of them dealt the taxi driver several stabs about his body.

Shortly after, the two removed the valuables from the man, threw out the body, and later parked the car in another spot. The murder weapon was discharged in some bushes nearby while the two subsequently escaped on foot to a minibus close to the area.

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