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Home Affairs Ministry launches ‘Do the right thing’ campaign to curb fatal accidents Oct 19, 2024 News …as police record 93 road fatalities so far for the year Kaieteur News – Ninety-three persons have died on the nation’s roadways so far this year raising serious concerns about road usage. Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn on Friday said that his ministry is on a mission to reverse the deadly trend with the launch of a series of initiatives themed, ‘Do the right thing’. Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn. At a press conference held at his office, the Minister said that last year the Traffic Department recorded some 175 road fatalities. “We were at 175 (deaths) last year and currently at this year, we thought that we would have achieved what we achieved in 2021 and 2022, practically a 100 or just below 100 in terms of road deaths. Unfortunately, given the current trend, we are not happy at the current rate that we are seeing and there is a suggestion that the road fatalities may be of the order of 120 if we carry on at the rate we are moving at the moment,” he expressed. The minister noted that the United Nations’ (UN) Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021 – 2030 has set the target that by the end of 2030 road deaths and serious injuries should be reduced by 50 percent. “At the current, we will not achieve that,” the minister announced. Kaieteur News understands that for the road fatalities recorded, speeding is deemed the main cause based on the police statistics, with drinking and driving follows closely behind. Police statistics shows that pedestrians and motorcyclists are mostly involved, while young men mostly between the ages of 18 and 30 are mostly involved in these accidents. The ministry said that persons continue to drive without using safety equipment, having patience and tolerance. Minister Benn alluded to the significant increase of vehicles on the country’s roads and noted that the Guyana Police Force (GPF) needs to work closely with the Ministry of Public Works to ensure that road users comply with regulations. “We have to engage the Ministry of Public Works to increase the stripping and markings on the roads and get some of the inactive traffic lights working,” he mentioned. Further, the minister disclosed that efforts will be made to amend the existing legislation. “We will be putting in some measures with the police where they would be boosted, we are trying to get more people out on the road with them including people who would volunteer and help with traffic duties, we have talked about increasing fines, we intend to put the proposal again to increase fines, we intend to increase the number of ticketable offences, so that we could bring a big move on the situation for improvement,” Benn told reporters. The Home Affairs Minister made it clear that the ‘Do the right thing’ campaign is geared at getting road users to use the roadways safely.     Related Similar Articles

DCSN Manufacturing Incorporated gets Re-Certification from GNBS Oct 19, 2024 News GNBS Certification Team and DCSN Management. Kaieteur News – DCSN Manufacturing Incorporated which is a subsidiary of S Jagmohan Construction and General Supplies Inc. on Thursday announced that its products have been re-certified by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) for the Made in Guyana Standards Mark. According to a release from the company with this certification, the company can continue to use the Made in Guyana on “its Prestressed Concrete elements, including piles, sheet piles, and slabs. DCSN is also Guyana’s first and only manufacturer of Bitumen Emulsions; CRS 2 and RC 250.” The simple handover ceremony took place at the company’s main office where the Technical Officer for GNBS Ms. Yan Yi Zhu presented the Made in Guyana Certificate to Ms. Davina Jagmohan DCSN’s Director. Also attending the event were Mr. Keon Rankin, Head of Certification, Mr. Suresh Jagmohan, Managing Director of DCSN, and other employees. “Mr. Suresh Jagmohan noted that the re-certification by the GNBS is a testament to the company’s commitment to maintaining the highest standards in supporting Guyana’s expanding construction sector,” the statement said. The Made in Guyana Standards Mark is a registered designation that aims to highlight and also promote products that are locally manufactured in both domestic and international markets and it serves as a signature of quality attached to authentic Guyanese products. Related Similar Articles

Guyana and Suriname committed to sharing information on oil and gas sector – Jagdeo Oct 19, 2024 News Kaieteur News – Suriname and Guyana have committed to sharing information on the oil and gas sector with each other, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo disclosed on Thursday. Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo. Jagdeo was at the time speaking at a press conference held at Freedom House, Robb Street, Georgetown. The Vice President told reporters that the commitment between the two countries was made during a recent visit by Suriname’s Foreign Minister Albert Ramdin, other government officials and representatives of Staatsolie – Suriname’s oil company. Additionally, the two countries are working to set up a committee to specifically handle information sharing but, in the meantime, it will be handled by the Suriname’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources. “Earlier this week, I also met with Minister Ramdin from Suriname… the Foreign Minister, and he brought a number of people from Staatsolie and from the government who deals with this sector. So, we talked extensively about the coordination of our efforts, collaboration in the sector and we committed to sharing more information on the Oil and Gas industry among ourselves,” Jagdeo stated. Meanwhile, when asked about the possibility of collaboration for gas monetization between the two countries and whether the subject was discussed at the said meeting, the Vice President said, “No it did not as yet. It was a general conversation to discuss the sharing of information and where both countries are in their oil and gas sector.” He explained that as Suriname’s oil sector progresses, talks will continue on areas of collaboration. On October 7, Jagdeo disclosed that a Surinamese team comprising Minister Ramdin would be visiting Guyana to discuss areas of collaboration, including gas monetization. Speaking on the development of Suriname’s oil and gas sector Jagdeo said that the project in Suriname’s Block 58 will focus largely on oil but there will be the need to look at the development of gas as well since Suriname found gas and also, the discoveries offshore Guyana that are closest to Suriname have more gas than oil in them. “So, we still need to try to collaborate, in the context of our project or our aim to monetise this gas either within the context of that project or separately. But we still need to have a discussion on this and I spoke with the Foreign Minister Ramdin and he wants to come with a team of people and I said I will give him a date when we can have those discussions,” Jagdeo explained. He expressed his joy that Suriname is moving forward to have production and hopes that the countries in Africa as well as other countries who have discovered oil and gas recently will be allowed to use their gas resources to generate electricity and not be told they need to save the world, while the rest of the developed world is expanding their gas production. “They are talking about energy security for their people and they want Africa not to use its gas to generate power because that will not be the appropriate renewable mix. I hope that Africa doesn’t listen, I am glad they are not listening to some of these people and that they pursue their development with vigour and to have cheap energy for their people,” the Vice President stated. Related Similar Articles

Armed bandits rob Chinese businessman of $500,000 and two cell phones Oct 19, 2024 News Kaieteur News – The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two suspects, who are allegedly involved in the robbery of a 45-year-old Chinese national at Panda Supermarket located in West Minister, West Bank Demerara (WBD) on September 26, 2024. Police are in search of the two suspects The victim has been identified as Zhou Jiabin. Police reported that two armed, unidentifiable men committed the robbery. The duo stole two mobile phones valued at $264,000 and $500,000 cash. Investigations disclosed that at about 20:12hrs, the victim was at the cash register in the lower flat of the supermarket when he noticed two men walking into the supermarket. The victim then claimed one of the suspects jumped over the counter, pointed a firearm at him, and removed the cash from the cash register. The businessman was also beaten with the firearm and relieved of the two phones from his pants pocket. The suspects then made their escape on a red and black electric scooter. Investigations are ongoing. Related Similar Articles

Deceivers, deniers, liars at the peaks -are they here? Oct 19, 2024 Features / Columnists, News, The GHK Lall Column Hard Truths by GHK Lall Kaieteur News – He started out small – a teeny, bitty, little lie, from a young age, growing into it.  The results were so liked that a bigger, then a bigger lie started becoming an unshakeable part of the character, the makeup.  Not that any sustained effort was made to shake off the lies that were so reflexive, which clung so tenaciously.  The little lies are called white lies, and the usual reaction is laughter, a shrug.  What’s the harm, who has been fouled?  In the passage of time, the peculiar growth processes of some men, many, little lies transformed into half-truths.  The truth is either a truth, or it’s a lie.  There are no half or three-quarters truths, no such animal exists.  For whether by commission or omission, a half-truth is what amounts to a full out falsehood.  The man, a national leader no less of considerable following, who began with small lies soon delighted in chronic lies, and all the personal good that resulted from them.  The spaces created.  The doors that swung open.  The room to operate, at will.  The Germans discovered the extraordinary power of lies alongside how to make their fearsome, unanswerable V-1 and V-2 rockets that rained on Ipswich, Norwich, and Cheswick.  While Von Braun refined and perfected in his labs, Goebbels came to the realization that once a lie is launched, that rocket must continue flying.  With more lies.  Then more lies.  Crass and craven political leaders are like that: the more they lie, the more they like the results.  It is costless, isn’t it?  Where have the consequences been for those who represent strains of this in Guyana? Who challenges them?  Who dares to go against them?  So little lies serve as the precedent for more of them.  A side street, a forgotten back alley, of deceptions that is way out of sight, soon becomes the long road of an expressway.  A highway of falsehoods.  A corridor to power, which, when the cunning make use of, empowers their unchecked ascendancy, save for an inconvenient bump or two along the way.  Lies are told without a second thought, without any stirring of conscience, without any regard for the blotches that accumulate on one’s record, one’s character.  Lies, as said, are small, then, massive, they are part of a consistent personal practice, with little regard for consequences.  Lies are presented in the reckless nonchalance of not caring whether there is discovery, followed by the horror of exposure.  Lies-partial falsehoods, repeated falsehoods, secret falsehoods, falsehoods detected-become the norm even after there is detection of what is going on.  What does that say about such a person?  What does that signify for a country and its citizens?  When that person holds himself or herself out as a leader, and then succeed in becoming a national one? There are some in this world who are so chronically committed to deception, splitting hairs, deliberate dodging or submerging or twisting of the truth, that they simply can no longer tell the truth.  About anything.  They just don’t have truth in them.  Whether through burgeoning and barefaced exaggeration, or the more subtle kinds, they are just too prone to the practice of lying and lying and lying without interruption.  After an interval, such a modus operandi (the practice of lies) mutates into a modus vivendi (the way of life lived and loved).  In other words, lies become second nature for such people.  I table something for the first time before fellows: is it possible, do the circumstances and the environment confirm, that Guyana has a few such persons in positions of power and authority in this country?  More than a few, too many for the good of this country? The irony of and danger of asking such a question, or any of similar strains, is that those who inquire about such a state in Guyana quickly degrade to a big problem.  Such human obstacles must not be allowed to stand, gather strength.  He or she must be crushed out of existence.  For like that story from Hans Chrisian Andersen, there is the leadership dread that someone-some bold child, or some inspired mature presence, or some uncorrupted spirit-that will be a revealer of the way that things are.   The king has no truth.  When observant, conscientious, people speak their minds, they represent the best attributes of citizenship.  They will speak against lies, whether they involve a one-dollar bill, or a billion, friend or foe, with the same vigor.  For their efforts, a barrage of lashes descends. Now I try to center this offering involving lies. I present a man who is no longer on this earth but was laced through and through with lies.  He was not Guyanese.  He was American.  He started out with minor matters, then became a monster with lying.  He knew no other way, would try no other.  He was a US Congressman, a Senator, a Senate Majority Leader, Vice President (Speaker pro tempore), and at the end President of the United States of America.  His name was Lydon Baines Johnson.  He did much for Civil Rights; he also represented other things.  Lies do have a powerful arc, frightening reach.  They also have a limited life, one that is diseased from birth and grows worse, with each breath taken.  My last question should have been anticipated.  Are there Lyndon Johnson’s equivalents in Guyana?  If an American with a successful political pedigree as Lyndon B. Johnson, then why not a Guyanese, more than one of them, especially considering the controversies, clamors, clashes?   Who are they, as attested to by the records that they have compiled?  I think we know them.  They are too many to have passed unnoticed.  Guyanese must decide how much of a willing, colluding party they will be to liars and their lies.  Look where this society is.  My position has long roots, is well known. (The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this newspaper.) Related Similar Articles

Oct 19, 2024 Sports – Major step in Guyana’s football development  By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sprots – A momentous occasion in the development of football in Guyana took place yesterday with the official sod-turning ceremony for the new Blue Water Shipping Stadium at Durban Park. The ceremony marked the beginning of what is expected to be a transformative project for the country’s sports infrastructure, particularly in football, and was attended by high-ranking officials from CONCACAF, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), and Blue Water Shipping. Leading the historic moment was FIFA Vice President and CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani, who turned the first sod alongside GFF President Wayne Forde. Also in attendance were other GFF officials and representatives from CONCACAF, as well as stakeholders from Blue Water Shipping, the company behind the investment in the facility. The event signals the start of a construction project that will bring state-of-the-art football facilities to Durban Park and play a critical role in Guyana’s ambition to grow as a football nation. The Blue Water Shipping Stadium will serve as a dedicated venue for football in Guyana, with a primary focus on developing youth programs, expanding local competitions, and providing a home for the national team, the Golden Jaguars. The facility is expected to be a cornerstone in the development of the sport, providing modern amenities and a high-quality pitch that will meet international standards. Speaking at the sod-turning ceremony, Montagliani expressed his excitement for the project and its potential to elevate football in Guyana. He said this stadium is not just a physical structure; it represents the future of football in Guyana; a country which he said has shown great passion for the sport, and the facility will allow that passion to be nurtured, developed, and showcased on a larger stage. GFF President Wayne Forde echoed these sentiments, expanding on the importance of the stadium in the federation’s strategic plans for football development. Blue Water Shipping’s significant investment in the stadium highlights the company’s commitment to the development of sports in Guyana. The Denmark-based company, which operates globally in logistics and shipping, has made a long-term pledge to support football in Guyana as part of its broader mission to invest in the communities where it operates. The construction of the Blue Water Shipping Stadium is aligned with the Government of Guyana’s larger goal of transforming the country’s sports ecosystem. As part of a broader strategy to invest in sports infrastructure, the government has prioritized the development of facilities like the new stadium to promote sports tourism, create jobs, and provide opportunities for young athletes to thrive. President Irfaan Ali has previously spoken about his administration’s vision to build a sustainable sports economy in Guyana, with football playing a central role. With this new stadium, it is said that Guyana will have the ability to host regional and international football tournaments, increasing the visibility of the sport and giving local players a platform to compete at higher levels. The facility is also expected to play a key role in the government’s push for youth engagement in sports, providing the next generation of athletes with the necessary resources and facilities to develop their skills from an early age. As construction begins, the anticipation builds for a facility that will fuel the dreams of young footballers and elevate Guyana’s standing in the world of sports. Related Similar Articles