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 […]
“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.” Then the righteous answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did you see me […]
Prominent Toronto lawyer and community activist Selwyn Pieters is taking a major role in Guyana representing law enforcement officials following the deadly riot at the prison in Georgetown. On Tuesday, he announced on Facebook he will be playing an integral part in the Commission of Inquiry into the recent riot that left 17 prisoners dead […]
Guyanese Canadians in the GTA are awaiting answers as a commission of inquiry begins probing two days of prison rioting and fires that left 17 dead and numerous inmates injured at Georgetown’s Camp Street Prisons. The commission is to report by March 15. A recently completed commission of inquiry dealt with the assassination of renowned […]
Sydney Allicock, vice-president of Guyana and minister of indigenous people’s affairs, brought a message of “Together we will be strong, Unity is strength” to Canadian First Nations people last Sunday at Trent University in Peterborough. On Saturday at the Guyana Consulate, the Guyana Diaspora held hands in love and unity as they prayed for guidance […]
Guyana’s Minister of Education and co-chair of the National Commemorative Commission Nicolette Henry will join Consul General Sattie Sawh, chair of the 50th Independence Anniversary (Canada) Committee, at a pre-independence dance at the Armenian Community Centre on Saturday (Feb. 27) at 7:30 p.m. The celebration is a call for all Guyanese to work together to […]
The Caribbean Children Foundation (TCCF) has signed an agreement with the International Children’s Heart Foundation (ICHF) to boost treatment for kids with heart ailments in Guyana, TCCF President Jay Brijpaul said. Guyana-born Brijpaul told The Camera the main focus of this project is to provide the components over an extended period to develop a local […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – More than 68,000 workers will be removed from the income tax roll as a result of an amendment to the Income Tax Act that will see the income tax threshold increased to GUY$660,000 (US$3,248) from GUY$600,000 (US$2,952). That was among the measures outlined by Minister of Finance Winston Jordan as he […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – This country is one of the 12 emerging destinations to visit this year, according to Business Insider UK. The South American country is the only Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nation featured. Broadcast journalist and photojournalist Anisha Shah explains that 2016 is all about emerging destinations. “Wilderness, wildlife and culture; these themes will illuminate […]
