DEA to analyse Simels computer
…conversations with Roger Khan submitted The computer that was retrieved from the law offices of defendant Robert Simels has been turned over to the US Drug Enforcement Administration’s main computer laboratory for analysis. This is according to a letter by the United States’ attorneys and copied to the attorneys of Roger Khan, addressed to [...]
Residents live in fear of derelict building
For the past seven years, some residents of Sandy Babb Street, Kitty, have been holding their breath and hoping that they will be spared damage to property, injury or even death from a derelict building that is threatening to come crashing down at any minute. Recently, the two-storey wooden building located at 36 Sandy Babb [...]
Jagdeo decides who gets TV/radio licences – NFMU
The Minister of Information, a portfolio currently held by Head of State Bharrat Jagdeo, is responsible for the issuance of licence, according to the National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU). As such, calls to the entity to query when Norman Chapman and Mortimer Yearwood of Linden would be granted a licence were deferred to Office of [...]
Gunmen snatch millions from phone card dealer
Two men on a motorcycle yesterday escaped with millions of dollars in cash after they held a phone card dealer at gunpoint on Mandela Avenue. Reports are that the incident occurred some time around 14:30 hours just outside of the Citizens’ Bank outlet on Mandela Avenue. According to a police source, the men escaped with [...]
Judge in Roger Khan case admits evidence from dead man’s wife
Judge Dora Irrizary in the Roger Khan drug trafficking case in New York will allow evidence to be tendered by the state that bodyguards of the alleged drug king pin had threatened the wife of executed businessman Davendra Persaud with a gun. But Judge Irizarry ruled against admitting uncharged evidence of Khan’s involvement in Persaud’s [...]
Top Cop peeved that ranks continue to molest people for money
Acting Police Commissioner, Henry Greene, has warned that persons who engage in corrupting police officers through bribery for simple matters will suffer the same fate that befalls officers who are found guilty. The Police Commissioner was referring to several cases of police officers demanding and accepting bribes for simple traffic offences. According to Greene, the [...]
Ogle Airport expansion back on track
The second phase of the Ogle Airport expansion project is now ready to proceed with financing arrangements completed to allow for the release of grant financing from the European Union totaling 1.5M Euros. On completion, the airport will move closer towards becoming a regional airport. The expansion project will commence early next year and will [...]
Immigration rank, other man on bail for money charges
An Immigration rank was yesterday placed on $200,000 bail after he made his court appearance before Magistrate Nyasha Williams-Hatmin. It is alleged that Quincy Nelson, on November 28, last, at Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, demanded US$2,000 from Anand Dranpaul. However, he only received US$1,200. He was not required to plead since the charge was [...]
One in every 20 women is a wife by age 15 in Guyana
A survey conducted by the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the Bureau of Statistics in 2006 has found that one in every 20 women between the ages of 15 – 49 were married or in union before the age of 15. According to the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), the tendency towards [...]
Increased waste forces M&CC to add five acres to dumpsite
The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC) has been forced to add five acres of cemetery land to the Le Repentir dumpsite in order to expand the capacity of the garbage dumping facility. This disclosure was made yesterday by Deputy Mayor Robert Williams, during an interview with this newspaper. According to Williams, the move [...]
Victim dies from loss of blood
The post mortem examination on the body of 25-year-old Shenese-Ann Richardson-Austin, called “Buckie”, who was killed after a brazen attack on a house at 502 West Ruimveldt on December 15 last, revealed that the woman was stabbed 13 times, and died from loss of blood due to the puncture of the jugular vein. The dead [...]
“I would give this year 6½ out of 10”
Says GTTA General Secretary By Edison Jefford An unusually disappointed Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) General Secretary, Godfrey Munroe has given the association’s performance this year a 6½ out of 10 rating after citing local inactivity as a reason. In a brief interview with Kaieteur Sport yesterday, the candid Munroe said that the entity was [...]
George Bacchus’s killer gets additional 14 years jail
…but new sentence means nothing Delon ‘Fatboy’ Reynolds was yesterday sentenced to an additional 14 years in jail on arms and ammunition charges stemming from the killing of self-confessed death squad informant George Bacchus. However, Reynolds, 23, will only spend 10 years in prison since Justice Claudette La Bennett ordered the additional sentences to run [...]
Bowlers on target as Guyana bow out with win against Leewards
By Sean Devers in Trinidad In association with Igloo Ice Cream, Pepsi, Smalta, TCL, Demerara Power Company, Lifetime Reality & Noble House Seafoods Guyana’s bowlers once again turned in a good performance as the team ended the inaugural Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) 50-overs regional under-17 cricket series with a comfortable seven-wicket victory against [...]
National security a top priority
Dear Editor, Since 2002 security has been proclaimed as top priority as a result of the upsurge in crime. Government has since embarked on various methods of improving national security in Guyana and has made amendments to a number of legislations which were approved by the National Assembly as part of the Government of Guyana’s [...]
GDF not ruling out negligence in Cuyuni mishap
Chief-of-staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Commodore Gary Best is not ruling out negligence in the boat mishap on the Cuyuni River two Mondays ago that left two soldiers dead. Commodore Best has promised to take action if negligence is found. On a visit to the frontline Army base at New River recently, Best [...]
Guywid is committed to rendering charitable service
Dear Editor, It gives me great pleasure, on behalf of the Board of Directors, Executives, and members of the New Jersey Arya Samaj Mandir, Inc. – Guyana Central Arya Samaj Humanitarian Mission and on my own behalf, to extend best wishes and heartfelt congratulations to the Board of Directors and members of the Guyanese Women [...]
Local Lodge spreads Christmas cheer
Mount Olive Lodge No. 1, of the Independent United Order of Mechanics, recently took Christmas cheer to the children of Joshua House on Thomas Street, Georgetown and to the Red Cross Convalescent Home, D’Urban Back Lands. Among the articles donated to Joshua House were exercise books, pens, pencils, sharpeners, toilet and laundry soaps, toothpaste, toothbrushes, [...]
BK Western Tigers enjoy yearend treat
TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY: After a year of hard work on the football field, players from the BK International Western Football team were hosted by their President, Gordon Gilhuys, at the Cool Square Hotel, West Ruimveldt, Tuesday evening last. The players sipped cold beverages, feasted on a delicious cuisine and generally enjoyed each [...]
Mr. Greene you are wrong on this
Dear Editor, Mr. Greene if you do not want people to take matters into their own hands, then why are the police not there for the people when a call is made? Are we to believe that the news reports are incorrect when they say “police were called, line was busy” or “no police officers [...]
Guyana needs policy to deal with sanitation issues – PAHO
In its strategic plan for the sanitation sector in Guyana, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has identified that a look at Guyana’s development policies illustrate that there is no national policy or strategy to effectively deal with sanitation or integrated waste management. PAHO had made this statement since 2004 and stated that the draft [...]
Representing Guyana means the world to me
Dear Editor, I represented Guyana in the Beijing Olympic Games in the 200 metre race. I know that there was a lot of talk about me and how I shouldn’t have been representing Guyana, and I honestly say that I feel that I did disgrace Guyana with my performance. I ran that time of 21.36, [...]
Guyana records sizeable growth in shingle exports, earnings
An analysis of the volume and value of shingles exported from Guyana was 16 per cent higher compared to the same period last year. However, the value was 57 percent more. This is according to the ITTO Tropical Timber Market (TTM) Report, which is published every two weeks. The report states that this robust growth [...]
Guyanese will manage to overcome this difficulty
Dear Editor, Imagine us poor Guyanese for a moment. We didn’t spend so much on the cheap internet calls at the internet cafes spread across the length and breadth of Guyana. I don’t even think many of us were conscious that it was an illegal operation — an illegal practice to be engaged in. We [...]
Bus-stops, grassy parapets and jewelry quoted in American dollars
My wife and I entered this jewelry store in the City Mall, on Tuesday evening looking for silver. She wanted to buy a silver chain. Downtown Georgetown looked modern on Tuesday night because shopping went way beyond 18.00 hours. The core of the shopping centre looked like one of those European cities. I guess it [...]
