No lawyer or immigration consultant can promise a Canadian visa
- Kaisree Chatarpaul Unscrupulous immigration consultants and lawyers can affect the practice of immigration lawyers, as genuine people can be denied entry into Canada. During an interview with Kaieteur News yesterday, Canadian Immigration lawyer Kaisree Chatarpaul said that he is really concerned about the recent reports in the press of a reported scam within [...]
Guyanese rapist in Ireland jailed for 18 years
A man who admitted to raping a woman and attacking two others in Belfast within the space of 48 hours has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. Ryan Subryan, 25, originally from Guyana, carried out the attacks in June 2007. Mr Justice Hart said the evidence suggested Subryan may remain a serious danger to [...]
Air traffic controllers on strike
Air traffic controllers went on strike yesterday afternoon, leaving limited senior staff to man the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. The controllers are protesting a number of issues, among which are salary increases for 2008 and outstanding payment of retroactive overtime payments. On Wednesday, a letter of notice to strike was sent to interim Director General [...]
‘Phantom squad’ member faces abduction charge
A man who was reportedly linked to the infamous ‘phantom squad’ is to be charged for abducting a 13-year-old girl. A police official said that the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) made this recommendation yesterday, after perusing a report on the case. The suspect had been arrested and charged before in connection [...]
Russia could claim treasure ship off Guyana
Russia could have the right to file a claim for part of the treasure worth billions of dollars on board a British cargo ship sunk by a German submarine during World War II, experts said. The British cargo ship, torpedoed in June 1942 while carrying precious metals to the US to help pay for the [...]
CLICO’s T&T woes have no impact on Guyana – says local CEO
Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh met with the Chief Executive Officer of Colonial Life and General Insurance Company (CLICO) Guyana, Mrs. Geeta Singh-Knight, and the Commissioner of Insurance, Mrs. Maria van Beek, yesterday afternoon, further to developments within the CLICO group, reported in the Trinidad media earlier in the day. CLICO Investment Bank (CIB) in [...]
Hundreds turned out to bid farewell to the NA fire victims
CHARLOTTE STREET, NEW AMSTERDAM — It was not business as usual in some sections of New Amsterdam yesterday, as hundreds turned out to pay their last respects to the four victims of last Saturday’s fire. Seventy-year-old Ivor Krishna Persaud, well known businessman and owner of one of the oldest business entities in New Amsterdam – [...]
Bogus nursing school owner refunds students to prevent court action
- vows to clear her name In a desperate bid to avoid court action being taken against her, owner of the bogus nursing school, Nanda Kissoon, who also goes by the name of Donna Gomes, Gita Kissoon, Gita Singh, Nikita Basdeo and Nalinie Boodram, yesterday moved to refund the remaining students who had enrolled at [...]
Former GNTC Executive Chairman passes on
Mr. Fitzgerald Alexander Griffith, who served for many years in both the private and public sectors, died on Thursday at the Georgetown Public Hospital. He was 84. The last official position Mr. Griffith held was that of Executive Chairman of the Guyana National Trading Corporation (GNTC), which was a state enterprise falling under the [...]
UGSS wants end to government intervention on campus
President of the University of Guyana Student Society (UGSS), Jason Benjamin, has pleaded with Government officials to adopt a laissez faire attitude in the internal workings of the University of Guyana, because political decisions are stymieing the development of that institution. Benjamin issued this plea at the installation ceremony for recently elected executives of the [...]
Bulletin issued for escaped convict
Police have issued a wanted bulletin for Surajnarine Singh, who escaped from the Georgetown Prison on Thursday. Singh, said to be 20, is of medium build, has black hair, and his last known address is Lot 5, Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara. The fugitive was serving a five-year sentence for armed robbery. A police press [...]
Minibus operators could lose road service licence
…given two weeks to remove markings Owners and operators of public transportation are being given up to February 15 to remove from their vehicles all markings that are not approved by the prescribed authority. The move was taken following an amendment to Clause 14 of the Road Service Licence for minibuses and other means [...]
M&CC demolishes stalls in Bourda Street
Vendors who operate in Bourda Street, Georgetown were caught off guard on Thursday afternoon when a demolition crew dispatched by the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) moved to dismantle their stalls. And the action continued today with some of the stallholders bemoaning the fact that their articles had been removed from the stalls and placed [...]
PM on toddler to be done today
STANLEYTOWN, NEW AMSTERDAM — An autopsy is expected to be performed later today on the body of 21-month-old Attiea McAllister, of Lot 54 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam. The child’s 14-year-old sibling and father remain in police custody as the probe into her death continues. According to police reports, the teenaged girl told detectives that a ‘spiritual [...]
Roads, reality and new thinking
Anyone who drove a car in the seventies would know that, in 2009, if they are still in possession of a working vehicle that they use, this is a brand new country when it comes to the traffic culture. Using a bit of exaggeration, one can say that you could have counted on your fingers [...]
Chanderpaul, Morgan sweep awards
As predicted West Indies middle-order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul and outstanding distance athlete Alika Morgan copped the top accolades when the panellists to select the Sportsman and Sportswoman of the 2008 met yesterday, at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The National Sports Commission Awards are given in recognition of the most outstanding Guyanese athletes, while media [...]
Bus, SUV collide at Providence
…woman injured A two-vehicle collision yesterday afternoon at Providence, East Bank Demerara has left one woman hospitalised after one of the vehicles slammed into her. According to reports, the incident occurred at around 18:00hrs in front of the Guyoil Gas Station, and involved a minibus and a pick-up. This newspaper understands that the bus, GGG [...]
13 graduate from Gafoor’s computer training programme
By Rustom Seegopaul The Alexander Village Mosque was on Sunday the venue for the graduation ceremony for the Gafoor-sponsored computer training programme. Thirteen young people graduated from the course, which saw them develop proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point programmes. It also taught them the basics in the use of [...]
GABA League resumes next weekend
after inclement weather took its toll The Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) will resume its longawaited first and third division basketball League next weekend on the Burnham Basketball Court after weather halted the outdoor competitions. General Secretary of the GABA, Robert Cadogan told Kaieteur Sport yesterday that the weather has been improving and a decision [...]
Honorary Consul refuses to speculate on chicken farm death
Guyana’s Honorary Consul to Barbados, Norman Faria, has met with the Chief Executive Officer of the Star Chick Farm, where a Guyanese worker died on Saturday. Bibi Hassim, a 38-year-old general worker, was crushed to death in a container through which the poultry passes on the assembly line. Faria refused to speculate on whether the [...]
Umpire Vyphuis given fitting farewell
- WICB Director gives tribute at funeral By Sean Devers By the time the Almighty made the decision last Friday night that gave Compton Vyphuis out at 75, the former Test cricket umpire had enjoyed a full life and made an indomitable contribution to society as a sport ambassador. Vyphuis, who stood in six Test [...]
Shop owner remanded on ganja possession charge
“Your Worship, they ought to have allowed him to open his shop,” said attorney-at-law Adrian Thompson. His client, 31-year-old Jermaine Glasgow, was appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson to face the charge of possession of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking. It is alleged that last January 22, in Georgetown, the accused, who resides [...]
Gregory Richardson on threshold of MLS contract
Leaves today for 7 day trial with Toronto FC, Miami By Franklin Wilson Golden Jaguar Gregory ‘Jackie Chan’ Richardson is on the verge of landing a contract with United States Major League Soccer side, Toronto F.C. and if he is succeeds, will become the first Guyanese to achieve such a feat. The lethal forward, who [...]
WI Rugby captain Butts feels team is the best assembled
- says tour of Uruguay exposed various styles of the game By Rawle Welch Skipper of the West Indies Sevens Rugby team, Guyanese Claudius Butts, in an interview with Kaieteur Sport last Thursday evening said he believes the recent exposure against high level teams in Uruguay recently provided a tremendous boost to the team’s ability [...]
Grove man accused of practising obeah in court compound
A 40-year-old Grove resident had the misfortune of doing something that the law enforcement officers interpreted to be obeah. Alan Kissoon, of 28 Grove Public Road, East Bank Demerara, had the charge read to him by acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on Thursday. It is alleged that on January 27, 2009, the defendant was caught [...]
