Minister Benn sacks Air Traffic Controllers
- vacancies to be advertised regionally Minister of Public Works and Transport, Robeson Benn, yesterday made good on his promise to terminate Air Traffic Controllers of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport if they did not return to normal operation by last Tuesday. Yesterday letters of termination were dispatched to the 15 employees who had [...]
2009 Budget to be presented Monday
…aimed at cushioning effects of Global Financial Crisis – Dr Singh The 2009 National Budget aimed at restarting and sustaining growth in ways that are achievable and attainable in the context of the global challenges will be presented to the nation on Monday in the National Assembly. According to Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh, [...]
TSU ranks nabbed collecting bribe from drug suspect
TSU ranks nabbed collecting bribe from drug suspect Four Tactical Service Unit (TSU) ranks, including a Lance Corporal, were under close arrest last night after they were nabbed attempting to collect a sum of money from a drug suspect. According to reports, the ranks arrested the suspect yesterday in a section of Greater Georgetown with [...]
Caribbean aviation safety body commissioned in Guyana
…will mobilize regional pool of aviation inspectors The Caribbean Aviation Safety and Security Oversight System (CASSOS) was launched yesterday at the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretariat, Turkeyen. CASSOS is expected to assist its States Parties in meeting their obligations as contracting States to the Chicago Convention by achieving and maintaining full compliance with the [...]
GTUC will provide leadership when populace reaches boiling point
…as Witter issues ultimatum to Benn, GuySuCo management General Secretary (ag) of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), Norris Witter, yesterday said that in light of the alarming deteriorating economic, social and general quality of life in Guyana, his union will provide the necessary leadership to the populace when it reaches a boiling point. [...]
GCAA to intensify training of Air Traffic Controllers – Minister Benn
Over the next two years, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport will be working towards ensuring that an adequate number of Air Traffic Control Operators are trained in order to address the problem of employees’ separation at the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). This disclosure was made by the Minister of Public Works and [...]
Linden woman claims political victimisation
…house stoned, garden burnt After living under what she is terming ‘political marginalization’ for some 30 years, Lucille Oudkerk, 64, of Wismar, Linden, has said that she has reached her wit’s end, and has decided to speak out. According to Oudkerk, her decision to speak out came when her granddaughter, Serena Charles, 9, was severely [...]
Police say ‘there were no strippers at Mahaica night club’
The Guyana Police Force in a press release in response to an article, “‘Strippers’ arrested after police raid Mahaica club,” in the Monday Edition of Kaieteur News, stated that there were no strippers at the event. In the release, the police said that the promoter of the show had never applied for permission to host [...]
Action amounts to blackmail – Prime Minister
By Nadia Guyadeen Prime Minister Samuel Hinds yesterday described the Air Traffic Controllers’ strike action as blackmail. According to him, dismissal of the persons who have taken strike action is on the table. However, he added that he hopes that they will come to (reality) and resume duties. “I am still hoping that the Air [...]
Suspected cattle thief lands in jail
Wayne Castello, also known as “Satan”, of Central Rupununi, yesterday appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson charged with larceny of cattle. On July 26, 2007 at Pirara Ranch, Central Rupununi, Castello along with two others allegedly stole five cows valued $125,000, property of Live-Stock Investment. He pleaded not guilty to the charge, but did [...]
Robbery accused must post $170,000 bail
Haim Nauth, also known as “Fine Man”, of Lot 3 Shell Road and Alexander Street, Kitty, yesterday appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on a charge of larceny from the dwelling house. It is alleged that the accused on Monday, at North Sophia, stole six gold rings belonging to Gaitri Mahadeo and on the [...]
Gordon Gilhuys’s absence places burden on other magistrates
With the Magistrates’ Courts already under significant burden, a number of lawyers are complaining about the way their Preliminary Inquires (PI) are been handled. According to one lawyer, the problem is stemming mainly from Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys’s absence from the bench because of his involvement in a shooting incident last year on Woolford Avenue. After [...]
Houston school gets furniture from Republic Bank
Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited handed over 60 pairs of desks and benches to the Houston Community High School, East Bank Demerara, yesterday. The donation was made under the bank’s Power to Make a Difference (PMAD) community outreach initiative. The school has also been identified for refurbishment as part of the PMAD programme for this fiscal [...]
Monument to go up for Bartica massacre victims
An overseas-based exploration company is currently finalising plans to erect a monument in memory of the 12 persons who were slain on February 17 last in Bartica. Guyana Gold Fields Incorporated, a Canada-based exploration company which will soon be going into mining here is currently in discussions with residents of Bartica and the Neighborhood Democratic [...]
FBI offers $2M for Thompson’s killers
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is offering $2M for information leading to the arrest of the killers of US citizen, Hubert Daniel Thompson, who was bludgeoned to death in his Le Meridien, Pegasus hotel room three years ago. A statement from the US Embassy said that the FBI is working with the Guyana Police [...]
Caribbean U-15 champ Fung-A-Fat survives thriller
Caribbean Under-15 girls champion Mary Fung-A-Fat (+10) had to recover from a set down to defeat Brian Yong (+8) 12/15, 17/15, 17/16 as the Bounty Farm Handicap Squash Tournament opened Tuesday evening, at the Georgetown Courts. It was Fung-A-Fat and Yong that had the crowd on the edge of their seats as the latter overpowered [...]
2-day trial match for Berbice U-15 cricketers this weekend
Castrol team to be named on Monday Berbice under-15 cricketers will continue preparations for the upcoming Castrol Inter County tournament with a two day trial match at the Rose Hall Canje ground from Saturday. The Berbice Junior selectors have reduced the original squad of 54 players to 26 for the game which starts at 10:0hrs [...]
Christopher Holder to defend Mash 40-mile Road Race title
On Sunday morning the roadways on the West Coast of Demerara will welcome back Guyana’s leading cyclists when the first road race for the 2009 season comes off. It will be the annual Mashramani race organized by National Cycling Coach Hassan Mohamed. This is also expected to be Holder’s first event for the year since [...]
Ramnaresh Sarwan Player Diary
As the West Indies plays England in the Digicel Series 2009, Windies batsman, Ramnaresh Sarwan, shares his thoughts on his personal performance and expectations for the Digicel Series. Ramnaresh Sarwan: Hi Everyone, I am very excited about the 1st Digicel Test of the Digicel Series 2009. I don’t feel I did my best in New [...]
Guyana considers Caribbean Basketball Championships
- will not participate if event is held in US territory By Edison Jefford Because of the difficulties usually associated with the procurement of United States visas for locally–based national basketball players, Guyana will not participate if the Caribbean Championships are held in a US territory this year. President of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation [...]
Linden woman booked for embezzlement
Emilla Cumberbatch, 20, of 12 Waterly Road, Christianburg, who allegedly defrauded Jacquelyn Osborne of $1,461,800, yesterday appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson to face the charge of embezzlement while being a clerk or servant. Cumberbatch allegedly committed the fraud between December 26, 2008 and January 30, last, at Black Water backdam. She pleaded not [...]
Cyclists lose out again as RBC forced to call off race
Sponsors disgusted By Franklin Wilson Once again local cyclists have been left to hold the wrong end of the stick as a result of administrative lapses and poor decision making. USA based Tony Chung of Chung Auto Repair, a former cyclist who rode with the likes of Neville Hunte and Victor Rutherford was intent on [...]
Local fighters up their activities for various engagements
The Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Boxing Gym was transformed into a hive of activity yesterday afternoon as several of the country’s top professional pugilists stepped up activities for various engagements. Gwendolyn O’Neil was in attendance, in preparation for her third encounter with Carlotta Ewell in St Maarten on April 4, while Leon, ‘The Lion’ Gilkes, Stephney [...]
Speedboats get new regulations
Speedboats operating between Vreed-en-Hoop and Georgetown now have to comply with new regulations issued by the Maritime Administration, in an effort to ensure the safety of everyday passengers. The owners of the boats now have to add a shed to the structure, so as to prevent against the rain and the blazing sun, along with [...]
President College, Bishops’ clash in today’s final
In a clash of junior national basketball titans, Yannick Dundas will square off against his counterpart, Richard Mohandatt today when the curtains come down on the inaugural President’s College School Championships. President’s College chalked up two victories yesterday in the East Coast preliminaries of the School Based Assessment (SBA) project tournament to follow Bishops High [...]
