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Gunman opens fire on businessman
…victim was suspected drug mule A businessman, his reputed wife and two other persons escaped unhurt after a lone gunman opened fire on the vehicle in which they were traveling, yesterday, hours after they were released from the Georgetown Public Hospital. The incident occurred around noon yesterday at Oleander Gardens, East Coast Demerara. This newspaper [...]
Kwame McKoy’s nomination an insult to all Guyanese — PNCR
The People’s National Congress Reform is demanding that the nomination of Kwame McKoy to the Rights of the Child Commission be immediately withdrawn, a position that will be expounded again today when the National Assembly debates the issue. According to the party in a statement to the media, yesterday, the nomination of Kwame McKoy, as [...]
Nation to be apprised on CLICO debacle today
Commissioner of Insurance and Judicial Manager of Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) Guyana, Maria van Beek, will today apprise the nation on the actual status of the company and its efforts to recoup the $6.9B invested in CLICO (Bahamas). At a recent press briefing, Head of State Bharrat Jagdeo had indicated that Guyana has secured [...]
Slain businessman’s wife slated to say evidence was manufactured
Attorney’s for Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan have responded to the US government’s requests and objections and provided the information asked for, namely a summary of prospective testimony provided to Guyana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As it relates to Elizabeth Persaud, Khan’s attorney Diarmuid White, in a document addressed to the presiding Judge, Dora Irizarry, the “Prosecutors [...]
West Dem residents complain of no water
Residents of Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara, are calling on the personnel at the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) to repair the water well in their community, as they have been without water for the past three days. Kaieteur News understands that since the wee hours of Monday morning, the well in the area broke down, and [...]
Foreign-registered vehicles abound in Lethem
…KN reporter uses one as a taxi Chairman of the Rupununi Chamber of Commerce, John Macedo has responded to the issue of Venezuelan vehicles in Region Nine. The response followed the publication of an article “Customs officials seize Venezuelan-registered vehicles from Lethem businessmen,” which appeared in Wednesday’s edition of Kaieteur News. Macedo alleges that all [...]
US, Europe biggest failures in fighting narco-trade -Jagdeo
Head of State Bharrat Jagdeo says that the United States of America and Europe are the biggest failures in the world as it relates to tackling the trafficking of narcotics. “I keep saying that the biggest law enforcement failures are not in developing world.” He said that the majority of drugs produced around the world [...]
The whispers of Plastic City: Poverty encourages drug use
Despite the late hour, she walks the dusty road. She is searching, looking for her next opportunity to free herself, even if momentarily, from the shackles of the poverty in which she lives, even if it means resorting to the temporary escape from reality the smoke of a joint brings. Her name is Mary, and [...]
World’s Billionaires 2009
It’s been a tough year for the richest people in the world. Last year there were 1,125 billionaires. This year there are just 793 people rich enough to make our list. The world has become a wealth wasteland. Like the rest of us, the richest people in the world have endured a financial disaster over [...]
Govt. moves to cushion forestry sector from global crisis
The Ministry of Agriculture has said that several initiatives are being undertaken to mitigate the impact on the forestry sector as it relates to the global financial crisis. The Guyana Manufacturers’ Association has noted a marked decrease in orders of wood and wood products and a number of cancellations in orders. Meanwhile, Go Invest CEO, [...]
Army undercover operatives do sport braids – GDF source
Army sources have confirmed that there are operatives within their ranks who sport dreadlocks and plaited hair. This is in contradiction to suggestions made by Police Commissioner Henry Greene while fielding questions from journalists about recent Joint Services operations at Bartica and Wakenaam. Residents of Bartica had described one of the joint Services operatives as [...]
No anesthetic at Leonora
Patients visiting the Leonora Diagnostic Center, West Coast Demerara, and who are in need of anesthetic have all been referred to the West Demerara Hospital (Best Hospital). There is no anesthetic at Leonora and this has been the case for the past three days. Kaieteur News understands that a huge number of patients had to [...]
Vincent Alexander promoted
Mr. Vincent Alexander has reportedly been appointed Registrar of the University of Guyana (UG), replacing David Chanderbali. According to reliable sources, a select committee of the University, under the chairmanship of UG pro chancellor, Dr. Prem Misir, met last Friday and unanimously decided to appoint Alexander. Alexander has been deputy registrar of the university since [...]
Rice farmers seek $5,000 per bag of paddy
Rice farmers at a public meeting on Monday agreed to set up the “Workers and Farmers Action Committee” to steadfastly pursue their interest in the rice industry for higher prices for their paddy, at a time when a cartel of millers are offering $2,000 and $2,500 per bag. Farmers gathered in large numbers on West [...]
Old Fort, Flora GCC Tigers grab titles
-Activity hailed a success By Rawle Welch Old Fort Gents (Men) and Flora GCC Tigers (Women) were the respective winners of the Old Fort Hockey Club One-Day Tournament which was held in Linden on Tuesday. In the Men’s final, Old Fort defeated GCC ‘A’ 2-1 in a gripping affair, while Flora GCC Tigers scored a [...]
Ramdin to lead West Indies in Sunday’s 20/20 in Trinidad
Bravo returns to International cricket By Sean Devers Wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin will lead the West Indies in Sunday’s Digicel 20/20 International against England at Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad. Regular Captain Chris Gayle injured his hamstring muscle when he got to his century in the last Test in Trinidad and it is reported that he [...]
Alpha to be tested by President X1 at GCC tomorrow
In final phase of preparation for CFU Club Champions Cup By Franklin Wilson As preparations wind down for the Caribbean Football Union Club Championship first leg, Alpha United will face a stiff test when they battle the President’s X1 tomorrow at the GCC ground Bourda, under lights from 7:30pm. An Under-21 clash between Alpha and [...]
Duo charged with trafficking in narcotics
Two residents of East Coast Demerara, Inderpaul Premnauth, 27, and Colin Ferreira, 32, were charged on Monday with trafficking in narcotics when they appeared before Magistrate Haymant Ramdhani at the Mahaicony Magistrate’s Court. The two were remanded to prison until March 17. The charges, laid against Premnauth and Ferreira, stemmed from the discovery of 252 [...]
Scorpions sting Patriots
– Nets easily ensnare Raiders By Edison Jefford Trevor McCleod had a bad night based on his usually high and energetic standards, but in the final minute of a keenly contested game where Scorpions desperately needed a star to come up big, he was the man the team found open. With the Scorpions trailing 50–51 [...]
Fatal accident at Number 79 Village
Abdul Sattaur, a 20-year-old resident of Number 79 Village, Corentyne, succumbed to the injuries he sustained in an accident while riding his motorcycle (CC 936) on Tuesday. According to the police, Sattaur was riding his motorcycle along the main road in Number 79 Village, when he attempted to overtake a motorcar and collided with the [...]
Four suspected drug mules nabbed, subsequently released
Four persons are under police guard at the Georgetown Public Hospital under the suspicion that they may have swallowed cocaine pellets. The persons, three men and a woman, were brought into the hospital by police ranks after they were detained as they were attempting to board a flight at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. After [...]
Abigail McDonald inscribes her name on Adult Education Lien Trophy
Abigail McDonald won all 6 of her games and amassed a huge positive spread of 860 to inscribe her name on the Adult Education Lien Trophy when that tournament concluded at the Chamber of Commerce Building, Waterloo Street, Georgetown on Tuesday. Colin Chichester won 5 games with a positive spread of 298 to occupy the [...]
Campbell hits another fifty in National female U-19 Trials
By Sean Devers Berbician Shamaine Campbell continued her impressive batting with a second consecutive half-century as the third and final national under-19 50 overs cricket trial ended at the DCC ground yesterday. The elegant 16-year-old followed up her 54 at Everest the previous day with another solid exhibition of batting. She stroked an attractive 60 [...]
Two of three detainees released
Two of the three persons who were detained after the Sheriff Street Internet Café shooting on Friday last have been released from the Kitty Police Station. One relative told this newspaper that the 17-year-old lad and his 25-year-old cousin were released on Monday morning by investigating ranks. Detectives had also arrested a customer who was [...]
