Killer confesses to K.N reporter
… still on the run By Michael Jordan A 54-year-old mini-bus driver stabbed his reputed wife to death at around 06:15 hrs yesterday after lying in wait for her on a deserted Herstelling, East Bank Demerara roadway. Savitrie Arjune, 34, called ‘Sabi’, who last resided at Lot 382 Herstelling, and had endured a stormy eight-year [...]
Some policyholders to start receiving claims next week
CLICO meltdown… …company to honour outstanding cheques – van Beek By Tusika Martin Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) will start honouring some of the claims by policyholders within another week as investigations continue into the operations of the company. Yesterday, while reassuring policyholders that their monies will be returned, Commissioner of Insurance and Judicial Manager [...]
Sugar flows as test runs recommence
Skeldon factory… By Tusika Martin Skeldon sugar factory has produced 147 tons of sugar as another set of test runs begins. Kaieteur News has learnt that the tests began some days ago, and no major discrepancies have occurred at the factory. Speaking with Kaieteur News last evening, Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud said that he [...]
Richard Reid to face the gallows
Justice Brassington Reynolds yesterday sentenced Richard Reid, called “Bully Boy”, to death after a 12-member jury found him guilty of the 2002 murder of Michael Rodrigues. After deliberating for more than six hours, the jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict. On hearing the verdict, Reid said that he was not guilty of the offence. “Sir, [...]
Alleged fraudster’s car torched, house burnt
– Arson suspected By Fareeza Haniff The owners of a house at lot 39 De Kindren, West Coast Demerara are now counting their losses, after their house caught afire when a car outside the southern wall was torched by unknown individuals. One view is that the arsonists were apparently trying to ‘spite’ the occupants, identified [...]
‘One last dip’ ends in death during creek outing
Her friends had already packed up to leave, but Thea Joseph insisted that she wanted one last dip. Minutes later on Wednesday her lifeless body was pulled from one of the creeks on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway. Despite frantic efforts by her friends to resuscitate her, she was pronounced dead at 20:00 hours at the Diamond [...]
Guyanese woman found hanging in Nevis
A Guyanese woman, Shakila Chaitram, who had been living in Nevis for some 16 years, was on Wednesday discovered hanging from the rafters of the front patio of her home in Stoney Grove by one of her neighbours. The shocking discovery was made by Chaitram’s neighbour when he passed her home and saw her in [...]
Clubs challenged to duplicate Old Fort’s venture
President of the Guyana Hockey Board Phillip Fernandes in an invited comment with Kaieteur Sport said that the initiative taken by affiliate member Old Fort to assist in the revival of the sport in Linden last Tuesday was indeed a good one. Fernandes, who was elected President of the Board earlier this year, applauded the [...]
Coach Seeram wants to be judged by wins
As Guyana face-off with Leewards today at Albion By Sean Devers His surprise declaration with Gajanand Singh seven away from his maiden First-Class fifty in the last match showed that while new Coach Rabindranauth Seeram is mindful of player development he wants to be judged by outright results. Still without a win in four matches [...]
Man loses car after pleasant evening at Coney Island
Rameshwar Arjun is at his wits’ end, after he came out of the Coney Island entertainment park on Carifesta Avenue on Wednesday night and realized that his car had been stolen. The Nootenzuil, East Coast Demerara resident told Kaieteur News yesterday that he and his family arrived at the fun park at approximately 20:10hrs and [...]
Pele, Alpha United to battle for Mayor’s Cup honours
By Michael Benjamin Pele FC defeated Conqueror’s FC 3-1 on penalty kicks while Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United recovered from a 23rd minute goal off the boot of soldier Stellon David to register a 3-1 victory and book their places in the final of the Mayor’s Cup Football Championships in semi-finals action at the Georgetown Football [...]
Injured inmate still lying in prison infirmary
An inmate, who sustained a fractured left foot following an alleged beating at the Georgetown Prisons almost two weeks ago, is reportedly still being held at the facility without proper medical attention, and relatives are concerned that the authorities are trying to cover up the incident. Roscio Mercurius was allegedly beaten by prison officers after [...]
‘Capone’ charged for Lusignan, Bartica killings
With a heavy police presence at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, high-profiled prisoner, Michael Preston Caesar, who also goes by the aliases of “Capone” and “Deon Cort”, was charged for the killings at Lusignan and Bartica early last year. The charges were read to him by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. As the charges were read [...]
GMR&SC and SQ Motor Sport collaborate
- attempting to make motor racing more accessible Clearly not intent on resting on its laurels even after a highly successful 2008, the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club in collaboration with SQ Motor Sport of Canada has teamed up to make the sport more accessible to budding motor racers. The two entities recently brought [...]
GCA’s 2009 two-day cricket season starts tomorrow
The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Cellinkplus first division and the Raymond Panday and Cummings Electrical second division two-day cricket competitions are scheduled to commence tomorrow in the Capitol City. According to GCA President and former National under-19 batsmen Alfred Mentore, the GCA wants to focus on two-innings cricket since there seems to be a problem [...]
Road accident halts Phagwah celebrations
The Phagwah celebrations for some friends ended with a bang when the car in which they were travelling collided with another heading in the opposite direction. The accident occurred at about 20:30 hours yesterday. According to 25-year-old Riaz Imran Khan of 22 Diamond New Scheme, one of the individuals involved in the accident, and two [...]
Government owes stadium contractor $63M
Cricket World Cup 2007 has come and gone, and the Guyana National Stadium continues to host various events, but one construction firm is still owed millions of dollars by the government. Managing Director of Golden Star Contracting Services, Khamraj Singh, says the government owes him over $63M on three projects he was contracted to undertake [...]
Blyden, Baker do well in T&T
=== But Rousallic go down in 20/20 final === Rousallic Cricket Club of Trinidad failed to cross final hurdle despite good performances from their Guyanese pair of Travis Blyden and Elton Baker and lost by two wickets to Ojeass Sports Club in the final of the Trinidad and Tobago 20/20 cricket competition. Leon Basham led [...]
Developing countries to benefit from imminent EC initiative – Ambassador Heikens
Guyana is expected to benefit from a new initiative which will soon be introduced by the European Commission (EC) to help developing countries better cope with the current financial crisis that has had damaging impact on many economies. Head of Delegation of the EC to Guyana, Ambassador Geert Heikens, yesterday emphasised the urgency and benefits [...]
Inaction by incompetent police results in continued assaults by mischief-makers
Dear Editor, About a month ago a few strangers entered the Vryman’s Erven Secondary School in New Amsterdam where I work. A habit which has been occurring constantly at the named school for quite some time, the strangers (teenage boys) seek cover around, inside and behind the school’s laboratories during and after the lunch-break session [...]
Host club & Amelia’s Ward record wins
Competition in the Netrockers Football Club organised Linden Town Week under-19 football competition is set to continue this afternoon at the Bayrock Community Centre ground. Blue Berry Hill will match skills with Vasco from 16:00hrs in the group ‘B’ encounter. In earlier matches, host club Netrockers hammered Hi Stars 3-0 to confirm their status as [...]
Export orders from Europe, North America ‘drying up’
- Manufacturers hint at possible job cuts The Guyana Manufacturers’ and Services Association (GMSA) yesterday said it is extremely concerned about the effects of the global financial crisis on its member companies, pointing to the loss of demand for local products and the possibility of job cuts. “We would hope that those areas where jobs [...]
A.R. Rahman deserves Oscar Award
Dear Editor, Music from different cultural background has made some significant impact to many and I was elated when A. R. Rahman, Music Director of “Slumdog Millionaire” was awarded an Oscar for his contribution towards that particular film. Indian movies, “Fiza,” “Dil Se” “Khamoshi” “Bombay” and “Zubeida”, which are considered Indian classics within my collection, [...]
Sharing Link Show 25 with the public via TV broadcast
Dear Editor, I said in the past that music is definitely good for the heart and I would now like to make an addition, which is humour. I understand that Link Show 25 created much waves causing the organisers to have additional shows and when that happens, it indeed tells or paint a good image [...]
Barakat Brothers 20/20 semis set for tomorrow at MMZ West
The Semi-finals of the Barakat Brothers 20/20 cricket competition is set for tomorrow at the Meten-Meer-Zorg West ground while the final will be played at the same venue the next day. In the first semi-final, Parika Rangers take on Crane at 9:30am while at 1:45pm home team Meten-Meer-Zorg Sport Club, who topped Zone A with [...]
