Deal began after Simels’s indictment
Roger Khan’s plea bargaining… The deal that has led US Prosecutors in the case against Guyanese businessman Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan to accept a guilty plea commenced in earnest following the indictment of Khan’s former lead attorney, Robert Simels. Attorney-at-law Vic Puran, who previously represented the embattled Guyanese drug king in Guyana, told this newspaper that [...]
CLICO (Guyana) ‘chose to not represent self in Court’
… Corbin says decision infers breach of fiduciary duties A senior official within Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) Guyana has said that the relevant authorities within the company have taken a decision not to represent the entity in court. Following the judicial takeover on February 25, last, the company was required to be present in [...]
Delay in appointing judges creates backlog—lawyers
Statistics acquired from the Supreme Court shows that 6037 civil cases were filed for 2008. Of those, 4,448 were concluded, leaving 1,589 pending. The remaining cases will be added to the 21,366 civil cases backlog which existed at the end of 2007. There is also a backlog in the Court of Appeal as it relates [...]
Central Bank’s high liquidity represents lack of investment opportunity
– Franklin During the recent debate in the House on Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) Guyana, Minister of Housing and Water, Irfaan Ali, lauded the government’s management of the financial sector and boasted of an exceedingly high liquidity level at the Bank of Guyana but this position was quickly debunked as nothing to shout about [...]
NBTS still low on blood
The situation at the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) seems to be getting worse on a daily basis, as the bank is still pleading for voluntary donors. Currently, the NBTS is still experiencing a severe shortage of blood, due to the increase in demand at the various hospitals across the country. However, the entity is [...]
Injured inmates transferred to Mazaruni
- prison officials concerned about info leak Following revelations of brutal beatings of prisoners by prison officers at the Georgetown Prisons, officials of the prison service have transferred the inmates involved, to the Mazaruni facility. The inmates had alleged that although they had sustained injuries as a result of the beatings, prison officials had refused [...]
Homeowner’s jewellery costs man three years in jail
A 20 year-old man, who admitted to stealing two gold chains and two gold bands, as well as one gold broach, from businessman, Kennard Jones, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment by Magistrate Faith Mc Gusty, yesterday. Ravendra Singh entered a guilty plea to the offence of break and enter and larceny after the charge [...]
Escape from NOC proves costly
Three Berbician youths who were serving a one-year sentence at the New Opportunity Corps, and who subsequently escaped from the facility, each received an additional one-year sentence from Magistrate Faith Mc Gusty. During their period at large, the three youngsters went on a robbery spree, breaking into people’s homes. When they were captured, they all [...]
Missing Bagotville teen reunited with family
After allegedly being held against her will for the past four days, 16-year-old Dashawna Small, of Bagotville, West Bank Demerara, has been reunited with her family. According to the teen’s sister, Thecia Arthur, the family received a call from her on Monday night. “She called crying and asking for help. So we asked her where [...]
Phagwah attracts 25,000 in New York
Floats carry beauty pageant winners, businessmen, and religious and political leaders down Liberty Avenue and over to Smokey Oval Park, where there is always a concert. Indians who came to the Caribbean as indentured labourers in the 19th century and early 20th century brought the holiday to Guyana, Suriname, and Trinidad. The holiday flourished and [...]
Keeper’s position for ODIs ‘open’ says Davies
Coach Flower says series very important to England By Sean Devers After making his International debut for England in last Sunday 20/20 fixture in Trinidad with a cameo 27 at the top of the order, 22-year-old wicketkeeper Steve Davies feels he stands a great chance of also playing in the 50-overs series which starts [...]
Standard Operations in effect
- Guyana may not participate in tennis By Rawle Welch President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) K.A Juman Yassin told the media that Guyana will be represented in three of the five disciplines that will be contested at the inaugural Caribbean Games in Trinidad and Tobago in July. Juman Yassin was reporting shortly [...]
Deonarine surprised at Windies ODI omission
Aims to become first to score 1000 runs in a regional tourney By Sean Devers Twenty-five year-old left-hander Narsingh Deonarine is enjoying the form of his life and has so far scored 863 runs from nine matches in this year’s WICB regional first-class cricket competition including two tons and four half-centuries at an average [...]
Dr Anthony to visit Alpha footballers today
Minister of Culture Youth and Sport, Dr Frank Anthony will visit and interact with the players of Alpha Football Club today at the Guyana Defence Force Camp Seweyo base on the Linden Soesdyke Highway. The minister is scheduled to have lunch with the squad and give a pep talk. He will be accompanied by club [...]
Williams, Surujpaul, Ramdeen, Hemraj impress in first national U-15 cricket trial
By Sean Devers Guyana’s preparations for the 2009 West Indies 50-overs under-15 cricket tournament here next month commenced yesterday with the first of three scheduled trial games. Played in sultry conditions on a slow track and heavy outfield at the Police ground in Georgetown, Shaquille Williams’ X1 defeated Ricardo Adams’ X1 by four wickets. [...]
Bridgemohan in Guy Under-19 female team 20-member squad
By Sean Devers National senior team all-rounder Marina Bridgemohan has been included in a 20-member national under-19 female cricket squad which will begin a 10-day encampment period on the Essequibo Coast from tomorrow. The tall Essequibian did not participate in the first two trails matches due to University of Guyana commitments and only played [...]
Tucber Park post record 506, Sean Baksh slams 138
The Spready’s Bakery under-19 cricket tournament in the Ancient County of Berbice continued last weekend with two rounds of matches, the leading highlight being a brilliant century from Tucber Park’s Sean Baksh who slammed 138 in his team’s record breaking total of 506 achieved against Cathedral Shalom. Half centuries were recorded by Police’ Gerish Deeges [...]
Unserved Areas Electrification Programme on schedule
…Recent withdrawal of IDB funds of no consequence – Dindyal As the second phase of the Unserved Areas Electrification Programme (UAEP) continues, several communities throughout Guyana are being provided with electricity for the first time. According to Chief Executive Officer of Guyana Power and Light, Bharrat Dindyal, over the past three months works have been [...]
GGMC takes over Omai Gold Mines
‘IAMGOLD,’ the parent company of Omai Gold Mines Limited (OGML), has stated that Omai site has been handed over to the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) with effect from March 1, 2009. The company in a press statement said that this brings to an end the phase of the operations at the Omai site [...]
NRC hosts successful seminar on role of 4th official
The National Referees Committee (NRC) of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) in conjunction with the Guyana Football Referees Council (GFRC) successfully conducted a Seminar on the Role of the 4th Official and Report Writing on Sunday last at the Carifesta Sports Complex, Thomas Lands. Lawrence Griffith – FIFA and English FA trained Referees Instructor and [...]
125 minibus operators charged in new campaign
Following the clampdown on public transportation vehicles, enforced by the Police Traffic Department, on Monday last, a total of 125 minibus operators have been charged with operating their vehicles without a road service licence. In Georgetown, and along East Bank Demerara, 35 minibus operators were charged, while along the East Coast Demerara, 47 of their [...]
Cheddi Jagan 50 miler set for West Demerara on Sunday
The second of three cycle road races in memory of the late President Cheddi Jagan is set for the West Demerara on Sunday pedaling off from the Wales Police Station proceeding to Bushy Park on the East Bank of Essequibo before returning to the Demerara Harbour Bridge for the finish. Warren’ Forty’ Mc Kay who [...]
Coca Cola/GFA U-15 round-robin tournament commence
Competition in the Banks DIH sponsored Coca Cola under-15 round-robin tournament organised by the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) got underway on Sunday with a number of matches at the Camptown and Tucville grounds. Georgetown Football Club (GFC) hammered Rhythm Squad 4-0, Uprising nailed Sunburst Camptown 3-1 while Fruta Conquerors won by a similar margin over [...]
Netherlands-based Guyanese slapped with $300,000 fine
Mohabir Persaud, a 50-year-old Guyanese residing in the Netherlands, was yesterday fined $300,000 or an alternative of two years’ imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to uttering a forged document and conspiring to commit a felony. Between April 1, last year, and March 9 this year, at Timehri, he conspired with person or persons unknown and [...]
Teen dies in Rupununi accident
Michael Hinds, a 14-year-old boy, succumbed, at the Aishalton Hospital, to injuries he sustained when he got into an accident, while riding his bicycle. The accident occurred at approximately 19:00 hours on Monday night, last, at Sand Bank, Aishalton. According to the police, the teen collided with three other pedal cyclists, who were riding together. [...]
