US revokes Supreme Court Registrar’s visa
The United States Embassy in Georgetown has revoked the visa of Supreme Court Registrar, Sita Ramlal. The revocation followed an investigation by the embassy into a case of forgery of documents purporting to represent the adoption of a female child. A police source said that at the centre was an application for immigration purposes for [...]
City Council to benefit from $120M in Govt. assistance – 150 persons could be employed
In order to boost the operation of the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown, Government has plugged $120M—$10 M per month— into the municipal treasury which could see some 150 persons being employed at the city entity. The sum, which will be paid in tranches over the next 12 months, comes as part of Government’s [...]
Child, 5, dies after drinking ‘sena pod’ dose
- Mother in custody pending post mortem Police on the West Bank of Demerara are investigating the circumstances that led to the death of five-year-old Afiena Ramdeen and the hospitalisation of her three-year-old sister, Aliyah Ramdeen, both of G127 Good Intent Squatting Area, early yesterday morning. And as part of the investigation, the children’s mother, [...]
More job losses at CLICO (Guyana) likely as company shrinks – Jagdeo
Head of State Bharrat Jagdeo says that in the near future as Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) Guyana shrinks, there will be more job losses. The President was responding to a query on the recent dismissal of several employees at the Company’s Head Office and two of its branches. According to the President, from what [...]
Taxpayers will ultimately have to foot the bill – Corbin
Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Robert Corbin says that taxpayers will ultimately have to foot the bill of the guarantee to policy holders at Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) Guyana. The PNCR Leader was speaking, yesterday, at his party’s weekly press briefing held at Congress Place, Sophia. As such Guyanese have a right [...]
President skeptical over full takeover by GuySuCo
By Tusika Martin While most of the glitches at the Skeldon Sugar Factory have been rectified, President Bharrat Jagdeo is still skeptical about the full take over of the facility by the Guyana Sugar Corporation. Yesterday, during a press conference, the Head of State said that while the test runs are going well, he will [...]
Testifying against Simels was not part of the deal
- Roger Khan’s attorney By Dale Andrews Diarmuid White, the United States attorney who brokered a plea bargain deal for confessed Guyanese drug trafficker, Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan, said that it is unlikely that his client will testify in the trial of Robert Simels. Simels, Khan’s former lead attorney, is facing charges of obstruction, following a [...]
Man executed, dumped from car
An unidentified man was shot in the head and dumped from a car on Sussex Street last night in what investigators are describing as an execution-style killing. The man of African ancestry was pronounced dead less than an hour after he was taken to the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Georgetown Hospital around 20:00 [...]
Poor regulatory oversight in insurance sector – RSI CEO
…it will be difficult for brokers to market CLICO in the future By Nadia Guyadeen Raj Singh, the Chief Executive Officer of Raj Singh Insurance Brokers and Risk Management Consultants, says that Guyana is now faced with the consequences of lack of regulatory oversight. According to him, with its limited financial and human resources, the [...]
Top Cop obligated to investigate – Jagdeo
The Commissioner of Police is mandated to seek answers to any issue that relates to criminal activities in Guyana, President Bharrat Jagdeo said yesterday with regards to the possible investigations into the alleged criminal activities of confessed drug trafficker Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan. “The Commissioner has to solve murders here. That’s his job. If he reads [...]
Two robberies attracting police attention
Police have detained a man who was positively identified as one of the perpetrators of a robbery committed on a taxi driver on Wednesday night. The suspect was apprehended at Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara, a few hours after the robbery. Police stated that at around 19:00 hours, taxi driver Roy Ramjawan, 25, of De Kendren, [...]
Sold-out crowd behind home team today at Providence
As Windies aim to extend winning streak against England By Sean Devers After a hard fought Test series win and a victory in the one-off 20/20 in Trinidad, the battle lines have been drawn as West Indies face-off with England today in Guyana in the opening match of the five-game ODI series. A 16,000 sold-out [...]
Lloyd, Gibbs to be honoured tomorrow night
Digicel, Banks to host cocktail reception at DCC The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) in partnership with Digicel and Banks DIH will be hosting a cocktail reception to honour two of its outstanding members; cricketing legends Messers Clive Lloyd and Lance Gibbs. The reception will be held from 4:30pm to 7:30pm at the Club’s auditorium in [...]
England is a quality side, but we’ll be going hard at them – Gayle
By Rawle Welch West Indies Captain Chris Gayle told a gathering of the media at a press conference yesterday that they respect the quality of the English side, but will be going hard at them in today’s first ODI at the Guyana National Stadium. Gayle, who is returning to the side after missing the one-off [...]
Old School cricket tomorrow at MSC ground
Harper to lead Int X1, Bishop named in MSC side As the cricket fever intensifies in Guyana with this weekend’s ODIs at Providence, several former national and International players will don their whites tomorrow at the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) ground from 13:00hrs in what is anticipated to be a pulsating 30-over contest. Former first-class [...]
Banks Premium Beer to decide KO champs in the city
Kicks off this evening at Tucville ground By Franklin Wilson Football in terms of its consistency has been great in the city over the last twelve months with tournaments at every level contested. But none of the teams cannot really stake claim to the title as knock-out kings despite success by some in different competitions [...]
Pele FC collects winning accolade at Mayor’s Cup prize giving ceremony
By Michael Benjamin “Despite the many challenges, precipitated by the global downturn, the organizers of the just concluded Mayor’s Cup Football tournament have done a commendable job and must be complimented.” So said Mayor Hamilton Green in a short speech when the successful teams collected their prizes at a ceremony held at his City Hall [...]
Police Corporal released on bail for theft of weapon
A police corporal has been granted bail on a charge of theft of a weapon and a cellular phone. The accused, Chester Fraser, who was at the time stationed at the Rose Hall Police Outpost, made his first appearance at the Whim Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Chandra Sohan on Monday and was placed on $2M [...]
THE DAYS OF JOB SECURITY ARE NUMBERED
I am more than surprised that those employees of CLICO (Guyana) who have been sent home are surprised by the action of the management of the insurer. I am shocked and disappointed that they are surprised. After all, I am sure that many of them would have been reading this column ever since their company [...]
‘Know Your Boundaries’ campaign comes to Guyana
– urges drivers to be responsible By Edison Jefford Legendary West Indian batsman, Sir Vivian Richards, who is now the Brand Ambassador for Johnnie Walker in the region, brought the ‘Know Your Boundaries’ campaign that is aimed a responsible drinking to Guyana yesterday. “It is important to be responsible. I would not be involved in [...]
Eight clubs battling for top spot in BFA U-15 league
NAU whip Mahaicony, Monedderlust lose by default The Berbice Football Association (BFA) kicked off their inter club under-15 competition on Sunday last at the Rosignol Community Centre ground with eight (8) teams in contention for the top prize and players vying for a place on the Association team for the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) inter [...]
Everybody digging
If you see how de man run. And is de Waterfalls paper mek he run. Dem boys talking bout de man who come fuh do de polygraph. When he come he sneak in and Roger de Lunch Man put he up in Pegasus. De people at de airport didn’t even know who was de man. [...]
US-based drug mule appears in court
A 19-year-old United States-based Guyanese who allegedly attempted to smuggle cocaine out of Guyana on Wednesday last, was remanded to prison when she appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, yesterday. Tenisha Roslyn Braithwaite, on March 18, at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, allegedly had in her possession 1,455 [...]
Kudos to Mrs. Joanne Jardim
Dear Editor, Traversing the Essequibo River in the past is the only opportunity I was allowed to have a first hand look from the river of the impressive “Shanklands Resort” and I was struck in my boots to learn via a Kaieteur News report dated 3.17.2009 that it is the end of a dream with [...]
Jagdeo has the right to feel vindicated
Dear Editor, I refer to Mr. Michael Maxwell’s letter of March, 18, 2009 in the SN, with the caption ‘What was the information which President Jagdeo had about Clarke and which vindicated him?’ National Security has to do with a safe and secure environment where the spotlight is on constructing and reconstructing a flourishing, democratic, [...]
