Relatives baffled
Toddlers’ fiery deaths… – shack had no door Relatives of the two toddlers who perished in a tiny Hadfield Street shack on Saturday are baffled as the why the victims were unable to escape, since their small home had no door. Reports indicate that three¬-year-old Ewan Monroe and one-year-old Isiah Monroe perished after a flambeau [...]
Main Street ‘snatcher’ succumbs
- police insist that he was a thief, father believes son was murdered A young Tiger Bay resident who was shot on Saturday night on Main Street succumbed early yesterday morning at the Georgetown Hospital. But Oswald Andrews, the father of 19-year old Akeem Andrews, is calling on the Guyana Police Force to carry out [...]
Pre-condition by President is unjustifiable, unintelligible
…a bad precedence is being set for financial sector — AFC Chairman of the Alliance For Change Khemraj Ramjattan says that the precondition set by President Bharrat Jagdeo as it relates to the investigation into what transpired at Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) Guyana is unjustifiable, unintelligible and illegitimate. The AFC Chairman pointed out that [...]
Shot Sophia pensioner recovering
“If I have to do it again to protect my own, I will,” – Victim Almost two weeks after being hospitalized for three gunshot wounds which he sustained while fighting off gunmen who tried to rob him, 69 year-old Lincoln Bristol said if he has to do it again to defend his own, he will. [...]
Maria van Beek to present final report tomorrow
CLICO debacle… Commissioner of Insurance and current Judicial Manager of the Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) Guyana, Maria van Beek is expected to present her completed report on the affairs at the company to Chief Justice Ian Chang tomorrow. Van Beek managed to secure a four-week extension to present a full report into the status [...]
Port Kaituma man critical following cutlass brawl
Up to press time yesterday, a Port Kaituma resident was still in the Operating Theater at the Georgetown Public Hospital being treated for several chops about his body. Reports are that 35 year-old Cheddie Dawson was wounded during a heated argument with another man. He is currently nursing chop wounds to his head, back and [...]
Overseas based former cops impressed with work of the Police Force
Four former members of the Guyana Police Force who are now domiciled in the United States of America are impressed with the direction the organization is heading. The four former cops Errol Lewis, Ralph Greene, Clinton Blair and Bonita Wolfe-Woodhouse who are all members of the Association of Ex-Presidential Guards and Immigration Services APGI, New [...]
Michael Brassington trial date in US rescheduled to July
The trial for President, Chief Executive Officer, chief pilot and co-founder of Platinum Jet Michael Brassington has been pushed back from May 12 to July 14 in the United States District Court in the District of New Jersey before Judge Joseph Greenway Jr. Brassington was indicted in the US along with four of the company’s [...]
Alleged bandit stabbed by robbery victim
Police yesterday arrested a photographer after he allegedly stabbed a man whom he suspected broke into his car and stole several items. Reports are that Paul Versammy was released on station bail even as John Morrison was still being treated for a stab wound, which he received from Versammy yesterday. According to reports, Veersammy had [...]
Hope canal works moving a pace
The technical work as it relates to studies and designs of the Conservancy Relief Channel at Hope, East Coast Demerara is moving apace. Kaieteur News was told yesterday that efforts to compensate the homeowners who had to move to facilitate this project are also going well. The valuation and identification of alternatives are to be [...]
Hatchery will be charged for improper disposal
Dumping of chicks at cemetery… Tests by veterinarians have shown that the baby chicks that were dumped outside the Le Repentir cemetery were in fact healthy. Yesterday an official within the Ministry of Agriculture said that the chicks seem to have been disposed by a hatchery, which might have over produced. According to the official, [...]
Truck rams Perseverance house
Good Friday turned out to be not so “good” for a Perseverance, Mahaicony family who got the shock of their lives when a truck slammed their house and toppled it. Sharda Persaud was at home with her three children when the heavy-duty truck came crashing in around 19:00 hrs Friday. The husband, Bhola Persaud, who [...]
Van West-Charles returns for active role in PNC
Dr. Richard Van West- Charles, a former Minister under the People’s National Congress (PNC) government says he is returning to Guyana by the end of this month and has declared his intentions to play an active role in the party, which has been the main opposition party since 1992. In a statement, Van West-Charles said [...]
NJ Arya Samaj chips in with more contribution to fire victims
The New Jersey Arya Samaj Mandir Humanitarian Mission/Guyana Central Arya Samaj yesterday presented Soobas Ramgobin and his family with US$1000 to help rebuild their home, which was destroyed by fire on March 7, 2009. This donation to the Ramgobin comes one week after the villagers of Windsor Forest/La Jalousie on the West Coast Demerara, donated [...]
Albouystown and Agricola youths rewarded for clean up exercise
Giftland OfficeMax and the Mayor of Georgetown through a businessman brought Easter cheer to over 100 kids and their families. Giftland provided 50 kites, which were presented by the Young Leaders of Agricola, who distributed them to kids, and young people who participated last Sunday in the Environmental Day clean up of the community. Partners [...]
Illegal rum shops continue to cause woes
Yet again, members of the public have sought to complain of the woes illegal rum shops have been bringing, this time in La Penitence, where such establishments have become dens of gambling and unregulated drinking. In a letter to this newspaper, residents of the Public Road La Penitence area have voiced their concerns over the [...]
BV Anglican Church celebrates 150th anniversary
The St Mary the Virgin Anglican Church, of Beterverwagting (BV) yesterday began a series of activities that will span two weeks to marking the 150th anniversary of its consecration, under the theme, “Come, let us give thanks.” The church was opened on Easter Day in 1859. Following the Easter Day service, which took place yesterday [...]
Bartica Regatta 2K9 Sports Round Up with Franklin Wilson
Clarence Belle unstoppable on day 1 of Power Boat racing Henry De Silva (25-40HP) & Eldon Straughn (Canoe) also shine Clarence Belle, competing in the 75-90 HP and 115-200HP divisions stormed to 3 firsts and 1 second place on the opening day of the 2009 Bartica Regatta Power Boat & Canoe racing competition, yesterday. [...]
Easter messages
From Alliance For Change The Leader, Executive and Members of the Alliance For Change extend Easter greetings to Guyanese across the 10 regions of Guyana and in the Diaspora. When we gather in churches and as we enjoy our picnics and kite flying with our family and friends, to give praise and celebrate the Resurrection [...]
McDonald continues rich vein of form, carts off Level ‘A’ scrabble championship
Abigail McDonald signaled her intention in the run up for the national title when she out-spelt a competitive field of scrabble players, including national champion, Fred Collins, to cart off the honours when the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) staged its Level ‘A’ tournament for players rated above 1600, at the Chamber of Commerce [...]
Easter has much to inspire people
- PPP’s General Secretary The General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Donald Ramotar in a statement to the media yesterday extended best wishes to all Guyanese in general and particularly to the Christian community on the occasion of the Easter Holiday. According to the party, “This holiday has much to inspire people about….It is [...]
Royston Crandon (136*) hits maiden ton
Stoute (104*), Hinds (83*) lead strong Bajan reply By Sean Devers
Basketball stakeholders to meet
– mulls CBC participation By Edison Jefford After failing to secure the rights to host the eminent Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Championships, local basketball stakeholders are expected to meet soon to decide whether or not Guyana will participate in the contest. Following the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) and Government’s failure to arrive at [...]
Bandits hit $1M from East Canje poultry depot
Berbice police are on the hunt for two masked bandits who on Saturday afternoon robbed a chicken outlet of over $1M cash. The men who were carrying a firearm and knife had pounced on the proprietrix of the A. Arjune and Sons located at 33-34 Sheet Anchor Village, East Canje, Berbice. At the time the [...]
Hikers fail to make it past Group stage
After an inspiring performance in the Under-16 Division, Hikers Hockey Club junior team produced another solid display, this time in the U-21 category, but failed to make it past the group stage, at the Trinidad and Tobago Hockey Board 9th Easter Youth Tournament. Playing in the toughest segment of the tournament, Hikers were extremely undersized [...]
