Maria van Beek survives execution
…bullet missed her heart by close to 5 inches Commissioner of Insurance Maria van Beek narrowly survived a brazen attempt on her life at around 08:15 hrs yesterday, after she was shot by a gunman while driving her car along Lombard Street in Georgetown. Van Beek, who is also the Judicial Manager for CLICO, was [...]
Heavy rainfall, power failure, high tide take heavy toll on city
Public Relations Officer of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC), Royston King said that Georgetown experienced flooding yesterday, largely due to a combination of heavy rainfall, power failure and a high tide. According to King in a 24-hour period, between 08:00 hours on Wednesday and the same time yesterday, there was 53.3 millimetres of rainfall. [...]
Missing pilot found
- wandered for five days in jungle The Joint Services have called off a planned search for a pilot after confirming reports that he was found alive and well. Bernard Singh returned to his mining camp in the Chi-Chi area on Wednesday afternoon after wandering though the jungle for about five days. There are reports [...]
Fifth Summit of the Americas begins today
The Fifth Summit of the Americas begins today even as the city of Port-of-Spain is in a complete lockdown. Heads of State, including Guyana’s President, Bharrat Jagdeo, arrived yesterday on the twin island republic. The Summit of the Americas brings together the Heads of State and Government of the Western Hemisphere to discuss common concerns, [...]
Pensioner’s house collapses at Enmore
Whether it was the heavy rains or just poor construction, Betlyn Singh, of Station Road, Enmore, East Coast Demerara, is now without a suitable place to live, after the structure which she inhabited came crashing down yesterday morning. Luckily, Singh, a 62-year-old pensioner, who lives alone, was not in the house when tragedy struck around [...]
More basketball controversy brews… GABF, NSC bicker over boards
By Edison Jefford Finding amicable ground seems to be the most difficult resolution to mediate between the strained relationship of the national basketball federation and the sports commission after a new row surfaced over ownership of basketball boards. A reliable and confidential source, who requested anonymity, informed Kaieteur Sport in a brief interview yesterday that [...]
Guyana add silver, two bronze medals to tally
National junior table tennis players, Chelsea Edghill and Adielle Rosheuvel kept Guyana in the medal hunt when the pair challenged the tough Puerto Ricans toward their silver medal performance yesterday evening. According to reports reaching Kaieteur Sport from the 2009 Caribbean Cadet and Junior Table Tennis Championships at the Marriott Dome in Saint Kitts, Edghill [...]
Dowlin urges GCB to convene immediate inquiry to clear his name
Former National cricket Captain Travis Dowlin yesterday issued a press statement urging the Guyana Cricket Board to convene an immediate inquiry into reports against him made by the Demerara and Berbice Cricket Boards. The 32-year-old, who has represented Guyana at the first-class level since 1997, was dropped from the Guyana team for their final round [...]
Knack gah knack back
Do unto others as you would have others do unto you is an old saying in de Bible. Trust and don’t pay is a saying dat Guyanese mek up. GECOM occupy a man property and didn’t pay rent and de man decide to block de place. He use some concrete slab and den he chain [...]
Who tried to kill Maria van Beek?
My sympathy goes out to Mrs. Maria van Beek, her family and immediate relatives. I know what it is like to face death after being attacked for non-robbery reasons. In 2004, at 5.30 A.M. gunmen invaded my garage as I was about to drive out. I fled from their pointed guns. My car was found [...]
BCB issues public apology to Travis Dowlin
The Berbice Cricket Board has issued a public apology to former Guyana national cricket captain, Travis Dowlin on the usage of the word ‘racism’ in a joint letter with the Demerara Cricket Board that was sent to the Guyana Cricket Board. The statement noted, the last paragraph of the letter which unfortunately appeared in the [...]
Cheddi Jagan Memorial Essequibo 50-miler set for Sunday
A new champion will be crowned come Sunday when the 2nd annual Cheddi Jagan memorial 50-mile cycle road race comes off on the Essequibo Coast. Defending champion Junior Niles, like many of his fellow countrymen (Alonzo Greaves, Geron Williams, Christopher Holder among others), has left for Trinidad and Tobago where they will compete in the [...]
Region Three RDC ‘behind on collection of rates and taxes’
The Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) is presently behind on their collection of rates and taxes. This is largely due to the fact that the collections of rates and taxes from the 14 different Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) across the region are behind schedule. Regional Chairman, Julius Faerber, explained to [...]
Cacique Inc. to host blood drive
In an effort to assist the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) and the Ministry of Health in the blood collection process, Cacique Inc, an ACCA tuition provider, will be hosting a blood drive tomorrow. The programme will commence at 09:00 hrs at the institution’s headquarters located at 161 Pike and Alexander Streets, Kitty, Georgetown. The [...]
Sunburst Camptown and GDF to battle for Milo championship
By Franklin Wilson Sunburst Camptown and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) will collide in the final of the inaugural Milo under-21 football league organised by the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) and sponsored by M Beepat & Sons. Both teams came from a goal down to beat their respective opponents in semi-final rivalry on Wednesday evening [...]
Essequibo hold upper hand against Berbice despite Foo’s effort
Essequibo, were fighting back against Berbice on day one of their GTM Inter County three day match being played at the Anna Regina Community Centre ground on the Essequibo Coast. After bowling out the hosts for 161, Jonathan Foo returning the remarkable figures of 9-53 from 25.1 overs, Berbice in reply were struggling at 72-6 [...]
No repairs yet at Turkeyen Police Station
- Hole still in wall of building Almost three months after 17-year-old Leon Paul took flight from the Turkeyen Police Station; there is still a gaping hole in the wall, at the western end of the building, through which the teenager escaped. The hole was made by the escaping prisoner, who ripped a sanitary fitting [...]
Leonora Masjid win West Demerara Zone
Leonora Masjid defeated Cornelia Ida / Hague Masjid to take top honours in the West Coast Zone of the West Indian Sports Complex Sponsored countrywide inter – Jamaat Softball Cricket Competition which was played last Sunday and Monday at the Leonora Masjid Ground. In the final, Leonora Masjid won the toss and inserted Cornelia Ida/Hague [...]
Barama employees injured in explosion
Two employees of the Barama Company Limited were admitted to the Woodlands Hospital last evening, suffering from burns to their faces and other upper body parts. The workers, a Malaysian and an Indonesian, were about to weld a fuel tank at the company’s operation at Number 70 KM when an explosion occurred. This newspaper understands [...]
Specially arranged match added to ‘DJ Stress’ 20/20 Festival
Organiser of Guyana’s first 20/20 cricket festival Paul ‘DJ Stress’ Bonar Jnr. in an interview with Kaieteur Sport said that he has added another match to the programme which will be held on Friday, May 1, at the Guyana National Stadium. According to Bonar Jnr. the additional game will see a side made up of [...]
Govt. clearly not interested in a proper inquiry of CLICO – PNCR
People’s National Congress Reform Executive Member, Aubrey Norton, is of the opinion that the Government is clearly not interested in a proper inquiry into what transpired at the Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) Guyana, given the insistence on including Globe Trust & Investment Company Limited (GTICL). According to Norton, there is enough evidence to show [...]
Brain gain, brain circulation correspondence now in ‘silly season’
Dear Editor, I wish to respond to Ms. Marissa Lowden’s letter titled “Clinton Urling ‘out of touch’ with ‘brain gain’ concept.” It wouldn’t take one who is following the discussions to realise that this exchange has now degenerated into silly season. I really don’t know if I should respond, because her letter just repeats and [...]
Guyana still mulls offshore financial centre – Jagdeo
Head of State Bharrat Jagdeo has indicated that Guyana is still contemplating offshore banking. The President in his press briefing on Thursday last said that this was the reason that the Money Laundering and Anti Terrorism Bill has taken a little longer than anticipated. “We had to make it compatible with being fully transparent and [...]
Ex-cop jailed for four years
Relatives of Clement Bailey broke into tears yesterday after he was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for killing a young barber at a nightspot in 2007. Bailey pleaded to a lesser count of manslaughter and sentencing awaited a probation report which was tendered to the court yesterday. The presiding Judge, Justice William Ramlal, said that [...]
Second division GCA cricket competition launched
GCA Head stresses importance of educated cricketers The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) second division two-day cricket competition jointly sponsored by Cummings Electrical and P & P Insurance Brokers was launched on Wednesday afternoon at the Learning & Research Centre of the University of Guyana (UG), Turkeyen Campus. GCA President Alfred Mentore said these are challenging [...]
