Man slashes paramour’s throat at Ithaca
…two others in hospital ITHACA, WEST BANK BERBICE- Police in Berbice are on the hunt for a man who allegedly slashed the throats of his lover, her daughter and her niece. Dead is a 31-year old plantain chip vendor, Gertrude Edwards of Lot 282 Ithaca Main Road, West Bank of Berbice. The dead woman’s daughter, [...]
National Assembly relieves Maria van Beek of her functions
…Ramjattan adamant that PPP reneging on previous regulatory position By Gary Eleazar Kaieteur News had previously reported the Maria van Beek quit her office. The brouhaha that followed was amazing. Kaieteur News has been proven right. Stabroek News, Guyana Chronicle and National Communication Network are silent. The National Assembly, on Thursday, approved the Insurance (Supplementary [...]
Supernatural happenings terrorise Regent Street business
….Manager to call in exorcists “This place got nuff strange happenings lately,” “I frighten,” and “Is a demon or a Baccoo in there,” concluded staffers of the Cell Works Digicel store yesterday morning as they gathered outside the 107 Regent and Light Street building. Minutes earlier, fears of the supernatural had sent them scurrying out [...]
American woman pleads guilty to heroin possession, another claims insanity
Sentencing deferred Two United States citizens were remanded to prison, yesterday, on separate charges of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. The two women appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Ajar Bourne, on May 6, at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, had in her possession 1.32 kilograms of heroin [...]
One remanded for taxi driver’s murder
After intense investigations, the police yesterday charged one suspect in connection with the brutal murder of taxi driver, Rawle Henry, 42 of 15, D’Urban Backlands. The suspect who was identified as 21-year-old Clifford Graham of 23 Market Street, Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara was not required to plead to the indictable charge when he appeared before [...]
GT&T gives cell phones to police
The services by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) have been further boosted with a donation of 50 cellular phones by the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) yesterday at the Police Commissioner’s Office, Eve Leary. The donation is part of GT&T’s sponsorship of the Force’s Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police 24th Annual General Meeting [...]
Lindo Creek massacre – DNA tests still to be done
It has been one year now since the Lindo Creek massacre, and the police are nowhere close to making any arrests or instituting any charges. Police Commissioner Henry Greene told members of the media yesterday that the DNA tests are still to be done on the remains that were sent to Jamaica one year ago. [...]
THE PRESIDENT’S MEETING
The recent meeting between the President and a number of persons within the music industry has both positive and negative dimensions, and this column seeks to analyze that meeting and suggest ways and means in which the negatives can be overcome and the positive built upon. First of all, it is necessary to congratulate the [...]
Has a main Georgetown Street been privatised?
My April 15 article was titled, “Sex in the middle of the night on top a water tank.” It was motivated by my rejection of the explanation of a murder accused in Berbice who pleaded guilty to killing his heterosexual lover and was sentenced to eight years. He told the court that he awoke at [...]
East Canje man gets 12 years for raping 63-yr-old villager
Justice Diana Insanally jailed Ravidat Jagnit, called Ravi, a 23-year-old labourer of Betsy Ground, East Canje for 12 years on Wednesday after the jury found him guilty of rape. He had raped a 62-year-old woman of Betsy ground, on December 6, 2003 at her home. Prosecutor Ganesh Hira told the court that a few days [...]
Wakenaam man held on carnal knowledge allegation
Police at Wakenaam have detained a 19-year-old man from Sans Souci, on an allegation of having carnal knowledge of a girl in his community. Reports are that the incident occurred some time on Thursday at the man’s house at Sans Souci. This newspaper was told that the girl, who is said to be 15 years [...]
New Vendors’ Mall almost in ‘full swing’ again
Although a date for the formal opening of the New Vendors’ Mall is yet to be announced, most vendors have resumed their operation at the facility. Yesterday several vendors were conducting business at the already revamped site, which now sports several brightly painted stalls; effectively clearing the northern and eastern peripheries, which they had previously [...]
Lone cutlass bandit robs Western Union outlet at Canje
SHEET ANCHOR, EAST CANJE – Yesterday a lone bandit allegedly robbed a Western Union outlet at Lot 82, Sheet Anchor in East Canje, making off with $647,704. The attack was carried out on the cashier Nalini Paltu of East Canefield in Canje about 11:15 hours. She and another staff member were in the office when [...]
Inter–Ward Basketball Championship opens tonight
- Defending champs, North battle in game one By Edison Jefford The hype surrounding the return of the Inter-Ward Basketball Championships will climax tonight when defending champions, North Ruimveldt look to send a strong message to its opponents in the opening game, Republic Park. Captain of the North Ruimveldt unit, Darcel Harris told Kaieteur Sport [...]
Man chopped during cell phone row
A man from the Essequibo Coast is currently a patient at the Suddie Hospital after he was chopped in the face during an argument over a cellular phone at Queenstown. Reports are that 35-year-old Dennis Marks, of Queenstown, was chopped on Wednesday last around 17:00 hrs. by a man he knew. Marks reportedly confronted his [...]
Regal’s XI, Wolf Warriors’ clash in tomorrow’s final
Regal XI and Wolf’s Warriors will clash tomorrow at the Carifesta Sports Complex Ground in the final of the Guyana Softball League (GSL) 87-team Memorex Enterprises country-wide softball tournament. In the semi-finals, Regal XI of Georgetown beat Rangers Sports Club of West Coast of Demerara by 48 runs and Wolf’s Warriors of West Coast Demerara [...]
Driver escapes fiery death after car bursts into flames
Kenroy Rose, of Cummings Street, Buxton, is fortunate to be alive after his car caught fire while he was driving on the Soesdyke/Linden highway on Thursday night. Rose has reportedly told police that he was in the vicinity of Yarrowkabra when the lights of an approaching vehicle blinded him. He was reportedly forced to pull [...]
GFF official to conduct referees ‘beginners’ course
Residents of Linden desirous of becoming football referees will be given the opportunity to take the first step in that direction following the inauguration of a two-day Beginners Referees Course at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground, today and tomorrow starting at 09:00hrs each day. President of the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA), Mr. Bryan Joseph [...]
Mexico’s swine flu slows by 80 per cent – Ambassador Sandoval
…country records no more deaths Mexican Ambassador to Guyana, Fernando Sandoval, has said that his country has been successful in radical measures to stop the spread of the flu virus A (H1N1) popularly known as Swine Flu. During a press conference yesterday, the Ambassador said that in the last days there have not been any [...]
GCA cricket continues today
The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) first and second division two-day cricket competitions are scheduled to continue this weekend in the city. In the Cellink Plus first division competition, MSC face Transport at DCC with the Umpires being Colin Alfred and Ahmad Salim, Police host Everest with Hortence Isaacs and Shannon Crawford being the Umpires and [...]
Health Ministry to vaccinate some 50,000 people
The Ministry of Health will soon be embarking on a massive campaign to vaccinate approximately 50,000 Guyanese against seasonal influenza. However, this vaccine does not prevent against contracting the H1N1 virus commonly called the Swine Flu. At a press conference, yesterday, Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, said that children under one year old [...]
This carnage must stop
DEAR EDITOR, Despite the months of relentless visibility of our traffic police, and the remarkable 30% reduction of road fatalities in 2008, we are once again witnessing a weekly upsurge of mangled vehicles emblazoned on the front of our daily newspapers and television sets, and even worse seeing the pain, shock and disbelief on the [...]
Shot man identified as Lombard Street resident
The man who was reportedly shot by police on Thursday in Anira Street has been positively identified as 37-year-old Keith Mitchell of 17, Lombard and Broad Streets, Charlestown. His brother, Anthony Mitchell, positively identified the dead man early yesterday morning. According to Mitchell, after his brother failed to return home Wednesday evening, which was strange, [...]
IAAF World Athletics Day Championships set for May 17
The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) will stage the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Day Championships on Sunday May 17, at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary, commencing 09:00 hours. The day’s proceedings will cater for the Inter-Schools Championship (under-15 as at December 31, 2009) featuring events in the Boys and Girls (Track) – 80m; [...]
The Former Presidents Bill is an outrage
DEAR EDITOR, It’s an outrage! Our parliamentary representatives continue to abuse the privilege entrusted to them by the electorate, and show gross disregard to the taxpayers. The Former Presidents Bill is a travesty and should be reversed forthwith for the simple reason that it is unjust and Guyanese cannot afford it. In 2011 when President [...]
