Buddy’s Hotel on verge of opening gambling casino
Guyana will have its first casino soon. This is according to the management of Buddies International Hotel, now Buddy’s Princess International Hotel, the Princess Group of Companies. Operations Manager, Oguz Tayanc, told this newspaper that the government has already granted management the casino licence and construction of the gambling facilities has commenced. According to him, [...]
Man dies in accident on eve of brother’s wedding
On the eve of his brother’s wedding, 69-year-old Walter Wilson became the latest road fatality after being struck by a car near Mc Doom, East Bank Demerara. According to reports, Wilson, of Blueberry Hill Linden, was attempting to cross the public road at around 23:00 hrs on Saturday when the mishap occurred. According to a [...]
Father claims son innocent
Killing of GPL Chief Security Officer… The father of Arnim Griffith yesterday continued to profess his son’s innocence in the murder of Guyana Power and Light Company Chief Security officer Clifford Peters. Aubrey Griffith told Kaieteur News that his son was held initially for a traffic offence on Tuesday. According to Mr. Griffith, he was [...]
Six crowned at Mother and daughter pageant
(By Mondale Smith) Guyana has added three new queens and princesses to its pageant winners’ list. On Saturday night Tikesha Sullivan-Elias and daughter Tyanne; Yvonne Vikerie and daughter, Amina as well as Gem Sandord-Johnson and daughter Anastasia were crowned winners in three separate categories of the 2009 mothers and daughters pageant at the National Cultural [...]
Female guard dies six months after stabbing
- cops still to catch suspect Female security guard Patricia Rose, who was brutally stabbed six months ago by an ex-boyfriend, has succumbed to her injuries. Rose, 44, of Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara passed away at the Georgetown Hospital on Saturday, where she was readmitted in March after suffering a relapse. Her alleged attacker, [...]
Witter describes new bill as another step towards dictatorship
General Secretary (ag) of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), Norris Witter, says that at the appropriate time the union will ensure that the Public Utility Undertakings and Public Health Services Arbitration Bill (Amendment) Bill 2009, which was passed in the National Assembly on Thursday, is repealed. According to Witter, the GTUC saw the passage [...]
42 mothers get Teddies hampers on Mother’s Day
Eleven babies were born on Mother’s Day at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). But yesterday all 42 patients in the postnatal ward were all given something to smile about – Teddies hampers from Marketing and Distribution, a member of the Neal & Massey Group of Companies. The first Mother’s Day baby, was born to [...]
Berbice police nab three after restaurant robbery
Police in Berbice have captured three members of a four-man gang that attacked a Number 81 Village, Corentyne business place on Saturday night. The men were caught while they were still wearing their facemasks and had a .38 revolver in their possession. According to the police, about 19:45 hours, businessman Chan Lalta, his wife and [...]
Joint Services launch ‘Operation Consolidation’
The Joint Services yesterday launched its anti-crime campaign, “Operation Consolidation” along the East Coast of Demerara. An army official said the campaign was intended to trap criminals, unearth guns, ammunition and illicit drugs. The operation, which started shortly after 10:30 hrs began on the Lower East Coast area and was expected to end at Hope, [...]
Women among three held in ganja bust
A man described as a regular offender and his sister are among three persons in custody following the discovery of 65 grams of cannabis in a house at Betsy Ground, East Canje. Kaieteur News understands that police were responding to a report of larceny at a Betsy Ground house when they noticed suspicious movement at [...]
New Cemetery in the making
If all goes well, a new cemetery will soon be established since many have been calling for the resuscitation of Le Repentir Cemetery. Deputy Mayor Robert Williams, in a recent interview with this newspaper said that a Barbados Investor has expressed interest in the establishment of a new cemetery. Williams explained that the facility would [...]
Enterprise Road Safety Association salutes mothers
President of the Enterprise Road Safety Association, Chandarpaul Persaud has extended condolences to all mothers who have lost their loved ones on the country’s roads so far this year. Persaud in a Mother’s Day message said that his organisation is pained by the loss of lives as a result of traffic accidents and moreso because [...]
Allied Health Professionals Bill crucial to health sector
– Minister Ramsammy – Will determine who can be a health professional With the expected passage of the Allied Health Professional Bill, Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy will be bestowed with the power to determine who is allowed to practice in the medical field and in what capacity. The first reading of the Bill occurred [...]
Increase in malaria linked to private sector ‘bad habits’
– Health Minister Failure on the part of some private sector entities to adhere to the warnings of the Ministry of Health was cited as one of the major factors that could have led to an increase in Plasmodium falciparum, a form of malaria, which has the potential of causing death. Health Minister Dr Leslie [...]
YCG seeks support to continue successful programmes
The issues of domestic violence, abuse, health and education are among the several issues that are being addressed by Youth Challenge Guyana (YCG) in Lethem, Region Nine, where the Non-Governmental Organisation has been able to set up a Regional Office. According to the entity’s Director, Dmitri Nicholson, YCG has been making an impact in the [...]
Brathwaite’s penalty lifts Uprising to Coca-Coal glory
Imagine never taking a penalty shot for your club, much more being asked to take the decisive one; well that was what Kimba Brathwaite did to good effect as his successful spot kick was responsible for Uprising’s triumph in the final of the Coca-Cola Under-15 football championship against Fruta Conquerors yesterday, at Tucville ground. After [...]
Forde cruises to 1500m win in T&T
– disappointed with lack of competition Cleveland Forde continued his impressive regional Season in Trinidad and Tobago when he cruised to victory in the 1500m open race at the Manny Ramjohn Memorial Track and Field meet yesterday afternoon. Forde, who departed Guyana on Saturday for the event, told Kaieteur Sport that his aim is [...]
North, Lodge make emphatic statements
…separate front-runners from minnows By Edison Jefford It was identified as Guyana’s playoff from the introduction and on a night that the Lebron James and Carmelo Anthony’s dominance continued in the NBA, similar statements were being made at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. As King James, as he is known and ‘Melo’, the soubriquet for [...]
MSC beat TSC to maintain lead
Everest, GCC also register outright wins By Sean Devers Front-runners Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) beat Transport Sports Club (TSC) by 10 wickets to increase their lead in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Cellink Plus two-day first division cricket competition, while Everest and GCC also registered outright wins yesterday. At the DCC ground, TSC, replying to [...]
Rollers retain Cleon Grant Memorial Volleyball title
Rollers Volleyball club of New Amsterdam for the fourth consecutive year, as long as the tournament has been contested, won the annual Cleon Grant inter-club volleyball competition, held recently at the GTM volleyball Court at Lad Lane and Strand in New Amsterdam for teams in Berbice. Led by national player Shawn Sutherland, they were able to [...]
Caribs and GDF play to a tie
The Trophy Stall-sponsored Guyana Rugby Football Union organised 10-a-side Tournament opened last Saturday with a scorching contest between Yamaha Caribs and the Guyana Defence Force that ended in a 19-19 tie, at the National Park. The favourites Caribs were made to fight for every point against a clearly more advanced and fit Army unit and [...]
Bartica Football season set to start on May 24
The Bartica Football Association (BFA) season will officially open on Sunday May 24 with the commencement of the Senior and Under-15 Leagues. Boss Mining will sponsor the senior league and the champion team will collect a set of uniforms, a trophy, and $100,000 while the runner-up will get a set of uniforms and $75,000. The [...]
DCC begin WIPA 20/20 campaign in T&T tonight
The Demerara Cricket Club will begin their WIPA 20/20 campaign in Trinidad tonight from 20:00hrs when they face Trinidad club side Merry Boys. The Guyanese national 20/20 Champions then face-off with Preysal in their next game from 15:30hrs on Wednesday and both matches are expected to be shown live on Television around the region and [...]
Bernice Mansell Foundation pays homage to seven mothers
By Mondale Smith “A true reflection of a Godly mother and a virtuous woman,” was one of the many descriptions given for mothers, as the Bernice Mansell Foundation staged its annual luncheon yesterday in the Savannah Suite, Pegasus Hotel. The foundation promotes literacy through its programme for early school leavers but yesterday while raising [...]
Child killed while chasing ball on road
A six-year-old boy was killed at around 16:45 hrs yesterday after he was struck by a car while retrieving a ball from the Perseverance, Essequibo Public Road. According to reports, Jarrien Dover, a pupil of Fisher Primary School, was playing cricket in a yard with two other friends when one of them struck the ball [...]
