Decomposed body found behind airport
… not missing American The sight of a flock of carrion crows flying over trees near the Cheddi Jagan International Airport caused suspicious persons to contact police ranks, who discovered a man’s bloated and decomposed body in a clump of bushes a few yards from the airport fence. There was initial suspicion that the victim [...]
Sex for grades teacher resigns from behind prison walls
(By Mondale Smith) The teacher caught in the East Coast hotel with his 16-year-old student is scheduled to appear in court today to answer charges of demanding monies with menace. However, this publication understands that the teacher is no longer an employee of the Education Ministry. Two days after being remanded to prison on a [...]
Police prepared to charge attempted suicide victims
Given the growing number of reported cases of suicide the Guyana Police Force have stated that they will now be prosecuting person who survive their suicide attempt. Of recent, the trend of people attempting to take their own life seems to be growing rapidly. For yesterday alone at the Georgetown Public Hospital there were four [...]
NIS investigating pensioner’s claim
Dear Editor, Reference to the article “Another frustrated Pensioner lashes out at the NIS” in the Monday edition of the Kaieteur News dated June 15, 2009, page 15. National Insurance Scheme would like to offer the following explanation:- 1. Mr. Tirvengam Periasamie is in receipt of an Old Age Pension from the National Insurance Scheme. [...]
Unsanitary condition of yard affects neighbour
Dear Editor, For several years now, my neighbour has kept his yard in an unsanitary and unhealthy condition. He has a latrine at the side of the house, a large accumulation of old wood, metal, tyres, cans etc. Large wood ants nests can be seen in his yard, which he ignores, and as a result [...]
Mr. Rahaman’s allegations are not substantiated by facts
Dear Editor, I was quite bemused reading Mr. Mohamed Rahaman’s attack titled “Tone of Bisram’s letter condescending” published Kaieteur News June 12 and Mr. Bisram’s reply in SN Jun 13 titled “No Negative Comments about Obama”. I honestly think Mr. Rahaman is not a regular reader of Mr. Bisram’s weekly columns in Caribbean New Yorker. [...]
New pests and diseases can devastate agriculture sector – Minister Persaud
By Tusika Martin Not only is the region suffering from the negative impacts resulting from the changing and abnormal weather patterns, but the possibilities of new pests and diseases emerging with the capacity to devastate crops and livestock are real. This is according to Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, who addressed the opening ceremony of [...]
Selfish and wrong to deplete Guyana’s gains
Dear Editor, Emile Mervin’s letter in the SN on June 23, 2009 is absolutely petty. He compares Suriname to Guyana claiming that Guyana had not accomplished anything. However, since Guyana is democratic and we have freedom of expression and are allowed to state our opinions, I now would like to state mine. He boasts about [...]
Dr. Ramsammy’s denials are unconvincing
Dear Editor, We have seen and heard repeated denials by Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy of any involvement in the purchase of spy equipment for Roger Khan. We have seen and heard of Dr. Ramsammy’s denials of any criminal involvement in the Roger Khan saga. We have heard of calls for polygraph tests by [...]
The law prohibits GWI to distribute water to squatting or un-regularized areas
Dear Editor, I express my disappointment as it relates to the non-publication of Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) response to the Kaieteur News’ hypothetical front page depiction of the water company’s inability to provide water to residents in the Façade Dam area at Parika. I believe as prudent advocators of the news we must be tolerant [...]
Labourer refuses to hear alternative, begs for 10 months imprisonment
A 32-year-old labourer yesterday refused to hear of a $25,000 fine alternative and instead, begged for a ten-month imprisonment much to the surprise of the courtroom. Richard Campbell, who claimed to reside at Central House, Seawall Road, appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson to answer a charge of simple larceny. It is alleged that [...]
BRIC solid
Even before the present financial crisis had brought the developed world to its knees, there were prognostications that a new world economic order was in the making. At the beginning of the decade (and the millennium) Jim O’Neill, the chief economist of Goldman Sachs, the investment bank, had issued a report predicting that four “emerging” [...]
Restoration of AG’s functions after 1992 has not stopped systemic corruption in Govt.
Dear Editor, In reference to your lead news item, “Cabinet breached the law,” (Kaieteur News, June 23), I want to commend the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee for at least appearing to be finally doing its job of holding sit-down hearings on areas of concern raised in the Auditor-General’s 2006 Report. I can only hope this [...]
Mahaica woman’s body found in trench
- Family suspects murder A post mortem examination should be able to determine how a 41-year-old Unity, Mahaica woman met her death. The decomposing body of Shira Khan was pulled from a drain a short distance from the woman’s home around mid-morning yesterday by a cash crop farmer who cultivates the area. Although police have [...]
Domestic violence leads to another death
A 15-year old girl who moved out of her mother’s home at Coldingen, East Coast Demerara to live with her 16-year old lover died yesterday at the Georgetown Public Hospital, 11 days after she was burnt under mysterious circumstances. Dead is Amrita Singh, who succumbed at round midday to severe burns about her entire body. [...]
One of Health Ministry’s bank account records missing
…in excess of $100M unaccounted for An account belonging to the Ministry of Health showing a negative balance of some $102M for several years now, has not been reconciled given that the records pertaining to that account have gone missing. This was confirmed on Monday last when Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Hydar Ally, and [...]
Rape victim’s brother pushed to the brink of suicide
Almost eight months after an alleged rape, 38-year-old Mark Forde has appeared in court charged with carnal knowledge. The accused made his appearance yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. Forde is accused of having carnal knowledge of a teen. The charge was indictable and the accused was not required [...]
Canadian college students excrete more than 70 cocaine pellets
Two Canadian college students are hospitalised under Customs and Anti Narcotics Unit guard at Woodlands, after they were busted at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport with cocaine in their luggage. Reports are that the women, who were outgoing passengers on flight BW662, after being busted, told ranks that they had also ingested pellets. Up to [...]
Defence put to witness that he named Felecia Sheriff as the shooter
Main Street shooting death trial… Yesterday when the Ashanti ‘Blondie’ Shultz trial continued, lead attorney Nigel Hughes continued cross examining the first witness. Police Constable Kenton De Younge was further cross examined about the shooting incident. Hughes sought to establish whether De Younge after leaving Nero at the Georgetown Public Hospital, either went home or [...]
Disciplinary action recommended for koker attendant
Blankenburg flooding… Full disciplinary action has been recommended for the koker attendant who left the Blankenburg, West Coast Demerara facility opened causing flooding in the community. In a letter addressed to the Minister of Agriculture, Regional officials stated that this is the second time that the same attendant was negligent in his duties. Officials from [...]
High rate of absenteeism uncovered within City Constabulary
The rate of absenteeism of officers of the City Constabulary was high on the agenda of the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown when it held its statutory meeting on Monday. Deputy Mayor Robert Williams reported that there were 269 absent days recorded for the month of May alone. He said that based on the [...]
COWBOY FUNERAl
West Berbice cowboys turned out in their numbers, yesterday, to pay their last respects to Daniel Usher aka Shaggy, a cow minder who was shot dead when he chased a policeman with a cutlass at Number 30 Village two Fridays ago. Many villagers described Shaggy, as the village handyman who was of unsound mind was [...]
Naikbarran could miss TCL youth series
Rajmangal rejoins encampment By Sean Devers Demerara youth captain, Rajendra Naikbarran could miss this year’s TCL regional Under-19 cricket series in Jamaica if he does not sufficiently recover from an illness, which has ruled him out of action until July 2. The Guyanese are scheduled to break camp on that day, before departing for [...]
Intriguing contest envisaged, as ‘The Lion’ faces ‘Pretty Boy’ for title
By Michael Benjamin Lennox ‘Pretty Boy’ Allen has promised to knockout Leon ‘The Lion’ Gilkes, when the two meet for the vacant super/middleweight title at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Saturday night. However, Gilkes has dismissed Allen’s boasts as idle talk and in return promised to ‘take him on a long ride on the [...]
Volleyball developing at a fast rate in Region One – Gilkes
Former Guyana Defence Force and National volleyball player, Leon Gilkes in a telephone conversation with Kaieteur Sport yesterday, revealed that the game in Region One is developing at a fast rate and he envisages that come next year, representative teams from that community could provide a stiff challenge for those in more traditional areas. According [...]
