Fuel dealer found dead in car trunk
- wife detained The murder of a Good Hope businessman sent shockwaves through a section of the East Coast Demerara, just when it appeared that life in the volatile district was taking on some semblance of normalcy. The body of Ramzan Alli, 43, was found in the trunk of a rented white Toyota Carina AT [...]
Honduras situation a lesson to Guyana
- Corbin Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition and the Leader of the Peoples National Congress Reform, Robert Corbin, warns that Guyanese should take cognisance of what has recently taken place in Honduras and what was the catalyst for the unrest. Corbin was speaking about the host of irregularities and breaches of the constitution and other [...]
Govt. has not honoured collective agreements over past decade
– ITUC report Over the past decade, collective agreements in many public services have not been honoured by the Government of Guyana. This is according to the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) in its report on core labour standards in Guyana, published to coincide with the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO). The ITUC stated that despite [...]
Commonwealth parliamentarian urges greater inclusion of young people in decision making
By Gary Eleazar The Secretary General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Dr William Shija, last evening urged the Parliamentarians present at the launch of the 34th Annual Regional Conference of the Caribbean, the Americas and the Atlantic Region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association to include the young people in the decision making processes. The [...]
GRPA Executive Director Frederick Cox passes away
Executive Director of the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA), Frederick Cox, passed away on Saturday after a brief illness. Mr. Cox had held the position of GRPA Executive Director for several years. An advocate in the fight against domestic violence, he was also a member of the non-profit organisation, Men of Purpose, which was established [...]
Dr Ramsammy’s revelation illustrates health system’s true nature
- Ramjattan “Why did he go overseas to cool out after his doctors told him to take a rest? With all the variety of places that Maniram Prashad boasts about which are healthy for tourists to find rejuvenation, why he had to go overseas in this hard guava season?” This is according to Alliance for [...]
Efforts to stem trafficking in persons still inadequate
ITUC report on Guyana says… – police, prosecutors inadequately trained The Government of Guyana’s performance in combating Trafficking In Persons and forced labour is inadequate, and police and prosecutors are inadequately trained to tackle the scourge. This is according to the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) report, which paints a dismal picture of core labour [...]
Suspect held for torching taxi
Police have detained a man in connection with torching of a car belonging to the owner of Boysie Taxi Service in Little Diamond, East Bank Demerara. The owner of the taxi service told Kaieteur News that he was awakened at around 04:00 hrs by a neighbour who shouted that a car under the businessman’s house [...]
Sluice operators held over missing koker winch
Police are questioning two koker attendants following the theft of a winch from a sluice at Ithaca. The winch, valued at about $2.2M, reportedly disappeared sometime between Saturday night and yesterday morning. Kaieteur News understands that the sluice operators told police that the winch, which was acquired only a few months ago, was intact on [...]
Masked gang carts of $5M after invading Albion grocery
Six masked men, five of whom carried firearms, stormed an Albion grocery store and liquor restaurant and escaped with more than $5M in cash and jewellery about 12:10 hours on Friday. The men robbed businessman Ganesh Prettipaul, his wife and several customers. Investigations have revealed that Prettipaul and the watchman of his premises were standing [...]
Goldsmith robbed of cash and jewellery
A West Demerara goldsmith was relieved of $1M in jewellery and $300,000 cash by two men, one of whom was armed with a gun around 16:30 hours yesterday. The incident occurred at New Road, Vreed en-Hoop outside the home of goldsmith Anand Cheddie. According to the police, Cheddie was about to enter his premises when [...]
Victim wrests gun from bandit
The victim of an attempted robbery yesterday handed over an unlicensed .38 revolver with six live rounds which was taken from the would-be robber. Police in a statement said that at about 04:45 hours the victim was leaving his premises in Albouystown when he was confronted by a man armed with the firearm. A scuffle [...]
Fisherman stabbed during cell phone row
A 36-year old fisherman was in a critical condition yesterday after being stabbed several times during an argument over a cell phone. Kurt Andre, whose address was not given, was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation with a gaping wound to the neck and other injuries to the upper body, which were reportedly inflicted [...]
Guyana, Venezuela Foreign Ministers discuss connecting gas pipeline
The proposal for a gas pipeline connecting Guyana with Venezuela were among several topics discussed when Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett met with her counterpart from the neighbouring Spanish-speaking republic. The foreign Minister paid a one- day visit to Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday. She was with her Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro at the National [...]
Guyana continue impressive showing
Guyana continued where they left off in the morning session Saturday at the 2009 Junior CASA Championships in Barbados, with Daina King capping off a very successful first day for the Guyanese team. Playing in her last junior CASA, King dug deep to surprise everyone with a come from behind 3-2 victory over outstanding Jamaican [...]
Warren ‘Forty’ Mc Kay too explosive for opposition
By Franklin Wilson Warren ‘Forty’ Mc Kay proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that he is the man to beat on local shores when he captured his third consecutive cycling race, the Annual Ballot Box Martyrs’ 55-mile event staged in the Ancient County of Berbice yesterday. Mc Kay, who won the annual NAMILCO ‘Wheat [...]
Guinness/GFA/MCYS/NSC Inter Club Block Futsal starts with a bang
Rivalry in the Guinness/ Georgetown Football Association/Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport/Nationals Sports Commission Inter Block Futsal competition kicked off on Saturday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall with seven (7) teams recording victories. The largest margin of victory was recorded by Sunburst Camptown who hammered Houston Stars 6-1 on the back of a [...]
Sickness-struck Guyanese aim to rebound against J’ca
By Sean Devers in Jamaica In association with Digicel, TCL, Western Union , GSL, Pepsi, Smalta, Demerara Power Company & Jamaica Pegasus Although opener Trevon Griffith scored the tournament’s first century on the opening day of this year’s TCL Group Regional 3-day under-19 cricket competition, Guyana’s batting faulted in both innings in their 57-run loss [...]
The next Govt. must create opportunities for workers to become real economic shareholders
Dear Editor, Pursuant to your lead news article, “GT&T workers must be given option to buy its shares,” (July 11), permit me to say that it is now common knowledge among Guyanese that when it comes to Guyanese workers, the PPP does not care. It is that plain and simple. Workers have to be a [...]
Political resistance to the birth of UG
Dear Editor, The presence of the University of Guyana (UG) today is a product of Dr. Cheddi Jagan’s guiding light and resoluteness; and a remarkable testimony to the heroic people who stood their ground to ensure that the University continues to have breadth and to be of high degree. The history of UG’s conception and [...]
Attempts to redeem TK continue
Dear Editor, Mr. Gerhard Ramsaroop’s letter in Kaieteur News on June 10, 2009, captioned, “An impressive level of emptiness” has surely amused me and it seems as if his caption has ricochet upon his own writings. I hope Mr. Ramsaroop’s curiosity as to know who I am, is not an attempt to take me out [...]
Lessons learnt through the life and death of Michael Jackson
Dear Editor, On June 25, 2009, the world was shocked to hear that Michael Joseph Jackson, affectionately known as the King of Pop and MJ, had died of cardiac arrest at the age of 50. Most persons thought and indeed hoped that it was a rumour, only to be wrong. In the days immediately following [...]
Sell Iwokrama in The Bahamas
Dear Editor, SN feature of Sara Bharrat’s report interview with the current beauty ambassador in it’s issue of 7-11-09 highlights the fact that the individual definitely needs to inject some last minute adjustments. In doing so, she needs to get help from an educator in communications. In my opinion, while in the Bahamas and she [...]
Conditions at Guyana Passport Office are a public health hazard
Dear Editor, The Guyana Passport Office must be commended for the rate at which it processes and issues new passports. I flew in from Trinidad to renew my passport and am really appreciative and thankful for this aspect of its service. Citizens of other countries sometimes have to wait months rather than a week for [...]
Sheriff Taxi Service awards first winner in ‘Travel and Win Promotion’
The management of the Sheriff Taxi Service awarded the first winner of its ‘Travel and Win Promotion’ at its base on Sheriff Street, Georgetown. Antonetta Binns, of Agricola, East Bank Demerara, was presented with a $10 000 cash prize when she won the first monthly drawing since the promotion commenced earlier this month. On the [...]
