$76 MILLION to repair Liliendaal pump
…Contractor refuses to divulge information, says ‘To hell with you.’ By Fareeza Haniff and Mondale Smith It appears that Kaieteur News publication of sluices and drainage pumps is beginning to rub some contractors the wrong way. Following Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud’s invitation for public monitoring of drainage and irrigation projects, yesterday this publication visited [...]
Peter Morgan sentencing hearing set for September
Self-confessed drug dealer, Peter Morgan, is to appear before Senior Judge Edward R. Korman on September 10, where he will know just how many years he will serve behind bars. According to court records, that is the day set for sentencing. Two years after drug agents seized him in Trinidad and extradited him to the [...]
AG now cannot audit Health Ministry
…records will take several years to reconstruct The recent fire at the Ministry of Health has destroyed the financial records and has now rendered the Audit Office of Guyana incapable of auditing the Ministry for the period January 2008 to the time of the fire. This is according to the Auditor General (acting) of Guyana, [...]
NBS reneges on mandate to bring back UK investment
When New Building Society (NBS) held its Annual General Meeting on April 25, last, to approve the accounts for the year 2008, the shareholders had voted to repatriate the more than $715M it had invested in UK Treasury Bills causing the company to lose some $200M. Chartered Accountant and former Director at NBS, Christopher Ram, [...]
Woman dies after beating from son
Police at the Vigilance Police Station have detained a 33-year-old man following the death of his mother. Ramrattie Deonauth, 57, of Croal Street, Enterprise, East Coast Demerara, was found dead early yesterday morning, hours after she received a beating from her son. Her lifeless body was discovered by her husband who was attempting to wake [...]
Barbadians are definitely targeting Guyanese – US Citizen
A United States of America citizen is convinced that the Barbadian Immigration authorities are targeting Guyanese despite assurances by Prime Minister, David Thompson, that the island is only interested in ridding the country of illegal immigrants. Ingrid David, a Guyanese by birth, arrived on the island yesterday with her American daughter to spend a three-week [...]
Fire razes Bourda Market stalls
- vendors seeking compensation from GPL A group of Bourda Market vendors is seeking compensation from the Guyana Power and Light after losing millions of dollars in an electrical fire that destroyed three stalls early yesterday morning. The stalls, which are located on Bourda Green, in the vicinity of Orange Walk and North Road, were [...]
Judge throws out recordings between Simels, confidential informant
Written by Matt Dalen The corruption case against high-profile Waccabuc lawyer, Robert Simels, may not be as firm as the initial complaint appeared, after U.S. District Judge John Gleeson ruled earlier this month that the government’s recordings of Mr. Simels’ discussions with his client are inadmissible at trial. Mr. Simels had been recorded speaking with [...]
Benschop, Witter placed on self bail, Lewis a no show
Mark Benschop once again appeared in court, this time to answer to significantly milder charges. Benschop and Norris Witter, Acting General Secretary of the Guyana Trade Union Congress, yesterday appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to jointly answer the charges of unlawful assembly and disorderly behaviour. Lincoln Lewis, President of the Caribbean Congress of Labour [...]
GWI unveils strategic vision to improve water sector
In order to share its vision with stakeholders, Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) yesterday held a seminar dubbed ‘GWI Strategic Vision 2012’ and geared at sharing various aspects of the entity’s operations and future prospects. The forum, which saw the attendance of members of the private sector, Regional Chairmen, representatives of the donor community, among others [...]
Kuru Kuru teenager goes missing
A Kuru Kuru mother is seeking the assistance of the public in finding her 16-year-old daughter who left home two Saturdays ago. Roxanne Baptiste said that her daughter, Tiffany Baptiste, disappeared from their 600 Kuru Kuru, Soesdyke/Linden Highway home on July 11 last and has not been heard from since. A report has been made [...]
Woman paralysed after brain surgery
A Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara woman who underwent brain surgery in Trinidad to remove a tumour is now paralysed. The woman, Nafeeza Williams, 31, was admitted to the Mount Hope Hospital last April, after she slipped and fell while cooking. When it was discovered that she had a tumour in her brain, surgery was [...]
Miner and driver remanded over car theft
Raoul Bharrat and Trevor Belle were both remanded to prison yesterday when they appeared before Magistrate Melissa Robertson, to answer charges of robbery under arms and unlawful wounding. The charges read that on July 13, last, both men while armed, robbed Linden Harris of one Motorola cell phone, one Nokia cell phone, $9,200 in cash, [...]
Guyana looking to sustain momentum against Barbados
By Sean Devers in Jamaica In association with Digicel, TCL, Western Union, GSL, Pepsi, Smalta & Demerara Power Company After beating the Windward Islands in their last match to stay in contention for their 13th title with two matches remaining, Guyana face defending champions Barbados from today at Jamalco in the 4th round of the [...]
Ince proud of players
- Says thanks to Fernandes, parents By Rawle Welch Head coach of the history making Guyana junior Squash team Carl Ince, in a telephone conversation with Kaieteur Sport yesterday warned that the team would not get away with inadequate preparations as they did this time. “We would have to prepare much better and earlier than [...]
GABF President hospitalised
By Edison Jefford Retired Guyana Defence Force Colonel and President of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF), Godwin McPherson was hospitalised around noon on Sunday after suffering a Transient Ischæmic Attack (Stroke). McPherson was still a patient at the St Joseph Mercy Hospital up to press time yesterday. He was transferred from the male ward [...]
Excitement anticipated as Markets countrywide gear up for action
Sixteen teams drawn from Municipal Markets across the country will compete for honours when O’Neil Durant, in association with the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), stages the 4th edition of the Inter Market knockout football competition at the Banks DIH ground, Thirst Park, starting on Monday July 29. Over $375,000 will be at stake with the [...]
Three teams announce squads
Three of the four teams to contest the Wildfire Productions–organised Digicel’s ‘D’ Bimmer Flex Promotions T20 Cricket Competition have announced their squads to participate in the one-day activity, scheduled to be staged Saturday, at the Uitvlugt Community Centre ground. The four teams are: New Line Cavaliers, West Demerara Mavericks, McGill Super Stars and Cornelia Ida [...]
Ann’s Grove, Victoria Kings advance
The East Coast Demerara Reunion Football Tournament got off to a cracking start at the Victoria Community Centre Ground on Saturday night with Ann’s Grove overcoming old rivals Golden Stars 3-2 in a trilling encounter. Kwesi Halley put Golden Stars ahead in the 10th minute after he had received a cross from Carlos Kingston, which [...]
Final four quarter-final spots to be decided tonight
The race for the final four quarter-final spots in the Guinness/Georgetown Football Association/Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport/National Sports Commission Futsal, will end this evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. Santos lock horns with Northern Rangers in the first of four quarter-final games at 21:00hrs. This game being preceded by two exhibition matches, Guinness [...]
Friends allegedly steal from teacher
A St. Ambrose Primary School teacher is seeking legal action against two close friends whom he claimed stole from him, items of value on Saturday when he left them in his apartment to conduct other business in the city. The teacher is claiming that the two friends stole two gold rings valued at $15 000 [...]
Richardson scores in 1st game to lift RailHawks over Vancouver
The RailHawks’ 2-1 win over Vancouver at WakeMed Soccer Park on Saturday gave Carolina their second straight win and ninth of the season, matching the team’s win total for the entire 2008 campaign. Gregory Richardson, who joined the RailHawks on July 8 after a brief trial, scored on his debut for the club, and Sallieu [...]
Minibus hustling gets physical
Dexter Lee-Wong of 304 Soesdyke, and Valentine George of 14 Timehri Docks Area, yesterday appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, jointly charged for assault and unlawful wounding. Lee-Wong was the bus driver and George, the conductor. It is alleged that the two attacked a fellow Timehri minibus operator, Shawn Sampson, on February 19 last. [...]
Barbados in pole position following latest action
Barbados defeated defending champions Jamaica by ten wickets to amass 8 points and lead the standings when the second day of action in the 4th Regional Blind Cricket competition continued at the National Stadium, Providence, East Bank Demerara, yesterday morning. Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana each earned a consolation point by dint of their drawn [...]
Bashment Granny 2 heads to Guyana
There were traffic jams in Jamaica when the second installment of the hilarious comedy “Bashment Granny” opened there and promoters bringing the show to Guyana are hoping that that effect would trickle down here and translate into sold-out crowds at the National Cultural Centre. A stirring script from Garfield Reid and astute direction from Michael [...]
