Man gunned down in Kaneville
–father loses third son to gang warfare A 27-year-old man was gunned down early yesterday morning in Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, to become the third member of his family to die in a gang war that has simmered for eight years. The body of Brendon Charles, of Lot 914 Fourth Field, Kaneville, was found around [...]
Service with a smile… Five-time national TT champion Mike Baptiste is a ‘Special Person’
“Not only will sports help to keep you fit but it will also help you to be more disciplined, allowing you to function better as a responsible individual.” By Sharmain Cornette Based on the few years that I have known Michael Anthony ‘Mike’ Baptiste I can safely deduce that he has a warm personality and [...]
Linden hosts carnival over Cellink winner
If some felt that intermittent showers early in the afternoon would have put a damper on the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Cell Link Jingle prize-giving ceremony on Friday, they were in for a surprise. An enthusiastic crowd converged at the market square, even before the winner and her entourage had made their way to [...]
New Covenant Ministries host ‘Back to School Prayer Rally’
To a large audience on Wednesday, folks at the New Covenant Ministries at Joseph Pollydore and Chapel Streets, Lodge, hosted its annual ‘Back to School Prayer and Anointing Rally’ for more than 1,000 children from Georgetown and its environs. The religious body fed, prayed for and gave backpacks in readiness for the new school term [...]
Nation says thank you to Guyana Watch
At the conclusion of the Guyana Watch medical outreach programme, its President, Tony Yassin, expressed his heartfelt appreciation for the co-operation received by all and sundry for the successful completion of this 17th annual mission. The team of 12 United States based doctors and 17 support staffers as well as local support personnel, attended to [...]
Murder/suicide rocks Parfait Harmonie
- Husband glues wife’s mouth shut after giving her poison, hangs self Fifteen years of domestic abuse came to a tragic end yesterday morning for a young couple of Parfait Harmonie, West Bank Demerara. The usually quiet neighbourhood was rocked by news of a murder suicide. Just around 11:00 hours, neighbours found the bodies of [...]
Health Ministry pays medical bills for opposition parties – Dr. Ramsammy
The Ministry of Health has reported that even though its building has been destroyed, the medical assistance programme continues unabated. More than 100 persons have applied for assistance since the fire and most of these have already been processed. In a press statement issued to the media yesterday, Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, said [...]
Investigation launched into callous disposal of syringes
It is unacceptable for any individual or organisation to dispose of syringes in a callous manner, said Health Minister, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, yesterday when he commented on a photograph featured on the front page of this newspaper’s Saturday Edition. The revealing photograph was that of a pile of syringes dumped close to the side of [...]
Man scales fences after being shot in the back
A 29-year-old man from Fourth Street, Alexander Village, is nursing a gunshot wound to his lower back after what police suspect was a drug related shooting early yesterday morning. Lokeswar Jagnandan was rushed to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital around 07:45 hours after he was shot by a man with whom he is familiar. The man [...]
Promoter hosts event at Bushy Park Beach, injunction waived
Promoter Mark Smith will today host a massive ‘African Mood Part 4 Beach Party’ on the Bushy Park Beach despite an injunction filed recently by Hydronie-Good Hope Neighbourhood Democratic Council Chairman, Milton Dookie. The injunction dictated that the ‘Emancipation Beach Party’ to be hosted on the beach on August 1 be quashed, on the grounds [...]
Attorney General chides errant Parliamentarians
…calls for penalties for breach of procedures Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Senior Counsel Charles Ramson, has called for penalties to be levied against parliamentarians who abuse their privileges in the House. He was referring specifically to the antics of the People’s National Congress Reform frontbencher and Shadow Human Services and Social Security [...]
Illegal occupation of govt. reserve
Dear Editor, The handling of the issue of the University of Guyana Taxi Park, at the junction of the East Coast Highway and UG access road by Minister Benn must be commended. I agree completely that the public interest must be given priority over the private and selfish interest of a few. It is therefore [...]
Caribbean Scout Jamboree kicks off
The Sophia Exhibition Site in currently hosting the 14th Caribbean Scout Jamboree at a time when Guyana is observing its centenary celebration of scouting. The event was officially launched at Camp Ayanganna, where the Caribbean contingents along with a troop out of Argentina, were treated to a modest cultural presentation by local performers, beginning with [...]
Great Diamond Martial Arts Association excels in local championships
Karatekas of the Great Diamond Martial Arts Association (GDMAA), situated in Great Diamond EBD continues to perform creditably in local championships. Last Sunday, August 2, they once again proved their mettle after entering the Harpy Eagle Karate Championship at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall and once again left an indelible mark. Master of the GDMAA, [...]
The Chester residence remains a stark reminder of what Buxton once was
By Dale Andrews Last week I was running through some files in the Kaieteur News Editorial department when a news item caught my eye. It appeared as if only recently I had done the story. The news item was the burning of the house of the Chester family on Brusche Dam and yes, [...]
No backsliding from democracy
Dear Editor, Evil forces constantly harangue anything that is good; all the good that comes out of the PPP/C Administration is spun as something bad; this is evil spin when good is presented as evil; anything evil sees everything as evil. But the PPP/C Government’s good has always outmatched the reach of this evil. Evil [...]
Who is who on the Guyana’s Senior Squash team
The Guyana Squash Association recently announced the names of members of the squad to contest this year’s Senior Caribbean Championships which is scheduled to be staged in the Cayman Islands from August 17-22. The venue is a replacement for Trinidad & Tobago which withdrew as hosts in late June after the Government requested the host [...]
Asking Julia Johnson to cover the Simels trial was an excellent and responsible judgement
Dear Editor, Your newspaper displayed excellent and responsible judgment in asking reporter Julia Johnson to provide coverage of the Robert Simels trial in Brooklyn, New York, because even though both Kaieteur News and SN initially relied on Mr. Enrico Woolford’s reliable coverage, Ms. Johnson would help reduce questions about Mr. Woolford’s credibility as a professional [...]
Christianburg – Linden’s first village
On entering Linden by river, Christianburg would be the very first village one would encounter on the right bank of the Demerara River. This proximity to the river must have been one of the deciding factors for the earliest settlers, who were engaged in logging, as easy access to shipping was a must. No highway [...]
Mr. Kissoon misrepresenting!
Dear Editor, The caption of a Letter to the Editor in The Kaieteur News, “Mr. Kissoon’s claims are a complete misrepresentation of the true situation (06-08-09), caught my eyes. Really? Truly? Mr. Kissoon misrepresenting? Naa – it couldn’t be. This could not be true of a noble professor who is an ‘honest’, responsible journalist. What [...]
Camptown, Conquerors & Renaissance register wins
They just were eager to get it on after a few weeks break due to inclement weather and fans were really treated to some exciting and energetic football at the Camptown ground in Campbellville when the Courts Under-11 Pee Wee League resumed yesterday. Home team Camptown, led by their Captain Jaleel Ferreira with a double, [...]
Burnham saw education as a key to nation-building – City Mayor
Free education was one of the key features introduced as part of Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham’s pursuit to bring into being a cadre of intelligent and well educated youngsters to lend to nation-building. And according to City Mayor Hamilton Green, Burnham in his quest had insisted that no child in Guyana be deprived of developing [...]
Pele maul Flamingo 14-1, Renaissance, GFC also win
Pele were in a no nonsense mood when the Trix sponsored Under-17 league in Georgetown resumed yesterday at two venues in the city. Their Under-17 lads were in rampaging form against Flamingo whom they hammered 14-1 at the Tucville ground. Three players blasted hat-tricks each in what is the largest margin of victory to date [...]
PNCR undecided on working during parliamentary recess
The People’s National Congress Reform is yet to decide whether it will participate in the committee sessions for the Fiscal Transfers Bill during the Parliamentary recess. During a press conference hosted on Friday last, PNCR member, Lance Carberry, said that his party is still to determine what it is that the ruling party wants to [...]
Unbiased news reports do not implicate the govt.
DEAR EDITOR, New York press coverage of the Brooklyn trial that many here seem to think spells trouble for the government hardly ever mentions the name, Guyana. These news stories, and anyone can check this on the internet, barely mentions Roger Khan and when it does it is to say only that he has pleaded [...]
