$17 Million River heist turns deadly; body found
The agonising search for abducted Bartica resident, Dweive Kant Ramdass, ended at around 08:00 hrs yesterday after relatives, aided by a fisherman, found his partly decomposed body near Caiman Hole, an area in the Essequibo River near Fort Island. Relatives said that Ramdass’ partly nude remains bore marks of violence to the neck, and what [...]
Army Chief, Coast Guard rank differ on Lindo Creek
The rogue soldier who masterminded the daylight abduction and murder of 23-year-old, Dweive Kant Ramdass, told Kaieteur News on video tape that he was one among the joint services ranks who was stationed at Lindo Creek when eight miners were slaughtered and burned in their camp. However, Army Chief Gary Best told this publication that [...]
Finance minister responds to Stanleytown pump queries
The Ministry of Finance has noted with concern misleading assertions being made in some sections of the media about the prices paid by certain Government agencies for works done or goods supplied. These assertions have included, most recently, a story by Kaieteur News on 20 August 2009 in relation to the price paid for a [...]
Corbin retains leadership amidst controversial elections
The second day of the 16th Biennial Congress of the People’s National Congress Reform yesterday was permeated with confusion from start to end, but at the conclusion, Robert Corbin was returned at the helm of the party despite the controversy that surrounded the proceedings. Out of a delegate list of 1175, Corbin received 614 votes [...]
Having produced a lifetime of captivating images and special memories…
Photographer Winston Oudkerk is indeed a ‘Special Person’ “I never thought that the man would have stabbed Father Darke and I was the only photographer there and I took five pictures. When I saw him (the attacker) coming to me, I decided to turn and run, but the police were barring the main gate, [...]
US$181M Skeldon factory commissioned
- Hailed as key to survival of the sugar industry By Neil Marks The Skeldon Sugar factory was formally commissioned yesterday by President Bharrat Jagdeo, who again trumped up the state-of-the-art facility as Guyana’s boon to ensure the survival of the sugar industry, which last year saw its worst production figures in 18 [...]
Berbician stands out at CPCE graduation
The Education Sector is poised to be even more efficient with the graduation of over 400 trained teachers from the Cyril Potter College of Education last week Thursday. And though there were many outstanding performers, Donnessa McDonald stood out with the best performance in the Georgetown Centre Secondary Programme. She was accordingly dubbed the [...]
Top CSEC students ecstatic with performances
The word ecstatic may not be enough to describe the reaction of the candidates who are among the most outstanding performers at the 2009 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examination. The results were unveiled on Friday by the Education Ministry and positioned at the top of the preliminary list provided to media houses were Kia [...]
Ranks should suffer worse fate than our brother – relatives
- “he went into their boat like a lamb to the slaughter” $17 Million river heist… Relatives of Dweive Kant Ramdass would like to see the three soldiers suffer a worst fate than their victim. “I wish that they could die. I wish that they could get hang, whatever it is, and I wish that [...]
Teen almost electrocuted in freak accident
A 17-year-old work study student attached to the National Communications Network (NCN) is thankful to be alive after he was almost electrocuted at the Princess Buddy’s Hotel, East Bank Demerara yesterday afternoon. Reports reaching this newspaper stated that at around 17:45 hrs, Keon Blade of Diamond, East Bank Demerara was attaching a cable to a [...]
LCDS and mining in Guyana
Despite the many fears that miners have expressed about the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS), it will not adversely affect the mining industry. As a matter of fact, should President Bharrat Jagdeo succeed at Copenhagen come December, then the money the country will receive will actually benefit the mining community, given that most of the [...]
Elderly woman died after complications from blood clot
A post mortem examination performed on 78-year-old Eileen August earlier this week gave her cause of death as a Thromboembolism. This is the formation of a clot in the blood. The clot if left untreated would break loose and plug the gastrointestinal tract which may lead to a stroke in the brain. The report further [...]
Track encroachment embarrassing sport
By Rawle Welch Last Sunday I travelled to Rising Sun Turf Club in West Coast Berbice to cover my first horse racing event since it was halted at Durban Park in the 70’s. Commonly referred to as the ‘King of Sports’ and a sport that has been in my blood since I was born I [...]
“It wasn’t me,” says nabbed chain snatcher
Officials from the city constabulary department told this publication that at least one chain or cellular phone is snatched in the Stabroek Market environs daily. While their department has received flak for infrequent arrests, they begged to differ, stating that a number of snatchers have been arrested, passed through the courts and are serving time [...]
Banks DIH rewards 22 with bursaries
Priding itself in rewarding those who deserve such accolades, Banks DIH yesterday focused on the positives associated with youth by honouring 22 children of employees and shareholders. The lads and lasses who all received gifts and cash tokens were drawn from among the top achievers at the National Grade Six Assessment and included number one [...]
Jagdeo ‘prefers to buy computers’ with GT&T shares
Head of State President Bharrat Jagdeo has said that he would prefer to use the US$20 million from selling government’s shares in the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) to purchase computers. These, he said, would be given to Guyanese who do not have access to a computer system. The President made this disclosure yesterday [...]
Two differently-able Berbicians receive wheelchairs
Two service organizations in East Berbice have come to the aid of two persons who are differently-able. The East Canje Lions and the New Amsterdam Rotary Club together presented one wheelchair each to 68-year-old Juliet Arjune and eight-year-old Azad Hussein. Arjune, of Cumberland , East Canje Berbice, has been stricken with stroke and cancer for [...]
Govt. delaying increase for public servants – GPSU
— Union to decide way forward at Biennial Conference “I honestly had believed that the PPP was a working class party. But now all I can see is elements within this party talking about how to punish people even without due process; talking about how to deprive them of a living and don’t [...]
Publishers’ and editors’ role in a free, independent newspaper
Dear Editor, I refer to Dr. Prem Misir’s letter of August 22 in the SN (“The media need to engage in a journalism of fact-finding rather than journalism of allegations) in which he observed in relation to the Kaieteur News: “Owner Glenn Lall needs to consistently peruse the pre-published editorials before they reach the dissemination [...]
False accusations impugning the integrity of others a ‘no-no’
Dear Editor, I refer to my recent letter in Kaieteur News on the presentation of unverified information; this letter seems to have startled Freddie Kissoon and the Editorial Gang at Kaieteur News, pushing them to grasp for a defensive reaction. Owner Mr. Glen Lall needs to consistently peruse the pre-published editorials before they reach the [...]
Talk about hypocrisy!
Dear Editor, I respond to Ms. Nestor’s letter (SN 21.08.09) under the caption, “PNCR members should stay focused on the issues that matter most to the party”. Shortly after the resignation of Mr. Murray as Chairman of the PNCR, Ms. Nestor penned a letter published (SN 19.01.09) in which she made the following glowing tributes [...]
The security forces are no longer our guardians
Dear Editor, I know it must have pained to sit and write the editorial caption, “Where are our protectors? I would like to know, and many would also need to know if Guyana is a country gone out of control. Where are the laws? Where are the protectors? It is a very sad day in [...]
Guyana: A paradox of great need in the midst of plenty
Dear Editor, Guyana is a strange country for in the midst of plenty, relative to many other countries, we have increasing poverty and rising unemployment; poor living standards; and we are heading in the wrong direction on many social, economic and political indicators. In other words, despite our rich endowment of natural resources, our relative [...]
Predator Paedophiles
There are reports that a 35-year-old man from West Berbice has been charged with raping and sodomising a nine-year old girl. It is alleged that the man was on bail for raping another 10-year-old girl and had also committed the act on many other girls of the same age group, with several of those incidents [...]
Clarke assists junior windball cricketers
National Women’s Cricket Coach of Barbados Richard Clarke paid a visit to the Guyana Teachers Union ground on Thursday where he conducted a training session with the junior windball team currently preparing to tour Trinidad and Tobago. Clarke, who is a WICB accredited Level II coach was seen taking the junior cricketers through their paces, [...]
