Suspect confesses to 2007 murder of Mahdia woman
Police revealed yesterday that a man whom they detained at Bartica on Monday has confessed to murdering female shopkeeper, Juliet Forde, at Mahdia two years ago. Police sources said that the suspect, who is reportedly from Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara, was arrested around 13:00 hrs on Monday at the Kool Breeze Wharf, Bartica. According [...]
Kwame McCoy complains to police
Information liaison to President Bharrat Jadgeo, Kwame Mc Koy, has complained to Commissioner of Police, Henry Greene, about what he claimed is person imitating him in a telephone conversation with Kaieteur News. Mc Koy is embroiled in a scandal involving a taped conversation which purports that he was soliciting a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old [...]
Less power outages expected
As new Wartsila engines begin operations next month Plagued by power outages over the past months, Demerara consumers are being told to expect relief as early as next month when three new engines are introduced to the generation system. Giving an update yesterday on the progress to install the Wartsila engines, Chief Executive [...]
Property owners respond to amnesty offer
Property owners have been responding favourably to the Georgetown municipality’s offer of amnesty, funds which are essential to help improve its current financial capabilities. Deputy Mayor Robert Williams had related to this newspaper that several property owners who have debts amounting to several millions have been visiting the municipality in response to [...]
Guyana in breach of CCJ ruling, still to reinstate CET
It is now 34 days since the Right Honourable Justice Michael A. de la Bastide, President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, ruled against Guyana in the case against the Trinidadian Cement Company and TCL Guyana Incorporated. Justice de la Bastide had ordered that Guyana reinstate the Common External Tariff (CET) that sparked the fiasco, [...]
Fogarty’s rewards back to school winners
Winners in the Fogarty’s Back to School competition received $250,000 in prizes at the presentation ceremony held last Saturday morning. The first prize went to Ricardo Subramani, of Helena Primary School. He received a desktop Computer System valued at $130,000. The other winners received gift certificates, stationeries, hampers and haversacks. The competition attracted 30,000 entries. [...]
GFF launches inaugural Women’s Football League
Action starts today By Michael Benjamin Football buffs agitating for a women’s football league will finally have their needs addressed following the inauguration of the Female Inter-Association Football League, scheduled to get underway this evening with Lethem taking on the East Coast at the Tucville Ground starting at 16:00hrs this afternoon. General Secretary of [...]
Taffin Khan takes early lead
- Saeed Ali heads juniors Junior Champion Taffin Khan has assumed the early lead in the National Qualification Chess Tournament which got underway last weekend at the Kei-Shars Sports Club on Hadfield Street, Georgetown. Khan and Ronuel Greenidge are both tied on three points apiece; however Taffin Khan is in the lead based on [...]
Berbice stage fight back against Rest Team
- Griffith’s half century highlights opening day West Indies Under-19 pick Trevon Griffith (61) stroked an entertaining half-century to lead the Rest Team within 58 runs of overhauling Berbice’s total of 205 at the end of the opening day of their GCB Senior four-day competition match, being played, at the DCC ground in Queenstown. At [...]
Gang of seven stab, chop and rob Alexander Village youth
… victim hospitalised Bassant Deolall, 22, of 40 First Street, Alexander Village, is lucky to be alive after he was ambushed, stabbed in the chest, chopped, beaten and robbed by a gang of seven Monday night. Now a patient in the Male Surgical Ward at the Georgetown Public Hospital, Deolall says he was taken advantage [...]
Scrabble players gear up for GASP two-tier tournament this weekend
The Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) are currently organizing as many tournaments as possible to give local scrabble queen, Abigail McDonald as much practice as possible as she prepares to travel to Malaysia to compete in the World Scrabble Championships. Consequently, GASP would be staging a two tier tournament for players rated among the [...]
Sookdeo 5-19, Balgobin 51 n.o guide Walton Hall to NBS cricket title
A five wicket haul by left arm spinner Suraj Sookdeo and an unbeaten half century by Devindra Balgobin guided Walton Hall to a 9 wicket victory over Young Achievers in the final of the New Building Society 40 overs Cricket Competition played last Sunday at the Anna Regina Community Centre Ground on the Essequibo Coast. [...]
Man steals car parts to sell as scrap iron
Jermaine Anderson, 34, of Albouystown, Georgetown, was placed on $75,000 bail yesterday when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson to answer a charge of break and enter and larceny. It is alleged that on September 18, last, the accused broke and entered the storage bond of Ray Rahaman and stole car parts totalling [...]
Jagroo 64, Harper 51, Moore 4-28 star as Hampshire beat President XI
Half centuries from Arjune Jagroo and Troy Harper and a four wicket haul by Essequibo left arm spinner Robert Moore propelled Hampshire to a comfortable victory over President X1 as the Busta 20/20 cricket competition continued last Sunday in Bartica with one game. At the Bartica Community Centre Ground Hampshire batted first and piled up [...]
Attorney General visits E’bo courts
After a routine visit by Attorney General Charles Ramson, almost two weeks ago, on the Essequibo Coast, immediate improvements have been made to both the Anna Regina and Suddie Magistrate’s Court respectively. Both courts have now benefited from new furniture, as well as prisoner and witness docks. However, windows and mesh still need to be [...]
Houston man hit by car, hospitalised
There seems an influx of accidents occurring on the roadways resulting in people being hospitalised with broken limbs and other injuries. On Monday night just before 18:30hrs, 46-year-old Bharat ‘Popo’ Khelawan, of 21 Houston Housing Scheme, was hit by a car as he attempted to cross the Houston Public Road, East Bank Demerara. One witness [...]
Lewis hits half century as Maria’s Pleasure beat Noitgedacht by 124 runs
Maria’s Pleasure SC defeated Noitgedacht SC by 124 runs as the Sterling Products 40 overs Cricket competition resumed in Wakenaam with one match last Sunday. At the Wakenaam Community Centre ground, Maria’s Pleasure batted first and made 179 all out in 32 overs. Middle order batsman Emanuel Lewis top scored with 51 (2×6, 4×4) while [...]
Elderly man fined for indecent exposure
A 51-year-old man who allegedly indecently exposed himself in the vicinity of the Georgetown Ferry Stelling, Stabroek, appeared yesterday before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer the related charges. It is alleged that on September 21, last, Terry Boohan, of 98 Good Hope Housing Scheme who was under the [...]
Neal & Massy maintains sponsorship
Managing Director of Neal & Massy Group of Companies Deo Persaud presented to President of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Chetram Singh a cheque worth $2million towards the sponsorship of the 40 overs First Division Nationwide Cricket Competition yesterday in the Boardroom of the GCB Head Office. According to Persaud, the sponsorship of the tournament [...]
Works Ministry undertakes long awaited infrastructure works
Residents of North and South Ruimveldt, Bagotstown and Nandy Park are breathing a sigh of relief as critical infrastructure works got underway. The works involve the paving of roads and the rehabilitation of bridges that were in a state of disrepair for a considerable length of time. In Bagotstown, a wooden bridge which has been [...]
Gunmen terrorise Hogstye family
…suspects nabbed in car hours later Police have arrested five men whom they believed were responsible for terrorising and robbing a businessman and his family of Hogstye, Corentyne Berbice. Reports are that businessman Subass and his wife were attacked by two gunmen and three others who were armed with cutlasses around 02:00 hours yesterday. The [...]
E’bo take 1st day honours against Demerara
By Sean Devers in Essequibo In association with Bryden & Fernandes & Arabian Hotel Incisive fast bowling from National pacer Trevon Garraway and debutant Trevor Benn and a 45-run 4th wicket stand between Yogeshwar Lall and Delon Heyliger gave Essequibo the first honours in their Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) senior 4-day day cricket encounter [...]
Fire guts Bourda stall
Quick action by public-spirited persons, who were later backed up by the Guyana Fire Service, averted a major disaster when fire struck at a stall on Orange Walk, Bourda, around 21:00 hours last night. The firefighters were able to contain the blaze to the stall owned by Carol Trim, of Sophia, and prevented it from [...]
Guyana, Brazil to collaborate on large-scale farming
President Bharrat Jagdeo, prior to his departure for New York on Sunday, reported to media operatives that the Government of Brazil has committed to supporting Guyana in the establishment of large-scale farms in the Rupununi savannahs. According to Jagdeo,”(Guyana) has some strong commitments from the Federal Government of Brazil to assist with some of the [...]
South Carolina Ladies wrap up Guyana tour
Local women lacking fundamentals – Davis By Edison Jefford The South Carolina Ladies’ All-Star Basketball team wrapped up a very hectic tour of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana yesterday when they departed for the United States with Coach Larry Davis critiquing women’s basketball here. Davis is of the view that the national women’s team suffered [...]
