Island Princess repainted
20,000 gls of fuel found on board Grenada police officials who boarded the Island Princess found the vessel intact and valuable equipment and other items on board. According to reports out of Grenada, the vessel, which was sighted 100 metres off the Grenada coast, was boarded yesterday by members of the CID, Drug squad and Immigration [...]
Hospital officials deny power outage caused child’s death
- say equipment not affected during outage The Administration of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has refuted a Kaieteur News report suggesting that a girl succumbed as a result of a power failure that hit the institution. The story in Tuesday’s edition was headlined “Blackout cripples GPHC-three-year-old succumbs as staff operate machines manually.” The [...]
GuySuCo withdraws from wages negotiation
The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) and the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) are at odds once again. The two entities cannot seem to get through peaceful discussions. Yesterday, GuySuCo withdrew from a planned wages and salaries negotiation with GAWU. This activity was scheduled to be hosted at the LBI training building. A [...]
Jagdeo says Guyana moving to finalise LCDS
Government, civil society and donor representatives have met with 16 Amerindian communities to discuss the government’s proposed strategy to keep the forest standing and receive payments from the international community. This comes as the government is moving to finalise its Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) and begin a process to monitor the forest more vigorously [...]
Dem boys seh… De Dick fit Gerry
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Plank falls on labourer’s head, man hospitalised
Gavin Liverpool, a 30-year-old resident of 32 Maxwell Alley, Section B Christianburg, Linden, and a worker attached to the Courtney Benn Contracting Services, which is effecting rehabilitation works on the Mackenzie/ Wismar Bridge, was yesterday rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital, after a plank that was being hoisted by a crane slipped and fell on [...]
Dismissed Customs officer still awaits compensation
After seven years… By Brushell Blackman A former Customs Officer is still awaiting monies owed to him by his former employer. Brent Griffith, 44, of Agricola, East Bank Demerara, was dismissed from the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) in 2000. According to the frustrated man, in October 2000 he was summoned to the office of the [...]
Manhole murder victim identified
- best friend’s body found in canal five months ago The decomposing body found in a manhole near the Guyana Licence and Revenue on Monday is that of an Alberttown labourer whose best friend died mysteriously five months ago. Relatives identified the victim yesterday as 23-year-old Muhammad Hussain of Lot 347 Cummings Street, Alberttown. His [...]
Seven-member team excel at Int. Pan Caribbean Martial Arts C/ships
Capture 19 medals, 9 gold, 6 silver, 4 bronze By Franklin Wilson Led by consistent high performer, trainer and Coach Troy Bobb, a seven-member Guyanese team did their country proud when they collectively hauled in a total of 19 medals at the International Pan Caribbean Martial Arts Championships held at the Cascadia Hotel, Trinidad and [...]
You should be there
Excitement expected in all categoriesBy Rawle Welch The collective pronouncement throughout the years from many motor racing fans is that it is one of the biggest weekends in sport annually in this country. With the Caribbean Series interestingly poised for a close finish, the day of racing at the South Dakota Circuit this November promises [...]
‘Best’ team could tour Australia
As WIPA, WICB come to agreement By Sean Devers The bitter contractual dispute between WIPA and WICB seems to be finally coming to an end with both parties agreeing on all but two issues. This news, in a joint release to the media from the two bodies, is good news for cricket fans in [...]
Disciplinary Committee boycotts Bentley meeting
Cyclist, Lawyer left ‘high and dry’ By Edison Jefford There was streaming light at the end of the dark tunnel that connected Jude Bentley to the continued rift with the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF), but that light was a mere crack in the tunnel that fooled all into believing it was the end. Kaieteur [...]
Chanderpaul to play in GCB cricket Festival next weekend
By Sean Devers The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) confirmed through its television commercials this week that former West Indies Captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul will play in its 20/20 Cricket Festival next weekend at the Guyana National Stadium. Host Guyana, Jamaica, Barbados and the USA will battle for top honours in the fund raising 2-day competition on [...]
Parliamentary Secretary chides GFF for impartial attitude
By Michael Benjamin Parliamentary Secretary, Steve Ninvalle is up in arms with executive of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), accusing it of impartial and counterproductive behaviour as well as a high handed approach to administrative issues. However, General Secretary of the GFF, Noel Adonis is adamant that his organization, while addressing its constitutional mandate, [...]
NA United assured of retaining c/ship with 5-0 whipping of Scottsburg
Defending champions New Amsterdam United (NAU) retained the Coca Cola Senior Football Championship in Berbice following a comprehensive 5-0 win over home team Scottsburg United on the weekend. Tournament leading goal scorer Adrian ‘Garnett’ Adams slammed in a hat-trick to end the season with a whopping 18 goals from 9 matches. He was on target [...]
NIS Tapeball festival set for Sunday
Denmore Garment Factory donate jerseys The National Insurance Scheme Sports Club will host a four-team Tapeball Cricket competition this Sunday at their Carifesta Avenue Sports Club ground commencing at 10:00hrs. Teams invited to participate against the host are Courts (Guyana) Inc., Republic Bank and Scotia Bank. The semi-finals will see teams batting 10 overs each [...]
Kings tackle Ann’s Grove in tonight’s feature game
The Ansa McAl-sponsored East Coast Demerara Premier League Football Championships continues this evening at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground where a riveting double-header is expected to captivate enthusiasts. Golden Stars will tackle Bakewell Buxton Stars in the first game scheduled for 5pm with Ann’s Grove United battling eight-time winners of the East Coast League, [...]
Raul Frank/Andrew Lewis title eliminator suffers further postponement
The middleweight elimination bout between Raul Frank and Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis, initially scheduled for this month end has suffered a further setback following an injury incurred by Frank during training sessions at the Jackie Gleason’s gym, Brooklyn USA, recently. Promoter and head of McNeal Enterprises, Odinga Lumumba told Kaieteur Sport that Frank has recently telephoned [...]
Lucky Lindener cops Republic Bank’s Cube
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Lions celebrate “World Sight Day”
The Lions club of D’urban Park has been commemorating World Sight Day for the past decade and has offered its services to those in need. This year, the eye clinic was hosted at the Guyana Cricket Club on Monday. According to Lion Denise Bowdie, “Last year we had 300 children whose eyes were tested and [...]
Digicel injects $6M into Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha Diwali programmes
This year’s national Diwali motorcade which began at several Praants nationwide last week culminates Friday with the largest showcase of floats in the history of the event. As a major corporate sponsor, yesterday, Digicel inked a three-year deal valued in excess of $6M for the Diwali and other Hindu celebrations. Digicel Chief Executive Officer, Gregory [...]
Albouystown man remanded for armed robbery
A resident of Albouystown was remanded to prison yesterday on two counts of robbery under arms in the Albouystown area. Tony Ogle, 34, of Albouystown, Georgetown, and a father of two, was refused bail after appearing before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. It is alleged on September 30 the accused, armed with a gun relieved [...]
IGG Cycling Team has 90 percent chance
Says Coach, William Howard By Edison Jefford William Howard spewed more confidence in the male Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) cyclists than in the females but that was only understandable given the imbalance of attention that is given to Women’s Sports generally in Guyana. The National Cycling Coach who will be travelling to Suriname early [...]
City Hall guarantees salaries for rest of 2009
While ‘on time’ salary payments has been an age old plague for the Georgetown City Council staffers, the Municipality’s Deputy Mayor Robert Williams is assuring that those days are guaranteed over. Deputy Mayor Williams, who is also the head of the City’s Finance Committee, said that on time salary payments for the remainder of the [...]
Sports Ministry/NSC holds another Day of Inter-Action
The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport along with the National Sport Commission in collaboration with the Regional Democratic Council of Region #3 successfully hosted a Day of Interaction on Sunday last at the Goed Fortuin Community Centre Ground, West Bank Demerara. This event was the second in a series of interactive community sports extravaganza [...]
