Roger Khan gets 40 years
Guyanese drug dealer Shaheed ‘Roger” Khan was sentenced to 40 years’ imprisonment on three separate charges by US Judge, Dora Irizarry after she accepted the plea bargain agreement he had reached with prosecutors. However two of the sentences, 10 years for an illegal firearm possession charge, and 15 years for witness tampering, will run concurrent [...]
Roger Khan’s jail term sparks division in Brooklyn courtroom
Relatives of self-confessed Guyanese drug trafficker Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan expressed relief following the 40-year sentence imposed by a US federal judge yesterday. Khan will however only serve 15 years since the sentences will run concurrently. Their relief though came amidst disappointment from several others who had flocked the courthouse in downtown Brooklyn with the hope [...]
GuySuCo’s Marketing Director resigns
…alleges snob by management A key Director of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has resigned after she was reportedly locked out of a top management meeting last week. The resignation has sparked the anger of at least one member of the GuySuCo’s Board of Directors about the way Marketing Director, Nisa Surujbally, has been [...]
Man killed in highway crash after sister’s funeral
A 61-year-old man returning from his sister’s funeral was killed and his five-year-old nephew critically injured around 20:00 hrs yesterday after the car they were in careened off the Soesdyke/Linden Highway near Bamia. Aubrey Barrington-Yaw, of Lot 79 First Alley, Wismar, suffered multiple injuries after being pinned in the vehicle, which toppled off the highway [...]
Bogus lawyer fleeces Guyanese immigrants
By JENNIFER PELTZ (AP) NEW YORK — A convicted bigamist posing as a veteran immigration lawyer scammed thousands of dollars from Guyanese immigrants and gave them advice so bad that they now face deportation, prosecutors said Thursday. Wilmer Rivera Melendez promised green cards but pursued avenues that would never yield them, changed his phone number [...]
Con-man held in Caricom documents scam
A 49-year-old Plaisance man was in police custody last night for allegedly fleecing an Alberttown businesswoman by pretending he was renting her vehicles to Caricom officials. The alleged culprit reportedly presented forged documents with Caricom letterheads while conducting his scam, which ended yesterday after the businesswoman laid a trap which led to his arrest. By [...]
GECOM holds consultation at City Hall
As part of its consultation sessions in the run up to local Government Elections, a team of Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) officials on Thursday engaged meaningful discussions with City Councillors on GECOM’s proposed demarcation of Georgetown into Constituencies. According to Assistant Elections Commissioner, Keith Lowenfield, the order of the Minister of Local Government and Regional [...]
Divided Village Council… Amerindian Ministry keeping close eye on Santa Mission situation
The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs is continuing to monitor the situation at Santa Mission where a number of Councillors have squared off against a recently elected Village Captain. Yesterday, Amerindian Affairs’s Liaison to the Minister, Norman Whittaker, said that if the situation warrants it, officials may visit the settlement earlier than scheduled. The scheduled visit [...]
MV Barima had lights on, tried to avoid collision
- Maritime Admin. Department The MV Barima had all its lights on and the crew attempted to avoid colliding with the Trawler, Regina II, that was travelling on an irregular course at the time. This is according to a statement by officials from the Maritime Administration Department, who revealed that the Guyana Police Force [...]
Diwali motorcade attracts thousands
As well as disruptive elements Diwali celebrations were in full swing last evening when thousands, both young and old and of every race and religion, converged on the sea walls to catch a glimpse of the Diwali Motorcade on its way to the La Bonne Intention Community Ground. And many more lined the route [...]
Essequibo duo survive crash
Richmond businessman, Dindyal Narine, 43, whose sports utility vehicle GLL 9085, was involved in an accident Thursday afternoon, is lucky to be alive. Narine, the father of three, sustained cuts to his forehead, face and neck, while his brother, Chanderpaul, sustained minor injuries. Both men were immediately rushed to the Suddie Hospital where they were [...]
Thieves strike at New Road
Drupattie Zulbakar, whose business at New Road Village, Essequibo Coast, was robbed of valuables, totaling over $900,000, is not happy with the response by the police after the first report was made by her husband, Harold a\k ‘Sports’, The thieves might have been apprehended, she said. Mrs. Zulbakar said that in all her 15 years [...]
Decomposing body found in Enmore house
The decomposing body of a man who was described as an alcoholic was found early yesterday morning in a house at Newtown, Enmore, East Coast Demerara. The man was identified as 59-year-old Bissoon Sukhoo, called ‘Mohan’ was discovered by police ranks that were summoned to the area by residents who said that a pungent stench [...]
GHRA IS 30
October 17 marks the 30th anniversary of the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA). Founded in 1979 by a group of individuals drawn predominantly from professional, labour, and religious backgrounds, the creation of the GHRA reflected the growing concern of the time with the dictatorial powers accumulated by the then Prime Minister Forbes Burnham. A year [...]
Logos Hope coming to Georgetown
A whole new experience! For the first time ever, Logos Hope, the world’s largest floating book fair, is scheduled to visit Georgetown, Guyana from November 26. It will be moored at the Guyana National Shipping Corporation Wharf and will remain there until December 13. This is the eighth port visit in her maiden voyage to [...]
GAWU, GuySuCo to recommence talks Wednesday
Talks between GuySuCo and the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) are expected to recommence on Wednesday where negotiations will continue, according to GAWU’s General Secretary Seepaul Narine. Narine said that the Union was contacted yesterday after all workers from the various estates returned to work, except those at the LBI Estate. The latter [...]
Preliminary inquiry continues into prisoner’s death
One year after the Director of Public Prosecutions had signaled for two senior prison officers to be charged with manslaughter for the death of prison inmate Edwin Niles, the preliminary inquiry is continuing today before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Yesterday, two police officers gave evidence in chief about the [...]
GPL Hosts Blood Drive
In light of the serious blood shortage situation at the National Blood Bank, Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) decided to host a blood drive at its Main Street Branch on Thursday. The activities coincided with the power company’s 10th anniversary celebrations, which commenced October 1, last. Prior to the drive, the company held a [...]
Ease food importation from outside region
- Agri Minister pleads on World Food Day As Guyana celebrated World Food Day yesterday, calls were made to local leaders to ease importation of food from extra-regional sources. Not only will easing of food importation restore food security of the region, but it will encourage locals to eat more nutritious foods that are grown [...]
Christmas begins at Ansa McAl
$20M under-the-crown promotion launched The season of giving back has started at Ansa McAl. Yesterday the company announced that Carib Beer drinkers have a chance to win as much as $20m in cash and prizes simply by drinking and texting. Among the 18,000 prizes to be won between October 19 and December 13 are Blackberry [...]
House approves Joint Services deployment to T&T
A motion to have Guyana’s Joint Force Services deployed to Trinidad and Tobago to assist with security at the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government conference was approved in the National Assembly on Thursday. This was one of the motions debated in the House on the resumption after the recess.The motion was tabled by Minister of [...]
Tailor granted bail for buying stolen property
A tailor who pleaded not guilty, yesterday, was granted bail for receiving stolen property or property knowing to be unlawfully obtained. Clyde Bowman, 52, of 167 Da Silva Street, Newtown, pleaded not guilty to receiving stolen property or property known to have been unlawfully obtained when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday. [...]
Revised LCDS for Parliament before Copenhagen
The government plans to table a revised version of the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) in the National Assembly before it takes the document to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December. This is despite the fact that Amerindian communities have asked for more information about the strategy, which is being touted [...]
Radio licence hinges on Broadcast legislation
The issuance of radio broadcast licence in light of the recent ruling of Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Carl Singh, will still hinge on the passage of the Broadcast Legislation which according to the government will provide the necessary framework under which licensing can be done transparently and without caprice. According to the government, the [...]
What about the daily lives of Hindus re alcohol abuse?
Dear Editor, I was quite taken back by Mr. Mahadeo Panchu’s letter, “We must preserve sanctity of Diwali,” (Kaieteur News 10-13-09). He wrote, “Gerry Gouveia’s Duke Lodge will be holding a party titled “Eclipse – Glamour and Glow Party” for Diwali Night – a sacrosanct night in the Hindu calendar….as with parties of such genre, [...]
