Ex-Region 3 deputy murdered
Residents of Canal Number Two, West Bank Demerara, were left in shock yesterday after former Region Three Vice Chairman, Ramnauth Bisram, one of the community’s prominent members, was found murdered in his home. Bisram, 55, of 11 Canal Number Two, North Section, was found lying in a pool of blood in one of his bedrooms [...]
Chief of Staff orders arrest
Coast Guards made unauthorised trip A joint criminal investigation involving representatives of the Guyana Police Force, the Guyana Defence Force’s G2 Branch and the Coast Guard has been launched to determine the exact mission of three ranks from the GDF who were detained by police at Parika on Sunday. The three Coast Guard ranks had [...]
GUYOIL compensates affected customers
All affected customers have been compensated and their vehicles are back in working order, said a representative of the Guyana Oil Company (GUYOIL) Providence Terminal yesterday. Several customers had their vehicles malfunction on Sunday after purchasing tainted gasoline from the GUYOIL Service Stations at Providence and on Sheriff Street, Georgetown. The tainted fuel this newspaper [...]
Brazilian stabbed to death in Robb Street apartment
Police are probing the murder of an elderly Brazilian whose bound body was discovered with multiple stab wounds in a Robb Street apartment yesterday afternoon. The shocking discovery was made by a neighbour who went to check on the elderly man after not seeing him for all of yesterday. The dead man was only known [...]
Negligence blamed for three-vehicle collision
Negligence on the part of a motorist may have been the sole cause for a three-vehicle collision last evening at Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara. Reports are that sometime after 19:00 hours a truck, GLL6985, was heading in a southerly direction when it collided with motorcar, PJJ 3041, which was travelling on the Goed Fortuin [...]
Regional govts move to regulate professionals
…journalists decry move as means to muzzle press The Guyana Press Association (GPA) yesterday stated that it views with alarm, the draft Professional Services Bill being pushed by the CARICOM Secretariat for introduction within the CARICOM states. The proposed legislation seeks to regulate and licence several professions across the region, including that of journalism. [...]
Injured man faints in court after being remanded
A man who appeared to have been severely injured was remanded to prison yesterday on a charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm to his spouse. When the magistrate made the announcement, the man, Perry Whyte, 31, of 168 Albouystown, fainted. It is alleged that on October 20, last, at Albouystown, the accused unlawfully and maliciously [...]
Dem boys seh… Henry planning fuh jump at gymkhana
These past few days was nuff killing. Dem boys want to know if people gone mad. Some men go wheh a man live and after a brawl, dem kill he. A Brazilian get kill in he apartment and a man from West Demerara get kill in he house. A woman deh drinking and de next [...]
LBI planting gang back at work
Sugar workers at the La Bonne Intention (LBI) estate are back at work, after the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has agreed to discuss the ongoing issue with the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU). The two entities are slated to meet today in order to charter a way forward. This is according to General [...]
GuySuCo/GAWU still locked in ‘talks’
Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) are still deadlocked in their wages and salaries negotiation. This is according to General Secretary of GAWU, Seepaul Narine, who told Kaieteur News yesterday that GuySuCo refuses to increase its offer from three percent, while GAWU wants it to be higher. The [...]
Movie Town owner was not the robber
Contrary to what was published in last week Thursday’s Edition of this newspaper, Robbie Singh, proprietor of Movie Town Video Club, was not the individual who appeared in court to answer a charge of robbery. In the robbery case which was heard by Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, the perpetrator was in [...]
Deal on Wheels winner collects prize
A Lindener was the lucky Republic Bank customer to claim the brand new Nissan Cube (in background) which represented the grand prize in the recently concluded Deal on Wheels loan promotion. Leonard Bacchus, (at left) of Christianburg, Linden, received the key to his fully loaded vehicle from Managing Director of the Bank, Mr Edwin Gooding, [...]
Delayed $400M conservancy project now hinges on World Bank
By Gary Eleazar The $400M funded World Bank Project that involves works to be carried out on the East Demerara Water Conservancy was at one time placed on hold because of the fact that the lone bidder had submitted a bid that was over inflated. Today that project hinges on a renewed proposal to that [...]
Grenada born beauty officially crowned Miss Guyana World 2009
Its official! Imarah Radix, 24, was officially bestowed the title of Miss Guyana World 2009 yesterday at a simple but significant ceremony at the Roraima Duke Lodge. Miss Guyana World 2008, Christa Simmons, passed the tiara to Radix before a gathering of mostly media operatives. Banawattie Shaw of the Nrityageet family pinned on the [...]
Fish Festival IV ends on a high note
The annual Rockstone Fish Festival, which is now in its fourth year, attracted hundreds of people seeking to access Region Ten’s newest tourism destination to experience unadulterated leisure and fun. Fish Festival this year, however, was more of a picnic with whole families taking the day out, with picnic baskets, tents, hammocks and other paraphernalia [...]
PNCR remembers senior citizens
The People’s National Congress Reform Human Services and Welfare Department in collaboration with its women’s arm, the National Congress of Women (NCW), hosted its annual breakfast for residents at the Palms on Sunday. The event was in observance of Senior Citizens’ Month. These inmates were served breakfast and entertained by Party Executives among whom were [...]
Riddim Squad are Western Union division one champs
Santos secure runners-up spot as both teams gain Premiere League status Riddim Squad, are the inaugural Western Union Division One football champions in the city and they have achieved the feat with an unbeaten slate and a game in hand. Santos FC has secured the runner up position and they too have a game in [...]
GCC ‘A’ prevail in sudden death extra-time
Dragons, GCC Tigers, Hikers juniors also win In what could accurately be described as a fitting way to end a high class tournament, eventual winners GCC ‘A’ and Hikers ‘A’ treated a fair-sized crowd that assembled at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Sunday night to a pulsating and absorbing finale to this year’s GT&T [...]
Seebarran tired of being bridesmaid
- Aiming for top podium spot Tired of playing bridesmaid, Group 3 competitor Kamal Seebarran in an interview with Kaieteur Sport disclosed that he is aiming to go one step better this time around. Seebarran, who drives a Third Generation Mazda RX7, said that over the past couple years he has had to settle for [...]
SA 10k has outgrown mediocrity
Event lacks serious planning By Edison Jefford The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) South America (SA) 10km Road Race has certainly outgrown the management mediocrity that was clearly evident at seventh edition of the road race outside the YMCA, Sunday. The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) risked major disasters in mismanaging some crucial aspects [...]
Great Diamond Martial Arts Association hosts successful grading exercise
After a compelling display of classical moves that showcased defensive and offensive skills, twenty one karatekas ranging from ages 6-15, were promoted to various levels when the Great Diamond Martial Arts Association (GDMAA) staged its final karate examination for 2009 at the Great Diamond Community Centre Ground, Sunday afternoon. Two karatekas were promoted from orange [...]
Anthony Harry walks away with top prize in CS&TC Soesdyke event
After a prolonged absence from the sport, Anthony Harry made a resounding return, chalking up the New Building Society (NBS) sponsored 10K junior walk race around Soesdyke and was duly rewarded with the NBS trophy when the Cavalier Sports and Tour Club (CS&TC) staged that event on Saturday October 24 last. The event which was [...]
Alpha United certain of final four spot in GFF Super League
Buxton, Milerock, GDF post wins, Liquid Gold & Sunburst Camptown draw 4-4 By Franklin Wilson Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United is the only team certain to date of being in the final four of the Guyana Football Federation Super League, a pilot project being funded by the Win in CONCACAF with CONCACAF project initiated by the [...]
Wendell Muesa prevails in Rapid Chess Tourney
Even as he engages the country’s best chess players in the current national championships at the Ocean Spray Hotel, Stanley Place Kitty, Wendell Meusa sent out some ominous signals when he convincingly captured the honours in the Guyana Chess Federation organized, Rapid Chess tournament last Sunday at the YMCA, Thomas Lands. Nurturing deep ambitions of [...]
Mohammed wrecks South Africa as Windies ladies win 20/20 series
A career-best 5-10 by the T&T off-spinner Anisa Mohammed helped West Indies women take the Twenty20 series in amazing fashion in Cape Town yesterday. South Africa did well to restrict the Caribbean lasses to 114-9 but slumped spectacularly in their reply after their openers got them off to a solid start. From 73-0 in the [...]
