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 [...]
Reds Perriera feels Gayle’s time has passed
Broadcaster looking to Bravo or Ganga to lead regional side to Australia By Sean Devers International cricket commentator Joseph ‘Red’ Perriera feels the Regional One-Day competition which starts here tomorrow is a very important one for West Indies cricket. The veteran Guyana-born broadcaster told Kaieteur News from his home in St Lucia that he thinks [...]
Woman was ill for a prolonged period
The relatives of Mark Mathias, 35, are refuting claims in a newspaper report, yesterday, that the now dead woman, Dianne Skeete or Dianne Mathias, was constantly abused by her husband and that the abuse resulted in her death. The relatives of man were united in their views that he was never abusive to his wife [...]
Creary, Braithwaite again among the runs
Campbell, Griffith, Carriah, Dowrich also impress By Sean Devers Andrew Creary and Kraigg Braithwaite were again among the runs as the 2nd practice match for the TCL Group West Indies under-19 team ended yesterday at the Police ground in a victory for Yannick Ottley’s X1 against Dalton Polius’ X1. After a visit to the TCL [...]
Man stabbed during verbal dispute
Bhopaul Singh, 49, of De Hoop, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital on Sunday with a stab wound he received at a shop. According to his son, Indar, “My father was at a shop drinking and went to the bar to purchase something and someone known to him as Baal, [...]
NBTS appeals for blood
The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) has once again upped its appeal to organisations, more specifically the private sector to play their role in society in holding a blood drive. At this time, the NBTS is facing a difficult period where organisations are not getting involved in organising blood drives, thus a limited stock of [...]
Man chops 15-year-old
A 15-year-old boy was severely chopped by his sister’s ex-boyfriend, yesterday afternoon. Dexter Forde, of 35 West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, is now a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital with wounds to the head and hands. Speaking with Kaieteur News yesterday, Forde’s sister, Juanita, said that she was home when she heard the loud commotion [...]
‘Golden Jaguars’ off to Suriname for 4-nation Independence tourney
Guyana’s ‘Golden Jaguars’ the flagship senior national football team have arrived in Suriname to do battle against the hosts, French Guiana and the Netherlands Antilles in the Suriname Independence Football tournament. The team under head coach Wayne ‘Wiggy’ Dover arrived in the Dutch speaking nation late yesterday afternoon and are expected to practice today ahead [...]
Help the youths of Bachelor’s Adventure
Dear Editor, The community of Bachelor’s Adventure has grown over the years, now subdivided into Paradise Dazzel Housing Scheme, New Non Pariel, Melanie Damishana, Hymax Housing Scheme and Bare Root. The population has grown immensely from the 1940s, with just about the same level of social facilities available to its ever growing populace. To compound [...]
Another thief nabbed at Stabroek Market
A man is currently in police custody after he tried to escape from a police patrol moments after snatching a man’s gold band. Reports are that some time around 9:40 hours yesterday the man snatched another man’s gold band and began running, not realising that a police mobile patrol was just behind him. The man [...]
My daughter came to Guyana and learned a new word
Dear Editor, I have a five-year-old girl who was born in the Kalahari Desert (home of the bush men). One would probably ask, why go to such a place to live but the fact of the matter is it is much better than living in Georgetown. I recalled having ‘blackout’ once in the three years [...]
Break and enter convict to spend Christmas in jail
A labourer known as ‘Buck’ was sentenced to two years in prison yesterday after he was convicted of breaking and entering a business place and stealing items worth $1.1 million. John Vieira, 33, of Middle Road La Penitence, between October 19 and October 22, broke into the business place of Rajeshwar Singh and stole six [...]
Taxi driver remanded for unlawful confinement
A man known to be a taxi driver was remanded to prison yesterday after he allegedly unlawfully confined a girl. Orin Mathews, 29, of North Sophia, was refused bail yesterday when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson to answer the charge of unlawful confinement. It is alleged that on October 20, the accused [...]
Georgetown/Stabroek Lions Club concludes 7th anniversary celebrations
The Lions Club of Georgetown/Stabroek concluded its 7th anniversary celebrations with a special dinner at the New Thriving Restaurant on Saturday night. The celebrations began at the start of the month, with the distribution of over 600 books, both text and fiction, to various orphanages around the city. A church service was held after the [...]
What exactly is the combined opposition hoping for?
Dear Editor, Notwithstanding the fact that that hundreds of innocent men women and children were brutally murdered, raped and set alight, we are now once again hearing from the opposition parties that an enquiry must be held for those “innocent persons who were gunned down.” It must first of all be made crystal clear that [...]
No immediate plans for businesses along Berbice Bridge approaches – Benn
There are no immediate plans by Government to allow permanent businesses to operate along the access roads to the new Berbice River Bridge. However, there are mobile vendors. Works Minister Robeson Benn said that a close watch is being kept on the situation around the D’Edward Village on the West Bank of Berbice and Crab [...]
