GPL records massive $2B after tax losses in 2008
-spiralling fuel prices blamed
Spiralling fuel costs last year caused the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) to make losses of almost $2B, an increase of 22 per cent from the previous year.
According to the GPL 2008 Annual Report, Chairman Winston Brassington in his notes also said that notwithstanding the losses, the state-owned company saw a [...]
Tortured teen leaves hospital
- released into parents’ custody
Flanked by his parents and well-wishers, the 14-year-old boy whose torture triggered countrywide outrage, was discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation around 11:00 hrs yesterday.
No police rank was in sight when the lad and his parents left the hospital, and it is unclear whether he is still being considered a [...]
The police can’t find Julius – Jagdeo
President Bharrat Jagdeo has made it clear that the Police cannot find the 15-year-old boy from whom his Information Liaison Officer, Kwame McCoy, is alleged to have solicited sex.
McCoy had his visa revoked by the US embassy in Georgetown last week without explanation.
“I find it very unusual that someone will be condemned, tried and hung; [...]
Aliya Bulkan to be cremated today
The body of 23-year-old Aliya Bulkan is expected to be cremated today.
According to sources, the badly battered body would not be seen by the public. The agonising wait came to an end on Thursday after the body was recovered around 14:00hrs. It was flown to the city on Thursday.
The body was spotted at the base [...]
Reign of terror…Second wanted man surrenders
The second of the six persons for whom the Guyana Police Force had issued wanted bulletins for has turned himself in to the police.
Early yesterday morning, Shawn Benn, of 53 Princess Street, Lodge, turned himself in at the Brickdam Police Station. The man was accompanied by Attorney-at-law Nigel Hughes.
Hughes said his client contacted him and [...]
Dem boys seh…Bharrat going to Barbados
Bharrat call a press conference yesterday. Dem boys seh that is de first time he hold three press conference in one week. When he had de first one everybody expect it because was a big programme wid Norway, plus he had to account fuh he overseas trip. Then he hold de second one which was [...]
Cops checking numbers in detained man’s phone
Police are checking the numbers in the mobile phone of a detained Albouystown man, Muammar Jabbar, for possible links to suspects in the recent ‘terror’ attacks at two police stations and other locations in the city.
Jabbar, 22, is a close friend of Charles Clarke, one of six men whom police say is linked to a [...]
President off to Rome for World Food Summit
President Bharrat Jagdeo is off to Rome, today, for the World Food Summit where he says he will push for agricultural development in the Caribbean which spend ….importing food annually.
Jagdeo is the CARICOM Head of Government with responsibility for agriculture.
While he would be pushing for more focus on the Caribbean in Rome, Jagdeo said that [...]
THAT LASER LEVELER AGAIN
The editor of this newspaper is to verify whether in the construction of the four-lane highway on the East Bank of Demerara or in any of the major road rehabilitation works which have taken place in Guyana over the past seventeen years whether any of the contracting firms found it necessary to use a laser [...]
LINES DRAWN AS BATTLE FOR C/SHIP LOOMS
- Semi-finals on at Stadium tomorrow
By Franklin Wilson
Georgetown teams continues to exhibit their dominance in Guyana with three of the four teams in the semi-finals of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) inaugural National Super League sponsored by FIFA under their Win in CONCACAF with CONCACAF project.
Headlining the city’s bid in the final straight of [...]
Upper Demerara retain overall National Schools’ C/ships title
Upper Demerara Kwakwani amassed a total of 67 points from the Swimming, Cycling, Track and Field and Teachers’ Championships to retain the overall Champion of Champions trophy last night at the Albion Community Centre Ground.
North Georgetown finished second overall on 63 points while Bartica rounded off the top three Districts with 56 points; Upper Demerara [...]
CELL PHONE SHACK, SPLASHMIN’S RESORT & ECO ADVENTURE PARK BACK ON BOARD
By Franklin Wilson
As the focus intensifies on the 20th Kashif and Shanghai (K&S) Football Tournament set to kick off on Sunday December 13, 2209 at the National Stadium Providence with special Guest of Honour, Edison Arantes do Nascimento King Pele, corporate Guyana has already began to make their presence felt in making the tournament [...]
Differently-abled graduate with special skills
The Open Doors Centre at the Ministry of Health Compound Sophia (National Vocational Training Centre for Persons with Disabilities) Thursday graduated a number of specially skilled people.
Tiffany Telesford, Norris Cummings, Naomi Cyrus, Adonica Mc Donald and Amanda Rogers graduated in Information Technology; Reginald Blake, Mickel Park and Christopher Raghubansie, in Electrical Installation; Gale Archer, Rosline [...]
NAPS gears to test 20,000 this year
The National AIDS Programme Secretariat yesterday commenced the fourth annual week of testing. NAPS has been observing “The National Day of Testing” for the past three years. Yesterday at the NAPS head office, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran, Minister within the Ministry of Health, said that the event has been graced by a number of influential leaders [...]
Bandits rob GECOM staff at Enterprise
Three female Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) staffers were left traumatised last evening after bandits robbed them while they were working at the Enterprise Primary School, East Coast Demerara.
Kaieteur News understands that the women had just completed their duties for the day and were awaiting transportation around 19:45 hrs when two men, who were armed with [...]
STAG BEER/EAST BANK LEAGUE KICKS ON TOMORROW AT GROVE GROUND
Kuru Kuru Lions, Grove Hi Tec, Timehri Panthers & Mocha Champs tangle
Competition in the Stag Beer division-one league on the East Bank of Demerara continues tomorrow at the Grove Playfield with double header action from 13:00hrs.
Kuru Kuru Lions coming off a defeat from new kids on the bloc Yarrowkabra FC will be aiming for a [...]
New body being created to continue LEAP operations
As the Linden Economic Advancement Programme (LEAP) draws to a close in December, Government has announced that it has made arrangements for a successor.
According to Government spokesman, Dr. Roger Luncheon, the decision was approved during a Cabinet meeting earlier this week and will see the new entity continuing ‘LEAP like’ activities.
“Broad parameters of the remit [...]
Fireworks anticipated at Rising Sun, Fund raising meet tomorrow
Fireworks are expected tomorrow at the Rising Sun Turf Club when the Club in collaboration with the Lions Club of Durban Park and the Central Demerara brings off their grand one day Fund raising horserace meet at their Arima Park, West Coast Berbice racetrack.
With a number of cooperate entities coming on board to assist the [...]
Miner shot, under police guard
Twenty-year-old Brian Blackman, a miner of 428 Block 22 Linden, was shot twice while plying his trade at the Rat’s Mining Firm in the Blackwater Backdam, an area close to Bartica.
The circumstance under which the man was shot is still not clear, but it has been confirmed that the youth was shot in his right [...]
President of Riddim Squad resigns, commences court proceedings against GFF
President of the Riddim Squad FC, Edun Cordis has tendered his resignation citing the dishonourable attitude of the executive of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) as his primary reason. This resignation comes into immediate effect and follows his discharge from the Balwant Singh Hospital where he had undergone surgery for injuries incurred during a fracas [...]
IDB, China to finance Amaila Falls
Jagdeo says project on track
After a meeting in Washington, President Bharrat Jagdeo announced yesterday that the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the China Development Bank are likely to finance the Amaila Falls hydropower project.
The project is slated to cost over US$500 million and will significantly bring down electricity costs in Guyana and satisfy Jagdeo’s drive [...]
Banks DIH donates beverages to Schools championships
Local beverage giants Banks DIH Ltd. made a sizeable donation of beverages and bottled water to the organizers of the 49th National Schools Athletics, Cycling and Swimming championships at Albion in Berbice.
Officials of Banks DIH presented close to $1/4 million in stock to organizers of the championships and provided the athletes with Malta on Wednesday [...]
Records show govt. is rightful owner of Thomas Street land – Dr. Luncheon
Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, has said that records have shown that the land situated at the corner of Thomas Road and Vlissengen Road, and which is being claimed by the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU), belongs to the government.
At a post-Cabinet media briefing on Thursday, Dr. Luncheon, addressing the media on [...]
14 graduate from Lions-sponsored skills programme
Fourteen young ladies are better skilled today in the art of Cake and Food preparation through their participation in a course sponsored and facilitated by the Lions Club of East Demerara.
According to Co-ordinator of the programme and Director of the Club, Margaret Jupiter-Denis, the participants, all female between 14 and 16 years, were drawn from [...]
R.K’s Homesafe Security handed $60M monthly contracts
- market tarmacs for Charity, Wales
At least 50 per cent of the workforce of private security companies will have to comprise women, according to new regulations being considered by Government.
This, according to Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Kellawan Lall, is part of the bigger plan to streamline the security companies.
These comments were made [...]
