Bandits attempt to kidnap baby during $$M robbery
- lack of police response criticised
Despite the commencement of a well publicized security campaign for the city, the lack of police response to a brazen robbery has left a Campbellville businessman frustrated.
Shivnarine Singh, of D. Singh Trading, almost had his three-year-old son kidnapped during the ordeal and to compound matters, several attempts to get [...]
Joint Opposition launches dossier seeking int’l inquiry
Extra-judicial killings, torture, corruption…
Amidst an audience of political representatives, members of various concern organisations and other notable members of the society, the Joint Opposition Political Parties (JOPP) yesterday launched the much anticipated dossier at City Hall.
It was at the same venue on August 13 last, during a meeting, that the JOPP made a public commitment [...]
Guyana again attracts dismal corruption rating
Transparency International in its 2009 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) has again given Guyana a dismal evaluation this time rating Guyana as 126 out of 180 countries surveyed.
Among some of the other countries that rank close to Guyana are Vietnam, Syria, Tanzania, Lebanon and Mongolia among others.
Guyana also ranked last among CARICOM countries with the Jamaica [...]
Dem boys seh…Everybody want publicity
Christmas coming and dem boys expect all dem Minister to try hard fuh get publicity. All of dem know that end of year is bonus time and dem believe that if dem mek Bharrat see that dem wukking in de papers dem gun get bonus.
And de past few days is Minister this and Minister that. [...]
UN Association of Guyana gets $23M contract from EU
Human rights and democracy in Guyana has received a $23M shot in the arm signalling a partnership for peace, reconciliation and development with the hope of being an example for the Caribbean region.
In the interest of promoting human rights, democracy and conflict prevention in Guyana, the European Commission (EC) signed and awarded the contract to [...]
City Hall being powered by generator
- awaits injunction to reverse GPL disconnection move
By Sharmain Cornette
While the use of a generator has been employed to power the operations at City Hall, the abattoir and a number of other municipal buildings up to yesterday remained without electricity.
Yesterday, too, the municipality was still attempting to secure an injunction to reverse the move [...]
GWI waiving all reconnection, tampering fees
- honest ‘illegals’ to benefit
The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has promised that all individuals that go forward to the water company to reveal their illegal connections will receive immediate regularised connections, and will also have the fees attached to tampering and reconnection waivered.
This is according to the Chief Executive Yuri Chandisingh, National Revenue Manager Earle [...]
Two miners crushed to death by tree, one injured
Two miners were killed and a third seriously injured at around 11:00 hrs on Monday after a tree came crashing down on them at a camp at Marudi Mountain.
Police identified the dead men as Carlos Fernandes, 30, of Karaudarnaua Village, South Rupunini, and Silvio Domingo, 35, of Aishalton Village, South Rupununi.
The third miner, Harves Olivia [...]
National COHSODS to discuss youth report
With just one month to go before the much anticipated report on the situation of Caribbean youth is submitted to the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, the CARICOM Secretariat has embarked on a series of national consultations to engage key stakeholders in discussions on the findings and recommendations of the draft report.
Supported by [...]
CRNM renamed OTN, has new Director General
Following the decision taken by the Caricom Heads of Government in March 2009 to incorporate the then Caribbean Regional Negotiation Machinery (CRNM) into the Caricom Secretariat, a specialised department has now been formed.
To this end, the disbanding of the CRNM unit has now made way for the Office of Trade Negotiation (OTN) headed by Jamaican [...]
Bishops’ High wins GGMC inaugural Quiz competition
The Bishops’ High School defeated Mackenzie High to win the inaugural Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) Science and Technology Quiz Competition. The eight schools which participated in the competition were Queen’s College, St. Stanislaus College, Three Miles Secondary, Mackenzie High, New Amsterdam Multilateral, Bishops’ High, St Rose’s High and St. Joseph High.
In the preliminaries, [...]
Namilco expresses concern about improperly labelled flour bags
The National Milling Company (Namilco) on Monday expressed concern about bags that are improperly labelled and are said to contain flour. The labelling of the bags, the company indicated via statement, is inconsistent with the standards set out by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS).
According to Namilco, the bags do not have the name [...]
Policing groups undertake community enhancement activities
Community policing is not only about arresting people, it’s also about making the environment less conducive to criminal activities.
This is the theory adopted by the Belfield, Victoria, Nabaclis, Golden Grove and Haslington Community Policing Groups on the East Coast of Demerara.
On Sunday last, the groups came together for a community enhancement project which saw them [...]
Miss Guyana makes news splash in Johannesburg
Miss Guyana 2009, Imarah Radix, might not be the tallest local beauty to ever enter the Miss World competition, but from a field of 120 world beauties she has made it through three rounds of the talent contest with her rendition of the song ‘At Last’.
She was also featured on the cover of the Sunday [...]
China agrees to increase agri help to Guyana
Breakthrough hybrid rice will double local yields - Persaud
By Leonard Gildarie
A landmark arrangement has been struck with the Chinese government that will see assistance from that country to double the local rice production per acre using the latest in rice variety.
In addition to training, farmers will benefit from the transfer of new scientific methods.
China is [...]
Decomposed body fished out of reservoir
The decomposed body of Ahmad Khan, 52, of 23 Le Ressouvenir Railway Embankment East Coast Demerara, was fished out of an abandoned reservoir in his yard yesterday.
Neighbours said that they were getting a foul stench for some days now but thought it was a dead animal.
Some children in the neighbourhood who were playing close to [...]
Diamond residents tamper with service lines, cause drop in pressure
- GWI
According to the Chief Executive at Guyana Water Incorporated, Yuri Chandisingh, some residents in the housing scheme of Diamond on the East Bank of Demerara are oblivious to the fact that they are wasting water.
He said that this wastage, in turn, negatively affects other residents in the area, and may cause the lowering of [...]
Child Care Protection Agency to launch hotline tomorrow
The Child Care Protection Agency is advocating that everyone has a responsibility to protect children as they celebrate Child Abuse Prevention Day tomorrow.
According to Director of the entity, Ann Green, the Agency is launching a Prevention of Child Abuse Hotline (227-0979) tomorrow, to which anyone who suspects someone of abusing or harming a child may [...]
One in police custody, prime suspect still on the run
Septic tank murder…
A close male associate of the woman who is considered to be the prime suspect in last Sunday’s septic tank murder has been arrested.
Reports are that the man was arrested on Monday evening at Skeldon, and up to press time yesterday he was still in police custody.
However the main suspect is still at [...]
Miss Republic on winners’ row, Night Crescendo shines
World Class storms to two wins,
Zenyatta also outstanding
Turfites turned out in their thousands to witness a grand day of racing when the Rising Sun Turf Club in collaboration with the Lions Clubs of Durban Park and the Central Demerara Lions staged a grand and successful day of horseracing at the clubs entity at Arima Park, [...]
Tickets for ICC World Twenty20 2010 go on sale worldwide
Having already been available to supporters in the Caribbean for the past two weeks, tickets for next year’s ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies are now on sale around the world.
With an emphasis on affordability, ticket prices cost from just US$3 for ground entry to single group stage matches to US$5 for double-headers, US$8 [...]
Kumar (13 wickets) spurs No. 70 Young Star to Quarter-finals
The 2009 Leslie Amsterdam Memorial Under-17 two-innings Club Cricket Competition continued recently with Young Star of No. 70 becoming the latest team to reach the quarter-finals of the competition after defeating Crabwood Creek outright to end up as winners of Zone G.
They had mainly to thank off spinner Tameshwar Kumar who took 7 for 14 [...]
Recovery of Bulkan’s body was not as timely as it could have been - Gerry Gouveia
By Dale Andrews
Head of Roraima Airways Captain Gerry Gouveia believes that the entire operation to recover the body of Kaieteur Falls suicide victim Aliya Bulkan was not as timely as it could have been.
Captain Gouveia, while commending the Guyana Defence Force Special Forces team that eventually recovered the body, was of the opinion that the [...]
MCYS/NSC Windball Cricket opens
The Ministry of Culture Youth & Sport / National Sports Commission Annual Christmas Term Indoor Windball Cricket Championship got off to a bright start, at the National Gymnasium today with Director of Sport Neil Kumar declaring the 9-a-side 6 overs competition open.
In results of the matches played:-
Zeeburg defeated Kawall by eight wickets.
Kawall made 81-3. Shankar [...]
Maurice Fagundes out strides seasoned competitors, captures CS&TC 10K race walk
Veteran race walker, Rudolph Mitchell sustained an injury to his foot forcing him out of the walk race organized by the Cavalier’s Sports and Tour Club (CSTC) on Sunday November 15 last.
Another seasoned race walker, Maurice Fagundes took advantage of Mitchell’s absence and walked away with the top prize in that event leaving Debidyal Harold [...]
