Gunmen beat, rob magistrate
By Dale Andrews
Magistrate Geeta Chandan-Edmond was literally left battered and bruised when four masked gunmen held her up on a lonely stretch of road in Mahaicony and relieved her of cash jewellery and other valuables in what was described as a well-planned attack.
But the Magistrate is convinced that the attack was not merely just a [...]
Magistrate forced to leave baby in car for hours
By Leonard Gildarie
Workers at a Georgetown Magistrates’ Court have expressed anger and indignation over the working conditions of a magistrate who is forced each day to leave her year-old daughter with a baby-sitter for hours in her car while court is in session.
While Magistrate Geeta Chandan-Edmond yesterday declined to comment, Kaieteur New has learnt that [...]
There is some level of corruption - Donald Ramotar
“If we continue to bury our heads in the muck which is now evident, we leave exposed the most vulnerable parts of our anatomy for further violation and abuse” - GAP/ROAR
While acknowledging that there is some level of corruption in Guyana, General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Donald Ramotar, says that it is [...]
GWI sewage main breaks
Yesterday, quick action by the Guyana Water Inc and their contractors save residents on Hadfield Street and Winter Place from being affect by sewage which overflowed in the area.
Some time after noon, as the contracting firm, S. Jagmohan Hardware Supplies and Constructing Services were effecting repair works to the sewerage pump at the location a [...]
GPL restores power to some city facilities
- but City Hall still in darkness
The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) yesterday restored power to the municipals abattoir and to the Kitty and Liliendaal Pump Stations but left the City Hall without electricity.
GPL in a statement yesterday also denied claims by the Mayor and City Councillors of Georgetown (M&CC) that it owes the [...]
AFC defends uncensored publication of torture victim in Dossier
…victim will come to realize he is an advocate for change - Trotman
Alliance for Change (AFC) Leader, Raphael Trotman, yesterday defended his party’s approval of the use of the uncensored publication of the photograph in a Dossier, of the now 15-year-old boy that was subject to torture by ranks of the Guyana Police Force.
The picture [...]
Is Guyana’s forest really worth US$580 million annually?
…Independent reviews cites serious concerns about value of Guyana’s forests
An independent review of the consultation process of the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) has cited serious concerns about whether Guyana’s forest is really worth US$580 million annually.
This was the figure that was cited by the world renowned McKinsey and Company in the LCDS and which [...]
Gouveia defends use of helicopter suggestions
Managing Director of Roraima Airways, Captain Gerry Gouveia, is taking issues with the pronouncement by the Guyana Defence Force team leader of the Kaieteur Falls body recovery mission, Capt Sheldon Howell, over the use of the army helicopter.
Howell had said that atmospheric conditions in the Kaieteur gorge and the absence of support for a rappelling [...]
GENACIS survey to be done
GENACIS survey to be done
A Gender Alcohol and Culture International Study (GENACIS) is a survey which will be conducted in 2000 homes in Guyana, but will only be done in Regions Four and Six.
The GENACIS survey will be conducted by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Pan America Health Organization (PAHO).
Yesterday, a two-day [...]
Dem boys seh… Each govt got dem own price
When you get gift all of a sudden dem cheap but when you got to buy de same thing de price does be high, high.
De other day de Chinese give Guyana a gift of more than 100 generators and some other things. Dem boys seh was nuff things. De Chinese Government value de thing at [...]
Knife-wielding bandits relieve Kaieteur News staffer of car, cash
Kaieteur News layout artist, Osafo King, had a most horrifying experience Tuesday night. Knife-wielding bandits stuck him up and relieved him of his car, his cellular phone, US$200 and some jewellery, while he was sitting on the Kitty seawalls in the vicinity of Celina’s Resort.
According to King it was shortly before midnight when three men [...]
Police up against spate of robberies
While law enforcement officers in Region Two are struggling to combat the recent spate of break and enter that has been plaguing the Essequibo Coast. The real problem lies in the fact that there are not sufficient police officers to investigate these robberies, one police official said.
This statement came after yet another robbery on the [...]
Cumberland Market vendors call for removal of their roadside rivals
CUMBERLAND, EAST CANJE – “We don’t want road shoulder vending! When they come and sell out there, people buy from them and gone; nobody come in the market anymore and we are the ones paying.”
But Region Six Chairman Zulfikar Mustapha said he would look into the matter and intends to raise it with the Chairman [...]
Region Six steps up preparation for rainy season
NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Region Six is leaving no stone unturned in its efforts to minimize flooding.
According to Chairman Zulfikar Mustapha, the administration expended $95 million for Capital Works on the drainage and irrigation sector. This was supported by frequent maintenance in some sections.
He is optimistic that with the rigid work programme executed this year [...]
Mother of two walks away with $1.9M
Mother of two, Shoba Harrichand, is the latest Courts Stash of Cash winner. She walked away with $1.9M, yesterday.
Harrichand recently bought a sofa and rug valued in excess of $180,000 from the store and became eligible for the promotion.
The resident of Craig, chose the number five suitcase, and refused to switch cases when given the [...]
Muslims to observe Eid ul Adha on November 27
The Central Islamic Organization of Guyana yesterday reported that the month of Zul Hijjah 1430 AH commenced on Wednesday. As a result the festival of Eid ul Adha will be commemorated on Friday November 27, 2009.
For Eid ul Adha, an animal is sacrificed in commemoration of Abraham’s sacrifice of his son. This festival is incorporated in [...]
Guyanese journalist released from St Maarten jail
St. Maarten authorities have released Guyanese newsman Alex Holder from custody on the condition that he repays thousands of guilders to his ex-fiancé by January next year.
In a press release Tuesday, Holder announced that he was no longer Editor of Today newspaper, effective November 10. He said he had been dismissed two days after seeking [...]
Berbice police beef up resources for a crime free Christmas
NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE - Division ‘B’ of the Guyana Police Force released its plans for the Christmas Season last week at the New Amsterdam Town Hall.
Among those invited were members of the business community.
The Christmas patrols began November 15, and would end on January 15, next.
Commander of Division ‘B’ of the Guyana Police Force Assistant [...]
Traffic lights for Diamond housing scheme entrance
- contract inked for $15M
The Ministry of Public Works and Communication has signed a $15M contract with a company to install a traffic light system at the entrance of Diamond Housing Scheme on the east bank of Demerara.
According to a document emanating from the Office of the President, the installation is being done to ease [...]
Consumer accuses GPL of illegality, unnecessary charges
Winston Saunders and his wife, Yonette Williams, are peeved with the action taken by the Guyana Power and Light Company.
The duo visited Kaieteur News on Tuesday to lodge a complaint against the utility company and to accuse its disconnection crew of concocting a malicious story against them and wrongfully disconnecting their service.
They said that the [...]
Caribbean Champs again
Teams return home
The Guyana Rugby Football Union teams which participated in the regional Sevens Championships in Mexico last weekend, returned home on Tuesday evening after their successful campaign.
The female team played undefeated in their round robin competition, while the men dominated, eventually beating Trinidad and Tobago in the final. The men have now qualified [...]
Pooran, Crandon, Ivan bat Berbcie to title despite Barnwell’s 50
Vishal Singh hits ton for Rest team against E’bo
By Sean Devers
Half-centuries from Homchand Pooran, Royston Crandon and Rajiv Ivan batted Berbcie to first innings points against Demerara on the second day of their Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) 4-day final round cricket match at Everest yesterday.
The first innings lead guarantees Berbice of Championships honours half-way though [...]
High Level FIFA/GFF Referees Seminar commences
First of its kind in the world
By Franklin Wilson
The refereeing (FIFA & Local) pool in Guyana has once again been afforded the opportunity of strengthening and improving their knowledge base of the game.
This has been made possible through the efforts of FIFA based on request by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) for the second phase [...]
RHTB hammer Tain Block ‘A’ by 10 wickets & Port Mourant by 52 runs
Four outstanding performances from Under-17 players led Rose Hall Town Bakewell to a crushing 10 wicket win over Tain Block A at the Area ‘H’ ground when play in the NBS 2nd division cricket tournament continued.
Batting first, Tain Block ‘A’ were dismissed for 105 in 33.2 overs; only A. Chattergoon offered any resistance with a [...]
Sinclair (133), De Jonge (86), Khan (14-124) impress
The second round of the Berbice Zone of the 2009 Guyana Cricket Board First Division 3-Day cricket Competition concluded last weekend with young warriors, Scottsburg United, Edinburgh, West Berbice and Port Mourant registering victories.
At Cumberland, Young Warriors beat Police by 7 wickets. Police resumed at their over week second innings score of 131-4 after losing [...]
