Gunmen storm Corentyne house
- Overseas based Guyanese family robbed, cop shot in face while responding to call
HAMPSHIRE VILLAGE, CORENTYNE – The daughter of a New Jersey-based Guyanese family vowed never to return to Guyana after gun-toting bandits attacked them at a Hampshire home, on the Corentyne Wednesday night.
A policeman was also shot and hospitalized.
The bandits shot a 20-year-old [...]
Attack on Magistrate forces temporary court closure
- Colleagues renew call for improved security
In the wake of Wednesday’s brazen attack on Magistrate Geeta Chandan-Edmond, her colleagues in the magistracy held an emergency meeting at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
While most of the magistrates refused to comment on what came out of the meeting this newspaper was reliably informed that the attack on [...]
Bandit shot dead after robbing stall owners
An unidentified bandit was shot dead last night shortly after he and an accomplice robbed the owners of a stall in the East Ruimveldt Market.
The bandit was pumped with bullets during a shootout with members of a private security service who were in the market at the time.
One of the security personnel Kayode McDonald was [...]
OP slams opposition dossier; List consists of living and missing persons
In the face of the People’s National Congress Reform’s public call for the President to support the dossier prepared by the Joint Opposition Political Parties, the Office of the President has lashed out at the document saying that it is riddled with inaccuracies and leaves a lot to be explained.
According to the Office of the [...]
Education Minister engages head teachers on ways to improve schools’ performances
By Sharmain Cornette
The need for a comparative look at Guyana’s performance in the education sector against that of Caricom is crucial even as improvement efforts are being engaged locally. This disclosure was made by Minister of Education, Shaik Baksh, when he addressed a gathering of head teachers and principals of institutions in the Georgetown District [...]
WITH A CHILD’S HEART
Over the past weeks we have had some very troubling news concerning our women folk. One young woman reportedly jumped into the Kaieteur Gorge; another was said to have shot herself, while a third was found hanging in a room. And just yesterday we read about the terrible chopping of a woman from Eccles.
All of [...]
TCL Group CEO defends CET on cement
… says consolidation of manufacturing build economies of scale
Chairman of the Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) Group, Dr Rollin Bertrand, has joined former Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur, in voicing his displeasure at the lack of vision and courage among current decision makers.
Dr Bertrand was at the time responding to some Trinidadian cement dealers who voiced [...]
Police complete investigation into teenager’s torture - DPP to advise
The Office of Professional Responsibility of the Guyana Police Force has completed its investigations into the torture of a 15-year-old boy who was being held by police for questioning into a murder on the West Bank of Demerara.
Police Commissioner Henry Greene told Kaieteur News yesterday that the file on the matter has been sent to [...]
First shipment still to leave
- aging vessels a concern to Venezuelans
More than a month after Guyana and Venezuela inked a multi-million-dollar rice deal, there has not been any shipment made to the Spanish-speaking country.
At the signing of the US$18.8M agreement on October 21, last, Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud said that the first shipment was expected to leave by [...]
People really lucky in Guyana
Guyana is really a lucky country. Everything bad does happen elsewhere except in Guyana. Dem boys seh that de Man above really sorry fuh this country. That is why this country don’t get earthquake, hurricane and really serious flood.
De only time dem had a flood was when some contractor short change de money he get [...]
PSC expresses confidence in GECOM
Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) Gerry Gouveia has expressed confidence in the capacity and ability of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to honour its mandates.
A meeting between senior representatives of the PSC and GECOM took place yesterday at the GECOM Boardroom so that the PSC could be apprised of the current status of [...]
PNCR blasts appointment of Merai as Commander
Shadow Home Affairs Minister of the Peoples National Congress Reform Deborah Backer yesterday, during the party’s weekly press briefing, blasted the Commissioner of Police Henry Greene as using the torture report that has distracted the nation to foist on the people of Berbice, Assistant Commissioner of Police Steve Merai.
According to Backer, the Assistant Commissioner is [...]
Caribbean Airline flies with K&S for 6th year
Donate 2 airline tickets to North America
Flying with trusted wings is how the Director of the Kashif and Shanghai Organisation terms their continued relationship with Caribbean Airlines.
Yesterday, the Caribbean Carrier donated two tickets for North America to the organization to assist with organising of the 20th tournament.
In handing over the tickets, Area Manager Carlton De [...]
Pereira, Lalsa Jnr impress in latest Berbice action
The Ministry of Education/National Sports Commission & Guyana Cricket Board National Secondary School Under-15 Cricket Competitions are continuing at the inter-school stage in the Easy Berbice and West Berbice/ Mahaicony Districts.
Berbice under-15 captain, all rounder Shawn Perreira slammed 80 N.O which together with 48 from Nicholas Cameron and 43 from Nazirdin Bux saw Corentyne Comprehensive [...]
Mike’s Pharmacy Countrywide Softball Cricket
Four finals set for GCC tomorrow from 13:00hrs ending under lights
Die Hard XI of Essequibo and Rangers are scheduled to face off in a highly anticipated encounter when the final of the Mike’s Pharmacy Countrywide Softball Cricket Competition is contested tomorrow at the Georgetown Cricket Club Ground, Bourda, under floodlights.
This is the culmination of weeks [...]
Mayor’s birthday football extravaganza continues
Football buffs are in for a real treat when action in the Mayor’s birth anniversary football tournament, organized by Lennox Arthur, in collaboration with the Mayor, Hamilton Green continues at the Tucville Ground tonight.
Several top teams are evenly matched and would all be vying for a quarter finals place when they contest against each other. [...]
Top Cop promises more surveillance of lonely stretches of road
Police Commissioner Henry Greene has assured that the police will be more vigilant in its surveillance of lonely stretches of roads.
The assurance comes in the wake of the attack by bandits on Magistrate Geeta Chandan-Edmond on Wednesday.
The Magistrate was on her way home when it is alleged that four gunmen blocked her vehicle in the [...]
Record participation anticipated as LGC launches Guyana Open
“Up to yesterday, we had about 75 registrations, and if those numbers are correct it would be a record number,” Troy Peters told the media yesterday when the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) launched the prestigious Guyana Open tournament.
Peters, the Public Relations Officer of the Club, said that they have since received entries from the United [...]
What’s happening at Queen’s College?
Dear Editor,
For too long the staff at Queen’s college had to put up with the nonsense being perpetuated by the Board of Governors and most recent the Minister of Education.
Prior to the reappointment of the Retired Deputy Principal as Temporary Deputy Principal by the Minister of Education (a position that does not exist,) the staff [...]
WDFA Senior League kicks on with 4 games this weekend
The West Demerara Football Association Senior League continues this weekend with matches tomorrow and Sunday at the Uitvlugt Community Centre ground.
Seawall FC will face Young Warriors in tomorrow’s feature clash from 15:30hrs with opening play bringing together Meten Meer Zorg and Den Amstel from 13:30hrs.
Sunday’s feature game pits home team Uitvlugt against arch rivals Den [...]
Panthers get colourful sponsorship deal
Colours Boutique endorses b/ball clubs
By Edison Jefford
Panthers Basketball Club landed a major sponsorship deal with Colours Boutique where a quantity of uniforms and other gear was handed over to them yesterday at the Robb Street outlet of the store ahead of their engagement tonight.
Formerly known as Demerara Panthers, the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA)-affiliated First [...]
2009 World Population Report unveiled
By Brushell Blackman
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in collaboration with the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences of the University of Guyana on Tuesday launched its 2009 State of the World Population Report, at the Tower Hotel. The document focuses on climate change in the context of facing a changing world and its impact [...]
Remembering Ohene Koama
Dear Editor,
Historians in writing Guyanese history will scant remember the ordinary people who have contributed to the making of our history.
November 18th, 2009 marked the 30th anniversary since the assassination of WPA activist Ohene Koama on November 18th, 1979.
Ohene Koama was a good friend of mine, a kind and gentle person who was committed to [...]
Either way, confession is good for the soul
Dear Editor,
Having read Lin-Jay Harry-Voglezon’s letter, “African leadership in general is constrained by the psychology of wrongness”, (Kaieteur News 11/11/2009), I wonder if he knows he has shot himself in the foot or his analytical mind caused the admittance. Either way, confession is good for the soul. The AFC African leadership may be unsettled with [...]
A significant feat and an amazing achievement-Adonis
-World Sevens Tournament preparations to commence shortly
By Rawle Welch
“A significant feat and an amazing achievement,” was what President of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) Noel Adonis announced in recognition of the Guyana teams that successfully defended their North American & Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) Sevens Championships titles in Mexico recently.
Adonis along with Manager Robin [...]
