Cops fail to return $1.8M, jewelry to robbery victim
Seven years later… Almost seven years after identifying his jewellery and a $700,000 watch at Police Headquarters, Eve Leary, a robbery victim is yet to have his property. The man was robbed at his Bagotstown home of $1.8 M in cash, $300,000 in jewellery and a Rolex watch valued $700,000. Sixty-year-old Farouk Ahmad Hussein was [...]
We borrowing money fuh a strange reason
Imagine a man giving you money to help you count money. That is wha does happen in a bank. De bank got money and it does employ people to count it and it does pay dem from de same money. But Guyana tek this thing to another level. It go to de world bank to [...]
Soldier goes missing from Eteringbang border location
The Guyana Defence Force is searching for 21102 Private Julian Marks of Jaguar Company, 1 Infantry Battalion, from its Eteringbang border location, in the Cuyuni River. Investigations, to date, revealed that during a roll call on Tuesday, November 17 at approximately 11:00 hours, Privates 21008 Clyde Bailey and Marks were absent. Immediately after the discovery [...]
Persaud hits 101, 7-wkt hauls for Goodridge, Maynard
Shastri Persaud became the third centurion of this year’s New Building Society Second Division 40-over cricket competition when he slammed 101 n.o for Chesney in their match against Fyrish Road. After Fyrish Road were bowled out for 126, Chesney lost their first wicket with just 2 runs on the board. Persaud then joined the other [...]
GABA dismisses Sonics’ criticism
Refuses to degenerate into gutter By Edison Jefford The Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) quelled Pepsi Sonics criticism when they refused to seriously address issues related to their tenure in office, which was a source of controversy for the affiliated local club. Secretary of the GABA, Robert Cadogan told Kaieteur Sport that he will not [...]
Amateur boxers to undergo six months training stint in Cuba
Local amateur boxing coaches will convene this weekend at the Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) Boxing Gym to select ten boxers, that will eventually dwindle to five, to participate in a 6 months training programme in Cuba starting in January next year. This initiative was discussed when President of the Guyana Olympic Association, K. A Juman [...]
Grass Track racing returns Dec.6 at Goed Fortuin
The battle for grass track supremacy is set to continue on Sunday, December 6 at the Goed Fortuin Community Centre ground when First Gear Promotions presents Round Two of its ten-event series scheduled to conclude at the end of 2010 where champion riders will be crowned in the respective professional, novice and chappy categories. Over [...]
Ramadeen, Moses, Osborne, Pooran hit half centuries
Half centuries from Tulsieram Ramadeen, Nokta Moses, Anthony Osborne and Navishaul Pooran highlighted the fifth and final preliminary round of the Busta 40 overs cricket competition played on Sunday last in Wakenaam. At Zeelandia, Sans Souci Jaguars defeated Maria’s Pleasure by 111 runs. The Jaguars batted first and scored 235-8 off 40 overs. Tulsieram Ramadeen top [...]
Daly-Ramdyhan leaves for Tutors Course in Antigua
- Hopes to convene workshop on return By Rawle Welch ITF Level 1 Tennis Coach Shelly Daly-Ramdyhan left the country last Wednesday to attend an Olympic Solidarity Tutors Course which started yesterday and concludes next Wednesday in Antigua. Daly-Ramdyhan, who specialises in junior players development recently returned from an ITF-sponsored Worldwide Coaches Conference which was [...]
Relative among seven more held
Police have detained seven more suspects in connection with Wednesday’s multi-million-dollar robbery at the home of an overseas-based Guyanese family at Hampshire, Corentyne. Kaieteur News understands that a relative of the victims is among those detained. Police sources said that he is being considered a prime suspect and is likely to be charged. A police [...]
F&H Printing Est. / Inter Jamaat cricket continues tomorrow
The F&H Printing Establishment sponsored Muslim Youth Organization of Guyana 10 overs Inter-Jamaat Softball round-robin round hand cricket competition will continue on Sunday with a total of 10 matches to be contested. At the MYO ground from 09:00hrs, the home team will battle Land of Canaan who will be involved in back to back matches [...]
Magistrates to soon hold public inquiry into fire casualties
Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, on Thursday tabled for the first reading, the Fire and Casualties Inquiry (Amendment) Bill. Under the proposed legislation, a Magistrate shall hold a public inquiry into any fire casualty where the report from an investigation by the Guyana Fire Service discloses sufficient reasons for holding an inquiry. Earlier this [...]
Queen’s College teachers stage sit in
Most of the Queen’s College student population reported for classes yesterday but none was conducted because teachers at the institution staged a sit in. The action came one day after the institution held a convocation ceremony to bid farewell to its deputy head teacher, Ms Gem Rohlehr. But at the ceremony it was announced that [...]
Odle (67 & 2-9) see Tucber park ‘A’ to Quarter-finals, Prashad slams 114
Tucber Park A took first innings points from Defenders in their final Zone C preliminary match of the 2009 Leslie Amsterdam Memorial Under-17 Cricket Competition in Berbice to finish winners of the Zone and book a place in the quarter-finals. Guyana Under-17 cricketer Jamally Odle scored 67 while all-rounder Joemal La Fleur made 40 as [...]
CARICOM Secretariat stages Human Resource Exposition
The CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara staged an exposition of Human Resources with a multi media display. The Human Resources strategic plan for 2010-2011 on display included leadership, management and supervisory development, professional and career development, succession management and new funding for Human Resource Management (HRM). The service-oriented HRM teams displayed the values such [...]
Guyanese is new Director on WICCB
2010 Regional tourney fixed for Barbados; Aussies tour Caribbean in June By Sean Devers Harrilall Kissoon of Trinidad & Tobago and Guyanese Ganesh Singh were appointed Directors of the West Indies Cricket Council for the Blind (WICCB) when the Regional body held its executive meeting in Barbados on Thursday November 12. It was also confirmed at [...]
Mohander Persaud slams 1st ton in losing cause
Mohander Persaud of Sleep In X1 slammed the first century of the Carib Beer sponsored Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport / Guyana Softball League in the East Coast Zone as several teams recorded wins in the latest round of play on the East Coast, East Bank and Essequibo. Following are the results from the [...]
Another teen suicide
Darshanie Parsram of Anna Regina Housing Scheme, a 14-year-old Cotton Field Secondary School student is now dead after consuming a noxious substance. According to reports, the teenager who died yesterday at the Balwant Singh hospital in Georgetown was first admitted to the Suddie Public Hospital before being flown to the city hospital where she was [...]
Beterverwagting Triumph United leads points standing
Shawn Daniels netted a double that eventually ensured his team Beterverwagting Triumph United (BVTU) stayed in contention for top honors when the East Coast Football League continued at the Beterverwagting Ground ECD, Thursday evening last. In the other fixture that day, Victoria FC and Bakewell Buxton Stars played to a nil all draw. The win [...]
Anna Regina gets modern street lights
The Ministry of Public Works and Communication has completed its road lighting project in Anna Regina on the Essequibo Coast. Thirty-eight modern lights have been erected, at a cost of $11M. At the top of the pole is a galvanized arm to which a 250- watt luminary is attached with photocell features. The luminary is [...]
High Court grants injunction to halt three-storey construction
The Eccles/Ramsburg Neighbourhood Democratic Council has secured an injunction against Mookram, who is constructing a three-storey house at Eccles, and the Central Housing and Planning Authority. The injunction has halted the construction of the building on Tract ‘A’ and Tract ‘B’, Plantation Peter’s Hall, East Bank Demerara. The injunction was granted on Wednesday in the [...]
Courts takes Christmas lighting to Essequibo
The highly anticipated traditional Courts Christmas light up, on Thursday, ventured to the Essequibo Coast, with much delight to Essequibians who turned up in their numbers to participate in the day’s fun filled activity. The actual lighting up was done by one of Essequibo’s regular customer Mrs. Ivy Durga. The simple ceremony took place at [...]
Banks DIH Ltd continues to support Kashif and Shanghai football extravaganza
Less than one month subsequent to the grand kick off of this year’s edition of the Kashif and Shanghai Football extravaganza, Banks DIH Ltd handed over a cheque valued at more than two million dollars to the organizers to facilitate this year’s competition. The handing over occurred yesterday afternoon at the sponsor’s Thirst Park offices, [...]
GPO advises consumers to post early for festive season
The festive season is nearing and the General Post Office (GPO) still anticipates mail volume increase for the Christmas holidays although customers have found other means of posting, such as the electronic media. However, the GPO is advising people to post their international (overseas) mail before December 11. This will secure a better guarantee for [...]
St. Angela’s crowned champs
St Angela’s Primary School is the new champion of the Seerja Construction Company-sponsored Primary Schools Girls Windball Cricket Competition which ended last Thursday, at the Carifesta Sports Complex. The championships organised by AL Sport & Tour Promotions saw St. Angela’s defeat Montrose by eight wickets in the final. Scores: Montrose batted first and compiled 35-6 [...]
