Another security guard murdered
By Brushell Blackman The body of Ivan Phillips, 54 years of D’Urban Street, Lodge, was found lying in a pool of blood at the Le Premier Academy on North Road and Alexander Street, where he worked as a security guard. The man had a stab wound to the neck and his head was bashed in. [...]
Death toll climbs to six
Bus was speeding and rammed truck from the back De Hoop smash-up… By Clifford Stanley, Latoya Giles and Brushell Blackman The death toll in Saturday’s smash-up at Mahaica on the East Coast of Demerara climbed to six yesterday, as Police Commissioner Henry Greene confirmed that the truck driver was drunk, and some survivors accused the [...]
Police say truck driver was drunk
The Commissioner of Police wishes to express great concern over the recent fatal accident at De Hoop, Mahaica, ECD, which claimed the lives of six persons. In a press release issued yesterday, the commissioner said that while he empathised with the family of the driver of the mini-bus at his demise, all Guyanese must be [...]
PNCR ready to pay taxes
- but raises concerns about discriminatory treatment An investigation to determine if any discriminatory treatment is being meted out to the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) as it relates to the taxing of its properties in the city has commenced. Party Leader Robert Corbin made this disclosure recently, even as he admitted to a gathering [...]
Dem boys seh…Is eye pass pun eye pass
Eye pass is something that only Guyanese people understand. When Guyanese tell some foreigner bout eye pass de foreigner does ask wha it mean. When dem boys was young dem use to hear young people seh that dem eye and somebody never go fuh a race. Well in Guyana people eye pass everybody. Dem eye [...]
Bandits identified as Gizmos and Gadgets robbers
High speed chase… The four men who were arrested after a high speed chase by police on Friday, have been positively identified as the men who committed the recent Gizmos and Gadget robbery. According to police sources, the men were picked out during an identification parade by the employees of the store. The source further [...]
Five detained in Deeds Registry fraud probe
Five persons were arrested on Friday last in connection with a massive fraud that was uncovered by the Auditor General at the Deeds Registry. This newspaper has been reliably informed that the ongoing investigation has uncovered unaccounted money in the vicinity of a million dollars. The preliminary report of the Auditor General that implicated the [...]
Infrastructure, not crime deterring investors
- Donald Ramotar General Secretary to the People’s Progressive Party Civic, Donald Ramotar, has described the Alliance For Change’s (AFC) negative position on investors coming into Guyana as “absolute nonsense.” In a previous article published in this newspaper, Chief Executive Officer of the AFC and economist, Peter Ramsaroop, had said that the current crime and [...]
Princess Hotel entertainment centre to employ 250 persons
There have been attempts at Turkish belly dancing at some dance shows in Guyana, namely those produced by the Apsara group; but never before the allure and seduction of what transpired at the Princess Hotel, formerly Buddy’s, at Providence on Saturday evening. Ever since the Turkish investors bought over the hotel, there have been plans [...]
UG senior lecturer granted British Chevening Fellowship Award
Director of the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Guyana, Dr. Paulette Bynoe, has been granted a British Chevening Fellowship to pursue a developmental course on the Economics of Climate Change at Cambridge University. The prestigious Chevening Fellowship programme is aimed at mid-career professionals with several years’ experience who are in positions of [...]
Ramsammy blasts some NGOs for taking home ‘huge salaries’
- collect large sums of cash, but do little charitable work for HIV/AIDS By Fareeza Haniff A number of Non -Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Guyana have come under fire from Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, for allegedly collecting huge sums of money from international communities and not using it to contribute to society, as [...]
Tony Simon pedals to 10th Diamond Mineral Water 50-mile win
Reece, Blackman & Bentley capture junior, veteran & upright categories Tony Simon ended the 2009 cycling season with victory in the 10th Diamond Mineral Water 50-mile road race held on the West Demerara yesterday when he outhustled Marlon ‘Fishy’ Williams to win in one hour 58 minutes 14 seconds. Williams was followed to the line [...]
Williams (57 & 4-21) spurs MSC to victory
Browne’s ton seals Police’s win National Under-15 Skipper Shaquille Williams hit an unbeaten 57 before returning to take 4-21 to spur Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) to a comprehensive 46-run win against 3rd Class Association in latest action in the GCA Busta 20/20 2nd division cricket competition. The right-handed Williams hit 6 fours and a six [...]
FIFA RAP MA Referees Course ends on high
Instructors course on today, Assessors on Tuesday & Wednesday By Franklin Wilson The first phase of a FIFA three-phase Referees Course, the first of its kind to be held in the world, concluded yesterday at Olympic House, High Street. The first course which saw 33 Referees taken through the intricacies of Laws 11 and 12; [...]
K&S makes known its Zero Tolerance of Violence Policy for 20th Anniversary Tourney
The Kashif and Shanghai Organization has issued its Policy on the issue of violence at football games noting that the organization is compelled to make it known that there would be a zero tolerance in this regard at this year’s tournament. Following is the full text of the release: The Kashif and Shanghai Organization wishes [...]
A constructive critique with some valid points
Dear Editor, I write to applaud Freddie Kissoon for writing a very good column (Act I, Scene II, Enter Norway, Kaieteur News, November 20) in which he did not malign anyone’s character or attack anyone – first in a long time. It was an intelligent commentary (not that I agree with all his points but [...]
Over the last two decades the private security industry has acquired a character of its own
Dear Editor, The benefits to be derived from the enactment of private security legislation are multiple, while the factors which have led to the need for control of the industry are legitimate and varied. Over the last two decades the private security industry has acquired a character of its own, and has grown in prominence. [...]
Contracts signed for construction work
NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Some $35 million is being expended in Region Six on the construction of streets and bridges for different localities in East Berbice/Corentyne. During the last two weeks, the Regional Executive (acting) Shelton Daniels and the contractors signed the six contracts at the respective communities. The jobs are for Narinedatt Avenue at [...]
Breeze Shopping Spree offers early Christmas
It was an early Christmas for Sheila Smith of 28 Kersaint La Bonne Intention, East Coast Demerara, who won $134,000 at the Breeze Shopping Spree at N&S Mattai’s Water Street. Other winners were Melissa Thomas of 38 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, Berbice, who won $63,000; Carmen Hamilton, of Melanie Damishana. East Coast Demerara, who won $76,000; [...]
The paradox of the Norway-Guyana MoU on reducing emissions of forest carbon
Dear Editor, The memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Norway and Guyana “regarding Cooperation on Issues related to the Fight against Climate Change, the Protection of Biodiversity and the Enhancement of Sustainable Development”, signed on November 09, contains the wording, “a willingness to work together to provide the world with a relevant, replicable model for how [...]
Scrabble players to contest Eid-Ul-Adha tournament
Members of the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) will be in action this Friday November 27 when the GASP stages the Eid-Ul-Adha Open tournament. The venue is yet to be decided but GASP executive are eying the Georgetown Cricket Club, ground. However, a cricket match is scheduled to be played on that day and [...]
Construction of Pensioners’ Association building started
NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – The Government Pensioners’ Association Berbice Branch would soon have a building to call their own after numerous setbacks. The site for the structure is located east of the New Amsterdam Post Office and was a deed of gift handed over in 1999 by the New Amsterdam Town Council. Chairman of the [...]
‘Mad Dogs’ and dumpsites
Dear Editor, Why would any sane person want to name a dumpsite, The Mandela Dumpsite? Worse still, why place a dumpsite in such an urban area as South Georgetown. Both actions are downright disrespectful. There are certain people in this world who are unambiguously referred to by their last name. In fact, it is quite [...]
When spinning becomes comical
Over and over I made the point that if someone chooses to be a public relations protector for the Government, that person is going to endure impossible situations. Spinning for the Guyana Government is a frightening nightmare. To some people, money is everything and they will sell their soul for thirty pieces of silver. But [...]
Tourney open as Mayor’s birthday football continues Wednesday
Football buffs continue to be entertained with the quality of matches witnessed as the tournament organized to commemorate the birth anniversary of Mayor Hamilton Green continues at the Tucville Ground. The action continues this Wednesday with six exciting matches. In the first encounter, Camptown take on Black Pearl while Uitvlugt and Agricola face off in [...]
