Prisoners threaten Magistrate, court halted
Pandemonium broke out in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court one, when suspects including those charged with the Bartica Massacre violently protested the conditions under which they are being held.
The prisoners hurled their food and liquid unto the floor of the courtroom and created such a stir that the Magistrate Priya Beharry was forced to leave the [...]
Confusion surrounds cause of Mahaica smash-up
One-year-old Jonathan Bourne, a survivor of the Mahaica smash up, still remains in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital. A CT scan shows that the toddler sustained massive head injuries. Fluids were still being drained from the child’s body.
His mother, Clavia Williams, is also a patient of the same institution. She sustained injuries [...]
City Council to renege on decision reached with GPL
Following a meeting between the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) and the Georgetown City Council at the weekend, a mutual decision was made between the two entities to exchange cheques with a view to putting an end to either companies’ indebtedness to each other.
At the municipality’s statutory meeting yesterday, it was disclosed that the [...]
JAGUAR KILLS MINER
A Jaguar struck with deadly effect, killing a 43-year-old miner of Aishalton early yesterday morning.
Kurt Rodrigues died on his way to the Aishalton Hospital after he was mauled by the dangerous feline while he was walking along a trail at Marudi Mountains in the Rupununi.
Kaieteur News understands that Rodrigues, a pork knocker, had left his [...]
High speed suspects charged and remanded to prison
The three suspects who were involved in a high speed chase on Friday were yesterday placed before the courts. The men, Marvin Williams, Dexter Conway and Rawlin Kennedy, all pleaded not guilty to the charges of simple larceny and damage to property.
The men made their court appearance before Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ [...]
Dem boys seh… Henry find oil at Convention Centre
People who don’t smoke and who always complaining bout people smoking now smoking. Dem even smoking more than people who does smoke four pack cigarettes a day.
Dem boys seh that dem see so much smoke that it lef town and reaching all across de river.
People all pun de East Bank smoking and it ain’t costing [...]
Rose Hall sugar workers strike again
…after GuySuCo withdraws day pay
Yet another strike has crippled the sugar industry, as almost 3,000 workers from the Rose Hall estate withdrew their labour.
The workers resorted to strike action on Sunday when the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) withdrew a day’s pay earned by the workers for not producing sugar to meet the week’s Weekly [...]
Bauxite strike continues at Aroaima
The Guyana bauxite mining operations of Russian aluminium giant, ‘Rusal’, have come to a halt after workers downed tools to protest a new wages agreement.
Workers at the Aroaima Bauxite Site, some 65 miles south of the capital Georgetown, said they would not accept Rusal’s offer to cut 75 jobs in order to pay the rest [...]
Citizens need to help promote road safety - Traffic Chief
Saturday’s accident has taken the road fatality figure to a total of 104 compared to 101 for the same period last year. Traffic Chief Neil Semple said that this latest accident has created a dent in the traffic department’s statistics.
“It’s sad that these persons have lost their lives but it is as a result of [...]
Govt. failed farmers in MMA-ADA
…repossession of land will be resisted-PNCR
The government’s recent penchant for seizing land appears to have shifted to Berbice, according to People’s National Congress Reform Member of Parliament, Africo Selman.
Selman, speaking to the media at the party’s most recent press briefing, drew reference to the fact that the MMA-ADA (Mahaica Mahaicony Abary Agricultural Development Authority) has [...]
Police take Gymkhana to Essequibo
Essequibians, both young and old were in for a treat on Sunday when the Guyana Police Force returned with another of their Gymkhanas. The event took place at the Anna Regina community centre ground. Present at the event were commander of’ G’ division, M. Christopher; Assistant Commissioner, Mr.Bovell; and Region Two chairman Ally Baskh.
Mr. Baskh [...]
Stalls demolished, hire cars displaced
- as road works start at Diamond intersection
Several stalls located at the New Diamond Housing Scheme’s junction have been dismantled as construction to widen the East Bank Demerara public road in that area commences.
Hire cars, which once were allowed to park on the north-eastern section of the junction, were also displaced as heavy machines went [...]
Disability Bill closer to fruition
The much anticipated Persons with Disability Bill was read in Parliament last week, lending to the assumption that it’s passage and subsequent implementation may soon become a reality.
Health Minister, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, at the most recent sitting of the House last week Thursday, presented the crucial legislation, which from all indications may be debated and [...]
Public Servants pay hike still to be finalised
Despite President Bharrat Jagdeo’s recent assurance to public servants that their salaries will be increased, the details are yet to be finalised.
According to a source close to the Finance Ministry, the matter has been discussed on several occasions but nothing concrete has been finalised.
President Bharrat Jagdeo made the announcement of a pay hike during a [...]
Man fined, sentenced and remanded for shooting friend
A man who shot his friend in his head was fined $75,000 and jailed for three years each on the possession of firearm and possession of ammunition. He was also remanded for shooting his friend in the head.
The jail terms will run consecutively.
The prosecution had asked that the magistrate take into consideration the seriousness of [...]
NCERD Library - a wealth of educational information
It has been in existence for almost two decades but to some it remains non-existent. However, those who have sought with diligence to utilise its service can testify to the fact that the National Centre for Educational Research Development (NCERD) library is home to a wealth of information.
The NCERD Library, according to Librarian, Ms Joan [...]
Inner Wheel Celebrates 25th Anniversary
The Inner Wheel Club of Georgetown would be celebrating it’s 25th anniversary of it’s chapter today. The club, which is affiliated to the International Inner Wheel, has its genesis as far back as 1924 in Manchester, England, when Margarette Golding together with a group of wives of Rotarians officially chartered the club.
The International Wheel was [...]
Ground breaking ceremony launches 9th European Development Fund
…reconstruction, rehabilitation and maintenance of sea defences continues
Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn, and European Union Ambassador, Geert Heikens, yesterday ‘broke ground’ at the seawalls of Clonbrook, East Coast Demerara, to commemorate the launching of civil works programmes within the Ninth European Development Fund.
The ground breaking ceremony came as part of the inaugural ceremony for [...]
Local laboratories working toward ISO accreditation
Laboratories across Guyana are a step closer to delivering foolproof results, thanks to the efforts of a local entity and a regional organisation.
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) in collaboration with the Caribbean Laboratories Accreditation Service (CLAS) yesterday convened a two-day training workshop aimed at training laboratory technicians throughout Guyana, on a new ‘twenty [...]
Johnson, Jacobs excluded from Guyana 21-man training squad
Shortened 1st Class season planned for next year
By Sean Devers
The national senior selection panel headed by Chairman Claude Raphael yesterday named a 21-man training squad as Guyana’s preparations for next year’s shortened Regional First-Class season begin next week with the encampment of the squad in the city.
The squad, picked mainly from performances in the [...]
Mon Repos win Boys title
Mon Repos registered a convincing 31 runs victory over Leonora to cart off the Seerja Construction Company Inter-Primary Schools Windball Cricket title which ended yesterday, at the Carifesta Sports Complex.
Taking first strike, Mon Repos posted a challenging 59-3 off the allotted 5 overs with Jaswant Murilall hitting a top-score of 35.
In reply, Leonora reached 28-5 [...]
RHTY&SC junior teams honour 8 outstanding Corentyne head teachers
Eight outstanding head teachers from schools on the Corentyne Coast were recognized for their outstanding contributions on Thursday last by the Rose Hall Town Farfan and Mendes Under-15, Bakewell Under-17 and Pepsi Under-19 teams.
The teachers were honoured under the club’s tribute to outstanding teachers programme at the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) [...]
Several First Class pacers failed to win a senior cap for Guyana
Guyana’s Inter County Final was once classified as first class matches the status started in 1972 and was relinquished in 1990, but before Guyana’s Premiere County Championship list its first class status several young and enthusiastic fast bowlers joined the first class ranks either for Demerara, Berbice or Essequibo but failed to gain the coveted [...]
Rusal rides with Kashif & Shanghai for 4th year
Bauxite Company Rusal has for the 4th successive year supported the Kashif and Shanghai Organisation ensuring the year end football extravaganza succeeds.
Finance Director Ramdeo Kumar in handing over a cheque to the organisers yesterday at their Foreshaw Street Office related his company’s delight at being on board with Guyana’s number one tournament, again.
Rusal is a [...]
Designers House awarded Food & Drinks Concessionary Rights for K&S
The Kashif and Shanghai Organisation in an effort to continue raising the bar, has awarded a one year contract to Designers House, who will be in charge of the Food, Drinks, Arts and Craft Concessions at the upcoming 20th Anniversary Tournament.
Speaking at yesterday’s press conference, Director of the Kashif and Shanghai Organisation, Kashif Muhammad, stated [...]
