Guyanese fisherman dies during pirate attack
A Guyanese fisherman perished when he was crushed between two boats during a pirate attack early Sunday morning. At about 08:30 hours yesterday, the Guyanese crew members of two fishing boats operating in the No.1 Caroni, Suriname, area were attacked by two men armed with a shotgun and a cutlass. It was during the attack [...]
2009 CHOGM closes amidst pervasive optimism
…leaders’ confident declaration will significantly impact Copenhagen talks By Gary Eleazar in Trinidad Three days of intensive deliberations yesterday ended with a renewed sense of optimism as it relates to the relevance of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting. During the closing briefing with media operatives, this was pointed out by leaders such as John [...]
Police arrest West Dem. vigilantes
A gang of 10 men who thought that vigilante style was the best way to go to recover stolen chicken from a poultry farm have landed themselves in hot water with the law. The men who were dressed in black and claimed to be policemen reportedly abducted and beat three young men who they had [...]
Seaman with severed legs sues Noble House
- rejects fishing company’s compensation package The seaman whose legs were severed in a trawler mishap last January has rejected a financial package that Noble House Seafoods had offered him and is taking the firm to court. Kaieteur News understands that Noble House had offered Russel Cornelius some $5M in compensation. Instead, Cornelius, who has [...]
Manny seh he never commit suicide
When stupidness did sharing some people tek all. Dem boys still laughing because Manniram tek on. Somebody write how Manniram commit suicide. People start fuh call Manny and he answer dem. And is there de stupidness start. “Manny I hear u commit suicide. Is wha happen?” Well if you talking to somebody who suppose to [...]
Children critical after being struck down on Mandela Avenue
- driver flees after leaving victims at hospital Police were last night trying to locate the driver of a pickup who left two children badly injured after hitting the siblings and their mother on Mandela Avenue at around 20:15 hrs. The children Latifa Rodney four, and her brother, one-year-old Osondo Rodney, reportedly sustained head injuries [...]
New Zealand not afraid of the financial commitment – Key
Climate change mitigation and adaption… New Zealand’s premier John Key on the aspect of what kind of commitments could be expected as it relates to the Climate Change talks in Copenhagen, said that a fund must be established if there is to be any agreement. He pointed out that of the $10B, his country is [...]
Political cover being placed on Commission of Inquiry Report
– Mayor Green “Somebody wants to put a political cover on this report and I think it is a great pity,” said City Mayor Hamilton Green of what he believes are delayed tactics in implementing recommendations detailed in the Commissioner of Inquiry Report. Since the completion, submission and acceptance of the report, two senior officers [...]
CEO’s non-appointment will not hinder Ed. Ministry programmes
- Minister Baksh The non-appointment of senior officers within the education system will in no way affect the progression of programmes that have been implemented, according to Minister of Education, Shaik Baksh. Baksh was at the time responding to a question about the non-appointment of Acting Chief Education Officer, Ms Geneveive Whyte-Nedd. According to Baksh, [...]
Distance mode programmes to help boost teachers’ ability
- Minister Baksh In recognition of the fact that a significant number of teachers do not have the content to deliver at the level of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), particularly in the area of Mathematics, the Education Ministry has developed several special programmes. Aimed mainly at strengthening the Secondary School Programmes, Minister of [...]
Cops detain man after girlfriend dies suddenly
Police have detained a 29-year-old Turkeyen resident following the sudden death of his girlfriend. Reports are that the woman, Natasha Fraser, 30, of La Bonne Intention, East Coast Demerara, died at the Georgetown Public Hospital hours after she passed out in the man’s company. The dead woman’s sister Abiola Nero told this newspaper that sometime [...]
Scholarship Dormitory on schedule
Work on the dormitory which is currently being constructed in Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara for hinterland scholarship students, is on schedule and is expected to be completed in April next year. This is according to Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai who noted that the dormitory is probably one of the greatest investments for the [...]
Berbician wins Fourth Courts stash for cash
Mark Fredericks of New Amsterdam is the latest Courts Stash for Cash winner. He walked away with $1.2M at the store’s Main Street Head Office, last Wednesday. Fredericks recently bought a flat screen television valued in excess of $100,000 from the Berbice Branch and became eligible for the promotion. The resident of New Amsterdam chose [...]
Police destroy marijuana fields in Kuru Kuru backdam
Police acting on information on Saturday went to Kuru Kuru where they found four fields of marijuana. The ranks from the Police Narcotics Brach burnt the fields which all together produced a total of 500 kilograms of marijuana. However, no one was arrested in connection with find as the area was completely abandoned. In the [...]
Man shot in robbery attempt
A 33 year old man is now a patient at the Georgetown hospital after he was shot in a failed robbery attempt last night. According to an eyewitness, Quincy Mc Donald, called ‘Bat’ of Bent Street was shot once in the abdomen by a gunman that was in the company of two others on bicycles. [...]
HIV, other health issues being addressed in Hinterland areas
While HIV/AIDS is a serious concern in most Amerindian communities, there appears to be a growing issue of sexual and reproductive health in the same communities. This is according to Focal Point for HIV/AIDS at the Amerindian Affairs Ministry, Autry Haynes. The National HIV/AIDS Prevention Programme is currently being supported by the Ministry of Health [...]
Security guard found dead on Cemetery Road
A 55-year-old security guard was found dead at around 19:00 hrs yesterday on the eastern parapet on Cemetery Road, a short distance from his workplace. Lawrence Singh, an employee of Kalibur Investigative and Security Services, apparently collapsed on the roadway, while heading to an area of Le Repentir Cemetery where excavators are being stored. Hospital [...]
DCC beat depleted Lusignan, NL Cavaliers/MSC clash ends in draw
By Sean Devers Lusignan Sports Club is one of the top 2nd division teams in the country but if they are to justify the decision of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) to have them play in the National 3-Day 1st division cricket competition they will have to show a lot more respect for this level [...]
<<>>MIKE BRUSCHE IS A GUYANESE BASKETBALL STALWART
Dear Editor, Originating from the mining town of Linden, Mike Brusche is more than deserving of a Medal of Service for his tireless contribution to the sport of basketball throughout the length and breath of Guyana. After dominating the local scenes for the then Bristol Eagles either at the Point Guard or Shooting Guard position, [...]
Labour Ministry failing to check assault on workers’ rights-PNCR
The assault on workers rights by both Government and Private sector have continued unabated, while the Ministry of Labour appears impotent to undertake its responsibilities. This is according to Leader of the Opposition Robert Corbin at his weekly press conference, last Thursday. According to Corbin, over the past years, Guyanese have witnessed the Government setting [...]
The Q.C. Imbroglio
The recent squabble at Queens College between the teachers on one side and the Chairman of the Board of Governors and the Ministry of Education on the other was not only unsavoury and messy but sent a very warped notion of what order, fairness and justice are all about to the student body. That student [...]
Police to use less lethal weapons
-after parliament passes motion By: Brushell Blackman The Guyana Police Force may soon be gravitating to the use of less lethal weapons after a motion with a few amendments made by the government, was passed in the National Assembly last Thursday. The motion was moved by GAP/ROAR Parliamentarian Everall Franklin who argued to have ranks [...]
Abigail McDonald turns in credible performance
Thailand national cops world scrabble championships By Michael Benjamin National Scrabble Champion, Abigail McDonald turned in the best performance by any local player to date but failed to win the World championships when that tournament concluded at the Zon Regency Hotel Malaysia, Saturday evening last. Instead, Thailand’s Pakorn Nemetrmansuk carted off the spoils after defeating [...]
Unscrupulous contractors are once again being targeted
NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Contractors who continue to execute second class work in Region Six are to be blacklisted should the trend continue. Regional Chairman Zulfikar Mustapha said the Administration is monitoring a few cases which were pointed out by residents and is in the process of remedying the situation. He declined to name specific [...]
Falsification, propaganda, hateur and barefacedness
Is it the season of self-destructiveness? It looks so. The Simels revelations have seriously jeopardized the future of the PPP Government. The tortured 14 year old highlighted the insensitivity to official torture by Clement Rohee and Robert Persaud and by extension their Government. The Kaieteur News has exposed corruption in ways that reminds one of [...]
