Three die in collision on road to Lethem
A head-on collision between a minibus and a sports utility vehicle (SUV) on the road to Lethem yesterday morning has left three persons dead and 14 others nursing various degrees of injuries. The accident occurred around 08:15 hours at a location called Hunt Oil, some two hours from Lethem by road. Those who perished are [...]
Rusal ‘may not resume operations’
By Leonard Gildarie As its Aroaima, Berbice operations remain closed due to strike action, the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI), has announced that it may close operations permanently. In a strongly worded statement issued yesterday by Sergey Kostyuk, General Manager of BCGI, the company lashed out at the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers’ Union [...]
Primary student snatched from school by stranger
- released after being searched It may have been a case of mistaken identity but the parents of a 10-year-old pupil who attends a West Coast Demerara Primary School were shocked out of their wits yesterday when they learnt that their son was abducted from his school, though for a short while. Relating his version [...]
Tortured teen… Accused cops each granted $300,000 bail
The two policemen who were charged last Wednesday with torturing a teenaged suspect while he was in custody, appeared in court yesterday and were granted bail by the Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. The accused, Mohanram Dolai, 30, of 101 Meten-Meer-Zorg and Narine Lall, 38, of Leonora Police Station Compound, were jointly charged. On the [...]
Regional market has too much red tape – Agri minister
… Food and Nutrition policy workshop By Leonard Gildarie As several local and international experts gather here to come up with ways to tackle food security in the region, Guyana has warned that the time for talks is over and action is needed immediately. With the agriculture sector finding it increasingly difficult to attract young [...]
World AIDS Day 2009… Ban Ki-moon calls for removal of laws which hinder fight against disease
By Neil Marks United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says governments around the world must remove laws which hamper the AIDS fight, and local organisations agree, but they are wary of talk. The Secretary-General says the world faces the challenge of upholding its commitment to reach universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support by [...]
High speed suspects’ court case discharged
The three suspects who were pursued and apprehended by police following a high speed chase on Friday, November 20, last, had their case discharged yesterday by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. It was their second court appearance. Marvin Williams, Dexter Conway and Rawlin Kennedy were all remanded by Magistrate Priya Beharry on November 24 for [...]
‘Value-for-money’ audit report presented to Speaker Ramkarran
The first ever ‘value-for-money’ audit report was yesterday presented to the speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran by acting Auditor General, Deodat Sharma. The report is based on an assessment of the living conditions of the residents of the Palms Geriatric Institution, which was undertaken as a pilot audit. Speaking to the media yesterday [...]
Sophia residents call for increased police presence
Residents of Sophia are calling on the relevant authorities to increase police presence in the area. They claim that they are being relentlessly targeted by bandits. Over the past few weeks several vehicles have been broken into. Only Sunday evening, a minibus was almost completely stripped of its parts. From all appearances there seems to [...]
‘Staggering’ programmes could address faculty shortage in nursing schools
By Sharmain Cornette The issue of adequate teaching staff will have to be addressed even as the Ministry of Health prepares to train an increased amount of nurses this year. Minister within the Health Ministry, Dr Bheri Ramsaran, alluded to this fact even as he noted that 250 nurses were trained last year and about [...]
Region’s response to HIV/AIDS shows a mixed score card
- Carrington As Guyana joins the rest of the world in observing World AIDS Day today, Secretary-General of CARICOM, Edwin Carrington noted that an assessment of the region’s response to HIV/AIDS indicates a mixed score card. In his World AIDS Day message to the media, Carrington noted that the 2009 HIV/AIDS update by UNAIDS and [...]
Ministry of Works hammer falls on Demico House strips
Years after being erected in front of Demico House to prevent unnecessary parking, several concrete strips were the target of the Ministry of Works’ demolition crew. Minutes after the unit descended upon the location, several persons including taxi drivers and vendors expressed their disgust and disappointment at the move. There were no major confrontations. Three [...]
Crime is the main deterrent to investment in Guyana – AFC
Opposition parliamentary party, the Alliance For Change (AFC) is insisting that crime is the main deterrent to investments in Guyana. This is despite claims otherwise by the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP). General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Donald Ramotar, has described the AFC’s negative position on investors coming into Guyana as “absolute nonsense.” [...]
Unidentified errant driver may be businessman
- four-year-old girl still unconscious Police are checking reports that a businessman was driving the pickup which struck down a mother and badly injured her two children on Mandela Avenue on Sunday night. A traffic official who spoke with Kaieteur News yesterday declined to say whether they have any information about the driver’s identity. However, [...]
Man released as PM shows partner died of natural causes
Police have released the 29-year-old Turkeyen resident after a post mortem examination showed that the woman died of natural causes. The man was released shortly after noon yesterday. 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 Flame and the Ribbon’ set for NCC tonight
Today Guyana joins the world in observing World AIDS Day with various forms of exhibitions and showcases and theatre lovers will not be left out. Through an initiative that began in 1992, Artistes in Direct Support (AIDS), are set to stage a play titled ‘Don’t test me’ at the National Cultural Centre. There is no [...]
Actor’s killer slit his throat from behind
Police investigators are now certain that whoever murdered actor Joel Fraser did so from behind him. This was revealed during a post mortem examination which indicated that Fraser died from an incisive wound to the throat.The actor was discovered with his throat slit on the Liliendaal Seawall last Wednesday morning by joggers. Although police had [...]
Bankers’ Association endorses move to raise mortgage ceiling
The move by Government to increase the ceiling for Low Income Mortgage Loans has been endorsed and will be supported by the Guyana Association of Bankers. In a statement issued yesterday, the Association said that it welcomes the decision. It was at a meeting which saw the attendance of President Bharrat Jagdeo, Minister of Finance, [...]
Rajkarran, Da Silva ignite Hampton Court
…As Titan host successful Grass Track Meet By Edison Jefford Hundreds, if not thousands, of Essequibians turned out Sunday afternoon to witness what became a thrilling set of Dirt Bike Grass Track Racing at the Kayman Sankar Ground in the initial meet of the Titan Entertainment Series. Hampton Court became a hive of activity as [...]
Ravens embarrass Pacesetters twice in one night
GABA Finals inadvertently reduced to a lime By Edison Jefford Ravens inflicted such a thrashing on Courts Pacesetters Sunday night in the First Division Final that even Pacesetters’ Head Coach, Robert Cadogan wished he was somewhere else as he sat lost and hapless on the team’s bench. It seemed as though the complacent, lethargic and [...]
Alpha United are inaugural GFF Super League Champions
Nail GDF 2-1: 10-man Sunburst Camptown beat Milerock 3-1 for 3rd By Franklin Wilson The ‘Hammer Power’ outlasted the ‘Army Power’ as Alpha United romped to victory by a 2-1 margin over the Guyana Defence Force to lift the inaugural Guyana Football Federation Super League Championship and the One Million Dollar first prize on Sunday [...]
Sonia Jardine (GCC, GUYANA)
Making a late entry into the sport of hockey, somewhere in her 20’s, Sonia Jardine’s meteoric rise in the game has left team-mates, opponents, supporters and fans wondering what could have been had had she been introduced to the game much sooner. After watching from the sidelines for several years, Jardine eventually took to the [...]
Edward B. Beharry & Co. pumps over $2M into 20th K&S tourney
Auto Fashion sponsors 2nd place trophy & medals; promises car for MVP next year As the time winds down for the official kick off of the 20th Kashif and Shanghai Football tournament, corporate support continues to pour in. Yesterday, the Edward B. Beharry Group of Companies situated at 191 Charlotte Street Georgetown and Auto Fashion [...]
Mayor Green birthday football continues Friday
- Tourney concludes next week Just two more playing days are left in the Mayor Green birthday 7-a-side football tournament being played at the Tucville ground. Play is set for this Friday when the final set of knockout games to determine the quarter-finalists will be contested. The action in the 20 minutes games kick off [...]
Lack of commitment rampant in local cricket
Culley leads 10-man Police to win against DCC The indisciplined attitude of Guyana’s young cricketers continues to mar the game locally and commitment to team is slowing becoming something of the past for many young cricketers in the West Indies. On Saturday at the Police ground, National under-19 left-arm fast bowler Andre Stoll left his [...]
