One engineer costs GuySuCo in excess of $3M monthly
…Corporation also pays for children in boarding/private schools in London, Guyana An Engineer and expatriate at the Guyana Sugar Corporation is being paid salary and allowances amounting to $2.5M monthly in addition to what could be considered perks, thus taking his monthly earnings beyond $3 million per month. This newspaper has been reliably informed that [...]
Abusive husband sets house alight
- leaves wife and five children homeless By Brushell Blackman A woman and her five children are now homeless after her reputed husband set their house on fire. Twenty-eight year-old Ramrattie Roopchand, of 111 Phase Two, Good Hope, East Coast Demerara, is left to contemplate her next move after the father of her children, Anand [...]
Fuel station attendant disappears with $1/2M ‘bonus’
A 23-year-old pump attendant employed at an East Bank Demerara filling station has apparently decided to present himself a $500,000 Christmas gift. The only trouble is that the ‘bonus’ belongs to the man’s employer, and the ‘bonus boy’ is likely to spend the festive season behind bars if the police catch up with him. According [...]
Truckload of smuggled fuel disappears from police station
The Guyana Police Force has launched an investigation to determine how a truckload of smuggled fuel disappeared from under the nose of ranks at the Mackenzie Police Station. The fuel disappeared sometime last week while the truck was impounded in the custody of the police. A senior police official confirmed the theft and said that [...]
Dem boys seh …Is de Scriptures all over again
When de Scriptures talk about thing coming to pass people does put all kind of meaning. The Scriptures talk ‘bout de last days and all of a sudden people talk about de world coming to an end. And it look suh because Bharrat and all of dem trying to stave off de end because dem [...]
‘Don’t hold REDD hostage in Copenhagen’
- Conservation body tells climate negotiators After relatively good progress in week one, concerns remain that a deal on REDD could yet stall on a small number of unresolved issues, or could be sacrificed because of the lack of progress in other areas of the bigger deal, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) [...]
GDF must explain Best’s fleet of vehicles with same number plate
- Corbin Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform Robert Corbin says that the Guyana Defence Force Board must explain to the nation just how it is that Commodore Gary Best could have a fleet of five vehicles all bearing the same number plate. According to Corbin, what has been exposed warrants a full-fledged investigation [...]
Another road fatality in Berbice
As 2009 draws to an end, the West Coast of Berbice roadway has claimed yet another life. The latest victim is 53-year old Brendel Hutson of Eldorado Village on the West Coast of Berbice. The driver of the car involved was detained as the probe continues. According to police reports, the victim was in the [...]
Kashif & Shanghai excitement kicks on today at GFC ground
Seawall FC tackle Rusal; Fruta Conquerors meet Eagles By Franklin Wilson The battle for supremacy at the 20th Kashif & Shanghai Football tournament is all set to continue this evening at the Georgetown Football Club ground with what is anticipated to be an entertaining double header. Two-time champions (2002-2003/2004-2005) and three time finalists Fruta [...]
Tucville Secondary embarrass North Ruimveldt
Keno Andrews and Dwayne Lindo scored twice to help Tucville Secondary School thrash North Ruimveldt Secondary 7-1 in the Edwin “Chow” Sealey Memorial Schools’ Football competition. Romelto Fraser was the lone goal scorer for North while Pernell Schultz, Dennis Edwards and Alextra Gill added the other goals for Tucville. In other results, Dolphin Secondary won [...]
GCC, MSC register wins in U-19 GCA cricket
A 5-wicket haul from pacer Kevin Ogle and half-centuries from Delon Fernandes and Winston Forrester yesterday lead GCC to victory against Transport Sports Club (TSC) while a useful all-round performance by Daniel Gravesande and 42 from Kwame Crosse spurred Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) to a win against 3rd Class. Both teams registered easy wins in [...]
Madhoo poised for good showing at World Tournament
Hoping that an inspired performance could provide an infusion “My preparations have been extensive, everything went well and it is just for me to deliver it right now,” Caribbean and South American representative to the Ladbrooke.com World Darts Championship Norman Madhoo disclosed to Kaieteur Sport shortly before his departure for London, England yesterday. Madhoo was [...]
Female Football Scholarships a real possibility
Academics must match skill level By Franklin Wilson The question has always been asked, what about scholarships for our athletes and in this case, our female footballers. The men behind the new charge for female football development, Mark Rodrigues (Technical Director) and Colin Baker (Programme Director) sought to explain the possibilities of local players gaining [...]
148 students complete training in Spanish
A total of one 148 students, who were taught Spanish at varied levels, graduated last Friday at the Theatre Guild on Parade Street, Kingston. In addition, 32 women who participated in craft courses offered by the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Venezuelan Institute for Culture and Cooperation also graduated during a [...]
What’s next?
By Rawle Welch Speaking with many of the sport’s true lovers, I got a peculiar pitch of vagueness as to what will happen next following the recent visit of the greatest footballer that ever lived Brazilian Edson Arantes Do Nascimento (King Pele) to Guyana. Football is the biggest sport globally and even here despite all [...]
UNGASS two-day workshop concludes
By Fareeza Haniff A United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) workshop, in which participants from Guyana, Bahamas and St Kitts and Nevis were trained to report on 2010 UNGASS through understanding of data requirements and development of a roadmap to meet the March 31, 2010 deadline for submission of reports, concluded yesterday. The two-day [...]
WICB Four-Day Tournament starts Jan. 8
New season will feature day/night matches with pink balls The West Indies Cricket Board’s (WICB) Four-Day Tournament for 2010 will bowl off on January 8, the Board officially announced yesterday. The upcoming season will feature seven teams, with 21 matches being played over a two-month period and will have several new initiatives aimed at bringing [...]
Angry relatives stage protest at court
Yesterday frustrated relatives of missing 10 year-old Ricky Jainarayan and the deceased Henry Gibson and Jainarayan Dinanauth staged a protest outside of the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court. The protestors said their action is as a result of justice not being severed. They maintained that they will continue to do so on every court date until they [...]
Barnwell not in Guyana 13-man squad
While the contents of a story headlined ‘Barnwell, Singh omitted from Guyana’s 13-man squad’ in yesterday’s Kaieteur News is correct, Sewnarine Chattergoon’s name was inadvertently replaced with Chris Barnwell’s name in the list of 13 players selected at the bottom of the story. Barnwell’s name was correctly mentioned in the stand-by list and Kaieteur Sports [...]
31 Cadets receive ensigncy badges
- Deviant behaviour will not be countenanced – Commodore Gary Best Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Commodore Gary Best has reiterated that indiscipline and deviant behaviour will not be countenanced within the security forces. Best was addressing 31 newly promoted Ensigns, drawn from the various disciplined services and the Belizean Army, who made up [...]
Winston Kassim is RBC’s Olympic Torch Bearer
- honoured and delighted to be a part of this historical journey Toronto, Canada – Guyanese born Winston Kassim CM, Vice-Chair of International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF) has been chosen to bear the Olympic torch which will pass through Canada this week. A release from the IDRF stated, they are delighted that Winston was [...]
Fire erupts at Grove Home
…family saved by neighbours A family of five almost lost everything in an early morning fire that consumed the bottom flat of their home. Thanks to quick action by neighbours, the occupants were saved from experiencing major losses. Geeta Lall and her family, of lot 452 Grove Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, were yesterday awakened [...]
Dr Desrey Fox to be cremated today
The late Minister within the Ministry of Education Dr Desrey Fox will be cremated today. There will be a viewing of the body from 08:30hrs at the Umana Yana in Kingston following which at 10:00hrs there will be the official funeral service. Dr Fox’s remains will then be taken to the crematorium at Ruimzeight, West [...]
Edwin Richards steals the honours at Inter-club Boxing Championships
Bantamweight boxer, Edwin Richards, representing the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) turned in a courageous display to prevail over Dillon Allicock (FYF) when the Inter-gym Boxing tournament got underway at the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Boxing Gym (ALBG), Sunday afternoon last. The soldier eventually won the best boxer prize. Admission was free but the patrons certainly would [...]
Sugar workers protest at Berbice estates
By Leonard Gildarie Sugar workers, fighting for an early payment of their recently approved wage increase, yesterday picketed four Berbice estates, with workers downing tools and striking at Rose Hall. According to President of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU), Komal Chand, the management of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has since called [...]
