CLICO liquidation: 2000 policy holders could have been paid by yearend-govt. official complains
By Leonard Gildarie Policyholders hoping for an early conclusion to the liquidation of the CLICO Guyana are facing another setback with the court on Wednesday ordering a temporary stay of proceedings after the company asked that Chief Justice (ag), Ian Chang, recuse himself from the case. And a top government official, who asked not to [...]
Cop held at roadblock after Corentyne robbery
A Police Constable from the Central Police Station, New Amsterdam, Berbice was thrown into a cell at his place of employment after he was nabbed fleeing from the scene of a robbery in the ancient county. The constable and two of his accomplices were held in a car at a roadblock at Number 76 Village, [...]
GDF spreads more Christmas Cheer
The Guyana Defence Force, on Wednesday, brought Christmas cheer to the members of the Toucan II Multi-Purpose Club of Buxton when it presented the club with a 32-inch flat-screen Toshiba television. Woman Lieutenant, Dawn Robertson, made the presentation and wished the club members a happy holiday season while expressing the hope that the television would [...]
Dem boys seh… Dem Woman Tired
Today is a special day fuh some people. All of dem feel that is de best day in de year and that nobody should deny this fact. What dem boys know, though, is that Friday is a religious day fuh Muslims. In Muslim countries, Friday is like Sunday because all dem business does close and [...]
Jagdeo calls for full probe into Desrey Fox’s death
President Bharrat Jagdeo said that he is not satisfied with the report on the circumstances surrounding the death of Education Minister Desrey Fox. The Minister succumbed suddenly at the Georgetown Public Hospital on December 11 while receiving treatment following a vehicular accident. She had been in hospital for almost a week and according to reports [...]
City Hall still without electricity
Failure on the part of the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) to restore the supply of electricity to City Hall was regarded as “as a little bit of deception” by City Mayor Hamilton Green, yesterday. According to Mayor Green, he was of the understanding that once GPL and the municipality had exchanged cheques the [...]
Diamond traffic light working
The traffic lights at Diamond junction on the East Bank Demerara have started working and officials say that works to widen the roads there will be completed in late January. The junction, which has been a source of headache for authorities because of the high level of congestion, has been earmarked for a number of [...]
Sunich maintains tradition for Kennard TC Boxing Day race Meet
Proprietor of the Trophy Stall in Bourda Market, Ramesh Sunich, has continued a tradition he has kept for over 20 years, that is to sponsor the trophy for the best jockey. Tomorrow’s Kennard memorial Turf Club Boxing Day Meet at their Bush Lot Farm Corentyne racetrack is no different. Sunich this week presented the trophy [...]
Lady Jaguar Ashley Rodrigues earns 2009 All-Great Lakes Region honours
Soccer Puts Three on All-Region Squad YPSILANTI, Mich. – Three members of the Eastern Michigan University women’s soccer team were named to the 2009 NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region team. Lady Jaguar Ashley Rodrigues, Katie Lozar and Katie Marsh represented the Eagles after helping the team to an 11-4-6 record and a third straight Mid-American Conference [...]
An Orphan’s Christmas wish
By Jamal Scott Like the average 10-year-old boy Noel (not his real name) attends school regularly and is quite often involved in the many naughty deeds boys so often find themselves. He likes sports and tree climbing but is most times a quiet lad who becomes introverted in an instant. But as the [...]
On the road back! Tyrell Tull eyes Guyana One-Day call-up
Gifted Keeper has lost 20 pounds in 30 days By Sean Devers If talent alone was the recipe for success former Guyana 20/20 wicketkeeper Tyrell Tull would have been an outstanding Test cricketer living the large life. Undoubtedly Guyana’s most naturally talented wicketkeeper, the career of the 23-year-old took off into orbit when he became [...]
Elderly woman found dead outside home
- murder suspected Police are probing the suspected murder of a 79-year-old woman, whose body was found outside her Lusignan, East Coast Demerara home at around 05:45 hrs yesterday. Relatives said that Rajkumar Mahadeo, who tends a small herd of cattle, was discovered by her next door neighbour lying just outside the gateway of her [...]
Barbados barely avoided a sweep in Goodwill International Series June 1997
Dear Editor, Guyana playing without seasoned veterans, Captain Lugard Mohan, Orin Mohan, Rawlwin Loncke, Lancelot Loncke, experienced forward Robert Cadogan and the temperamental Eion Leitch, humbled a strong Barbados line up 2-1 in a goodwill three (Test) International Series June 1997 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. Coach Bernard Daniels and his assistant Phillip George [...]
Woman charged with intent to murder
A woman was yesterday remanded by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on a charge of wounding with intent to murder. Onica Kemraj, of Itaballi, in the Mazuruni area, on December 21 at her Itaballi home, allegedly with intent to commit a murder, wounded her reputed husband Gregory King. She was not required to plead to [...]
A Prayer for a Christmas tree
By Sharmain Cornette Christmas was always a bland celebration at the Ashbys relatively modest dwelling and was never a big deal, mainly because there was never any money to fund a festive time. In fact, in all his 10 years, Richard Ashby had never seen as much as mistletoe at home, thus he could only [...]
Both Guyanese in TCL Group West Indies Under-19 team
By Sean Devers Both Guyanese in the TCL Group West Indies under-19 twenty-man squad have been named in the 15-man squad to participate in the 2010 U-19 World Cup in New Zealand from next month. Eighteen-year-old left-handed DCC opening batsman Trevon Griffith, the leading run-scorer in the last TCL regional U-19 three-day competition in Jamaica [...]
Christmas is a chance to reconnect with family, says Guyana-born US Army officer
By Mondale Smith Guyanese, like the salt of the earth, can be found everywhere in the world contributing positively to its development. But, wherever they are in pursuit of success, their hearts remain at home in Guyana, especially at Christmas time. They are engineers, teachers, medical professionals, lawyers and even military personnel fighting wars [...]
Yonex Badminton Club makes donation
The Yonex Badminton Club has donated a bicycle to the Queens College Caretaker/Groundsman Mr. William Nurses’ son Kevin Nurse for the Christmas Holidays. The Caretaker/Groundsman has been assisting the Yonex Badminton Club during the year to prepare the hall for competitions. The Queens College Auditorium has been the core of Badminton during the past years. Yonex [...]
Guyana moving from floods to drought-like conditions
…will get worse – Jagdeo By Gary Eleazar While in Guyana there are some that are still not appreciative of the fact that Guyana will be significantly affected by climate change President Bharrat Jagdeo, yesterday, at a post Copenhagen press conference, pointed out that already this country has moved from one extreme, namely floods to [...]
Five win Demerara Bank competition
Five lucky winners pulled from among 2,00 entries, walked away with household items as their prizes. They had entered a competition sponsored by Demerara Bank to coincide with the institution’s15th anniversary, a month ago. Copping the first prize of a washing machine was sign artist, Kamal Mohamed, of Affiance. Gaitree Persaud, a staff member of [...]
Christmas Greetings from Mayor and City Council
The Mayor and Council of Georgetown takes this opportunity to extend special Christmas greetings, to its citizens and staff. This is the time when we celebrate one of the joyous events of the Christian Calendar— Christmas. This is the period when Christians around the World remember the birth of Jesus the Christ, who gave salvation [...]
Freedom! Six Christmases behind bars – A reformed prisoner’s story
There is no greater feeling of freedom than that of the prison stench being lifted from one’s shoulders especially at Christmas time. Such is the conviction of a reformed Mike (not his real name), after six years of imprisonment. As he contemplates his future after the six Christmases behind bars he said, “The years have [...]
UG continue preparation for Barbados cricket tour
Lose back-to-back games to select team The University of Guyana (UG) cricket team continued their preparation for next month’s Inter-Collegiate 20/20 competition in Barbados with 2 practice matches at the UG ground on Wednesday. The students lost both of the games to a Select X1 captained by former Guyana 20/20 Wicketkeeper Tyrell Tull and will [...]
US-based Guyanese dream of ‘Christmas in the Motherland’
By Dale Andrews For 20 long years Marilyn Harper has been longing to come home and experience a good old Guyanese Christmas. But it’s not been that easy for her. You see Marilyn wants to come home with her entire family and celebrate Christmas the way she knew it as a child growing up in [...]
Santa’s nightmare before Christmas
A man with a hammer was chasing him—and somebody was trying to change the colour of his sleigh… By Michael Jordan A hand shaking him gently stopped Santa in mid-scream. His eyes fluttered open and the images of a cow bounding across a garbage-strewn road faded, and he was lying in his bed in [...]
