Ex cop held for Crabwood Creek robbery
Freed of murder a week ago… An ex policeman who was recently freed on a murder charge by a Berbice Magistrate is among the quartet in custody as investigations continue in the daring Wednesday night robbery committed on Crabwood Creek businessman, Ramesh Kalicharran. Charges are likely soon against the ex-cop and three others, including a [...]
Mayhem erupts outside Duke Lodge after Main Big Lime
A Colin Mack in association with Hits and Jams ‘New York’ concept party at Duke Lodge Saturday night turned out to be a chaotic stampede in Duke Street as hundreds attempted to gain access to the already packed facility. The party was promoted as the Main Big Lime ‘wash-down’. Partygoers started to make their way [...]
Dem boys seh……Is more questions again
De Christmas over and is back to wuk. Is also back to de questions and answers. For example, dem boys want to know why Bharrat, when he come from Copenhagen and land at de airport, refuse to drive down. Dem boys seh that instead, he decide to fly by helicopter to de city. De question [...]
US freeing of Clarke does not change Jagdeo’s impression
President Bharrat Jagdeo said that despite the freeing by a United States Federal Court of former Army Major David Clarke on drug related charges, his impression of the former officer has not changed. The President maintains that he has evidence that indicate Clarke was aiding criminal elements in Buxton while he was stationed there during [...]
Mechanism to access initial fund not in place as yet
Climate Change fight… – Jagdeo The mechanism that is to be used for vulnerable countries to access the $30B that has been pledged by some developed countries, has not been devised as yet. This is according to Head of State, Bharrat Jagdeo, during a recent press briefing where he updated local media operatives as to [...]
Aeronautical Engineering students graduate
Through hard work and dedication, the students of Art Williams and Harry Wendt Aeronautical Engineering School (AWHWAES) successfully completed their training, which qualifies them as aeronautical engineers. The special graduation and Induction Ceremony was held on Thursday 17th December at the C.A.M.S. Hanger Ogle Airport, East Coast Demerara. The Graduates are Anil Sagar, Alandia Perry, [...]
Suspect in death of boat captain identified
Police are reportedly close to laying charges against a suspect in the murder of 48-year-old boat captain, Shankar Kumar, whose body was fished out of the Berbice River last month after a fight on his vessel. Kaieteur News understands that the suspect, who is from Berbice, was picked out in a police identification parade yesterday. [...]
‘Finance Ministry disrespected sugar workers’
Retroactive Tax Waiver – Union President By Fareeza Haniff President of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU), Komal Chand, says that the Ministry of Finance has disrespected sugar workers, organisations and the union by not acknowledging receipt of the letter sent to the Ministry by the union requesting a waiver of income tax [...]
Brother chops sister
- over refusal to do house cleaning By Brushell Blackman Amintra Singh, 43, of 44 Anna Catherina, West Bank Demerara is now a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital after she was chopped several times about the body by her brother, Odal Singh yesterday. According to the woman’s husband, Rabby Singh, the incident is a [...]
Man chops Brother-in-law
- did not approve of relationship with sister By Brushell Blackman &Jamal Scott A man’s disapproval of a relationship his sister has with another man has resulted in the latter being seriously chopped about the body yesterday. Charlston Scipio, 43 of 46 Meadow Brook Gardens Georgetown, was severely chopped about the body by his reputed [...]
Kashif & Shanghai Semi-final dye cast
Alpha face Sunburst Camptown; Pele play BK Int. Western Tigers @ Stadium tonight By Franklin Wilson The battles will be fierce at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence when the semi-finals of the 20th Kashif and Shanghai football tournament are contested this evening. All the teams are just a win away from the championship match [...]
Annie’s Playmate shock favourites
Zenyatta captures Digicel Trophy Annie’s Playmate ridden by jockey Yap Drepaul produced one of the most memorable homestretch runs in recent memory to capture the feature ‘C’ & Lower Class race at the Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club Meeting which was held, at its Bush Lot Farm in Berbice. The race sponsored by the Kharag [...]
Transition programme necessary for Track and Field
How much of the $139m was spent on schools’ athletics? By Edison Jefford Even though there were unprecedented successes for the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) at Junior CARIFTA Games earlier this year, a more serious approach is needed in transitioning athletes from the Schools’ Championships. The athletics association has failed, and will continue [...]
Watooka pool claims 14-year-old boy
A 14-year-old youth of Block 22, Wismar, Linden, died by drowning around 17:00 hours yesterday in the Watooka pool, plunging the mining town into shock. According to reports, the boy, Malcolm Forde, was playing with friends in the pool and there is speculation that he may have hit his head while plunging in the pool. [...]
CPCE engages programme to upgrade lecturers
The education sector is currently in a state of reform thus there is a massive drive to improve how lessons are delivered in the classroom. And there is no better place to engage such a drive than at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE), where lecturers in their various fields are tasked with preparing [...]
Queen’s College old students lime on at Maltenoes
A group of former students of Queen’s College will gather this tomorrow at the Maltenoes Sports Club to rekindle old friendships. Most of the group has traveled from overseas where they have resided for the past two decades and will reunite with old friends they left behind in Guyana. Among the gathering will be doctors, [...]
Contracts signed for road work
NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Last week, the contracts for 34 community roads were signed in the Region Six Boardroom. Attending the function were the Chairpersons and representatives of the 16 Neighbourhood Democratic Councils, the Rose Hall Town and Corriverton Municipalities. Region Six Chairman, Zulfikar Mustapha, explained that these roads are in addition to those done [...]
Medicine Chest concludes annual Christmas drive
NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – As the New Year approaches, the Medicine Chest Incorporated of Middle Street, Georgetown has re-committed itself to serve the underprivileged even more. Speaking to Kaieteur News via telephone last week, Executive Director/Pharmacist of the Medicine Chest Incorporated, Jackie McDonald-Fraser indicated that in 2010 more emphasis would be placed on the distribution [...]
Aditya Kids Trust Foundation completes successful year
BATH SETTLEMENT, WEST COAST BERBICE – The President of the Aditya Kids Trust Foundation, Archie Mohan, indicated that 2009 saw his organisation making life somewhat easier for some children especially on the West Coast of Berbice. According to him, their motto, ‘Investing in our future by helping kids’ spoke for itself when the organisation invested [...]
The President Annual Children’s Party
NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – The Office of the President through the Region Six Administration hosted three Christmas parties for children in East Berbice/Corentyne. The venues were the Berbice High School and Tain and Corriverton Primary Schools. A total of 2,000 young ones were given packages for the Season and enjoyed hours of fun filled activities. [...]
Employing Communist tactics toward our children
Dear Editor, So we’re employing Communist tactics towards our children in Guyana these days? Regional Chairman and the ‘usual suspects’ hosted several Christmas parties in the Berbice area recently under the brand, theme and title “President Jagdeo Christmas Party”. Of course, the President was nowhere around, not that we expected anything to the contrary, but [...]
The Ministry of Labour must be held accountable to discharge its mandate
Dear Editor, Reference is made to the article, “Union urges govt. intervention in impasse with bauxite company” in SN, December 26, 2009. The Ministry of Labour has the lead role and legal responsibility to conciliate in industrial relations issues and must be held accountable to discharge its mandate. The dispute (wages increase and strike) is [...]
Humane gesture to start 2010
Dear Editor, It is evident that we all have got our battles to attend and by taking sometime out to make a difference, goes a mile or longer. This is a call to Mr. Roshan Khan (RK’s Security) and someone who speaks to the masses via television with Islamic teachings and all other senior Islamic [...]
There is a lot wrong
Dear Editor, The PPP Government have shown us time after time that they have no idea of what things are right and what things are wrong for them to practice in the lives of the people that they are supposed to be “governing”. The people of Georgetown were served with two Light Bills due for [...]
THE PRICE MUST BE RIGHT
The conclusion of the summit in Copenhagen must not dash this country’s hope of developing a low carbon economy. On the contrary, the failure of the UN conference should force the government and local stakeholders to now rid itself of the over emphasis on financing which was the hallmark of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy [...]
