frontpage Comment…Our Credo
On more than one occasion last year, the President of Guyana, His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo has taken time off from his busy schedule to castigate the press, in general, and Kaieteur News in particular. We have become, his Excellency charges, “the new opposition”. Several of his operatives have taken up cudgels on his behalf – [...]
Taxi driver’s battered body found at Linden
- was suspect in post office heist Police are probing a possible connection between a recent post office heist and the brutal murder of a 25-year-old taxi driver, Edward Whinfield, whose battered body was found in a clump of bushes at Wisroc around 07:30 hrs yesterday. Whinfield hailed from Blue Berry Hill, Wismar. Relatives made [...]
Murder rocks Albouystown
Wendell Tapping, 23, of 88 James Street, Albouystown was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead, yesterday. According to his father, Dan Tapping, Wendell was cornered by a group of persons and was severely chopped and stabbed about the body on Hill Street, Albouystown and left to bleed to death. “The [...]
AN OPEN APPEAL TO LEADERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PPP
Dem boys seh… Dem watching everything in 2010
Last night was suppose to be a special night. Was Old Year’s Night. Dem boys listen to TV and dem hear bout Blue Moon and how it tek 20 years fuh Blue Moon come pun de New Year. From de time dem boys hear de news dem decide that dem got to see de moon. [...]
Enough was not done
Minister Fox’s death… — states report A report on the death of former Minister within the Ministry of Education, Dr Desrey Fox, has found that everything was not done medically to determine the extent of her injuries. A government official yesterday acknowledged that the report ordered by President Bharrat Jagdeo a week ago has been [...]
GPOC sends home all temporary workers
Several temporary workers of the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC), who overtime were kept on, have been sent home effective yesterday. This was confirmed by Chairman of GPOC, Bishop Juan Edghill, who said that casual workers were costing the Corporation several millions of dollars over its salary budget. It was unclear exactly how many of [...]
Guyana-born, Mohamad Rashied makes Queen’s New Year’s Honour Roll
Mr. Mohamad Rashied, President of the Caribbean Islamic Cultural Society (CICS), a non-profit voluntary network of Muslims of Caribbean background in the United Kingdom, has been honoured in the Queen’s New Year’s Honor Roll. Guyana-born Mr. Rashied has been awarded an MBE (Member of Order of the British Empire) for his sterling contribution through the [...]
New vehicles for GDF, dental boat for riverain areas
Cabinet approves $340M in contracts: Government has approved several contracts including $43.5M for new vehicles for the Guyana Defence Force. According to Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon, at his weekly press briefings yesterday, some $36.8M was also approved for a dental boat to service riverain and hinterland areas. The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is also [...]
Allison Hinds show on, Tarrus Riley engagement cancelled
The pyrotechnics ended in the wee hours this morning but the first day of 2010 still promises much more in terms of great entertainment. In Georgetown, as has now become customary, the final and third place playoffs of the Kashif and Shanghai football tournament will be staged at the National Stadium, Providence, and at the [...]
Ashmin’s ‘Win this Car’ promotion attracts 25,000 to date
As Ashmin’s Trading prepares for the grand finale of the ‘Win this Car’ promotion, the management has extended gratitude to customers for making the first venture a success. “To date we have had more than 25,000 entries from customers who simply shopped retail in our stores and took advantage of our low prices and quality [...]
Ramotar prepared to accept nomination as presidential candidate
“I will consider it an honour,” and will carry out my discharge diligently. This was the response of People’s Progressive Party’s General Secretary, Donald Ramotar, when asked yesterday if he would accept the presidential nomination to contest in 2011. He made the disclosure during an end of year press briefing where he formally announced that [...]
Hinterland truckers upset at toll
Truckers hauling goods from Georgetown to Mahdia are saying that they are being charged a fee of $3,000 per vehicle for passing a toll gate for a section of the Linden/Lethem road at Mabura even though they are not using that section. Azad Ally, an enraged representative of the men said that the route to [...]
Man remanded for wounding paramour
A man was yesterday remanded for wounding his girlfriend after he pleaded guilty before Acting chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. Dwayne Lane, 31, of 22 Joseph Pollydore Street, Lodge yesterday appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson to answer a charge of unlawful wounding. It is alleged that on December 29, Lane unlawfully and maliciously wounded [...]
Shot miner recovering
Terrence Parahoo, 43, was shot, then robbed of $1.6M outside German’s Restaurant at Urquhart and New Market Streets, on Wednesday. Yesterday, he was recovering in the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation from the gunshot he received in his upper left thigh. His regret was that he is confined to a medical institution for the dawn of [...]
Woman died as a result of high blood pressure and water in kidney – PM shows
A post mortem examination performed on the remains of 32-year-old Salima Ram revealed that she died as a result of high blood pressure and water in her kidneys. This is according to the woman’s relatives. Now that relatives have been told the cause of death they are more prepared than ever to get a thorough [...]
NEW YEAR’S MESSAGES
From HIS EXCELLENCY, President BHARRAT JAGDE0 Fellow Guyanese, Happy New Year! This is that time when many make resolutions and set goals about their health, finances, careers, family and spiritual life. It is my wish that, whatever your resolutions or goals, that you will all enjoy the success to which you aim. I also hope [...]
First rice shipment arrives in Venezuela
The first rice shipment that left the local shores less than a week ago has reached its destination, Venezuela, two days ago. According to a source, the Panamanian vessel ‘Pacific Clipper’ docked in the Spanish speaking country a few days ago and the offloading of close to 5000 tonnes of paddy has been completed. The [...]
The PPP is sixty years old today
A columnist on this day does one of three things – reflect on the year just gone or offer your views on what you see unfolding in the coming year or publish your wish-list. Today has to be an exception because this is the day the PPP was born. It would be foolish to deny [...]
MY NEW YEAR WISH
A Happy New Year to all my readers! The more you travel outside of Guyana, the more you live in foreign lands, the greater perspective you have as to why this country is retarding. And perhaps the greatest reason is that we are constraining ourselves with too much pettiness and small-mindedness. We have to learn [...]
Jason Mohamed was never a West Indies Under-19 Cricket captain
Dear Editor, Please allow me to correct a Caribbean Media Corporation story headlined ‘Ganga brothers among runs in North/South classic’. In the third paragraph of the story it was mentioned that Jason Mohamed who scored 52 in that encounter was a former West Indies Under-19 Captain. For the records Mohamed was Guyanese Leon Johnson’s Deputy [...]
BK Int. Western Tigers collects $3 million incentive
Compliments of Gold Target Export & Mark Interior Communication BK International Western Tigers Football Club was made 3 million dollars richer by local companies Gold Target Export, Victoria’s Fashion and Mark Interior Communication. The cash was presented to the club for their semi-final win in the 20th Kashif and Shanghai Football Tournament over defending champions [...]
A shockingly biased appraisal of two significant leaders
Dear Editor, Guyana is a country of narratives, mostly ethno-racial. During the last couple of months we have argued over these narratives in the context of historical revisionism — Hinds-Kwayana-Ogunseye vs. Ramkarran, Jackson vs. Misir, Kissoon vs. Dev, to name three which come to mind.. Now in comes Anan Boodram.. His letter “We must eschew [...]
Becks Motor World contributes Motor Cycle to BK Int. Western Tigers FC
Beck’s Motor World of 71 Durban & Haley Streets Wortmanville, Georgetown has donated one Dayang DY 125 Motor Cycle to the BK International Western Tigers Football Club as an incentive to motivate and encourage the players to aim higher. Manager Rudolph Austin in handing over the Motor Cycle keys to Club President Gordon Gilhuys said [...]
After 45 years of failings, the next govt. will want to take a different approach to governance
Dear Editor, Mr. Michael Tannassee’s letter, “Condemnations should be accompanied by solutions,” (December 29, SN) should have had ‘criticism’ instead of ‘condemnation’ when he referenced letter writer, Mr. GHK Lall’s often erudite analyses of the issues confronting Guyanese at home. I have read most, if not all, of Mr. Lall’s educated letters, plus the satirical [...]
