Haiti estimates 140,000 dead, violence breaks out
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haitian authorities said yesterday they believe 140,000 people died in the earthquake that devastated the Caribbean nation and that three-quarters of the capital, Port-au-Prince, would need to be rebuilt. Three days after the quake, gangs of robbers had begun to prey on survivors living in makeshift camps on sidewalks and streets strewn [...]
Guyana’s response to Haiti passes $1B mark
(By Mondale Smith) The world is shaken. It has moved into reaching out to Haiti during it current disaster that has left between 45,000 to 50,000 dead and Guyana is not excluded. In addition to Government’s initial $1B (US$5M) to start the Guyana National Committee for Haiti Relief Fund, donations are continuing to pour in. [...]
Alleged fuel smuggler sues Berbice Magistrate for $10M
- says he was asked for bribe, falsely detained A Berbice man has sued Magistrate Chandra Sohan for $10M and is also accusing him of soliciting bribes to dismiss a criminal case. The matter was filed in December by Lendrick Ramdowar of Bath, West Coast Berbice, and is to come up again in two weeks [...]
Waterloo Street fire arsonist jailed
The woman responsible for the fire on Waterloo Street on Tuesday night was yesterday sentenced to five years in prison after she pleaded guilty before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson to answer the charge of arson. Ashanti Goodridge, 39, of 137 Waterloo Street, on January 12, last, set fire to a house at 137 Waterloo [...]
Dem boys seh…Many a tear has to fall
Haiti full of contradictions. Imagine free people living in dem house get trap and some of dem dead. People who been in jail manage to get out and is back to a life of crime again. De house fall down but is only de walls of de jail fall. Dem boys surprise. Dem want to [...]
Elderly man’s body fished out of Sussex Street canal
- relatives suspect hit and run accident Early yesterday morning, the body of a man was pulled from the Sussex Street canal with what appeared to be bruises as he was clinging to his bicycle. Persons passing along Sussex Street in the vicinity of Callender Street spotted the man and informed the police. As news [...]
Husband, wife allege beating at hand of Regional Vice Chairman
Amit Poonwah, 20, of Bath, Mahaicony and his reputed wife, Tanisha Mangal, are alleging that they experienced a sound thrashing at the hands of the Region Five Vice Chairman, his wife and daughter. Poonwah visited this newspaper yesterday and with visible marks of violence about his body, related his harrowing tale. The young man told [...]
Muslim lecturer spreads the word in Guyana
Trinidad Muslim missionary, Mustapha Kemal Hydal, as a part of his organisation’s attempts to spread peace worldwide, is conducting Islamic lectures in various areas in Guyana. Moulvana Hydal, who has visited many countries worldwide, is expected to be in Guyana for one week. He will visit New Amsterdam and Essequibo to undertake lectures to promote [...]
Linden students urged to spread the message of water conservation
Students of the Wisburg Secondary School in Linden have been urged to help spread the message of water conservation. Guyana Water Incorporated, GWI, the nation’s supplier of water and sanitation services, hosted a tour for a class of 20 students from the school. Guided by GWI Divisional Manager, Rawle Friday, the students toured the West [...]
Rohee is heading Guyana, Robert Persaud is his deputy
Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, was sworn in yesterday to perform the duties of President of the Republic of Guyana while Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud is performing the duties of Prime Minister. President Bharrat Jagdeo left Guyana on Thursday for the Middle East with a delegation comprising Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carolyn Rodrigues- [...]
Guyanese Amerindian wins Caribbean ‘Nobel’
Sydney Allicock, a visionary Amerindian leader, is among three of the Caribbean’s most talented and distinguished people selected to receive the Anthony N. Sabga Caribbean Awards for Excellence 2010. The awards are hailed as the “Nobel of the Caribbean.” Allicock was selected as the Public & Civic Contributions 2010 Laureate. The other laureates honoured for [...]
Young Guyanese entrepreneur catering for nutritional needs of athletes
Professional Bodybuilder Hugh Ross backs initiative By Franklin Wilson A young and courageous Guyanese Businessman has taken on the challenge of providing for the holistic needs of bodybuilders, athletes and active people, so says Jamie McDonald, Manager of the recently opened Fitness Express which specializes in health and fitness products. The 26 year-old Mc Donald [...]
Minister of Tourism commissions facilities at No. 63 Beach
Manniram Prashad, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce has commissioned new and refurbished facilities at No. 63 Beach, Corentyne. Prashad said that these facilities will add to the visitor’s comfort and experience at the beach. This project was made possible through several public/private partnerships. No. 63 Beach, the main tourist attraction in Berbice, now boasts [...]
SIMMONS TON SPURS T&T TO 306-7 AGAINST GUYANA IN ANTIGUA
On 1st day of historic Day/Night regional cricket match By Sean Devers in Antigua In association with Leisure Inn, Carib Beer, Tower Hotel & Raphael’s Reality West Indies player Lendl Simmons hit an attractive 107 and shared in a century 3rd wicket partnership with Jason Mohamed who made 87 with 10 fours and a six [...]
Race on for the top spot
World rated Squash player Nicolette Fernandes, distance athlete Alika Morgan, boxer Shondell Alfred, cricketer Shamaine Campbell and golfer Christine Sukhram should dominate the voting among the panellists for the National Sports Commission Sportswoman of the Year accolade. These five athletes produced some outstanding performances during 2009 and are the overwhelming choices to vie for the [...]
Shot Plaisance Resident died at GPHC
Rafael Jordan, 21, of Prince William Street, Plaisance, was pronounced dead yesterday at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). According to reports, Jordan allegedly robbed a 17-year -old student of the Plaisance Community High School and had chopped his victim with a cutlass to relieve him of his cellular phone. But a short while later, [...]
Amir and Sheik Khan turn in credible performances as tourney continues
Amir Khan and Sheik Khan both registered centuries in a productive partnership to lead Shattaville to a decisive victory over Surprise Warriors when play in the Carib beer National Softball Cricket Tournament continued over the past weekend at the Leonora Primary School Ground. Shattaville XI won the toss and batted first, scoring 253-4 in 15 [...]
Husband remanded for wife’s murder
-Wife died by drowning Twenty-eight-year-old Ramesh Moniram, called ‘Bobby’, was yesterday remanded for murdering his 25 year-old wife Sunita August. Moniram, the accused, made his appearance at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Nyasha Hatmin. It is alleged that on Wednesday January 13, Moniram killed his wife, Sunita August. The charge was indictable and the [...]
RUSAL working with experienced advice – Corbin
RUSAL is working on expert advice on how to break the law, said Leader of People’s National Congress Reform, Robert Corbin, when he addressed media operatives at the party’s weekly press briefing on Thursday. His response followed a disclosure that a former official of the Ministry of Labour had in fact been offering advice to [...]
Fudadin hits half century as Tiger’s XI beat All Star XI by 11 runs
Guyana vice-captain Assad Fudadin hit a fine half century as Tiger’s XI defeated All Star XI of Wakenaam by 11 runs in a feature twenty/20 cricket match played on Sunday last at the Wakenaam Community Centre Ground in Good Success. Played in front of a large and colourful crowd which included national coach Ravindra Seeram [...]
R.K Security guards turn out at lawyers’ office
Yesterday at the office of Bernard De Santos, many security guards who previously worked with R.K Security, along with Richard Kanhai, were present to hear what their representing counsel had to say, since an injunction was filed by R.K Security Company barring Strategic Action Security Services from removing its workers from sites. Kanhai argued that [...]
Floodlights X1 advance as Masters’ Cup, female softball cricket commences
An unbeaten ton by Derek Ramotar of Floodlights XI helped his team to a 43 runs victory over Enterprise CC when play in the Georgetown zone of the Masters Cup and Females Softball Cricket got underway under floodlights at the Bourda sward on Friday January 9 last. The win is the second in the competition [...]
LBI accident file with DPP
A file concerning the accident in which 18-year-old Lakram Delima was injured, has been prepared and would be presented to the Director of Public Prosecutions once the officer in charge of the Beteverwagting Police station is finish perusing it. That information was divulged by a traffic rank at the police station. The rank explained that [...]
Several action packed encounters envisaged in Carib Beer Softball Cricket
Cricket buffs can expect several exciting matches when the National Softball Cricket Tournament continues today and tomorrow at venues countrywide. The tournament is sponsored by Ansa McAl under the Carib Beer label and is organized by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, in collaboration with the Guyana Softball League. Starting at 13:00hrs today Leonora [...]
I will probe contentious housing allocations
Auditor General (ag), Deodat Sharma, yesterday confirmed that the brouhaha surrounding the most recent allocations to the Housing Ministry have caught his interest and he will be undertaking a probe despite the fact that there have been no formal submissions to him. Sharma, yesterday told this newspaper that he is currently doing the 2009 audit [...]
