Brazilian miner killed in Mabura road accident
An accident on Friday night left one man dead and five others injured. The vehicle in which they were travelling turned turtle, after the driver lost control while negotiating a bend on the Mabura Road near the ‘58 Miles’ pole. Dead is Brazilian miner, Benny (only name given), who along with four of his employees [...]
Miners vow to still shut down Bartica tomorrow
Despite govt. visit… – opposition parties not welcomed By Leonard Gildarie Barticians have vowed to continue their plans to shut that community down tomorrow, over a number of mining proposals being studied, despite a visit there yesterday by a high-level delegation of government officials. Yesterday also, miners criticised opposition parties for not raising its voice [...]
Corentyne watchman shot dead on farm
ALBION, CORENTYNE – Just after 22:00 hours on Friday, ranks in Division ‘B’ of the Guyana Police Force received a tip off of a shooting incident at a livestock farm at Number Four Dam, Albion, Corentyne. On arrival, detectives found the watchman, 62-year-old Dhanpaul, of Number One Road, Corentyne, with what appeared to be a [...]
Dem Boys seh… Robert should learn from Panday
Some people does do funny things and put other people in trouble. Last week somebody decide to pay fuh a whole page advertisement claiming how some PNC people want dump Corbin. De same people claim how dem want a host of other people but when dem boys check de very people dem claim dem didn’t [...]
A tough, but accommodating legal luminary
Cecil Claude Kennard, O.R., is a ‘Special Person’ “I always feel that one should give back to society and not keep all their knowledge to themselves.” By Rawle Welch Despite handing down some of the toughest decisions a Judge could ever make, retired Chancellor of the Judiciary and current Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority [...]
Family offers $1M reward for lead on unsolved murders
Relatives have put up a $1M reward for information that would lead to the solving of the murders of 18-year-old Trevor Julius Fung, slain in 2004, and his 78-year-old grandmother Rajkumarie Mahadeo, strangled in 2009. The reward will be given to anyone who provides information that would lead to the killers of Fung and 78-year-old [...]
Guyana Red Cross nets $7.2M for Haiti
The Guyana Red Cross has raised an estimated $7.2 million to help Haitians following the 7.0 magnitude earthquake of January 12. The Red Cross says that the needs in Haiti are proving to be immense, requiring a massive response from the international community. The Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are responding by sending in [...]
A welcoming salute
President Bharrat Jagdeo is heading the Guyana delegation to the youth forum in Suriname and to the meeting of Caricom Heads’ first assembly in the wake of the earthquake that struck Haiti. Here he is saluted as he arrives for the CARICOM Special Summit on Youth Development, on Friday, in Paramaribo, Suriname
Bandits attack Kingston businessman in broad daylight
Armed bandits attacked a popular city businessman yesterday afternoon at his Duke Street, Kingston home. According to reports, the owner of Muneshwer’s Limited was held up at gunpoint by two bandits. Kaieteur News understands that the proprietor, who is said to be in his late 70s, was attacked after the bandits managed to push his [...]
Optometrist joins AFC
Prominent optometrist, Dr. Johan Alistair Da Silva, of Modern Optical Service of Middle Street Georgetown, has officially joined the Alliance For Change. “It is about time that I take this step and get involved. This beautiful country which I want to see realise its full potential, cannot do so with people standing on the sidelines. [...]
Denise Grant—an attorney at the top
By Marcia Reid Wordard Daughter of Guyana’s former ambassador to the United States, the late Dr Cedric Grant, Denise M. Grant, is right at home — and work — in world affairs. “Diplomacy is in my genes,” says the New York-based lawyer, who was born in Guyana, South America and raised in England before emigrating [...]
Murder weapon recovered from outhouse
… Little Abary murder Police have recovered three cutlasses from an outhouse, including the suspected murder weapon that was used in the brutal murder of 33-year-old Maxwell Watson at Little Abary on Friday night, as they continue to gather vital evidence. Watson was stabbed to death during an attack by his uncle and two other [...]
Separate man from guns – says Caricom Sec. General
CARICOM Secretary General, Edwin Carrington, has pointed to the need for Caribbean countries to frame legislations that facilitate hassle free movement within the Community for its youths. Carrington, who was addressing Caribbean youths in Suriname at a recent youth forum, noted that this needs to be done so as to further facilitate interaction among youths [...]
On behalf of the Ministry of Health World Leprosy Day Message by Dr. Leslie Ramsammy
Fellow citizens, today we observe the 57th World Leprosy Day. On this occasion, I would like to extend greetings to all those affected by leprosy and express profound thanks to all those individuals and organisations actively working together for a leprosy free Guyana. Over the years, the Ministry of Health and its partners, in this [...]
Leprosy still attracts stigma and discrimination – Dr Holly Alexander
By Sharmain Cornette Under the theme ‘Fighting a Just Cause’ World Leprosy Day is being observed internationally today with a view of reducing stigma and discrimination directed to persons that have been diagnosed with the infectious disease. And this wanton scorn for persons infected with this disease popularly known as the ‘numb spot disease’ has [...]
‘The Dream’ is real – Akeem Kanhai is a talented young player
By Edison Jefford He perfected the Fosbury Flob at the National Schools’ Championships at the Providence National Stadium in 2007, which consequentially got him a gold medal, then he switched disciplines and became as equally or even more dominant. Akeem ‘The Dream’ Kanhai embodies the concept of athleticism that is fundamentally an enduring coordination of [...]
13-year-old math prodigy excels at computer science
…teaches grown ups As a 13-year-old, Lithonia resident, Stephen Stafford II, can usually be found sitting in front of the television playing video games or playing his drum set. But Stafford is no typical 13-year old – he’s a college student. The triple-major child prodigy is becoming a sensation at Morehouse College. “I’ve never taught [...]
Fight over toilet paper erupts at GPHC
On January 9, last, a staffer from the Public Safety Department of the Georgetown Public Hospital was assaulted by another. To date, while the matter has been reported to management nothing has come of it. However, based on inside information the two women will know their fate on Monday. One witness said that she saw [...]
First round action in Stag Beer / EBFA draws to a close
Double header on today at Grove ground As first round action in the Stag Beer sponsored East Bank Football Association (EBFA) division-one league draws to a close, the battle for a place in the second round which is limited to four of the seven competing teams, heats up. Already securing their places in the final [...]
Women’s National Hockey squad prepares for CAC Games
- Two T&T trips earmarked as part of preparations The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) has short-listed its top female players to commence training for the upcoming Central American & Caribbean Games scheduled for July 22 – 31 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. According to a release from the Board training will commence from Monday at 17:30 [...]
GWI Sewerage Pump offers value for money – Sanitation Manager
With an overall investment of more than $170Million to greatly enhance the Georgetown Sewerage system, the GWI sanitation Manager, Rensfore Joseph, is assuring residents of Charlestown and adjoining communities that his department will ensure that the newly commissioned Sewerage Pump station ‘W’ and its associated sewers offer optimal efficiency to assist efforts of restoring Georgetown [...]
Court of Appeal allows Magistrate’s appeal against GBTI
The Court of Appeal, by a majority decision, allowed an appeal by Desiree Alleyne, a Magistrate sitting in the Jamaican Magistracy, against a decision of former High Court Judge, Justice B.S. Roy, who had granted judgment in the sum of $10M to Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry. The majority decision to allow the Appeal [...]
Guyana played with pride and dignity at its last Central American Championship in 1975
Dear Editor, The last time a male National Basketball team participated at the Central American tournament was 1975 in the Dominican Republic. The national team led by Mike Brusche competed against opponents from Venezuela, host Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Bahamas and El Salvador. Although the ‘Land of Many Waters’ only defeated Haiti, they [...]
The Mighty Rebel is back
‘All ah we know the man’ (By Mondale Smith) Geoffrey Phillips, aka ‘the Mighty Rebel’ had stayed out of the National Calypso competition last year for what he dubbed “my own reasons” but calypso lovers are guaranteed to see him in top form when he takes on 24 others in the 2010 competition. The semi-finals [...]
Elcock stables the Best for 2009
The Message is champion horse It was a double win for horseracing magnate Mr. Colin Elcock of the Delmur Trading Company stable of Don Robin Farm No19 East Coast Berbice. The entity was adjudged the top racing stable for the 2009 racing season, while top horse The Message of the same entity was adjudge the [...]
