Doctor admits to mistakes during Medical Council meeting
Tortured teen investigation…
By Michael Jordan
Police Physician, Dr. Mahendra Chand, admitted to several professional lapses during his examination of the teenage boy
who was tortured by police.
These include failing to examine the teen properly for other possible injuries, failing to take notes or keep a permanent record of the case; failing to solicit the patient’s age or [...]
Supermarket owner beaten and robbed
- getaway car found at Enmore
Armed bandits struck at Mahaica last night but thanks to quick action by the police, they did not get too far.
Their car was nabbed at a home in Enmore with its engine still warm.
The occupants of the home have been detained, including the registered owner of the car, after [...]
Battery thief shot dead
An unidentified man of mixed ethnicity was shot and killed by ranks of the MMC Security Service around 03:30 hours yesterday at Eping Avenue, Bel Air Park.
The man was shot when he attempted to escape from the security guards who had apprehended him.
According to the police, two security guards attached to Roraima Airways at Eping [...]
Bajan busted with 10 kilos at Timehri
An undercover operation that was intelligence-driven has led to the arrest of a Barbadian man with 10 kilogrammes of cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri at around 14:00 hrs yesterday.
The suspect was an outgoing passenger on a LIAT 512 flight that was bound for Barbados.
Kaieteur News was told that undercover investigators were aware [...]
Local beauty wins 2010 Junior Calypso Monarch
From a line up of 13 contestants, 18-year-old Kuru Kururu resident, Tennisia DeFreitas, of the Kross Kolor Records Studios copped the Junior Calypso monarchy on Saturday at the National Cultural Centre.
Donning a maternity dress and mimicking the attitudes of a pregnant woman hers was an emotion stirring rendition of a baby giving reasons why it [...]
Shot former Prison Officer still awaits compensation
The date was September 26, 2002. Lloyd Bruce, a former Prison Officer, happened to be visiting the Guyana Prison Service Sports Club located across the road from the Camp Street jail. At the time he was a member of the ex-Prison Officers Club.
A few months earlier, on February 23, five notorious criminals escaped from the [...]
Cove and John Ashram launches Zara Learning Centre
The Cove and John Ashram on the East Coast Demerara officially launched its 7,000 square-foot Zara Learning Centre last Saturday which includes a state of the art Public Library, a computer Graphic Centre, a video/Audio Centre, Reprograph Centre and an internet research Area which is a division of Hindu College of Technology.
In attendance were Minister [...]
Public health facilities continue to struggle with patient/staff relation
The Public Health Sector continues to struggle with the issue of patient/health care provider relations, a situation which according to Health Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, is not unique to Guyana.
In fact, it is interesting, the Minister said, that there seems to be more reporting on such issues today even as the problem has reduced considerably.
“It [...]
Gun toting bandits rob man of over $100.000
The Police at the East La Penitence Police Station have launched an investigation into a daring robbery less than two hundred meters from their office that left the victim with losses totaling over $100.000.
Ryan Wharton of Go Slow Avenue, Tucville, told investigating officers that he was walking north along Mandela Avenue with a friend. He [...]
Austin grabs career-best 7-42 for CCC as Guyana crash to defeat
By Sean Devers in Barbados
In association with Carib Beer, Leisure Inn & Car Rental & Caribbean Airlines
A career best 7-42 from Trinidad-born Barbadian Test off-spinner Ryan Austin and a debut fifty from Kjorn Ottley helped CCC to their 2nd consecutive win against Guyana at the 3Ws Oval here yesterday.
The students registered a commanding 5-wicket win [...]
GFF President urges players to inculcate sound planning ethics towards success
Amidst a pleasant atmosphere of cordiality and mutual respect, local footballers and other affiliates of the fraternity were honoured for their sterling contributions to the sport over the past year when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) hosted a Gala Dinner and Awards ceremony at the Roraima Duke Lodge, Saturday evening last.
Several affiliates including referees, sponsors [...]
Adonis pleased with progress of national team
National Coach Laurie Adonis in an invited comment with Kaieteur Sport following a practice session with the national rugby squad disclosed that the players are right where he would like them to be one week before departure.
Adonis, who along with his Assistant Clinton Clarke has been taking the team through their paces in preparation for [...]
Former National Junior Champ Taffin Khan upstages competitive field
Former National Junior Chess Champion, Taffin Khan turned in a classical display of chess to upstage a competitive field that included Senior National Champion, Wendell Meusa and President of the Federation, Errol Tiwari when the curtains came down on the Trophy Stall Chess Tournament at the Keishar’s Sports Club, Hadfield Street, Georgetown, yesterday afternoon.
Khan finished [...]
New Line Cavaliers continue unbeaten streak
New Line Cavaliers (NLC) continued their unbeaten streak in the Demerara zone of the National 3-day first division cricket competition by hammering Police by 8 wickets in their latest match Saturday at the Canal Number 2 Sports Club ground.
Set 20 to win, the West Bank Demerara side, which have so far taken ‘full points’ from [...]
Forgotten Youth Foundation Boxing Gym prevails in inaugural Pro/Am boxing card
Boxers from the Forgotten Youth Foundation Boxing Gym (FYF) carted off the honours when the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA), in collaboration with the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) staged the first of a series of cards that incorporates the activities of amateur boxers into professional boxing cards.
To this effect, six amateur boxers engaged [...]
Maternal deaths reduced by more than half – Health Minister
As at the end of 2009, the rate of maternal deaths in Guyana has been reduced to 9.8 per 10,000 deliveries.
This development has been regarded by Health Minister, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, as an excellent performance when compared to what was obtained in previous years. According to the Minister, in the year 1989, more than 30 [...]
Ejaz picks three for Windies stardom
- Guyanese Griffith among them
Coach of the Pakistan cricket team and former Test cricketer Ejaz Ahmed has picked three players from the current West Indies Under-19 team in New Zealand, to move on to the senior West Indies team in the not too distant future.
Ahmed, who was a successful middle order batsman for Pakistan, has [...]
Pensioners’ Association building hit by thieves
NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE - Chairman of the Government Pensioners’ Association Berbice Branch, Clement Johnson, has condemned the recent theft at the pensioners’ building.
He said a series of suspicious acts led members to believe that it is not an ordinary burglary but one that was planned even during construction.
The building is not complete but the initial [...]
Please give Seon Springer a fighting chance
NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – On Friday, the New Jersey Arya Samaj Humanitarian Mission was added to the list of donors to afford 24-year old heart patient Seon Springer a fighting chance.
The group handed over US$500 (GY$100,000) to the man’s mother, Maxine Williams, to offset expenses for an open heart surgery in Barbados on February 22.
During [...]
Police to seek DPP advice
ALBION, CORENTYNE – Police are to seek advice from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions on the way forward in the shooting death on Friday of chicken farm watchman Dhanpaul.
The two employees who were on the job at the time of the incident and a female who is connected to the business were [...]
Vanilla looks set to retain her crown
Lindeners were treated to pure unadulterated ‘Stress Relief’ at the 7th annual Carib Soca Monarch Semi- Finals Competition, which was held on Saturday night at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground.
Despite the usual late start, the crowd’s impatience was soon dispelled after Mc Kurt Jardim’s (Chow Pow) arrival on stage with his inimitable introduction to the [...]
What’s the fuss about Iran?
Dear Editor,
A number of people have been criticising President Jagdeo’s trip to Iran. Frankly, I am not sure what the fuss is all about.
I am especially bothered by the fact that some of those who have voiced their opinions have never read a book on the foreign policy of small states, or for that matter [...]
Do not rule out anything
It was in the making all along. The signs were there that a future deal was in the making between the PPP and the PNCR. What was surprising was the suddenness with which things have happened, so much so that the PNCR has announced that it would be making another attempt to enter into talks [...]
GHK Lall should be bold and take the high ground
Dear Editor,
I take the liberty of offering a note of advice to one of SN’s frequent contributors to the letter pages who signs his/her name as GHK Lall.
In the use of language, the directness of analytical frames and situational assessments, this particular letter-writer has positively contributed to the understanding of political inexplicabilities our masses need. [...]
Exit poll vindicates NACTA in T&T
Dear Editor,
I am responding to a few letters on the NACTA polls on the UNC elections. Sabrina Jagmohan is right that there were discrepancies (Kaieteur News, January 31) in the pre-election and exit polls of NACTA surveys in Trinidad.
While the Guyanese pollster Vishnu Bisram was way off target in its pre-election survey, the exit poll, [...]
