Sisters, 9, 8, 7 reveal shocking details of sexual molestation
Five arrested… . The shocking revelations of three sexually molested sisters aged nine, eight and seven years have led to the arrest of five men from the village of Logwood, Enmore, and bad blood between the victims’ parents and their neighbours. The three sisters who are currently hospitalized had fingered several males in the Enmore [...]
Chief Justice dismisses AFC elections petition
- Procedural non-compliance cited Chief Justice Ian Chang yesterday dismissed the elections petition filed by the Alliance For Change, challenging the allocation of a parliamentary seat to the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic. Justice Chang dismissed the petition on the grounds of procedural non-compliance. Handing down the written decision, the chief justice noted that the AFC [...]
Motorists escape serious injury in three-car collision
Traffic ranks from the Guyana Police Force yesterday launched an investigation into a mid morning accident involving three cars at the corner of New Garden and Church Streets that left two men nursing injuries and extensive damages to three vehicles. The scene of the accident underlined the force of the collision and eyewitnesses said that [...]
Man, 85, remanded on ammo charge
An elderly Amerindian couple appeared totally oblivious as to why they were in court yesterday, at the mercy of the law. Eighty-five year-old Vernon John and his 65-year-old wife Stella John appeared at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court where the charge of unlawful possession of ammunition was read to them. It is alleged that on Friday [...]
CN Sharma suffers heart episode
…undergoes successful procedure at CHI The credibility of the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) may have further mounted yesterday with the successful completion of another angioplasty operation. Under the guidance of Dr Pratik Soni, owner of CNS TV Channel Six, Chandra Narine Sharma, was the latest client to undergo the intricate heart procedure. According to reports [...]
Dem boys seh Is confession time
Parliament got people opening dem mouth and talking bout things that dem normally wouldn’t talk about. De other day was Uncle Sam who want talk bout Bharrat money and he get warn. Then Dr Jenny talk bout corruption in de Public Service. Well that shock dem boys because all de time when dem used to [...]
Suriname must state its current position
Invasion plot … – Foreign Minister Government says that it has alerted several key international and regional organizations of the recent statements made by Surinamese officials that they had intended to invade Guyana in the 1990s over the disputed New River Triangle in Berbice. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett in Parliament on Monday warned [...]
Teenage stepson charged
Guyanese stabbing death in NY… Brooklyn, US – The teenage stepson of a Guyana-born Brooklyn security guard was arrested Monday in the man’s stabbing death. Alexander Singh, 17, was charged with the murder of Anthony Blair, 44, who was knifed in the neck in a dark parking lot behind a Brooklyn gas station early Sunday. [...]
Relatives hope for conclusive PM
HIV/AIDS Counsellor’s death… The relatives of the late Seeraj Persaud, who was found dead on Monday in his Parika Health Centre office, are hoping and praying that a post mortem examination today will reveal the cause of his death. Speaking to this newspaper yesterday, one of the man’s older brothers, Yogoul Kumar Persaud also known [...]
Matter further adjourned
‘Force ripe’ carnal knowledge trial… Yesterday at the carnal knowledge trial involving popular West Coast Demerara businessman Surendranauth Persaud, continued at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court. Persaud, called ‘Force ripe’ is accused of having carnal knowledge of a minor. During his appearance yesterday his lawyer, Pamela De Santos, asked that an order be made to have [...]
Nalico/Nafico U-15 DCB cricket bowls off Friday
Harper urges Corporate Guyana to support youth cricket By Sean Devers It is said that our youth is our future and yesterday the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) embarked on another step in the revival of cricket in Guyana and the West Indies with the launching of the 2010 Nalico/Nafico 50-over under-15 cricket competition. At [...]
Patterson outlines proposal for b/ball development
-Grassroots progress to create regional success By Edison Jefford Elected Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) President, David Patterson made his case for the post on the pillars of his 13-point developmental proposal for basketball, which was tabled at the Annual General Meeting. High on the list of priorities for his administration is the establishment [...]
GTTA identifies squads for Caribbean Championships
- Final teams will be announced after assessments Some of the best young table tennis players were recently identified for possible selection to Guyana’s representative teams for the Caribbean Table Tennis’ Pre-Cadets, Cadets and Junior Championships slated for Utuado, Puerto Rico. The Pre-Cadet category includes players who are Under-13 years while the Cadets and [...]
Alpha, Santos battle for last semi-final spot
The remaining game to decide the final semi-final spot in the 2009 GFA / De Sinco Trading Under-19 Competition will take place today, starting from 17:00 hrs, at the GFC ground. The encounter will feature Alpha United versus Santos and a keenly contested match is anticipated. Meanwhile, the semi-finals are set to be played this [...]
Local Sports Administrators should listen to Diack
By Rawle Welch The Boss of international athletics Senegalese Lamine Diack speaking recently with the Jamaica Observer said that the world could learn a lot from what Jamaica is doing for its athletes. The IAAF President advised countries in the world to take a page out of the book of the Jamaicans who’ve implemented a [...]
Amateur boxers on show for opening of Harpy Eagles Boxing Gym
Renovation works have been completed on the Harpy Eagles Boxing Gym and on Saturday February 20 next the administrators of that institution, in collaboration with the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) will stage an eight bout boxing card that include the nation’s best amateur boxers to herald this auspicious occasion. GABA executives have also planned [...]
NCN to sponsor BCB U-15 Inter Zone tournament
The rapid development of Berbice Cricket continued with the National Communications Network (NCN) joining hands with the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) to sponsor the first ever NCN/BCB Under-15 Inter Zone tournament. The launching of the tournament took place at State House in New Amsterdam during the 3rd Annual Awards Ceremony of the BCB. Board PRO [...]
Mash Darts starts Friday
The Guyana Darts Association (GDA) will be hosting its Annual Mashramani Darts Classic Tournament which starts this Friday and end on Sunday, at the Grand Coastal Inn, Le Resouvenir, East Coast Demerara. According to a release from the entity, the tournament is scheduled to get underway at 18:30 hrs with a ‘Luck of the Draw’ [...]
Charlise Adams Mash golf tourney to be staged Sunday
Local golfers are expected to have a fun-filled day when they compete in the Charlise Adams Mashramani Stableford tournament on Sunday at the Lusignan Golf Course, East Coast Demerara. The tournament is expected to attract over 40 players who will compete for prizes donated by the golf player/enthusiast Carlos Adams of Adzer Win-Doors Co. Prizes [...]
Toucan Industries Squash tourney commences
Play in the 2010 Toucan Industries Inc. Mash Junior Squash Tournament served off last evening at the Georgetown Club courts. Thirty two of Guyana’s top juniors are in action as they try to impress the national selectors ahead of the naming of the national training squad. The tournament is scheduled to conclude on Sunday, with [...]
Appreciate ‘Zico’ coming forward to clear the air
Dear Editor, It is articles like the one containing an interview with Linden Amateur Basketball Association head Abdulla ‘Zico’ Hamid by sports reporter Edison Jefford that has given optimism to many that a new dispensation in Guyana Basketball is at hand. Whether it was ‘Zico’, seeking to clarify the issues surrounding his selection to go [...]
Dog mauls 7-yr-old
Yesterday, a seven-year-old student from East La Penitence Primary School was attacked by a dog and severely bitten about the body. According to a teacher, a passing driver who carried him to his school found the child who was apparently skipping school, in the vicinity of North East La Penitence. The teacher then joined the [...]
Trevor Benn second Essequibian to wear tourist tag
Dear Editor, It seems like the Guyana Cricket Board have a propensity in discarding young Essequibian talent without even giving them a try. The disposing of one of the most disciplined and hardworking cricketers in 83,000 thousand square miles sent a bad message to young aspiring lads from the Cinderella County. During the (1989) Regional [...]
ERC holds 71 meetings countrywide
The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) says that over 3,000 persons across the country successfully completed its Neighbourhood Conference Project and are now better prepared in dealing with issues of Conflict Resolution and Negotiation Skills. The project, which commenced on July 27, 2009 with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), saw the Commission hosting [...]
Quartet on $200,000 bail for Ram’s Pharmacy break-in
The quartet who allegedly broke into the Ram’s Pharmacy and stole items valuing $6M appeared yesterday before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. Alicia Griffith, 32, of 103 Regent Street, Martin Emptage, 45, of Lot 51 Prince William Street, Plaisance, Delroy Harris, 31, of 313 Regent Street and Devon Rodney, 34, of 177 James and Campbell [...]
