Brazilian cop killer faces jail time here
Police have informed that a 19-year-old man wanted for the murder of a Brazilian policeman will most likely have to serve his time in Guyana if he is convicted of simple larceny, for which he was held at Lethem. The man, William Da Silva, was arrested by the captain and residents of the Amerindian village [...]
Ramjattan apologises to National Assembly
…as Housing Minister refuses to speak further on contentious $4B Yesterday’s sitting of the National Assembly commenced with an apology to the House by Alliance For Change Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan for statements made to this newspaper as it relates to the Parliamentary Hansard being tampered with “I have listened to the tape and listened to [...]
$600M in rice ‘saved by interventions’
Authorities mull waiver of taxes, D&I fees for farmers An estimated $600M worth in rice under threat from the dry conditions brought on by the El Niño phenomenon, has been saved from damage because of interventions, the Ministry of Agriculture said yesterday. During a press conference to update on the interventions, Minister of Agriculture, Robert [...]
ND&S furniture store, house gutted
By Sharmain Cornette They were able to escape with merely the clothes on their backs and the keys to their cars before a massive conflagration gutted their home and place of business, nonetheless the Mahadeos of La Jalousie, West Coast Demerara, are grateful to God for sparing their lives. The Mahadeos had already retired to [...]
Banks DIH, Digicel rule Mash Day road parade
There is yet to be an announcement of who is the designer of the year, but after all the revelry for the nation’s 40th Republic Anniversary, Banks DIH and Digicel emerged as the major prize winners for the 2010 costume and float parade competitions. Banks DIH copped four first place spots for the ‘Best Individual [...]
Republic Bank launches ‘Customer Panel’
Yesterday afternoon at their headquarters on New Market Street, Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited launched a new customer-oriented service programme called the ‘Customer Panel’ as part of their efforts to “find new and innovative ways to understand what our customers want so that we can satisfy their financial needs” according to Mr. Edward Gooding, Managing Director [...]
Essequibo robbery suspect squeals on accomplices
Police have apprehended two men in connection with Monday night’s robbery of a Mainstay, Essequibo family. One of the men, 19-year-old Munesh Ramsaroop of Columbia Village, Essequibo Coast, was held in the Cinderella County, and it was he who implicated his accomplice Bonnie Meggins aka ‘Barnie’ who was apprehended in Georgetown last Tuesday. But there [...]
St Margaret’s Primary hosts successful Heritage Day activities
The staccato beat of African drumming greeted the ear from as far as two blocks away from St Margaret’s Primary School as teachers and students of the Grade Four Level of that institution celebrated Heritage Day activities. The teachers divided the students into six groups with each group depicting the cultural activities representative of their [...]
Final cost for Govt. fibre optic cable still to be determined – Dr Luncheon
By Gary Eleazar Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon, during a post cabinet press briefing, stated that the final cost for the fibre optic to be landed in Guyana from Brazil by the Government is yet to be determined. Dr Luncheon said that the initial investment which was announced by Finance Minister Dr [...]
Burglars hit TEXACO gas station
Proprietor of the TEXACO Vlissengen Road branch, Steven Chung, told this newspaper that early yesterday morning he missed several calls from an employee and when he eventually did manage to answer, he was greeted with the news that his place of business had been broken into. Chung related that when he arrived at the location, [...]
Police destroy another ganja field in Berbice River
Police in the ancient county continued their crackdown on marijuana cultivation in the Berbice River with the destruction of a six-acre field at Gateroy yesterday The field comprised approximately 30,000 plants ranging from 1 foot to 7 feet in height, and over 100 pounds of compressed marijuana were also found. Four camps were destroyed while [...]
One more held, two released on station bail
One more person has been taken into custody, as the police continue their investigations into the murder of 65-year-old remigrant, Iswar Mithu, of Peter’s Hall, East Bank Demerara. A police source yesterday told this newspaper that a handyman that lived at the residence briefly was arrested at a house in West Demerara yesterday. The source [...]
GSIP hands over safe injection project to GPHC
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation yesterday became the formal custodian for the Guyana Safe Injection Project (GSIP) even as plans for the over four-year venture phases out. GSIP which was kicked into motion in 2004 has been funded by the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Managed by Initiatives Inc., the project [...]
Mother accused of receiving stolen property granted bail
A 25-year-old mother of three was yesterday placed on $100,000 bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. Ruby French is accused of receiving one tape deck, one motor car indicator light and other items, a total value of $92,000 from Julius James on February 20. The charge further read that French knew the items were [...]
GSA selects 2010 National Junior training squads
- Once again Girls team look strong The Guyana Squash Association (GSA) has short-listed 38 junior players to form its two training squads in preparation for the Caribbean Championships in the Cayman Islands scheduled for July this year. Twenty eight of the players will form the national training squad, while ten youngsters will shape the [...]
Contracts inked for two more training schools
- Structures to be completed in nine months Government yesterday signed two contracts that will see almost $1B being spent to build two more technical and vocational schools in the country. One of the institutions will be located at Leonora, West Coast Demerara, while the other will be built at Park, Mahaicony, in Region 5. [...]
Gold from Million Mountain project to go on sale next month
Sacre-Coeur Minerals, Ltd. a Canadian Mining Company, has announced that it will commence sale of gold from its Million Mountain project in the Mazaruni District within the next three weeks. In a press release on Wednesday, Gregory Sparks, President and CEO stated that the Company had achieved the objectives of its test mining programme; that [...]
Richard Latiff slams 176* in Regal X1’s 242; highest scores to date
As the battle for the top prize of ONE MILLION dollars in the GT&T sponsored nationwide 1010 cricket competition continues, Richard Latiff has recorded the highest score, blasting 176 for his team Regal X1 in a record score of 242. Following are the results of all the matches contested last weekend. Zone A, round 4 [...]
GRA announces new measures for donations to quake victims
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced new measures that will see individuals, businesses and other organizations having to seek exemptions before making any donations to earthquake-hit Haiti. In a notice published in Kaieteur News yesterday, GRA explained that based on the conditions, VAT exemptions will be given to approved charitable organizations and companies wishing [...]
Toolsie Persaud Hardware Golf tourney set for Sunday
Coming hot on the heels of the Mashramani Stableford, local golfers will this Sunday compete in the Toolsie Persaud Ltd. Hardware Division Medal Play tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club. It will be the local lumber giants, Toolsie Persaud’s entry into sponsoring tournaments at the Club and officials are expecting a large field of players [...]
Guyanese players win Singles titles
Guyanese players Sudesh Fitzgerald and Jean DeSouza carted off the Men’s and Ladies Singles titles over the weekend as the Guyana Darts Association (GDA) Mashramani Classic Competition concluded at Grand Coastal Inn on the East Coast of Demerara. The event saw players from Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago in the competition which got started last [...]
DC Jammers to return to Guyana
GABF wants them back on itinerary By Edison Jefford Guyana’s Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) is preparing to receive the Washington DC Jammers after the Maryland-based basketball team openly expressed a willingness to compete in Guyana some time this summer. Contacted via telephone yesterday, newly elected GABF President, David Patterson made it clear that he will [...]
Banks DIH to host Invitational softball cricket tourney
Twenty two teams will compete in a specially arranged four-over “One Tip, Two Tip” Invitational Softball Cricket competition on Sunday at Thirst Park ground starting at 09:00 hours. The tournament was conceived to roll back the years when children participated in the popular “One Tip, Two Tip” cricket, Banks DIH Sports Club Manager Jimmy Ramnarayan [...]
THE PPP REMAINS SOLID UNDER ‘THE DONALD’
If there was any doubt that while the opposition parties have been asleep the PPP has been doing its work, it was on Mash Day, when the PPP fielded a multi-racial band during the Float Parade. The PPP left many of the parade surprised not only with their participation in Mash but also with the [...]
Super League Football tournament launched
Three matches will herald the opening of this year’s Super League football tournament, scheduled to get underway on February 28. Rosignol United will take on Camptown at the Blairmont Community Centre Ground while Milerock and Buxton United clash at the MSC Ground, Linden. Over at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, the Guyana Defence Force tackle [...]
