Reputed husband butchers mother of two
(By Mondale Smith and Jenelle Carter) The lives of two baby girls, aged two years and four months have forever been altered. Their mother is dead with multiple stabs and chop wounds about her body, allegedly inflicted by their father who has gone into hiding. Yesterday, the deafening screams of “Help! Murder, Help” by a [...]
Youth drowns in GWI reservoir
The death of a young man in the Guyana Water Incorporated reservoir on Mandela Avenue, near the Shirley Field-Ridley Square, should serve as a deterrent to youths who despite repeated warnings, continue to use the facility as a swimming pool. The young man who up to last evening was still unidentified drowned around 16:00 hours [...]
Abusive husband burns down home
Less than an hour after he was released from police custody for beating his reputed wife, a 42-year-old carpenter torched the family’s Farm squatting area, West Bank Demerara home. It was just after 17: 00 hrs yesterday. The small house was burnt flat and the suspect’s wife said that nothing was saved. The alleged arsonist, [...]
Tuschen man sets himself alight in house
A Tushen man yesterday afternoon reportedly set himself alight in his house. Ishmail Khan, 29, of 1620 Tuschen, West Bank Essequibo, took the drastic action yesterday afternoon after learning that his wife had moved out of the house with their two children. His wife, Seena, reportedly took the children away after Khan had threatened her [...]
Dem Boys Seh… Phagwah had nuff fire
El Nino spoil de Phagwah celebration. Nuff people couldn’t find water to spray one another but dem always got de innovative ones. One man find water from somewhere and was selling at $100 a bucket. As fast as one bucket empty he was able to fill another. Dem boys seh that de water smell li’l [...]
Fireman killed, cyclist injured in Grove crash
A Phagwah Day outing ended tragically for 23-year-old fireman, David Mc Kenzie, after he was killed in a crash at around 19:00 hrs yesterday while riding his motorcycle near Grove, East Bank Demerara. David Mc Kenzie of Nismes, West Bank Demerara, sustained multiple injuries after crashing into a cyclist and slamming into the back of [...]
Nationwide disconnection campaign begins today – GWI
On February 15, last, executives at Guyana Water Incorporated announced that they would begin a massive disconnection campaign throughout the country in an effort to recover almost $6 billion in outstanding payments. Accordingly, that campaign is set to begin today. GWI Chief Executive Officer, Yuri Chandisingh, told this newspaper that the public’s response to the [...]
Indian Cultural Centre celebrates Phagwah
Phagwah was celebrated on the lawns of the Indian Cultural Centre at 67 Bel-Air, New Haven, Georgetown yesterday. President Bharrat Jagdeo, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, High Commissioner of India, Sabeet Kumar Mandal, several Government Ministers and special invitees, were among those attending the festivities. There were liberal exchanges of abeer and abrak while many celebrated [...]
Police arrest Phagwah revelers at the Kendra
Phagwah celebrations for some did not end as expected yesterday when police ranks arrested six male revelers at the annual event held at the Kendra in Prashad Nagar. Angry relatives who converged outside the Kitty Police Station last evening were perturbed by the fact that they had been locked out and the police were not [...]
ECHO streamlines climate change activity for children
- El Nino to be major focus Children involved in the Environmental Community Health Organisation (ECHO) Eco-Clubs will be exposed to information about the impact of the current El Nino weather pattern when a special Champion against Climate Change activity gets underway later this month. According to Eco-Clubs Co-ordinator, Georgina Lewis, more than 80 children [...]
Prosecution closes case after calling 13 witnesses
… Angoy’s Avenue poison death trial Attorney at law Mursaline Bacchus is expected to proffer legal arguments when the trial of murder accused Kemraj Gopaul continues today at the Berbice High Court before Justice Winston Patterson and a mixed jury. Gopaul, of Angoy’s Avenue, is accused of murdering (poisoning) Nethu Singh, the sister of the [...]
Correction:
In an article citing several local films produced in Guyana on Page 14 of the Sunday, February 28, 2010 edition of Kaieteur News, one film titled The Right and The Wrong was inadvertently attributed to Mr. Vivian Lee. However, this work was the product of Mr. Mickey Nivelli, who at the time of production went [...]
One hospitalised after chopping incident in Leguan
- Two in custody, one at large The usually quiet island of Leguan was sent into uproar on Sunday evening when three brothers carried out a brutal cutlass attack after cornering three young men in a house. The incident started to unfold some time around 20:00 hours in Thierens. One of the victims, Glendy Alleyen, [...]
Guyana needs to redefine its foreign policies – Norton
The foreign policy issues have become multi-dimensional, multi-disciplinary and multi-ministry and as such there is a need to change the country’s approach. This is according to Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, Aubrey Norton, during his presentation in the recently concluded budget debates. Norton suggested in the House that there is a need to create under the [...]
Opposition Parliamentarians want to see greater co-operation
Over-crowded schools with limited teachers; and hospitals without doctors are just some issues Opposition Members of Parliament say need to be addressed, but they wonder if they are being ignored at the expense of politics. The newest Member of Parliament, Dawn Hastings, welcomes the opportunity she has been given by the People’s National Congress Reform [...]
Rice straw, molasses project touted as new cattle feed
Government is examining alternative ways for feeding cattle. A recent initiative of mixing rice straw with molasses and urea may be the answer to the growing cost of feed, according to the plans. On Sunday, Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud visited Nothingville Backlands, Hope, East Coast Demerara, to assess a project involving the use of [...]
‘Mash Explosion’ promoter issues public apology
… says negotiation underway with artiste to hold free show Nigel Harding, the promoter of the botched ‘Mash Explosion’ which saw angry patrons demolishing audio equipment worth millions of dollars, is issuing a public apology to the patrons for what he said was “a delay in getting the artistes to the National Park”. The delay [...]
Fire destroys historic building in Mahdia
A historic Government-owned building at Mahdia, Region Eight (Bartica/Siparuni) was destroyed by fire of unknown origin early Sunday morning. The two-storey wooden building of colonial-type architecture was destroyed by the blaze around 02:30 hrs. A source said that the edifice had been erected in the 1930s by the British as an Administrative Building. It had been a landmark at the top [...]
Police requesting “something” for prisoner’s release
Relatives of David Britton feel that his basic rights are being violated by some members of the Guyana Police Force since he has been in their custody far beyond 72 hours without a charge. One of Britton’s cousins, Paula Patterson, told this newspaper that she learnt that Britton was in police custody on Thursday last. [...]
Expedition hails Rewa Point as among best biodiversity in world
- wants protection as unspoiled wilderness is under threat An expedition to Rewa Head, Region Nine, which turned up unspoiled wilderness and mind-boggling biodiversity, is urging protection for that area. The researchers, in just six weeks, stumbled on the world’s largest snake (anaconda), spider (the aptly named Goliath bird-eating spider), armadillo (the giant armadillo), anteater [...]
Health Ministry battling to control malaria in interior locations
- Dr Ramsammy Mining is a major contributory factor to the incidence of locally reported cases of malaria, according to Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy. In fact he revealed to this newspaper yesterday that nearly 75 percent of all malaria cases have been recorded among miners. The Minister remarks were forthcoming even as he [...]
Legion Executive returned unopposed
The Central Executive Committee of the Guyana Legion was returned unopposed at the body’s Annual General Meeting on Sunday. With the exception of the new Assistant Secretary, who is now Ms Shirley Talbot, the enthusiastic nominations and voting by the membership indicated the confidence vested in the officers who served the body for the past [...]
Queens con artist Raghunath Lam in $7M mortgage fraud
The FBI is hunting for a Queens man who went on the lam last week before he could be arrested for masterminding a US$7 million mortgage fraud scheme. Ishwardat (Danny) Raghunath, 46, a Guyanese national, is accused of ripping off lenders and leaving numerous homes in foreclosure. He allegedly recruited straw buyers with good credit [...]
Guyanese murder accused in Barbados charges Police brutality
Relatives of a Guyanese man who was arrested and charged with murder in Barbados, are claiming brutality at the hands of Bajan Police. They also say that Guyana’s Honorary Consul, Norman Faria, is doing little to help. However, the Honorary Consul says that he has provided all the necessary assistance and even went out of [...]
Trotman calls for return of Investiture Ceremonies
Alliance For Change Leader, Raphael Trotman, has again called on the relevant authorities to restore Investiture Ceremonies after a seven-year hiatus in Guyana. Trotman made the appeal recent in the National Assembly conceding that whilst there have been some national awards bestowed in isolated instances, “no self-respecting country can maintain a wholesome and cohesive society [...]
