Gold Board sacks Bartica manager
- Pays top dollars for low grade gold A manager of the Guyana Gold Board has been sacked and a probe launched following the sale of a substantial quantity of gold said to be tainted with silver. Yesterday, both Prime Minister, Sam Hinds, and an senior official of the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) confirmed that [...]
Relatives in shock over businesswoman’s murder
NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – The relatives of 47-year old Usawattie Persaud of 21 Main and St. Magdalene Streets, in New Amsterdam, are still trying to come to grips with the news of her death. At the home yesterday morning, groups of relatives and friends gathered just waiting for answers to their many questions. Lynette Persaud, [...]
Cops to check computer for clues
Police are hoping that a laptop computer that was retrieved from the Bel Air apartment of Cuban physiotherapist Guillermo Valintin Martinez Stable will reveal why he apparently killed his friend, Usawatie Persaud, then took his own life. Kaieteur News has confirmed that the computer was found submerged in water-filled washing machine in the apartment. The [...]
Rohee announces readiness to lead Guyana
‘Goat ain’t bite meh’ Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, yesterday declared his willingness to run as the PPP’s presidential candidate at the 2011 general elections, widening the race among the elite of the party. General Secretary Donald Ramotar and Speaker of the House, Ralph Ramkarran, both party stalwarts, have already expressed their willingness to [...]
Rohee dubs US drugs report on Guyana a ‘falsification’
In the face of another damning report by the United States on the Guyana’s Government’s efforts to fight the drug trade, Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, yesterday said Guyana is doing as much as it could, given limited resources and called the report a “falsification.” “The Ministry of Home Affairs continues to reject any [...]
Canadian’s killers still on the run
-victim’s sons use Internet to express grief As the men who killed their father remain on the run, the sons of slain Canadian, Rawle Alexander Harding, are turning to the internet to express their outrage and their sense of loss over his death. In a statement posted on Facebook on Thursday, 24-year-old Kelson Harding said: [...]
Canadian’s killers still on the run
-victim’s sons use Internet to express grief As the men who killed their father remain on the run, the sons of slain Canadian, Rawle Alexander Harding, are turning to the internet to express their outrage and their sense of loss over his death. In a statement posted on Facebook on Thursday, 24-year-old Kelson Harding said: [...]
Suriname breaks major car smuggling ring
Suriname authorities have announced that they have broken a major gang which rented cars from that country and then smuggle them to Guyana for resale. Not only did the men repaint the vehicles but there are evidence to suggest that documents were forged to get them from that country to Guyana. According to reports in [...]
Man, 81 burnt to death in home
-son sustains burns trying to save dad Despite valiant efforts by his son, a Stewartville, West Coast Demerara pensioner perished just before 15:00 hrs yesterday in a mystery fire that destroyed the family’s three-bedroom home. Gool Mohamed, 81, of Lot 54 Middle Street Stewartville, was trapped in the upper flat where the fire reportedly started. [...]
Setting up an intelligence unit with more complex crime in mind
Dear Editor, The Intelligence Unit (IU) is to be viewed as comprising public specialists who furnish support to both police management and operations. Today, in most instances, the IU emphasizes the combating of organized crime. The following text presents a more encompassing role for the unit. Basically, the IU is considered a feeder of needed [...]
Ministerial ignorance inexcusable; Auditor General’s unacceptable
Dear Editor, Minister of Local Government Mr. Kellawan Lall boasts in a letter (Minister of Local Government called in Auditor General S/N March 3, 2010) that the investigation currently being carried out by the Auditor General into alleged financial irregularities by Region 4 personnel was done on his “explicit instructions”. Perhaps Mr. Lall is unaware [...]
A call on GWI to show compassion
Dear Editor, Water is an essential commodity, which should be provided to every Guyanese household. How can any individual cease or refuse to provide such an important service? Recently the people of Great Diamond Squatting Area had their supply cut off. When they inquired the reason behind such an unjustifiable move by the Guyana Water [...]
The NY Phagwah Parade has come a long way
Dear Editor, The colorful NY Phagwah Parade is tomorrow. Started by Guyanese, it has been the fulcrum of the Phagwah celebration since 1990. It brings tens of thousands of celebrants together and people are grateful to those who conceived and initiated it two decades ago. Up until 1990, there was nowhere to publicly celebrate Phagwah [...]
Murder accused challenges order rescinding his bail
Attorney-at-Law Basil Williams has on behalf of murder accused, Trion Sumner, filed an affidavit in support of a notice of a motion challenging the authority of Justice Diane Insanally to stay the order by Justice James Bovell-Drakes granting bail to Sumner. The attorney, on behalf of his client, is charging that Justice Insanally had no [...]
Your clear intention is to bring disrepute to our institution for no justifiable reason
Dear Editor, In an article captioned “Dem boys Seh…Is nuff shake up and big trouble” in your edition of February 24, 2010, your writer stated: “News does travel far and fast and dem boys seh that nuff news travelling. One news is that New Building Society in trouble and is serious trouble. De news is [...]
Auditor General Report for House by month end
…2009 edition to be completed by September-Sharma The long awaited 2008 Auditor General Report is slated to be presented to the Speaker of the National Assembly by month-end. This is according to the Acting Auditor General, Deodat Sharma, who said that the document is being finalised. He said that the special investigation into the operations [...]
Whither the remedial literacy programme?
It has been two years now that the Education Ministry has been talking about reversing the country’s declining literacy level. It has also been two years since monies have been voted for literacy programmes country but there has been no visible corresponding improvement in literacy levels. We are certain that experts fashioned the programmes and [...]
Konschens in Koncert tour receives mixed support
If one assesses the Mash KIK Tour it would best be dubbed a well planned and organized event which probably came from the proven event management abilities of the Wildfire productions group. They offered a good example of what should be done to please patrons as an example to other budding promoters. Security seemed one [...]
Con artist jailed for forging President’s signature
A man who forged President Bharrat Jagdeo’s signature on a letter stating that he, the criminal, had been pardoned was yesterday jailed for six years, when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Sunil Dwayne, who also calls himself Rabindra Rooplall and a host of other names, including Dwayne [...]
HIV/AIDS awareness and improved Customer Care to bolster City Hall’s operation
The relationship between customer care and HIV/AIDS awareness was amplified yesterday when a Customer Care Training programme got underway at the National Library Conference Centre for frontline municipal employees. According to City Hall’s Public Relations Officer, Royston King, it has long been deduced that there is a direct link between customer care and the way [...]
West Indies must dominate the rest of this series
Darren Bravo is needed By Sean Devers After a dismal tour of Australia, the West Indies, number 8 in the bottom half of the ODI rankings, were hoping to use this ODI series against Zimbabwe, 2 places below them, as warm-up for the tougher South Africans who arrive just after the 20/20 World Cup. But [...]
Region Ten residents being encouraged to invest in cottage industries
Residents of Linden and other communities across Region Ten are being encouraged to invest in cottage industries. The source of funding—$100 million – is a new loan scheme investment by the Caricom General Insurance Company Inc. (CGIC). This exhortation was made at the recent launching of the new fund by CGIC at its Linden Office [...]
‘Lady Jags’ tame Suriname 2-0, aim to win group outright
By Franklin Wilson Guyana’s flagship Female national team watched by His Excellency President Bharrat Jagdeo, Patron of Women’s Football Dr. Jennifer Westford and President of the Guyana Football Federation Colin Klass, inflicted a 2-0 whipping on old nemesis Suriname to ease into the top position of the 3-way battle as Caribbean Football Union World Cup [...]
Car burst into flames near Camp St jail
…prompts reporter’s arrest Just after noon yesterday, a car that was parked on D’Urban Street between John and Lime Streets burst into flames. Reports are that a passerby noticed smoke emanating from the car which was tightly locked. He immediately summoned the Guyana Fire Service, which responded promptly and put out the fire. The owner [...]
Miriam McKenzie on MAAC First Team
United States-based female national basketball player, Miriam McKenzie was among six players named to the Women’s Basketball Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) First Team for the new season earlier this week. McKenzie, who attends Loyola University in Maryland, was among six other players on the All-MAAC First Team. McKenzie, a sophomore from Columbia, had a [...]
