Wounded teen a suspect in Cool Square killing
Robin Holder, the 19-year-old who was shot by police near Mandela Avenue on Thursday, is now a prime suspect in the gunning down of Canada-based Guyanese Rawle Harding at the Cool Square night spot. A source revealed last night that investigators are to re-examine video footage of the killing to ascertain whether one of the [...]
Princess Hotel Casino in full swing
The much anticipated casino opened formally yesterday at Princess Hotel, Providence, East Bank Demerara. In attendance were President Bharat Jagdeo, Prime Minister Sam Hinds and other members of Cabinet, diplomats, businessmen and special invitees. According to the Director of operations, Americas Oguz Tayanc, the investment in the Princess Hotel is greater since the implementation of [...]
‘Benjie Darling’ singer dies
Nisha Benjamin, the singer of the iconic Chutney tune “Benjie Darling” has died, her son Shahab said yesterday. The woman who could be best described as the “Mother of Chutney,” sprang to fame in the 1970s and became the first major Indo-Guyanese performer. She became popular around the same time Trinidad’s Sundar Popo emerged with [...]
50-member Brazilian team due in Guyana today
A Brazilian trade and tourism delegation is expected to arrive today for a series of meetings over six days to explore the possibility of doing business in Guyana. The team which is being led by the Brazilian organisation SEBRAE, a national organisation in Roraima State, comprises Government officials, businessmen and women, individuals from the tourism [...]
Rice-farming woman blazes trail in ‘a man’s world’
Bibi Jamila Munir is a ‘Special Person’ “I have twenty grandchildren. My family is my life. Guyana is my life. I grew up here and I will die here. I love my work and there is nothing else I would rather do.” By Leonard Gildarie She rides bikes, drives tractors, manages her home and then [...]
Dem boys seh…..Kwame owe GPL and want owe GWI too
De man who responsible fuh water, Irfaan Ali, talk big and bold that although dem got El Nino, he producing more water than de country need. Dem is big words when even Luncheon and GWI tell de nation how dem gun start rationing water. Dem boys want to know wheh de water that Irfaan talking [...]
Castellani House hosts ‘Evocations on Caribbean Literature Revisited’
An exhibition of recent works by Ron Savory titled ‘Evocations on Caribbean Literature Revisited’ has opened at the National Art Gallery, Castellani House. Savory, practicing art for over 50 years, was the first artist who notably painted and interpreted the interior of Guyana in the late 1950s. This was especially in the interest of the [...]
AFC, Labour Minister clash on child work proposal
A proposal by the Ministry of Labour to allow children between the ages of 13-15 to work has elicited criticism from a major opposition party, and there is now a call for a debate on the issue. Minister Manzoor Nadir, in a statement yesterday, noted the sharp response by the Alliance For Change (AFC) to [...]
PNCR expresses little confidence
Security Sector Oversight Committee… Unless the Government is prepared to accept advice and implement recommendations, the establishment of the Security Sector Oversight Committee, while a step in the right direction, is no guarantee that the security sector would be improved. This is the view of the main opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR). The motion [...]
Police await Sophia murder suspects discharge from hospital
Police are awaiting Godfrey Stewart’s discharge from the Georgetown Public Hospital before instituting murder and arson charges against him. Stewart, called Godfrey Chase, turned himself in to police last Wednesday, four days after killing his reputed wife, Jacqueline George, and setting her house on fire with the aim of concealing the crime. Stewart turned up [...]
Mangrove set ablaze at Hope Beach
Yesterday, the mangroves (courida bush) at Hope Beach, East Coast Demerara were afire. The blaze immediately attracted the attention of the Guyana Fire Service, which responded promptly to save the mangroves. Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, has declared the trees a ‘protected species’ last February. According to Chairperson of the Mangrove Committee, Annette Arjoon-Martins, mangroves [...]
Guyanese spread Nyabhingi message to Surinamese for Black History Month
Members of the local Nyabhingi Order of Guyana have returned from neighbouring Suriname following the acceptance of an invitation by the Federation of Africans in Suriname to partake in Black History Month celebrations. The primary objective of the group however was to deliver the message of what the Nyabhingi Order is, the way of life, [...]
LUSCSL diversifies with electrical store, document centre
The Linden Utility Services Cooperative Society Limited (LUSCSL), on Friday afternoon, further diversified its services, with the opening of a new Electrical Store and Document Centre on the ground floor of the establishment at Burnham Drive, Linden. In her welcoming address to invitees and special guests, General Manager Esme Yangapatty described the launch of the [...]
Seven win prizes at Guyana Stores
Yesterday, seven persons received prizes after winning Guyana Stores Xmas Promotion, which was held at their Water Street location. The winners were Christina Mohan, of Cuyuni Street, who won a Sony Stereo System; Somatie Balgobin of La-Grange, West Bank Demerara, who won a Sharp 21-inch television; Satawattie Kotiah, of Annandale, East Coast Demerara, who won [...]
Knife-wielding bandits storm Cell Point
Three knife-wielding bandits yesterday stormed the Cell Point store on Regent Road, Bourda, during a brazen robbery in the busy downtown shopping area. Reports are that the men invaded the business place around 11:15 hours. Proprietor Devenand Singh said that at the time of the robbery, two of his relatives and a cashier were in [...]
‘Ugly disgraceful’ Mandela site may close by August
- Haags Bosch preparations advancing The Mandela/Le Repentir landfill site, according to City Mayor Hamilton Green’s description, is ‘ugly’ and the cemetery ‘is a disgrace’. He said that there is need for more respect for the dead. If all goes well the capital city may be rid of the Mandela and Le Repentir Dumpsite by [...]
Swine flu vaccines scheduled to arrive on Thursday
– Minister Ramsammy Although there has been much uncertainty about the arrival of the HINI vaccine (Swine Flu), Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, yesterday confidently confirmed that the anticipated drug is slated to arrive in Guyana on Thursday. He revealed that the Ministry had previously received a description of three types of vaccines set [...]
Grace Kennedy/Western Union Bill Express pours out heart to sports community
There is hardly enough funds to offset the many sports activities planned by administrators. The world economic crisis has further worsened the situation and members of the corporate community are lamenting their inability to render adequate support to sports organizers towards their programmes and projections. Amidst this stark reality, the management of Western Union Bill [...]
Third Annual Spready’s Bakery U-19 tournament launched
The 3rd Annual Spready’s Bakery sponsored Under-19 cricket tournament was unveiled by the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday last. Sponsored by Manoj and Narine Singh of Spready’s Bakery at the cost of $200,000, the tournament has attracted about 40 teams from Regions 5 & 6 and would be played on a round-robin basis in [...]
Mother seeks help to find mentally ill son
A mother is desperately pleading with members of the public to help her locate her mentally ill son. The woman, Chandrada Rampersaud, who hails from Pigeon Island, East Coast Demerara, said that her son, 21-year-old Anand Ramsood was last seen on March 12. Ramsood was by his sister with whom he lived with at Cornelia [...]
Hing, Dr. DaSilva take top spots as Guyana NRA 2010 season shoots off
The 2010 season of the Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) commenced on March 13 with a .22 precision pistol competition at the Eve Leary Ranges. As this was the first day of shooting for the year, it was decided to test the trigger fingers of the shooters and to get them going in the form [...]
Under-13 boys considered strong
National Table Tennis Coach, Linden Johnson believes that the Under-13 Boys are strong while the Under-10 Boys and Under-13 Girls are a bit shaky as preparation intensifies for the Caribbean Cadets and Junior Table Tennis Championships. Speaking with Kaieteur Sport yesterday, Johnson said that the Under-10 Boys are doing a lot of work to defend [...]
Mother, son, 17, charged with possession of Drugs
A 41-year-old housewife, Bhagmattie Roopnarine, of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, and her 17-year-old son, a labourer at a sawmill in New Amsterdam, were charged with being in possession of 28 grams of Marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. The duo appeared before Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court and was refused bail. [...]
Health Ministry introduces rotavirus vaccines
The incidence of diarrhoeal diseases is always regarded as the number one or number two cause of death among children globally. In fact, it has been deduced that one third of children deaths are caused by this health threat, according to Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy. And in order to effectively address the problem [...]
‘Bring it’ T/20 song launched at Edge Night club
Mr Vegas, Fay-Ann Lyons rock capacity crowd By Sean Devers Energy, hype and pulsating entertainment is always associated with performances from Jamaican Dancehall artist Mr Vegas and Trinidadian Soca performer Fay-Ann Lyons and nothing less was expected Friday night at the Edge Nightclub at the Tower Hotel when the pair performed (for the first time [...]
