Girl, 14, dies after botched abortion
Police are investigating the death of a 14-year-old girl at a city hospital, reportedly from a botched abortion. The teenager hailed from a village on the West Coast of Berbice. Reports reaching this newspaper stated that the teen had disappeared from her home sometime last year. Her mother told investigators that she had sent her [...]
Mastermind still being sought
Andre Barnes Kidnapping… While some may think that the Andre Barnes kidnapping case has run cold, sources close to the investigation have indicated that this is not so. This newspaper has been informed that police have information as to who the mastermind of the kidnapping is but are yet to locate the suspect. Reports are [...]
GDF loses another weapon
The Guyana Defence Force has lost another of its weapons; this time it’s a pistol. Kaieteur News understands that the weapon was in the possession of a Captain who is attached to the Joint Services military intelligence unit, when it was reportedly stolen and officials were determined to keep the issue quiet. This newspaper understands [...]
Nigerians among six held with ‘coke’ in Essequibo
What is being described as good investigative work by members of the Guyana police force has led to the interception of 4.75 kilograms of cocaine, which were found concealed in three sealed tins at Good Hope, Essequibo Coast. The discovery was made at about 16:10 hours on Saturday. Four men, two of whom are Nigerians, [...]
14-year-old schoolgirl missing for a week
Relatives are trying to locate 14-year-old Celena Lourindo, who has been missing for a week from the family’s Lot 1055 Diamond Block Y Housing Scheme home. According to her stepmom, Shirley Lackraj, Celena was last seen last week Sunday. The young girl attends Diamond Secondary School and has been in her stepmother’s care since she [...]
Dem boys seh…..Kwame slingshot rotten
When a man got slingshot he got to keep far from a man wid AK. Dem boys seh that Kwame come out wid he slingshot to attack de Waterfalls paper and de slingshot rubber wasn’t even stiff. Anyhow, dem boys seh that dem gun stop wid Kwame fuh now because is a no contest. Of [...]
GUYSUCO still to come clean on fate of Diamond Workers
- Corbin Leader of the Opposition, Robert Corbin, says that the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is yet to come clean on the fate of their workers employed at the Diamond Estate. Corbin, at the party’s most recent press briefing, recalled that his party is on record as stating that “Workers employed by the Diamond Estate, [...]
Diamond residents experiencing water woes
- as problems surface with new $55M well Guyana Water Authority Public Relations Officer, Timothy Austin, is reassuring the residents of the New Diamond Housing Scheme that the water problems they have been recently experiencing will be over soon. Austin made this promise yesterday as problems surfaced once again with the $55M Well that was [...]
Region Five Vice Chairman charged for assaulting villager
Regional Vice Chairman of Region Five, Karran Persaud Deokarran is to appear at the Mahaicony Magistrate’ s Court today, charged for assaulting a villager. The charge stemmed from an altercation Deokarran had with Amit Poonwah in January and is based on the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Kaieteur News understands that Poonwah is [...]
Missing money not subvention, audit ordered for road tolls
Region One $$M corruption probe… – Singh Regional Chairman for Region One, Barima/Waini, Fermin Singh, has ordered that the Matarkai Neighbourhood Democratic Council present audited reports of the toll monies collected for the use of roads. Singh told this newspaper that this course of action was taken as a result of corruption reports leveled against [...]
A billion dollar fake industry…
Many consumers who are able to buy products at slightly lower prices than the norm will do so happily in these tough times; but most of them are also aware on some level that by the unspoken law of ‘You get what you pay for’, these products may fall short when it comes to quality. [...]
Boyo Ramsaroop is dead
Long standing political activist and one of Guyana’s leading horticulturists, Boyo Ramsaroop, died at the Georgetown Hospital yesterday. He was 71years old. Ramsaroop leaves behind 50 years of political activism with the PPP. In the final four years of his life, he switched his support to the Alliance for Change, claiming that the present PPP [...]
HPV vaccine to be introduced before year end
– Health Minister In recognition of the fact that the Human Papilloma Virus is one of the leading causes of cancer among women, the Ministry of Health has been working toward the introduction of vaccine. And it is the expectation of Health Minister, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, that the vaccine will be introduced later this year. [...]
Acting Chief Magistrate gets Masters’ Degree
Truly a woman of substance, Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson has added yet another honorary achievement to her name. Ms. Robertson recently graduated from the Queen Mary University in London with a Masters in International Dispute Resolution. The programme, which the Magistrate completed has earned her a certificate along with a diploma. Ms. Robertson began [...]
‘Wings’ aids the blind… but others are intent on harming them.
Residents of the Guyana Society for the Blind were the grateful recipients of the generosity of the management and staff of Wings Taxi Service yesterday. Wings taxi Service repainted the pedestrian crossing at the corner of St. Philips Green and High Street. Manager of the Taxi Service, Ms. Borrecia Smith, said that they were trying [...]
Over 150 treated at Lions’ medical outreach in Buxton
Over 150 persons benefitted from a joint health fair organised by the Lions Club of East Demerara in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the New Tabernacle Full Gospel Church in Buxton. The fair was born out of the need to deal with the various health issues affecting residents on the Lower East Coast [...]
Paul Vieira relishing battle with ‘big guns’
Local Group 4 champion Paul Vieira said he will be challenging the ‘big guns’ when they clash at next Sunday’s Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club Meet, at the South Dakota Circuit. The younger brother of ex-champion Mark, Paul, in an invited comment with Kaieteur Sport yesterday, said that his preparations are going well after [...]
‘Steely’ Newton batters field
Finishes 1 minute ahead of star studded field By Franklin Wilson The saying ‘Age is just a number’ was convincingly reemphasized yesterday when veteran cyclist Raymond ‘Steely’ Newton hammered a star studded field to take the second of three road races organised in memory of the Late President, Dr. Cheddi Jagan on the West [...]
Dominica’s Bath Estate expected today, group D action kicks off Wednesday
By Franklin Wilson Dominica’s Club Champions Bath Estate is expected to touch down in Guyana today ahead of Group D action in the Caribbean Football Union Champions League Qualifying tournament which will kick on Wednesday at the Georgetown Cricket Club Ground. Guyana’s leading club, Alpha United is hosting this group which also involves Walking Boys [...]
Lodge residents gearing up for Easter fun day
Late Harold ‘Lightweight’ Kissoon to be honoured United States based organisation, ‘The Flank’, made up of a group of Lodge residents living in USA, will be hosting a grand fun-day and picnic for the residents of Lodge on Wednesday April 7, 2010. According to Executive member of the group, Brian Clarke, while this is [...]
National U-15 team begin camp in E’bo
To leave on March 26 for T&T tourney By Sean Devers The National under-15 cricket squad, which is expected to depart Guyana on March 26 for this year’s Regional U-15 One-Day cricket tournament in Trinidad, commenced a short encampment at the Essequibo Cricket Board Hostel in Anna Regina from last Friday evening. The squad [...]
Local amateurs heighten activities of impending novices boxing championships
The organizing committee of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) has completed their preliminary work and are about to commence activities for the fiscal year starting with the Novices Boxing tournament from Friday April 9-11 next. The tournament is scheduled to be held at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue and is open to all gyms [...]
Poor crowd fails to damper performances at inaugural Berbice Pro/Am boxing card
By Michael Benjamin The Berbicians rendered lukewarm support to the inaugural Pro/Am boxing card staged in that county but the few the attended enjoyed good action from gong to gong. The proceedings got underway around 20:00hrs when Mandessa Moses, in a clinical boxing performance, defeated Kwinda Rogers by a majority decision when the [...]
Considerations for increased pay package stall City Budget – Williams
The need to include a 20 percent increased remuneration package for municipal workers has caused yet another delay in the presentation of the 2010 budget for the Mayor and City Council. According to Deputy Mayor and Chairman of the Finance Committee, Robert Williams, both unions – the Guyana Local Government Workers Union and the Guyana [...]
GDF’s participation in CFU Champions League Qualifying hangs in the balance
7 players denied US Visas By Franklin Wilson The Guyana Defence Force’s participation in the Caribbean Football Union’s Champion’s League Qualifying competition hangs in the balance with seven (7) of its main players denied US Visas. GDF has been drawn in group B to be hosted by Puerto Rico club side Bayamon FC and also [...]
