Home of GEA’s head comes under grenade attack
The home of Mahender Sharma, head of the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) and his wife, Marcia Nadir-Sharma came under a grenade attack Tuesday night. Fortunately the grenade did not explode. The attack has left many unanswered questions. Sharma bought the home, located in Prashad Nagar, from David Narine who served a drug induced sentence in [...]
Teen in gas station shoot-out identified
Teenager, Robin Holder, who was shot by police last week Wednesday during a shoot out with police, has been positively identified as one of the perpetrators of the Cool Square Bar robbery which left Canada-based Guyanese Rawle Harding dead. This new development adds a new twist to the murder of Harding, since two men have [...]
Pregnant woman escapes unhurt in Lethem smash-up
Several persons, including a pregnant Brazilian woman, miraculously escaped without serious injuries following a horrific smash-up involving two Sport Utility Vehicles on the Lethem Access Road, yesterday. Such was the smash-up that many persons are still in awe that almost everyone walked away unhurt. The smash up occurred about 10:00 hours and involved a Guyana [...]
32 arrested as Joint Services hunt wanted suspects
Heavily armed members of the Joint Services descended on several communities in the city, Linden and Berbice with the aim of ferreting out wanted persons and unearthing illegal arms and ammunition as well as drugs. A total of 47 apartments and 15 buildings were searched in the areas of East Ruimveldt, Campbellville, New Amsterdam, Canje, [...]
City councillors approve $3.5 Billion Budget estimates
…10 percent increase on wages and salaries (By Mondale Smith) Over the years there have been many efforts by the City Council to decide what annual budgets would amount to. But this year at an extraordinary meeting the Georgetown city councillors met and approved a $3.58 Billion 2010 budget that according to statutory requirements should [...]
Morgan returns after one-year hiatus
Group 4 contender Andrew Morgan, who is returning after a one-year self-imposed hiatus is confident that he will be in the reckoning come Sunday when the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club stages its opening Meet of the season at the South Dakota Circuit. Morgan was speaking with Kaieteur Sport on Tuesday where he was [...]
‘Pocket Rocket’ calls Dharry chicken, said he should have been fighting him
The war of words between locally based pugilist Orlan ‘Pocket Rocket’ Rogers continues. The ‘Pocket Rocket’ who fights out of the Pocket Rocket Boxing Gym in New Amsterdam Berbice is peeved that Elton ‘Collie Bully’ Dharry is in the Country and is not fighting him. Speaking with this newspaper from his training based in New [...]
Nicolette’s performance splendid – Dr. Anthony
Minister of Sport Dr. Frank Anthony called the gold medal achievement of Guyana’s Squash queen Nicolette Fernandes as splendid and she has once again lifted the profile of this country. Dr. Anthony said he would personally like to congratulate and commend Fernandes on her performance as well as that of Ashley Khalil, who partnered her [...]
T&T’s U-19 Polo Princesses Eye Gold
Dedication and passion are the two driving forces that have been inculcated in the Kevin Foster coached Trinidad and Tobago National Girls Under-19 Water Polo team. This group of hard working young ladies have been preparing since last year for the Jamaica hosted 2010 Carifta Water Polo Championships scheduled for April 3 – 6. Girls [...]
Bartica Regatta Sports activities set to kick off Sunday
Football, domino, road race & river swim on the tables Sports activities apart from the main attraction (Power Boat, Canoe and Jet Ski Races) form an integral part of the overall offerings for fans and supporters of the now famous and established, Bartica Regatta. And this year will be no different with football, domino, road [...]
National Crime observatory programme gets going
-intended to contribute to safer neighbourhoods-Rohee The Ministry of Home Affairs has launched another programme to strengthen its capacity to enhance the security of the nation’s citizens with official implementation of the Integrated Crime Information System and the National Crime Observatory yesterday. The launching took place at the Police Officers’ Mess Annex, and was attended [...]
Another boxing gym launched in Berbice
Sports have always been regarded as the catalyst in the reduction of criminal activity and administrators in Berbice have decided to focus on such activities if only to preserve the involvement of youths in criminal activities. Towards this end, another boxing gym was constructed in the Ancient County of Berbice to compliment the recently inaugurated [...]
Stag Beer/EBFA 2009 League set for enthralling climax on Sunday
Grove Hi Tec & Timehri Panthers battle for title Following a few years of inactivity, competitive football has made a grand return to the East Bank and the first tournament to welcome back the game is set for an exciting climax this Sunday at the Grove Playfield. Eight teams started out the two-round league last [...]
Patrick Dam win Central Police Station Outreach Youth Club cricket competition
Patrick Dam of Angoy’s Avenue (Cow Dam) is the winners of the Central Police Station New Amsterdam, B Division, Police Outreach Operation Youth Club 10 overs softball cricket competition. In their final encounter which was played last Wednesday at the Central Police Station Recreational Playfield in the Central Police compound, they defeated neighbours Timmers Dam [...]
GDF Medics Get Safe Injection Training
Sixteen medics from the Medical Corps underwent two days of intensive training at Base Camp Ayanganna from Thursday March 18 in Injection Safety and Waste Management Practices. This training is part of a countrywide Safer Injection Project being administered and supported by the Ministry of Health and USAID, respectively. The project is designed to prevent [...]
No defense filed to date, matter for hearing on Monday
Defence counsel for Twyon Thomas, Khemraj Ramjattan, has stated that as far as he is aware there has been no defence filed by the Attorney General as indicated to the court. The Attorney General’s office said that they needed time to file a defence. Yesterday, Ramjattan said that the matter would be called again on [...]
‘Ranks of the GCUC are on a mission to disrupt progress’- DCUSA
The Management Committee of the Demerara Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association (DCUSA) at its recent monthly meeting discussed what appear to be serious cracks developing in the ranks of the Guyana Cricket Umpires Council (GCUC). This follows the Biennial General Meeting of GCUC held on February 21 last. The following is a statement released by [...]
Young Warriors ban two first-division players
Waheid Edwards & Farouk Hussain to rest for 18 months each The Executive of the Young Warriors Cricket Club (YWCC) of Berbice has banned two of its first-division players for the next 18 months with effect from April 1 and they will also have to pay a fine of $5,000 each. The players are Waheid [...]
GPL apprehend businesses with illegal connections
- 2 years back-billing penalty set for defaulters By Rabindra Rooplall Guyana Power Light (GPL) has placed 40 persons before the court for illegal connections and meter tampering this month. And the power company is continuing to seek out all persons and business entity that are devious and have illegal connections. Based on intelligence many [...]
Revolutionary HIV prevention document launched
Guyana must be on the road to eliminating HIV by 2020 – says Health Minister Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy yesterday declared that in the next ten years Guyana would be well on the road towards eliminating HIV. His comments came as the country became the first in the world to have national principles, [...]
Second annual Desmond Dorsette Road Relay set for Sunday
The Dorsette Family of No 50 Village Upper Corentyne will on Sunday stage the second annual Desmond Dorsette Memorial classic Run. The race which will cover a distance of 3 ½ miles will begin at No 48 Village Side Line Dam and is expected to finish at the popular No53 Sports Complex Corentyne, starting at [...]
Port Mourant Easter Sunday Meet next in line on horseracing calendar
The Guyana Horseracing Authority in collaboration with the six active horseracing Clubs in Guyana has release racing dates for the rest of the year. A number of races have already been held and a packed programme is in store for the 2010-2011 racing season which is expected to finish on January 2, 2011. The first [...]
Robert Williams Tape ball cricket set for May 1
Deputy Mayor of Georgetown Robert Williams has agreed to have his name used for a tapeball cricket competition set to commence at two venues in Lodge Georgetown on May 1. Williams, an ardent cricket fan, is the new Manager of the East Ruimveldt-based Ace Warriors Cricket team which participates in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) [...]
GDF sailors graduate from Coast Guard Advanced Boarding Course
On Friday, last, US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Karen Williams presented Certificates of Completion to 15 members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard Unit, who had completed the Coast Guard Advanced Boarding Course. Attending the graduating ceremony were Coast Guard Commander Godfrey George, and GDF Army Lieutenant Colonel Persaud. Led by U.S. Coast Guard [...]
Mechanic gets sizeable bail on fraudulent conversation charges
A mechanic was placed on $375,000 bail on Tuesday on four counts of fraudulent conversion, when appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. David Montague, 41, of 283 West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme pleaded not guilty to a charge which stated that on March 18, last, being solely entrusted with $122,000 to purchase machine parts he [...]
