Haslington man shot in head
- had survived X-mas Eve night shooting Doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation were up to late last night battling to save the life of a 29-year-old man from Haslington North, East Coast Demerara, who was shot in the back of the head in what is initially being described as an execution attempt. Kaieteur [...]
Father of 12 shot dead at mining camp
Police were yesterday still trying to track down two bandits who shot a Brazilian miner dead at Cuyuni on Wednesday before escaping with a quantity of gold. A police release said that Francisco De Asis Da Rocho Muniz, 60, was shot in the abdomen and right shoulder and died before he could receive medical attention. [...]
PPP afraid of results of forensic investigation – PNCR
The main opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has reiterated its call for a forensic investigation and inquiry into the late Minister Satyadeow ‘Sash’ Sawh’s death. The call was made at the party’s weekly press conference at Congress Place yesterday. The PNCR said that recent revelations by the late Minister’s family, concerning the Government’s failure [...]
There is a lack of political will to empower the people – Corbin
The holding of Guyana’s first Local Government Elections (LGE) in 16 years, which was tentatively set for next month, has been thrown into further doubt with a major opposition party saying that it will not participate unless reform legislations are addressed. The opinion of leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Robert Corbin, is that [...]
Qualfon gears for major expansion
- installation of Brazil fibre optic link to start within three months – President Jagdeo The installation of the fibre optic link from Brazil, which will help bring bandwidth costs down by almost 95% of what it is currently and revolutionize the technology industry in Guyana, is expected to begin within three months. This is [...]
Dem boys seh…Benjie pay mek he tun white
Dem have mad people and dem have really mad people. Some of de really mad people wukking in de Waterfalls paper. A man get pay and de money mek he go in de toilet. He mussy go fuh hide it from dem boys. This man, Benjie, who is a sports reporter and who use to [...]
Jagdeo administration accountable to CLICO policy holders – PNCR
Leader of the Opposition Robert Corbin says that his party will be holding President Bharrat Jagdeo and the People’s Progressive Party/Civic administration accountable for all deposits of policy holders and depositors in Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) Guyana based on the guarantee which he gave to all policy holders. Corbin made the statement yesterday in [...]
One year for escaping from custody
Forty-one year-old Deo Chung was yesterday sentenced to one year imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to escaping from lawful custody. Chung appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Chung pleaded guilty to the charge which stated that on March 20, while being a prisoner at the Kitty Police Station pending [...]
Guyanese author reveals secret life of Cuban terrorist Louis Posada
New York – A new book, “From Cubana to Santrina throws fresh light on the terrorist activities of Cuban dissident, Louis Posada Carilles, whose impending trial ( May 20) in an El Paso federal court in the United States is again attracting international media attention. Written by New York based Guyanese Journalist Dhanraj Bhagwandin, the [...]
City residents urged to safeguard themselves as fogging exercise continues
“We need you to help us help you,” said Chief Environmental Officer, Kenneth Stephens, when he commented on the fogging exercise that is currently ongoing in the city. He was at the time highlighting the various measures that citizens should undertake in order to safeguard themselves during the actual fogging process. Stephens said that fogging [...]
GAWU commissions $110M labour college
Nine years after fire destroyed its Regent Street headquarters, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) on Wednesday commissioned a brand new, $110M labour college that will ambitiously also offer diplomas and other accredited classes. The new facility, located behind GAWU’s office in Wights Lane, Kingston, has two classrooms, dormitories for 35 students, a [...]
J.C. Chandisingh gets help from past students
ROSE HALL TOWN, CORENTYNE – On Monday last, past students of the J.C. Chandisingh Secondary School, at Rose Hall Town on the Corentyne donated, 75 pairs of desks and benches and five fully loaded computers to the institution. The items were made possible by two separate efforts. Head Teacher Barbara Hamilton said the gifts would [...]
National flood preparedness plan closer to becoming a reality
Guyana is well on its way to putting in place a National Flood Preparedness and Response Plan, a development which comes on the heels of a two-day intense workshop spearheaded by the Civil Defence Commission (CDC). According to CDC Director General, Colonel Chabilall Ramsarup, the workshop which concluded on Wednesday was geared at producing a [...]
CCWU accuses Pegasus Hotel of union busting
- asks government to intervene The Clerical and Commercial Workers’ Union (CCWU) has written government accusing management of the Pegasus Hotel (Guyana) of union busting and attempting to undermine it. Yesterday, Minister of Labour, Manzoor Nadir, acknowledged that a letter has been received from the union and the matter, like any other complaint, was under [...]
20/20 security plans on stream – Top Cop
With the 20/20 Cricket World Cup just over a month away, Police Commissioner Henry Greene has assured that preparations by the local law enforcement agencies are on stream. Speaking to reporters last Wednesday, Greene said that apart from Guyana, other regional security forces are fine tuning their strategies to ensure that the tournament, which begins [...]
What was the real reason Guyana’s female footballers missed the IGG?
Dear Editor, Mike Leavitt once said “There is a time in the life of every problem when it is big enough to see, yet small enough to solve.” Sir, I would like to respond to two articles which were published in the Daily Chronicle on Tuesday March 23 and Kaieteur News on Wednesday March 24, [...]
City Hall to review, verify records in quest to uncover millions
By Sharmain Cornette More than $2.1B in rates and taxes is owed to the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC) and according to Deputy Mayor and Chairman of the Finance Committee, Robert Williams, efforts will be made this year to garner as much outstanding funds as possible. And in order to recover the funds, [...]
Western Union renders support as table tennis team leaves for Puerto Rico
A team of table tennis players scheduled to participate in the 5th Caribbean Cadet Table Tennis Championships in Utuado Puerto Rico winged out of Guyana this morning for that American territory and manager, Deirdre Edghill is confident that the youngsters would do Guyana proud. Ms Edghill is not the only person spouting confidence as Western [...]
Sharma bought Prashad Nagar house from Scotiabank
Scotiabank sold the house, at which some person or persons so far unknown hurled a grenade, after a public tender. This information was made public by lawyers for Mahender Sharma, Chief Executive Officer of Guyana Energy Agency, and his wife, Marcia Nadir-Sharma. Mrs Nadir-Sharma is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Privatization Unit. In [...]
South Turkeyen Sports Committee organises Easter Sunday Sports activities
The South Turkeyen Sports Committee (STSC) in collaboration with the Barnes Foundation and Johnny ‘Overseas’ Barnwell has organised a Pre-Easter Day of Sports for villagers of that community on Sunday April 4 at the Mahaicony Community Centre Ground starting at 09:30hrs. The programme was organized in honour of the 8th Memorial Anniversary of the late [...]
A case for experimenting with inclusive governance in Region Two
Dear Editor, In July, 2009 I wrote to these columns pondering whether inclusive government in Guyana was on the horizon. Some persons told me I was a dreamer, “never in this lifetime, when hell freezes over”, I heard. Others unexcitedly offered some supporting ideas. Today I want to advance a case for the consideration of [...]
THE VOTE DETERMINED THE OPTIONS
Very few political observers, excluding those in ROAR who had done a survey of voter preferences, could have predicted that the PNC would have done as well as it did in the 1992 elections. Most observers underestimated, ignored, or gave little credence to what was known as the ethnic security dilemmas and thus totally misread [...]
GCB Managers work shop set for Sunday
The Guyana Cricket Board’s Cricket Development Committee will be hosting a one day work-shop for Managers and potential Managers on Sunday March 28 from 08:45hrs to 15:00hrs at the Guyana Cricket Board Secretariat at Bourda. Registration commences at 09:00hrs for twenty-seven participants chosen by the three County Boards before Breakfast is taken at 09:30hrs. The [...]
Alfred signs contract for rematch with DeGroot on May 2
The highly anticipated return clash between Women’s World International Boxing Association (WIBA) bantamweight champion, Shondell ‘Mystery Lady’ Alfred and American Gladiator, Corinne ‘Sexy Panther’ Van Ryck DeGroot is scheduled for Sunday May 2 at the Princess Hotel, Providence EBD and already Alfred is spouting confidence. The diminutive world champion signed the contract to formalize the [...]
Pen pushers of OP are just talkers and not walkers
Dear Editor, You know what they say? Any other is definitely ‘Mack’! The spin doctor has given up his neutrality and objectivity to become a cheerleader for the Government. So, they say that National election is on its way, and I am certain that Prem would love to nitpick on a few non-supporters of the [...]
