Massive corruption involving $$M underway – Source
A senior source within the Guyana Elections Commission says that it is strange to hear Head of State, Bharrat Jagdeo, complain about the fact that the Guyana Elections Commission procures items through single sourcing methods. He presides over Cabinet which approves the single sourcing, the source added. If the president is so worried about the [...]
Six nabbed after Phone Depot robbery
…most of the booty recovered Six men are in custody after a daring robbery on Phone Depot yesterday afternoon. Three were arrested in Tucville and three in Sussex Street. While most people were busy with last minute shopping in the busy downtown Georgetown, three armed bandits stormed the Phone Depot on Middle Street, making off [...]
Fugitive shot dead by Berbice police
Police in Berbice continue to up the ante against criminals with the fatal shooting of one man and the apprehension of two others in separate incidents on Thursday evening last. However, there is controversy surrounding the fatal shooting with residents and relatives of the dead man claiming that he was executed. Police in a press [...]
Turning personal tragedy into a road safety mission
Denise Dias is a Special Person The man who had killed her daughter had fled the country…but for Denise Dias, the fight had just begun… By Michael Jordan As is often the case with misfortune, the tragedy that engulfed Denise Dias came at a time when everything seemed to be perfect in her personal life. [...]
Dem boys seh….Is Easter and competition
Easter and Christmas is two holidays when dem politicians does score points. De rest of de time dem don’t remember poor people. Long time dem use to just mek an appearance whenever people gather in crowds like Easter Monday. Dem boys seh that dem mekking sure that dem have crowds. Good Friday Bharrat drag Kwame [...]
Billions in property taxes owned to City Hall
…moves afoot to revamp valuation package Some $2 billion in property taxes is owed to the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC), and according to information emanating from the municipality it is suspected that most of the debt owed is connected to Government properties. Ranging from a debt of $715M for a Water Street, [...]
Guyana gears for World Autism Day
World Autism Awareness Day, a day to increase and develop world knowledge of autism was acknowledged Friday around the world. The aim is to give a voice to the millions of individuals worldwide who are undiagnosed, misunderstood and looking for help. In December 2007, the United Nations passed a resolution declaring April 2, World Autism [...]
Man flees after tossing haversack with shotgun
Police are hunting for a man who threw away a bag containing a sawn off shotgun and fled when he was confronted by ranks of a police mobile patrol around 09:30 hours yesterday. According to the police the ranks were on patrol along Kiskadee Drive, East La Penitence, Georgetown, when they observed a man who [...]
Hit-and-run driver kills mother
- second fatality in a week in Diamond Housing Scheme A 27-year-old waitress was killed on Good Friday night on the Diamond Housing Scheme main road after she was struck from behind by a speeding car. Ramona Harris, of Eleventh Street, and the mother of a one-year-old daughter, was dragged for some 70 feet from [...]
Daredevils take on vicious wild bulls
- ‘Satan’ invades Rupununi rodeo They came with names such as Satan, Thunder, and Lightning; some of them were never touched by human hands. It took brave hearts – daredevils and men with extraordinary stamina – to ride these monsters of the Rupununi savannahs, reared on sprawling ranches only to be slaughtered for their meat. [...]
Fraud indicators workshop for local auditors this week
The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)-Guyana Chapter will this Thursday host a one-day Seminar/Workshop, to highlight Fraud Prevention, Detection and Investigation. According to that body, fraud is now considered a 21 st century industry, “and like death and taxes, will always be with us.”
‘Children can have paid employment…’
Dear Editor, Guyanese should not take out of context the Labour Minister’s call for a revision of the legislation governing children of a certain age being allowed to work for a stipulated period of time during the day. The Minister has clearly set out the times for work to be conducted as after 17:00hrs and [...]
Wife delivers in latrine, abandons baby
Concerned residents of Hague, West Coast Demerara, are to be praised after they rescued a newborn baby boy who was allegedly left in a latrine by his mother. The discovery was made shortly Friday afternoon. The child was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where doctors quickly treated the hours old baby. One resident said [...]
Bartica Regatta delegates kick off Easter festivities
As Barticians and visitors to the community geared up for the Annual East Regatta festivities, they were formally introduced to the delegates who are vying for the Miss Regatta 2009 title yesterday evening. The nine delegates were all part of a motorcade that took off from the Bartica Community Centre ground, then through the streets [...]
There is obviously something wrong here
Dear Editor, I read with great surprise that a US-based company Synergy Holdings apparently headed by a Guyanese Mr. Fip Motilall was awarded a US$15 million to build the access road to Amaila Falls. This came as a surprise. I was made to understand all along that Synergy was in the energy business and was [...]
The absence of political activism in Guyana
Dear Editor, There is a case to be made in Guyana for increase and sustain levels of activism in a political environment where democratic practices and institutions are undermined by political hubris and hegemony. Transparency in governance is non-existence; corruption is rampant and constitutional and human rights are violated with impunity. In fact, it is [...]
Health Ministry continues to closely monitor diarrhoea cases – Health Minister
- aims to further reducing rotavirus In recognition of the fact that the rotavirus is one of the major causes of diarrhoea among young children, the Ministry of Health has over the past few years been keenly monitoring deaths related to diarrhoeal infections. And based on information emanating from the Health Ministry, more than 53,000 [...]
Errant driver knocks down 82-yr-old
An 82-year-old woman is currently a patient in the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital after an errant driver struck her down. Ursula Nelson, of 34 West La Penitence, sustained three broken ribs, a broken pelvis and other injuries yesterday morning after the accident caused by a driver who attempted to breach the [...]
Easter greetings
The Editor, I send greetings on behalf of my family, the staff and councillors of the Georgetown Municipality, the citizens of Georgetown and to Christians around the country, as we gather to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ – His life and teachings. The Christians believe his miraculous resurrection provides hope for the future and [...]
The Sangeeta Persaud tragedy
Dear Editor: The death of Sangeeta Persaud known as ‘Sheena’ casts a dark shadow on the Hindu community and its leadership forces; norms, beliefs, values, guidance, and counseling emanating from the pillars of Hinduism went awry in the case of Sangeeta. I write this letter knowing full well the plight of the Hindu poor vis-à-vis [...]
A brother’s plea
Dear Editor, I write with regard to a news story in Thursday’s (01-04-10) edition of Kaieteur News about Michael David Kirton wanted by police in relation to forgery. The person identified in the news article is my brother. At the outset I would like to use your letter column to encourage him, if in fact [...]
DeFreitas, Estriado slam tons, Boodram grabs 7-25
The Spready’s Bakery Under-19, 50 Over Cricket Competition continued last Sunday with second round matches in Berbice. Steve DeFreitas registered the highest individual score of the competition when he slammed 176 not out for Police against Rose Hall Community Centre. His knock, which included 21 fours and 5 sixes, led Police to an even 300 [...]
Playland was created with our kids in mind
Dear Editor, Please allow me to respond to a letter by Rev. Gideon Cecil, titled “Noise nuisance in our society.” This letter appeared in the December 28, 2009 issue of Kaieteur News. “The thing from which the world suffers now, more than from any other evil is not the assertion of falsehood, but the endless [...]
Guyana’s tennis team clinches twowins at WJTC
- Dey, Lopes score victories Guyana’s tennis players had reason to feel better after securing individual wins in both the Girls and Boys categories in the playoffs for the final team rankings, at the ITF World Junior Tennis Championships (WJTC) which is being played in Trinidad and Tobago. In general, the performance of both teams [...]
THE LEGACY OF PRESIDENT JAGDEO: UNFETTERED CORRUPTION
President Bharrat Jagdeo must, at this time, be consciously aware that there is the widespread national and international perception – the World Bank, the US Government, Transparency International, et al – that his is the most corrupt Administration since Guyana gained its independence. In its 2007 Human Rights Report, the United States Government described the [...]
