Three paediatric heart surgeries successfully completed at CHI
By Sharmain Cornette By afternoon yesterday, three young children had already undergone successful open heart operations and another was being prepared for surgery last night, all marking a historic achievement for the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) and by extension the local public health sector. In fact, CHI’s Chief Executive Officer and Cardiac Surgeon, Dr Gary [...]
Education Ministry repeatedly flouts Procurement Law
- millions involved The long awaited 2008 Auditor General Report which has pointed out a plethora of financial discrepancies as it relates to several Ministries and Budget agencies, has illustrated that the Ministry of Education, headed by Minister Shaik Baksh, has repeatedly failed to conform to the requirements of the Public Procurement Act. According to [...]
GPL ingenious wiring scares La Penitence family
A North East La Penitence family is extremely perturbed at the manner in which the Guyana Power and Light Inc. has strung up a connection that traverses their property. The Wilson family who resides at lot 509 North East La Penitence, yesterday showed this newspaper the tacky manner in which the connection was made to [...]
Cops trying to contact US based suspect
Diamond hit-and-run death… Police are trying to contact an overseas-based Guyanese to ascertain whether he was involved in the hit-and-run accident in which Ramona Harris perished on Good Friday. The owner of the car has alleged that the man, who is his relative, was behind the wheel when the accident occurred. Traffic Chief Neil Semple [...]
Berbician chopped to death
…suspect in custody ANGOY’S AVENUE, NEW AMSTERDAM – A known drug addict in New Amsterdam was chopped to death at his home yesterday. The suspect is said to be a fellow ‘junkie’ who shared the same house. Dead is 37-year old Michael Kissoon of Lot 28 Angoy’s Avenue. His assailant later turned himself over to [...]
19-year-old killed in road accident
- driver detained Nineteen-year-old, Ramesh Persaud, of Railway View, Meten-meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara, yesterday morning succumbed to massive head injuries, hours after he was struck down by a motor vehicle on the Meten-meer-Zorg Public Road around 00:30 hours on Sunday. Also injured in the same accident was Christopher Gittens, 15, who was being towed by [...]
Dem boys seh…..Protestors protesting de protest
Imagine when de PNC used to protest de government people use to claim how dem is terrorist and how dem disrupting de national economy. One day de PNC go right in front Office of de President and protest. De police come and arrest Robert because dem claim how he threatening de President. De PNC change [...]
Executed Mon Repos exporter owed $10M
- businessmen still is custody Detectives have received reports that executed fish exporter, Rajendra Sonilall, owed a business associate $10M, and they are trying to ascertain if the debt is linked to his murder. Police sources said that they were informed that Sonilall had purchased a property from the associate but had not yet paid [...]
Judge’s notes disappear from Supreme Court
State vs. Toucan Suites owner… Like the long manhunt for gunman Linden ‘Blackie’ London, the case of Toucan Suites owner, Norman Trotz, versus the State is taking several surprising twists and turns. First, Justice Jainarayan Singh ruled that the Government should pay Trotz $125M for the destruction of his hotel by the Joint Services during [...]
Deonarine top-scores again as Windies beat Ireland by 31 runs
Guyanese Narsingh Deonarine continued to impress at the International 20/20 level even as fellow countrymen Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul again failed to fire as the West Indies beat Ireland by 31 runs yesterday at Trelawny Stadium in Jamaica. Deonarine who scored 40 and took 4-14 in Saturday’s 20/20 win against Canada, scored 40 from [...]
Ministry of Finance has trouble keeping their own finances straight
“A policy decision is required on the matter” is the only response of the Ministry to several of the irregularities highlighted by the Auditor General in the recently published Public Accounts Audit Report. There are several documented cases of the Ministry clearly not following proper procedure in their accounting and management practices. The spending of [...]
200,000 to get uniforms in new school term
The Government intends to distribute 200,000 uniforms to Nursery, Primary and Secondary School children across the country, Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon announced Thursday. The uniforms would be available for use in the new school year, which starts in September, Luncheon said. Before, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security took [...]
Santos, BK Western Tigers latest Mayor’s Cup winners
Tigers in vicious mode with 6-0 mauling of Den Amstel Santos and BK Western Tigers overcame their West Demerara opposition in last Saturday’s Mayor’s Cup football fixtures at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground. Santos scored in either half to go past Uitvlugt 2-0 in a keenly contested game. Goals came in the in [...]
Narayan blazes to another century after fire stops play at Malteenoes
By Sean Devers Cricket matches around the world have been stopped by rain, hail and even snow but yesterday at the Malteenoes ground a blazing fire which threatened the Tutorial High School in Woolford Avenue interrupted play for 29 minutes to facilitate work by Guyana Fire Service Offices. Responding to a call from concerned citizens [...]
Alpha travels to T&T tomorrow for 3-way battle; face Jabloteh on Wednesday
Leading Guyana club side Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United will leave tomorrow for Soca Land, Trinidad and Tobago where they will engage host Club San Juan Jabloteh and Puerto Rico’s River Plate in the 2nd round of the Caribbean Football Union Champion’s League Qualifying competition at the Marvin Lee Stadium. The CFU had announced last week [...]
Lady Jags to play host T&T, Barbados & St. Lucia in round 2
Guyana’s Lady Jags who demolished the challenges of Suriname and St. Vincent & the Grenadines in the first round of the Caribbean Women’s Gold Cup qualifying competition will engage hosts Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and St. Lucia in group F from May 10-14 in the Twin Island Republic. The Guyanese will take on Barbados in [...]
GECOM denies corruption, calls for special audit
…2008 AG Report indicates otherwise The Guyana Elections Commission in whole page advertisements has claimed to debunk allegations of corruption, eight days after this newspaper carried an article titled, “Massive corruption involving $$M underway at GECOM”. The Commission in its advertisement highlighted the fact that two days after the article was carried, Gocool Boodoo, the [...]
Lyght spearheads NL Cavaliers to victory in West Dem as DCC lose twice in a day
The senior players of the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) including West Indies ‘A’ team Skipper Travis Dowlin, opted not to represent their team in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Digicel 20/20 first division cricket match on Saturday but to participate in a feature 15/15 cricket match at the Canal Number Two ground in West Demerara [...]
Collins becomes first ever C’bean Scrabble champion
- Guyana end runner-up in Team Competition Guyana’s Frederick Collins became the first ever Caribbean Open Scrabble champion when he defeated a strong field at the recently staged Tri-Nations Championships which was held in Trinidad and Tobago. The former national champion and World Championship representative upset the favourites Orlet Bullock of Barbados and Pat John, [...]
Alpha hammer Buxton 8-1; Milerock & Rosignol needle Camptown & Topp XX
By Franklin Wilson When the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Super League sponsored by FIFA under the Win in CONCACAF with CONCACAF Project continued on Friday evening, defending champions Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United stalled the progress of Buxton United, whipping the East Coast side 8-1 at the Enmore Community Centre ground. Up at the [...]
Pre-Championship favorites, North survive early scare
- Albouystown separates itself in National Super Ward By Edison Jefford Championship teams are expected to separate themselves from minnows, which is what Albouystown/Charlestown did against East Bank, and what North Ruimveldt could not have done against East Coast in the Mackeson Super Ward. The opening night of the most lucrative basketball tournament [...]
Alcohol main contributory factor to chronic diseases – Minister Ramsammy
— survey to detect correlation factors set for next month Alcohol abuse is one of the main risk factors for the development of chronic diseases in Guyana. And according to Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, the abuse of alcohol can also lead to domestic violence, destruction of social relationships and road accidents. He has [...]
Republican boxer thrills audience as nat’l Novices boxing championships begins
By Michael Benjamin Republican lightweight boxer, Nankumar Singh, who thrilled residents of Timerhi in an action packed encounter against Romario Clarke (GDF) on Easter Monday last, was once again in the winners’ row when the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) launched the yearly Andrew Murray Novices Boxing Championships at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue [...]
Glasgow murder suspect still on the run
GLASGOW, BERBICE – Two weeks later and Rooplall Boodhoo, of Lot 1068 Glasgow New Housing Scheme is still on the run. The man is wanted for the murder of his reputed wife, 31-year old Lilowtee Seeram called ‘Pinky’ and for wounding his mother-in-law, Lata Inderdeo, 52. A source close to the investigation said that searches [...]
First crop favourable for rice farmers in Region Six
BENGAL FARM, CORENTYNE – Despite the El Niño situation, more rice lands are under cultivation in Region Six this year. For the first crop (spring crop), 48,600 acres of land was sown. This crop began in December 2009. Harvesting commenced three weeks ago and should be completed by the end of May to make way [...]
