$300M fraud uncovered at Customs
Details of massive internal fraud resulting in the loss of over $300M at the Customs and Trade Administration were uncovered by the Auditor General’s office in their Audit of the Public Accounts for the year 2008. According to the report, the scheme was carried out by a cashier at the agency with assistance from a [...]
Guyana awards US$15M contract to US tax delinquent
With all of the brouhaha surrounding the most recent contract awarded in Guyana namely with Synergy Holdings Inc, new information surfacing will certainly put that company under the microscope. Information has surfaced that the owner of the company, Makeshwar ‘Fip’ Motilall, owes the United States of America taxes to the tune of some $26,000. Last [...]
Guyanese scammed by cruise ship job offers
A number of Guyanese nationals appear to be victims of an apparent scam involving the promise of a so called employment agency in Barbados to get them jobs on cruise liners and freighters. The Guyana Consulate in Barbados is in touch with Barbadian police about the matter. Reports are that monies were paid to the [...]
Former GRA employee is first convicted for money laundering
Former Guyana Revenue Authority employee, Michelle Fraser, has been sentenced to seven years jail and fined $250,000 after she was found guilty of money laundering, yesterday. The woman became the first person to be convicted under the Money Laundering (Prevention) Act 2000. This Act, according to the government had numerous loopholes and therefore a conviction [...]
Guyana gears for expanded paediatric surgeries
Paediatric open heart operations continued incident-free yesterday at the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI), taking the number of procedures completed so far to five. Bharrat Narine of Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara, was operated on Sunday night and was recovering in the CHI recovery room when Kaieteur News visited yesterday. He was flanked by his mother, [...]
Murder accused alleges sodomy
One day after allegedly killing Michael Kissoon, murder accused, Waynewright Telford called ‘Baker’, 48, of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam yesterday was remanded by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo when he appeared before her at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court. Telford, who was very vociferous during the court hearing, proclaiming that he was not gay, is accused of [...]
Drunk driving sparks two-vehicle collision
Alcohol was blamed for a two-vehicle collision on West Bank Demerara, some 50 feet from the Junction at the entrance to the Demerara Harbour Bridge. According to reports, one of the cars involved in the accident, HB 5871 was heading south at a fast rate. Somehow, it made its way onto the north bound lane [...]
Dem Boys seh… Customs got nuff money fuh thief
Stricter de government wiser de population. Imagine de government taxing people and de people who collecting de tax thiefing de money. If de Auditor General didn’t open he mouth nobody woulda know that Khurshid people thief more than $300 million in a few years. What got dem boys thinking is how dem do de thing. [...]
Good giving is divine says Philanthropist George Subraj
“I believe that good giving is divine and before I leave this planet I have to give back something,” said Mr George Subraj, owner of Zara Real Estate in Queens, New York. Subraj, a Guyanese by birth, has donated financially towards the historic move to introduce paediatric open-heart operation which commenced at the weekend. He [...]
Guyana could be a major player in the uranium market
- exploration company projects finding 50 million pounds by 2014 With the demand for uranium expected to increase by 2014, Guyana is poised to be a major player in the supply chain with projections indicating that deposits in the Kurupung could reach 50 million pounds of the precious metal. The Canada-based U308 Corporation with its [...]
GFC completes workshop
…90 per cent increase in forestry association The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FOA) has embarked on a National Forest Programme (NFP) project that focuses primarily on enhancing the implementation of forest policy and guidelines for the benefit of community and rural development, held the last day of [...]
Public health sector mandated to provide equitable health care
The public health sector is mandated to deliver proper health care to all citizens and even overseas visitors. Thus, there should be no evidence of discrimination on the part of any level of worker employed within the sector, said Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, yesterday when he delivered remarks at the opening of a [...]
SPL, CCWU sign new labour agreement
Sterling Products Limited (SPL) on Friday signed a Collective Labour Agreement that will see key employees benefiting from salary increases over the next two years. At the event Chief Labour Officer, Yoganand Persaud, witnessed the signing of the agreement between SPL, the Clerical and Commercial Workers’ Union (CCWU) and employees. Commending the company, Persaud noted, [...]
Men on attempted murder charge out on bail
Two men were yesterday granted $250,000 bail each, when they appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown Magistrates Court. The men, Denzil Kistoo and Tito Gowen, are accused of attempting to murder Damian Trotman on December 23, 2009. They both pleaded not guilty and were represented by attorney at law Mohamed Zafar. [...]
Study: Delta at the bottom of annual airline quality rankings
Washington (AP) — Hawaiian Airlines did the best job for fliers last year, closely followed by low-cost carrier AirTran, according to an annual study released Monday that rates the nation’s 18 busiest airlines for the quality of their service. At the bottom were three regional carriers: American Eagle, Atlantic Southeast and Comair. Atlantic Southeast and [...]
Berbice sugar workers hospitalized after lorry slams into horses
Two Berbice sugar workers were yesterday hospitalized after their lorry slammed into two horses and ended up in a trench. According to a statement from the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) yesterday, the injured were transported to the New Amsterdam Hospital, where it was revealed that a field foreman, whose name was given as Karim, sustained [...]
National programme in 2011 to celebrate people of African descent
The government says that it will roll out a national programme next year to celebrate people of African descent in keeping with the United Nations declaration of 2011 as the International Year for People of African Descent. The resolution by the United Nations is aimed at strengthening national actions and regional and international cooperation for [...]
Hope Canal closer to reality
The technical phase of the Hope/Dochfour Relief Channel is over, excavation of the channel will begin shortly and the tender requests for construction of the necessary structures along the route of the relief channel will soon be advertised – this from the Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud. The Relief Channel will serve to alleviate the [...]
Rampaging Republican quartet ensure Champion Gym honours shared with GDF
By Michael Benjamin The rampaging quartet of Republican boxers, junior/flyweight Danishwar Narine, lightweight, Nankumar Singh, junior/welterweight, Denroy Nero and heavyweight Trelon Monroe, registered impressive victories to lead their gym to championship honours when the curtains were drawn on the Andrew Murray Novices Boxing Championships at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue, Sunday evening last. The four [...]
Brickdam Health Fair to foster model communities
As part of World Health Day activities, the Ministry of Health and the Private Sector, displayed a collection of booths pertaining to the environment and to health issues on Sunday. At the event the booths featured information packages on National Tuberculosis Programme, Maternal Health, Diabetic Foot care, Guyana Red Cross, Guyana National Road Safety Council, [...]
Man survives collision with Bedford truck
A 22-year-old man is counting his lucky stars after he rode into the path of Bedford truck, and walked away with minor injuries yesterday afternoon. The man, Vishal Rampargass, of 91 A Group Squatting Areas was rushed to the Diamond Diagnostic Center nursing a cut to his forehead. Eyewitness yesterday told Kaieteur News, that the [...]
GDF take pole with 2-0 win over Seawall; Kings soften Liquid Gold 5-1
The Guyana Defence Force have assumed the lead in the Guyana Football Federation Super League competition following their 2-0 win over West Demerara’s Seawall on Sunday evening at the GFC Ground, Bourda. Earlier in the afternoon at the Enmore Community Centre Ground, East Demerara’s Victoria Kings softened Bartica’s Liquid Gold 5-1, the visitors being reduced [...]
EMPRETEC supports entrepreneurship in women
EMPRETEC Guyana Inc Women in Business, a non profit organisation based on the internationally renowned EMPRETEC model of entrepreneurship development, honoured three of its entrepreneurs Friday. The outstanding women that received awards from EMPRETEC Guyana Inc were ; Ms. Patricia Helwig of Guyana Arts and Craft Association, Ms Sharon Alexander of Small Business Council, and [...]
IPA, Nigel’s Supermarket & H. Mohamed General Store add muscles
As preparations continues to heighten ahead of the Second Edition of the Hugh Ross Classic (HRC) Bodybuilding & Fitness Championship, the organisers have received added assistance to ensure a well run competition with the financial support of three business entities. Yesterday, International Pharmaceutical Agency (Camp Street), H. Mohamed General Store (Robb Street) a Licensed Fire [...]
Local schools get 4,800 ICC T20 tickets
- after successful negotiations By Edison Jefford With just 17 days before the start of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) World Cup T20 competition, 245 schools across Guyana were given the opportunity to ‘Bring It’ when 4,800 tickets were yesterday handed over to them. Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony, who successfully [...]
