Police hunt fake healers/ fortune tellers from India
Elaborate astrology scam busted… By Leonard Gildarie and Dale Andrews The Ministry of Home Affairs has reportedly ordered police to arrest several Indian nationals after they allegedly scammed several Guyanese into believing they possessed mystical powers capable of solving problems. The men, who described themselves as India’s Most Famous Astrologer, Pandits and other such fancy [...]
Speeding car leaves pedal cyclist critical
Up to press time a pedal cyclist was listed as critical at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was struck by a car on the Nismes Public Road, West Bank Demerara. Reports are that the man was riding his cycle when he was struck from behind by a car which was overtaking another vehicle. The [...]
East Canje man shot by employer
IKURUWA, CANJE RIVER – Police in Berbice are on the hunt for a cash crop farmer who reportedly shot his employee and vanished. The incident occurred about 14:30 hours on Monday at Ikuruwa on the Canje River. The victim, 24-year old Leamont Leacock of Lot 18 Betsy Ground, East Canje, was rushed to the New [...]
Ammo mistakenly placed among items in container
- shipper claims no criminal intent Even as investigators continue to probe the discovery of several hundred shotgun cartridges in a container shipped from the United States of America, the person in whose name the items were shipped is claiming that they were mistakenly placed in the container. The discovery was made last Wednesday when [...]
Dem boys seh…Pandits tun bandits
One man seh that if you don’t stand up fuh nutten you gun fall fun anything. Some people in Guyana don’t even stand up fuh dem own rights suh dem does fall fuh nuff things. Dem boys remember how people use to tell some businessman how dem can mek money grow. Dem use to show [...]
Govt. issues warning
…as US recalls children’s medicines United States officials have recalled several children medicines and local authorities are warning consumers to be aware. The Government Analyst’s Food and Drug Department (FDD), in a statement yesterday disclosed that the US’s McNeil Consumer Health Care, in consultation with Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has voluntarily recalled Children’s and [...]
Australia to address COFCOR on relationship with Pacific Island States
CARICOM’s relationship with Australia comes to the fore once more as the 13th Annual Meeting of COFCOR convenes in Dominica over the next two days. Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stephen Smith will address CARICOM’s COFCOR (Council for Foreign and Community Relations) on a number of issues. Recently designated Australian Ambassador to CARICOM Philip Kentwell [...]
Shoe on the other foot as rain deny Irish
England squeeze into Super Eights after rain-ruined contest By Sean Devers Seasonal rain in Guyana had helped West Indies advance to the Super Eights of the ICC 20/20 World Cup when they beat England at Providence on the Duckworth/Lewis system on Monday and England Skipper Paul Collinwood was quick to complain about the result [...]
New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 7 runs on D/L system
Zimbabwe mowed down defending champions Pakistan and reigning 50 over World Champions Australia in their warm-up games but could not reproduce that form in their two games that counted in the 2010 ICC 20/20 World Cup to leave the 12-team tournament after the first round. Yesterday at Providence their batting never fired as they slipped [...]
Mayor’s Cup semi-finalists to be determined tonight
The semi-final line up for the Mayor’s Cup football extravaganza will be determined tonight at the Georgetown Football Club ground, Bourda. Riddim Squad and the Guyana Defence Force have already booked their places and tonight’s encounters will decide the other two teams lining up alongside them for a crack at the $500,000 winner’s purse. Opening [...]
Duckworth defends rain-rules formula
The statistician Frank Duckworth has launched a robust defence of the eponymous formula that he devised, in partnership with Tony Lewis, to recalculate run-chases in rain-affected one-day games, and believes that the current criticism of his calculations stems entirely from Paul Collingwood’s frustrations, following England’s failure to beat West Indies in their opening contest of [...]
Scrabble players commemorate Indian Arrival Day with open tournament
Today is Indian Arrival day and in commemoration of this auspicious occasion Guyanese, and more particularly East Indians, would be reminiscing on the long arduous journey of the Indians from their original homeland to this beloved land. Members of the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP), in recognition of this fact have organized an Open [...]
Super Ward saved basketball from oblivion
- corporate community must be applauded By Edison Jefford The buzz, the hype, the conversations and most of all, the atmosphere that has so far been emanating from the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in the Mackeson National Super Ward Basketball Championship have saved the sport from oblivion. The mega basketball tournament will enter its final [...]
Chess association to host tourney starting today
Players affiliated to the Guyana Chess Federation would vie for top honours when the parent body in association with KEI-SHAR’S presents a FIDE Qualifying chess tournament commencing today at the KEI-SHAR’S Sports Club. Consequently, the top 6 players would then qualify to compete in a FIDE rated tourney slated for late June/early July. The four [...]
Trophy Stall Tennis Tournament ends today
Play in the Trophy Stall-sponsored Guyana Lawn Tennis Association Doubles Tournament is expected to conclude today, at the Guyana Pegasus Hardcourts. Three matches including the Mixed Doubles and the Men’s finals will be played weather permitting. According to a release from the Organisers the tournament should have ended last weekend, but due to the inclement [...]
Trophy Stall claim title with solid performance
Trophy Stall defeated Regal XI by 44 runs to claim the Rockaway Auto Sales trophy and $50,000 first prize when the final of the competition was played last weekend at Lusignan. Trophy Stall took first strike and rattled up 100 for 3 off their allotted overs with Randy Ketwaroo leading the way with 55. Bowling [...]
Timehri, St. Mary’s, Kuru Kuru all register wins
Timehri, St. Mary’s and Kuru Kuru were among the latest winners in this year’s Primary Schools Windball Cricket Championships which continued recently at the Timehri Red ground. In results of matches played: (Girls)- Timehri defeated Kuru Kuru by 8 wickets. Kuru Kuru batted first and made 43-0 with Sonia Williams hitting 21. In reply, Timehri [...]
Air Services Limited launches service to Mabaruma, expands schedule
With fantastic views, a rich soil capable of producing an agriculture bounty, intriguing Amerindian culture, and miles upon miles of shell beach where endangered marine sea turtles nest, Region One offers significant potential to become an ideal tourist destination. Local airline Air Services Limited is seeking to help the region develop that potential by expanding [...]
Arrival and enigma: Fascism and the Guyanese East Indian mind
<!– /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:””; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”; mso-fareast-font-family:”Times New Roman”;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} –> The role of the historian is to probe, to be suspicious, to dig deep and deeper, to explode myths and dissolve mythologies [...]
DPP ‘orders inquest’ into vigilante killing
The Director of Public Prosecutions Shalimar Ali-Hack has reportedly ordered that an inquest be held into the death of robbery suspect 18-year-old Simeon Lawrence. This is according to a source close to the investigation. The source has also told this newspaper that the two men who were initially detained to assist with investigations have since [...]
Man bedridden one month after accident
- accused fined $25,000 One month after he was struck down by a pickup while going to work, Mohamed Hassan is still bedridden, his motorbike is wrecked, and he has to hire an ambulance to take him from his home to hospital for his checkups. And he’s furious that the driver who caused his misfortune [...]
Village Imam further remanded
Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson again refused to grant bail to an Imam, who is embroiled in a sex probe involving a 14-year-old girl. Yesterday, Clairmont Meertins made his second court appearance and this time he was represented by a lawyer. Meertins, of Alexander Village, is charged with two counts of carnal knowledge. The allegation [...]
Training for crisis hotline operators completed
- Health Ministry better poised to address suicide cases With the completion yesterday of an intense crisis hotline training programme, which was undertaken through the collaborative effort of the Ministry of Health, the Dalhousie University and the CHIMO Crisis Services from Vancouver, the local ministry is gearing to engage a vibrant mental health response programme [...]
It is time for the PPPC, PNCR to move on
dear Editor After experiencing 57 years (1953-2010) of what the P.P.P. and the P.N.C. have together chosen to toss to us as Good Governance, it is now the People’s Turn to speak; to say to the present leaders of those two political parties, ‘’Enough! No more. Prepare to leave, for you the indelible Mene Tekel [...]
Help the human-animal bond with faith
Dear Editor: I refer to a letter of May 1 caption “Is this how cruel people have become?” where the writer was traumatized over a horse on the road with a slit stomach and that no one seemed interested in assisting the wounded horse. If this horse was hit by a vehicle it would have [...]
