Gunman surfaces with acid burns after goldsmith robbery
- points out accomplice at hospital An early morning attack (03:00hours) yesterday by armed bandits has left a young goldsmith nursing wounds to the head after he was viciously pistol-whipped. His parents, who live next door and who were also targeted, were far more fortunate due to their quick thinking and bravery. They repelled the [...]
Ministry erred in adding pontoon, ramp – BK Int’l
By Leonard Gildarie More controversy continues to swirl around the new $600M Supenaam stelling with the contractor, BK International, again yesterday, distancing itself from the faults which developed earlier this week forcing its closure four days after being opened to traffic. There are clear indications that the stelling’s integrity may have been “structurally compromised”, because [...]
101-year-old forced to travel to uplift ID Card
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has come in for some criticism after one of Guyana’s centenarians was forced to travel several miles to collect her new National Identification Card. Millicent Springer-Smith, who recently celebrated her 101st birthday anniversary, had to be transported by a car from her home at Triumph to the GECOM office at [...]
Crushed woman to be buried today
The relatives of Bridgette Gangadin have now decided that the woman would not be cremated, according to Hindu rites, instead she would be buried. This newspaper was told that relatives had to abandon the plans for cremation since the Ministry of Health refused to grant them permission, even though permission was granted twice before. Kaieteur [...]
Dem boys seh…Fip is a safety pin
When people push dem mouth in everything dem boys does call dem pot salt. But some people more than that. Tek Fip, de road con tracta. Since 2002 he get a call. He come and he meet wid dem big ones. Dem plan fuh build de hydro. Dem talk wid dem white people who was [...]
New bus for Cheshire Home
The Cheshire Home in Mahaica has acquired a new bus that is capable of transporting persons who are wheelchair-bound. Through the assistance of Pradeep Samtani, President of the Rotary Club of Georgetown, the bus was sourced through the Guyana Health and Burncare Charitable Foundation in Toronto, Canada. The white Ford minibus, PMM 5936, is intended [...]
‘Bed and Breakfast’ standard approved
The Code of Practice for Bed and Breakfast facilities was approved by the National Standards Council after it was developed by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) Technical Committee – Tourism. This is according to Public Relations Officer of GNBS, Lloyd David. This standard, which specifies the minimum requirements for bed and breakfast facilities [...]
Dr. Nehaul Singh not present at Sangeeta’s second autopsy
Government pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh has denied that he was present during the second autopsy on 14-year-old Sangeeta Persaud, as was suggested in a letter by Swami Aksharananda. The second autopsy was conducted by Trinidad-based pathologist Valery Alexandrov, after the first autopsy by Dr. Singh was inconclusive. In a recent letter to the press, Swami [...]
Regional Chairman blames NDIA for koker incident
The overseer of the Neighborhood Democratic Council (NDC) responsible for the Garden of Eden area, where a koker collapsed under the pressure of a high tide on Wednesday, says he is worried that if not resolved the same will happen to a similar structure at Craig. Raghunandan Singh disclosed that several reports have been made [...]
Finance Ministry targets Kaieteur News
The Ministry of Finance in a strongly worded statement yesterday lashed out at a Kaieteur News article captioned “Government angry at disclosure of Marriott’s offer” as well as the editorial contained in the same issue The Finance Minister said that the two pieces are examples of, “that newspaper’s outright dishonesty and clear intent to distort [...]
CARICOM/CARIFORUM gear for EU-LAC Summit
Under the theme “Towards a new phase of the bi-regional association: innovation and technology for sustainable development and social inclusion”, more than 60 Heads of States and Government, including several from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific (CARIFORUM) States, will meet with their counterparts from Europe in Madrid, Spain [...]
Govt. moves to expand alternative sentencing
There will soon be moves to introduce alternative sentencing such as Community Service for custodial sentences of less than six months. This was revealed by Head of the Presidential Secretariat and Cabinet Secretary who told media operatives that the move was as a result of a review by Cabinet with the intention of its implementation [...]
M&CC pays $24M to waste disposal contractors
…as revenue collection efforts intensify Several millions in rates and taxes have been uncovered by the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown even as the entity intensifies its effort to meet its various financial obligations. Deputy Mayor Robert Williams noted yesterday that as a result, the municipality has been able to pay waste disposal contractors [...]
Albouystown can beat any team in Guyana
- says Roberts, Celebrities not intimidating By Edison Jefford Albouystown Captain and leading scorer, Dwayne ‘Sugar’ Roberts believes that his team is capable of beating any composition and as such, he said that the tournament Celebrities is not intimidating enough for them to have any concerns. Albouystown/Charlestown swept Central Mackenzie last Sunday to win the [...]
Two exciting matches billed in Mayor’s Cup quarter-final action
The inclement weather coupled with other unfortunate factors had contrived to force several postponements of the Mayor’s Cup football tournament but now that the rains have abated somewhat, the tournament will resume this Sunday with an exciting double header. In the first match starting at 18:00hrs, Santos FC tackle Seawall FC while two giants, BK [...]
THE DOCTOR COMES FIRST
Most of our people belong to one religious order or the other, and thus subscribe to a faith. Most of the faiths in Guyana share a belief in the existence of good and evil. Thus most of us believe that there is both good and evil existing side by side. It therefore becomes quite easy [...]
Stephen Vieira gives himself 50/50 chance in Jamaica
- says he still has a lot of work to do to be ready Guyana’s ‘big bike’ racer, Stephen Vieira has given himself a 50/50 chance of coming out on top when the Caribbean Championship Series continues in Jamaica following the first round here in Guyana last November. The series will move to Jamaica on [...]
Caribbean pride pinned on Windies ladies
Hosts play N/Zealand today in Women’s semi-final By Sean Devers in St Lucia In association with Leisure Inn & Carib Beer The Australians beat India by 7 wickets in yesterday Women’s semi-finals in St Lucia to book a place in Sunday’s Final at Kensington Oval in Barbados. With the Male team badly hammered in their [...]
‘Lady Jags’ battle Soca Princesses for group honours today
It will be the clash of the unbeaten’s come this evening at the Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad, when the host Nation’s Soca Princesses face off with Guyana’s ‘Lady Jags’ in the final game of Group F Gold Cup Qualifying from18:00hrs. Both teams have won their first two games defeating Barbados and St. Lucia, Guyana [...]
Gunners, Young Achievers and Walton Hall record victories
Gunners, Young Achievers and Walton Hall recorded victories when the Caricom Rice Mill Twenty/20 cricket competition commenced last Saturday in North Essequibo. At Anna Regina, Gunners defeated Walton Hall by 15 runs. Gunners batted first and scored 140-7 off their allotted overs. Keron Sewnarine led with 46 while Mark Tyrell made 27 and Herry Green [...]
TD Whipple arrives for second phase of preparations
- Overseas-based players performances being monitored The Guyana Men’s and Women’s National Sevens Rugby Squads and Men’s U-19 Fifteens will assemble over the weekend from today at the National Park for the second major phase of their preparations to contest the Central American & Caribbean Games Rugby Sevens and Men’s and Women’s NACRA Caribbean Championships. [...]
The opposition parties should not allow the UNDP to get away with this nonsense
It is my hope that the opposition wins the next general election. But the opposition contestants will have only themselves to blame if they lose. None of our three parliamentary parties have retained the admiration, respect and love of the Guyanese people that they had after the 2006 elections. And one reason can be cited. [...]
Buxton Stars FC lead points standing as tourney continues
Football fans have so far witnessed several exciting matches with lots more in store as action in the EFDA Mackeson Premier Football League 2010 Round Two Football tournament continues. The close points standing to date highlights the closeness of the competition with several more matches to be played. Buxton Stars is up front on 16 [...]
IDB approves new policy to boost transparency
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has announced that effective January 1, 2011, a number of project monitoring and evaluation documents, including annual audit reports, would be made public for the first time. The new policy approved Wednesday aims to “to bring an unprecedented level of transparency to IDB operations” according to the IDB. “The new [...]
This is the best team to come out of Guyana for sometime – Jeffrey
Local car racer Kevin Jeffrey in an interview with Kaieteur Sport yesterday said he believes that the current team selected to represent Guyana in the opening leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing Series is one of the best to come out of Guyana for sometime and they are all confident of doing well. “The team [...]
