Electricity cost will drop 40% – Jagdeo
- Govt. equity crucial to reduce final expenditure Guyana’s first hydroelectric project is a highly feasible one that will see consumers paying as much as 40 per cent less than what they are paying now, says President Bharrat Jagdeo. Speaking yesterday at Umana Yana, Kingston, where the government launched its revised Low Carbon Development Strategy [...]
Kamala wins in landslide
… T&T General Elections Trinidad and Tobago has a new Prime Minister. Kamla Persad-Bissessar became the first woman to lead the twin-island Republic. Up to news time, the unofficial results were The People’s Movement, headed by Persad-Bissessar had won 30 seats and the People’s National Movement, 11. By 23:00 hours Patrick Manning had conceded defeat. [...]
Gun battles intensify as violence spreads in Jamaica
… Raid on drug kingpin “Dudus” Coke hideout KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) – Jamaica’s security forces clashed for a second day with masked gunmen allied with an alleged drug kingpin facing extradition to the U.S. as fighting spread yesterday to more volatile slums around the capital. Police and soldiers came under sustained heavy fire in the [...]
Government begins probe into allegations of Amerindian exploitation
A special team has been put together to investigate allegations by at least four male Amerindians from Lethem against the owners of China Trading Company in Robb Street. The team is spearheaded by the Ministry of Labour. While not going into details, Labour Minister Manzoor Nadir said that he has seen the reports in the [...]
Dem boy seh… NCN dealing wid criminal elements
Serious business does demand serious action. And that is why dem boys vex. All de years dem living in Guyana dem never attack anybody fuh talking dem mind. People talk and cuss one another bout dem views and that was once it was nothing personal. But last night dem boys hear how some man drive [...]
Bouterse leads polls ahead of Suriname elections
By Neil Marks in Paramaribo Surinamese go to the polls to elect a new parliament today in a tight general election that could see former military dictator Desi Bouterse become president. This could be the end of the road for Ronald Venetiaan, whose presidency has been rocked by criticisms, including one that his land policy [...]
Cuyuni miner murdered, residents apprehend suspect
Residents of Cuyuni apprehended a 27-year-old man on Sunday night shortly after he allegedly killed a miner at Ikawan, Cuyuni. Police sources said that the victim, identified as 40-year-old Dalton Prince, was slain during an argument with another miner. However, the officials were unable to say how Prince was slain. Both men worked at a [...]
100,000 vehicles likely on road by year-end-GRA
Guyana is projecting 100,000 vehicles may be on the road by year-end. According to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), sale of motor vehicle licences for this year so far has been tagged at 33,000, a tremendous increase as compared to previous years. “The Licence Revenue Office is expecting to sell about 90,000 to 100,000 motor [...]
M&CC pays off GPL but is cash-strapped to pay salaries on time
In order to justify an injunction which was sought and secured earlier this year to force Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) to reconnect its electricity supply, the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown has itself been forced to pay off its outstanding debt. The payment, according to Acting City Treasurer, Andrew Meredith, was made [...]
Ministry of Health to receive replacement batch of HINI vaccines
A request has been made to the World Health Organisation (WHO) to replace a batch of HINI vaccines to the local Ministry of Health. This move comes on the heels of allegations that 100,000 doses of the vaccine which arrived in the country last week had spoiled due to the negligence of workers within the [...]
Another “Green” award for President Jagdeo
- New York organisation to honour head of state, two others President Bharrat Jagdeo is among three persons to receive honours next month in Queens, New York. The Guyanese Head of State, a US senator and an outstanding scientist will be the three honourees of the Guyanese and American Business and Professional Council (GABPC) at [...]
Economy to get US$111M boost over next two years – President Jagdeo
… Revised LCDS launched By Leonard Gildarie Guyana continues to eye the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) as a means to a successful economy. Yesterday saw the launching of a revised document that unveiled a comprehensive plan to improve the country’s fortunes over the next few years. The launching, at the Umana Yana, Kingston, has [...]
U.S announces increase in visa fees
Beginning June 4, the U.S. Embassy in Georgetown, along with all U.S Embassies worldwide, will increase the Machine-Readable Visa (MRV) fees to ensure sufficient resources to meet the increasing cost of processing non-immigrant visas (NIVs). The new MRV fee for most visitor visa classes will be $28,000 ($140); for K (fiancé) visas the fee will [...]
ECI Guyana gets Level 3 certification for Perkins engines
Engineering and Construction Inc. (ECI), the local agent for Perkins engines, has been recognised by Perkins Motors as a Level 3 distributor. Being certified as a Level 3 distributor means that ECI, located at Friendship, East Bank Demerara can repair and give support for any model of Perkins engine sold in any part of the [...]
Linden residents detail woes, identify poor roads, drainage
President Bharrat Jagdeo and a team of Ministers and other Government officials, on Saturday visited various wards and communities in and around Linden, and later held an interactive meeting at the Watooka Complex, where residents were given the opportunity to ventilate and discuss various issues and problems affecting them. The President’s visit was welcomed by [...]
Former KN staffer places second in regional competition
Former Kaieteur News Accounts clerk, Rochelle Parasram, has secured second place for herself, the Macorp Toastmasters Club, and Guyana in the Regional Toastmasters Speech contest. Toastmasters International holds an annual international convention during which an international speech contest is held. This year it will be held in California, USA. Toastmasters clubs in Guyana contested for [...]
Lax security may have facilitated prisoner’s escape from Rose Hall Town Police Outpost
ROSE HALL TOWN, CORENTYNE – Was it a case of lax security at the Rose Hall Town Police Outpost that allowed prisoner David Andrews to escape from the facility in the wee hours of Sunday morning? A police source close to the investigation said that this is definitely the case coupled with abuse of the [...]
World Business and Development Awards launched
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) opened nominations for the 2010 World Business and Development Awards in support of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – eight internationally-agreed goals to alleviate poverty by 2015. Created in 2000, the Awards recognise the key contributions [...]
NGO-hosted blood drive bolsters NBTS blood supply
It may have been the largest blood drive to have been held in a single day at a single venue in Guyana and perhaps even the Caribbean, securing an estimated 300 units of blood. Through collaboration between SEVA Guyana, a faith-based organisation affiliated with the Saraswati Vidya Niketan Hindu Secondary School at Cornelia Ida, West [...]
Teenager arrested for sexually assaulting sister
Police at Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, have arrested a 17-year-old male who reportedly raped and sodomised his 13-year-old sister at their home after inflicting a severe beating on her on Sunday night. The teenager was arrested early yesterday morning and has reportedly denied committing the offence, although his sister showed physical signs of being sexually [...]
Windies lose despite Sammy’s fireworks
Amla (92) again among the runs as SA go 2 up By Sean Devers in Antigua On a day when the people of Trinidad and Tobago went to the polls and the Jamaica Prime Minister declared a state of emergency for parts of the Capitol Kingston following civil unrest, Antiguans failed to turn up in [...]
A large demolition is underway in New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam, Berbice- What probably is the largest ever demolition of a structure in Berbice has been ongoing for the past couple of weeks in New Amsterdam. The old New Amsterdam Hospital will soon be visibly absent from the backdrop of Charles Place in the heart of the town. It is being dismantled daily by [...]
Fruta Conquerors upset BK Western Tigers to advance to semis
Seawall FC surrender meekly to Santos Football fans endured several postponements of the two-quarter finals matches in the Mayor’s Cup Football Competition and when the rains subsided and play was possible, the two matches compensated for the long wait. Selected by the pundits to win the championships, Kashif and Shanghai champions BK International Western Tigers [...]
Man beats another unconscious with a gun
Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday refused to grant bail to Anthony Fraser who was accused of assaulting a man with a gun. The allegation was that on April 8, last, Fraser assaulted Avinash Dhanraj with a gun. Fraser pleaded not guilty to the charge. Police Prosecutor Stephen Telford, objected to bail, and told the [...]
LABA mulling semi-finals tonight
- weather will make final decision Following the postponement of its Super-Eight semi-finals last Friday night, owing to an escalation in inclement weather, Linden’s Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) were up to yesterday planning to host the event tonight. Organising Secretary of the LABA, Ashton Angel told Kaieteur Sport that he had spoken to LABA President, [...]
