Road Accident
An early morning accident claimed the life of 11-year-old Austin Ashley, and left his two sisters and mother injured. According to the police report, shortly after midnight yesterday, motor car HB 8270, with the Austin family and the driver, was traveling east along the Rupert Craig Highway. Motor car PLL 3541 was traveling in the [...]
National cyclist Geron Williams impresses in Trinidad and Tobago
National cyclist Geron Williams recently enjoyed a successful sojourn in Trinidad and Tobago where he competed in the Southern Games, Easter Grand Prix and the Beacon Series between March 18-April 24, and has impressed cycling administrators in that country. A correspondence dispatched to President of the Continental Cycle Club, Cheryl Thompson hails Williams’ achievement as [...]
Rain truncates 2nd day of WI Fullbore Shooting C/ships
Goodluck shoots ahead on opening day; conditions continues to pose challenges Two hours of constant rain put a damper on the penultimate day of individual competition at the 2010 West Indies Fullbore Shooting Championships being contested at the Paragon Ranges, Christ Church, Barbados. A mere half hour into the first detail at the 500 yards [...]
Belladrum Mayfair, pageant set for tomorrow
Belladrum Secondary School will rock with activity tomorrow night when the school’s Annual Mayfair and Beauty Pageant begins. After the traditional Maypole dance concludes with the plaiting of the Maypole, 11 young beauties will compete for the crown in the pageant sponsored by the parent-teacher association of the school. First runner-up of the 2008 pageant, [...]
Adam Sanford is also a Dominican that represented Windies in Test cricket
Dear Editor, In Sunday’s edition of the Stabroek Sports, Veteran Cricket Journalist Tony Cosier mention in an article headlined “A different call for Shillingford” that if the Dominican off spinner is selected for the South Africa Test series he will join compatriots; Grayson Shillingford (deceased), Irvine Shillingford and Norbert Phillip all who had the honour of [...]
Children of Bless the Children Home
The sugar industry has always been of supreme importance to the national economy in many respects. It is the largest foreign exchange earner and the most significant contributor to the gross domestic product. In addition, it provides direct employment for well over 20,000 workers and indirect employment for another 10,000 in ancillary supporting industries and [...]
Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club trio vying for National Under-19 selection
Three outstanding Under-19 players from the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club are vying for selection on the National Under-19 Team. The trio Dominique Rikhi, Lloydel Lewis and Shawn Pereira recently represented Berbice with great success following up to their outstanding performances over the past year for the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports [...]
Rising Sun fund raising Horseracing sprint meet set for Sunday
Over 60 horses have taken entry so far for the annual grand fund raising one day Charity Horserace meet organized by the Rising Sun Turf Club in collaboration with the Brotherhood of St Andrew in the Anglican Diocese, which is set for this Sunday May 30 at the Rising Sun Race track, Arima Park West [...]
University of Guyana has worst pay scale among peer institutions
The basic salary of a University of Guyana lecturer is the lowest among universities in the region, says the University of Guyana Strategic Plan, 2009-2012. That fact and what does the university intend to do about it was the basis of a question that was put to the Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Lawrence [...]
Guyana will work with any democratically elected leader …says Foreign Affairs Minister
Despite the chequered background of former military strongman Desi Bouterse and his showing in the Surinamese elections, Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett said that Guyana must adopt a “wait and see” position. She added that the Guyana Government will work with any democratically elected leader. Rodrigues-Birkett said that while Bouterse is not yet declared [...]
BCB launches historic Elite coaching Programme with 45 cricketers
The Berbice Cricket Board on Sunday May 23 launched its Elite Coaching Programme at the Albion Community Centre Cricket Ground with forty five cricketers. The historic programme, another project in the BCB Developmental plans for cricket in the ancient county, was hailed as a visionary move by the Board as it sought to keep its [...]
HYDROPOWER OR HYDROCELE?
The people of Guyana are being urged to make the right choices. But the people of Guyana do not have or are not being allowed to have much of a say when it comes to the economy. What say do the people of Guyana have in deciding on projects in Guyana? They have none. And [...]
Daren Bravo included in Windies ODI squad
Sarwan, Miller, Roach out due to injuries By Sean Devers Exciting 21-year-old Daren Bravo has finally been included in the West Indies ODI squad for the 3rd and 4th matches against South Africa in Dominica tomorrow and Sunday. The Trinidad and Tobago left-hander who averages 39.01 from 7 ODI matches was not selected for the [...]
No reports of Guyanese directly affected in Jamaica – Rodrigues-Birkett
Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett yesterday in an invited comment said that at present there are no reports of Guyanese being directly affected in the current wave of violence in Jamaica. The Foreign Affairs Minister said that while Jamaica is currently in a sad state of affairs, the Guyana consulate in that country has [...]
President Jagdeo must resign if he cannot face this challenge!
It would not be an exaggeration to say that President Bharrat Jagdeo has been the only leader of the Government and the PPP to have uttered more insults against me. When compared to Burnham, Hoyte, Jagan and the present cabal, Mr. Jagdeo has outstripped them collectively in hurling abuse at me. He called me ugly, [...]
Final ODI & 1st Test switched to T&T due to civil unrest in Jamaica
The 5th and Final ODI and the first Test between West Indies and South Africa has been switched from Sabina Park in Jamaica to the Queens Park Oval in Trinidad due to civil unrest in parts of Jamaica’s Capitol which resulted in a one-month State of Emergency being declared for parts of Kingston by Prime [...]
Man gunned down on Camp Street
A man who is reported to be a Security official was gunned down early this morning while standing on Camp Street, outside the old Belvedere compound. The man, whose name was given as Dexter Collins, was shot twice in the upper chest and was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation at [...]
Outspoken Cricket Board executive doused with acid
Outspoken Assistant Treasurer of the Guyana Cricket Board, Pretipaul Jaigobin had his face disfigured when a man calmly walked up to him and threw a container of acid. Jaigobin, who is in his forties, had stopped at a shop in Strasthpey on the East Coast of Demerara, shortly after 9pm, while on his way to [...]
Grenade explodes in Queenstown property
Shortly after the Guyana Defence Force had completed testing its guns on Monday, in preparation for last night’s fireworks display, another explosion rocked the quiet Queenstown neighbourhood in Georgetown, at about 23:15hrs. Someone had lobbed a fragmentation grenade into the premises at 146 Oronoque and Crown Streets. This is a three-storey construction being undertaken by [...]
Outspoken Cricket Board executive doused with acid
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NCN admits knowing Kissoon’s attacker
The National Communications Network (NCN) has taken umbrage at a headline carried in yesterday’s issue of Kaieteur News. The headline proclaimed ‘Fecal matter thrown in Freddie Kissoon’s face — NCN claims to know attacker’ “We believe such a headline is distorting and does not reflect the essence of what was reported in our late edition [...]
Man gunned down on Camp Street
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Boy, 14, rescued by Labour Ministry
- Police called on to investigate China Trading Ministry of Labour Officials on Monday rescued a 14-year-old Amerindian boy who was allegedly hidden away by his Chinese employers at their farm at Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara. Additionally, the employers were made to pay the teenager $97,000 for six weeks’ work. This amount included [...]
Cop, friend caught with booty after raiding drug block
Police officials have detained a young constable who allegedly seized cocaine and money from a woman after participating in an unauthorised drug raid. The constable was allegedly nabbed at a roadblock near Whim, Corentyne, with eight grammes of cocaine, $17,000 and some jewellery. He was traveling in a taxi at the time. The driver, who [...]
Dem boys seh….Henry fly wid fish and bread
Dem boys fly out of Guyana to follow de riflemen. Dem see Henry, de Top Cop, in first class right up in de front of de plane. Paul Slowe is another big one in de force and he travel too but he had to travel wid de riflemen in de coach. De plane tek off [...]
