Truck plunges off E’bo ferry
- Driver escapes, $2M in fertilizer lost A truck laden with fertilizer plunged into the Essequibo River yesterday, while disembarking a ferry at the Adventure Stelling, with the driver barely escaping alive. The truck was reportedly maneuvering from the MV Lady Torani shortly after it docked at the Adventure Stelling when the planks over the [...]
Commuters face chaotic traffic situation
Little Diamond/Prospect bridge rehab… – 1 ½ hrs from Craig to Diamond, no proper police supervision Rehabilitation of a key bridge at Little Diamond on the East Bank of Demerara is creating extremely long traffic build-ups along that corridor, and government said yesterday that it will be looking at ways to ease the congestion. Over [...]
Bandits shoot, rob ‘Korner Kick’ proprietor
Masked bandits invaded the popular Korner Kick Restaurant at around 03:30 hrs yesterday, shooting proprietor Terry Gittens in the knee before fleeing with the night’s sales and jewellery. A police release stated that Gittens was closing his shop, located at Bent and Lime Streets, when the two masked men approached him and held him at [...]
Cop thrown in lock-ups for child support
ALBION, CORENTYNE – A Berbice police rank was thrown in the lock-ups yesterday Tuesday after he failed to honour child-support obligations. Constable 19913 Lakeram Pardat, who is stationed at the Number Fifty-one Police Station, was summoned to attend the Whim Magistrate’s Court last Monday but failed to so do. The affiliation charge was brought up [...]
Dem boys seh…Stelling is a bad word
Guyana got problems wid dem stelling. One float away and de day when it fall down some government officers was sleeping pun it waiting fuh a boat. Dem boys seh that when de thing shake one of dem believe that he was in a hammock. Is only when he partner who did get up fuh [...]
Chris Ram sues Chronicle, Guyana Times
…seeks over $200M in damages Attorney-at-Law and prominent Chartered Accountant Christopher Ram, yesterday successfully managed to secure an Injunction against the Guyana National Newspapers Limited – publisher of the Guyana Chronicle – and the Guyana Times Incorporated. The editors of the two newspapers, Mark Ramotar and Nigel Williams, were also listed as defendants in the [...]
Public awareness for mangrove restoration begins with billboard
The public awareness programme for the National Mangrove Restoration Programme has stepped up with the erection of a billboard at the Russian Embassy turn, in proximity to the seawall. Chairperson of the Mangrove Action Committee Annette Arjoon-Martins said that there are several ideas behind the billboard. Firstly, that mangrove protection in Guyana has to get [...]
GRA admits container checking system not yet perfect
-refutes KN’s scam report The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) says it is working to perfect its system of checks on imported containers to further detect unscrupulous acts such as under valuing, false invoices being used and improper classification, all of which contribute to substantial loss of revenues. The agency made the revelation yesterday in a [...]
Schoolmates relate horrifying tales
Student’s shooting death… As police continue their investigation into the shooting death of a 16-year-old Patentia Secondary School student, they have revealed that the rank who shot the lad is under close arrest. In the meantime, the students who actually witnessed what transpired related very horrifying tales. Yesterday, at the home of the now deceased [...]
City Hall pays wages and salaries
- vows to make prompt payments this month Assurance has been given by Public Relations Officer of the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown, Royston King that the municipality will this month be able to pay workers’ wages and salaries on time. King made this disclosure yesterday – a matter of days after the municipality [...]
Karate team return from Panama
Win 3 Gold, 3 Silver &1 Bronze The Japan Karate Association/World Federation Guyana 12-man team was in high spirits as they displayed their 3 Gold, 3 Silver and 1 bronze Medal when they arrived home on Monday last from a successful sojourn in Panama. The competing members (3 adults and 5 children) faced intense [...]
AAG will not sanction Gold Striders Games
- athletes U-16 cannot compete for money By Edison Jefford The management team of the Gold Striders Track and Field Games, which is scheduled for this weekend at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary, will have to settle for the blessings of the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) as opposed to its sanction. [...]
Digicel Summer Smash bowls off at PM on Friday
The eagerly anticipated Digicel Summer Smash National 20/20 cricket competition bowls off on Friday at the Port Mourant ground in Corentyne Berbice with two first-round matches. Three teams will participate in each of the three county zones before the top 2 teams advance to the Super Six stage. The three zones are the Berbice ‘Free [...]
Vishaul Singh continues good form in England with tons
Playing in the Tom Dearman Cup against Whitsable CC in the 40-over English cricket league, Guyana batsman Vishaul Singh scored 137 batting for most the innings. He opened the batting and got out in the 37th over and his century helped Sandwich Town Cricket Club (STCC) to 262 which they defended to advance to the [...]
Crandon’s XI beat Chattergoon XI in practice T20 match
- as Berbice prepares for DJ Stress & other competitions Royston Crandon’s X1 defeated Sewnarine Chattergoon’s X1 by 6 runs in a specially arranged Twenty20 practice match which also served as a trial match forming part of the Berbice Cricket Board continued preparations for the upcoming DJ Stress T20 tournament and other upcoming Guyana Cricket [...]
Rudolph Mitchell cops Cavaliers World Environment Day race walk event
Rudolph Mitchell was once again in winners’ row when he out-walked a competitive field of race walkers when the Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club (CSTC) staged a 10K race walk to commemorate World Environment Day around the inner circuit of the National Park on Sunday June 6 last. Richard Lewis romped home second while Maurice [...]
Mohamed’s Enterprise supports Inter-Market football
As the organizers of the annual Inter-market Futsal knock-out football competition prepares to launch this year’s edition, Mohamed’s Enterprise of Lombard Street, Charlestown has acquiesced to a sponsorship package towards the successful running of the tournament. Yesterday morning, the management of that organization injected an undisclosed sum towards the tournament at a simple ceremony at [...]
Stabroek News delivers a wide on Visa story
Guyana won tournament paper claimed they did not attend By Sean Devers While the fire involving allegations against the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) continue to burn, a story in last Monday’s Stabroek News added to the flame that continue to engulf the shaky image of Guyana’s cricket. The Newspaper claimed that the Guyana cricket team [...]
Taffin Khan leads field as DDL Topco Juice Chess Tournament gets underway
Former junior chess champion Taffin Khan turned in a classical display, winning all three of his games to take the lead when action in the DDL Topco Juices Chess Tournament commenced at the Kieshar’s Sports Club, Hadfield Street, Georgetown over the past weekend. Raymond Singh, a former national champion now residing in Canada, also won [...]
St. Pius beat MCYS for Circle Tennis title
St. Pius eased past Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport (MCYS) in the final to capture the Godwin McPherson Foundation sponsored one-day Knockout Mixed team Circle Tennis Tournament which was played on Sunday, at the NIS Ground, The event organised by Thondai Mc Allister and co-ordinated by AL Sport & Tour Promotions saw five teams [...]
Mahaica win Noble House Seafood Windball Cricket title
Mahaica led by a scintillating unbeaten knock of 61 from the tournament’s Most Valuable Player Kelvin James defeated Kuru Kuru by nine runs to capture the Noble House Seafood / AL Sport & Tour Promotions Region 4 Primary Schools Windball Cricket Championship which was played, at Timehri Red Ground recently. In the play-off for third [...]
GT&T maintains sponsorship of RHTY&SC Magazine
Seven years and counting Telecommunication Giants, Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company (GT&T) through its Cellink Brand will for the seventh successive year co-sponsor the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) Annual Youth Review Magazine. GT&T is pumping a total of $450,000 into the publication this year and according to Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster [...]
E/Coast names squad for Digicel 20/20 Summer Smash
A 21-man squad has been named by the East Coast Cricket selectors as the area prepare for the National Digicel 20/20 Summer Smash which starts on Friday. Several players who represent City clubs but reside on the East Coast of Demerara have been named in the East Coast squad. Those selected are asked to make [...]
Driver in Sophia accident remanded
Despite relentless arguments by attorney at law Khemraj Ramjattan, Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson refused to grant bail to the driver who was involved in the accident which claimed the life of eight-year-old Anuradha Dawan. The man, Aubrey Barker of La Penitence Street, Albouystown, was not required to plead to the indictable offence of causing [...]
Worldly Words Scrabble Club takes the sport to Berbice
Less than one month after successfully staging a tournament for intermediate players and those that fall outside of the top ten rating of the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP), President of the Worldly Words Scrabble Club has embarked on a move to take the sport into the rural communities. Towards this end, scrabble players [...]
