October Conference to settle AFC leadership woes
- Trotman reportedly not keen on rotation While the National Executive Committee of the Alliance For Change has voted to have the rotational leadership arrangement remain in place, it is up to the party’s National Conference in October this year to ultimately settle the issue. The party on Saturday last held its executive retreat and [...]
PPP joins in commemorating Walter Rodney’s anniversary
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Donald Ramotar, has joined with all the progressive people in Guyana and further a field in commemorating the 30th anniversary of the assassination of the renowned Guyanese historian and revolutionary, Walter Rodney. “At the time of his death Rodney was only 38 years old…Yet his impact on African [...]
Trinidad pathologist says victim had marks of violence
Highway death mystery… By Latoya Giles A second post mortem examination on the remains of Linden taxi driver, Damian Lindore, 23, has failed to clear up the mystery surrounding his death, while adding to suspicion that he was murdered. Kaieteur News understands that Trinidadian Pathologist, Professor Hubert Daisely, said that while he found injuries that [...]
Dem boys seh….Dem West Indies cricketers more interested in World Cup Football
Some people checking hospitals; dem watching death announcement and dem visiting every hospital and police station. Dem boys seh that is that what people does do when dem want to find somebody who disappear. Prem disappear and even he wife can’t find he. He use to deal wid fish but dem fish too small to [...]
Relatives challenge court appointed receiver
Battle over slain businessman’s multi-million $$$ estate… With a bitter battle brewing over the multi-million dollar estate of executed businessman, Terry Bacchus, attorney at law Anil Nandalall says that the court should not add Bacchus’s brothers and his mother as administrators of his assets. The lawyer, who is representing Kumarie Ramkellawan, Bacchus’s second wife, said [...]
Sangeeta Persaud’s second PM results further delayed
The results for the second post mortem examination of Sangeeta Persaud have yet again been delayed. The pathologist, Dr. Valary Alexandrov had promised that the results would be available over the weekend. However, when contacted on Saturday the doctor said he had some difficulty conducting the tests because of the state of the samples. Dr. [...]
Overseas-based Guyanese condemn Kelvin Fraser killing
- express fears for their families back home Several overseas-based Guyanese have condemned the police killing of 16-year-old Kelvin Fraser. They have stated that the incident shows clearly the lack of professional training within the Guyana Police Force. The view was expressed that in order to provide a proper service to the citizenry of Guyana, [...]
GRA Boss accused of bullyism at Kitty Masjid
Executive members of the Kitty Masjid are mystified at the actions of the GRA boss, Kurshid Sattaur, who they said has used his office and social status to bully his way to implement changes in the executive. According to the treasurer of the Kitty Masjid, Odo Best, it started two Fridays ago when Sattaur who [...]
National Competitiveness Strategy will benefit business sector
- Senior Economist Fair competition is one of the core characteristics of a healthy business sector. It keeps the playing field level, prevents monopolies and forces businesses to court their customers with continuously improving products and services. The executives of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) apparently share the same sentiments. The GCCI [...]
Rugby TD impressed by team’s fitness and facility
- Nascimento thanks Stadium Staff Technical Director (TD) of the national rugby squad Joe Whipple speaking with Kaieteur Sport at the end of two days of trials at the National Stadium to select the final composition of the team to contest the CAC Games and NACRA Tournament said that the assessment was worthwhile. Whipple, [...]
Canal number two farmers up in arms over halting of drainage works
A group of farmers from the Canal Number Two Polder is angry over the premature halt to drainage works, which they blame on the head of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority and two other farmers who are closely associated with him. The farmers, who are members of the Spilweir Farmers’ Group, had secured the [...]
Tennis and Squash Courts at Non Pariel Park to be completed soon
Site for Athletic Track with Football Filed to be known this week – Dr. Anthony By Franklin Wilson There has always been the call and cry, if you like, for more facilities of a modern nature to go along with the development of athletes across the spectrum in Guyana. Sometimes the calls seem to [...]
M&CC gives emphasis to workers’ health with HIV Policy
Premised on a commitment to protect the health of all employees and to ensure that they work in a safe environment, the Mayor and City Council has incorporated the use of an HIV workplace policy. According to Public Relations Officer, Royston King, the move, which has been in the making for several years, comes as [...]
Windies crash to 163-run defeat in 4 days
By Sean Devers in Trinidad In association with Igloo Ice Cream & Ultra Water, Camp Street The West Indies struggles continued as the Regional side were crushed by 163 runs yesterday inside four days of their rain-hit first Digicel Test against South Africa at the Queens Park Oval as the visitors took a 1-nil [...]
Regions Six has highest number of suicides
– Health Minister The highest number of suicide deaths is consistently found in Region Six when compared to the rest of the country. This revelation was made by Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, who noted that the suicide rate in Region Six is characterised by some 50 deaths per 100,000 persons. This startling statistic [...]
Berbice zone opens with wins for Free Weekend and Free Credit
The Digicel Summer Smash Twenty/20 national first division cricket began in Berbice with wins for Free Weekend and Free Credit. The competition got underway on Saturday in Berbice with two matches after a delay of one day due to rain. The competition was switched from the Port Mourant Cricket ground Corentyne to the Edinburgh Ground [...]
Deonarine hits unbeaten 104 for Georgetown Floodlights
Skipper Ricky Deonarine struck a brilliant, unbeaten 104 to spur Georgetown Floodlights to a comfortable 75-run victory over Industry Super Kings XI in the final of the best of three Andrew Arts 25-over softball match played last Friday evening at the National Park Tarmac. The right-handed former Demerara Inter-County softball player smacked seven sixes and [...]
City businessman fears for his life
Popular city businessman, Milton Brandford has told Kaieteur News that he is in fear of his life after his complaint about the harassment of his nephew Dr. Colis Brandford of the Georgetown Hospital. According to Brandford, the dilemma started with taunts from a group of policemen in black clothes traveling around the city on motorcycles. [...]
Alvis elected President of Lusignan Golf Club
Courts Guyana Inc. Country Manager Lester Alvis was elected President while five members of the previous executive committee were returned to office at Lusignan Golf Club’s Annual General Meeting held Saturday evening at the Clubhouse. Alvis replaced Mel Sankies who held the post for two terms but did not seek reelection. The new secretary is [...]
GCB announces Under-19 team for Regional competition
The Guyana Cricket Board has named their 14-member squad along with four standbys for the 2010 Regional Under-19 Tournament. All the players named are asked to report to the Chetram Singh centre of Excellence at LBI Ground from 17:00hrs today. Manager of the squad is Alvin Johnson with the experienced Hubern Evans as Coach. The squad: Amir [...]
Coaches confident of winning medals as CAC team prepares
Following the receipt of a correspondence from the hierarchy of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) approving the encampment of the team of boxers identified to represent this country at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Puerto Rico, the six boxers will go into training camp within the next few days. Coach of the Guyana [...]
GCB announces Under-19 team for Regional competition
The Guyana Cricket Board has named their 14-member squad along with four standbys for the 2010 Regional Under-19 Tournament. All the players named are asked to report to the Chetram Singh centre of Excellence at LBI Ground from 17:00hrs today. Manager of the squad is Alvin Johnson with the experienced Hubern Evans as Coach. The squad: Amir [...]
Police examining all theories
NUMBER SEVEN VILLAGE, CORENTYNE – Police in Division ‘B’ of the Guyana Police Force are working on a number of theories to ascertain how Trevor Kissoon of 25 Alexander Street in New Amsterdam met his death. The body of the 27-year old employee of the J&N Taxi Service at Trinity and Main Streets, New Amsterdam [...]
Region Six braces for heavy rainfall
NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – As the Region Six Administration gears up in anticipation of heavy rainfall, Chairman Zulfikar Mustapha is appealing to residents to desist from disposing garbage in waterways. This, he said is one of the major causes of flooding in East Berbice/Corentyne. Another contributing factor would be structures, without the necessary specification that [...]
Port Mourant Market almost complete
PORT MOURANT, CORENTYNE – After several delays, the Port Mourant Market is said to be almost complete. This is according to the Chairman of Region Six Zulfikar Mustapha, who indicated last week that the finishing touches are being applied. Two weeks ago, a team comprising the Chairman of Basic Needs Trust Fund, Clive Roopchand; Project [...]
