Smuggler’s boat vanishes from Customs House wharf
Guyana Revenue Authority officers came up empty-handed yesterday while searching Riverview, Ruimveldt, for a boat which was stolen from the Customs Boathouse wharf about a week ago. Kaieteur News understands that the GRA had seized the approximately 63-foot wooden vessel, which contained smuggled goods, during a recent raid. The boat was reportedly unloaded and taken [...]
Sharma saga … Prosecution stalls start of preliminary inquiry
The commencement of the preliminary inquiry concerning the tampering with witness charge against embattled television station owner, Chandra Narine Sharma and five of his associates, has been further delayed. Yesterday, as the matter was called up before Magistrate Geeta Chandan-Edmond, the court was told that the prosecution was not in possession of any of the [...]
Newborn’s throat was not slit – post mortem
The baby boy whose body was fished out of the Cowan Street, Kingston canal may not have been murdered after all. Kaieteur News understands that a postmortem conducted yesterday by pathologist, Dr. V. Bridgemohan, revealed that the baby’s throat had not been slit. According to a source, the pathologist found no marks of violence on [...]
Dem Biys Seh… De fancy boys coming to de Princess
Princess Casino had some dancing girls but de people who running the hotel decide that since dem same girls was too friendly wid de locals, de management decide that all of dem had to go home. De same management buy ticket and wid less than one day notice dem put dem gyal pun a plane. [...]
Better Hope residents distressed with roads, drainage and irrigation
Residents of Better Hope, East Coast Demerara, are peeved at the deplorable roads and drainage and irrigation, which contribute to flooding on the road and stagnation of water. According to Ronald Arjune, the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) has received several complaints about the drainage and irrigation and it was brought to the attention of the [...]
Absence of Cubana monument regrettable
The government this week expressed regret at not yet setting up a monument to honour those who were killed in the Cubana air disaster, 34 years ago. The victims included Guyanese medical students and the young wife of a Guyanese diplomat. Cubana flight 455 from Barbados to Jamaica was brought down by a terrorist attack [...]
Guyana focuses on keeping children in schools
Minister of Labour, Manzoor Nadir has met with a high-level team from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) as part of his visit to Geneva to discuss the TACKLE project where he requested full clarification on the deliverables and its management. Government has embarked on a child labour project, to reduce truancy and increase school attendance, [...]
Pakistani High Commissioner pays courtesy call to GCCI
High Commissioner of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Guyana, Miangul Akbar Zeb, paid a courtesy call on the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Tuesday. During his visit, High Commissioner Zeb met with President of GCCI, Komal Ramnauth, and Senior Vice President of the Chamber, Mr. Eon Caesar, to discuss possible areas [...]
Guyana off to outstanding start
Guyana got off to an outstanding start in the individual section of the VIII Pan American Junior Squash Championships, presently underway in El Salvador. The team of Deje Dias, Jason Ray Khalil, Ashley Khalil and Keisha and Kayla Jeffrey are representing Guyana in the individual, team, female doubles and mixed doubles categories. Under-19 champion Alex [...]
Lewis’ fairytale run ends
- Top seed Squires moves on Junior national player Gavin Lewis’ fairytale run was ended on Thursday when he fell to senior player Leyland Leacock in three closely contested sets 6-2 5-7 6-3 as play in the GBTI Open Tennis Championships continued at the Bank’s Hard-courts. Lewis, who has shown remarkable improvement since last year [...]
National intermediate Boxing Championships continues tonight
The nation’s top amateur boxers will resume competition tonight following last evening’s open night in the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) National Intermediate Boxing Championships at Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH). Among those vying for top honours over the two nights are boxers from the Harpy Eagle gym including junior/flyweight Ansela Norville (female), Flyweights Devon [...]
Muneshwar’s Golf tourney to be staged today
Father’s Day could come a day early for some golfers as they battle for attractive prizes in the Annual Muneshwar’s Ltd. Medal Play Golf tournament today at Lusignan Golf Course. The tournament is being played in tribute to fathers, and it is hoped that a father come out victorious since a previous Father’s Day tournament [...]
Guyanese galore for Guyfest 2010
Cole, Coates, Gary for Style and culture show Karib Nation Inc., a registered non-profit organisation will be hosting the annual Guyana Cultural Festival – “Guyfest 2010” on Saturday July 10, 2010 at the Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds, 1450 Generals Highway “MD Route 178” in Crownsville, Maryland and Guyana will be well represented at the event. [...]
Everything to gain from sports scholarship
Dear Editor, Sports scholarships seems to have died for potential sports ambassadors from Guyana, and maybe it could be because we are from the third world. Interesting enough, Tamika Garnett ran with a report in the SN dated June 2, 2010 and headlined “Jevina Sampson in line for Singapore Youth Olympic Scholarship.” Reading the headline, [...]
Mark Sutton Foundation to host 7 a-side football tourney
Funded by New York based villagers With a mandate to promote the social, cultural, economic and educational development of young people in Melanie Damishana and its environs, the Mark Sutton Foundation will host a grand 7 a-side football tournament on Sunday June 27 at the Melanie Damishana Football Ground. The Mark Sutton Foundation was formed [...]
Two businessmen slapped with fraud charges
Two popular city businessmen, who allegedly obtained $3.6 M under the pretence that they could have obtained a motor vehicle for a man, were yesterday placed on $150,000 bail. The men yesterday made their court appearance before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown Magistrates Court. Wayne Barrow, the proprietor of Versus Auto Sales, [...]
Berbice name teams for GCB/Digicel T20 Super Sixes stage
The Berbice Cricket Board has named two strong teams to represent the Ancient County in the upcoming GCB/Digicel Twenty20 tournament Super Sixes stage. West Indies ODI Player Royston Crandon has been appointed Captain of the Free Weekend Team with Homchand Pooran as his deputy. Renwick Batson would be in charge of the Free Credit Team; [...]
Metro Office & Computer Supplies renews sponsorship of RHTY&SC Female Team
Stationery Giants, Metro Office & Computer Supplies has renewed its sponsorship of National Female Cricket champions, the Rose Hall Town Metro Female Cricket Team. The Company since 1998 has been sponsoring the team and for 2010 would be investing $160,000. The presentation took place on Wednesday last at the Berbice Cricket Board Office, New Amsterdam. [...]
Absence of Cubana monument regrettable
The government this week expressed regret at not yet setting up a monument to honour those who were killed in the Cubana air disaster, 34 years ago. The victims included Guyanese medical students and the young wife of a Guyanese diplomat. Cubana flight 455 from Barbados to Jamaica was brought down by a terrorist attack [...]
Junior Cricket Captains in Berbice to participate in Seminar
The Special Events Committee of the Berbice Cricket Board will on Sunday June 27 host a one-day seminar for Junior Cricket Captains. The Clinic is another programme under the Board’s aggressive coaching project directed towards the development of all young cricketers in the Ancient County. Chairman of the Berbice Cricket Board Special Events Committee Hilbert [...]
False claim at NIS lands woman in court
Surdaj Chung, 36, of Lot 13 Hendbury Avenue, Nandy Park, was yesterday placed on $500,000 bail after she pleaded not guilty to 14 charges ranging from obtaining money by false pretence to forgery. The allegation was that the woman forged several receipts from Medicare Pharmacy over a two-year period. The court heard that Chung later [...]
Guyana to host South American heads in August
Guyana will on August 28 host a meeting of South American presidents, the government announced this week. Guyana will host the meeting in keeping with obligations being the chair of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR). According to Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon, a two-day meeting of foreign affairs ministers and [...]
Septuagenarian promises to walk 4 miles in 30 minutes
Seventy-four years old veteran race walker, Rudolph Holder has committed to complete a four-mile event scheduled for tomorrow morning on the West Coast Demerara in thirty minutes or less. He has further promised to lie on shame bench, in the blazing sun, if he fails to come good on his word. Holder’s dreams were fashioned [...]
Hot Shots Domino team triumph
Hot Shots Domino team, led by a sterling contribution of 18 games by Mr. F. Prince, amassed 78 games to cart off the honours when the South Turkeyen Sports Committee, in collaboration with organizer, Johnny ‘Overseas’ Barnwell staged a domino competition at the Julian’s Hideout Guinness Bar, Mahaicony to usher in Father’s Day over the [...]
Mother plans personal investigation for missing son
– says she is tired of waiting on the Police Indra Persaud-Moonadai is tired to waiting for news of her missing 17-year-old son. She has planned to personally visit the area where her son was last reported to have worked. Indra told this newspaper that while the Police have been conducting investigations, they have not [...]
