Burn victims on road to recovery
… Trawler explosion Relatives of 19-year-old Orlon Munroe, who sustained severe burns about the body when a trawler exploded on Saturday, said that he was showing some signs of improvement. The teen sustained burns to almost 90 percent of his body. His mother, Cheryl Munroe, yesterday told this publication that he started eating solid foods [...]
Re-migrant frustrated at sloth of GRA
A 74-year-old re-migrant from the United States of America is expressing frustration over what he describes as the royal runaround to clear a container of his personal belongings from a local wharf. Haniff Sattaur, who has been living in the United States for the past 24 years, decided that he had had enough of his [...]
‘Stealing is a job, I have to live’
… Chain snatcher tells court A man who reportedly claimed that stealing was a job and he has to make a living, did not cater for the police when he snatched a gold chain and tried to escape yesterday. Joseph George, called ‘Bounty Killa’, a resident of the Buxton/Vigilance community, was captured by two alert [...]
High Court police corporal succumbs two weeks later
After battling for life for almost two weeks at the Georgetown Public Hospital, Police Corporal Bertrand Edwards succumbed to his injuries. The man’s relatives told this newspaper that he drew his last breath around 04:45 hours yesterday while at the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit. On June 8, last 53-year-old Edwards, was riding his motorcycle along [...]
Dem boys seh… Is nuff coalition
People running fuh form coalition but wha dem boys didn’t know was dem had coalition long before. Dem had coalition of businessmen, coalition of doctors and coalition of public servants. Dem even had a coalition of thieves. Imagine dem boys find out that two contractors form a coalition fuh do some wuk in Berbice. Dem [...]
IDB Issues Poverty Reduction Bonds
With the aim of supporting better living conditions for new generations in Latin America and the Caribbean the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has announced the issuance of Poverty Reduction Bonds in association with the Daiwa Securities Group. The Poverty Reduction Bonds, the first theme bond by the IDB, will be issued under the IDB’s Global [...]
T&T’s Prime Minister says smelter story false
Trinidad and Tobago’s Government has refuted reports that it is set to talk to President Bharrat Jagdeo to relocate a controversial aluminium smelter project to Guyana. The twin-island’s Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, told reporters on Tuesday that the report by the Trinidad Express published on the same day is totally false, according to another report [...]
Armed robbery rattles Alexander Village couple
… says Police laughed, didn’t take statement An Alexander Village couple, rattled by a robbery last evening, was sunk deeper in distress when they visited the East Ruimveldt Police Station. Fareeda Hassan, 35, and businessman Mohamed Shahabudeen Din, 43, were sitting just outside their home on a verandah when a gunman approached them just after [...]
Ramsaroop moves to High Court for return of hard-drives
…Chief Justice orders Commissioner to show cause Businessman Peter Ramsaroop through his lawyer, Robert Corbin, has moved to the High Court to have the police return to him the seized hard drives (non-volatile storage device for digital data) and other equipment belonging to him that the police took. Chief Justice (ag) Ian Chang has since [...]
Two foreigners admit to attempting to export cocaine through CJIA
Two foreigners are being closely monitored after they reportedly admitted to ingesting pellets filled with cocaine. Reports are that a male American citizen was attempting to board a Delta flight around 07:00 hours yesterday at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timheri, when he was intercepted by ranks of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit. This newspaper [...]
Ministry denies encouraging death benefit settlement
A senior official of the Ministry of Labour has denied that the Ministry had encouraged a widow to accept a certain amount of compensation for the death of her husband. The woman, Denise Smith, is seeking a settlement with her late husband’s employer to the tune of $5M as stated in a writ filed in [...]
Region’s surgeons charged to ensure standards in place to promote competition
The need for standards as it relates to the delivery of health care is especially crucial even as efforts are made to promote competition in this regard. This notion was recently emphasised by President Bharrat Jagdeo when he addressed the opening of the Eighth Caribbean College of Surgeons Conference recently. According to the President one [...]
Names being taken for Disability Register
The National Commission on Disability is seeking to establish a register of Persons with Disabilities. Following several campaigns that targeted the use of public transportation by persons with disabilities, a specially equipped vehicle has been purchased by the Health Ministry to assist members of the organisation and others. Chairman of the Commission, Leon Walcott, stated [...]
City residents urged to disinfect waste
- as efforts are made by M&CC to undertake waste collection In wake of the suspension of garbage collection by waste disposal contractors, the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown is urging city residents to ensure that their garbage are placed in bags and sprinkled with a solution of Jay’s fluid. This action according to [...]
Head Teachers should “stop trivialising sports”
- Anthony says time available to schools By Edison Jefford In the second part of his stirring address at the launch of the National Schools’ Athletics, Cycling and Swimming Championships, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony urged Head Teachers to “strop trivialising sports” in their schools. Anthony, who was speaking last week [...]
Giftland Office Max donates track pants to Media Cricket team
Giftland Office Max has continued their support for the development of sports in Guyana with the donation of a set of track pants to the Media Cricket team ahead of their match on July 4 against West Demerara’s Mc Gill Superstars. This feature game will be played just before the Final of the massive DJ [...]
Teacher quits school, matrimonial home for lover
Michelle Hinds is one of the teachers at the St Margaret’s Primary School and is currently reading for a certificate in Education at the University of Guyana. She has never shirked her responsibilities so her colleagues were amazed when she failed to turn up for classes all of last week and the week before. Concerned, [...]
Gentle survives first set scare to win Girls Singles title
- Leacock / Barckoy into Men’s Doubles final No.1 seed Shawna Gentle rebounded from a surprising first set loss against # 2 seeded player Krystal Sukra to win in three sets 1-6 6-1 7-5. The underdog Sukra got off to a quick start rolling over Gentle 6-1 in the first set, before she uncharacteristically seemed [...]
Smith slams pitch, Gayle happy
Gibson hopes Kensington pitch will not favour pace By Sean Devers Both of the two Test matches at Warner Park in St Kitts have now ended in high-scoring draws. Tuesday’s conclusion to the 2nd Test between West Indies and South Africa failed to produce a result as only 19 wickets fell and 1,324runs were scored [...]
National Media team named for DJ Stress 20/20 tourney
The National Media team, which will play an exhibition match against West Demerara’s McGill Superstars for a $50,000 winner take all prize at the Guyana National Stadium on July 4, has been named. The Media match will be contested just before the final of the 2nd annual DJ Stress 20/20 tournament and former Guyana off-spinner [...]
Improvement in education programmes keeps pace with Strategic Plan
One of the fundamental principles underlying the vision of the Ministry of Education’s strategic plan is to address the quality of education that is being provided to both teachers and students. This is according to Director of the National Centre for Educational Resources Development (NCERD), Mohandat Goolsaran, who recently revealed that as part of this [...]
Horseracing season to resume on July 4 at Ryan Crawford Turf Club
Following a break of about three weeks after the first half of the season, horses and horse owners will be heading back to the track on July 4 for the start of the second half of the racing season; this half will see the introduction of the two-year old animals. A grand one-day meet is [...]
Ex-police fished out of canal
…suicide suspected The body of Joseph Holligan, a 69-year-old former policeman of Agricola East Bank Demerara was yesterday day fished out of the Eccles/Agricola koker outfall. His body was spotted tucked close to the mangrove by some fishermen who said that they immediately identified people at the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) who immediately contacted the [...]
St John Association celebrates anniversary
The St. John Association of Guyana started a Week of Celebrations with a church service at St. George’s Cathedral. In attendance were Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, performing the duties of the President; Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy; British High Commissioner Fraser Wheeler, who read the Second Lesson; Mayor Hamilton Green; and Chairman of St. John [...]
Malteenoes returning to Table Tennis powerhouse
With a vibrant structure, Malteenoes Sports Club proved at the last Independence Table Tennis Tournament that concluded last week at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall that it is rapidly returning to the days when it was a force to reckon with in the sport. Under the watchful eyes of Coach, Lisa Lewis, Malteenoes was the [...]
