Burglar beaten to death at Good Hope
- cops detain five, residents stage mini-protest Police on the East Coast of Demerara have detained five men following the death of a burglar who was caught in the act early yesterday morning. But residents of Good Hope, East Coast Demerara, are up in arms over what they described unfair treatment of the men in [...]
Container topples in Canal #1
– millions in goods lost Tameshwar Ramroop of Canal # 1 says the loss of his goods may cripple him financially. Ramroop had just brought in a container of a new brand of biscuits for his wholesale customers and was preparing to unload it. Shortly before 15.00 hrs yesterday, it was noticed that the container [...]
Second trawler explosion victim dies
- body of other seaman still to be recovered A second seaman from the ill-fated MV Captain Tom has died from burns he sustained during last Sunday’s explosion onboard the unregistered vessel. The owner of the vessel, Mr. Sasesankar, confirmed that 46-year-old Rameshdat Misir Narine, called ‘Barrat’, of Lot 135 First Street, De Willem, West [...]
Police fingerprint expert says ASP Murray wrote ‘suicide note’
-dead cop’s family sticks to murder theory Police yesterday said that the Force’s handwriting expert has confirmed that the handwriting on a note found in Assistant Superintendent Ivelaw Murray’s bedroom on the day of his death was his. But Murray’s parents remain adamant that he did not write the note and that he and Constable [...]
Dem boys seh…Rohee, Kwame and Manny want hotel too
When foreigners come they must have proppa places to go and to stay. Dem boys hear Bharrat seh suh before he get de flu. And de man still sick because all dem pharmacy hide dem medication from he. Even he best friend, Bobby, who does sell all de drugs to de hospital, didn’t keep none [...]
Bus company suspends G’town/Lethem service
- cites worsening road conditions By Leonard Gildarie As heavy rains continue in the hinterland, a major bus company has announced its decision to suspend the Georgetown/Lethem service citing the deplorable conditions of the road. According to IntraServ, in notices in the daily newspaper yesterday, the conditions of the roadway have worsened to the point [...]
Magistrate blames alcohol for spiraling domestic violence in Berbice
A disgusted Magistrate Tejnarine Ramroop pulled no punches yesterday as he blamed excessive alcohol and drug use on the many cases of domestic violence in Berbice. He said that the situation has reached crisis proportions and that the problem is sickening. The magistrate made the remarks while presiding at the Albion Magistrate’s Court in a [...]
Anti-Government Nonsense
Just to be clear, this is not about anti-government thoughts on government nonsense. It is about the government’s thoughts on anti-government nonsense. Make sense? No, it does not. And that is exactly my point. Since I started writing this column again a few weeks ago, there has been a constant flow of “anti-government” finger pointing. [...]
Defending champions Guyana leave it late
- retains NACRA Trophy for third time By Rawle Welch Defending champions Guyana produced a heroic effort in the dying seconds of the final to stun Trinidad and Tobago 14-12 and retain their NACRA title for the third time yesterday, at the National Stadium. The Guyanese, who had beaten their Trinidadian counterparts earlier in the [...]
Mayor’s Cup All Star U-23 footballers to tour Suriname
- three practice games scheduled starting today The Mayor’s Cup Under-23 All Star football squad will tour neighbouring Suriname from Tuesday August 3 to Saturday August 7 for a Goodwill series. The squad is due to leave for Suriname next Tuesday and will face a Suriname Under-20 team on Wednesday and an Under-23 team on [...]
Olympic-size Pool nearing completion
“Making steady progress” – Anthony Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony, on his visit yesterday to the site of the Olympic-Size Swimming Pool that is being constructed at Liliendaal, said that the unprecedented facility is on schedule to be completed in September. “I think we are making steady progress, we should complete [...]
Trinidad ends Guyana’s hockey medal hopes
Guyana’s hopes for a hockey medal in the Central American and Caribbean Games were cast aside by a determined Trinidad ladies team who dished out a 5-1 beating on the South Americans. With Guyana needing a win to ensure a place in the semi-finals, their ladies came out pressing but the experienced Trinidad side were [...]
Cush making his mark as 20/20 specialist
- another hat-trick for veteran all-rounder By Sean Devers in Trinidad In Association with Digicel At age 35, many in Guyana had written off Lennox Joseph Cush as an aging warrior who was over the hill, especially since his right knee, which went under the surgeon’s knife twice, was expected to struggle with the hectic [...]
Customer care seminar fails to attract “those in need of training”
Several persons in Linden were on Friday last given the opportunity to learn and reinforce good customer relations practices, through a Customer Care Seminar at the Egbert Benjamin Exhibition Centre and Conference Hall at Speightland, Mackenzie. Ms Morgana Bethune, whose initiative it was to conduct the seminar, said the general response from participants was quite [...]
Coconut water bottling factory being readied
By Leonard Gildarie The Hope Estate plantation, East Coast Demerara, is being upgraded with government looking for interested parties to run a coconut water bottling facility there. Over the weekend, there were advertisements in the newspapers requesting interested parties to submit proposals that will see Guyana bottling its own coconut water. Director of National Agricultural [...]
FFTP Director recognized for service to the community
Executive Director of Food For The Poor (Guyana) Inc. Leon L Davis, received a certificate on Monday for his “outstanding and invaluable service to the community” . At the organization’s Festival City head office, Pandit Suresh Sugrim, President of the New Jersey Arya Samaj Mandir, Inc. Humanitarian Mission, presented a “Certificate of Special Senate Recognition”, [...]
Govt. returns seized West Dem co-op
A West Bank Demerara co-op society seized by government last week has been handed back to the cane farmers. Officials of the Labour Ministry disclosed on Monday that there were a number of “technical issues” in the manner the society was taken over by the Chief Co-operative Development Officer (CCDO) last Wednesday. The Belle Vue [...]
We often forget the children
Dear Editor, We sometimes focus more on living and forget the little ones beside us that so much need our direction. Our children are being left to find their way on their own, and more so fend for themselves in order to survive. Now this is not so with every child, but for the majority [...]
Linden hit-and-run victim unidentified
A hit-and-run accident early yesterday morning has resulted in the death of a man of Amerindian descent, who is yet to be identified. The dead man was discovered on the Linden Highway in the vicinity of a popular sawmill at Amelia’s Ward.The body was removed shortly after 05:00hrs. However no one in the vicinity seemed [...]
Two more Army officers graduate
Two more officers from the Guyana Defence Force were recently awarded with their master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science and Management respectively. Through a press release the army said that Lieutenant Coast Guard Roger Nurse was awarded the best graduating student at the Masters Level in Computer Science at the University of Pune, India. [...]
Obesity Is Over Fat
Dear Editor, The terms, overweight and obesity, often are used interchangeably, but in fact the conditions are not the same. The true standard of measure is the proportion of weight that is composed of fat, as compared to that representing lean muscle, bone and body fluids. Ideally, a man’s body fat should be 10 to [...]
An Indecent Assault On The Local Private Sector
Dear Editor, Every country in the Caribbean takes pride in its hotels for the role they play in the local tourism industry, the backbone of its economy. Their industry has been built over many years of careful planning and execution. One thing the governments of these countries have in common is that they provide the [...]
This topsy turvy world
Dear Editor, Barack Obama is of mixed race — a White mother and a Black father. However the White see him as Black and the Blacks see him as Black. When he was voted into office most of us voted for him; those who couldn’t do so physically did so with our hearts because we [...]
Shouldn’t Mr. Jagdeo step into the ring now?
When a President or Prime Minister wants to be the “Maximum Hero,” “All-Powerful Leader,” the “Divine Soul” of his/her nation, he/she must not only be endowed with the qualities of leadership but must be saturated with political finesse, intellectual acumen and be a master strategist. In the Caribbean, Forbes Burnham of Guyana, Eric Williams of [...]
More outages expected – GPL
The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) has blamed recent outages in the Demerara area on an underground power cable that failed on July 21. As a result there may be further outages as efforts are made to fix the problems. According to a GPL statement, strenuous efforts have been made since to identify the [...]
