Abdul Kadir, DeFreitas guilty

- Face life imprisonment (From the New York Times) A federal jury yesterday found two Guyanese men guilty of conspiring to blow up John F. Kennedy International Airport, concluding a month-long trial that centered on the men’s plan to set off a series of explosions along a fuel pipeline that cuts through the city. But the [...]

Esso station attacked in early morning rampage

- no response from 911 in hours A city gas station was the scene of an early morning ordeal, when for the third time in four months, there was a violent attack and robbery, and the establishment’s owner is understandably upset. According to Keith Correia, manager of the Esso Gas Station on Vlissengen Road, three [...]

Jagdeo way off the mark on The Bahamas’ hotel occupancy rate

Head of State Bharrat Jagdeo whilst speaking at the commissioning ceremony of the GT&T fibre optic cable recently, in reference to the proposed Marriott Hotel and seeking to justify its construction despite the low level of occupancy in Guyana, spoke of a new hotel proposed in the Bahamas and an occupancy rate in that territory [...]

I will not allow ranks under my watch to be lackadaisical – Commander Primo

Police ranks on the East Coast of Demerara are upset over a report in this newspaper that highlighted their alleged non-response to a robbery in the Coldingen area on Sunday night. The report stated that the police took over three hours to respond to the robbery at the home of businessman Nazim Abdool  called ‘Fish [...]

Police seize Lethem businessman’s firearm in wife-beating probe

Police at Lethem have seized the firearm of a popular businessman after they arrested him for physically abusing his wife. The businessman, who was also a leading figure in the Rupununi Chamber of Commerce, was arrested on Sunday, hours after his wife reported that she was severely beaten by him. According to reports, the woman [...]

Missing man’s relatives head for Suriname after a body is found

… Trawler explosion Relatives of missing fisherman, Ravi Ragoonauth, are preparing to travel to neighboring Suriname later today to view the remains of a man who was fished out of Suriname waters over the weekend. One week ago, Ragoonauth went missing and another crew member, Rameshdat Misir Narine called ‘Barrat’, died after the trawler they [...]

E’bo Islands student is Miss Wakenaam

Kudos are in order for the committee members responsible for the splendid Wakenaam Nite staged last Saturday at the Community Centre, and if all goes well, the venture is well on its way to becoming one of the main tourist attractions to the island. The main item on a beautiful Saturday evening was the crowning [...]

Labour Ministry survey begins today

The annual Occupational Wages and Hours of Work Survey will begin today, according to the Ministry of Labour. A release from the ministry states that the survey will include questions on wages and hours of work of various occupations as well as the employment cost component. Statistics on wages and hours of work comprise one [...]

World Breastfeeding Week commences

World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from August 1-7 in more than 120 countries, including Guyana, to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies. It commemorates the Innocent Declaration made by World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) policy-makers in August 1990, to protect, promote and support breastfeeding. Under the [...]

Jehovah’s Witnesses to hold convention this weekend

Jehovah’s Witness, best known for their house-to-house preaching activity and the distribution of the Watchtower and Awake magazines, will this weekend hold a three-day convention at the National Park in Georgetown. The Witnesses, in a press release, said the convention is based on a message rarely heard: “Stay close to God.” “In a world where [...]

Hope Canal groundbreaking still ‘weeks away’

The Minister of Agriculture has said that his agency is weeks away from breaking ground on the Hope Canal. The statement came after the Ministry issued a call to fill the supervisory contracts on the project. Tenders were also requested for the maintenance and servicing of excavation machinery to be used in the Hope Canal [...]

The Message offers Elcock stable redemption

- Sabrina Princess wins co-feature The Message from the Colin Elcock stables produced a storming run down the homestretch to ensure that its connections came away with a significant portion of the stakes in the ‘B’ & Lower feature race on Sunday during the Port Mourant Turf Club’s Emancipation Meet, at the entity’s Headquarters in [...]

Answering questions about Uncle Adam

The publisher of this newspaper, Mr. Glenn Lall, once told me that he has to answer questions about my writings all the time from the wider society. Adam Harris, the editor, echoed the same sentiment. That societal reaction obtains all over the world. Publishers and editors will be approached by subjects who feel they were [...]

Guyana still going to S/Africa

‘CL T20 contract says 50% prize money for Board’- GCB official By Sean Devers in Trinidad In association with Digicel The worst seems to have passed and according to a high-ranking Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) official the Guyana team which won the Caribbean 20/20 Championships by beating Barbados here in Saturday’s final, will still be [...]

THIS IS A VERY SUSPICIOUS PROVISO

The presidential hopefuls within the PPP, along with those like Donald Ramotar and Ralph Ramkarran who have expressed a willingness to serve as President if so chosen, will have to consider if any of them succeeds, where they are going to live, because from the way things are going it may only be a matter [...]

Mayor’s Cup All Star U-23 footballers leave for Suriname tour today

The Mayor’s Cup Under-23 All Star football squad departed the country today for their Goodwill tour to neighbouring Suriname running from today Tuesday August 3 to Saturday August 7. The squad will face a Suriname Under-20 team tomorrow and an Under-23 team on Friday in the two-match series. Coordinator of the Mayor’s Cup Organising Committee, [...]

GABF senior team not ready for release

- Ifill expresses his availability By Edison Jefford The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) has identified the names of possible players for its senior male national team for the upcoming International Series, but is not ready to release those names because of “fine-tuning” that has to be done. “We are fine-tuning it (the team) it’s [...]

More and more people are leaving these shores

Dear Editor, More and more people in Guyana today are waiting to hear from the United States Embassy for their final interviews and paperwork to be completed; completed so that they can run off of these most troubled shores. I am sure our people do not take lightly leaving (sometimes for good) the land of [...]

Fip Motilall seems to have disappeared and there is no sign of any construction equipment

Dear Editor, To come directly to the point; I, and I’m sure most Guyanese, would like to know: “What is the relationship between the Jagdeo Administration and Makeshwar Fip Motilall? The answer may help us understand why, after defaulting on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in 2006 (Kaieteur News August 1) to build the [...]

We must sufficiently empower our women

Everyone should be extremely concerned about the persistence of violent abuse of females in our society despite numerous strategies developed by government and various social organisations to combat this problem. This is not a problem that suffers from a lack of public awareness and action. There are almost daily media reports of cases involving every [...]