Missing man found dead in sand pit
By Latoya Giles The partly decomposed body of a man who disappeared on Tuesday was discovered face-down in a sand pit on the Linden/ Soesdyke Highway, yesterday afternoon. Police were unable to say whether the body bore any marks of violence. Rafeek Khan ,43, of Sand Road Soesdyke, was reported missing on Wednesday, after he [...]
US court jails Guyana-born immigration officer
NEW YORK, CMC – A New York judge has jailed a Guyana-born US immigration officer after he pleaded guilty to coercing oral sex from a 22-year-old Colombian woman. Justice James P. Griffin of New York State Supreme Court sentenced Isaac R. Baichu, 49, to almost four years in prison in the negotiated sentence. He had [...]
Angry clients beat bogus car dealer
Police last night escorted a controversial businessman to seek medical treatment for wounds he sustained allegedly at the hands of persons he fleeced out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The man was handed over to police at the Brickdam Police Station by persons who alleged that he had conned them of their money by [...]
Paint samples from vessels do not match – Crime Chief
Paint samples taken from the damaged army coast guard boat last year have not matched those taken from the vessel which missing 10-year-old Ricky Jainarine and two others were aboard. On August 11, 2009, a boat mishap in the Essequibo River left the child’s father, Jainarine Dinanauth, and his close friend Henry Gibson dead, while [...]
Local cops praised for nabbing ‘one of Brazil’s most wanted’
The Guyana Police Force has come in for high praise from their Brazilian counterparts for the capture of a man described as one of Brazil’s most wanted. Last week local police handed over Euclid Da Silva, who also goes by the name Euclides Erian Da Silva, to Brazilian authorities at the Guyana/Brazil border. The man [...]
Pit bulls rip man’s face apart
Fifty-four year-old Patrick Gordon of Lot 610 Back Circle, East Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, had to be rushed to hospital on Monday after being mauled by two pit bulls in his neighbourhood. The man, who was severely bitten in the face (the left side requiring stitches from the lip to the earlobe) recounted that he was [...]
Do you know these children?
The Childcare and Protection Agency, an arm of the Ministry of Labour, Human Services & Social Security, would like to make urgent contact with the parents or relatives of the children shown here. Persons who have any information or knowledge of the parents or relatives, are being asked to contact the agency on telephone numbers [...]
Driver charged with ‘causing death’
- granted $350,000 bail Twenty-year-old Christopher George appeared in court yesterday afternoon to answer a charge of causing death by dangerous driving – the death of 19-year-old Christopher Crawford. George appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The accused, who was not required to plead to the indictable charge, was represented by [...]
No reports of drug shortage at Lethem Hospital – Minister Ramsammy
“No reports have reached my office that there is a shortage of drugs at the Lethem Hospital,” Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, asserted last evening. His remarks came in response to this newspaper’s disclosure that complaints have been surfacing that the Lethem Hospital has had a shortage of drugs for the past few weeks. [...]
Norwegian Finance Ministry clarifies logging issue
- assures support for, impressed by efforts of Guyana Govt. The Norwegian State Secretary, Ministry of Finance Hilde Singsaas yesterday wrote to Guyana’s Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud clarifying his country’s position as it relates to the divestment from Barama Company Limited, Samling Global Limited. In that letter, Ms. Singsaas informed Persaud that the recommendation document [...]
Alpha match skills with GDF; Gelder tackles Inter Moengotapoe from 14:00hrs
Alpha has set the perfect platform from which to launch their bid to win the 3rd Annual Inter Guiana Football Club Championship. The leading local club side will face the number club in the land, Guyana Defense Force from 16:00hrs in a crucial match-up for both teams. The two visiting clubs will go head to [...]
Mohamed to lead East Coast Jaguars on Sunday
Cush arrives for clash against T&T tomorrow By Sean Devers First-Class off-spinning all-rounder Zaheer Mohamed will lead the East Coast Jaguars against the Georgetown Pit bulls from 16:00hrs on Sunday at the Guyana National Stadium Providence before Guyana face Trinidad and Tobago in game two of their 20/20 cricket match-up from 20:00hrs. Mohamed will have [...]
ESPN enters 3-year deal with ESPN Star Sports
Owns exclusive C’bean rights for CLT20, NCN to broadcast tournament By Sean Devers Kaieteur Sport was informed yesterday that ESPN has entered into a three-year agreement with ESPN STAR Sports (ESS), Asia’s premier sports content provider and the global commercial partner of Champions League T20 (CTL20), for the exclusive Caribbean television, internet and mobile rights [...]
Eugene LaFleur to captain Berbice against NLC tomorrow
Former Guyana Under-19 skipper Eugene LaFleur will lead the 14-man Universal DVD Berbice Titans in their Twenty20 match against the New Line Cavaliers tomorrow at the Guyana National Stadium Providence. This will be the first game of two days of exciting Twenty20 matches organised by the Guyana Cricket Board with feature play between Guyana and [...]
Mandessa Moses/Sharon Ward should be a scorcher tonight
If you had seen the clinical way that Mandessa Moses had disposed of Alisa Marques and the classical moves she employed on her way to a lopsided shutdown of Margaret ‘Chicho’ Walcott, then you would no doubt predict an easy win for her when she tackles Sharon Ward in a catchweight encounter when the Guyana [...]
Whyte-Nedd’s performance merits appointment – Yarde
Her years of acting in the capacity of Chief Education Officer, should see Ms Genevieve Whyte-Nedd being eligible for the full benefits associated with the substantive position. At least this is the belief of President of the Guyana Public Service Union, Patrick Yarde, when he addressed a press conference yesterday. Whyte-Nedd, according to the union [...]
Strikers, Regal & Providence to contest Zone 4 final
Strikers, Regal and Providence will contest the final of the Supligen dominos competition following semi final play on Wednesday last at R&R. Scramblers were sent packing finishing on 69 games to winners Providence which chalked up 76 and Regal with 73. The top markers for Providence were M. Beaton and T. De Santos with 16 [...]
New Amsterdam, Mahaica Determinators & Pistons advance
New Amsterdam United, Mahaica Determinators and Pistions United are the latest teams to advance when competition in the 3rd annual Cheddi Jagan Memorial knock0out football tournament continued at the No. 5 Ground, West Coast Berbice. On an exciting day, New Amsterdam outhustled city side Fruta Conquerors to win an epic battle in extra time 3-2; [...]
La Penitence man found dead in home
- was not seen for several days The decomposing body of 55-year-old Michael Whaul, of Lot 13D Tucville Terrace, North East La Penitence was discovered early yesterday morning by neighbours. At the scene residents converged, awaiting the arrival of the police and undertakers to gain access to the house, since the man lived alone. According [...]
Digicel adds its name to Guyana Cup sponsors
Digicel’s resolute support for the Horse Racing industry continued yesterday when it added its name to the list of sponsors for this weekend’s Jumbo Jet Auto Sales-organised Guyana Cup Race Meet which is scheduled to be staged at the Rising Sun Turf Club, West Coast Berbice, on Sunday starting from 12:00hrs. The cell phone giants [...]
Harris ‘Paints’ a good corporate image
Makes donation to Albouystown Boxing facility The Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) Boxing Gym will get a well deserved facelift following a timely donation of several gallons of paint by Harris Paints, one of the leading local manufacturers of the product. The gesture originated from a humble request to the administrators of the above mentioned paint [...]
Not enough tail-wind may have caused Cessna crash
A preliminary report into last week’s accident which left a Cessna 206 badly damaged has suggested that there was not enough tailwind to generate speed for a takeoff. According to Minister of Public Works and Transport, Robeson Benn, the damaged aircraft, being operated by Oxford Aviations from the Ogle International Airport, is still at the [...]
Corporate Guyana lend huge support
With a few days remaining before the Super one-day Jumbo Horse race meet organised by Jumbo Jet Auto Sales and Racing Stables in collaboration with the Rising Sun Turf Club set to come off, Corporate Guyana have been lending invaluable support to this mega event. The venue is the Rising Sun Turf Club, Arima Park [...]
Habitat receives $1M boost from GT&T
A non-profit organization, which since 1995 has helped provided homes to over 2,000 families in Guyana, says that it is partnering with more organizations in an effort to improve its services. The announcement was made yesterday by Chairman of Habitat for Humanity Guyana Inc. (HFHG), William Harris, shortly after the entity received a $1M boost [...]
UG hire-car drivers ordered to move again
- calling on institution’s authorities to intervene Hire-car drivers operating from the head of the University of Guyana (UG) access road are contemplating protest actions after being continuously blocked from working in the area. Following the completion of a court action in July, the drivers were stopped from operating in front of the Beharry residence. [...]
