Bajan dumps Guyanese wife in septic tank
A Barbadian man is now being held by Police after confessing to killing his Guyanese wife by dumping her in a septic tank, her relatives said yesterday. Dead is 33-year-old Bibi Ifill. Her relatives in Barbados told Kaieteur News that she went missing two Mondays ago, and they decided to alert the Police since the [...]
Shop owner turned into human torch, dies
By Jenelle Carter A 37-year-old father of five succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Saturday last after he was turned into a human torch by two men in Oku Backdam, Region Seven. Charles Edward Garraway, of South Ruimveldt Gardens and Four Mile Housing Scheme, Bartica, died some time after 22:00 hours on Saturday, while [...]
Boy, 12, drowns in trench
Twelve-year-old Michael Cadogan called ‘Scorchy’, of 223 Fort Ordnance Housing Scheme and a student of Canje Secondary School, succumbed minutes after he was pulled from a trench in an unconscious state yesterday. Cadogan was found in the canal aback of Fort Ordnance, not far from his home, and was rushed to the New Amsterdam Hospital, [...]
Guard caught on camera stealing cameras!
It’s true that some places use phony surveillance cameras to scare away would-be thieves but what are the odds that the security cameras in an establishment like the Gizmos and Gadgets Superstore might be real? Apparently they weren’t high enough to dissuade one security guard to keep his hands off the tempting goods. The Closed [...]
Dem Boys Seh… Another barge coming
Nuff foreign workers coming to wuk in Guyana. Dem boys seh that dem hear that these new workers coming pun another barge and that dem coming from China and India. Recruiting teams from a certain company went to de two countries and just like how dem people use to canvas dem slave and indentured labourers, [...]
Bandits cart off $1.5M from B.M. Soat office
Police on the East Coast of Demerara are investigating reports of an armed robbery committed on the B.M. Soat Auto Sales, Success establishment, around 13:30 hours yesterday. According to reports, two men posing as customers held up a sales clerk and a secretary before robbing the establishment of $1.5M. Kaieteur News understands that the two [...]
Victim suffered abuse for over three years
Woman stabbed nine times… By Latoya Giles As doctors continue to closely monitor 22-year-old Trishawarie Ramdharie, of Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara, who was viciously stabbed about the body by her estranged husband, relatives of the woman are now saying that she suffered over three years of spousal abuse. The woman is presently a patient [...]
Agri Minister slams Reuters report
Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud yesterday rebuffed a Reuter’s article, “Norway oil fund excludes 2 Israeli companies” which he said conveyed the wrong message about logging operations in Guyana, and as such he had to offer some clarifications on a specific statement in the article. He was referring to the statement: “The Ministry said it [...]
Performance in CSEC Tech/Voc programmes improved – Baksh
Guyana has recorded a 100 percent pass rate, with Grade One to Three, in the offered subject areas of Theatre Arts, Physical Education and Sports at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examination. There were also excellent performances in the technical/vocational subject areas, according to Minister of Education, Shaik Baksh. The Minister also revealed that [...]
Dengue fever cases must be reported
- says Health Minister Reports of persons being tested in opportunistic ways to detect the presence of dengue fever have reached the Ministry of Health and according to Dr Leslie Ramsammy, his Ministry does not condone such practices. “I got a report from a patient who spent more than $60,000 being tested for various things…It [...]
YCG to launch employability and development programme
As many youths cry out for employment, many who become employed fail to keep their job because they lack necessary work ethics. In this regard, Youth Challenge Guyana (YCG) will be launching a “Youth Employability and Development Programme (YEDP)”, which targets employed youths by teaching them skills necessary to remain employed. YEDP is part of [...]
Burglars hit GGDMA
- computers stolen The commencement of Mining Week saw blatant disregard for the headquarters of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) over the weekend, with thieves taking away two of three computers. According to reports, it is unclear when the burglary occurred but yesterday around 1:30 pm police visited the crime scene and [...]
Magistrate ordered to face Chief Justice
Chief Justice Ian Chang has granted an Order Nisi sought by Attorney at law Mursaline Bacchus compelling Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo to refer a matter to the High Court. The prominent attorney had moved to the High Court after serving a notice on the magistrate and citing certain authority that she should refer same to the [...]
Ramesh Rajkumar heads Assoc. of Legal Practitioners
The Guyana Association of Legal Practitioners (GALP), formerly the Berbice Bar Association, on Wednesday last held its election of office bearers at the Berbice High Court. The meeting began in mid-afternoon and the executive members were unanimously elected to serve for the next two years. Former Member of Parliament, Ramesh Rajkumar, was installed as the [...]
Cove & John Hindu College enjoys CSEC success
The Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations have been especially good for the Cove and John Hindu College this year. According to Principal of the College, Rajkumarie Singh, 15 of the institution’s students wrote the exams, and all passed their respective subjects. The Principal said that the students gained 51 grade ones, 47 grade twos, [...]
PNCR honours President’s College CSEC students
The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) at simple ceremony, yesterday, honoured the students of the President’s College who sat the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination. The event took place at the party’s headquarters at Congress Place where the students were awarded, by the Party, a Certificate of Recognition and Appreciation in Commemoration of the [...]
Alpha 0 Seawall 0; GDF 1 Camptown 0; Liquid Gold 1 Rosignol 0
By Franklin Wilson The lesser placed teams have sounded a collective warning to their more well placed rivals that the second and final round of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Super League sponsored by FIFA under the Win in CONCACAF with CONCACAF Initiative will be fierce and nothing must be taken for granted. Given the [...]
Tickets for Grudge match go on sale today as high-level cricket returns to Stadium
By Sean Devers After local entertainment promoters Hits & Jams provided Guyanese with three high-standard concerts as a part of their Jam Zone Summer Break activities at the Guyana National Stadium, all roads will again lead to the Providence venue on Saturday and Sunday for an event that the facility was originally build for in [...]
Rampage of the goats in Guyana
It was Clement Rohee who exclaimed that; “goat ain’t bite me” when referring to the possibility that he may seek the presidential accolade of the PPP for the forthcoming national elections. For those not familiar with Guyanese lingo, “the goat bite me” allegory means that when a goat bites you, there is bad luck to [...]
74 Karatekas promoted at JKA/WF Guyana Grading Examination
The Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) was a buzz of activity on Saturday last when the Japan Karate Association/World Federation Guyana conducted its 3rd grading examinations for the year with a total of seventy four (74) students attaining higher ranks. Nine to 12 year-olds Arianna Phagoo and Javon Fraser were both promoted from 2nd to [...]
Keeping the Burnham flame alight!
Just before former Vice President Viola Burnham died, a project was initiated to redeem the image and reputation of the former Executive President of Guyana, Forbes Burnham. It was feared that with the passage of time, the exploits of Guyana’s first Prime Minister and Executive President, would be forgotten. This was too dreadful of a [...]
Yassin’s pronouncement on Government’s lack of support is true
By Rawle Welch Two recent pronouncements reported to be made by President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) K. Juman Yassin must be seen as encouraging and a shift in policy. Firstly, let me congratulate the GOA President for announcing what is clearly the biggest contingent of athletes and officials combined to leave these shores [...]
Why is Govt. working overtime to keep a lid deals involving public funds and resources?
Dear Editor, As the hoopla over the President’s ‘Bux-con’ visit fades and gives way to another day’s news flash, it is time for the people of Buxton and elsewhere to start asking serious questions about the government’s infatuation with secrecy when dealing with the people’s finances. The President and his Government just cannot be allowed [...]
What has the PNCR been doing to showcase its ability to govern?
Dear Editor, I respond to Gary Drakes letter (Kaieteur News 23.08.10). Gary raises a number of questions and concerns about what’s really going on in the corridors of Congress Place. Based on the tone of the letter there seems to be a lot of confusion in Congress Place which is not making the news. It [...]
Buxtonians should engage the President and his men to determine if they are genuine
Dear Editor, I had joined the Buxton celebration discussion where I pointed to my preference for a collegial confab to talk and come up with concrete solutions and activities in a holistic manner to address the Buxton crisis. In that letter I spoke about my agreement with the notion of rights of the individual and [...]
