Highest spring tides in decades create havoc countrywide
By Leonard Gildarie and Jenelle Carter Spring tides, said to be the highest in decades, left several communities under water for hours yesterday, and substantial damage. A number of villages around the country even those not traditionally prone to flooding, saw waters rising, with even Stabroek Market under water last evening. Losses are now being [...]
Wife abducts ‘sweet woman’
Quick police action led to the arrest of a mother of four, who allegedly abducted a female acquaintance of her husband yesterday from the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company’s sub-office at 69 Brickdam. The female acquaintance is attached to the company as a cashier. The police in a press statement identified the woman as an [...]
Police detain uncle, woman
Police have detained an uncle of 28-year-old Dexter Gaspar, as well as a woman, as investigations intensified yesterday into the murder of the Hand-in-Hand Insurance supervisor. Kaieteur News understands that the two were taken into custody yesterday and that investigators are checking leads which suggest that a property dispute may be the motive for the [...]
Jeweller jailed for contempt
- collapses in prison A city businessman who was yesterday jailed for four days after he failed to turn up in court on contempt charges, suffered a heart attack and was taken to the hospital. Yesterday, Justice Franklyn Holder sentenced jeweller ‘Sheriff’ Ahmad, after he was arrested on the charges. Ahmad was reportedly summoned to [...]
Angry West R/veldt residents force halt to demolition exercise
- offer to clear canal for far less than contract cost Yesterday’s attempt to remove dwellers along the West Ruimveldt Front Road Reserve was met with fierce resistance, as residents blocked roads, forcing the demolition crew to hastily abandon their mission. The situation led to the intervention of armed police ranks, who had to resort [...]
Dem boys seh…Guyana full of stupidness
Lateness is de normal thing in Guyana. People does set time fuh a meeting and tun up late. De other day, dem boys seh that dem get invite to a 10 o’clock function at de Amerindian Hostel in Princes Street. De Minister didn’t come till 10:20. De American Ambassador was on time and he had [...]
Giftland Office Max/Fila muscles up GABBFF ahead of Seniors
Mr. & Ms. Guyana Oswin Jones & Alisha Fortune to defend titles With just a few days to go before the 2010 Guyana Amateur Body Building & Fitness Federation (GABBFF) Mr. & Ms. Guyana Senior Championships, Giftland Office Max under their Fila brand is the latest entity to lend support to the successful staging of [...]
City Council closes Seiko Garden Restaurant
- cites non-compliance with regulations The management of Seiko Garden Restaurant, located at Regent and Oronoque Streets in Georgetown, was yesterday ordered by the Mayor and City Council to close the establishment, after health workers descended upon the entity and discovered that its grease trap was not being cleaned regularly, causing the waste to clog [...]
E-Networks Inc. team up with ESPN C/bean to broadcast Airtel T20
Guyanese cricket lovers will have the opportunity to see the entire Airtel Champions League T20 Cricket Tournament which will be played in South Africa. Through the efforts of E-Networks Inc. Guyana’s only Cable Provider, local fans will now be able to see Guyana’s ‘Amazon Conquerors’ in action after the entity decided to partner with ESPN [...]
Man jailed, wife remanded on ganja charge
Lloyd Atkinson and Gwendolyn Atkinson of Mabaruma, Barima/Waini, were yesterday sentenced and denied bail respectively, when they appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, to answer the charge of trafficking in narcotics. It is alleged that on Monday last, the couple was found with 803 grams of cannabis, after a [...]
Vivian Harris set to redeem boxing career against formidable world rater
After a relatively long layoff, former World Boxing Association (WBA) junior/welterweight champion, Vivian Harris is scheduled to return to the ring for a career defining bout against world rater, Victor ‘Vicious’ Ortiz on Saturday September 18 next on a Oscar De LaHoya led Golden Boys Promotions card at the Staples Center, Los Angeles. The fight [...]
Report: Venezuela not happy with Guyana’s new Maritime law
- will refuse it when enacted here Venezuelan officials have said that they stand ready to fight, via the diplomatic channels, a Maritime bill recently passed in Guyana which may affect that neighbouring territory’s interests. Guyana’s government is getting ready to enact the Maritime Zones Bill 2009, already approved by the Parliament. Quoting officials of [...]
Batavia Warriors lifts championship as Essequibo Islands Ten10 softball ends
The weather was kind to the cricketers when the four winners of the respective zones clashed in the Essequibo Islands Ten10 soft ball cricket which continued in Region 2 Sunday last. The fans came out in support of their respective teams and were treated to some exhilarating cricket as Batavia Warriors of Bartica dominated the [...]
Omar Shariff maintains lead
Omar Shariff extended his score to 4 wins from as many games to maintain his lead when play in the DDL Topco Juices Chess Tournament resumed last Wednesday at the Keishar’s Sports Club, Hadfield Street, Georgetown. Taffin Khan defeated Glenford Corlette to advance to 3 points while his dad, David is also on 3 points [...]
Death row inmate in solitary confinement for record 138 days
“He is properly located in the interest of security and discipline” - prison official Relatives of a death row inmate at the Georgetown Prison are appealing for an explanation from the authorities for keeping him in solitary confinement for a record 138 days. The prisoner, Hafeez Hussein, who has been on death row for the [...]
Georgetown match skills with East Demerara on Sunday
Following the restart of the second and final round of the Guyana Football Federation Super League, the Female Inter Association 2nd round will get cracking on Sunday at the GFC Ground in the City. Defending champions Georgetown in their quest to retain championship honors will be match skills with East Demerara from 16:00hrs. In the [...]
Disgruntled ranks slam hierarchy for ‘partial treatment’
Following the recent recovery of a large quantity of pyrotechnics and ammunitions from the GDF Armory earlier in the week, and the subsequent detention of twenty Commissioned and 11 Senior Non Commissioned officers of the Guyana Defence Force, some ranks of that organization are disgruntled over what they refer to as partial treatment to a [...]
Squatting remains major bugbear in G/town – King
Squatters are responsible for 80 percent of garbage found in city canals, a development which according to Public Relations Officer within the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown, Royston King, has serious public health implications. King’s remark comes in wake of the commencement of critical drainage works at the West Ruimveldt, Front Road canal. Among [...]
Health Ministry prepared to battle suicide
- as Prevention Day is observed worldwide Today is World Suicide Prevention Day and Guyana will not be left out in commemorating this anniversary which is being observed under the theme “Many faces, many places: suicide prevention across the world.”Among the activities that will be engaged by the local Health Ministry to observe the day [...]
Guyana-born retired night club owner in court
- ‘Shot ex-wife in street in row over cash’ A retired night club owner shot his ex-wife in the head at point blank range with a gun that was concealed in a Tesco shopping bag, the Old Bailey was told yesterday. Ronald Seymour, 70, feared Sonia Delaville, then 65, would take his money in a [...]
Popular Chutney artiste in custody
As police continue their probe into last Saturday night’s execution-style attack which left five dead including a toddler, a male individual has been taken into police custody. This newspaper was told that the man, a popular Chutney artiste, was detained some time on Wednesday. According to reports, it is believed that the man may have [...]
Tenelec 50 overs first division tourney bowls off on Sunday
Competition in the Tenelec 50 overs first division tournament is set to bowl off on this Sunday as organisers, Berbice Cricket Board restarts playing following a major improvement in the weather. The twelve (12) division-one teams in the Ancient County will do battle for the top prizes and the Board has divided the teams into [...]
The Southern Connection
The proposal by President Bouterse of Suriname that we should construct a bridge to span the river that separates us – the Corentyne – while there are a host of outstanding issues between us, should remind us of the saying that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. The bird in [...]
The people who want to rumble are bullies
The nation was told that the Government will not tolerate citizens that seek to create divisions in the country with their commentaries and political activities. The Guyanese people were told the regime is ready to “rumble” (their word) with such citizens. Simply put, the cabal that reigns over the land is saying that their enemies [...]
Eugene La Fleur to lead historic Berbice A team against Demerara U 23
Former national Under-19 captain Eugene La Fleur has been appointed captain of the historic Berbice ‘A’ team that would be launched on Friday September 24 with a 50 overs match against a Demerara Under-23 team at the Everest Cricket Ground in the City. The Berbice Cricket Board earlier this year announced plans for the formation [...]
