Mom admits to killing baby, dumping her in latrine
By Jenelle Carter An 18-year-old woman identified as Sita Charlie, of Parika Façade, East Bank Essequibo is currently in police custody assisting with investigations after her eight-month-old baby was found in her latrine. Reports are that police arrested the teen after concerned friends and neighbours found eight-month-old Unita Charles’s partly decomposed remains in a latrine [...]
Suspicious changes in Customs’ entries being questioned
There are now more questions than answers over the recent seizure of a container said to be filled with counterfeit cigarettes. Officials are now wondering how the 20-foot container which came here two months ago as cargo somehow ended up being listed as “in-transit”, and as such did not attract the necessary duties and taxes. [...]
Supermarket cashier becomes country’s latest road fatality
Twenty-one year-old Deokie Puran was pronounced dead on arrival yesterday at the Georgetown Public Hospital after she was struck down by a Canter truck GFF 4628. The incident occurred around 8:30 hours on the Lusignan Railway Embankment. Two other persons, Malina Zaman, 26, and her son, Anil Zaman, three, were also struck down by the [...]
Suspect in bank employee’s murder released
Police have released the driver who was detained four days ago in connection with the murder of bank employee Sheema Mangar. A police official said that the 31-year-old man was released on station bail yesterday. The source explained that he had spent 72 hours in custody and investigators lack the evidence to link him to [...]
Dem boys seh…Thief deh all about and in all description
Nowadays dem boys don’t know police from thief. A man sing a song bout how he get rob and when he go to de police station to report de robbery de man who was tekking de report was de same man who rob he. De Clico people did claim how dem get rob. Dem cuss [...]
Education month theme should be catalyst for change – PNCR
In recognition of the continued observance of Education Month, the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R) at its weekly press briefing yesterday saluted teachers and other educationists. Speaking on behalf of the party, Member of Parliament, Cheryl Sampson, asserted that there is need for the theme, under which the month is being observed, to be reflected [...]
New Amsterdam female prisoners get Bibles
The Outreach Ministry of the All Saints Presbyterian Scots Church which was formally known as the Church of Scotland situated at Princess Elizabeth Street and Vryheid Road in New Amsterdam recently presented more than 90 Bibles to the female inmates of the New Amsterdam prison. The presentation was made by Reverend Dr Selby Ross, the [...]
‘Harper was never a consideration for South Africa’ says GCB Boss
As Skipper and Coach disagree over batting order By Sean Devers in South Africa In association with Digicel, Carib Beer, Leisure Inn, Igloo Ice-Cream, Forest Enterprise, Dave West IndianImports (NY), Cops Security& Universal DVD Club After an embarrassing display in their first match against Royal Bangalore Challengers in the Champions League T20 cricket tournament here [...]
Stiff rivalry anticipated as GCA launches 2010 Pee Wee League cricket
Cricket fans still distressed over the ill fortunes of the Guyana Amazon Conquerors in the Champions’ League 20/20 cricket tournament currently underway in South Africa, may derive some consolation from the fact that local cricket administrators continue to mould young talent that may someday gel into a true force to take up the mantle of [...]
Baby desperately needs heart surgery
Eight-month-old Kenneth Prince of 74 Supply, Mahaica, has been diagnosed with Congenital Cyanotic heart disease. Nicole Jackson, the child’s mother, is seeking financial assistance from the public to aid in the payment of the surgery. Prince, who has been living with his heart woes for almost his entire little life, is now at the stage [...]
Essequibo residents accuse businessman of stealing their land
Residents of Bush Lot, Essequibo Coast, who say that they own transported lands. They say that some of these lands have been in their possession for almost a century. One of these residents now say that life has been made uncomfortable because a businessman Doodnauth Samaroo, a\k Pin, of Hampton Court, Essequibo Coast, has encroached [...]
GRFU final selection for Commonwealth Games
Below is the final delegation of Guyana’s National Sevens Rugby Officials and Team for the Commonwealth Games as follows: President and Team Manager: Christopher (Kit) A. Nascimento Served as GRFU President, 2000-2005. Served as West Indies Rugby Union President, 2005 – present. Served as NAWIRA/NACRA President, 2006-2008. Served as NAWIRA Member of iRB Council, 2007. [...]
UG students expose YCG youths to skills training
As part of their final year project, students pursuing the Bachelors of Science Degree in Social Work at the University of Guyana were recently tasked with conducting a community development project. In this regard they chose to work with teenagers, from Youth Challenge Guyana (YCG), a non-governmental organization, who were from different backgrounds, worked together and shared ideas. According to [...]
Mr. & Ms. Guyana to headline national 8-member team to 38th CAC in Aruba
Travelling delegation based on funds The Executive of the Guyana Amateur Body Building & Fitness has shortlisted an 8-member team ( 2 females 6 males) to represent Guyana at the 38th IFBB Central American & Caribbean Amateur Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships set for September 22-26, Palm Beach, Aruba. The final travelling party though will depend [...]
Fitness Express part-sponsors Marlon Williams for Commonwealth Games
Fitness Express, Specialists in Health and Fitness Products on Thursday last made a financial contribution to leading National Cyclist Marlon ‘Fishy’ Williams to assist the cyclist in his travels to the XIX Commonwealth Games set for Delhi, India from October 3-14, 2010. At their John and Sheriff Streets location, Manager Jaime Mc Donald presented the [...]
A cancer patient’s plight
A journey from Essquibo to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) to seek cancer treatment proved to be a hassle for 59-year-old Nanranie. The elderly woman who resides on the Essequibo Coast, was diagnosed with the disease mid last year and was put on treatment. She said that at the end of her chemotherapy treatment, [...]
Minister Anthony inspects Stadium parking lot
- space to become multi-purpose sport site Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr Frank Anthony yesterday inspected the commencement of work at the parking area inside the Guyana National Stadium where several spaces for various sport disciplines are expected to become available soon. Much of what was in progress yesterday related to the grading [...]
Kwesi Jones gears up for showdown with Eastman on ProAm Boxing card
The eagerly anticipated ProAm boxing card is normally staged on the last Friday of each month and the action on Friday 24 is expected to be just as heated and action packed as the preceding cards. The main bout between former European boxing champion, Howard ‘Battersea Bomber’ Eastman and local pugilist Kwesi ‘Assassin’ Jones is [...]
GTU, Laparkan resuscitates Teacher-of-the-Year award
The Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Laparkan Holding Limited re launched the Teacher-of-the-Year Award at a simple ceremony at the National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD) yesterday. The Laparkan Group contributed $1M towards the project, which will see awards being given out to exceptional teachers later this year at the National Cultural [...]
Charges must be laid against those culpable of the illegal transaction in CLICO debacle- GTUC
The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has condemned the brutal killing of Sheemar Mangar and the publicized meeting of Jagdeo with CLICO policyholders. Addressing a press conference at the Critchlow Labour College, Wednesday, General Secretary of GTUC, Norris Witter, contended that Sheemar Mangar was brutally struck down and run over for her cell phone. Society [...]
National rugby squad receives Blazers from GT&T
- Depart today for B/dos The national rugby squad who’re supposed to leave today to participate in the Commonwealth games in Delhi, India was the recipient of Blazers donated by local telephone giants GT&T at the Company’s Canteen on Hadfield Street yesterday. Making the presentation on behalf of the Company was Deputy General Manager Public [...]
GRA going after independent contractors, consultants
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) says that it is actively going after consultants and independent contractors for tax evasion. Expressing concerns over increasing incidents of these self-employed persons attempting to cheat the tax system, GRA yesterday. “These persons are engaged by companies to do a particular job, but operate as though they are under a [...]
Bakewell adds dough to promotion
Bakery giants Bakewell yesterday handed over a cheque for an undisclosed amount to Director of the Kashif and Shanghai Organisation Aubrey ‘Shanghai’ Major to assist in the successful staging of the President’s Cup Football matches between Guyana’s senior and junior Golden Jaguars and Trinidad and Tobago’s senior and Under-20 teams set for September 26 at [...]
Adams bags 5 wkts as South E’bo beat Pomeroon by 90 runs
Umpires award match to W/naam after EB E’bo refuse to continue the game A five wicket haul by national U-19 player Anthony Adams enabled South Essequibo to beat Pomeroon by 90 runs in Zone A, while in zone B the umpires awarded the match to Wakenaam after the visiting East Bank Essequibo team refused to [...]
People like Christopher Ram and Yesu Persaud are brave Guyanese
When the owners of Guyana Times launched the newspapers, I got an invitation. I thought out of respect for the courtesy shown me by the company, I should have attended. But I wasn’t going to listen to any hypocritical speeches about democracy when Guyana is still yearning for democracy 25 years after the death of [...]
