Bandits captured minutes after Mon Repos robbery
A brave shop owner and swift action by police on the East Coast of Demerara, yesterday, led to the arrest of two criminals and the seizure of an AT 192 Toyota Carina, minutes after a daring robbery on a grocery store at Mon Repos. The men were nabbed at Plaisance after their attempt to get [...]
Bulletin issued for ex-soldier
Bartica robbery/murders… Police have issued a wanted bulletin for ex-soldier Keron Hebert in connection with the murder of Bartica gold dealers, Jainarine Raghubar and Ramdeo Deonarine. The bulletin said that 24-year-old Hebert is five feet five inches in height, dark in complexion, and medium built. His last known address is Lot 31 ‘A’ Morout Square, [...]
Mother released from custody
The teenage mother who was detained last Thursday after her 8-month-old daughter’s decomposing corpse was found in a latrine has been released from police custody. This newspaper was told that the woman was released on Monday evening last after the post mortem examination performed on her baby was undetermined. A source close to the investigation [...]
Ministry promises to deal condignly with contractor
The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development has already assigned personnel to inspect the works of one road contractor in Diamond who came under fire for ‘shoddy’ work. According to Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Nigel Dharamlall, the Ministry has an open policy in matters of this nature. He said, “We are open to [...]
Commissioner of Forests suffers minor stroke
Commissioner of Forests, James Singh has reportedly suffered a minor stroke and is currently off the job recovering. This newspaper was told that Singh, however, remains Commissioner of Forests and will soon return to office. Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud said that Singh’s illness was as a result of ‘stress and high blood pressure’. According [...]
Guyana could learn from India’s struggles with dengue
- Indian High Commission India, like Guyana has a prevalence of dengue, according to a statement issued by India’s High Commission to Guyana. Dengue is caused by the Aedes Aegyti mosquito which is the carrier of dengue germs. In countries like Guyana and India, which have regular rains and sometimes more than normal as have [...]
Agri Ministry to commence SMS weather alerts
Short Message Service (SMS) will be the new means through which the Ministry of Agriculture’s Hydrometeorological Service will be ensuring that Guyanese are kept abreast with prevailing weather patterns. According to a statement issued last evening, the Ministry has been collaborating with the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) to ensure that Guyanese are informed [...]
Human Rights groups advocate decriminalization of sexual orientation
Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) joins with the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council to renew its call for an end to criminal sanctions and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity, ahead of the adoption of the outcome for Guyana’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process tomorrow, in Geneva, According to SASOD, at [...]
Chemical spray odour forces early closure at North R/veldt Multilateral
Pandemonium broke out at the North Ruimveldt Multilateral School around 09:30 hours yesterday, after staff and students began feeling unwell, the result of a nauseating odour which permeated the atmosphere. In an invited comment, South Georgetown District schools’ union representative and GTU Branch Chairman, Kerwin Mars, told media operatives that the school was fumigated by [...]
Miner charged with murder
Almost one month after he allegedly doused businessman Charles Garraway with gasoline and set him alight, 28-year-old gold miner Sheldon Grant was yesterday not required to plead to the indictable offence of murder when the charge was read to him by Magistrate Priya Beharry, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. It is alleged that between August [...]
GWI addresses concerns of region six customers
- High iron content among issues Guyana Water Incorporated, (GWI), in collaboration with the Minister of Housing and Water, held a two-day customer outreach programme in Region six, yesterday, aimed at addressing concerns raised by customers. Accompanied by Regional Chairman Zulfikar Mustapha, Minister Ali’s team also consisted of senior GWI officials, Chief Executive, Yuri Chandisingh [...]
Globe-trotting Swiss couple in Guyana
A couple from Switzerland, travelling around the world on their mobile home called ‘Pepamobile’, is currently visiting Guyana. Bruno and Renate Furer who have visited 50 countries to date (including countries in Africa and Europe) since their epic journey begin ten years ago, came to Guyana through neighbouring Suriname on Monday last, and plan to [...]
Vigilance murder suspect could be charged in abstentia
Eight days after he hacked his reputed wife to death, the police are in the process of issuing a bulletin for a Vigilance, East Coast Demerara man who has so far been able to elude capture. Relatives of Deon Stephens are of the opinion that the police are doing little to apprehend the suspect. But [...]
Sarwan’s masterful 70 not enough as Redbacks conquer Guyana by 15 runs
By Sean Devers in South Africa In association with Digicel, Carib Beer, Leisure Inn, Igloo Ice-Cream, Forest Enterprise, Cops Security, the Caribbean Market (Maryland) & Universal DVD Club The WICB’s claim that Ramnaresh Sarwan’s fitness is a reason for his shocking denial of a Central contract and the snub seemed to some to have affected [...]
No more ticket handover at Harbour Bridge
Management of the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation has fully implemented closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras on the structure, thus ending the obligatory practice of tickets being collected at its Western end, an operation which has been in place for most of the 32 years of the bridge’s existence. Yesterday, commuters were instructed to proceed with [...]
Under-20 ‘Jags’ preparing for business with T&T
Football fans, followers, lovers and the general public are in for a treat come this Sunday at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence when Guyana’s ‘Golden Jaguars’ and the Junior ‘Golden Jags’ face off against Trinidad and Tobago’s Soca Warriors in what is anticipated to be two exciting matches. Preceding these two matches will be an [...]
Bristling exchanges as boxers appear for ProAm press conference
The boxers scheduled to appear on the 8th edition of the ProAm boxing extravaganza scheduled for this Friday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) convened at the National Communications Network (NCN) studios yesterday afternoon for a live press conference and as usual spewed vitriol at each other. Pauline London was her usual loquacious self, [...]
M. Suesankar prevails in Guyana Draughts Association competition
Following a successful Emancipation Day tournament staged at the Flamboyant Club, Eccles EBD, the executives of the Guyana Draughts Association (GDA) recently organized another tournament, this time at the Port Mourant Community Centre, Corentyne Berbice to coincide with the recently staged Interactive Day, under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport. M [...]
Sponsors lauded after team Guyana win C’bean Golf tourney in Brooklyn
In what would be considered a perfect day for golf the Caribbean Golfers of America (CGA) hosted their first annual Caribbean Amateur Golf Tournament on September 18 at the newly revitalized Marine Park Golf Course in Flatbush Brooklyn. With the temperature in the upper seventy degrees and bright sunny skies, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad [...]
National domino team to compete in St. Lucia
Following the recently-concluded Supligen National Domino Competition, the National Domino Team will be heading for St. Lucia this month end where they will compete in a Goodwill Series there in both the male and female categories. President of the Guyana National Domino Federation, Robert Williams said that both competing teams are currently in practice and [...]
Organizers tout success as Region 6 Day of Interaction concludes
The Day of Interaction organized by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports in collaboration with the officials of the National Sports Commission and Region # 6 Administration and staged on Sunday September 19 last, was deemed a success after droves of supporters from New Amsterdam and up to Siparuta in the Corentyne River braved [...]
Lower Corentyne and New Amsterdam/Canje breeze into Finals
The hectic cricket season in Berbice continued on Friday last with first round matches in the 2nd annual Republic Bank Under-17 inter zone tournament. Lower Corentyne and New Amsterdam/Canje have qualified for the finals after recording comfortable victories over Central/Upper Corentyne and West Berbice respectively. At the Area ‘H’ Ground in Rose Hall Town, Lower [...]
Existing momentum should be maintained
By Rawle Welch The sport of volleyball has not been enjoying good times recently, but if one is to make an assessment from the Tradewind Tankers ‘True Champions’ Tournament, the general feeling, judging from the high standard exhibited, is that if the existing momentum is maintained, then the future could be a bright one. Organised [...]
Delroy Fraser leads Rosignol into semi-finals; beat Ann’s Grove 3-0
A brace of goals by Rosignol United’s Delroy Fraser in the 10th and 47th minutes and one from the boot of Cornel Taylor in the 30th minute orchestrated Ann’s Grove’ exit from the 3rd annual Cheddi Jagan memorial football competition in Berbice and paved the way for the victors to book the last semifinal slot. [...]
IDB launches call for innovative proposals to expand integration
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has launched a call for innovative proposals for public goods that promote regional integration in Latin America and the Caribbean. The 2010 Call for Proposals under the IDB’s Regional Public Goods Program will accept submissions until November 15, 2010. The Program supports the development of public policy responses that involve [...]
