Wanted ex-soldier captured
Just a few days after issuing a wanted bulletin for him, police have captured ex-soldier Keron Hebert, who is a suspect in the murders of Bartica gold dealers, Jainarine Raghubar and Ramdeo Deonarine. Kaieteur News understands that the 24-year-old Hebert was nabbed yesterday in Garnett Street Campbellville. He was on a motorcycle when police were [...]
Witness protection programme in shambles
- more witnesses walk out of holding facility The Guyana Police Force is desperately trying to repair its tattered witness protection programme following allegations by witnesses that they are being held like prisoners. This followed the escape of two more witnesses from the programme yesterday. The witnesses are expected to testify in the sexual molestation [...]
Asst. Commissioner Paulette Morrison calls it a day
After 34 years of service… “There were rough days, very rough days indeed, times when I felt like quitting. But with God’s help and encouragement from relatives…brothers and sisters in Christ, I was able to ride the rough waves and make it to the end.” After 34 years of service in the Guyana Police Force, [...]
‘Wanted man’ trades bullets with police in Bare Roots
Police are expected to resume the hunt for a well known criminal suspect who traded bullets with them early yesterday morning in Bare Roots, Bachelor’s Adventure, East Coast Demerara. The man who was recently freed of a murder charge, managed to escape by fleeing into the village’s backlands after discharging about five rounds from a [...]
Dem boys seh…Uncle Freddie blight heself
Uncle Freddie like write bout how he dead. Two time he write how hot coffee fall and scald he and send he to hospital. Old people always seh that wha people ask for dem does get. Hot water bun he tail and he holler like a cow. Dem boys seh that he play mechanic and [...]
C.N. Sharma heads to Trinidad to seek medical attention
With a reported intent to secure medical attention overseas, owner of CNS TV Channel 6, Chandra Narine Sharma, yesterday left Guyana aboard an Aerojet International flight for Trinidad. Reports are that Sharma, who was a patient at the Balwant Singh Hospital since Saturday was transported by ambulance to the airport but boarded the plane as [...]
Truancy campaign in Lethem nets ‘wanted’ teen
The Department of Education in region nine conducted a ‘Truancy search operation” last week in Lethem. The exercise was a success as the team captured a 13-year-old female who was wanted by the courts. The operation team was made up of two Education officers, one rank from the Guyana Police Force, one medic and one [...]
Guyanese pilot takes plea deal ahead of US trial
- faces up to five years in prison, $250,000 fine TETERBORO, NEW JERSEY — The pilot of a now-grounded jet charter firm that came under sharp federal scrutiny following a spectacular 2005 crash at Teterboro Airport pleaded guilty yesterday to making dozens of illegal flights, as part of what prosecutors charged was an “anything goes” [...]
DDL, Sandals Resorts Inc. form “strategic partnership”
A decision by the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) to collaborate with Sandals Resorts International was regarded a “strategic partnership” and a “financial win” yesterday when executives from both entities addressed a press conference at DDL’s High Street, Kingston boardroom. The two companies recently inked an agreement which designates El Dorado as the exclusive pouring rum [...]
U-20’s return to camp today ahead of CFU qualifiers
Guyana host Jamaica, USVI & Grenada from Oct. 6 By Franklin Wilson The battle lines will be drawn at the regional level once again from October 6 when Guyana play host to Jamaica, Grenada and the United States Virgin Islands in opening round qualification for the FIFA World Under-20 competition. The junior ‘Golden Jaguars’ will [...]
Greene makes pitch for $50M facility
- GTTA wishes Commonwealth team well By Edison Jefford President of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA), Henry Greene made a pitch Monday night for a $50M modern table tennis facility when the Commonwealth Games team received the blessings of the association with financial incentives. Greene told the media at the Police Officers’ Mess at [...]
Police taking soldiers seriously
- Joint Services battle-lines drawn After heading into the final day at the Joint Service Athletics Championship with a 12-point lead last year and still losing the battle, the Guyana Police Force are adopting a “serious” approach to their methods this year ahead of the 2010 Championships. Speaking with Kaieteur Sport yesterday, Police Coach, Lyndon [...]
Berbice A to face Demerara U-23 today @ Albion
The Berbice Cricket Board has made two changes to its ‘A’ team for the 2nd match in the Inter County series against Demerara which is set for today at the Albion Community Centre Ground. Berbice last Friday defeated Demerara by two wickets in the first game to clinch the Colin Wiltshire Memorial trophy while at [...]
Royston Crandon slams 100; RHT Gizmos & Gadgets to contest finals
A brilliant even century by national player Royston Crandon led Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets (RHTG&G) to a comfortable 74 run victory over West Berbice in their semifinal encounter of the 2010 Busta Champion of Champions tournament at the Albion Community Centre Cricket Ground on Sunday last. In the other semifinal game, Young Warriors [...]
Confident Commonwealth Games bound boxing team leaves today
A confident Guyana boxing team to the Commonwealth Games in India, left today for their final destination via a connecting flight in New York and is expected to arrive there sometime tomorrow. President of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association Steve Ninvalle spoke to Kaieteur Sport yesterday and disclosed that after three weeks encamped the three [...]
GCB El-Dorado inter-county 50-over cricket to be launched today
The Guyana Cricket Board will launch the 2010 El Dorado 50 Over Inter-County Competition today September 29 from 14:00hrs in the GCB’s Board Room, Regent Street Entrance. Full details of the sponsors, Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) along with tournament information will be disclosed. The fixtures for the competition will see: Round 1- Sat, 2 October 2010 [...]
Greaves gets 2010 Fuji Pro from Digicel
- boost chances at Commonwealth Games Digicel Guyana Inc. on Monday handed over a 2010 Fuji Pro track cycle to local cyclist, Alonzo Greaves, who will be competing at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India as part of the three-man national cycling contingent. Geron Williams and Marlon Williams will also be competing in [...]
Hikers lead first division pool in Banks ‘Nite’ hockey
A much improved Old Fort ‘A’ squared off with the Hikers ‘A’ for the first match of the second round in the Banks ‘Nite’ Hockey Tournament which continued on Monday, at the Thirst Park ground. In their recent first round clash, Hikers had outclassed Old Fort coming away with an easy 5-0 victory, but the [...]
Aggressive Hicks blasts RHT Gizmos & Gadgets past Port Mourant Karibee Rice
Discarded national wicketkeeper/batsman Delbert Hicks sent a strong message to the national selectors on Thursday last when he blasted an aggressive unbeaten 96 off 30 balls to lead his team to an easy victory over arch rivals Port Mourant Karibee Rice Cricket Club at the area ‘H’ Ground. The two teams were vying for the [...]
Clico liquidation presents more questions than answers
Dear Editor, I learnt to my consternation that at the Clico Head Office last Friday, the Bank of Guyana (BoG) purported to dispose of assets of the beleaguered insurance company;. cConsternation because by theat time the BoG and its attorneys should have been notified or ought to have known that it was unlawful for it [...]
Trophy Stall win Lion Club’s female softball cricket
Trophy Stall female cricket team emerged champion after defeating 4R Lioness by five wickets with ten deliveries to spare when the Lions Club of Bel Air hosted a fund-raiser Day of Sports last Sunday, at the Carifesta Sports Complex, Georgetown. 4R Lioness batted first and scored a challenging 89-5 at the expiration of the 10 [...]
Concerned about our foreign athletes
Dear Editor, I read with deep concern Marian Burnett’s expressions of frustration at not receiving adequate support from the government of Guyana or from the governing athletics association in Guyana, in her pursuit to represent Guyana internationally in the area of track and field. I share her concern, and believe that it is time to [...]
Draughts players battle in national championships this weekend
Draughts players are scheduled to be in action once again when the Guyana Draughts Association (GDA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports stages the Annual National Draughts Championships at the National Stadium Providence this weekend, Saturday October 2 and Sunday 3. This year the competitors would be placed in three categories [...]
Strikers vs. Achievers final shaping up to be an epic battle
By Rawle Welch This Saturday’s climax of the Tradewind Tankers ‘True Champions’ Volleyball Tournament promises to produce sizzling action if one is to judge from the performances of all four teams during the semi-finals which was played almost two weeks ago. The venue is the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) and the two teams set [...]
Minibus Transportation Service in Guyana
Dear Editor, On Sunday evening last, about 19.00 hrs, we boarded a minibus BMM 8529 at the Parika bus park. We were destined for Georgetown. During the course of the journey, the driver stopped to pick two more passengers at Meten-Meer-Zorg village, West Coast Demerara. The bus was already filled to its capacity and thus [...]
