Neesa laid to rest
… relatives plead with killer(s) to give clue to find head Yesterday, former classmates, teachers, friends and relatives of 16-year-old Neesa Lalita Gopaul gathered at her grandparents Anna Catherina home to pay their last respects to the teen. The teen’s headless remains were handed over to relatives some time after 13:00 hours yesterday following a [...]
Same gun used in Charlestown, Stone Avenue executions
Police have confirmed that one of the weapons used in Monday night’s execution-style killing in Stone Avenue, Campbellville was also used in the Charlestown slaying of Mark ‘Lil Mark’ Caesar last weekend. Crime Chief, Seelall Persaud, yesterday told this newspaper that the .45 spent shells recovered at Monday night’s scene matched those found at the [...]
Govt takes six months to approve ARV tender
… IPA threatens to sue Minister Ramsammy over false accusation Chairman of the International Pharmaceutical Agency, Lloyd Singh, has given Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, 48 hours to revoke statements that appear to damage the credibility of the company and the reputation of the management. Through Guyana Times and its television channel, Minister Ramsammy [...]
Dem boys seh… Beware dem big mustache man – Fip and Basil
Fip open he mouth wid Cathy and right away dem boys hear suh much lies that dem get giddy. De man talk how he build road but he never present heself fuh answer questions about which road and wheh dem deh. He talk to Cathy and he mussy pay she a small piece from de [...]
Aspiring neurosurgeon Kelly Ann Persaud picks up major CSEC awards
Aspiring neurosurgeon Kelly Ann Persaud yesterday walked away with the country’s top honours in this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, when the Ministry of Education held its annual education awards ceremony. Persaud, currently a Queen’s College sixth form student, received three awards. The first was for being the top achiever among secondary schools, [...]
Sugar workers strike to protest reintroduction of “piece rate” system
Thirty sugar cane workers from the mechanical tillage gang at the Wales Estate have been on strike since Monday last, over the implementation of the “piece rate” system. President of Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU), Komal Chand, told Kaieteur News that the workers have gone on strike, because they are requesting some extra [...]
London-based Guyanese group mounts protest outside Russian Embassy, High Commission
A group of London-based Guyanese upped the ante on Tuesday by taking its protest in front of the London Guyana High Commission and Russian Embassy. The protest is the continuing global appeal for solidarity and support to stop what the group calls the degeneracy in Guyana. This protest was organised by Norman Browne, the Guyana [...]
Berbice woman jailed for four years, fined $2.8M
Pulmattie Harricharran, 41, called Shorty, of Charles Place, New Amsterdam, was on Tuesday sentenced to four years in jail and fined a total of $2.8 million by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo. The woman, a mother of two and a waitress at a Chinese restaurant in New Amsterdam, appeared before the Magistrate at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s [...]
Cuban doctors down tools at Leonora Diagnostic Centre
Several Cuban doctors and nurses walked off their duties yesterday at the Leonora Cottage Hospital because of a water problem at the facilities. Responding to complaints, Kaieteur News on a visit to the West Coast Demerara Diagnostic Centre which serves residents between Windsor Forest and Parika, found an abnormally deserted compound and a lone Cuban [...]
Rescued newborn remains stable
The newborn boy who was rescued from a bushy yard, hours after his mother’s death, remains in stable condition. Sources at the Davis Memorial Hospital said that the newborn did not appear to have any health problems. It is unclear how long he will remain at the private facility. Kaieteur News understands that the child’s [...]
Rural Constables in custody for beating driver
Police have arrested three Rural Constables attached to the South Turkeyen Community Policing Group following the severe beating they reportedly inflicted on 41-year-old Ronald Roberts early yesterday morning. Roberts, of 24 Industry Front, East Coast Demerara, is nursing a broken right hand and several abrasions about his body. And to compound matters his car, PJJ [...]
Air Services Ltd aircraft narrowly averts disaster
Yesterday at approximately 9:30am a Cessna 208 Caravan operated by Air Services Limited run off the runway; reportedly after encountering a braking problem. This newspaper understands that the 12-seater had just returned from Port Kaituma. According to officials, the pilot made his landing and was applying the brakes when the mishap occurred. No one was [...]
Sugar workers strike to protest reintroduction of “piece rate” system
Thirty sugar cane workers from the mechanical tillage gang at the Wales Estate have been on strike since Monday last, over the implementation of the “piece rate” system. President of Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU), Komal Chand, told Kaieteur News that the workers have gone on strike, because they are requesting some extra [...]
Bishops’ High School Board organises Staff Development Session
The new Board of The Bishops’ High School organised yet another Staff Development Session for its teachers prior to the beginning of the Christmas term 2010. Similar sessions were also held by the Board before the 2008 and 2009 Christmas terms. This set of teachers, two years ago designed their own Mission Statement for the [...]
GNBS holds consultation on Draft Standardization Strategy
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) at its national consultation on the Draft Standardization Strategy at the Regency Suite, Hadfield Street, Georgetown, yesterday, said that consultation is very important especially when a National Standardization Strategy is being developed. Acting Executive Director of GNBS, Evadnie Benfield, said that the programme includes the input of all [...]
Former PC student admitted to local bar
Former President’s College student, Teshanna Natoya James, was yesterday admitted to the local bar after having her petition presented by former Magistrate Mrs. Kim Kyte- John before Chief Justice (Ag) Ian Chang. Ms James was adjudged this year’s Best Graduating Guyanese law student, a position she shared with Shannon Jones. James, who hails from Victoria [...]
Guyana hammer USVI 5-1; Jamaica maul Grenada 6-1
By Franklin Wilson The Caribbean Football Union World Under-20 qualifying Group C got off to a bang of a start at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence last evening with the host team hammering the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) 5-1 in the feature game and Jamaica opening their quest with a solid 6-1 whipping of [...]
Missing pregnant woman found
Relatives of 28-year-old Oslyn Richards yesterday reported that the woman has been found unharmed. Richards, who is in the advanced stage of pregnancy, reportedly left her Lot 601 West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, home three days ago after an altercation with her spouse. According to a relative, Richards was found some time around 09:15 yesterday morning [...]
WWF Guianas to submit deforestation report next Tuesday
… Key mining impact study WWF Guianas will, next Tuesday, be presenting the results of an assessment done to determine the deforestation rates of small and medium scale mining in Guyana, the organization announced yesterday. The assessment was funded by FFEM, DGIS and WWF-NL and falls under the Gold Mining Pollution Abatement component of the [...]
US takes assistance to Linden schools
The U.S. Embassy’s Humanitarian Assistance Programme (HAP) yesterday donated several pieces of sports equipment and supplies to the education sector in the rural areas of Region Ten to the local education department. The handing over ceremony was held in the auditorium of the Mackenzie High School. Television sets, DVD players, sports equipment and phonics programmes [...]
NAACIE takes TPL to regulator
- claims company breaching labour agreement The National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE) has clashed with Toolsie Persaud Group of Companies after union dues payments were halted earlier this year. According to NAACIE in a statement issued yesterday, it has since caused the regulator, the Trade Union Recognition and Certificate Board (TUR&CB) [...]
Charity NDC moves to relocate vendors
Yesterday was the deadline for the Charity vendors to discontinue vending on the shoulders of the Charity Public road. The result was that the vendors became adamant about moving to the tarmac aback of the Charity water front that was earmarked for vending at Charity. The vendors claimed that they received a notice from the [...]
Victim was shot twice – PM reveals
… Wismar shooting victim A post mortem examination conducted on the remains of 51-year-old Linden McPherson, yesterday, revealed that the man died from shock and hemorrhage due to gunshot wounds. It was also revealed that the man was shot twice. The man’s remains have since been handed over to relatives for burial. A source close [...]
Simon is new National draughts champion
Carlton Simon was crowned the new champion when the annual National Draughts Championship was held last Saturday at the National Stadium. The tournament was played in three categories; A, B & C. Dexter Johnson from Linden emerged as the leading ‘C’ class player with 37 points while Wayne Ford (31) and Edwin Mangal (26) finished [...]
Jordan is last hope for C/wealth boxing medal
Following the losses of Middleweight boxer Devon Boatswain to Afaese Fata of Samoa and Lightweight Clevon Rock to England’s Thomas Stalker, Guyana’s last hope of a Commonwealth Games boxing medal lies with Dexter Jordan. Rock lost 8-1 in what was sad to be a competitive fight between him and the Englishman, who is also the [...]
