Pensioners penalized by NIS – Carberry
Pensioners are now deliberately being penalised for the financial misadventures of the National Insurance Scheme and its involvement with CLICO, the Berbice River Bridge, and the New Building Society (NBS). This is according to Chief Whip of the People’s National Congress Reform, Lance Carberry, who explained to media operatives yesterday that up until recently, NIS [...]
Sophia baby’s death… New twist as boy, 12 arrested
The 12-year-old boy who was with 17-month-old Rolandzo Hunte when he was struck in the head with a piece of wood by his grandmother has been taken into police custody. This newspaper was told that the lad, who is disabled, was taken into police custody since Wednesday evening along with the dead child’s grandmother. Initially, [...]
Le Repentir Cemetery in a terrible state
Le Repentir Cemetery, located in Georgetown has in the past served a number of families as a suitable spot for burying their family, friends and loved ones. Over a number of years, the size of the cemetery has been extended and therefore requires a lot of care and upkeep by the Mayor and City Council [...]
Army recovers lost AK-47 rifle
- rank to be court martialed The Guyana Defence Force has recovered the AK-47 assault rifle which had disappeared during a recent training exercise at Makouria. A brief statement from the army’s Public Relations Department said that a search party, “using metal detectors and similar devices,” found the weapon yesterday in the training area that [...]
Gunman robs businessman, terrorises wife and child in car
Police in the city are faced with yet another robbery investigation as yet another city businessman was robbed while making a stop at Thomas Street, North Cummingsburg. Some time after 15 hours, yesterday, a businessman was with his wife and daughter heading home when they decided to stop at a Thomas Street business place. This [...]
Guyana’s contempt law undergoes modification
The Contempt of Court Bill, which according to Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Charles Ramson, introduces the circumstances under which contempt of court may arise, was passed in the National Assembly. The Bill is an Act to define and regulate the law with respect to contempt of court and related matters. Minister Ramson [...]
Dem boys seh… Fires pun dem
Le Repentir cemetery is de place whe de dead suppose to rest in peace. Well City Hall decide that dem mustn’t rest suh it put garbage fuh mek dem jumbie get a dose of smelly thing. Dem even dump garbage pun some tomb. Dem boys seh that a lady go to see she mother tomb [...]
Brothers killed in Leguan crash
Two brothers were killed on the spot shortly after 21:00 hrs last night after the car that they were travelling in slammed into a utility pole on Enterprise Road, Leguan, Essequibo. Sources identified the dead as Ronald Singh, 23, and Davendra Singh, 18, of Kingston, Leguan. A passenger, identified only as Nandalall, is said to [...]
Witness never said “I am fed up with lying”
… Wedding house murder trial continues The trial of a 27-year-old carpenter accused of killing another man at a wedding house yesterday continued before Justice Winston Patterson. On trial for the murder is Lokenauth Dyal, of Canal Number Two, West Coast Demerara. The indictment accuses Dyal of killing 36-year-old Farzan Khan, on February 2, 2008, [...]
CCJ rejects move by cocaine accused to block state appeal
In an unprecedented application to the Caribbean Court of Justice, on October11, last, convicted drug trafficker Vishnu Bridgelall, called Haffa, attempted to prevent the Guyana Court of Appeal from hearing an appeal filed by the State in utter repugnance of the laws. This attempt failed and Bridgelall must now face the appeal by the State. [...]
Health Ministry to take breast cancer awareness to the streets today
Early detection in order to improve breast cancer outcome and survival remains the cornerstone of breast cancer control, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Breast Cancer Awareness Month is being observed with an emphasis on reducing its impact. And the local Ministry of Health will today take awareness efforts to the streets in the [...]
Teen mothers graduate with life skills
Under the theme “reducing unplanned pregnancies among adolescents/teenage mothers and enhancing their life skills and competencies”, Woman Across Differences (WAD) in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) yesterday, at the Umana Yana, hosted the closing ceremony of the Comprehensive Empowerment Programme. WAD, a non-governmental organization launched in 1999, strives to enable youths to [...]
Rockstone fish festival to rock – says Ministry of Tourism
The much anticipated fifth annual Rockstone fish festival is set for next weekend, and the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce in collaboration with the Rockstone Tourism Association has promised that this would be better than the previous years. The small fishing community of Rockstone, Region Ten (Upper Demerara/Upper Berbice) also recently held a workshop [...]
Coast guard murder PI continues
As the preliminary inquiry against three Guyana Defence Force coastguard ranks continued yesterday before Magistrate Nyasha Williams-Hatmin at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court, the victim’s brother was called to give evidence. The three ranks, Sherwyn Harte, 26; Delon Gordon, 21; and Deon Greenidge, 20, are accused of killing 23-year-old Dweive Kant Ramdass between August 20 and [...]
GPL locked out at Wakenaam
Workers of the Guyana Power and Light Company at Wakenaam are now forced to use a track to enter and leave their work site. This newspaper was told that the power company disconnected the service from the Alesie Rice Industries Complex at Good Success. As a result the Alesie gates which the GPL had been [...]
Teen alleges wrongful arrest, detention
Eric Thomas, 19, who resides with his grandmother at 99 Downer Street, Grove, East Bank Demerara, has alleged that he was placed in police custody for four days even though he had done no wrong. The young man who was accompanied by his mother said that the lawmen apprehended him on Monday evening while he [...]
St. Stanislaus ‘B’ win GHB Schools Hockey Tournament
Stewart named MVP The Guyana Hockey Board’s Youth initiative which started in early 2009 with the introduction of its schools coaching program, culminated last weekend at the National Gymnasium when close to 100 junior players turned up for its TRIX Schools and age group junior tournaments. Four schools including, North Ruimveldt Multilateral, Queen’s College, Marian [...]
Wakenaam residents oppose mortuary in front of hospital
Residents of Wakenaam have expressed dissatisfaction with the present site chosen for a mortuary. Construction work on the site has begun. Previously, a site to the back of the hospital was chosen but for some unknown reason the site at the front of the hospital has now been chosen. Residents claim that since the mortuary [...]
Public Service Commission members take oath of office
A six-member Public Service Commission that will be tasked with conducting examinations for appointments was officially sworn in by President Bharrat Jagdeo at the Office of the President yesterday. The Commission now comprises Ganga Persaud; Michael Desmond Hope; Vedyawattie Looknauth; Vera Naughton; Carvil Duncan and Cecil Seepersaud. The Public Service Commission which is a constitutional [...]
EEZEE KRICKET – an innovative, exciting and challenging board game
The game of cricket is one of the few sporting institutions that serve as binding agent for the West Indian Community. But currently, the fabric of this institution seems to be fossilizing with a great deal of alacrity and some measures should be adopted to stop the deterioration and restore our cricket to where it [...]
Trophy Stall supports Cancer Race in Linden
Proprietor of Trophy Stall of Bourda Market Ramesh Sunich added his support to this year’s ‘Women on the Move’ Cancer Race when he donated a trophy for the day’s activity which will be held tomorrow in the Mining Town of Linden, commencing from 06:00 hrs. Receiving the donation on behalf of the organising committee was [...]
Volleyball Competition on in Berbice today
Volleyball action moves to Berbice today when the Guysuco Training School in Port Mourant Corentyne stages a one-day Extravaganza in the School compound beginning at 09:30 hrs. Teams from all over Guyana are expected to participate in the competition which is anticipated to have most of the country’s top players in action. A lot of [...]
Russell’s 6-45 fails to save Jamaica; Barbados set up final against Leewards
By Sean Devers in Jamaica Host Jamaica continued their ordinary run in Regional One-Day cricket falling by 58 runs to Barbados in the second semi-final at Sabina Park yesterday after just squeezing in the ‘final four’ of the competition. Tall 22-year-old Jamaica fast bowler Andre Russell (6-45) grabbed his 3rd five-wicket haul at this level, [...]
Enterprise Literacy Programme’s 2nd annual Premier League Cricket launched
Rajendra Chandrika to be star attraction The Enterprise Community Literacy Programme launched the second edition of the Enterprise Premier League last Wednesday at the Enterprise Community Centre. At the launching, coordinator of the ECLP, Jaigobind Mahabir outlined the format of the T20 competition and disclosed that in this year’s competition each team must field an under-15 [...]
Pensioners are penalized for NIS $6B investment in CLICO- Carberry
Pensioners are now deliberately being penalised for the financial misadventures of the National Insurance Scheme and its involvement with CLICO, the Berbice River Bridge, and the New Building Society (NBS). This is according to Chief Whip of the People’s National Congress Reform, Lance Carberry, who explained to media operatives yesterday that up until recently, NIS [...]
