AG fails to advise President Jagdeo, creates constitutional crisis
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Charles Ramson, apparently failed to properly advise President Bharrat Jagdeo and created a constitutional crisis yesterday. President Jagdeo, before he left for Barbados to attend the funeral of the late Barbadian Prime Minister David Thompson, swore in Public Service Minister Dr Jennifer Westford to perform the duties of [...]
GTU freezes National Athletics Championships
The Guyana Teacher’s Union has stated that all plans for the 50th Annual National Schools Athletic Championship have been put on hold. The union said, yesterday that it is protesting the action taken against three teachers of Queen’s College. Recently Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon stated that the investigation carried out into the involvement of [...]
Coast guard vessel explodes, damage substantial
A Coast guard vessel ‘Hymarali’ exploded at Ruimveldt, yesterday, totaling the engines and leaving substantial damage estimated at some $10 million. The vessel had been repaired and put back into service a week ago. Kaieteur News understands that the vessel, the “Hymarali”, was moored at the Coast Guard Headquarters when somehow a spark ignited and [...]
Cobra makes damaging accusations against ‘corrupt’ cops
- “I talking everything because I punishing in jail” – Cobra Several weeks after he was charged with murder of Plaisance resident, Troy Collymore, Tyrone “Cobra” Rowe, 19, was further remanded to prison, but not before making damaging statements against a number of police officials. Rowe appeared yesterday before Magistrate Fazil Azeez, at the Georgetown [...]
Linden septic tank bandit jailed for 12 years
… will serve six A 27-year-old man of Blue Berry Hill Squatting Area yesterday pleaded guilty to four offences, two of them indictable. The offences included two counts of robbery under arms, possession of an unlicensed firearm and the possession of ammunition without a licence. The police prosecutor had requested that the cases be tried [...]
Dem boys seh…Is a shiffy shituation
This is a strange place. A man get charge fuh robbery under arms. He go before de magistrate and he admit that he rob one man but that he ain’t rob de woman. First of all, dem boys seh that it goes to show that de man know de face of de people dem rob [...]
National Diya lighted
In ushering in Deepavali 2010, “Rashtra Jyoti”, the symbolic lighting of a national diya was done at the Promenade Gardens, Middle Street last evening. The lighting of the diya was sponsored by Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) in collaboration with the Indian Arrival Committee, and the Hindu Community. Attorney General and Minister of Legal [...]
Drunk driving suspected in Lombard Street crash
Another road accident last evening around 19:30 hours on Lombard Street Georgetown, left a number of people hospitalised. According to eyewitnesses, a speeding car came “dashing” out of Princes Street, Charlestown, and collided with a route 72 minibus. It then lost control and crashed into a GPL electrical post causing sparks to fly into all [...]
Flood waters cause driver to miss roadway
Yesterday morning, around 09:30 hrs this motor car ended up in the drain at Sussex Street, La Penitence. The driver of motorcar PFF 3473 was in a hurry to get to his destination and apparently lost control of his vehicle, which resulted in it skidding off of the main road at La Penitence. When he [...]
185 visitors fly in on first packaged tour to Guyana
The Ministry of Tourism and the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) yesterday hosted a ‘breakfast welcome’ at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, for what it said was the first organized tour package to Guyana. According to the GTA, 185 visitors, mostly overseas-based Guyanese from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and as far as [...]
Road closure for Diwali motorcade
The annual Diwali motorcade will be held this evening forcing a rerouting of vehicular traffic that may be using the route. According to a police release the motorcade will leave the Shri Krishna Mandir in Campbellville and proceed west to Sandy Babb Street. The procession will then turn north into J.B Singh Road, then east [...]
IN WHOSE INTERESTS?
Ever since it was announced that airstrips were going to be established in Leguan and Wakenaam, there have been questions about whose interests these runways will serve. The people have been told that it will serve their interests because in case of the need for a medical evacuation, a plane can land in these areas [...]
Gunplay at the princess’ ball in a failed state
Do you know what nouveau riche means? There is some confusion in describing this class of people in society but there is a precise meaning. Let us get rid of the confusion first. Some people will tell you that it refers to a section of the moneyed class that didn’t acquire wealth the traditional way. [...]
Hard work and discipline lands Hugh Ross Masters over-50 crown
- He is first Caribbean athlete to achieve feat By Franklin Wilson There is an old saying, “Try and try again, and you will succeed at last”, well this is apt in the case of World Renowned Guyanese Professional Bodybuilding Superstar Hugh Arlington Ross who captured the coveted Mr. Universe Masters over-50 title at the [...]
TD Mark Rodrigues satisfied with performance of ‘Lady Jags’
Future is bright for Women’s Football By Franklin Wilson in Cancun, Mexico With the compliments of GT&T, Fazia’s Collection, Bakewell and Crown Mining Supplies Technical Director of the Guyana Football Federation Women’s Programme, Mark Rodrigues said he is quite satisfied with the performance of the ‘Lady Jags’ in the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying final Round [...]
Digicel hands over awards for Schools’ Championships
Digicel Guyana Inc, who is the major sponsor of the 2010 National Schools’ Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships, yesterday handed over the medals and trophies that will be awarded to the event’s Management Committee. Digicel’s Head of Sales and Distribution, Nalini Vieira said that their sponsorship of the event is part of their [...]
Cousins charged for illegal gun, ammo and narcotics
Thirty-three-year-old Kurt Mason and 24-year- old Shonette Eastman, a shopkeeper, of 534 Canvas City, Wismar, Linden, yesterday, appeared before Magistrate Fazil Azeez at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer to the charges of possession of a fire arm, without being a holder of a firearm licence; possession of ammunitions, without being a holder of a [...]
Man remanded for $15M raw gold theft
Magistrate Fazil Azeez yesterday remanded John Wills who was charged along with Gregory Major for robbery under arms. In court yesterday, only Wills was present to answer to the charge. According to a police source an arrest warrant was issued for Major. No addresses were provided to the court for the two accused. Wills appeared [...]
Venezuelan, Columbian boxers arrive for Caribbean Fury 2
- Meet Venezuela to Guyana ambassador Dario Morandy, Venezuela Ambassador to Guyana, welcomed his country’s boxer Breilor Teran, who will clash with Guyanese Leon ‘Hurry-Up’ Moore in the feature Holland Entertainment Caribbean Fury 2 bout on Saturday evening. The Princess Hotel and Casino, Guyana is set to come alive on Saturday night as one of [...]
Reittie here`for Caribbean Fury 2 battle against Murray
Guyanese Mark Murray could have a battle on his hands Saturday night at the Princess Hotel and Casino when he battles Canadian Richard Reittie over six rounds on one of seven fights on the Caribbean Fury 2 International Boxing card. Fast rising Toronto Middleweight prospect who has 3 knock-outs from 4 his four Professional fights, [...]
Patentia market tarmac serving no useful purpose
The market tarmac located at Patentia village, West Bank Demerara (WBD) was established to facilitate vendors and stallholders since Government felt that the various markets were “overflowing”. There was therefore the need to establish comfortable venues for vendors and sellers. On November 13, 2009 the former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government and [...]
‘Vincey’ feel the heat from ‘Soca Warriors’
Mannie Ramjohn Stadium, Trinidad:- If the first match was a slow tactical battle between Guyana and Haiti, this was a complete contrast with an action packed first half, and 4 goals scored on both halves. Devon Jorsling completed a hat-trick with some devastating finishing and Kerry Baptiste came on as a second half substitute to [...]
C.N. Sharma not sure of a fair trial
Owner of CNS Channel 6, Chandra Narine ‘C.N’ Sharma, yesterday attempted to set the records straight regarding his recent overseas visit for medical help. There have been suggestions in the press that Sharma, also the leader of the Justice For All Party, had used the trip to Trinidad and Canada to escape sex charges he [...]
Absorbing duels anticipated in all categories
Twenty-five races are carded for this Sunday’s Seaboard Marine Caribbean Motor Racing Championship which will be held, at the South Dakota Circuit. According to the Organisers, the main sponsors for the event are GT&T Blue Power, Princess International, CARIB Beer, Auto Fashion, Kings Jewellery, Skyline Mortgage, Rent-A-Tent, Ready Mix, E-Networks & Seaboard Marine. Competitors are [...]
Speeding driver crashes on Canje Bridge
On Tuesday afternoon Berbice saw yet another road accident. This time there was no deaths but one young man was hospitalized. Anoop Jagroop, 22, of Canefield, East Canje Berbice was heading east on the Canje Bridge away from New Amsterdam about 14:45hrs when the accident occurred. According to reports, he was speeding on the bridge [...]
