Billions held in special accounts not being transferred to coffers– AG Report
“The Contingencies Fund continued to be abused with amounts totalling $1.992B drawn from the Fund being utilised to meet expenditure that did not meet the eligibility criteria as defined in the Act.” This is according to the most recently tabled Auditor General’s Report which documents the audit on the public accounts of the Ministries, Departments [...]
Kitty teen stabbed to death on seawall
- One assailant nabbed under bed, other in cupboard The Diwali Motorcade celebrations ended in tragedy for one family last night after a Kitty teenager was stabbed to death on the seawall. Dead is Dwayne Durant, 18, of Gordon Street, Kitty. Durant’s attackers, believed to be two brothers and said to be in their teens, [...]
Sanctioned QC teachers speak out
Three of the four teachers who were sanctioned by the Ministry of Education have stated that they did not err in any way as it relates to dealing with the Neesa Gopaul case. The teachers, who spoke with this newspaper, claim they did all in their power as it related to the issue. During an [...]
Decades-old friendship ends in murder
A friendship for well over 40 years ended tragically on Wednesday evening last, when a 59-year-old John Street, Lodge resident, killed his 55-year-old neighbour Carl Thomas, a father of four. Thomas received a single stab wound to the abdomen with a serrated “long knife”. The assailant has since been taken into police custody after being [...]
Cops re-open investigation into death of Neesa Gopaul’s father
- man’s remains may be exhumed Police have re-opened investigations into the death of the father of murdered Queen’s College student Neesa Gopaul, and may have his remains exhumed if it appears that his death was not due to natural causes. Assistant Commissioner (Law Enforcement) Seelall Persaud confirmed yesterday that police have received information which [...]
Thousands witness spectacular Diwali motorcade
Thousands of Guyanese of all walks of life lined the East Coast Demerara seawall all the way to the village of La Bonne Intention (LBI), last evening, to get a glimpse of the always spectacular Diwali Motorcade. The event is put on annually by the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha and receives the support of corporate [...]
Dem boys seh… Tonight is de night
Tonight de whole country gun be bright because is Diwali. Nuff house gun open dem door wide fuh goodness enter inside. Last night was another story. Dem boys seh that it was one night that dem wish if GPL did tun off all de light. Women who tek in fuh get baby does do everything [...]
Moore, Frank headline $10 Million ‘Caribbean Fury 2′ card
Promoter laments poor sponsorship support By Sean Devers Promoter of the Caribbean Fury 2 Carwyn Holland yesterday unleashed a flurry of verbal blows at the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC), the large Companies in Guyana and the Government for not doing more to assist Promoters in the staging of fight cards in Guyana. Speaking [...]
Michael Jackson’s niece to sing on Caribbean Fury 2 Boxing card
By Sean Devers After months of planning, negotiating and hard work the man who gave Guyana its first ever World Title Boxing match at the National Park in 2004 has once gain produced a feast for local Boxing fans as all roads lead to the Princess Hotel tomorrow evening for the Caribbean Fury 2 International [...]
Menezes hoping for better results on Sunday
Equipped with a recently acquired 2009 ZX6R Kawasaki local Superbike racer Maurice Menezes speaking with Kaieteur Sport shortly before he left for a practice session yesterday said that he is eagerly looking forward to Sunday’s showdown with the best riders in the Caribbean and Canada. Menezes, who has always trailed his good friend Stephen ‘Valentino [...]
Local ‘Valentino Rossi’ aiming for more speed
Currently placed second behind Canadian Kevin Graham, local champion Stephen ‘Valentino Rossi’ Vieira in an interview with Kaieteur Sport yesterday at his mechanic location on Forshaw Street, Queenstown said he has not done much adjustment to his 2008 GSXR 600 Suzuki motorbike, but is still hoping to increase his speed on Sunday. “All I’ve done [...]
Guyana Stores guard attacked on site, beaten severely
Wednesday night’s physical assault on security guard, Deonarine Jodha, could have cost him his life. Jodha, 50, was on duty at the Lima Guyana Stores branch office, on the Essequibo Coast, when bandits attacked and severely beat him. According to manager of the Essequibo outlet, Mohamed Khaleel Ullah, this was the second attempt to rob [...]
Police detail plans for Christmas season
By Latoya Giles Divisional Commander George Vyphuis, addressing the Guyana Police Force annual pre-Christmas press briefing yesterday, announced that policing groups will be intensified throughout the season. The plan gets into gear from November 15 and continues to January 15, 2011. The aim is to ensure that citizens carry out their activities in a safe [...]
Makeshift dam breached at Craig
- Residents yet again at River’s mercy Residents of Craig were at the mercy of the Demerara River yet again as the river breached a makeshift dam yesterday afternoon. Several sections of the revetment that runs along Craig are scheduled for repair, including one portion that has completely given way and sunk into the river. [...]
Father faces charges for assaulting daughters
Albert Higgins of Tuschen, West Coast Demerara, appeared before Magistrate Nyasha Hatmin yesterday at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court to answer to charges of unlawfully assaulting and causing actual bodily harm to his two daughters, both of whom are minors. It is alleged that on October 31, last, at around 11:15 hours, the defendant asked his [...]
Caricom captures Corporation Domino title
Caricom Massive emerged winners of the Next Level Domino Club Inter-Corporation Domino competition which ended Monday evening. In the final played at Guinness Bar on Joseph Pollydore Street, Lodge, Caricom recorded a commanding 84 games to win the first prize of the Banks DIH trophy, $80,000 and six bottles of R1 Vodka in the 25-team [...]
WICB confirms IPL procedures for all West Indian players
St John’s, Antigua – On the advice the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announces that all players in the West Indies who wish to take part in the Indian Premier League for the 2011, 2012 and 2013 seasons must do so through the WICB only. In [...]
Samples to be sent overseas for DNA, other tests
- Crime Chief Assistant Police Commissioner (Law Enforcement) Seelall Persaud says that samples from several items related to the murder of bank employee, Sheema Mangar, are to be sent to an overseas laboratory. He said that analysis of the samples, including forensic evidence taken from “more than one vehicle” will undergo DNA and other testing. [...]
Appeal court frees convicted rape accused, orders retrial
Attorney-at-law Mursaline Bacchus successfully petitioned the Guyana Court of Appeal to dismiss a rape conviction and sentence handed down on his client, Ravidat Jagnit, called Ravi. Jagnit, now 30, a labourer of Betsy Ground, East Canje, Berbice, will now have to stand a retrial. He was sentenced on May 6, 2009 to 12 years in [...]
Taxi Drivers’ Association agrees on Code of Ethics
- mode of dress, treatment of passengers are critical aspects The recently formed Guyana Taxi Drivers Association has agreed to a code of ethics that will among other things, regulate what drivers would wear and how passengers are to be treated. The code of ethics is to be used as a standard for the taxi [...]
General Marine Open 15/15 Softball cricket tournament begins
Wellwoman and 4R Lioness to play at Crabwood Creek The Open category of the General Marine Male 15/15 Open Softball cricket Competition which is run by the Guyana Floodlights Cricket Association in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sports begins this Sunday. Any age is eligible to play, winning prize is $50,000 and [...]
Protesting prisoner smears self with faeces
- refused entry to court Winston Burgess, who was charged with trafficking in narcotics, on December 3, 2009, smeared his clothing with faeces, yesterday, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The accused man contended that he is tired of being remanded to prison. However, he was denied entry into the court room of Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton, [...]
Rose Hall Town Metro Female Team to clash with Enterprise on Saturday
The Rose Hall Town Metro Female team on Saturday would play Enterprise in a 40 overs match at the Enterprise ground. The match, which would start at 11:00hours, is the start of the national female cricket champion’s preparation for the defence of their national championship later this year. The team would be led by national [...]
Berbice short of traffic cops
By Melissa Johnson NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Division ‘B’ of the Guyana Police Force is short of 40 traffic ranks and this tells a tale. But Commander of Division ‘B’ of the Guyana Police Force, Assistant Commissioner Steve Merai gave the assurance that despite the situation his team works diligently to ensure that the traffic [...]
Keen competition in latest matches as local female stars shine
Action in the Regal Stationery & Computer Centre over-35 male 20/20 & female open 10/10 softball cricket tournament organised by the Guyana Softball League in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport continued last weekend with several matches. In the results from the games played: male over-35 category: Georgetown zone: At Marshon ground: [...]
