Son hammers mom to death
- suspect nabbed by residents on horseback A 30-year-old Central Rupununi man ran amok on Tuesday night and beat his 62-year-old mother to death with a claw hammer, then tried to slash the throat of his 14-year-old niece. The victim, Ethel Andries, of Sand Creek, Central Rupununi, was cornered in her home and struck repeatedly [...]
Mother, baby die at GPHC
- Second maternal death in less than 36 hours By Latoya Giles Just 36 hours after Miriam Bristol died while delivering a baby girl at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, officials there are investigating the death of yet another expectant mother at the same institution. The victim this time is 25-year-old Monica Carmichael of Number [...]
Murray Health Crisis … Fmr. GYSM Members pray for divine intervention
Some former executive members of the Guyana Youth and Student Movement (GYSM), formerly the Young Socialist Movement, yesterday registered their profound sadness over the illness of Winston Murray and offered words of prayers. They also expressed the hope that Murray recovers and continues with his work for the Party and the nation as a whole. [...]
Police detain teacher for allegedly slapping pupil
A volunteer teacher attached to the Sans Souci Primary School, has been detained by the police for allegedly slapping an 11-year-old pupil. The teacher has denied the incident. This newspaper was told that on Monday afternoon, another child of the school went home to the assaulted child’s parents and told them that a teacher had [...]
Dem boys seh… Manny putting out de works
De news come out. Bucket announce that dem sending an ambassador to Kuwait and is not Kwame. Dem boys seh that it was to be Kwame but when Prince William announce he engagement and Bharrat decide that he sending Kwame as de gift de had to find another ambassador. She didn’t call de name but [...]
Police assault man in prison
- hit in head with padlock Yolanda Schultz, of Lot 4 Laing Avenue, West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, is terribly upset and distressed at the actions of the Guyana Police Force. She told this newspaper yesterday that on Friday, last, some police officers came to her residence at 4:00hrs and forced their way into her house, after [...]
Guyana celebrates Eid-ul-Adha with charity, prayers
By Rabindra Rooplall Eid-Ul-Adha, a three-day Muslim celebration called “festival of sacrifice” or “festival of feast” began yesterday morning with Muslims across the world observing the holiday together. Muslims celebrate Eid-Ul-Adha to remember the willingness of Prophet Abraham to sacrifice his son, Ishmael, as an act of obedience to God. A few traditions associated with [...]
Captured bandit is on bail for another robbery – Police
- Passerby and rural constable recovering; shot bandit still under police guard The police are hoping that the wounded bandit who was severely chopped by businessman Dennis Ramah, surfaces at a hospital trying to seek medical attention, since according to sources the wound is very serious. Ramah was shot and killed after he put up [...]
Eid-Ul-Adha
NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Groups of people, many of them considered less fortunate, flocked the New Amsterdam Jama Masjid to be served a meal and be offered beef as Muslims across the world commemorated Eid-Ul-Adha yesterday. Imaam of the New Amsterdam Jama Masjid, Mohamed Haniff, explained that the day is used to commemorate the intended [...]
Police beat taxi driver at Stabroek Market
- told the driver he “parked wrong” Several minibus and hire car drivers, speedboat operators, vendors and ‘touts’ were visibly upset on Tuesday, last, when two “black clothes policemen” on motor-bikes who were patrolling around the Stabroek Market area, began assaulting a taxi-driver ‘for no good reason’. According to sources, the driver who was identified [...]
Govt. Policy on passport for Diaspora demonstrates incompetence – GPP
“This new policy of the People’s Progressive Party Civic Government of Guyana is an international admission of its incompetence and inability to control corruption.” This is according to the Guyana People’s Partnership headed by Peter Ramsaroop. Ramsaroop was at the time speaking about the fact that Guyanese living abroad has to travel to Guyana to [...]
Banks honours 30 longstanding employees
Brewery giant, Banks DIH, has honoured 30 of its employees who attained 20 years of service with the company. The occasion was the annual 20-Year Club Lunch recently. Mr. Andrew Carto, Human Resources Director, said that it was the largest group of employees inducted into the Club since the programme was launched several years ago. [...]
Truck driver granted bail in High Court
Truck driver Chetram Moonsammy, of Johanna, Black Bush Polder, who was charged with 12 counts of causing death by dangerous driving on November 2, and who was refused bail when he appeared in the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo, was granted bail in the High Court by Chief Justice Ian Chang. Attorney [...]
Motorcyclist on $200,000 bail for causing death
Jason Shepherd, 28, of 133 Vlissengen Road, Georgetown, appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry, on Monday, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, charged with causing death by dangerous driving. It is alleged that on November 3, last, Shepherd, a motorcyclist, struck down 78-year-old Oswald Greaves, who subsequently died as a result of the injuries he [...]
Regal XI, Success XI remain unbeaten in GT Zone
Action in the Regal Stationery & Computer Centre over-35 Male T/20 and Females Open 10/10 Softball Cricket tournament organised by the Guyana Softball League (GSL) in collaboration with The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport continued last Sunday with matches in the Georgetown, East Coast and Linden zones. Regal XI and Success XI remained unbeaten [...]
Gooniah (4-35 & 50) impress in National U-15 school cricket
As Berbice/Mahaicony Districts action commence The 2010 Ministry of Education/National Sports Commission/Guyana Cricket Board Secondary Schools 40-over Under-15 Cricket Competition started recently with action in the Berbice-Mahaicony Districts. Fast bowler Viendra Gooniah took 4-35 which together with 3-18 from medium pacer Jameil Jackman helped Skeldon Line Path Secondary bowl out Tagore Memorial for 138. Gooniah [...]
Sewerage Contractor now saddled with road repairs
The contractor tasked with laying out a new length of sewage pipe along Battery Road Kingston, may have to do additional work now that the road has begun to cave in as a result of his excavation works. Apparently, the works are to repair a section of damaged sewage pipe in the vicinity of Demerara [...]
Open-heart surgeries to continue early next month
- As part of measures to tackle CHI waiting list Routine open-heart surgery is set to continue at the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) early next month, even as efforts are made to reduce the number of cardiac patients awaiting medical attention at the local institution. Operations at the heart institute were halted in May to [...]
K&S win GTTA Inter-Organisation title
- Barrow is Single’s champion The Kashif and Shanghai (K&S) duo of Ray ‘Copter’ Anderson and Steven Barrow outclassed Guyana Fire Service’s (GFS) Warren Hackshaw and Quincy Rice to take the Guyana Bank of Trade and Industry (GBTI) Inter-Organisation Table Tennis Championship. Barrow beat Hackshaw 11-9, 11-7, 5-11 and 11-9 while Anderson defeated Rice 8-11, [...]
More schools reinforce conditions to write CSEC
Various secondary school students, who did not qualify to write Mathematics and English at the upcoming Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), have been told that they could write the subjects through a private institution. The source stated that those unfortunate students now have the option of either paying to write the subjects through a private [...]
Skipper happy as bowlers keep Windies on top after three days
West Indies bowlers stuck to their guns and made inroads against Sri Lanka as the third day of the 1st Test match was hit by heavy rain. Only 30.5 overs were possible Wednesday. The players left the field for bad light just after lunch and then showers came to bring an end to the day. [...]
ECHO to partner with Education Ministry to encourage environmental protection
In the quest to promote environmental preservation and protection, the Environmental Community Health Organisation (ECHO) has plans to partner with the Ministry of Education. This move comes as part of the unwavering efforts of the organisation to include children in the efforts to protect the earth. This notion was emphasised on Saturday, last, by ECHO’s [...]
Several teams record wins in ECCB’s Rockaway Auto Sales 40-over cricket
The East Coast Cricket Board’s 40-overs premier league cricket competition sponsored by Rockaway Auto Sales continued over the weekend on the East Coast of Demerara with several matches. Results:-Lusignan ‘A’ vs Enterprise ‘A’: Lusignan 177 for 9 off 40 overs Narvan Singh 38, Vishnu Ramjeet 35,Videsh Lall 4-33, Zaheer Mohamed 2-30) Enterprise 109 for 9 [...]
Cheap businessman responsible for attack on staff member – Steve Merai
NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – In the wake of a recent robbery in New Amsterdam, the Commander of Division ‘B’ of the Guyana Police Force, Assistant Commissioner Steve Merai lashed out at what he called a cheapskate masquerading as a businessman. In the incident he was referring to, an employee of Stretch ‘D’ Dollar Store in [...]
Floyd Carmichael prevails in highly competitive Eid Ul Adha scrabble tournament
The Eid Ul Adha scrabble tournament organized by the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) and staged at the Malteenoes Sports Club Thomas Lands yesterday morning turned out to be highly competitive with five players amassing five points apiece with only their respective spreads separating them. In the end it was Floyd Carmichael whose spelling [...]
