Man gets 12 years for wounding three
Kenrick Shepherd will have to spend the next four years in jail. Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry, imposed the sentence on him yesterday, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. On October 13, 2008, Shepherd was charged with three counts of inflicting grievous bodily harm, which occurred on August, 29, 2008, on Karen Anthony, Trevor Griffith and [...]
Prime suspect kills gang members, leads cops to shallow graves
… Health Ministry fire Health Ministry arson suspect, Colin Jones, yesterday, led a team of policemen to two decomposed bodies buried in shallow graves several miles up the Kara Kara Creek. He also identified the bodies as belonging to two accomplices that he had killed. One of the victims is believed to be 32-year-old Kurt [...]
UNASUR commits to ‘Democracy Clause’
…Jagdeo wants ‘uncompromising’ implementation Presidents of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) yesterday stamped a “Democracy Clause” into the founding principles of integration and defence, giving weight to the Georgetown meeting of the 12-nation grouping. The “Democracy Clause” is a direct result of the recent unrest in Ecuador when President Rafael Correa was virtually [...]
UNASUR Summit close with historic ‘Georgetown Declaration’
The curtain came down on the fourth Summit of the Union of South American Nations yesterday at the Guyana International Conference Centre on a high note with the issuance and initialing of the Georgetown Declaration. In that declaration the visiting Heads expressed their satisfaction with the assumption of President Bharrat Jagdeo as Pro Tempore President [...]
Dem boys seh… De foreign people helping Guyana
A man de police wanted get ketch when all dem South American presidents come. De man and he friends been around all de time and de police didn’t even know how to ketch dem. Now dem boys claiming that every time some foreign people come some wanted men gun get ketch. Dem men does come [...]
GT&T to give away three cars in Textmas promotion
Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) is offering its Cellink customers more than a Christmas bonanza as they can win monthly prizes of motorcycles, air travel and, best of all, cars. Thousands of Cellink customers will win prizes in what is being described as GT&T’s Textmas promotion, the company said in a press release. Daily, [...]
French Guiana national juvenile, among three held with gun, ammunition
The police in Berbice at the Number 62 Impact patrol base on Thursday around 16:30 hrs nabbed three men, including a French Guiana national, Nigel Misidgan, 30, and a 16-year-old in a car. It is understood that the men were in a white AT192 Toyota Carina Motor car, which was proceeding at a fast rate [...]
Zaheeda Hamid is newest Courts millionaire
As the “Courts vault promotion” continues, Zaheeda Hamid, of Sister’s Village, Sideline Dam, West Bank Demerara was, on Wednesday, made a millionaire. Hamid won 1.2 million in “cold hard cash”. The housewife said that she will use her newfound wealth to settle her account at courts. During the game show, the mother of three was [...]
60 graduate from Guyana’s school of music
The quote “If music be the food of love, then play on” by William Shakespeare was last night brought to the fore as graduates of the Foundation Seven music school played numerous musical pieces at the school’s graduating ceremony held at Red House. Sixty students graduated from different levels of the school’s programme including the [...]
Media Management Workshop concludes in T&T
The final day of the English FA /Premier League/ CONCACAF Media Management Workshop saw some more pertinent information about the role of the Media Officer being disseminated by Resource Personnel Dan Johnson, who is the Head of Communications of the English Premier League and Scott Field, Head of Media Relations of the English FA. The [...]
NBS fraud accused walk free
…sues entity for $1B Magistrate Fazil Azeez, yesterday found that there was no evidence to show that Maurice Arjoon, the former Director-Secretary for the New Building Society, was ever involved in the matter. Arjoon along with operations manager, Kent Vincent, were charged with conspiracy to defraud the NBS of $69 million. According to the man’s [...]
Thieves attack car dealership, fail to remove Tundra
Three men escaped in the wee hours of Thursday after a failed robbery at R.M Auto Sales, located at New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara. According to the proprietor, he lives at his business establishment. Upon descending into his yard to carry his daughter to school, he noticed that his gate that he had padlocked [...]
Ramsaroop unaware of any lawsuit
“The ostentatious spending and lifestyles of senior government functionaries especially compared to their lifestyles before their government appointments has got out of hand and has raised many eyebrows.” Presidential Candidate, Peter Ramsaroop, on Thursday, said that he was unaware of any lawsuit against him by Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud. The lawsuit stemmed from comments Ramsaroop [...]
Pepsi ‘Refresh Your World’ b/ball challenge opens today
The Pepsi ‘Refresh Your World’ basketball challenge opens today when the junior players take the National Gymnasium Basketball Court for the 2010 tournament to start what is expected to be a packed day of basketball action at the facility. Teams from as far as Kwakwani will be engaged in the two-day contest that the President [...]
Guyanese fans can follow Golden Jaguars Live on NCN compliments of Digicel
Football fans and followers will be happy to know that Digicel – The Bigger Better Network – has made it possible for all to follow the progress of the Golden Jaguars in the group stages of the competition on National Communications network (NCN). Digicel will also ensure that coverage of the semi finals; third place [...]
Heavy Christmas rains anticipated
Authorities are warning that heavy rainfall and thunderstorms, likely to be more than 70 per cent above normal, is expected for the Christmas season with agencies already deployed in the various regions to tackle works. At a press briefing to highlight some of the challenges facing the government, Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, on Thursday, [...]
Starr Computers Launch the Starr X Finity GPC 525
By Amar Panday Starr Computers, a Georgetown-based technology provider, on Tuesday, launched its latest innovation in computer engineering: the Star X-finity GPC 525. The appeal of the Star X-finity is that it performs all the functions of any other computer on a meager 28 watts. At a demonstration on Tuesday at Starr’s 59 Brickdam office, [...]
West Indies 1959 UK tour was one of unique soccer history
Dear Editor, The first time footballers from the West Indies traveled abroad and played together in one team was August 1959 when the Patrick Gomez led side toured the United Kingdom. The historical West Indies squad included players from Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago and British Guiana. Managed and coached by Eric James and Noel [...]
Eurosport to broadcast C’bean T20 in exclusive UK deal
Eurosport has further increased its portfolio of International cricket with the acquisition of the exciting Caribbean T20 tournament which begins on January 10 in Antigua. The 2011 Caribbean T20 will feature defending champions Guyana, Caribbean teams Barbados, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Trinidad & Tobago, Windward Islands and Combined Campuses & Colleges along with North American side [...]
Accused now slapped abetting charges
Marlon Letlow, Linden Scotland and Kim Bumbury, who were all charged with the double murders in Bartica, which occurred September, last, made another court appearance before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry, on Monday last, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Letlow and Scotland were charged with relieving, receiving and maintaining Rawle Newton, knowing that he had [...]
Fifty per cent chance of oil in next twelve months-CGX President
- world is currently producing and consuming 88 million barrels of oil per day By Rabindra Rooplall CGX has undertaken preparations for developing the necessary onshore staging and storage facilities in support of the drilling programme that is expected to begin in the second half of next year. The oil company has also discussed its [...]
Victor Logan is Mr. GDF Novices 2010
Kascia Beaton crowned Ms. Body Beautiful The Guyana Defense Force Auditorium at Base Camp Ayanganna was packed to capacity and spectators were treated to an entertaining evening of muscle flexing and guest posing at the Guyana Defense Force’ Novices Bodybuilding Competition held on Tuesday last under the theme “Restoring Physical Image and Capability Through Bodybuilding”. [...]
Taxpayer assaults M&CC legal officer
Around 15:50 hours on Wednesday, last, a terribly upset gentleman upon hearing that he had a large arrears in taxes at the office of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) began behaving disorderly. He also assaulted the municipal legal officer. When Kaieteur News arrived at the M&CC, the legal officer, Carol Sooba, was in her [...]
Top West Indian players involved in US Open T20 in Florida
By Sean Devers Although there is a National team which represents the United States of America in Cricket, the game is still a minority sport among the over 310 million people that reside in the USA, the third largest country both by land area and population and mostly West Indians and Asians play the game [...]
Gardnar retains Masters Title; D’Anrade finishes 2nd overall
Guyanese Llewellyn Gardnar won the Maters category in the inaugural Telesur Srefidensi Marathon in Paramaribo Suriname seven years ago and every year since, last Saturday at age 55, continued his dominance by retaining the top spot in a time of 3 hours 30 minutes. Fellow distance runner, Trinidad-based Lionel D’Anrade made it a good evening [...]
