Kara Kara bodies positively identified
…captured gunman now faces several charges The bodies of the two persons found in shallow graves at Kara Kara on Friday were identified yesterday at the Lyken Funeral Parlour, as Kurt Thierens and Adriano Tracey, 30, of William Street, Campbellville. The post mortem conducted by Government Pathologist Dr. Vivakanand Bridgemohan, confirmed that both men had [...]
More silence on exclusive ‘Pradoville 2’
* matter addressed already, says Irfaan *AFC: the public has the right to know Amidst questions over ongoing construction at what seems to be an exclusive housing scheme at Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara, a government official has said that issue has been addressed in the media already and that the transaction was done according to [...]
Powerful Chinese union meets GAWU
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) is hosting a five-person delegation from China’s biggest trade union. Here in Guyana from the All China Trade Union Federation (ACFTU) for the next four days are Wang Ruisheng, Vice-Chair and National Secretary, Chang Yimin, Director of Economic and Technological Department, Zhu Bin, Deputy-Director of International Department, [...]
Dem boys seh…Some people watching de treasury
Christmas coming. Dem boys sit down outside de betting shop and dem was saying how de place dull; how it ain’t looking like Christmas in de air. But by weekend, everybody smiling because de street busy. People get pay and dem start fuh shop. But wha got dem boys worried is how some people complaining [...]
Correction
In a Kaieteur News publication dated November 27, 2010, there was an error in an article captioned: “Timehri prisoners get additional sentences…they were caught with ganja and cell phone”. The article stated that Magistrate Lovell was given the option of paying a fine of $30,000 or serve two months’ imprisonment. It was, in fact, the [...]
“Don’t blame us!” – GAWU tells Berbice Chambers
…as sugar workers continue to stay away The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) has hit back at the three Berbice Chambers of Industry and Commerce which has criticized a recent week-long sugar strike in the industry. Early this week, in a joint statement issued by the Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the [...]
Parika Backdam road to be rehabilitated at a cost of $89M
A total rehabilitation of the Parika Backdam road to the tune of $89M has commenced with the contract being given to Contractor Roopan Ramotar also called Fowl Cock. This was disclosed yesterday, by Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud, who visited the area with other senior technical officers within the Ministry. At the worksite it was [...]
Husband disappears with wife’s 15-year-old sister
Chandrawattie Dindial, of Ruby Parika, East Bank Essequibo, yesterday reported that her husband, Balram Tiwari, with whom she has an infant child, on Wednesday took off with her 15-year-old sister. Chandrawattie Dindial told Kaieteur News that she and her husband, who is a farmer, reside at Ruby Parika but would sometimes travel to 84 East [...]
Brazil’s proposal to build ethanol plant in Guyana never materialised
As Guyana says goodbye to the South American leaders to Guyana, especially President Inacio Lula DaSilva who is demitting office, the Guyana Peoples Partnership is reporting that they are saddened to remind him now that his offer to provide Brazilian technology and assistance to advance ethanol production from sugar cane in Guyana has just collected [...]
17 years on death row but is he really guilty?
By Dale Andrews For 17-years Hafiz Hussein has been waiting for his date with the hangman. But even after that long period there are still many who believe that it would have been a grave injustice if fate had been different and that date with the hangman had been manifested. Those who feel that way [...]
A beloved tutor and social administrator Sheila George, MS, is a ‘Special Person’
“I think you just have to do the best you can wherever you are.” By Crystal Conway She may be Mrs. Sheila George to most, but for some of us she will always remain Madame George. She will always be remembered as that quiet, refined lady who taught us French … and the phrase, ‘un [...]
Man jailed for two years on break and enter charge
Mark Singh, 35, of Essex Street, New Amsterdam was on Thursday sentenced to two years in jail by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo, when he appeared before her at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court and pleaded guilty. Prosecutor Corporal Roberto Figueira told the court that between November 20 and November 22, at Pitt Street, New Amsterdam, Singh [...]
CLICO (Guyana) Director refutes allegations of ‘insider trading’
Winston Ramalho, a former Director of CLICO (Guyana), has stepped forward to clear the air on what he calls ‘insinuations of insider training.’ He was at the time referring to a letter written by Business Columnist and Lawyer, Christopher Ram, in the September 16, 2010 edition of the Kaieteur News. Titled, ‘The CLICO (Guyana) Fiasco’, [...]
Fisherman stabbed to death
- three in custody including victim’s girlfriend The police have managed to arrest three persons following the stabbing to death of a fisherman yesterday morning at Supply, East Bank Demerara. Dead is 21-year-old Randy Joseph, of North West District, and of Westminster, West Bank Demerara. Joseph was pronounced dead on arrival at the Diamond Diagnostic [...]
One jailed, one remanded for wife beating
As Guyana rallied for the campaign to end ‘violence against women’ two men found themselves in the midst of criminal charges stemming from the very act of violence against women. The two men found themselves in front of acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry charged with assaulting their wives. The first accused, Royston Thompson, pleaded not [...]
Guyana newest coffee shop launched
Local coffee lovers and those visiting from overseas will now be given another choice to whet their appetites with the opening of Guyana’s newest coffee shop. The Coffee Bean Café and Eatery, located on Church Street, between Carmichael and Waterloo Streets, was officially launched yesterday by Trade and Tourism Minister, Manniram Prashad. The brain child [...]
The Chi-lites and Manhattans in the town for Christmas!!!
By Michael Benjamin The Manhattans are coming!! Boy, oh boy, did I hear correctly or is someone deliberately pulling my legs just to gauge my response? Well you got me; I am interested. The fact is that even as a young man I have been interested in good classical music. I never really enjoyed the [...]
Four on attempted murder charge
Three men (including a juvenile) were remanded on attempt murder charges and an arrest warrant issued for a fourth. The juvenile has been remanded to police custody. Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo, sitting at the Reliance Magistrate’s Court, remanded two men to prison and ordered that a 15-year-old be kept in police custody. She also issued an [...]
Two nabbed with stolen engine
Police are in the process of instituting charges against two men who were apprehended in a house at Dredge Creek, Lower Pomeroon river early yesterday morning. They were found with a stolen 150 hp Yamaha engine and a quantity of marijuana. Detectives made the bust during an operation in the Pomeroon river. It was reported [...]
16 days of activism against gender-based violence campaign
… US Embassy Charge d’Affaires Thomas Pierce This year, as we once again take up the “16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence,” commencing on November 25 with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and ending December 10 with International Human Rights Day, the international community must answer the call to [...]
East Bank Berbice taxi drivers protest, commuters stranded
Hundreds of residents of East Bank Berbice were on Thursday left stranded as hire car drivers and some residents took to the street in protest against the condition of the East Bank Berbice Public Road, which stretches from New Amsterdam to Mara, a distance of 25 miles. However, the main stretch in contention is about [...]
Sponsorship Issues Relating to Children: Consequences of turning twenty-one
There are several issues faced by children who are beneficiaries of a pending family-based immigration petition. Some of these issues include a child turning age twenty-one before the issuance of the immigrant visa, the child’s age when a biological parent marries a step-parent, legitimacy when the child was born out of wedlock, and the age [...]
Diaspora looking in – Welcome to Guyana
By Ralph Seeram It was the end of a long sixteen-hour trip to Guyana; the courteous and smiling cabin crew of Caribbean Airlines was bidding us goodbyes as we exited the aircraft. With a heavy backpack and a very heavy carry on suitcase, I tried to negotiate my way down the wet stairs when I [...]
Guyana Defence Force wages war on HIV/AIDS
As the country marked National Day of Testing last Wednesday, the Guyana Defence Force took the opportunity to host its own Health Fair. Staged on the tarmac at Camp Ayanganna in the afternoon, the fair was more than just an opportunity to get tested for HIV/AIDS. There were booths from a number of Governmental as [...]
