UG, UWI host panel discussion on UNASUR today
The academic communities of the Caribbean and Guyana are seeking to play a greater role in the discourse surrounding the issues of regional integration. The Institute of International Relations (IIR) at the University of the West Indies (UWI) and the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Guyana have come together to host a [...]
English FA Workshop… Jack Warner, Anil Roberts among opening day attendees
CONCACAF President Jack Warner, Minister of Sport of Trinidad and Tobago Anil Roberts, Head of Media Relations of the English FA Scott Field, Head of Communications of the English Premier League Dan Johnson, President of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation Oliver Camps and Chief Football Correspondent at the News of the World newspaper Neil [...]
17-year-old pleads guilty to manslaughter
Stephen Julian, the 17-year-old of 64 Line Path Skeldon Corentyne who is on trial in the Berbice High Court before Justice Dawn Gregory-Barnes and an all male jury pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter for the November 2, 2008 murder of his one time friend, then 18-year-old Keron Caldeira, also of the same [...]
Corentyne man found in Kali Mai Puja Temple, dies
NUMBER SIXTY FOUR VILLAGE, CORENTYNE – A Corentyne pensioner and his grandchildren are now in custody as police in Berbice probe the cause of his son-in-law, Guydat Narine Joseph’s death. According to police reports, about 19:15 hours on Tuesday, 65-year-old Krissendeow Chunilal of Lot 13 Number Sixty-four Village, Corentyne and his two grandsons went to [...]
Winston Murray to be interred on Monday
The family of the late Shadow Finance Minister, Winston Shripal Murray, has mandated a Committee to oversee the preparations for the funeral, which is likely to be held at the St George’s Cathedral on Monday before burial at Leguan. Murray was born on Leguan, an island in the Essequibo River. Russel Lancaster heads the Committee, [...]
Guyana Association of Scrabble Players takes activities to rural community
The Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) will be taking its activities into the rural community with a 2 tier tournament slated for Enterprise ECD on Sunday November 28. A release from GASP states that the GASP Open was planned in keeping with its commitment to spread the sport into the rural communities. GASP executives [...]
Guyana Draughts Association raffle postponed
The raffle organized by the Guyana Draughts Association that was scheduled to be drawn last Saturday November 20 has been postponed and the organizers wish to convey deepest apologies to those patrons that have supported the event by purchasing tickets. The revised date for the drawing is now scheduled to take place on Friday January [...]
More than 220 lots distributed at Tuschen’s One Stop Shop
Some 220 families on Tuesday took one step closer to owning their own homes after housing officials made a scheduled stop in the ongoing One Stop Shop campaign. The distribution exercise was held at the Uitvlugt Community Centre, West Coast Demerara. The Tuschen Phase Two development has 600 house lots with another 370 distributed in [...]
Teen shot and killed during foiled burglary attempt
The police have launched an investigation into the shooting to death of an 18-year-old Rahaman’s Park resident. According to a police statement, around 4:35 hours yesterday, Robb Street businessman, Patrick King, of King’s Guest House was awakened by a commotion on his premises. The police stated that when the man went out to see where [...]
Giftland Office Max maintains support of K&S tourney
For the fifth successive year, Giftland Office Max, located at 13 A Water & Holmes Streets have maintained their commitment to Guyana’s Premiere football tournament. Yesterday, Accounts Supervisor Theresa Narine handed over her company’s contribution to Kashif Muhammad, Co-Director of the Kashif & Shanghai Organisation (K&S) in the Sports Section of the entity. Marketing Manager [...]
Prisoners’ health should be given high priority -GHRA Head
By Dale Andrews Head of the Guyana Human Rights Association, Mike Mc Cormack, is convinced that the health situation in the Georgetown Prison is unacceptable. He is urging the Ministry of Home Affairs to take steps to rectify the matter. Speaking to Kaieteur News in the wake of statements made by death row inmates at [...]
Armed bandits rob visiting overseas-based Guyanese
NUMBER SIXTY VILLAGE, CORENTYNE – An overseas-based Guyanese couple was robbed at gunpoint by two men on the Corentyne on Tuesday. Two persons have been detained and are assisting police with the investigation. Word from the police is that 62-year old Thakur Dyal Ramphal and his 60-year-old wife Drupattie Ramphal were just about to leave [...]
When you have glass house don’t throw stones
Dear Editor, Very recently some very revealing and interesting events have been happening off the football field and I felt that I must have my say. The Kashif and Shanghai Organisation as is customary had press briefings, sponsors’ presentations and team briefing. As is the norm the many usual sponsors revealed their intention to be [...]
Six Guyanese players for try out in T&T; among 50 from around the globe
MLS side Sporting Kansas City scouting players By Franklin Wilson “Guyana’s players hold lots of potential, they need opportunities and I think you can achieve a lot more than you have achieved over the years; never mind the recent qualification for Martinique, a lot more is possible for Guyanese football and players.” The words of [...]
New date for ProAm boxing card confirmed
Boxing buffs anxiously awaiting the announcement of the new date for the 10th edition of the ProAm boxing card can now rest easy following recent confirmation by the organizers. Boxers will now show off their skills on Friday December 3, one week after the initial date. Former Secretary of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control [...]
Diamond/Grove residents blame outages on strike
Millions in food products spoiled Residents of Diamond/Grove, East Bank Demerara are counting their losses after the recent abrupt power outages that struck the area since Tuesday. Yesterday, sections of Diamond and Grove complained of the prolonged power outage that has affected their businesses together with their daily lives. Collectively, businesses within the communities related [...]
BK Int. Western Tigers Super 8 pushed back; starts tomorrow @ GFC
The BK International Western Tigers FC Super 8 knock-out football tournament which was scheduled to kick off last evening at the GFC Ground will now kick off tomorrow evening at the same venue and with the same teams due to the current inclement weather. Club Secretary Dexter Cush informed yesterday that the GFC ground was [...]
GuySuCo probes smuggled sugar in rice boat to T&T
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) says that it is investigating how 3,000 unmarked bags of sugar ended up in a boat transporting rice to Trinidad and Tobago. The case has taken heightened significance as retailers have been complaining recently of a shortage on the local market. There have been reports that sugar sold to wholesalers [...]
50 truants nabbed in Georgetown, Region Three
Some 50 truants from South Georgetown and selected communities in Region Three were nabbed during two separate campaigns conducted last week. According to the Schools’ Welfare Department, 20 of the lot were apprehended in the South Georgetown areas and the remainder in Parika and neighbouring communities in Region Three. The Department pointed out that two [...]
17-year-old pleads guilty to manslaughter
Stephen Julian, the 17-year-old of 64 Line Path Skeldon Corentyne who is on trial in the Berbice High Court before Justice Dawn Gregory-Barnes and an all male jury pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter for the November 2, 2008 murder of his one time friend, then 18-year-old Keron Caldeira, also of the same [...]
DMW Cycling Road Race set for Saturday
The Diamond Mineral Water (DMW) Cycling Road Race returns to the roads of Guyana Saturday after Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) partnered with Hassan Mohamed for the 11th instalment of what has always been one of the biggest cycling competitions. In making the presentation, DDL’s Brands Executive for Diamond Mineral Water, Alexis Crawford said that their [...]
Another drug bust
Police Anti-Narcotics Unit (PNU) stationed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) intercepted yet another attempt to smuggle drug out of Guyana. Reports are that around 14:00 hours, yesterday, the police ranks, acting on suspicion, found a parcel destined for Canada, with three kilograms and 316 grams of cocaine. Kaieteur News was told that the [...]
Knock-out stage kicks off tomorrow
It’s win or go home time in the 2010 edition of the Guinness Greatest of the Streets football competition from tomorrow evening at the National Cultural centre Tarmac. Teams will be cognizant that there will be little room for mistakes as they keep their focus on the big prize. Action begins from 19:00hrs with eight [...]
U.S. Embassy Makes G$60M Donation to Ministry of Health, CDC
On Monday, the Military Liaison Office (MLO) of the U.S. Embassy donated $5M worth of equipment to the Ministry of Health and $55M Guyana dollars of supplies and equipment to the Civil Defence Commission. The items included two dozen hospital beds, with mattresses and bed tables, a dozen examination tables, and more than 1,000 medical [...]
Winston Murray made the ultimate sacrifice for his country’s democracy
Dear Editor, Guyana is currently reflecting upon the life of one of Guyana’s bravest sons, Winston Murray. Yet, this is not the time for sorrow, blame, confusion or despair. This is the time for unity, hope, peace, grace and redemption. Winston Murray made the ultimate sacrifice for his country’s democracy. He gave up a life [...]
