JFK terror plot… Abdul Kadir jailed for life
NEW YORK(Wall Street Journal) — A former member of Guyana’s parliament was sentenced to life in prison yesterday for plotting to blow up fuel tanks at John F. Kennedy International Airport. But Kadir kept insisting that he was wrongly convicted. “At no time did I have any intention or believe in bringing any harm to [...]
Ramjattan sued $25M by Donald Ramotar for TV ‘libel’
…claimed sugar was sold in a corrupt deal to Trinidad General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Donald Ramotar, has sued Parliamentarian, Khemraj Ramjattan, for $25M in damages following a November airing of a TV programme. According to Ramotar, a Director of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and whose name has surfaced as a [...]
Benschop blocks entrance in protest
Social Activist Mark Benschop blocked the entrance to the Le Repentir dumpsite with his vehicle, stopping garbage trucks and other vehicles from gaining access to dump their refuse in the area yesterday. At the scene, vehicles lined the street since the blocked passageway caused many of the garbage trucks to remain on the road and [...]
Ramon Gaskin challenges Amaila Falls road contract award in court
Yet another legal challenge has been launched against the issuance of a US$15.4M contract to Synergy Holdings to build the access road to the proposed Amaila Falls Hydroelectric project. The matter has been taken before the Full Court for an original hearing and is not an appeal against the recent ruling by Chief Justice (ag) [...]
Dem boys seh… Dem politicians walking about
Is de Christmas season and de streets busy. Dem boys notice that all of a sudden all dem politicians now walking about. Rohee send out message that he walking from Queenstown to Big Market. All two Robert walking about too. One walking from Lamaha Street and one walking from Sophia. Is only Donald refusing to [...]
Another Rupununi resident accuse police of brutality
Police in the Rupununi are once again being accused of brutalizing residents. This time 26-year-old miner, Jermaine Springer, sustained severe head injuries which people say resulted from a beating by police officers stationed at Aishalton. This is the second time in a month that the police in the Rupununi have been fingered in the beating [...]
Government sets up distribution points to counter high prices
… Rice, sugar hoarding Following claims by consumers of sugar and rice shortages, Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture’s New Guyana Marketing Corporation has announced that they have established a number of distribution points for this weekend. The Ministry, in a release yesterday, said that it “will be undertaking an anti-price gouging exercise” so as [...]
Digicel, Roraima Lodge take Christmas to Children’s Convalescent Home
Christmas is a time for sharing, and that was certainly shown on Tuesday, as the Red Cross Children’s Convalescent Home, located at D’urban Backlands Georgetown, received two hefty contributions from Digicel Guyana and the Roraima Lodge, located on North Road, Georgetown. Representatives from Digicel and members of the Lodge donated to the convalescence home, hampers, [...]
Bandit strike twice in one night on West Demerara
Police on West Bank Demerara have detained a man who they suspect was part of a three-man gang that locked a Sisters Village resident in his garage before invading his home and robbing his family on Tuesday night. One man was nabbed after police received a description of the perpetrators. This newspaper understands that the [...]
Norway money is there, another tranche about to be deposited
…But projects not yet approved One week after fuming that Guyana had not received a cent from Norway because of World Bank delays, President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday insisted he was not quarreling about the money not coming in. Rather, he said, he was just using Guyana as an example to illustrate the lack of movement [...]
Woman imports brand new machine but receives secondhand goods
Gy-Xpress has found itself in the middle of a court mêlée after a customer alleged that she paid for a brand new cell phone unlocking machine but received a secondhand instrument. The company is well known for buying items from foreign countries for customers in Guyana, upon their request. Joycelyn Laurie claimed that on August [...]
Western Tigers squeeze by Buxton Utd. 3-2; Liquid Gold upset Riddim Squad on Penalties
Fans and organisers could not have hoped for a better start to the 21st Edition of Guyana’s most prestigious football tournament, the Kashif and Shanghai which kicked off at the GFC ground last evening with two scintillating match-ups. Defending champions BK International Western Tigers held their nerves to book a place in the quarterfinals with [...]
Kumaka murder accused, Venezuelan, Peruvian remanded
Twenty-year-old Alex Chattergoon, who was charged with murder, appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry, yesterday, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The allegation is that the accused, on October, 29, last, at Kumaka Waterfront, Moruca River, North West District, murdered Damion La Rose. The defendant of Paradise, Essequibo Coast, was not required to plead, since [...]
GPOC uncovers more public assistance fraud on Essequibo Coast
The administrative management of the Guyana Post Office Corporation is insisting that a through investigation be conducted at the office of the Welfare Department at Anna Regina, urgently. This appeal is being made again after a repeat of irregularities pertaining to the distributions of more that one Public Assistance book to a person was unearthed [...]
Sugar workers’ union calls for government’s intervention
With just more than a week to go before Christmas, the country’s largest sugar workers’ union has made a last ditch appeal for Government to intervene in a stalemate over wages increase. Sugar workers, in what may be first in decades, are facing the very real prospect of not being paid their production bonuses and [...]
Bishoo is Male Cricketer of the year
Campbell takes Female Cricketer award By Sean Devers Fast improving 25-year-old leg-spinner Davendra Bishoo was named Guyana’s Cricketer of the year while 18-year-old all-rounder Shamaine Campbell collected the Female Cricketer of the year award last evening at the Guyana Cricket Board’s annual award ceremony at the Umana Yana in Georgetown. National under-19 leg-spinner Amir Khan [...]
Rose Hall Town make it 2 in a row with Club of the Year Award
Kaieteur News’ Devers is Cricket Journalist of the Year Kaieteur News’ Sean Devers was named Cricket Journalist of the year while Corentyne Berbice Club Rose Hall Town emerged Club of the year for the 2nd consecutive year at the Guyana Cricket Board’s annual award ceremony at the Umana Yana last evening. Rose Hall Town, one [...]
Caribbean-IDB funds for Marriott hotel development
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on Tuesday said that it had approved a master financing facility of up to US$42 million to finance up to eight Marriott-hotels in Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and five Latin American countries. IDB said that the funds would be used to develop these hotels to “meet world-class environmental and sustainability [...]
Chetram Singh will not contest next GCB elections
Sports Minister wants Elite cricket league for Guyana Chetram Singh, the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) President for the past 19 years officially announced on Wednesday night at the GCB annual Awards ceremony at the Umana Yana that he is not interested in any position on the GCB when their biannual elections are held next month. [...]
The Bernice Mansell Foundation to spread Christmas joy
The Christmas season is here. The Bernice Mansell foundation BMF continues to bring sharing to the fore front of the Christmas holiday. Yesterday the foundation received two containers; one valued US$85,000 and the other, US$78,000 that arrived in Guyana and were discharged at the Demerara Distillers Limited wharf, Lombard Street. This, according to the president [...]
Cattle farmer fights for life in ICU
A 29-year-old man is fighting for his life in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC), after he was severely chopped across his body by a father and son. Kamla Crawford aka “Sonny” or “Cat eye” of Number. 43 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, was attacked by the two men, after he rendered [...]
The leaks and the disclosures
The persistent criticism of agencies and entities that expose situations that people and departments want to hide is reaching alarming proportions. All of a sudden one is finding that some people in Government-sponsored agencies consider it a crime to expose anything irregular. Some agencies have even contemplated moving to the courts in the wake of [...]
High Court grants bail to ex-cop on ganja charge
Former policeman, Antonio Singh Balrup, 23, of 5 Reliance Settlement, East Canje, Berbice, who was allegedly caught with 17 grams of marijuana at the home of a remand prisoner, and was remanded by magistrate Omeyana Hamilton at the Reliance Magistrate’s court after he pleaded not guilty to the charge of possession of marijuana for the [...]
Fiery contests anticipated at GABA Champion of Champions showdown
The nation’s best amateur boxers are gearing up for the final tournament of the year, fittingly dubbed the ‘Champion of Champions’ since it will feature all of the champions from the various tournaments staged throughout the year. The two night tournament is scheduled to get underway this Saturday and culminate one night later at the [...]
Dr. Noel Blackman birthday 7-a-side football kicks off today
Play in the Dr. Noel Blackman birthday knockout 7-a-side football tournament will kick off today at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground Bourda with a total eight matches starting at 5:00pm. The tournament coordinated by Former national player and coach, Lennox Arthur, is in honour of the birth anniversary of another former footballer, Dr. Noel [...]
