Breaking News: Three charged with trying overthrow government
- Army Major, wife and ex-soldier remanded to prison for treason Magistrate Priya Beharry remanded to prison, serving Guyana Defence Force Major, Bruce Munroe, his wife Carol-Ann Munroe, who is the owner of Young Achievers Academy and former soldier Leonard Wharton on charges for the capital offense of treason. The trio, who were heavily shackled, [...]
Army Major, wife, ex-soldier charged with treason
- police say they have recorded evidence implicating accused By Latoya Giles and Leonard Gildarie An army major and his wife are among three persons arrested and charged with treason. The charge stemmed from the July 2009 fire at the Ministry of Health. That fire was initially blamed on a gang of gunmen ‘terrorists’. In [...]
Kidnapped woman released unharmed
- no ransom paid Kidnapped shipping employee, Gail Perreira, was released unharmed by her captors yesterday, reportedly without a ransom being paid. A police statement said that the 29-year-old woman was released around 01:30hrs in Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara. “She was unharmed and no ransom was reportedly paid,” the release said. “It has been [...]
Forgotten prisoner dies in cell
All is not well in the Georgetown Prison this Christmas, with inmates mourning the tragic death of a colleague whose lifeless body was discovered in a cell on Boxing Day. The dead inmate, an epileptic whose name was given as Barnes, of Old Road Craig, East Bank Demerara, was recently incarcerated for simple larceny. Kaieteur [...]
Gunmen attack, rob Riverview patrons
Gun toting bandits descended on Zico Bar and Pool Shop in Riverview, Ruimveldt, at 19:35 hours last night, robbing patrons of money and gold Jewelry. “Is a lucky thing that they ain’t see my gold teeth, because that woulda gone too…They come for money, gold and diamond. Everybody with silver jewelry get left. They ain’t [...]
Man stabbed to death during drinking spree
- suspect still at large A brawl at a Diamond New Scheme house on Sunday night ended with a 24-year-old labourer being stabbed to death and his 19-year-old attacker fleeing the scene. Ravindra Sookhoo, of Belle Vue, West Bank Demerara, died at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre from a stab wound in the region of the [...]
‘Enforcer’ killed in shootout with police
Two more deaths under different circumstances have rocked Guyana’s interior, stretching the number of killings in that part of the country to more than 30 as the year comes to a close. In one case, police shot and killed a man who they said had engaged them in gun fire in the Puruni Backdam, while [...]
Dem boys seh… Madness tek over Main Big Lime
De Main Big Lime had nuff police to mek sure that de place safe fuh all of dem who go out and look fuh entertainment. Fuh every spectator and tourist who go to de Lime dem had about two policemen. At least that is how it look. De show was good. Music, food and drinks [...]
Garbage-clogged Sussex Street canal causes flooding
Residents of Sussex Street, Albouystown, and surrounding areas are peeved at the build up of garbage that has compromised the drainage system. It was pointed out by residents that the “garbage infested canal” has contributed to the flooding of the area and has caused major discomfort to the populace. On a tour of the garbage-clogged [...]
Three Guyanese among five dead in T&T smash-up
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday) – As thousands around the country celebrated Christmas on Saturday, a Laventille woman was coming to terms with the news that her daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter were killed in a vehicular accident on Friday nightlast. With tears streaming down her face and seated in her daughter’s apartment at Burke Terrace, El [...]
Essequibo Coast records Christmas Day murder
What started out as a quiet day of interaction and socializing with family members ended up with a man being stabbed to death by his reputed wife of ten years. Dead is 60-year-old Dennis Braithwaite a/k Browne or Barber Man, formerly of Georgetown and also of Lima Village, Essequibo Coast. According to the police, Braithwaite [...]
Blood Bank in dire need of blood
The Ministry of Health has issued an SOS for blood, in recognition of an urgent need at the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) situated in the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), the nation’s hub of blood collection. Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, has said that a request has been made to regular blood donors [...]
Policeman pleads for justice after road accident
With a distressed voice, 59-year-old special constable, John July, who was knocked down several months ago by Local Government Minister, Kellawan Lall, visited Kaieteur News recently, to voice his dissatisfaction over the way the police has been handling the investigation. July stated that ever since the accident, Minister Lall has not even approached him to [...]
Clarabelle Newton reaches 100
Clarabelle Newton celebrated her 100th birthday on Christmas Day. The woman, a resident of Uncle Eddie’s Home since 2005, is now blind. But prior to her admission she lived at Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara. She had her own home where she lived with her husband and her only child who have both died. As she [...]
Guyana among leading Caribbean countries for nurses’ migration
India is the top country of origin of migrant doctors in Organisation for European Economic Co-operation (OECD) countries with more than 56,000 Indian doctors in these countries, which include the UK, the US, , and Australia. In the Caribbean, Guyana is among the leading countries for nurses’ migration to those territories, according to recently released [...]
Guyana – a flawed democracy
… so says Economist Intelligence Unit In a report released last Friday by the UK-based think tank, Economist Intelligence Unit, Guyana still lurks dangerously close to being considered as less than a democratic nation. In what is the third edition of the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Index of Democracy, Guyana was given an overall ranking of [...]
GTUC pledges continuous support to the GAWU
The Guyana Trades Union Congress has stated that come what may, they will continue to support the Guyana Agriculture and Workers Union and that it is not surprised by the ‘tactic’ used by the government. In an invited comment recently, President of the GTUC, Norris Witter described the recent statement by GuySuCo to derecognise the [...]
Food and Drugs Department warns of test strips recall
A defect that has served to inhibit sufficient absorption in diabetes test strips has caused a recall to be prompted. As a result, the Food and Drug Department of the Ministry of Health is currently on a mission to inform local consumers that the US FDA and Abbott Diabetes Care have recalled 359 different lots [...]
GRA seizes $5M in smuggled Heineken, Johnny Walker whisky
- detain vessels The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Wednesday last seized $5M worth of alcoholic beverages, including more than 600 cases of Heineken beer that was being smuggled into the country. According to GRA, over the weekend, officers of the Law Enforcement and Investigation Division (LEID), intercepted motor vessel MV Mr. John, off the [...]
Gee Whiz – It’s the Christmas season again
- The greatest gift of all By Michael Benjamin Wow, it’s the Christmas season again!! I’ve waited twelve months—twelve long dreary months for this season to come. When I last checked the calendar it informed me that it was the first of December. It meant that I had another twenty-four days before the arrival of [...]
GOOD KING WENCESLAS AND OTHER CAROLS
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary says the word most searched for online this year was “austerity” which means “enforced or extreme economy”. Given the crowds in the malls, streets and stores throughout the Caribbean, and the many Caribbean people in Miami, New York and elsewhere in shop-till-you-drop mode (shop, drop the parcels home or in the hotel, [...]
Man drowns on E’bo Coast
Sixty-one-year-old Ramsey Persaud a/k Izick, of Mainstay Village, Essequibo Coast, was discovered in a trench at Land of Plenty on Christmas Day by his son, Mitesh Persaud. According to Police, Persaud left his Mainstay home to visit his friend, Doodnauth, at Land of Plenty. The pensioner who suffers from arthritis, fell into a trench at [...]
Pele tackles Sunburst Camptown; Alpha face Bakewell Topp XX
New Champions will be crowned when the curtains comes down on the 21st Edition of Guyana’s premiere football tournament on Saturday night at the National Stadium, Providence. Last evening at the same venue, defending champions BK International Western Tigers were knocked out by two-time champs Sunburst Camptown 3-2 in the opening game of the night; [...]
Another baby dies
- relatives blame language barrier and inexperienced doctors…. “A language barrier and inexperienced doctors” are some of the things that caused his daughter-in-law Anita Forrester, 23, to lose her child, said Prince Forrester. According to the man, his daughter in law delivered a still born at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Wednesday. The man explained [...]
Cheekies presents gifts to 10 Christmas Day babies
As part of its long-standing Christmas tradition, Ansa McAl Trading Ltd., presented gifts to ten babies who were born on Christmas Day at city hospitals. To mark the occasion of the twelfth anniversary of the “Cheekies Bundle of Joy”-presentation, Mr. Nigel Dodson, Marketing Assistant, Consumer Goods Division, ANSA McAL Trading Ltd., shared the following poem [...]
