Where was Ralph Ramkarran when my mother died of a broken heart?
On the last day of 2010, the Kaieteur News letter section had Mr. Ralph Ramkarran saying this of me; “Mr. Glen Lall once told me that Mr. Kissoon gets the largest number of hits on the internet version of the Kaieteur News. The reason obviously is because of his amazing capacity to sustain his anger [...]
Making the world go around
As we rummage through the detritus of our holiday excesses, it will be hard to escape the topic of money. It will be even harder as we confront the excesses of the new elite in the year ahead. So let us talk a little about money. What is it really, apart from its acquisition being [...]
Breaking news!!! Linden businessman Albert ‘Bolo’ shot by bandits
Popular Linden businessman Albert Joseph, called ‘Bolo’ was shot this afternoon during a robbery at Bolo’s Variety Store at Lot 71 Sunflower Street, Wismar. He was rushed to the Linden Hospital Complex but a family member was unable to say how serious he had been injured. Reports state that Joseph, 50, was shot by a [...]
Gas station customer shot dead minutes into 2011
Mere minutes into the new year, the celebrations and enjoyment were shattered as bandits invaded a Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, Berbice business place, killing a 28-year old labourer during the first reported armed robbery for the new year. Dead is Sean Craig, a car washer of 57 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, who was shot in the chest [...]
ANSA McAL honours New Year’s Day mothers
For the first time ever, the Cheekies family from ANSA McAL Trading went countrywide to honour mothers of newborn babies with “Cheekies Bundle of Joy” gift hampers on New Year’s Day. The presentation of “Cheekies Bundle of Joy” hampers marked the 12th anniversary of this annual tradition and was heralded as a magnificent start into [...]
74-year old miner tied up and set alight by bandits
A 74 year old miner was tied up and burned to the face by bandits who robbed him after claiming that they were seeking employment with him on Friday morning in the Madhia Backdam area. Felix Nichols 74, a native of St Lucia, who is nationalised Guyanese, suffered third degree burns to the face and [...]
Lusignan man is first road fatality for 2011
A Lusignan mason is the country’s first road fatality for the year following a horrific smash up on the Main East Coast Carriageway early yesterday morning. Mark Seebarran, 30, was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Hospital around 04:00 hours after he was rushed there along with his injured reputed wife Melissa Robinson by [...]
Arsonists attempt to torch Enterprise and Annandale Primary Schools
Thanks to the alertness of security guards and the assistance of members of the community, the Enterprise Primary School on the East Coast of Demerara was spared from complete destruction by fire early yesterday morning. However, a small section of the school bears the distinct marks of what appears to be a deliberately set fire. [...]
9-year-old mini bus passenger shot during high speed chase
- drugs found in vehicle A 30-minute high speed chase along the West Bank of Demerara Public Road ended yesterday with a nine year-old Patentia girl being shot in the leg by police. This newspaper was told that nine-year-old Akila Niyal, a passenger in a mini bus, was shot in her right instep after police [...]
Dem boys seh….Uncle Freddie turn 60
De radio station does always play request music and people does tek de opportunity to send out greetings. Dem have people who does wait fuh let de whole world know when is somebody birthday or wedding anniversary or some other anniversary. A man tell some women that he wasn’t married but de next day there [...]
Recruitment age of GDF no longer 16-years-old
The National Assembly on Thursday last approved legislation that will raise the recruitment age for persons desirous of joining the Guyana Defence Force in a bid to ensure that there are no child soldiers in Guyana. The legislation was piloted by Minister of Legal Affairs, Charles Ramson, who told the House that it helps to [...]
Linden charity treats senior citizens
For five lucky senior citizens in Linden, ‘Santa’ visited on New Year’s Eve, and presented each of them with hampers packed with groceries and other goodies to help them usher in the New Year with at least good food on the table. The five recipients, who were all women, thanked their benefactors –The Linden Fund [...]
New year, same nonsense!
It seems that some motorists have made no New Year’s resolutions about being extra careful on the roadways. The occupants of this car were lucky to escape uninjured yesterday after reportedly being forced off the East Bank of Demerara Public Road near Herstelling by a speeding vehicle.
Alpha United haul in 2nd K&S title; beat Pele 3-2 in pulsating final
Sunburst Camptown take 3rd with 2-1 win over Bakewell Topp XX Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United prevailed in the battle of the TITANS to win their second Kashif & Shanghai Championship with an electrifying 3-2 win over Pele on New Year’s night at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence. Witnessed by a capacity and energetic crowd which [...]
Alpha President calls for players association to consolidate footballers’ interest
President of the Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United FC, Odinga Lumumba has issued a clarion call for local footballers to merge into a unit that will address the interests of all local players if they are to truly benefit from their activities. Mr. Lumumba was at the time addressing the media at a press conference at [...]
RHTY&SC cricket teams launch 2011 Charity & Community Development Programmes
The year 2011 has just started but the cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) have already launched their Charity and Community Development Programme by hosting three activities on New Year’s Day. The Rose Hall Town Farfan and Mendes Under-15, Bakewell Under-17, Pepsi Under-19, Bakewell Second Division, Gizmos and Gadgets [...]
Madhoo bows out in preliminary round
National champion Norman Madhoo, who represented Guyana and the Caribbean at the 2011 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship which is being held at the Alexandra Palace in London, England, failed to make it past the preliminary round after losing to South Africa’s qualifier Devon Petersen 3-4 on December 22. Madhoo, who also made the trip last [...]
Praises be to the Most High for victory – Dover
Senior National Coach Wayne ‘Wiggy’ Dover has continued to rack up championship wins with victory for the second time as a Coach in the Kashif & Shanghai knock-out tournament, Guyana’s Premier championship. Dover was all thrilled and in a jubilant mood, and why not, following the triumph of his team over Pele 3-2 at the [...]
In a year of checkered success, Chess officials quietly made moves
By Michael Benjamin The National Stadium, Providence was almost filled to capacity, yet a long line of impatient patrons queued up at the strategically placed booths on the outskirts of the facility to purchase tickets to see the first of the two practice games, between Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana, in preparation for the latter [...]
Grove man shot while attacking bandits with cutlass
Early on New Year’s morning, the Rampersaud family of Lot “F” Grove Launch Stelling, East Bank Demerara experienced a traumatising ordeal as bandits broke into their two-storey home and grocery store. Police said that at about 04:30 hours on that day Robert Rampersaud, 45, and his family were attacked and robbed by three men, one [...]
Robeson Benn admits to breaking the law to do small roads
“If I had followed the law, some roads would not have been built…The people who you pay rates and taxes to are the ones that are really responsible for doing your roads,” said Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn, when he responded to the road concerns of a Diamond, East Bank Demerara, resident recently. The [...]
DOCOL experiences another electrical mishap
After experiencing two fires last year, the Demerara Oxygen Company (DOCOL) last Wednesday experienced another mishap at 11:15 hrs. This time, it was electrical in nature at the company’s operations site at Eccles, East Bank Demerara. According to sources, the company was closed for the rest of the day until the fault was found and [...]
ECHO to help residents suffering from dumpsite emissions
Come Wednesday, the Environmental Community Health Organization (ECHO) will set up a health camp in North East La Penitence in an attempt to address the health concerns of residents suffering from the effects of the burgeoning Le Repentir dumpsite. This is according ECHO Executive Director, Royston King, who revealed that efforts will be made to [...]
GRA launches Status Monitors to improve the efficiency of the Shipping Industry
The Guyana Revenue Authority last Friday launched its Status Monitors; an initiative intended to improve the process of importation. This device will update importers as to what stage of processing their shipment is positioned at any given moment by displaying information on the status of containers and other shipments. Commissioner General Khurshid Sattaur at Friday’s [...]
The existence of the dumpsite shows contempt for the residents in the area
Dear Editor, I write to express my total frustration and utter disgust about the dumpsite on Mandela Avenue that has now encroached onto the Le Repentir Cemetery. I believe its existence speaks to clear contempt and disregard to the residents of the surrounding communities. I am a resident of North East, La Penitence and I [...]
