Torture teen case dismissed
- “Sad day for the justice system”- Attorney-at-law Ramjattan By Latoya Giles The three police officers who were accused of burning the testicles of a 15-year-old boy in 2009,at the Leonora Police Station, walked out of the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrates Court “free”, as Magistrate Nyasha Williams-Hatmin was forced to dismiss the highly publicized case because of [...]
Crippled granny slapped with cocaine possession charge
Curious onlookers stood in astonishment yesterday in the Georgetown Magistrates’ courtyard as a crippled elderly woman was lifted by four police ranks into the courtroom before Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry (ag) to answer to the charge of trafficking in narcotics. The accused, Maxine Dax, 65, is reported to be an American citizen. Police had earlier [...]
‘Election Budget’ to be announced on Monday – Corbin
On Monday, Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh will present to the nation the Budget which will detail the current and capital expenditures for this year. But that document has already been denounced by Opposition Leader Robert Corbin as an ‘Election Budget.’ Corbin, during his press briefing on Thursday, said that the budget will be [...]
La Penitence Market vendors face dislocation
…must vacate location by January 20 Minister of Transport and Hydraulic, Robeson Benn, yesterday met with some La Penitence Market vendors who operate along Saffon Street. The meeting was to finalize their removal of their stalls by this Sunday so that the contractor can take possession of the location to commence the construction of a [...]
Dem boys seh…Don’t trouble de CG
Sometimes dem boys does mek promises wid good intention but things does happen that can mek dem change dem mind. A man get vex, real vex because dem boys talk bout he. He call everybody. He call Tom and he wife, Dick and he wife, Harry Lall and he wife, he call de Waterfalls boss [...]
Another stunning last-over win from Guyana
Keep them in the race for repeat titles By Sean Devers in Antigua In association with Digicel, Carib Beer, Leisure Inn, GSL, Queensway & Dave’s West Indian Imports (NY) Watched a large crowd of mostly Guyanese supporters at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, defending champions Guyana, led by a pulsating unbeaten 13-ball 40 from Derwin [...]
Keen competition expected as Dr. Blackman birthday 7-a-side football concludes
The Dr. Noel Blackman birthday 7-a-side football tournament will conclude today at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground, Bourda and keen competition is anticipated as 12 teams hunt the ‘hundred grand’ on offer. Coordinator Lennox Arthur is promising football fans a treat. He informed that several of the teams will be represented by some of [...]
Qualfon employee on $75,000 bail for gold chain theft
Kevlyn Velene, 18, a customer service representative employed by Qualfon Guyana Inc, found herself before Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court charged with simple larceny. The young woman who pleaded not guilty was unrepresented. It is alleged that on November 25, at North Road, Georgetown, Velene in the company of her [...]
Another budget and the usual complaints
Come Monday, the nation will once again be presented with a budget detailing expenditures undertaken last year, and proposals for this year. There is so much that makes budgets these days nothing for people to fear. They do not have to fear currency devaluations and the concomitant price hikes in just about every quarter; they [...]
D&I workers refute allegations of violence
Several drainage and irrigation workers, working along Poker Street and its environs, have challenged the authenticity of the claims made against them by Harold Hutson in Thursday’s edition of the Kaieteur News, under the caption, ‘Wismar residents offended by D&I workers. According to the workers, most of these allegations are lies, and Mr Hutson was [...]
D’Urban Street resident found dead in room
Michael Singh, 48, of 33 Joseph Pollydore Street, Lodge, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the early hours of Friday morning in his room. Police visited the scene, took statements and the body was removed to Lyken Funeral Home. Relatives home were tight-lipped about the circumstances surrounding the man’s demise. Residents in the area, [...]
14-yr-old beaten to death during drinking spree
Police are investigating the suspected murder of Elton Thompson, 14, of South Rupununi. The child was killed on January 11, last, at Chinese Creek, Puruni. According to the police, investigations revealed that Elton Thompson and another miner, Jonas Perreira, 26, of Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, were imbibing with two Brazilian nationals. It is alleged that [...]
Johnson retained as East Bank E’bo Chairman
Alvin Johnson was retained as chairman of the East Bank Essequibo Cricket Committee when the body held its Biennial General Meeting and elections recently. Orville Stewart was elected as vice chairman, while Latchman Patram is the Secretary. The Treasurer is Faizul Ghani and Stacy Williams is the Assistant Secretary Treasurer. Khain Singh filled the position [...]
Government not in receipt of GCB’s audited reports
- advises AGM not to be advertised until… An anticipated Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) in which a new executive is expected to be elected this month-end has been thrown into limbo with government saying that it has not received the 2010 audited report or annual returns. Registrar of the [...]
IDB issues poverty reduction bonds
- Caribbean and Latin America to benefit The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Daiwa Securities Group have announced an issuance of the Poverty Reduction Bonds to support poverty alleviation and improve living conditions of new generations in the Caribbean and Latin America. These Bonds are IDB’s first impact investment bonds of 2011 and they will [...]
Man of unsound mind lands in court
Appearing before Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry (ag) on Thursday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court was Mark Smith who was charged with having in his possession a dangerous weapon without lawful authority. According to Police Prosecutor, Venetta Pindar, on January 11, last, the Police Mobile Patrol was on patrol in the vicinity of Camp Street the [...]
New five-year drug strategy in the works
Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, yesterday announced that arrangements have commenced for the formulation of a new five-year Drug Strategy Master Plan, to build on the work that commenced under the Drug Strategy Master Plan 2005-2009. According to Rohee, of the 36 recommended programmes under the old plan, 33 were implemented, while 15 are [...]
ECB supports Alli for GCB president
The Essequibo Cricket Board will be supporting Ramsey Alli for the Guyana Cricket Board presidency. According to the public relations officer of the ECB, Nazeer Mohamed, the new executive is very impressed with the development plan put forward by Alli. “We are impressed with the development plan for cricket in the country as well as [...]
‘Police brutalized my son without a reason’- says mother
A single parent mother is alleging that members of the Guyana Police Force who visited the yard she lives in to carry out a search yesterday brutalized her 16-year-old son. According to Sharon Baynes, the mother, the policemen were very unprofessional in carrying out their duties as peace officers. “They should not be a part [...]
Audited report will be with Friendlies Society on Monday – Singh
- Feels there is still enough time to keep projected date President of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Chetram Singh in response to a letter that stated that Government was not in receipt of audited report, said that the Board only received the audited documents from Barcellos, Narine & Co yesterday and had he been [...]
Harry’s areolation and harlequinade
Nature has produced some intriguingly funny, little people, harmless, unobtrusive, but a bit irritating. You sometimes wonder why they do the tiny, exasperating things they do. There are explanations for who they are and why they do what they do. In the case of Harry Hergash of Canada, an analysis will not be elaborate. He [...]
Chatterpaul elected as Bartica Cricket Committee Chairman
Budesh Chatterpaul was elected Chairman of the Bartica Cricket Committee when the body held its Annual General meeting recently in Bartica. Anthony Murray is the Vice Chairman while Sastri Mangal was elected Secretary. The Treasurer is Sashkumar Oberindernauth and Arvindra Ramdial is the Assistant Secretary Treasurer. Troy Harper was elected as the Public Relations Officer [...]
Rohee calls for less confrontational behaviour
The year 2010 saw a spike in murder figures, with “disorderly” murders accounting for a hefty percentage of the overall figure, Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee reported yesterday. “Disorderly” murders are murders that are committed during confrontation. There were 48 such murders in 2010, Rohee reported. “There is a need for the level of [...]
Party atmosphere at DCC during CT20
Basking as a successful host during the Stanford Super Series held three years ago, the Queenstown based Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ‘Home of the Legends’ is creating another party atmosphere during the remaining matches of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Caribbean T20 tournament. President of the club, which produced West Indies players in the [...]
Corbin, Lall, Linden Council meet to iron our core issues
Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform and of the Opposition, Robert Corbin, yesterday met with Local Government Minister Kellawan Lall, Councillors of the Interim Management Committee, the Town Clerk of Region Ten and Regional Chairman Mortimer Mingo at the Regional Chairman’s Office in Linden. That closed-door meeting stemmed from several concerns raised about the [...]
