Breaking News: Gail Teixeira one of five for PPP Presidential race
Gail Teixiera, who once served as Minister of Health, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, and Minister of Home Affairs, wants to be the Presidential Candidate for the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) at this year’s general elections. Her candidacy brings to five, the number of PPP members seeking to head the party slate for [...]
Detective’s bound body pulled from septic tank
- ex-wife arrested By Dale Andrews The bound body of a Detective Constable attached to the Brickdam Police Station was pulled from a septic tank at Parfait Harmonie on the West Bank of Demerara, a day after he went missing. The remains of Igris Bobb-Blackman called David, 35, were discovered on the premises of a [...]
Winning bid 50 % of engineer’s $120M estimate
Head of the Presidential Secretariat and Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon yesterday announced that the contract has been awarded for construction of the foundation for the 15.6MW Wartsila Generation Plant at Kingston. The engineer’s estimate for the project was $120,784,220 and the successful contractor was Correia & Correia, which had the lowest of the four [...]
Four in custody for US citizen’s murder
Police have detained four suspects in connection with the murder of 59-year-old US citizen Roopnarine Ramodit, who was shot dead on Wednesday night just hours after returning for a one-week vacation with his wife. Kaieteur News understands that questions are being raised about the fact that Ramodit’s killers made off with just a gold chain [...]
Bandits grab millions from foreign diamond dealers
Five armed bandits escaped with millions in cash and valuables in a daring daylight robbery, committed on two Belgian directors of a diamond dealership, the VN Gualodice Inc, a Brazilian diamond dealer, and the security guard of the entity, located at Zinnia Avenue, Bel Air Park. The robbery occurred around 11:30 hours yesterday and police [...]
Dem boys seh…Dem contractor link to cocaine granny
De police really bad. Dem killing old people these days. Dem boys seh that dem frighten fuh let dem mother and grandmother walk pun de road because of de police. Well one old woman decide to keep off de road but she still dead. Henry send he police fuh hunt criminals and dem go in [...]
Guyana name team for NACAC Cross Country Race
- Region Nine’s, Wilson, Pedro to make national debut By Edison Jefford The governing organisation for athletics in Guyana, the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) has named eight athletes to compete at the prestigious North America, Central American and the Caribbean (NACAC) Cross Country Race in Trinidad next month. Speaking to Kaieteur Sport yesterday, President [...]
Guyana face uphill task against Suriname tonight
- Bermuda play Netherlands Antilles By Franklin Wilson in Suriname In association with Fazia’s Collection, Len’s Craft Optical and Lifetime Reality Following their humiliating defeat against Bermuda 3-0 in the opening match of the CONCACAF Under-20 Qualifying – stage-two – Guyana will be hard pressed to pull off a win in their second game against [...]
Suriname FA almost independent – President Louis Gishus
New Artificial Field funded by FIFA bonus funds – US$240,000 By Franklin Wilson in Suriname In association with Fazia’s Collection, Len’s Craft Optical and Lifetime Reality The new Artificial Football Field just laid at the Franklin Essed Stadium by the Suriname Football Association was funded by that Associations bonus received from the World Governing Body [...]
GCB official says Manager allowed Chanderpaul to leave team
Batsman had to attend court in Florida By Sean Devers in Barbados In association with Digicel, Carib Beer, Leisure Inn, GSL, Queensway & Dave’s West Indian Imports (NY) A Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) official explained that West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul was allowed by team Management to miss Guyana’s Caribbean T20 match against the Windward [...]
Guyana play England in opening fixture
Guyana will play their opening game against England in the IRB Sevens World Series from 09:24 hrs on Saturday 12th February, at the Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, USA. England is the current leader in the Series followed by New Zealand, Samoa, Fiji, South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Wales, USA and Scotland. Guyana is in [...]
Improved water supply anticipated with $1.5B allocation to Sector
A total of $1.5B of this year’s national budget has been set aside to achieve the water sector’s objective of ensuring improved supply. In fact, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh revealed during his presentation of the budget on Monday that the allocation will facilitate works for the extension of the transmission and distribution mains. It [...]
Anna Catherina man remanded for taxi driver’s killing
An Anna Catherina man has been remanded to prison after being charged with the murder of a taxi driver from Corneila Ida. The accused, 41 year-old Fazal Bacchus, of Lot 7 Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara, made an appearance yesterday at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Nyasha Williams-Hatmin. It is alleged that on January [...]
Fish vendor slapped with murder charge
A crowd assembled yesterday in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courtyard to catch a glimpse of murder accused Quaison Jones, but he emerged from the prisoners’ chute with a jersey covering his face, much to the disappointment of curious onlookers. Jones appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry and was not required to plea to the indictable [...]
Global economy reflects tentative signs of recovery- Finance Minister
“Recent developments reflect tentative signs of recovery in the global economy, with real growth in global output estimated at 4.8 per cent in 2010, in contrast with the 0.6 percent contraction recorded in 2009.” This is according to Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh who just prior to outlining his budget on Monday last, updated the [...]
Rose Hall sugar workers to resume duty today
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has confirmed that a number of cane harvesters who refused to work at Albion, Berbice, demanding more money, have agreed to return to duty today. However, the workers, numbering over 800, will not be returning to Albion but operate from Rose Hall instead, as that estate is set to commence [...]
The opposition must tell every PPP voter about Ms. Jo Yeates
There is no question in my mind – the combined opposition can win the forthcoming national elections and secure a two-thirds parliamentary advantage. Winning elections are about a cluster of important characteristics of which three I will elaborate on. The reality of life and nature is that the presence of personality plays a big role [...]
Domestic violence is not a myth it’s the naked truth of a woman’s pain and suffering
Dear Editor, Domestic violence is a global issue, it has been with humanity since Biblical days, it is not centered in one country, and one state, one society and that is an important fact the writer of the letter, “Domestic violence is not what it always seems”, published on Wednesday, 19th January, seemed to have [...]
GCAA: Aircraft may have touched down short of runway
Preliminary investigations into Tuesday’s plane crash in the North West District have revealed that the aircraft may have landed short of the runway. There was substantial damage to the plane with officials saying yesterday that several questions are now being asked. It is the second accident in five months in the interior for Oxford Flights. [...]
CN Sharma granted permission to leave jurisdiction, case adjourned
When the witness tampering case against Chandra Narine Sharma was called again yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Geeta Chandan-Edmond, the defendant’s lawyer, Nigel Hughes, tendered a letter to inform the court that his client was granted permission by the High Court to leave the jurisdiction. The letter which was tendered by Hughes [...]
Harry Gill’s arguments are ludicrous
Dear Editor, Readers ought not be fooled by Harry Gill’s, newly self appointed position as “champion of truth” when all he will ever be is a serious contender for the position as “king of deceit” and in that competition he will most likely lose out to the very person he defends as he attacks the [...]
Identifying the best candidate for the PNCR
Dear Editor, The argument between Messrs Tariek Lily and Cheddi (Joey) Jagan (Jr.), contributors to this page, ignores the real issue in the choice of a PNCR presidential candidate. Permit me to observe that neither candidates suggested by the two contributors can move either the party or Guyana forward. While I agree that both Mr. [...]
Miner dies as pit caves in at Port Kaituma
Yet another gold miner has died after a pit in which he was working caved in. The accident on this occasion occurred at a mining area in the North West District. The dead man has been identified as 39-year-old Mark Samuel Benjamin of Jospeh Pollydore Street, Lodge. The dead man’s mother, Ingrid Davis, said she [...]
CIS to host professional certification programme for senior security officers
Intended to boost their security competency and preparedness, the first ever Professional Certification Programme (PCP) for senior security officers is slated to occur this year in Guyana through the efforts of the Caribbean Institute of Security (CIS). This venture, which has been in the making for a number of years, is expected to gain support [...]
The GNBS has taken importers for granted
Dear Editor, I will like to start by giving you a brief history about the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) to let you know I am fully aware of the function and purpose of the organisation of which I am about to speak about. The GNBS was established in March of the year 1984 [...]
