Breaking News: Guyana will not arrest Bouterse-President Jagdeo
“Get some other countries to do that.” Guyana’s President Bharat Jagdeo says that his country will not arrest Suriname’s Head of State Desi Bouterse whenever he visits the county. Jagdeo made the statement in response to a question posed by an Officer of the Guyana Defence Force at the opening of the army’s annual officers’ [...]
Charges of corruption anger Government MPs
Speaker suspends Budget Debate as Gov’t MPs get rowdy The Speaker of the National Assembly was forced to temporarily suspend the 2011 budget debate last evening after Parliamentarians from the government side became rowdy when Opposition Member of Parliament, Khemraj Ramjattan, pressed his case about corruption. Ramjattan littered his arguments with the constant reminder of [...]
Budget debate opens with accusations of irresponsible spending, walk out
The 2011 budget debates got underway yesterday and the Parliamentarians did not hesitate in engaging in a war of words causing the PNCR members to momentarily walk out of the National Assembly Labour Minister Manzoor Nadir did not waste time in lashing out at Shadow Finance Minister Volda Lawrence’s opening presentation. Nadir said that in [...]
Bandit shot in face, belly
By Latoya Giles A man described as a well known criminal was battling for his life last night after a businessman shot him during a foiled robbery at the Serenity Bar, on Joseph Pollydore Street Lodge. The suspect, identified as Robin Akeem Holder, 25, was shot in the face and abdomen. He collapsed at the [...]
Police combing Moco Moco ganja field for murder weapon
… Brazilian shallow grave murder A team of detectives from the Criminal Investigations Department Headquarters will depart the city today for Lethem to assist in the investigation into the murder of a Brazilian man whose body was discovered in a shallow grave on Sunday. The Brazilian who was identified as Armando Da Silva, 26, was [...]
Body in septic tank… US citizen remanded for Detective’s murder
Fifty-eight-year-old Desiree Jeffers who was arrested by police shortly after the battered body of her reputed husband was found in their septic tank on Thursday, has been remanded to prison. Jeffers made an appearance yesterday at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Nayasha Williams-Hatmin. Clad in a multi-coloured dress, the woman stood in the docks [...]
Teacher videos self having sex with school girl
A large contingent of Berbice police, including Commander of ‘B’ Division Steven Merai, touched down at the Fort Wellington Secondary School West Coast Berbice and arrested 25-year-old Ronald Ford. Ford, a teacher, is to be charged with indecent assault of a female student at the school. The student is under the age of 16. According [...]
Jarvis Small’s wife attempts to smuggle cell phone into prison
… Neesa Gopaul’s murder trial The police are expected to charge the wife of murder accused, Jarvis Small, who is currently on remand at the Georgetown Prisons for allegedly killing Queen’s College student, Neesa Gopaul. Kaieteur News was told that Marceline Small was caught yesterday morning trying to smuggle a cell phone into the prison. [...]
Dem boys seh… Govt MPs mek Speaker run
When you push a stick in ants nest is de whole crowd does come out and attack you. Ramjattan push a stick in ants nest last night and even de Speaker had to run. Ramjattan get up and talk bout corruption. Dem boys hear de commotion and dem think de man tell somebody bout dem [...]
Colin Jones’s alleged terror gang appeared for the first time together in court
With a crammed courtroom and rigid police presence watch, Colin Jones, Randy Mars, Basil Morgan, Anthony Watson and Jahfar Sampson appeared well shackled before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer to the charge of attempting to commit murder. The court was informed that police had withdrawn the attempt murder [...]
Gov’t rakes in $467M from motor vehicle licences in 2010
Motorists this year are expected to add more than half a billion dollars to the government coffers as they pay their 2011 licence fees to the Guyana Revenue Authority. Just last week Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, unveiled what is the largest budget that the country has ever seen. During his speech, the Minister [...]
Jagdeo to attend Arab American Summit in Peru
LIMA, Peru- President Alan Garcia said the Third Latin American and Arab Countries (ASPA) summit next month here will be an unprecedented step towards bridging two cultures and an excellent opportunity to explore investment prospects between the two regions. Guyana’s President, Bharrat Jagdeo, and Suriname’s Head of State, President Desi Bouterse, have both reportedly confirmed [...]
Digicel never received tax holidays in Guyana
Digicel has denied that it has ever received any form of tax holidays in Guyana. The mobile giant, one of the two authorised companies in Guyana for cellular services, yesterday made the assertions in response to an article published in the Saturday’s edition of Kaieteur News. Under an article headlined “2011 Budget will be a [...]
Man beaten, doused with gasoline and set afire
Thirty-seven- year old Mark Gray, of Agricola is a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was beaten and set afire last Thursday. Gray, who sustained a broken right leg, injuries to the left leg, and first degree burns, said that his memory of the incident is shallow. He said that he has no [...]
Hearing of appeal against GECOM to continue
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) through its lawyer, Senior Counsel Ashton Chase, has withdrawn a motion to strike out an appeal brought by another attorney at law Clifton Mortimer Llewellyn John. John had appealed a High Court ruling that there was no misfeasance in the house-to-house registration conducted by GECOM in 2008. During the house-to-house [...]
New Amsterdam municipality being mismanaged – says PPP spokesman
Information Liaison to the Office of the President and Community Relations Officer attached to the Region Six Administration, Faizal Jaffarally, says that the New Amsterdam municipality is being mismanaged by those in authority. Jaffarally reports directly to the Office of the President on these kinds of matters and during an interview with Kaieteur News, he [...]
Repentant armed bag snatcher remanded
While armed with a gun on January 21, Collis Collison, 18, and Mark Vaughn, 42, of 27 Dowding Street, Kitty, Georgetown, allegedly robbed Irene Arjune of a quantity of articles valued $693,000. They appeared yesterday before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court charged with offences ranging from robbery under arms to [...]
PNCR G/T town-hall forum attracts hundreds
Four of the five nominees vying for the Presidential Candidacy of the People’s National Congress Reform on Saturday made their pitch at a packed auditorium at the St George’s Community High School. It was the first of the town hall meetings to be held in Region Four where the party has its greatest support. The [...]
Mystery surrounds teen’s death at Madewini Creek
Relatives of 17-year-old Vishaul Ram, called Ryan, of 1002 Diamond New Scheme are awaiting the findings of a post mortem examination to put to rest all speculation as to how he met his death. The teen was pulled from the Madewini Creek some time around 18:00 hours on Sunday while the family was on an [...]
Utter stupidity!
In the name of progress, the authorities in this country sometimes conduct inexplicable exercises and implement measures which defy all logic. One such action is the recent closure of the main thoroughfare which provides persons leaving the city with access to the East Bank Highway – en route to villages on the East Bank of [...]
The budget debate
The budget debates have begun and once more we are going to hear the criticisms as well as the positive aspects of the budget. We are going to hear of the slush fund for the ruling People’s Progressive Party for the upcoming general elections. We are also going to hear that the money could have [...]
Conquerors to battle Pele in Western Tigers Super 8 football final
An exciting encounter is envisaged when Conquerors FC face off with Pele FC for championship honours when the finals of the Western Tigers Super 8 football tournament concludes at the Georgetown Football Club ground this Sunday January 30. The two teams earned the right to contest for the top prize by dint of respective victories [...]
US-based Josiah-Tanner could be added to Cross Country team
By Edison Jefford United States-based distance athlete, Euleen Josiah-Tanner could be added to Guyana’s national Cross Country team as the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) continues to probe ways that it can strengthen the team for an improved overall performance. President of the AAG, Colin Boyce told Kaieteur Sport yesterday that he will confirm later [...]
T&T travel to India US$62,500 richer after beating Hampshire in Caribbean T20 Final
By Sean Devers in Antigua In association with Digicel, Carib Beer, Leisure Inn, GSL, Queensway & Dave’s West Indian Imports (NY) A spine-tingling 28-ball 41 from Daren Bravo and an efficient work in the field by favourites Trinidad and Tobago spearheaded the 2008 Champions to a 36 run victory against English T20 winners Hampshire Royals [...]
Boxers gear up for ProAm boxing card scheduled for this Friday
Merely three days before the respective fighters grace the ring for this year’s inaugural ProAm boxing card at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH), President of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC), Peter Abdool is optimistic that activities would reach its peak this year. Speaking from his Avenue of the Republic office, Mr. Abdool [...]
