Breaking News!!! Fort Wellington Secondary teacher charged with carnal knowledge; dismissal from education system likely to follow
Ronald Forde, the 25- year- old teacher of the Fort Wellington Secondary School on the West Coast of Berbice, was charged yesterday (THURSDAY) with having carnal knowledge of one of his 14- year- old students, fully knowing that she was under the age of 18. The charge, to which he was not required to plea, [...]
Cop gets four years for allowing prisoner to escape
A place at the Georgetown Prison which was meant for a simple larceny accused has now been taken by a policeman who allowed the prisoner to escape from the Sparendaam Police Station lock-ups. Constable Eon Edwards was on Tuesday jailed for four years by Magistrate Judy Latchman, three years after he was charged with allowing [...]
Chinese celebrate year of the Rabbit
The Chinese Embassy last evening celebrated the Chinese New Year with a grand cultural presentation comprised of beautiful dances, songs and Kung Fu displays that reflect the Chinese culture. The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first lunar month. The Chinese are celebrating the “Year of the Rabbit.” The function was attended [...]
Male teacher molests 10-year-old schoolboy, arrested
A ten-year-old male student of Saraswat Primary School, De Willem South, West Coast Demerara, was on Sunday last, sexually molested by his 33-year-old male teacher who is now in police custody. The child was subsequently hospitalized. The lad, who lived alone, was observed by his teachers bearing numerous marks about the body which he later [...]
Neesa Gopaul saga… Small’s wife banned from prison
Prison authorities have instituted an indefinite ban on the wife of murder accused Jarvis Small from visiting him in prison. The ban was imposed on Marceline Small on Monday after she was reportedly caught trying to smuggle a cellular phone into the prison. But although, the woman was detained by prison officials and later handed [...]
Dem boys seh… Manny, ee birdie and a luptap
Manny show off in Parliament de other day. He try fuh talk English and all dem word come out wrang. He arguing how de budget good and how de laptop programme is one of de best. De only thing is that he end up talking bout luptap instead of laptop. He seh that de government [...]
Treason trio returns to court
The three persons accused of trying to overthrow the government made another court appearance yesterday before Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates Court. Bruce Munroe, a Major in the Guyana Defence Force, his wife Carol-Ann Munroe, and reserve officer in the Guyana Defence Force, Leonard Wharton, are accused of plotting to depose the President [...]
Backer calls for transformation of security sector
Deborah Backer walked with Sunshine cornflakes (she couldn’t afford the Kelloggs brand) and it seems as if she had watched the 1993 American flick Groundhog Day quite often. But it wasn’t just about the humour when the attorney-at-law stood up during the 2011 Budget debate yesterday to call for change in the way the Police, [...]
Opposition parties deliberately misrepresent budget – says Min. Westford
“Like all the budgets which preceded this one misinterpretation and deliberate misrepresentations are the order of the day from the government’s critics,” said Minister Dr Jennifer Westford. of the opposition parties when the budget debate continued on Tuesday. Minister Westford who has responsibility for the Public Service Ministry asserted that this year’s budget, which amounts [...]
West Berbice teacher confesses to sex scandal
A 24-year-old teacher accused of having sex with a female student of the Fort Wellington Secondary School has confessed. According to investigators, the teacher confessed to having sex with a 15-year-old female student in the classroom of the school last year. The student told detectives that the act was committed twice, with September 2010 being [...]
Pressy’s employees robbed in broad daylight
In broad daylight, two employees of Pressy’s Enterprise, Regent Street branch, were forcefully relived of a large sum of money by armed bandits who operated on a black CG motorcycle. The robbery occurred on Monday around 13:40 hours while the two were on Robb Street near CNS channel six. This newspaper understands that the employees [...]
CARICOM has lost momentum-Jagdeo
- Guyana to improve relations with new growth prospects President Bharat Jagdeo is not too optimistic about CARICOM, stating that the regional integration movement has lost momentum and Guyana is well poised to improve relations with other growth prospects for its survival. Speaking to officers of the Guyana Defence Force, Jagdeo, outlining part of Guyana’s [...]
Con-woman hits ‘The Market Place’ grocery store
A woman who is described as a ‘con lady’ allegedly visited ‘The Market Place’ grocery establishment located at 97 Fifth Street, Industry, East Bank Demerara, on Monday and ordered a quantity of groceries worth thousands of dollars before making good her escape. According to the proprietor who only gave her name as Marissa, on Monday, [...]
Opposition MP’s require budget literacy workshops
… as Whittaker announces low income housing for interior locations The Opposition Members of Parliament may require, “Budget Literacy Workshops,” according to People’s Progressive Party Civic Member of Parliament, Norman Whittaker, during his presentation of the 2011 budget debates on day two. Whittaker told the House that he is enthused about the 2011 budget which [...]
Women’s Rights Group continues drive to arrest domestic violence
Significant strides are still being made by the “Break the Silence, Stop the Violence” movement as efforts are directed to help arrest the problem of domestic violence in the society. According to a statement released by the movement’s founder members, who are in fact dedicated women’s rights advocates, the movement since being initiated in Guyana [...]
Ministry of Home Affairs pledges support for THAG
Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee, has pledged his Ministry’s unstinted support for the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) in its efforts to make Guyana a significant tourist destination in the Region. The support was pledged during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Home Affairs and THAG. Addressing a [...]
Post mortem finds teenager died from stabbing
… Madewini Creek death A post mortem examination conducted yesterday on the remains of 17-year-old Vishaul Ram, called Ryan, of 1002 Diamond New Scheme, East Bank Demerara reveals that foul play was involved in the lad’s demise. The examination which was done by Government Pathologist, Dr.Nehaul Singh, found that Ram died as a result stab [...]
AFC gears to launch election Campaign
The Alliance for Change will this Saturday launch its party’s campaign and Action Plan for Guyana at the Ocean View International Hotel. Presidential Candidate of the Alliance for Change, Khemraj Ramjattan, has said that the party is very eager to effect the launching of the Action Plan as a component of the party’s thrust to [...]
GECOM enhancing capacity for smooth elections
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has completed a two-day Training Session which was designed specifically for the selection of Managers and Field Staff to work during the Claims and Objections exercise in preparation for the upcoming General and Regional Elections. The training session, which is being implemented at the Registration Areas level, was conducted over [...]
Police detain one after fiery attack on Essequibo woman
One day after 23-year-old Sunita Dominique, of Bamboo Dam, Sparta, was doused with gasoline and set alight by two men she recognised from neighboring villages, police said her condition is still listed as serious, but stable. Sunita who sustained severe burns is in agony due to the severity of the burns she sustained. Damesh Mohanroop, [...]
Detective to be charged for raping female prisoner
A detective corporal is to be charged for allegedly raping a 21-year-old prisoner at the Turkeyen Police Station in December 2009. Kaieteur News understands that the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions instructed police on Tuesday to charge him with rape. The incident reportedly occurred when the woman was taken to the Turkeyen Police [...]
Cop freed of arms and ammo charge
Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton on Monday dismissed charges of unlawful possession of firearm and ammunition against policeman Quamie Inniss. Inniss, who was interdicted from duty almost two years ago, was charged for being in possession of a Glock semi automatic pistol and 12 rounds of ammunition, because he was not the holder of a firearm licence. [...]
Kawall Ramkiran cops gold at 10th Caribbean Taekwondo C’ships in Barbados
Bacchus takes silver & Van-Rossum bronze A three-member team selected by the Guyana Taekwondo Association (GTA) to attend the 10th Caribbean Taekwondo Championships held at the Sir Garfied Sobers Sports Complex in the land of Flying Fish, Barbados recorded a 100% medal haul. The GTA is overjoyed with the successes of debutant Kawall Ramkiran who [...]
Mecca of cycling undergoing timely overhaul
development of the sport will be boosted further By Franklin Wilson There is the old adage that says ‘nothing before it’s time’ and in this case it is apt. The cycling track at the National Park has long been in dire need of redoing and it is finally being done. Catching up with many cyclists [...]
Shooter’s pleas fall on unsympathetic ears
…heads to jail for four years “My worship please have mercy on me. I have my mother and father…please have leniency on me. I beg you to see with me” were words of Steve Mohamed of Kaneville Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, when acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry found him guilty of discharging a loaded [...]
