Flying Ace Cycle Club 40 miler on tomorrow
Flying Ace Cycling Club of New Amsterdam, Berbice will run off their second event of the year tomorrow, the inaugural Tulsie Memorial 40-mile road-race which will pedal off at 08:30hrs at Main and Alexander Streets, New Amsterdam proceed to Adventure on eth Corentyne before return to the starting line for the finish. Only riders from [...]
American-based missionaries abuse landlord
With a trembling voice Dularie Singh, an 80- year-old woman yesterday recounted the events leading up to her being verbally abused by her tenants who are American-based missionaries. Mrs. Singh reported that she rented the bottom flat of her house located at lot 78 Atlantic Garden, East Coast Demerara to the two male missionaries for [...]
CARICOM and OAS Promote Drug Treatment Courts in the Region
Regional judges to receive training More than 70 of the Region’s judges and other representatives from the judiciary system in the Caribbean will participate in a high-level four-day training conference set for Montego Bay, Jamaica, from February 2 to February5. The training intervention, titled Establishing and Consolidating Drug Treatment Courts in the Caribbean: a Team [...]
Ketley students injured after old shed collapsed
Three students of the Ketley Primary School were, on Thursday, injured after an “old shed” in the school’s compound collapsed upon them. The incident occurred around 12:15 hours. Three students identified as Samuel Smith, Cordell Hyles and Tryease (last name unknown), were rushed to Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. This newspaper understands that the children were [...]
ECB congratulates Ronsford Beaton on senior team selection
The Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB) has congratulated pacer Ronsford Beaton on his elevation to the national senior four day team. President of the ECB Sheik Ahmad said that Beaton fully deserved his selection since he has the ability to perform at the highest Level. Ahmad further stated that he hoped Beaton would grasp the opportunity [...]
NSC calls 36 to Inter-Guiana Games football trials
The National Sports Commission (NSC) has called 36 footballers who will vie for a place on Guyana’s football for the upcoming Inter Guiana Games against teams from Suriname and French Guiana. Spearheading the trials is Head Coach Gordon ‘Ultimate warrior’ Brathwaite with Edward Cort named as Manager. Players are asked to report to the National [...]
Broken dreams must be rebuilt
It has been two weeks since the first set of vendors who operated outside La Penitence market have been removed. Some had their stalls completely destroyed. Despite this, broken dreams must be rebuilt in order for them to achieve that now seemingly fabled prosperity. But stalls aren’t the only things that need to be rebuilt; [...]
‘Reds’ contributes to National Library
Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira yesterday presented five (5) copies of his book ‘Living my dream’ to the Chief Librarian of the National Library, Gillian Thompson while CEO of the National Library Board Petamber Persaud lauded the 71-year-old Guyanese for his contribution. Pereira said he wanted his book to be available in the rural areas resulting in [...]
Health Ministry monitors cholera outbreak in Venezuela
The Ministry of Health has said that it is continuing to monitor the outbreak of cholera in Venezuela, where there has been confirmation of 111 imported cases from the Dominican Republic. No deaths have been confirmed. “I want to assure the public that the Ministry of Health is being very vigilant. There is no reason [...]
High Court overthrows conviction
Almost nine months after Magistrate Hazel Octive Hamilton sentenced former Guyana Revenue Authority employee, Michelle Fraser, to seven years’ imprisonment, the Full Court yesterday overturned the conviction. Fraser, who was charged on December 27, 2002 for engaging in money laundering, was found guilty of the offence on April 12, 2010. She was also fined $ [...]
Eastern Wakenaam are GSCPG domino champs
Eastern Wakenaam emerged champions of the Good Success Community Policing Group domino competition played recently at Amit Ramnarine’s residence, Good Success, Wakenaam. Egbert Johnson marked 17 games for the winners and was supported by Erick Lake who scored 15 and Maurice Retemiah 14. Underdog came second with 79 games; Ganeshram Narine and Seeraj Harnarine scoring [...]
Caribbean Airlines promises direct flight from Guyana to New York by July
Yesterday a delegation from Caribbean Airlines held discussion with President Bharrat Jagdeo to discuss issues affecting the airline industry and to examine solutions. Following the meeting, Chairman of Caribbean Airlines Limited, George Nicholas; Vice Chairman Mohan Jaikaran; Head, Corporate Communication, Laura Asbjornsen and Airport Manager-South America, Carl Stuart, hosted a press briefing. At the briefing [...]
CSA race walk season starts tomorrow
The Cavalier’s Sports and Tour Club (CSTC) will commence its season of activities for the year tomorrow with a 10K race around the inner circuit of the National Park and the organisers are urging affiliates to gear up for a highly competitive year. In a press release dispatched to this newspaper, coordinator of activities, Ms. [...]
VAT is necessary for development – Sam Hinds
Prime Minister Samuel Hinds yesterday told the National Assembly that the telephone companies in Guyana were doing well and as such, could shoulder not being the beneficiaries of the reduction in the corporation tax. Hinds was at the time making his presentation in the 2011 budget debate. He said that the fact that the budget [...]
Trophy Stall/MYO Inter- Jamaat tapeball cricket continues on Sunday
Back to back wins for Enmore; Queenstown, MYO & LBI ‘A’ also shine Rivalry in the Trophy Stall sponsored Muslim Youth Organisation Inter-Jamaat round-robin tapeball cricket competition is set to continue tomorrow Sunday at the MYO Ground with four matches. Opening play at 09:00hrs brings together Grove and Farm which would be followed by the [...]
GTU President criticises manner of Fort Wellington teacher’s arrested
The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has criticized the Berbice police for the manner in which teacher of Fort Wellington Secondary School, Ronald Forde, was arrested. The union is now calling on the government to send counselors to the school, immediately. According to the President of the GTU, Colin Bynoe, the union is annoyed at the [...]
Bissoon Singh’s DCB withdraws court case against Raj Singh’s DCB
But legality of feuding DCBs back to ‘square one’ By Sean Devers The Bissoon Singh led-Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) yesterday withdrew their court case against the Raj Singh-led DCB which was scheduled to be heard by the Honorable Judge Rishi Singh in the Full Court. A press release by the Raj Singh faction claims that [...]
Amelia’s Ward man gets four years for ganja
Phillip Glasgow, of 181 South Amelia Ward, Linden, Region Ten appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday charged with the offence of trafficking in narcotics. Glasgow boldly proclaimed that he was guilty of the offence; he was unrepresented by an attorney. According to police Corporal Ceon Blackman, lawmen were [...]
Kaieteur National Park attracting more visitors
Visitor arrivals at the Kaieteur National Park were the highest since 2007, reflecting its growing attraction as a popular tourist site given Guyana’s heightened international profile. This was stated yesterday in a press release from the National Parks Commission. In 2007, the park attracted 4,512 visitors when Guyana hosted a leg of the ICC World [...]
I ask the Guyanese people if this is not evanescent ignorance
I wrote that when I was a sixteen year old lad, I worked at the Michael Forde Bookstore, owned by the PPP inside Freedom House building and I stole a philosophy book. Here is Henry Jeffrey’s (the former PPP-Civic Minister) attitude to that youthful act of mine. He wrote in the letter pages of KN [...]
Anti-Drugs and Pro-Education Television Commercials unveiled
Funded by RHTY&SC Cricket teams/DTV-8 The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club and Dave’s Television Station (DTV-8) of New Amsterdam on Wednesday last launched two Television Commercials which will target 60,000 youths in the Ancient County. The two commercials features Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club members and officials and promote the ‘Say [...]
Six remanded for unlawful possession of explosive and ammunition parts
Six men appeared yesterday before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry charged with possession of explosives and ammunition without lawful authority. The six were Michael Sookhoo, 48; Paul Sookhoo, 37, Omkar Persaud, 50; Robert Persaud, 18; Eugene Adams,19; and Michael Singh, 28. They all entered a not guilty plea. They are being represented by defence counsel [...]
Tarzan slapped with murder charge
After allegedly murdering Brazilian miner Armando De Silva 26, and burying his body in a shallow grave, Wycliff Smith, who goes by the alias of Tarzan, found himself yesterday before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer to the indictable charge. The accused who was unrepresented, stood motionless in the [...]
A hunch does not amount to a statement of fact
Dear Editor, The letter captioned, “Mr. Ramjattan was not endeavouring to forward a sociological analysis of the Guyanese society”, (Kaieteur News, January 25, 2011), by one Ryan Panday, is very unfortunate. Mr. Panday’s letter was a response to my earlier letter in which I deemed Mr. Ramjattan’s comments, at Bath Settlement, where he called on [...]
CANU makes six-pound marijuana find
Acting on information ranks from the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit yesterday swooped down on a house at William Street, Kitty where six pounds of marijuana was found along with a quantity of cocaine. This newspaper was told that one man who is a known deportee has been arrested in connection with the bust. Investigations are [...]
