Police issue bulletin for prison escapee
Police have issued a wanted bulletin for murder accused, Eddie Williams who escaped under mysterious circumstances from the Georgetown prisons on last week Monday. William whose last known address is 51 Fourth Street, Alberttown escaped between 04:00 and 06:30 hours that day was on remand for the murder of Jermaine Jones. Prison authorities are suggesting [...]
Buy Bid documents if you want to know specifications on govt. contracts – Luncheon
“Whether you tender or not, once you want the document you have got to buy it.” Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon says that persons interested in the specifications of works to be undertaken by the Government, other than those tendering for the projects, will still have to purchase the bid documents. Dr [...]
Missing miner among three found dead
Two days after an official missing person report was made by his reputed wife at the Port Kaituma Police Station, the decomposing remains of 40-year-old Andy Whyte was found on Saturday. Reports are that a search party comprising law enforcement officers and a relative of the missing man made the discovery sometime around 14:00 hours [...]
$5.2M Sluice Door estimate questionable
While the residents of Stryken Hovel and the surrounding farming communities on the West Bank of Demerara are welcoming the decision to construct a sluice door to replace the damaged one, eyebrows have been raised as to the cost that the engineers have put forward for the project. The bids for the project were opened [...]
Bouterse makes brief stop-over
Suriname President Desi Bouterse landed in Georgetown last Saturday evening after his plane returned the Guyana delegation from the CARICOM HEADS of Government Conference in Grenada. Guyana’s mission to the Grenada talks was headed by President Jagdeo. After a short meeting with President Jagdeo and dinner at the New Thriving Restaurant with the Guyanese President, [...]
Dem boys seh….Desi gun live at Pradoville
Nuff thing happen this weekend and all of dem happen quiet—real quiet. Dem boys hear how Desi Bouterse come in and he guh to New Thriving fuh dinner because dem didn’t have food in State House. And was wuss yet next door at Sam. But wha happen to Pegasus? Is when de man guh to [...]
Granger as PNCR Candidate advantageous for AFC
…will see crossover votes by young, disenchanted voters – Ramjattan The decision by the Peoples National Congress Reform to elect retired Brigadier David Granger as its Presidential Candidate will be advantageous to the Alliance for Change. This is according to AFC’s Presidential Candidate Khemraj Ramjattan who said that his party is looking to attract disenchanted [...]
Teenagers robbed Headteacher in Lamaha Park
Headteacher of South Ruimveldt Nursery School, Tyefia London was on Saturday night attacked by two school aged lads, who stripped her of her jewelry and handbag. According to Miss London, sometime around 20:30 hours on Saturday, she had just left her friend’s house at Lamaha Park, Georgetown after completing several school projects and was heading [...]
Bandits bore through concrete wall in Tuschen
After returning from church, a family of five discovered that bandits drilled a hole into their concrete home at Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo and ransacked the house, carrying away an undisclosed sum of cash and jewelery. At the scene of the robbery there were a 4”x4” plank of wood and two shirts outside [...]
Permaul (6-60), Bishoo (4-61) spin Guyana to 1st innings points
Despite defiant 76 from teenager Shane Dowrich By Sean Devers at Providence A career best 6-60 from 21-year-old left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul and 4-61 from leg-spinner Davendra Bishoo spun Guyana to first innings points against Barbados on the third day of their regional four-day cricket match at the Guyana National Stadium yesterday. Replying to Guyana’s [...]
Some applicants of public assistance to receive vouchers from March
Many persons who normally uplift and cash their Public Assistance vouchers at the Mosque in Alexander village have expressed frustration over the constant running around for the last several weeks without success. They complained of being told that the booklets are not available as yet or the Ministry of Human Services is reviewing the respective [...]
Bishoo’s World Cup dreams comes true
Guyana will be without leg-spinner today By Sean Devers Any cricketer’s dream is to play against the best on the world stage and no stage is bigger than the Cricket World Cup which has been held every four years since West Indies won the inaugural tournament in 1975 by beating Australia in the first Final [...]
GPHC Nurse succumbs after motorcycle accident
Nigel Glen, 26, of One-Mile, Linden, who was involved in an accident on Camp Street on Saturday died while being treated at the Georgetown Public Hospital. Reports are that the man died sometime after 20:00 hours on Saturday after sustaining injuries to his head as a result of the accident which occurred around 16:30 hrs. [...]
Sankar upsets Lewis, Bryan completes titles haul
- as Mashramani Table Tennis C/ships ends Jonathan Sankar was rightly awarded a ‘Most Improved Player’ prize last night after he won the Men’s Singles title against national senior player, Edinho Lewis on the final day of the National Sports Commission’s (NSC) annual Mashramani Championships. Sankar, who had dismissed national junior player Nigel Bryan in [...]
Robin Persaud (Snr), Raynauth Jeffrey (Jnr) & Junior Niles (Vets) are champions
By Franklin Wilson As the 2011 cycling season heats up the rivalry between the nation’s top riders is also warming up as was the case at the R&R International sponsored 40-mile road race held on the West Demerara yesterday morning. The event in its 20th year saw seasoned campaigner Robin Persaud romping to his second [...]
Red Dragon murder suspect for court today
The 19-year old, who allegedly stabbed and killed her lesbian lover early Saturday morning outside the “Red Dragon” club, is expected to make a court today before Magistrate Priya Beharry, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Sonobia James 25, a mother of two was allegedly stabbed to the neck by her female lover. The woman was [...]
Central Police Station Youth Club’s 20/20 cricket competition set for Saturday
The Central Police Operational Youth Club (CPOYC) of New Amsterdam 2011 sports programme will continue with a 20/20 cricket competition, which will be played mainly among the joint services organization in Berbice, with a few civilian organizations being involved. Action will commence on Saturday March 6 at the Scott Church ground, with a game between [...]
Decomposed body found in East La Penitence House
The partially decomposed body of 93-year old Olive Thomas was yesterday morning found at her 279 Freeman Street, East La Penitence residence. Thomas’s body was discovered around 7:10 hrs in a bedroom of her two bedroom house, lying face down by her bedside. Relatives are speculating that the woman was sitting on the bed and [...]
Repairs finally underway on Adelaide and St. Stephen Streets
It has been over eight years since the Adelaide and St. Stephen roadways in Charlestown have been longing for some rehabilitation. Last Friday much to the relief of residents there as well as commuters generally, work has finally begun. However residents are keeping a close eye on the project to ensure that no substandard work [...]
Five Star Minerals throws support
Yet another corporate entity have come forward to support the inaugural Floodlight Twenty20 knock-out cricket competition set to bowl off in Bartica this weekend. Five Star Minerals, who will be jointly sponsoring the 3rd prize of $100,000 and the man-of-the-match award of US$100 along with Gold Target Export, recently handed over their contribution to co-director [...]
Team 25 win Stag Beer Street Football tournament
Take home $200,000 first prize Team 25 walked away the winners of the inaugural Stag Beer 7-A-Side street football tournament that concluded in Linden over the weekend. In the process, they pocketed the tournament’s first prize of $200,000 with their 2-1 win over Silver Bullets in the finals. Watched once again by a large crowd [...]
Hikers ‘D’, GCC ‘C’, Old Fort, School of the Nations, GCC ‘B’ all win
Keen competition was once again witnessed as the curtains came down on the Western Union branded Hikers Junior Hockey Tournament which ended yesterday, at the National Gymnasium. In the final round of matches, Hikers won the Boys Under-16 category from GCC ‘A’ and GCC ‘B’ in that order, while GCC ‘B’ claimed the Girls segment [...]
Angel of death
- breaking bad news may be the hardest chore on the crime beat By Michael Jordan The woman sat in the back seat, intermittently weeping and praying. The angel of death sat in the front seat, and the angel of death was me. Not that I was to blame for what had happened to her [...]
Teacher held for questioning in relation to mason’s death
A school teacher remains in police custody for questioning in relation to the death of Sherlock Jones who passed away on Saturday afternoon after taking a sip of rum that was reportedly offered to him by the said teacher. Prior to his death, Jones along with five other men was carrying out a “full cast” [...]
We need a leader who stands on the side of religion and truth
Dear Editor, Now that Brig Granger has been elected by PNC members to be their Presidential Candidate, Guyanese are awaiting the PPP’s smear campaign. So far, judging from their bloggers, the PPP will resort to its usual tried and tested race baiting in an effort to hold Indian support. This race baiting was traditionally done [...]
