Teacher’s throat slit
- lover on the run By Latoya Giles and Tiffany Bowen “I turned 70 last month and I thanked the father that all my children were alive…..now this come and happen. How am I gonna cope with this tragedy,” cried Marjorie Loncke. The woman’s 41-year-old daughter, Natalie Loncke, a school teacher attached at the Salmen [...]
Winning Region 10 Calypso ‘Kaieteur News’ in the run for National Competition
The lyrics were completed within three hours of being conceptualised but were hard hitting enough to create a stir among the audience and the panel of judges. It secured the first place spot when the Regional School Calypso Competition got underway in Region Ten recently. ‘Kaieteur News is the best, better than all the rest’ [...]
$3B Hope Canal – $1B saved, $614M spent
… “productive use of money” – Jagdeo The government could realise over a billion dollar in savings on Hope Canal. This was according to a statement by President Bharrat Jagdeo at a press conference on Friday last. The project has had no shortage of press coverage over the past year with the Minister of Agriculture, [...]
Mother fears losing property as daughter skips bail
A compassionate mother from Port Mourant, Berbice stands to lose her entire estate if her daughter does not show up for court this week. The woman’s daughter, Farida Nohar, who is before the court on several fraud charges, was granted substantial bail. She begged her elderly mother to secure her pre-trial liberty and the goodly [...]
Dedicated Pulmonologist, Dr Moti Lall, CCH, is a ‘Special Person’
“There is a need for camaraderie if there is to be progression in any area of our life. If we don’t work as a team we can’t be successful in our endeavours…” By Sharmain Cornette It may not be the most alluring of specialist fields for a medical practitioner today, but for Dr Moti Lall, [...]
Dem boys seh…Bharrat vex because people peeping he card
De other day Bharrat Jagdeo claim that some people don’t want poor people to get laptop. Well dem boys want to know how he arrive at that especially since he tell de world that Uncle Adam and Uncle Glenn got computers. It look like if is dem who don’t want poor people to get computer. [...]
Violence against women cases piling up in the courts
For a number of years, cases that involve violence against women have been on the rise globally, with more and more organizations and institutions lobbying against this form of abuse. During last year, a number of cases where brought to the courtrooms where perpetrators were dealt with accordingly. In September, 22-year-old Trishawarie Ramdharie, of Cornelia [...]
‘D’ Division Commander refuses to return seized guns
- West Dem farmer, businessman filed contempt charges Two licensed firearm owners have filed contempt proceedings against the Commander of ‘D’ Division for refusing to heed court orders to return their seized weapons. In the first instance, Ramdyal Boodhan, a farmer of Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo claimed in the contempt motion that the Commander received [...]
Mother of sodomised three-year-old “fed up”
After her three-year-old son was sodomised several weeks ago by his teen neighbour; the mother of the child had declared that she is “fed up” with the “royal run around” ranks at the Beterverwagting Police Station have been giving her. The woman stated that every time she attempts to inquire about the development into the [...]
North American travel professionals visit
From mountain biking to jungle trekking, a group of travel professionals from the United States recently experienced a range of Guyana’s tourism products. The group, which consists of five tour operators and four travel writers, is the eighth tourism product familiarisation (FAM) trip organised by the Guyana Sustainable Tourism Initiative (GSTI), a joint project of [...]
From the Diaspora… WHAT IS GUYANA’S IMAGE ABROAD
By Ralph Seeram “We are our worst enemies. We speak ill of ourselves wherever we go and that multiplies itself and people especially abroad (emphasis mine) form their impressions of our country from what we say. We need to change that. We need to spread confidence because that is the only way we are going [...]
Grasstrack champion’s sons testify at wife’s murder PI
The 13 year-old and 11-year-old sons of grass track champion rider Dave Gangadin took to the box in the Preliminary Inquiry into the alleged murder of their mother, Bridgette. The Inquiry is being conducted by Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court. The two children boldly testified about the day prior to their mother’s [...]
Another senseless accident
Fortunately no one sustained injures as this car reportedly jumped the major road at Bel Air Village resulting in another accident on our road ways. According to eyewitnesses, the car a Mitsubishi Lancer was heading out of Bel Air to the Railway Embankment when the collision occurred. One eyewitness told this newspaper that the car [...]
Cartoons Sun. Feb. 13, 2011
Sprint King Alonzo Greaves records convincing win in feature
The consistent Alonzo Greaves stormed to a convincing win in the feature 35-lap school boys and invitational race at the National Park yesterday when the National Sports Commission sponsored Mashramani National Park Cycle Meet came off. Greaves’ winning time of 1 hour 17 minutes 58.42 seconds was faster than the season opening 1 hour 20 [...]
Floodlight A & B get sponsorship for Florida Cup 2011
Sankar’s Autocolor, Metro, Guyana Lotto Co., Top Brandz on board Several businesses have chipped in with monetary assistance to the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association who is sending two teams to take part in the Florida Cup 2011. This softball event will take place in the USA on March 4, 5 and 6 at the [...]
The NDC is responsible for the collection of garbage
Dear Editor, It would be rather awkward for me to have to read Mr. Umar Saied’s diatribe on myself, as a businessman in Bartica and as the Regional Chairman of Region Seven and not immediately proffer him an education on the issues. I have no idea where Mr. Saied got his facts from regarding the [...]
Three GABA personnel for stint in Turkey
The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association has selected a three-member team to take part in the “Road to Antalya” Training Camp, fixed for April 18-29 in Antalya, Turkey. National coach Wincel Thomas along with boxers Theresa London and Carol Ann Bess is the trio to travel to Turkey. The 11-day training camp will be followed by [...]
Seventh Day Adventists surprise centenarian with pre-Valentine visit
Centenarian, Doris Morrison, 104, of Plaisance, East Coast Demerara, who is a member of the Seventh Day Adventists received a pre-Valentine visit from church members yesterday at her residence. Young scouts from the church, called light bearers, visited the centenarian to also celebrate the Sabbath with her since she is a shut in. The group [...]
Politics is like a nice funeral
Dear Editor, The attendance at the funeral of the late popular businessman Albert ‘Bolo’ Joseph was undoubtedly one of the few largest to date, deserving of being held at the Mackenzie Sports Club – which is now seen as defacto most appropriate for funerals of enormous attendance of both popular and outstanding personalities who have [...]
Local entertainers promote blood drive
The Guyana Red Cross Society (GRSC) hosted its second blood drive for the year this week. The target was to achieve 1000 units of blood of the national target of 10,000 units. In order to achieve this target the GRCS came up with quarterly themes to attractive the Guyanese population to be voluntary blood donors. [...]
The Egyptian people demanded termination of the dictatorship, not reforms
Dear Editor, Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year repressive rule of Egypt is now over. As I wrote this piece last Thursday evening, news came that President Hosni Mubarak will not resign. Instead, he delegated his presidential powers to Vice President Omar Suleiman, an unsavory character who was the Head of Intelligence. The Pro-Democracy Movement in Tahrir Square [...]
Greaves, Kyle Edghill win first major titles
The Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) was an address for joy yesterday when local table tennis welcomed two new major title winners in the annual National Sports Commission, Guyana Table Tennis Association Mashramani competition. First, Priscilla Greaves became the new U-13 Girls’ Champion following her 11-7, 11-9 and 11-6 win against Jomaali Homer. Greaves burst [...]
Lumumba calls for discipline as Alpha focuses on CFU Club C/Ship
President of the Alpha Football Club, Odinga Lumumba, has made a stern call on his players to employ a more disciplined approach to the game and their general conduct. In a no holds barred meeting, Lumumba made the clubs policy clear to the players assembled and also hinted at the management of the club’s stance [...]
The Specialty Hospital
Dear Editor, In the past, there is poor planning in choosing sites for buildings. An example is the New Amsterdam Hospital. It is built on land prone to flooding, sandwiched between educational institutions, situated at a junction prone to accidents and a site where there is no room for expansion. The Specialty Hospital should be [...]
