Murder accused escapes from Camp Street jail
- warder under close arrest Prison officials assisted by their counterparts in the Joint Services have launched a manhunt for a murder accused who escaped from the Camp Street prison under mysterious circumstances on Monday. Although prison authorities are suggesting that the inmate, Eddie Williams, 18, of 37 Back Street, Ruimzeight, West Coast Demerara, escaped [...]
Govt. did not advertise for drugs – Ramsammy admits
IPA claim of dishonesty… …says only pre-qualified companies were invited to bid Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy, yesterday, at a press briefing to refute claims by Chief Executive Officer of International Pharmaceutical Agency (IPA), Lloyd Singh, ended up confirming what Singh has been saying all along. The Ministry did not advertise for the procurement and [...]
Float parade is on today – Culture Minister
By Latoya Giles “Tomorrow (today) is a national holiday…its Republic Day” said Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr. Frank Anthony emphasised at a press briefing yesterday afternoon, while confirming that the customary float parade is on. In explaining the reason for sticking to the holiday despite inclement weather, the minister would only say that [...]
Shieldstown resident stabbed to death
- Suspect in custody Police have arrested one man in connection with the stabbing to death of 33-year-old canecutter Bharrat Tahpaul called ‘Sunil’, of 192 Shieldstown, West Bank Berbice. The incident occurred around 02:30 hrs yesterday on the Public Road, not too far from the Rosignol Stelling. According to the man’s wife, 21-year-old Omawatie Basdeo, [...]
Dem boys seh…Nutten can stop Mash, and de rain run
Guyanese like a holiday and dem like a freeness. Li’l rain fall and Bharrat panic and decide to call off de float parade. He forget that Mash is something that don’t ever move. Is a Cuffy thing. Dem boys seh that dem remember de time when some church people claim how Mash fall pun Ash [...]
Health Ministry, GWI issue safety tips in wake of heavy rainfall
Sections of the country were overwhelmed with water on Monday resulting from intense rainfall which brought with it memories of the 2005 flood. In light of flooding concerns, the Ministry of Health issued an advisory urging the general public to pay close attention to water safety and personal hygiene. The advisory cautioned that persons opt [...]
Excessive rains will compromise city’s drainage system
– City Mayor The drainage system of Georgetown is designed to take off 1.5 to two inches of rainfall over a 24-hour period. However, the system was noticeably compromised over a 24-hour period of incessant rainfall which started on Sunday morning and continued into Monday afternoon, resulting in the accumulation of approximately five inches of [...]
Moses ready to perform miracles on impending ProAm boxing card
Mandessa Moses was tested to the hilt when she underwent training sessions yesterday afternoon at the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Boxing Gym (ALBG), in preparation for her catchweight bout against Veronica Blackman, in the twelfth edition of the monthly ProAm boxing affair scheduled for this Friday, February 25, at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH). Keenly [...]
R&R Mash cycle race programme set for this weekend
National Cycling Coach, Hassan Mohamed MS has organized the 20th Annual Mashramani Cycle Programme on Saturday, February 26 and Sunday February 27, which is sponsored by R&R International Limited over several years. Saturday’s action is set for the National Park inner circuit from 09:00hrs and events scheduled are: 12 to 14 yrs Boys & Girls [...]
Top horses on show as Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club host race meet
The nation’s top horses would be complimented by two recent imported animals to add to the excitement when the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports Facility presents a grand one day horse racing meet at the club’s West Berbice location on Sunday March 6 next. Jockeys would be competing for over 3 million dollars [...]
ITTF Level I Coaches’ Course Ends
- Paralympics Session on today After four days of intense instruction, practical and theoretical work, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Level I Coaches’ Course wrapped up yesterday while a session on the Paralympics aspect of the syllabus is to be conducted today. The international Paralympics table tennis association is affiliated to the ITTF; it [...]
Cheryl Thompson returned as CCC President
Gemma Williams retains Secretarial post Cheryl Thompson was returned as President of the Continental Cycle Club (CCC) when their Annual General Meeting was held on Saturday February 12, at their headquarters, 105 Duncan Street, Bel Air Park. Secretary, Gemma Williams also retained her post as Secretary. Geron Williams was elected Club Captain one with fellow [...]
Keen action expected in Republic Anniversary rapid chess tournament
Local chess players would be called to duty when the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) in collaboration with DDL, under its TOPCO Juices brand, stages a one-day Republic Anniversary Rapid Chess tournament this Saturday, 26th February at the KEI-SHAR’S Sports Club, Hadfield Street, Werk-en-Rust Georgetown. All eyes will be on Loris Nathoo who is on a [...]
BVA programme continues today with exhibition games
By Samuel Whyte Despite the inclement weather the Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) in the quest to spread the game in Berbice is set to participate in two different exhibition activities on Mash Day today Wednesday. Making use of the holiday, one such activity will take place in the remote district of Mara, East Bank Berbice, [...]
Endurance Race to start off GMR&SC 2011 Programme
Having had to cancel the season opening Drag Race Meet which was scheduled to be staged on February 20 due to the deaths of two members of the racing fraternity, the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club 2011 programme will finally get started on March 13 with an Endurance Meet at the recently resurfaced South [...]
Rockies host reception for hinterland athletes
- NACAC team invited, but did not show up Popular Brazilian Sports Bar, Rockies, hosted a reception Monday night at its 21 Light Street location for the hinterland-based athletes that recently returned from the North America, Central American and the Caribbean (NACAC) Cross Country Race. The two Region Nine-based athletes, Doretta Wilson and Hezron Pedro, [...]
50 year-old US citizen nabbed with coke at CJIA
Yet another US citizen has been nabbed by Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) ranks, trying to smuggle cocaine out of Guyana via the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri. According to reports, sometime around 14:00 hours yesterday, the 50 year-old female was nabbed with some five kilogrammes of cocaine. This newspaper was told that the woman [...]
Veteran journalist Sharief Khan passes on
The media fraternity has once again been plunged into mourning with the sudden passing of another of its stalwarts, Sharief Khan, a few months shy of achieving the age of 60. Khan collapsed and died around 09:00 hours yesterday at his Ogle, East Coast Demerara residence, which he shared with his mother and brother, as [...]
Prison officials ‘concerned’ about discovery of .32 round
- Erskine reassures staff on alert Director of Prisons Dale Erskine said yesterday that the discovery of a .32 round in the prison was cause for concern, but reassured that staffers at the Camp Street penitentiary are always on high alert. Erskine was responding to reports that the round of ammunition was found in the [...]
PNCR Presidential hopeful promises youth engagement programmes
People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Presidential hopeful Dr. Faith Harding has announced a plan to have youths purposefully engaged in Guyana’s development. The strategy to achieve this was outlined yesterday during a media briefing. In outlining the plan, Dr. Harding noted that Guyana currently has a youth population of 276,093 between the ages of 10 [...]
Billion-dollar fund launched for Haiti’s reconstruction
Head of the Guyana Manufacturing & Services Association (GMSA), Clinton Williams, last weekend returned from the second CARICOM Private Sector-led forum in earthquake-ravaged Haiti. The forum was held last week primarily to bring on board members of the Haitian Private Business community and ‘encourage their participation in the overall effort to reconstruct the nation’s infrastructure [...]
Ithaca wife killer gets 30 years
Thirty-two year old Gladstone Williamson, charged with killing 31-year-old plantain chip vendor Gertrude Edwards, was yesterday sentenced to a total of 30 years in jail by Justice Franklyn Holder, at the Berbice High Court. Williamson initially faced a murder charge and had pleaded not guilty, but later changed his plea to guilty on the lesser count of [...]
Tell a lie often enough and you can believe it
Dear Editor: Every so often, there are moments that define a generation. For Guyana, the YEAR 1953 was one such moment with Jagan and Burnham winning 18 of the 24 seats in the National Assembly. What I have seen of Ramjattan and Trotman both in Georgetown and New York, the year 2011 is setting itself [...]
Water receding but several communities still inundated – Officials
- rains reach record levels in February Authorities have repeated warnings of more showers for today’s Mashramani celebrations even as rainfall surpassed record levels for this month. While there are no immediate fears that more flooding could result from a swiftly rising East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC), government officials yesterday said that repairs are being [...]
1763: Lest we forget
Dear Editor, By the time you read this letter today, February 23, a major slave rebellion, exactly 248 years ago, is just stirring or is gathering unstoppable momentum. On this morning in 1763, the enslaved Africans on Plantation Magdalenenburg in the Canje river revolt against their Dutch masters, starting what has come to be called [...]
