Two discharged in murder PI.
- Evidence does not show that two defendants were involved in the death The two persons who were accused of killing Albouystown resident, Wendell Tappin, yesterday walked out of the magistrate’s court free of the charge as Magistrate Fazil Azeez upheld no case submissions by their lawyer Euclin Gomes. The two men, Leonard Allicock and [...]
$130M Parfait Harmonie roads filled with potholes
Three months later… – Monies withheld from contractor, rains blamed Three months after being “completed”, a number of side streets in Parfait Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, which were contracted for a massive $131M, are already filled with potholes. Several residents came out to complain yesterday over what they described as poor quality work. Yesterday, also, [...]
Major fraud uncovered at Finance Ministry
Auditor General Deodat Sharma has been called upon to investigate “significant financial irregularities” in the Accountant General Department within the Ministry of Finance. Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh in a letter to the Auditor General on Monday noted that “payments of superannuation benefits have been made to officials for whom initial reviews have been shown [...]
Dumbbells brought to court, still to be admitted into evidence
“You are lying within your evidence to this court!” exclaimed senior counsel Bernard De Santos as he was cross-examining Brian Samaroo during the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the murder of school girl, Neesa Lalita Gopaul. The PI is being heard by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. De Santos continued cross-examining [...]
Dem boys seh…Rob-Bert gone fuh buy more wool
Rob-Bert and Liar-Nel get suh shame that dem decide that instead of hiding dem face dem decide to pull wool over people eye. Dem pull suh much wool over people eye that dem run out and had to use canvas. All this happen because dem boys check up pun a koker that dem put up [...]
Sluice at Grove/Diamond to be expanded
…as several bids for NDIA projects opened The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) yesterday opened a number of bids to be undertaken by the Ministry of Agriculture’s National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) such as the construction of a pontoon, expanding a sluice, as well as procuring excavators among others. As it relates [...]
Miner sustained 12 stab wounds
Port Kaituma murder… – ‘Friend’ remains in police custody A post mortem performed on the remains of 40-year-old Andy Whyte of Port Kaituma has revealed that he died as a result of multiple stab wounds. Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh on Monday, last, travelled to the interior location where the PM was conducted. According to [...]
Stellings not safe for passengers to utilise
With the rainy season upon us, boat operators have ensured that their mode of transportation is secure and safe for passengers who ply the various routes. However; persons travelling from Georgetown to Essequibo using speedboats are now being faced with another problem. Some pensioners told Kaieteur News that although they are allowed to travel with [...]
Man charged for allegedly chopping off father’s fingers
The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs yesterday secured bail for 21-year-old Rocky Charles, who is accused of chopping off three of his father’s fingers. Charles 21, of Acquero Village, North West District, was released on $40,000 bail on the charge of felonious wounding. He is accused of wounding his father, Collingsworth Charles, during an argument. According [...]
Fallen GPL wire kills cattle at Enterprise
- residents express fear for children It could have been children who went to retrieve their ball, but thanks to their diligent observations, they managed to avoid coming into contact with a severed power line which resulted in the electrocution of four cows, aback of Section ‘C’ Enterprise (Venezuelan Housing Scheme) on the East Coast [...]
Child’s coffin with bones dumped in Charlestown
Residents of Howes Street, Charlestown, continue to be shocked by the actions of a well known drug addict, who is in the habit of removing skeletal remains from Le Repentir Cemetery. His latest act was the dumping of a child’s coffin with a portion of skeleton just outside the Charlestown Secondary School yesterday morning. This [...]
Albouystown house collapses
What started as a regular day for Savitri Ramdeen, yesterday, ended as one of the most frustrating and saddening days of her life, as the home she has known for the past forty-years, literally crumbled beneath her feet. According to the 61-year-old woman, whose house is located at Lot 21 Hill Street, Albouystown, Georgetown, she [...]
YBG announces initial programme
Following an impressive launch in January where Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) received the full support of Government, the organisation is preparing to role out its first programme with the YBG Challenge Series set to commence next weekend. Co-Founder of Street Solutions, and Executive Officer of YBG, Chris Bowman indicated that an initial Mashramani Skills Challenge [...]
Goodluck wins GNRA first round recorded shoot
Top Guyana and Caribbean rifleman Ransford Goodluck won Sunday’s Recorded Shoot to start the Guyana National rifle Association (GNRA) 2011 season on a winning note at the Timehri Rifle Ranges. Competing over 300, 500 and 600 yards ranges in relatively sunny conditions with rapidly changing winds, Goodluck recorded 146 points and eight V-bulls out of [...]
Greaves will be hard pressed to retain title
The pace is definitely on the up in the cycling arena and Sunday’s 55-mile road-race in the Ancient County of Berbice, the first of three to celebrate the life of the late President Cheddi Jagan is expected to be a hot contest. With an ultra fit Warren ‘Forty’ Mc Kay expected back from the Twin [...]
GASP AGM set for this weekend
After several aborted attempts, the executives of the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) have finally decided to hold their Annual General Meeting (AGM) this Sunday March 6 at the Malteenoes Sports Club starting at 10:00hrs. According to the incumbent President, Moen Gafoor, “The long awaited AGM can finally go ahead after months of waiting.” [...]
Roger Harper returned at GCA President
In landslide victory over Mentore By Sean Devers Former West Indies Vice-Captain and Coach Roger Harper was returned as Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) President for another year in a landslide 28-7 victory against former Guyana youth player Alfred Mentore. This year’s GCA elections held on Monday evening at the GNIC Sports Club, was probably the [...]
Six U-15 players receives $$$ in Education materials and Cricket gear
Six promising Under-15 cricketers from the Ancient County of Berbice on Saturday last were presented with cricket gear and educational material worth $200,000 from the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) as part of the Third Annual Basil Butcher/Berbice Cricket Development Trust Fund. The players benefitting are Arif Chan, Jameson Anderson and Daniel Lewis [...]
Guyana’s Warren McKay fittest of all
Guyanese Warren McKay of Team Trek narrowly edged Rafmon Mecalfab’s Marloe Rodman to finish on top of the Open Standings of the Trinidad & Tobago Cycling Federation’s five-part Keep Fit Series, which ended with a 72-mile road race from the Mucurapo Foreshore to San Fernando and back on Sunday. Both cyclists completed the series with [...]
Berbice Schools Volleyball tourney hailed a success
The Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) successfully completed their first programme with the playing off of the male and female Mashramani Inter School competitions which were contested on Friday last at the Canje Secondary School Court in Cumberland East Canje. J. C. Chandisingh Secondary School was triumphant in the male tournament with Canje Secondary stealing top [...]
The ERC takes on Anthony Vieira
Dear Editor The Ethnic Relations Commission has noted the reappearance of Mr. Anthony Vieira in the letter column of the Kaieteur News (16 February 2011). It seems that he has emerged with his thoughts more addled than before he went into hibernation and on his awakening he has taken up exactly where he left off [...]
Frank Tucker returns to helm of Weightlifting Association
Frank Tucker was re-elected to the helm of the Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA) when that body held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Bank of Guyana, Avenue of the Republic and Church Street, Saturday February 26 last. There have been three changes within the executive structure with Seon Erskine taking over the responsibility [...]
Endgame Libya
One tip-off that the curtain might be about to fall on the Gaddafi regime in Libya was the departure of the eccentric dictator’s “voluptuous blonde” Ukrainian nurse (identified by WikiLeaks) to her native land, last Sunday. She had been the leader’s inseparable companion for the past nine years and is even mentioned by VS Naipaul [...]
Tony Vieira wants Bishop Edghill to resign
Dear Editor, I refer to the drivel written (Kaieteur News, 26th February, 2011) by Azeem Khan and frankly he completely misses the point I am making. I will not answer him directly, but I will make the following statement for his benefit since he seems to be completely unaware that almost everyone in this country [...]
Two exciting matches as Mayor’s Cup Football Tournament kicks off this Friday
All systems are in place and come this Friday March 4 the annual Mayor’s Cup Football Tournament will kick off and with two matches scheduled for the Georgetown Football Club Ground starting from 19:00hrs. The opening encounter will pit the skills of Rhythm Squad against Den Amstel while the feature attraction will see Pele FC [...]
