Bandits invade church, rob, shoot worshipper
Three armed bandits last evening brazenly invaded the Triune Mystical House of Bethel during a service and shot one worshipper after robbing him. The men apparently had singled out worshipper Gregory Clarke, who was wearing several pieces of jewellery. This newspaper was told that the three men entered the compound checked to see if there [...]
Lima Sands residents frustrated over impassable roads
If the person who erected a sign in Lima Sands is to be believed, some residents may not go to the polls for the upcoming national elections if those in authority fail to improve the infrastructure in their community. Residents of the Essequibo Coast community have repeatedly complained about the huge pot-holes in the main [...]
Guyanese man who burned girlfriend’s face with electric iron jailed for 13 years
A Queens man who burned his girlfriend’s face with a hot iron while their three children watched was sentenced to 13 years in prison last Wednesday by a judge who called the gruesome attack “horrendous and sick.” Eric Persaud apologised to his girlfriend and urged her to be a good mother to their young children. [...]
Dem boys seh…De government heading fuh more problems
Things happening real fast. Guyana now introducing a television channel that gun only play religious service. And all dem pastor happy. De government giving dem a chance to reach more people and once dem reach plenty people is more money. Now dem have a problem because Guyana got plenty religion. Dem have Hindu, Muslim, Christian, [...]
Housing Minister still to face ‘Parliamentary Trial’
…eight months on and the $4B fiasco still not addressed Almost eight months after the Speaker of the National Assembly Ralph Ramkarran ruled that a prima facie case for contempt of the House had been made against Minister of Housing and Water Irfaan Ali and was sent to the committee of privileges which is akin [...]
Health Minister to fire unregistered doctors
– names of physicians handed over to police Senior Health Minister, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, has issued a stern warning that all physicians who fail to renew their license will be sacked. Once terminated, physicians will have to begin their registration process and by extension employment process all over again, the Minister revealed during a press [...]
Journalism community must be wary of what Govt. agrees to
Freedom of Information legislation… – media expert Access to Information Legislation in theory is a good thing but the journalism community as well as others that would want to utilise such legislation must be wary of what the Government agrees to pass. This is according to a senior international journalist who says that in many [...]
Girl, 13, hangs self
The relatives of 13-year-old Selena Fredericks, of Reliance Village, Essequibo Coast, are still trying to comprehend why the first form Anna Regina Multilateral student took her own life. Selena was discovered hanging from a beam in the lower flat of her relative’s home, at Reliance, early Saturday morning. Udasi Hunte, one of Selena’s cousins, said [...]
Pit bulls perish in D’urban Street blaze
An early fire gutted a building at Lot 63, D’urban Street, Wortmanville, and several pit bulls perished in the inferno. The building was occupied by one man called “Guthrie” and he was taken into police custody, since according to neighbours, he had caused the fire. According to George Mc Leoud, who occupied the neigbouring building [...]
Permaul’s 8-39 leads Guyana’s fight back
- but CCC’s last pair frustrate Guyana By Sean Devers in Barbados In association with Digicel, Queensway & Leisure Inn A career best 6-39 from 21-year-old left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul engineered a Guyana fight back against Combined Colleges and Campuses (CCC) on the penultimate day of their Regional four-day contest at the 3Ws Oval here [...]
Bandits strike again in Good Hope
For the second time in less than a week, bandits invaded the quiet East Coast Demerara village of Good Hope, and for the second time, they escaped without any hindrance after pillaging two business establishments. Around 18:45 hours on Saturday, Petam Parasram, 32 and his wife Jenita, 27, were the latest victims when they were [...]
Driver jailed for 2005 death of schoolgirl
Justice for Trishana’s family after five years… It took five long years, but justice was served last Friday when a magistrate sentenced truck driver Godfrey Gomes to jail for causing the death of St. Roses High student Trishanna Debidayal in 2005. Despite pleas by his attorney, Gomes, of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, Berbice, was sentenced [...]
Mayor’s Cup continues today at GFC
Coordinator of the Mayor’s Cup Committee, Lennox Arthur, has informed Kaieteur Sport that the Mayor’s Cup football tournament will continue today at the Georgetown Football Club ground. Today’s competition will see City side Santos facing Victoria Kings of the East Coast in the first game at 6:00pm, while at 8:00pm BK Western Tigers challenge Beacon. [...]
Mierock astound host Intermoengotapoe 2-1; to face T&T’s Defense Force in Rd 2
By Franklin Wilson What can be described as a dream debut in the Caribbean Football Union’s Club Champions Cup, Milerock FC booked their place in the second round of competition following a convincing 2-1 win in their return game against Suriname’s Intermoengotapoe at the Andre Kamperveen Stadium on Saturday night. Following their 0-1 loss to [...]
Referees Course for students starts tomorrow
The Referees Course for students attending the Scotia Bank/ Pepsi School Football Academy will start tomorrow and run until Thursday, at the Ministry of Education ground (formerly Softball Association). According to a release from the Organisers, the Course which commences at 09:30 hrs each day will teach students desirous of officiating at the upcoming schools [...]
UDFA ‘Man Up! Champion for Change’ Under-23 tournament starts today
The Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) “Man Up! Be a Champion for Change” Under 23 football tournament is set to kick off today with a double header, at Mackenzie Sports Club ground, starting from 15:00 hrs. Preceding the start of competition will be a March Past of all the participating teams and that will be [...]
Battle of warriors as Jones goes after Eastman in historic title fight
It’s four days away from the March edition of the monthly ProAm boxing card, scheduled for this Friday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) and Kwesi ‘Assassin’ Jones, wary of the quality of his opponent, Howard ‘Battersea Bomber’ Eastman, has heightened his preparations, knowing that he will have to wage a ferocious battle if [...]
Health Ministry monitoring packaging, labelling of products
The Ministry of Health through its Food and Drug Department is currently on a mission to address the problem of inappropriate labelling and packaging of products intended for human consumption. Failure to adhere to the recommendations of the Food and Drug Department in this regard could see inspectors preventing defaulting products from being marketed altogether. [...]
Cigarettes boxes should carry picture-based warnings – Health official
Graphic pictures of throat cancer and rotting teeth among other diseases related to tobacco smoking are strongly being advocated to be shown on cigarette boxes, in an effort to reduce the smoking epidemic. According to Darshanand Rampersaud, project coordinator at the Georgetown Chest Clinic, studies which were recently conducted have shown that 90 percent of [...]
Disaster lurks at Meadowbrook Drive
Used by the Minister Robinson Benn and hundreds of other commuters to access their homes and work places, Meadowbrook Drive is a road where disaster lurks. The road is located just off the Mandela Avenue, Georgetown. As it is, there have been grave concerns by residences and minibus operators about the narrowness of the said [...]
Phagwah in Prashad Nagar
THE Central Body of the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha, invited the public to its annual Phagwah Mela and Bazaar on the lawns of the Sanskritik Kendra in Ganges Street, Prashad Nagar yesterday.
We need to get past the frivolous drivel that passes for politicking
Dear Editor, It is amazing that every time some Guyanese politicians approach a general election, much campaigning is done around events that have occurred decades in the past. What is fascinating to me, and I believe many other Guyanese, is the fact that there seem to exist a fertile mental environment for these selective ‘ancient’ [...]
Another testimony of the degeneracy engulfing society
Dear Editor, As aptly said by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, “History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamour of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.” What is happening to our country today under the PPP defies all [...]
Discrepancies in govt. stories
Dear Editor, Demerara Waves internet radio reported on 20 March that, “the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) has denied responsibility for screening containers of logs for export, instead saying that was the work of the Customs and Trade Administration”. How does this denial square with the statement of junior Minister for Forestry Robert Persaud reported on [...]
An act of kindness
Dear Editor, My wife fell and struck her head on the concrete outside the Bakewell establishment on Albert Street. She was bleeding heavily from the wound on her head. A young man (a total stranger) took off his shirt and used it to compress the wound to reduce the flow of blood. He also drove [...]
