The men who helped make Dr Cheddi Jagan
Dear Editor, On the anniversary of my father’s birth, March 22, I would like to take this opportunity to talk about two individuals who are still alive and who helped significantly in President Cheddi’s foray into national politics and the great success in the 1953 elections when my Dad was the first elected leader of [...]
Final price tag still open
Amaila Falls Hydro Electric Project… – company says between US$650-$700M By Gary Eleazar At what was described as a “historic milestone” Senior Vice President of Sithe Global, Rafael Herz, yesterday unveiled to the media and members of the public the updated Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report (ESIA) on the proposed Amaila Falls Hydro Electric [...]
Magistrate sacked
Magistrate Omeyana Hamilton was yesterday dismissed from her judicial duties, two years after been sworn in by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds. Kaieteur News was told that the magistrate received the dismissal letter from the Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary Carl Singh, some time yesterday. This newspaper was told that dismissal came after the magistrate refused [...]
Toddler perishes in fire
An early morning fire yesterday at Vryheid’s Lust South, East Coast Demerara, claimed the life of a toddler and left four persons homeless. Reports are that the blaze may have started while the victim, two-year-old Nicholas Maraj, and his three-year-old cousin Anthony Singh, were playing with matches. However, the dead child’s mother, Natasha Maraj, categorically [...]
Both PPP, PNC have blood on their hands
“The Jagdeo Presidency is a difficult period for Guyana, “for the PPP, the PNC, for everybody” – Dr. Henry Jeffrey Given Guyana’s long history of racial violence, both of the country’s two major political parties have “blood on their hands”. This is the view expressed by former Minister in the PPP/C Administration, Dr Henry Jeffrey, [...]
Accused chuckle as main witness testifies
As the chief witness in the treason case, Quincy Critchlow, stood in the witness box of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to testify, he avoided making eye contact with the three accused for the entire proceedings. The matter is being heard by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry. Major Bruce Munroe, his wife Carol-Ann, and reserve officer [...]
Dem boys seh…Everybody hiding
Bedbug does hide when light come on; roach does hide and rat does run in hole as soon as it thief or get surprise. Dem boys seh that in Guyana big man hiding and once dem hide dem hard fuh get spot. Uncle Freddie hiding because he get ketch. He write something that dem boys [...]
Sithe Global commits to public consultation on impacts of hydro project
Sithe Global, the US-based energy company executing the Amaila Falls Hydro Project yesterday committed itself to a public consultation to discuss the environmental and social impacts of the project. The company has released the updated Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report (ESIA) on the project to be constructed in west-central Guyana. “The Environmental and Social [...]
Rains could affect August deadline – ‘Fip’ Motilall
- contractor says he decided to forego profit markup With five months to go, rains could result in the August deadline of the access roads to the Amaila Falls Hydro Electric Project being pushed back. This is according to Chief Executive Officer of Synergy Holdings Inc., Makeshwar ‘Fip’ Motilall, who said that works are 25% [...]
Missing man found dead in canal
The search for 31-year-old sugar industry worker Vishanand Lall, of Enterprise, East Coast Demerara, came to a sad end yesterday, when his body was found floating in a trench near where he reportedly fell while making his way home last Sunday. It was late in the afternoon when residents discovered Lall’s remains. One of Lall‘s [...]
Fairy Landing, Dubai Duchess outstanding
Sheriff, Customs Racing Stables take top honours Fairy Landing of the Sheriff Racing Stable of West Berbice negotiated the conditions successfully and landed safely to take top honours in the feature B class event when the Kennard Memorial Turf Club successfully held the annual one day Phagwah horserace meet at the club’s entity Bush Lot [...]
Fudadin says poor batting is ‘mental thing’
- feels Video Analyst would help By Sean Devers in Barbados In association with Digicel, Queensway & Leisure Inn Guyana Captain Assad Fudadin watched in anguish on Monday as his team slumped from 163-5 to 191 all out against CCC chasing 200 to win their first match this season and said the result was his [...]
Seven schools to compete for royalty as Seventh VV Royals C/ship looms
By Edison Jefford Seven schools will compete for royalty when the Victory Valley (VV) Royals Basketball Club rolls out the red carpet Friday to usher in its seventh edition of the marquee Schools’ Basketball Championships in the basketball-savvy Mining Town of Linden. The competition will, consequentially, restore competitive grassroots basketball to the town that had [...]
More Mayor’s Cup football action set for today with quarterfinal play
More action in the Mayor’s Cup football championship is set for today at the Georgetown Football Club ground, Bourda, with a double header as the tournament has reached its quarterfinal round. Exciting match-ups have been promised from 6:00pm with Fruta Conquerors against the Guyana Defence Force, while Pele oppose Riddim Squad at 8:00pm in the [...]
Jones predicts Eastman victory even as he eyes title fight against Lennox Allen
Kwesi Jones is so confident of defeating Howard ‘Battersea Bomber’ Eastman when the two square off in the 13th edition of the ProAm boxing extravaganza at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) this Friday evening that he has already signaled an intention to sign up to fight Lennox ‘Pretty Boy’ Allen for his next bout. [...]
CCWU/Birchmore Philadelphia Memorial Domino starts
An exciting opening day of play was recorded when the Clerical and Commercial Workers Union / Birchmore Philadelphia annual Memorial open knock-out dominos competition served off at the entity’s Quamina Street, headquarters on Monday. A number of Government Ministries including Agriculture, Education and Amerindian Affairs; Trade Unions and some regular club teams are all competing [...]
Guyana going for overall glory despite depleted team – Coach Edwards
By Franklin Wilson Weeks of anxiety that saw consorted efforts to raise funds resulted in Guyana being able to still field a formidable team that will be seeking to retain the team title at the 5th IPF/NAPF Caribbean Powerlifting Championships set for Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, this weekend. One of the main challenges that [...]
Guyanese judokas clinch silver and bronze medals
Local judo practitioners returned from the Senior Caribbean championships staged in the Dominican Republic with two bronze and one silver medal and President of the local Judo Association has praised the efforts of the lads amidst many pre-tournament challenges. Raoul Archer won a silver medal in the U-90kgs category while Edward DeLima won a bronze [...]
Preparation almost complete for Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club meet
With entries expected to be closed on Sunday and less than one week away from race date, the principals of the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports Facilities (RCMTC&SF) has already put most systems in place for their grand one day race meet set for Sunday March 27 at the clubs track Alness, Corentyne [...]
Koker door left open, rice beds affected at WCD
Many rice farmers at Windsor Forest and Ruimzeight, West Coast Demerara, are hoping that the weather pattern for the next two weeks is favourable, so that the damage which was done to their rice beds yesterday would not adversely affect them. A number of rice fields were flooded yesterday after a koker door was left [...]
Sugar workers stage protest over LBI estate ‘closure’
Early yesterday morning, dozens of sugar workers who have been employed at the La Bonne Intention (LBI) for a number of years, staged a protest over the ‘closure’ of the estate. The workers gathered outside the gates of the estate expressing their disgust at not only their employers but their union as well. Several of [...]
Scotia Bank / Pepsi Schools Football Academy Referees Course commences
The three-day Referees Course for schools taking part in the inaugural Scotia Bank/Pepsi Schools Football Academy opened on Monday with twenty two participants drawn from secondary schools in Georgetown, at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue. The participating schools are North Georgetown Secondary, St. Joseph’s High, Tutorial High, Queen’s College, Marian Academy, Tucville Secondary, [...]
Increase in economic activities presents major challenge in malaria fight – Ramsammy
Retaining a declining trajectory as it relates to the impact of malaria is likely to be a major challenge given the increase of economic activities in Regions One, Seven, Eight, Nine and 10, according to Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy. And this is particularly due to the increase of mining and the work currently [...]
Ex-employee arrested
Police have detained an ex-employee of the Correia Mining Company as they continue to probe last Monday morning’s brazen raid at the Ogle Airport, which resulted in the death of 55-year-old security guard Solomon Burke. Kaieteur News understands that the ex-employee was detained some time yesterday, after police received certain information. According to a source, [...]
Health Ministry’s surveillance teams monitoring water-borne diseases
Despite recent rainfall there has been no alarming increase in water-borne diseases, according to reports from the Ministry of Health. However, the threat of leptospirosis is always there even if there is only two hours of rainfall, said Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy. Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that affects humans. It is usually [...]
