Either we prove Mr. Granger’s election rigging involvement or find something else to hammer him on
Dear Editor, I have long expressed my unequivocal backing of the Alliance For Change (AFC) to both break the PPP-PNC ethnic-based stranglehold on the Guyanese electorate and to form a new government that will institute needed reforms, so let me say from the outset that what I’m about to write does not in any way, [...]
Robbery in Montrose… Gunmen caught with loot after robbery
… one held with firearm, cash in crotch Two brazen bandits attacked Lahago’s Super Centre of 11 Public Road, Montrose, East Coast Demerara, and snatched an undisclosed sum of money, cellular phones, and phone cards. The two then fled on foot. All this happened about 13:00 hrs yesterday and the security cameras recorded the entire [...]
Minibus driver crushes colleague’s skull in fatal crash
A 36-year-old minibus driver met a tragic end yesterday morning when his head was crushed against a concrete wall by an out of control bus BGG 3731, on the Strathspey Public Road, East Coast Demerara. Jagdesh Ramnarine, called Narine, was walking along the southern parapet of the road on his way to work when a [...]
Gunmen shoot Good Hope businessman, chop wife
- escape with cash and gold By Latoya Giles Just two days after Auto Dealer, Bedi Ramjewan, was slain at Industry East Coast Demerara, armed bandits robbed and shot another East Coast Demerara businessman, early yesterday morning. Ramdat Balkarran, 45, of Lot 433 Good Hope East Coast Demerara was shot in the chest while his [...]
Policeman shooting… Cops looking for two ‘known’ men
Police are trying to locate two known criminals in connection with last week Saturday’s $2M heist in which their colleague, Sergeant Ransford Liverpool, was shot. Detectives appear positive that the suspects were part of the four-man gang that shot Liverpool and robbed businesswoman Jennifer Mohamed. Police said the men have had several brushes with the [...]
Dem boys seh… Bharrat giving Uncle Glenn headache
Everybody is a contractor suh till criminals telling police how dem is contractor. Two men decide to go pun a robbery spree. Dem break into a house at Good Hope and terrorise de family. One of dem shoot de man and then dem get away. Before bird wife coulda ketch sheself dem same two strike [...]
AFC, Cane Grove residents picket Ministry of Health
Braving the scorching sun, placard-bearing residents of Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara, supported by members of the Alliance for Change (AFC), including Presidential Candidate, Khemraj Ramjattan, yesterday converged on the Brickdam lawn of the Ministry of Health, in an attempt to further raise their concerns of air pollution. The decade-old dilemma comes as a direct [...]
UG Centre of Communication benefits from UNESCO
- funded Radio Laboratory Facilities Amidst much criticisms of the absence of modernity, administrators of the Centre of Communication (CCS), University of Guyana, recently commissioned a learning laboratory to assist students to develop skills in radio writing and production. The installation of this important unit occurred in December last year and was funded by the [...]
Industry businessman died from shock and hemorrhage
- Detained persons remain in custody A post mortem examination performed on the remains of Industry, East Coast Demerara businessman, Bedi Ramjewan, revealed that he died from shock and hemorrhage due to gunshot. The 40-year-old businessman was shot in the chest, and beaten in the head with a helmet, after he was cornered near his [...]
William weds Kate as billions watch – and hope
LONDON (AP) – With not one but two kisses and tender whispered words, Prince William and Kate Middleton smiled and blushed yesterday as they started their life as future king and queen. A day of seamless pageantry inspired hopes that this royal couple might live happily ever after. They appeared at ease throughout their wedding [...]
Digicel helps Kingston fire victims
- Digicel helps Kingston fire victims A large number of persons, whose home went up in flames on Easter Monday at High and Barrack Streets, Kingston, yesterday received donations worth $500,000 from DIGICEL (Guyana) in the form of toiletries, bottles of water, clothing, school supplies and cellular phones. Kaieteur News understands that some of the [...]
Miners criticised for destroying GWI pipelines in Mahdia
- Minister Ali to speak with relevant authorities for urgent action Miners operating in the Salbora Creek, Mahdia area, have been condemned by Minister of Housing and Water, Irfaan Ali, for the recent destruction of pipelines along the road towards the Salbora Creek. “This is the second incident of this nature and I strongly condemn [...]
Caribbean Airlines’ increased fare not coincidental – Dr Luncheon
Cabinet has noted that the further financial imposition by Caribbean Airlines on Guyanese travelers to Trinidad and Tobago is frustrating to the traveling public. This is according to Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon. At the time Dr Luncheon was addressing members of the media at his weekly press conference at Office of [...]
Ramjattan was a principal leader of the PYO in the 1990’s
Dear Editor, There appears a missive in the newspapers titled, “It was Mr. Rohan Singh who achieved much of the change being credited to Mr. Ramjattan.” I was the Organising and Planning Secretary of the PYO at that time and I am unaware of a Tarachand F. Veerasammy at any level of the leadership or [...]
Have we as a nation no longer care for the dead?
Dear Editor, I take this opportunity to express my appreciation for the improvements this country has made in the last few years. I was especially impressed with the renovations done at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport; the new Berbice Bridge and International Conference Centre. I trust that we would continue on the path to betterment [...]
Subsidizing transportation costs for these students would be better appreciated than the OLPF project
Dear Editor, The One Laptop Per Family project, that is promised by the government, the opposition parties and also the beneficiaries, all are making comments and quite rightly so. I am sure that everyone is happy that poor families are to receive a laptop. But the way this project is executed may be of concern [...]
Questions continue to be raised about Mr. Granger’s military service
Dear Editor, Mr. David Granger has been elected the PNCR’s presidential candidate for the approaching elections. While he continues to make a good impression in many ways, some of the statements attributed to him would at best be described as strange. Two of them follow: (a) “I never killed anyone and I never rigged an [...]
Why can’t the PPP muster its own resources to run its election campaign?
Dear Editor, As our societies evolve, notions of what is right and wrong change. Sometimes they change between generations or from one year to another or from one day to another; or as in our politics, from one regime to another. Elections time again, and those of us who suffered under the PNC years will [...]
Comments of Prime Minister Sam Hinds
Dear Editor, As an anti-racism/human rights activist I am often amazed at some of the commentaries and positions taken with respect to race relations in Guyana. Where do these people get their ideas? The recent comments of Mr. Sam Hinds, the Prime Minister of Guyana immediately spring to mind. In a nut-shell, for him to [...]
A tattered labour movement
Tomorrow is May Day and it is going to be greeted by further division in the labour movement. The founding fathers of the labour movement when they started it early in the 20th Century, felt that they had scored a resounding success. Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow, whose action to ensure that workers got conditions of work [...]
Bladen Hall Multilateral prevails
Bladen Hall Multilateral School turned in a commendable performance to capture the honours when the curtains came down on the East Coast Inter-School football extravaganza on April 24 last. Plaisance Community High School finished in the second place position while Quality Education Institute (QEI) occupied the final podium spot. Representatives of the organising committee as [...]
Retrieve Unknowns ease into semis
When rivalry in the Banks DIH Limited sponsored Guinness Greatest of the Streets Football competition continued in the Bauxite Mining Town of Linden on Wednesday night, Retrieve Unknowns made eased into the semi final and a step closer to copping the top prize of $400,000. In a close battle against Amelia’s Ward Russians, Retrieve Unknowns [...]
Paul Vieira calls on Corporate Heads to get on board
By Rawle Welch Rated as one of the most efficient and smooth drivers to come out of Guyana, Canada-based racing champion Paul Vieira speaking with Kaieteur Sport shortly before returning home said that, despite all of his outstanding efforts there is one major stumbling block that remains in his path thereby preventing him from taking [...]
Man rapes daughter, 12, eludes police
A father of five has gone into hiding after his 12-year-old daughter leveled an allegation of sexual misconduct against him. The 37-year-old man, police said, has not been located after intense searches. Police said that on Thursday, the Supenaam resident had sex with his daughter around 22:00 hours. In fact, it was reported by the [...]
Unity residents organise matches in honour of Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Cricket lovers along the East Coast corridor are in for an entertaining weekend when a group of enthusiasts of the sport stages two matches on the Unity Ground today and tomorrow starting at 10:00hrs today. One of the organisers revealed that the matches would be played in honour of Shivnarine Chanderpaul whose career in the [...]
