Jinxed! Supenaam Stelling goes down again
Authorities were forced to close the multi-million-dollar Supenaam stelling once again last evening as high tide caused the ramp to slip from a pontoon. Traffic, officials said, had to be shifted to the ailing Adventure Stelling until engineers could assess the situation. According to Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn, the incident happened late yesterday [...]
US$9.99 flight to Barbados from May 8
REDjet, the Caribbean’s first low fare airline, is ready to commence operations out of Guyana with flights between Guyana and Barbados starting on May 8. The airline officially launched its services in Guyana, yesterday. REDjet is offering one-way flights from as low as US9.99 plus taxes. Tickets are on sale through the airline’s website. The [...]
Man shot while visiting girlfriend
The police are currently investigating a shooting incident during which taxi driver Keon Smith, 27, of 52 East La Penitence was shot to the left arm. Smith was also beaten in the head with thegun, causing him to sustain a fractured skull. Reports are that Smith was visiting his girlfriend at the Ministry of Housing [...]
Sea defence breach affects business, residents at Vreed en Hoop
Breaches in the sea defence at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara have irked residents and business people in the area of the most recent breach yesterday. A tour from the junction of Vreed-en-Hoop to the stelling revealed that many businesses, residents and the Vreed-en Hoop Secondary School were affected by the high tide which was due [...]
Dem boys seh… Junkies gone to Supenaam stelling
De Supenaam stelling fail again. Dem boys seh that it failing every week and every time it fail is money. De government already spend more than $500 million pun it. This stelling build fuh wuk when tide high or when it low. Up come a high tide and de pontoon mek attempt to sail away [...]
54 hinterland communities granted permission to log
Government yesterday insisted that the forest deal with Norway for US$250M is a good one. It added that the criticisms of the role of McKinsey and Company are totally unfounded. Chairman of the Guyana Forestry Commission, John Caesar, stressed that the officials preparing the report which was critical in preparing the country’s Low Carbon Development [...]
Shot Toshao says men could have been caught
Wilbert Hall, the 56-year-old Toshao, of Malali who was shot, and relieved of close to $1million and important personal documents including some from the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, has said that if it weren’t for the complacency of the police, the bandits could have been caught at the Millie’s hideout road block, while they were [...]
Woman jailed for cocaine possession
Simone Samuels was yesterday jailed for three years for having in her control, narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. Samuels who was unrepresented pleaded guilty. The matter engaged the attention of Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The police said that on April 16, last, at 348 Cummings Street, Alberttown, Georgetown, the accused [...]
Soldiers held for fatal shooting of Venezuelan at Eteringbang
The Guyana Defence Force will hand over one of its ranks to investigators of the Guyana Police Force following the fatal shooting of a Venezuelan man at Eteringbang, near the Guyana/Venezuela border. Arturo Castilla Balcazar, called “Colombian” was shot dead around 09:00 hours on Saturday during what appeared to be a dispute over raw gold. [...]
Barbados Health Minister clears air on provision of health services
“The policy of Barbados has always been and continues to be that health care in publicly owned institutions remains free at-point-of-delivery of service to citizens and permanent residents of Barbados only,” Minister of Health of Barbados, Donville Inniss has said. He however cautioned that this does not mean that visitors and immigrants in Barbados will [...]
Diamond sea dam breach affects residents
Residents of Diamond ‘Backstreet’, East Bank Demerara, want the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) to act fast following what appeared to be a breach of the sea dam there which contribute to severe flooding in the wee hours of the mornings since Friday last. Residents said that the flash floods have become a recent [...]
Bartica gets transportation boost
- Speed Boat Association agrees to $500 fare increase for Regatta weekend As the countdown nears for this year’s annual Bartica Easter Regatta, the Bartica Speed Boat Association has given an undertaking to the travelling public that this year fare increase will be at its all time lowest. President of the Association, Clarence Belle, says [...]
Fire Service close to releasing findings into two fires
As investigation continues into the fire at Aranka where Venezuelan national, Fransisco Silva died, investigators believe that the fire may have been the work of an arsonist. A source close to the investigation said that the statements taken so far suggest that fire was set to a building however no arrest has been made to [...]
IAC wants law enforcement agencies to “Get Tough On Crime”
With criminal activities on the increase, the Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) is urging the local law enforcement agencies to get tough to arrest the spiraling situation. In a release issued yesterday, the IAC noted with concern the recent spate of robberies where members of both the urban and rural business communities have been targeted. It [...]
Authorities dismiss wind energy, biomass for hinterland electrification
Studies, conducted over the last years to explore the possibility of wind energy and bio-mass technology to power homes in the hinterlands, have not been successful. This is according to officials of the recently ended Unserved Areas Electrification Programme (UAEP). The US$28.2M programme has seen a major governmental programme starting in 2004 to connect an [...]
Former NBS boss takes DPP to court for malicious prosecution
Former Director General for the New Building Society, Maurice Arjoon, who was charged with conspiring to defraud the company of $69M, has filed a High Court motion against the Director of Public Prosecution Shalimar Ali Hack for malicious prosecution. The motion was filed last week by Attorney at law Nigel Hughes. Arjoon is seeking damages [...]
City Hall defers ‘No-confidence motion’ against Mayor Green
An attempt to move a no-confidence motion against City Mayor Hamilton Green yesterday was deferred to the next sitting of the Mayor and City Councillors of Georgetown statutory meeting. The motion was moved by Councillor Gwen McGowan-French who had requested that the standing order be suspended to facilitate the motion. It was seconded by Councillor [...]
Vehicle smashes tombs at Good Hope cemetery
Police on East Coast Demerara are currently looking for a vehicle which they believe is responsible for smashing two tombs at the Good Hope Cemetery. Some time between Sunday and yesterday morning residents of the area noticed that two tombs were completely damaged. The coffins were fully exposed with skeletal remains visible to the passing [...]
Taxi driver granted bail on causing death charge
The taxi driver who was involved in last Friday’s accident at Orangestein, East Bank Essequibo which claimed the life of a Beterverwagting man has been granted bail. Oswald Boston, called ‘Bonnie’, of Crane, West Coast Demerara made his first court appearance yesterday at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s court where he was charged with causing death by [...]
Home alone estate worker hangs self
Mohamed Kumkarran, 38, and a former field worker employed with Guysuco Rose Hall Estate hanged himself in his house on Saturday. The resident of Vryheid, West Canje Berbice, was separated from his wife for over a year. According to reports, Kumkarran has been living alone ever since their separation. He then began to drink heavily, [...]
Int’l Qaseeda Competition this Sunday at NCC
The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) and the Anjuman Hifazatul Islam (HIFAZ) will be hosting the eleventh International Qaseeda Competition, in honour of Prophet Muhammad (OWPB), this Sunday, April 24, at the National Cultural Centre, commencing at 09:30hrs (9:30am). According to a release from the CIOG, competitors from Guyana, Trinidad and Suriname will be [...]
Final semifinal spot to be decided today; Pele, Camptown & Flamingo seal theirs
Pele, Sunburst Camptown and Flamingo have booked their respective semifinal places in the inaugural Len’s Craft Optical / Sunburst Orange Juice Under-15 League sanctioned by the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) and being played at the GFC Ground. The final semifinal spot will be decided today when the final game in the Group Stage of the [...]
D’Andrade wins Hurricane 10k in Antigua
Guyana’s regional distance campaigner, Trinidad and Tobago-based Lionel D’Andrade stormed to an emphatic win in the Hurricane 10km Road Race Sunday in Antigua. From reports reaching Kaieteur Sport, D’Andrade won the race in 35:11.00 almost three minutes ahead of second place finished, George Hycolette (38:02.00) while Jonathan Rohr (40:29) came in third in the race. [...]
Lady Jags set for 3-way Goodwill against host Suriname & French Guiana
Guyana’s Lady Jags will travel to neighboring Suriname on Thursday where they will engage the host nation and their French Guiana counterparts in a three-way Goodwill series aimed at developing the game among females in the Guiana’s. Guyana Football Federation President, Colin Klass, who is part of a special Committee formed by the three countries [...]
Attackers, Cherokee Park, Goal Getters & Speightland United advance to KO stage
The Amelia’s Ward Hard Court was the venue for Sunday evening’s Guinness Greatest of the Streets Football which has taken the Bauxite Mining Town of Linden by storm. Sunday’s action was the third consecutive night of rivalry; the previous nights were played at the Wisroc Bus Park. Already booking their place in the knock-out stage [...]
