Bandits beat elderly woman with shotgun during midday robbery
She could have been their mother or grandmother but armed bandits paid no heed to that as they beat and robbed a 72-year old business woman during a brutal robbery at Triumph, East Coast Demerara around midday yesterday. Bibi Ali of Market Street Triumph had to seek medical attention at the Georgetown Hospital for injuries [...]
Detained man for ID parade in cop shooting
Police were yesterday still questioning a suspect in connection with Saturday afternoon’s $2M robbery during which police Sergeant Ransford Liverpool was shot. The suspect, who is reportedly from the East Coast of Demerara, was taken into custody after persons alleged that he owns one of the two bicycles that the gunmen left at the scene [...]
Cane Cutter in attempt murder suicide after wife spurned him
An East Canje man has been hospitalised after he drank poison in an effort to take his own life moments after he had inflicted multiple stab wounds on his former lover when she refused to make up with him. According to reports, Sheneza Mangru 23, a sales clerk of Hazrat General Store in New Amsterdam [...]
Family awaits answers as labourer remains critical in ICU
Is it accident or robbery? Thirty-two year-old Khemraj Hariprashad is clinging on to life at the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown hospital, the victim of what appears to be a hit and run accident. However, his relatives are almost convinced that he is the victim of a brutal robbery by fellow villagers who are [...]
Bartica’s oldest resident is 102 not out
She has two children alive, 22 grandchildren, 135 great grandchildren and she is still trying to count her great-great grandchildren at 102 years-old. Leah Allen was born on April 13th 1909 at Baracara in the Upper Mazaruni River. She clearly remembered attending the St Edward’s Mission Primary School. Mrs. Allen was married at an early [...]
Multiple donations needed to sustain NBTS
– Health Minister Although there is an increasing number of persons who donate blood, there still remains a dire need for blood donation, according to Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy. As such the Minister said that the Ministry of Health through the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) is on a mission to change the [...]
Wreath laying ceremony
Members of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) turned out in numbers at the Parliament Building yesterday to commemorate another period which is identified with the worker’s struggles and achievements led by National Hero, Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow (Skibby), the father of Trade Unionism in Guyana and the British Commonwealth. Mayor Hamilton Greene who addressed the [...]
Over 20 Rupununi villages receive mobile, ICT, agriculture equipment
Toshaos in over 20 Amerindian communities in the Rupununi, Region Nine had their long awaited requests for assistance from the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs granted on April 23 corresponding with a visit of President Bharrat Jagdeo at St Ignatius. The assistance included tractor trailers, harrows, plows, sewing machines, laptops chainsaws, one solar panel, outboard engine, [...]
Thrills and less spills on day one of Bartica Easter Regatta 2K11
Despite a late start to the days’ activities, the 36th Bartica Easter Regatta got off to an electrifying opening at the Golden Beach Circuit yesterday witnessed by a colourful crowd of over three thousand Guyanese including President Bharrat Jagdeo, Minister of Tourism Maniram Prashad, Regional chairman Holbert Knights as well as the respective Presidential Candidates [...]
George, clear prospect for Police future in Athletics
In a meet organised to spot future talent for the Guyana Police Force Track and Field Team, Winston George ensured that he impressed the Top Brass of the institution yesterday at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary. George turned in 21.3 seconds to win the 200m Men ahead of Keith Roberts, who had 22.1 [...]
ECCB holds practice for U-15s from tomorrow
In preparation for the Inter-Association under-15 cricket competition, the East Coast Cricket Board (EECB) will be holding practice sessions from tomorrow to Thursday at the Lusignan Community Centre Ground. All clubs are asked to send their five top under-15 players to this session. Registration will starts at 13:00hrs on Tuesday. In addition, the following players [...]
Guyana capture bronze medals in two categories
Guyana’s Junior and Cadet Teams competing at Caribbean Table Tennis (TT) Championships in San German, Puerto Rico, secured bronze medals in the Girls’ 15-years-and-under and Boys’ 18-years-and-under team events on Friday. In the Girls’ 15-years-and-under competition, the Guyanese trio comprising Junior Sportswoman and former Caribbean Cadet Champion, Chelsea Edghill, Olivia Weekes and Christie Lopes won [...]
East leads West with one discipline left to contest
With just one discipline left to be contested, East on 90 points lead the West on 85 after the completion of four of the five disciplines of the Women on the Move / Mackenzie Sports Club Cavalcade of Sports which was held on Saturday, at the MSC ground. In the athletics segment, outstanding performances were [...]
Guyanese-born man one of Suriname’s most wanted
A Guyana-born man is one of Suriname’s most wanted, media reports have said. According to Superintendent John Jones, an official of the Police Public Relations Department, investigators almost caught Poeran Gopi last week. He was spotted but by the time police arrived, the wanted man was already gone. Gopi was born on January 26, 1978 [...]
Self-stigma….a major challenge in HIV/AIDS fight – Dr Singh
Although the impact of stigma and discrimination still has a dire impact on the fight against HIV/AIDS, the health sector has been able to make inroads among some key populations. However, self-stigma has been noted as a major factor in addressing the impact of HIV/AIDS. This disclosure was made by Head of the Ministry of [...]
Suriname emerge as overall winner of Qaseeda Competition
Suriname came out as the winner in the male segment of the eleventh International Qaseeda Competition hosted by the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) and the Anjuman Hifazatul Islam (HIFAZ) at the National Cultural Centre yesterday. The Qaseeda competition is an event that is hosted annually on a rotation between Guyana, Trinidad and Suriname. [...]
Race based politics belongs in the garbage heap of history
Dear Editor, Many political commentators opined that David Granger the PNCR’s presidential candidate was a political neophyte when he called Mr. Donald Ramotar, congratulated him on his selection as the PPP’s candidate and asked for a clean campaign based on the issues. But I believe that Granger knew all along that it would only be [...]
‘Blackman’ claim by Adam Harris is anancy story
Dear Editor, Without a doubt, the persons who most influenced my life in politics and journalism from a practical stand-point were Cheddi and Janet Jagan, both deceased presidents of Guyana. Long before, and many years after I had become the PPP’s chief spokesperson and Government public relations man, the former taught me to reply to [...]
The PPP/C campaign will be no different this time around
Dear Editor, The date has not been announced for the 2011 General Elections but Guyanese can have no doubt as to the kind of campaign the PPP/C intends to run. If we did not get the message through Mr. Jagdeo’s usual unbecoming behaviour, Donald Ramotar has certainly made it as clear as crystal for us. [...]
No women, no vote
Dear Editor, An interesting article, but in my opinion the writer seems too impressed with David Granger’s utterances about the inclusion of women in the campaign. For example, other than stating known facts as they relate to the demographics of Guyana’s voters he has not said much. Yes, it may be politically correct to reach [...]
THE PRESIDENT IS NO LONGER ABOVE THE LAW
The immunities enjoyed by the President of Guyana under Article 182 of the Constitution of Guyana do not allow the holder of that office to violate the constitution of Guyana. Such violations are subject to judicial review in which case the Courts may overturn the violation and offer other remedies. If there is any evidence [...]
A JACK OF ALL SHADES
The visual acuity of Jack Warner, the Minister of Works and Transport (MOWT) in the new Trinidad and Tobago government responsible for air transport, is highly impressive. He does not see eye-to-eye with most people especially those who accuse him of corrupt or underhand practices (and this includes the BBC and Andrew Jennings whose website [...]
Sai Baba Passes on
An incarnation of the Divine to a wide swath of the millions across the globe that revered him as their spiritual guru, Sathya Sai Baba gave up his human body yesterday, Easter Sunday. It was a rather serendipitous end for the pious religious leader who insisted that his followers did not have to abandon their [...]
