What kind of water is Karran Singh getting in Canada?
Before Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) was so named it went under the title Guyana Water Authority (Guywa). Before GWI moved to Vlissengen Road, it was located literally yards away from the residence of Guyana Cricket Board official, Anand Sanasie in Kingston. I was present one day when Guywa’s chief, Karran Singh, and Mr. Sanasie’s handyman [...]
CJIA on high alert after ‘channa bomb’ found in restricted toilet area
- investigators eyeing ‘insiders’ Authorities have launched a major investigation after an alert employee discovered a ‘channa bomb’ Thursday night in a restricted area at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA). While the airport assured that the device did not immediately “pose any safety or security risk to the facility or passengers and staff facilities”, [...]
Gunman shoots two, snatches night deposit money
- flee in victims’ car A gunman shot a driver and a security guard employed by Two Brothers Gas Station around 20:30 hrs last night before fleeing with an undisclosed sum of cash the men were about to deposit at the Citizen’s Bank branch located at Banks DIH Limited compound, Mandela Avenue. The driver, Wahid [...]
Henry Greene rushed to city hospital again
Commissioner of Police Henry Greene was yesterday rushed to the Balwant Singh Hospital after he reportedly collapsed. This newspaper was told that the Commissioner was treated at the hospital and sent away. Other senior ranks of the force declined to say exactly why the Commissioner had to be treated at the hospital. In recent times [...]
GuySuCo clerk under investigations for multi-million $$$ fraud
The management of the state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has called in police after auditors uncovered a significant fraud, to the tune of millions of dollars in its Personnel Department. Kaieteur News was told that the Corporation’s Audit Department uncovered suspicious activities last week and after reporting it to management, the Personnel Department clerk was [...]
Granger blames Govt. for ‘frightening’ crime situation
-says commercial community hit hard PNCR presidential candidate, David Granger, says that crime has hit the commercial community hard, and accused the PPP/C administration of rejecting “numerous, well-reasoned recommendations” over the years that could have brought the situation under control. Granger made the charges in a detailed statement which he released yesterday, and which he [...]
Dem boys seh…Dem have some special people
Is Mother’s Day again and nuff people mother gun run and hide from dem. Whole year some mothers does try to carry some li’l thing fuh dem big children, some of who got dem own children.But when is Mother’s day all of dem does visit de woman and instead of carrying something fuh she dem [...]
Global food prices hold steady
Food prices remained virtually steady in April after falling in March following eight months of successive increases, Food and Agriculture Organisation announced yesterday. However, while the FAO Food Price Index averaged 232 points in April, little changed from March, it was still 36 percent above April 2010 and only two percent below its peak in [...]
New meteorological project signed in March
Finland has been co-operating with the Caribbean island states on various environmental and climate change projects in recent years. Issues that have been on the agenda are especially related to sustainable development through renewable energy projects and disaster mitigation. Since 2001 Finland has provided support to national meteorological development in the Caribbean SIDS. The aim [...]
Govt awards $193M contract for Linden-Lethem Roadway
The Linden to Lethem Road will undergo further maintenance works as three contracts totaling approximately $193M were recently awarded to carry out works on the 265-mile of roadway. The maintenance works, which will commence on May 15, have been divided into three lots. Mekdeci Machinery and Construction Inc (MMC) has been awarded contracts valuing $48M [...]
Ex soldier remanded for stealing former colleague’s money
Audwyn Fraser, 22, a former member of Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard and of Courtland Village, Corentyne, was yesterday remanded to jail by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo when he appeared before her at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s court on a charge of simple larceny. He allegedly stole former colleague Conrad Mingo’s Republic Bank ATM card. Mingo [...]
UG lecturer injured fighting fire on campus
University of Guyana lecturer Carlyle Benjamin found himself in the hospital yesterday afternoon after he tried to put out a fire on campus. According to reports by eyewitnesses smoke was seen emanating from a dumpster just outside of the University Sports Bar about 13:00 hours. When the students opened the dumpster they realised that the [...]
Overseas-based Lindener makes significant donations to sports club
Rickland Hutson, Director of Evelyn’s GOAL learning Centre, on Thursday presented the Eagles United Football Club with sporting gear, including football boots, balls and other paraphernalia. He also presented a computer, books and several other items including two lawn mowers to the Christianburg Youth Sport and Culture Association(CYSACA). Lindley Langhorne, Senior Physical Education Officer for [...]
REDjet is set to fly into Trinidad and Tobago from May 15
(Barbados Nation) Thursday, REDjet officials led by Chairman and CEO Ian Burns and Trinidadian Government Officials headed by Minister of Transport and Works Austin “Jack” Warner, held closed-door talks in the twin-island republic to facilitate the low fare airline landing there. Last December Director General of Trinidad and Tobago’s Civil Aviation Authority, Ramesh Lutchmedial, had [...]
Voluntary service worth six billion
Volunteers provide an invaluable service to countless communities around the globe, yet their sacrifice and dedication are underappreciated and go unrecognized. To mark this year’s World Red Cross Red Crescent Day – tomorrow (8 May 2011) – the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is calling for greater recognition of the sizable contribution volunteers [...]
Windball Cricket team returns from B/dos
The national school girls Windball Cricket team recently returned home from a tour of Barbados where they competed in the 10th Annual West Indies Championship. According to a release from the Local Organising Committee, the team despite failing to register a win managed to secure the Most Disciplined Team and the Most Disciplined Player awards [...]
Foreign entities exaggerate child abuse cases
President Bharrat Jagdeo who officiated at the ceremony hailed the dedication and commitment of the staff of the child protection agency and local Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) but criticized “libellous” reports from foreign NGOs on child abuse in Guyana. “We had an American NGO that came here and said they took 984 of our kids [...]
$58M airstrip at Bemichi 60 percent complete
Region One residents and miners are expected to benefit from the construction of a $58M airstrip at Bemichi by June month-end. The contract for the construction of the 2,400-foot airstrip was awarded to Karez Engineering. Neim Mohammed, Hinterland Engineer of the Ministry of Public Works and Communications, stated that the erection of the airstrip involves [...]
925 million people left hungry in 2010- FOA report
No one really knows how many people are malnourished. The statistic most frequently cited is that of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, which measures ‘undernutrition’. The most recent estimate, released in October 2010 by Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nation (FAO), stated that 925 million people are undernourished. The number of [...]
Shot Bare Roots youth discharged from hospital, remains in police custody
Police continue to investigate last Thursday’s shooting by the police of a 19-year-old Bare Roots resident, even as frantic efforts are being made to retrieve a firearm that he was reportedly seen throwing into a canal. Yonick Willis who was shot in his upper right leg was discharged from hospital yesterday and has since given [...]
Indian company in US$4M deal to provide pumps
Guyana has signed US$4M ($800M) agreement with India-based, Surendra Engineering Corporation Limited, for the supply of 14 large capacity drainage pumps. According to the Ministry of Agriculture yesterday, the project under a special line of credit from the Indian Government, would be one of the largest boost to the country’s resources to help face the [...]
Man succumbs after beating by CPG Chairman
A dispute over a child caused the death of Tilack Dharry, 43, called “Chanu” or “Sono” of Third Street North Kilcoy Squatting area. The man was a patient at the New Amsterdam Hospital when he died on Thursday. His assailant, Arjoon Verasammy, 45, called ‘Dad’ is the Chairman of the Kilcoy/Chesney Community policing group. He [...]
CHESS FEDERATION RECEIVES BOOST
The Guyana Chess Federation on Wednesday last received a boost of ten junior chess sets from the Haynes Foundation of New Jersey, U.S.A. President and co-founder of the non-profit organization, Paul Haynes, presented the sets to Shiv Nandalall, President of the local chess body at the El Dorado Inn Hotel in Georgetown. Haynes, also a [...]
Overseas based Guyanese fulfils promise to Education Ministry
- donates 300 more computers Canada-based Guyanese technology products inventor, Alan Zaakir and Chris Sammy, yesterday followed through with his promise last month to donate some 300 additional netbooks to the Ministry of Education. Zaakir who had earlier donated 100 systems to the Ministry to bolster its Computer For All Schools Programme will also be [...]
Max Masters ‘B’ clinch semifinal berth in Regal Stationery & Computer Centre cricket tourney
Max Masters ‘B’ XI trounced North Essequibo to book a semifinal spot when the Regal Stationery & Computer Centre male over 35 20/20 & female open 10/10 softball cricket tournament continued over the past weekend. North Essequibo won the toss and elected to bat, notching up a challenging 177-9 in 20 overs. Skipper of that [...]
