Swimming turns deadly
- Mother drowns in Lamaha conservancy Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 36 year-old ‘E’ Field Sophia woman whose body was pulled from the Lamaha Canal known as the ‘Black’. Reports are that the woman who has since been identified as Natasha Glen of 1277 ‘E’ Field Cummings Park was pulled [...]
Driver flees
- as five injured in three-vehicle smash-up A mother and child were among five persons who were injured at around 19: 15 hrs last night during a three-vehicle crash on La Bonne Intention (LBI) public road. Kaieteur News understands that two of the occupants of a Nissan Titan GLL, 2785 were taken to a private [...]
Bandits beat, rob Sophia family
Four armed bandits robbed and terrorised a businesswoman and her family at their 496, ‘B’ Field Sophia home on Saturday night. Police are investigating and reports suggest that the bandits were staking out the business the entire day before they attacked minutes before its closure. Most of the occupants of the home left earlier in [...]
Cop dies in crash after swerving from cow
A 23-year-old police constable was killed at around 03:20hrs yesterday at Line Path, Skeldon, Berbice, after swerving from a cow and crashing his car into a bridge. Police Constable 20963 Michael Anthony, who worked at the Springlands Police Station, sustained head injuries and was pronounced dead at the Skeldon Hospital. Kaieteur News understands that Anthony, [...]
Dem boys seh…Uncle Glenn getting a national award
Nuff people wake up yesterday morning and feel good. Dem was alive and dem believe that dem woulda dead during de night. Bar-Rat invite all dem leaders from de Caribbean to come to Guyana and enjoy life pun a resort fuh de last. When de day break dem get bake and salt fish, pepperpot, cassava [...]
Have the killing squads returned?
The statistics may not be as alarming as those during the crime wave, but the execution-style killing of four persons within the past three months does raise a disturbing question: Have the killing squads returned? During the first three months of the year, there was only one such killing out of the 34 murders that [...]
Fire destroys Essequibo home
Hardia Singh is uncertain where her family will now live after an early morning fire destroyed their home at Lookabu, East Bank Essequibo yesterday. It is unclear what caused the fire, but the occupants suggested that a faulty meter is to be blamed. Singh, her two daughters-in-law and two grandchildren were in the lower flat [...]
Lethem residents worried about dangling power lines
Some Lethem residents believe that governing bodies of the region are not taking safety and developmental issues in the communities as seriously as they should. They say that an example of this is the fact that for almost a week, a utility pole was left leaning on power lines. One resident expressed fear that the [...]
Govt’s fear tactics, media control will intensify as election date nears
PNC Party Chairman says… The People’s National Congress Reform on Saturday last held its first General Council meeting for the year 2011 with participants from all ten Regions. The General Council, which is deemed the highest forum of the Party after Congress, was chaired by Party Chairman, Mr. Bishwaishwar “Cammie” Ramsaroop. In his opening remarks [...]
Umar rides luck in unbeaten 97 as Pakistan hunt series leveling victory
By Sean Devers In St Kitts In association with Digicel, Leisure Inn & Queensway Younis Khan is the only Pakistani to have scored a Test century in the last year but if Taufeeq Umar fails to join him today at Warner Park he would be a very disappointed man. The 29-year-old was dropped at slip [...]
‘Golden Jaguars’ roar to come from behind 3-2 win over Barbados
Sweep 2 game series; return games on this weekend By Franklin Wilson The fair size crowd on hand at the Guyana National Stadium Providence did not leave disappointed but absorbed some entertaining football which at the end saw the Golden Jaguars erasing a two goal deficit to defeat Barbados 3-2 making a clean sweep of [...]
First stage of probe complete
RUSAL ‘spade beating’ threats… The special committee that is in Guyana has completed the first stage of its investigations into threats allegedly made by a RUSAL manager against Guyanese Bauxite workers. A statement issued by the company said that the team, which arrived here last week, has completed the first stage of this process including [...]
Overseas teams begin arriving for CFU Club championship
Overseas teams began arriving last evening for the Caribbean Football Union Club Champions Cup semis and final starting Wednesday at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence. Based on an official of Alpha, Puerto Rico Islanders was the first side arriving for the event, touching down last night. The other teams, Haiti’s Tempete FC and Trinidad and [...]
EPA activities lauded by CARCOM Trade ministers
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Trade Ministers expressed satisfaction with the activities the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Implementation Unit of the CARICOM Secretariat has undertaken in recent months and its plans for the short term. The Ministers met at Pegasus from 19-20 May at the Thirty-Second Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). Note [...]
Trophy Stall sponsors Darts Tournament
The Guyana Darts Association will be hosting the Trophy Stall sponsored four (4) member Team League and Open Singles Tournaments at Mark’s Darts Club, Brummel Place Brickdam for affiliated players on Wednesday May 25 from 19:30hrs. Among those expected to compete are defending champion Sudesh Fitzgerald, Norman Madhoo, Anil Latchman, Ravi Budhu, Collin France and [...]
Four leaders absent from CARICOM retreat
- Secretary-General to be appointed by July 2011 For the recent two-day retreat of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at Teperu, Mazaruni that commenced Saturday last and ended yesterday, four of the 15 leaders were absent from what was supposed to be a very productive engagement as leaders evaluate and brainstorm the future of CARICOM. Absent [...]
Woman remanded over broken bottle stabbing
A 29-year-old woman who allegedly stabbed a Jewel Coates who allegedly stabbed a man with a broken bottle was remanded on an attempted murder charge after appearing before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry last Friday. Police prosecutor Stephen Telford stated that the accused, Jewel Coates, and the complainant, Michael Balkarran were at a shop when Balkarran [...]
Works Ministry to launch complaints hotline, website
The Work Services Group of the Ministry of Public Works and Communications will be launching its complaints hotline and website by May month-end. This was revealed at the Ministry’s recent Engineering Conference held at the Guyana International Conference Centre, Liliendaal. The Works Ministry is one of the main agencies which executes large-scale road, bridge, and [...]
GIS lauded at Engineering Conference
The implementation of the Geographic Information System (GIS) at the Ministry of Public Works and Communications was lauded by engineers and experts in the field at the Ministry’s recent Engineering Conference held at Guyana International Convention Centre, Liliendaal. Valerie Grant, Consultant on GIS, told Kaieteur News that the Ministry’s River and Sea Defence Department is [...]
Plummeting profits for Trinidad Cement Ltd.
Over the past few years profits for regional cement producers, Trinidad Cement Ltd, have been on the slide and it was no different for the 2010 financial reporting period where the takings tumbled to TT $254 million, or 99 percent which equates to approximately US $40 million (TT$1= US$0.157). Share value for this Trinidad and [...]
City Hall encourages hygienic practices among food, meat vendors
Aiming to ensuring that wholesome meat and foods are made available for public consumption, the Municipal Meat and Food Hygiene Department of the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown has been availing special training for those involved in the sale of meats. Municipal Public Relations Officer, Mr Royston King, revealed that the Meat and Food [...]
CATCH AS CATCH KAHN
How do you make a hot rabbit stew? First you pull him off a plane, then you put him in handcuffs and frog-march him to court, next you refuse him bail and finally throw him in jail in the notorious Riker’s Island prison. This is the treatment meted out to Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Head of the [...]
THE WORLD IS STILL HERE
If you are reading this, it means that the world has not ended. A great many people prepared for the worst last Saturday, and many are thousands of dollars short for the effort. One man invested $140,000 of his savings into the campaign to alert the world about its predicted end and is today wondering [...]
Ram’s feeble attempts to denigrate the Enmore Packaging Plant project
Dear Editor, As a Guyanese who care deeply for all my fellow brothers and sisters and for their future development it pains me to observe the crass approach adopted by no other than Christopher Ram in his continued attempts to mislead this nation through his writing. This individual who is always keen on coming across [...]
Time to embrace the coalition for change
Dear Editor, Peoples National Congress Reform (PNCR) again demonstrated that it is all about putting Guyana first. Therefore, when the PNCR announced at its General Council Meeting, on May 21, 2011, that it would contest the 2011 elections with a coalition of three other political parties I celebrated with all right thinking Guyanese, who were [...]
