‘Don’t spout nonsense’
- GECOM head tells political parties Even if they would sometimes feel compelled to “let off steam,” the Chairman of the country’s elections body wants political leaders to keep their mouths in check as he looks towards delivering another peaceful and credible elections process. Dr Steve Surujbally, Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), yesterday [...]
Illegal wiring kills Berbice infant
The scale, gravity and danger of persons stealing electricity came forcibly home in a grave way on Wednesday when a two-year-old child in the depressed squatting community of Angoy’s Avenue (Cow Dam) came into contact with a live electric wire. The child was going after some fallen sweets when his hands came in contact with [...]
Carjackers held minutes after robbery
Quick response by the police on Tuesday night led to the capture of three men and the recovery of a car they had hijacked a few minutes earlier. The men were nabbed by ranks of a police mobile patrol who were alerted to the incident via the police radio network. Police in a press statement [...]
Suspects captured after vicious robbery
Quick action by the police yesterday helped apprehend three suspects who had robbed and chopped a woman at her Norton Street, Lodge, home just after noon. Injured in the robbery was Shelly Lake. She received a large laceration to the forehead from one of the bandits. The police in a press release stated yesterday that [...]
Dem boys seh … Lula get award fuh tek Killa Lall
De other day dem lawyers meet wid de GRA boss man because he want dem pay some decent tax. He know that dem does wuk fuh more than decent money and some office assistant does pay more tax than plenty lawyers. One man collect one million dollar in one day and when dem boys talk [...]
Manickchand says US trafficking report ‘nonsensical’
…admits local TIP cases could be underreported Cases of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) could be underreported here given fear of victims to take perpetrators to court, Minister Priya Manickchand said yesterday, but she slammed a US report on the problem as “nonsensical.” “If these reports continue to be so grossly inaccurate, not only will friendships [...]
Brazil yet to confirm Lall’s appointment
The confirmation of Local Government Minister Kellawan Lall as Ambassador to Brasilia is dependent on the Government of Brazil which is yet to respond, according to Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon, at his post Cabinet briefing yesterday. An Agrément was submitted to the Brazilian government however, there has been no confirmation to date, Luncheon confirmed. [...]
Blindness strikes a Capoey family
By Yannason Duncan In the populated Amerindian village, of Capoey, on the Essequibo Coast, resides a family, who suffers from visual impairment. Three out of five members of the Thomas family are visually impaired. One was born blind and another lost his sight to cataract. Eighty-two-year-old Hugh Percy Thomas, recounted losing his sight in 2003, [...]
AFC Restates Objection to Corporal Punishment
The Alliance for Change has responded to an alleged beating of a 13-year old boy in school by the headmaster. The child suffered serious damage to his hands. The party reiterated its objection to corporal punishment. According to reports reaching Kaieteur News, the boy was being disciplined by the head teacher of an East Berbice [...]
Corentyne family seeks compensation for injured child
…after school head whips boy for errant behaviour The family of a 13-year-old Grade Seven (Form One) male student of the Port Mourant Secondary School is seeking $150,000 compensation from the Region Six Administration and education authorities. The head teacher of the school had administered corporal punishment on the child some time in May and [...]
Windies made to work hard on rain ruined day
By Sean Devers in Barbados in association with Carib Beer, Digicel, & Queensway The West Indies batsmen continue to offer support to their bowlers and at the end of a truncated second day of the second Test at Kensinton Oval yesterday India were in the driver’s seat. Rain resulted in only 113 minutes in the [...]
GBTI Tennis Open men’s final – Miller to face Downes tonight
Just when many were starting to write off the defending champion and top seed Jeremy Miller, he put in an awesome display in his semi-final match against Leyland Leacock on Monday evening to setup a dream final against favorite Anthony Downes. Following an ordinary performance in the previous tournament where he lost to Ezra Sue-Ho, [...]
Charity Secondary progresses to quarter-finals
By Rawle Welch Clearly the hungrier of the two teams, Charity Secondary School silenced the vociferous New Opportunity Corp fans with an inspired performance to claim the title of champions after inflicting a comfortable 3-0 win in the final of the Region 2 segment of the Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Tournament which continued, at the [...]
Ministry of Education, UNESCO seek to reintroduce practical science in schools
… introduces microscience kits Today more government policies are moving further into areas that embrace science and technology; but the local education system is being pulled in the opposite direction. In an effort to turn this tide the Ministry of Education is working in close cooperation with UNESCO on what is called the Global Microscience [...]
Port Mourant Turf Club set for one day meet
The Port Mourant Turf Club (PMTC) will on Sunday come alive when the club in collaboration with the PPP stages a grand one-day 10-event horserace Meet. A whopping $5M in cash and trophies are on offer and a scintillating and action packed day of racing is anticipated. The B class, the three year-old gallop for [...]
Policeman seriously hurt in Bartica accident
Motorcyclist Rupert Adolphus is a patient at the Bartica Hospital following a collision with a Toyota Hilux Pickup GHH 9245 driven by Lindsay Adams Tuesday evening at Bartica. The collision occurred around 7: 20 pm at the junction of Second Avenue and Sixth Street. Adolphus, a policeman attached to the Lethem Police Station, was attempting [...]
Excitement Galore As GFA/NSC Futsal Football Tournament Continues
Paul Babb registered a brace in the 4th and 7th minute and was emulated by Kevin Lewis in the 11th and 18th to lead the Guyana Defense Force into the next round when action in the Georgetown Football Association/National Sports Commission (NSC) Futsal football tournament continued at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue Tuesday evening last. [...]
MHS regains Royals Schools’ Championship
Wins four of seven finals contested to-date By Edison Jefford When it comes to the well-established Victory Valley Royals Schools Basketball Championship, Mackenzie High School (MHS) believes that it is a dynasty, and why not? After winning in four of the seven-year history of the tournament, the school has all right to believe it is [...]
Festival City murder trial continues
The murder trial of Onika King, the woman accused of killing her husband, Selwyn King, by stabbing him once to the heart is expected to continue today before Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire. King is accused of stabbing her husband to death on December 13, 2006 at their 1830 Unity Place, Festival City home. The woman has [...]
Mackeson/EDFA senior League to kick off on July 9
Season to open on Sunday at BV Ground Defending Champions Bakewell Buxton Stars will have their work cut out as they seek to successfully defend the Mackeson/East Demerara Football Association (EDFA) Senior League Champions which is set to kick off on July 9 with a double header at the BV Ground, East Coast Demerara. Yesterday, [...]
Henerietta United FC receive gear from overseas based Guyanese
The progress and development of the Henrietta United Football Club (HUFC), Essequibo Coast received a timely boost with the donation of a set of football which will aid in the continued progress of the club. Ms. Carmelita Laulys handed over the balls to Club President Maxine Stewart recently on behalf of overseas based Guyanese, Ms. [...]
More teachers to be trained in ICT- Luncheon
A Teachers Training Programme in ICT is set to commence shortly, according to Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon, yesterday. “Understandably, that decision follows the implementation of the Government strategy of establishing computer labs at all of the secondary schools in Guyana…Logically, the teachers would need to be skilled in the area of [...]
Seventh Day Adventist body aids Berbice fire victims
The Seventh Day Adventist Church body in Guyana recently rushed aid to some fire victims in Berbice. On Tuesday and again yesterday, there were financial donations to two families who were affected by recent fires in the county. The members of the Community Service section of the Cumberland Seventh Day Adventist Church in Cumberland, Canje [...]
Is there equality in our democratic country?
Dear Editor, As a regular reader of your newspaper, I came across an interesting article in your Sunday (26/06/11) issue “Parliamentary Committee finds Frauds in Government entities”. I became very interested in the article as I read it. You would recall, as you followed this story that I’m writing about, the alleged Region Four “multi [...]
RHTYSC has developed into what it is today via hard work, honesty and dedication
Dear Editor, Reference is made to a letter that appeared in the 2011-06-29 edition of Kaieteur News under the headline ‘Are there more cracks in the Berbice board’s operations’ and written by Intakhab Sankar. The Management and membership of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTYSC) would like to express total disgust at [...]
