Developmental strategies mooted on Guyana Softball League Cuban tour
The team of cricketers from the Guyana Softball League (GSL) that recently traveled to Cuba to compete against their Spanish counterparts, recently returned home and the organizers have dubbed the tour as highly successful. The tournament was played at the Hiron Medical School ground, Havana Cuba on Sunday May 29 last and coincided with Guyana’s [...]
Local cops to involve Interpol
The police have intensified their efforts to locate several key players in Thursday’s drugs bust at Bartica. The police acting on a “tip off” on Thursday, intercepted a vessel, with a large quantity of cocaine at Batavia, and located some eight kilometers ( five miles) up the Cuyuni River and about 24 kilometers south of [...]
Floods hit Kwakwani
- supplies being rushed to 150 families More than 150 families of Lamp Island and Kwakwani area, Region Ten, have been hard hit as the Berbice River swelled its banks over the last few days. Government yesterday announced that it was moving food and other critical supplies to the residents whose homes on especially both [...]
Railway system to be re-established in Guyana
A railway system would be re-established from Diamond, East Bank Demerara, to Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, says President Bharrat Jagdeo. Guyana was the first country on the South American mainland to establish a railway. The first section, from Georgetown to Plaisance was opened on November 3, 1848. The then government scrapped the railway in 1972 [...]
Repsol gears for August offshore drilling
…has earmarked US$30M to spend in Guyana Spanish oil giant, Repsol, has announced plans to start drilling for oil offshore Guyana as early as August. Already, several pieces of equipment are in the country and a drilling rig currently in Suriname is expected to come here after works there. Making the announcement Wednesday evening at [...]
Dem boys seh…Le Repentir going on sale
People really like land. Imagine wid all de land that de government sharing out people still lining up. De other day Irfaat boast that dem share out nuff house lots and how everybody gun get one before Christmas. De other day de government announce that it gun share out one thousand house lots. Five thousand [...]
No investors yet for Guyana Marriott
The government has so far failed to attract investors for its much touted Marriott Hotel Project, almost five years after intentions were announced. “Financial closure has not occurred and we’re still working with Marriot to conclude those outstanding aspects of the financial proposal that would see this project being implemented,” Head of the Presidential Secretariat [...]
Occupational Safety and Health Workshop conducted countrywide
A series of workshops and community outreaches on Occupational Safety and Health are being conducted by the Critchlow Labour College (CLC) which has been partnering with the College owner, the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The workshops were being sponsored by the ILO, with the principal objective being to [...]
Two Coast Guards of the Guyana Defence Force remanded
Brothers Nigel and Encosy Horatio, and Ronson Durant appeared yesterday before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court charged with possession of ammunition without lawful authority. Encosy Horatio and Ronson Durant are members of the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guards. The two along with Nigel Horatio all pleaded not guilty to the possession [...]
Wanted Bulletin issued for Sophia man
As police continue their investigation into the murder of 34-year-old Richard Anthony Skeete, a wanted bulletin has been issued for his alleged attacker. Yesterday afternoon the police issued the wanted bulletin for Marcellus Verbeke whom they say is wanted for questioning in relation to Skeete’s murder which occurred at ‘C’ Field, Sophia, on Thursday. Marcellus [...]
Headmistress says that a lot was stolen
The headmistress of Charlestown Secondary School says that there is more than what is contained in the news article on the trial of the former Charlestown Secondary School teacher, Nkhomo King. The headmistress told Kaieteur News that King has been transferred from the New Amsterdam Multilateral Secondary School and has been teaching at Charlestown Secondary [...]
Water levels receding, supplies getting through
Word out of Lethem is that the water is receding around homes and shops in the district. As of yesterday, the road, homes, the GT&T site and the Lethem power station were no longer under water. However there was still significant water cover in the savannahs, a resident said. Kaietuer News correspondent, Brian Sam, reporting [...]
Slain Linden man’s killer still on the run
…burial planned for tomorrow Relatives of Clifton Bonus, whose partially decomposed body was recovered from a gully in the vicinity of the old Mackenzie Airport, where it had been dumped after he was shot, said that they are preparing to bury him tomorrow. Bonus had been missing since last week Friday, but it was only [...]
Joint Opposition fears ‘considerable’ disenfranchisement
The Joint Opposition Political Parties (JOPP) have expressed fears that a considerable number of Guyanese could have been disenfranchised due to no fault of theirs. The period allowing persons to make claims to have their names included on the National Register of Registrants ended Friday, but the Joint Opposition Political Parties restated the main concern [...]
IDB launches regional initiative to support Sustainable Aviation Biofuels
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has announced the approval of a regional cooperation to help public and private institutions develop a sustainable biojet fuels industry employing different kinds of local organic feedstock. This initiative will fund consultancy services, knowledge development, dissemination material and workshops on the sustainable use and production of biojet fuels, with the [...]
Family Court to be active after rules implemented- Dr. Luncheon
Government’s intention to fully establish the Family Court now depends on the promulgation of rules governing the Family Court proceedings, according to Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon, Wednesday, at his weekly press briefing. He said that although the building which will house the Family Court has been completed the rules of the court have not [...]
US targets fake immigration lawyers
- Guyanese victims lose thousands to scams New York (New York Times)-Immigration officials are teaming up with federal and state prosecutors, the Federal Trade Commission, lawyers’ groups and immigrant advocate organizations in a new nationwide effort to combat an epidemic of schemes by people posing as immigration lawyers. The campaign which began in Washington yesterday [...]
GTM three-day U-19 Inter County cricket starts on Monday
Berbice face Essequibo at Providence in opening match Despite all the problems affecting Guyana’s cricket in recent times their longest sponsor GTM continues to be on board in the drive to develop this country’s teenage cricketers in an effort to produce future West Indies players. GTM has been sponsoring Guyana’s under-19 three-day Inter County tournament [...]
Government to review legislation regarding child labour
As the Guyana Government is currently moving to review national legislation and policy framework regarding child labour in the country, the International Labour Organization (ILO) warns that a staggeringly high number of children are still caught in hazardous work – some 115 million of the world’s 215 million child labourers– and calls for urgent action [...]
GT&T FastBall Road Show targets G/town & E/Coast today
‘Bluie Max’ to entertain; registration forms & giveaways along route With the hype and excitement building ahead of the official kick off for the inaugural GT&T FastBall football tournament, GT&T will continue their awareness campaign today with a FastBall Road Show commencing at 09:00hrs that will touch dozens of areas in Georgetown and the corridors [...]
President Jagdeo responds to housing bubble letter
- Faulty economic analysis cited Guyana’s banking system is not dependent on housing mortgage. In fact such mortgage only makes up 12 percent, hence a housing bubble is not being created, President Bharrat Jagdeo has said. The Head-of-State made those remarks yesterday in response to a letter, “Are we heading for a housing bubble?” printed [...]
Guyana face Barbados today at the National stadium
All Guyanese sporting fans are being urged to descend at the National stadium to support the national rugby team when they come up against Barbados in the final game of the NACRA Southern Zone and the right to play Bermuda for the overall title in July. Guyana, who defeated reigning, champions Trinidad and Tobago over [...]
Suppliers’ offer of 1,200 pieces monthly under consideration – Dindyal
Amidst a shortage of power poles, authorities were on Thursday considering a proposal that would see suppliers delivering 1,200 logs monthly. It was only last month that Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL), Bharat Dindyal, admitted that key expansion plans in new housing schemes and maintenance programmes were under threat [...]
GBTI Open starts today
The GBTI Tennis Open commences today at the GBTI Sports Club in Bel Air Park with 130 entrants competing in twelve categories. A number of keen rivalries are anticipated in the respective categories, especially in the Men’s Division where four former champions are expected to compete for the title. Phillip Squires and Anthony Downes, two [...]
GABF names 35 players for CBC trials
- Overseas-based campaigners excluded The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) has named 35 players to participate in trials aimed at selecting Guyana’s National Male Basketball Team to compete in Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Championships in July in the Bahamas. Interestingly, the overseas-based available players were excluded from the list of 35 players that the federation [...]
