Manhunt launched for murder suspect sitting in jail for another killing
By Michael Jordan While police were hunting for him, the prime suspect in the murder of Clifton Bonus was already behind bars in the Camp Street jail—on another murder charge. Police and prison officials confirmed yesterday that the suspect, Lekraj Fredericks, was remanded to prison last Tuesday for the murder of 22-year-old Vernon Romaldo, who [...]
Thief caught in trench
- had pounced on couple in Botanical Gardens A brazen thief got more than he bargained for in the Botanical Gardens early yesterday morning, shortly after he had pounced on a young couple. Reports are that some time around 10:30 hours, the man, who has since been identified as 20-year-old Christopher Smith, saw a couple [...]
Over 800 lbs of ganja found in container at city wharf
- Two in custody Just one week after a massive drug find at Batavia Island, in the Cuyuni River, ranks from the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) yesterday found over 393 kilos (866 lbs) of compressed marijuana in a container at the John Fernandes Wharf, Georgetown. Kaieteur News understands that the CANU officers made the discovery [...]
Foreign Affairs Ministry denies abuse of free movement facility
Guyana has written to the Trinidadian authorities since April over media reports that there was abuse of the free movement facility that Caribbean territories had introduced some time ago. Yesterday, Guyana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied that it had been issuing permits for artisans, a category of workers whom one Trinidad entity said was being [...]
GAWU boss’ speech upsets Jagdeo
The annual memorial ceremony was held at the site of the monument dedicated to the five Enmore Martyrs yesterday in recognition of the brave sacrifice made by five sugar workers. One of the pivotal reasons for the strike action that eventually resulted in the death of Lallabagee, Pooran, Rambarran, Dookhie and Harry, in 1948, was [...]
Dem boys seh…Henry got more bodyguard than NA prison
Henry put a ban pon all he Commander. Dem can’t talk to de media because he seh suh. Even if dem want to advertise a Bar-B-Q dem can’t talk to de media because Henry seh suh. But de same Henry talking to de media bout he tennis. De same tennis put he in hospital. He [...]
Fisherman flees into Atlantic after sodomising stepson, 10
Members of an East Coast Demerara community policing group, using a boat captured a man who had fled into the Atlantic Ocean after sodomising his 10-year old stepson. Kaieteur News understands that the man was handed over to the police at Vigilance shortly after 15:00 hours following a frenetic move to capture him. This publication [...]
Severance payout set for Sunday
- workers get another shot at serving GuySuCo Sugar workers from Diamond, East Bank Demerara, who are opting for a pay-off, may get another shot in serving the industry. According to the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), via release, workers will be meeting with Agriculture Minister, Robert Persaud; the Chairman, Dr. Nanda Gopaul and officials of [...]
Independent inquiry launched into Enmore sugar worker’s death
Weeks after the death of Jainarine “Derrick” Singh, officials of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) have announced that the commission of inquiry into his demise, plans to commence a full investigation into the accident next Monday (June 20). Singh, who was seriously injured when a boiler blew in the Enmore Factory, on May 15, last, [...]
Vandalism hits GT&T for over US$2M
- delays 350 new services, repair of faults Several acts of vandalism on telephone cables have left a number of communities without service and the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) saying that it is severely affecting maintenance works. The most recent spate of vandalism over the last week has affected the services of more [...]
Fisherfolk call for special squad, colour-coding for engines
Fisherfolk and regulators alike are contemplating the establishment of a special squad to fight the incidence of piracy. A key meeting on Wednesday between government and a special stakeholders’ body, in making several recommendations, also expressed alarm over the recent escape of a convicted pirate, Kevin ‘Long Hair’ Narine, who has been accused of terrorising [...]
Man relieved of illegal shotgun after threatening family
A fall out over a minor drug deal led police in Berbice to recover a 12-gauge shotgun and several cartridges on the Corentyne on Tuesday night. The police also arrested two brothers, one of whom has admitted that he brought the weapon and ammunition from neighbouring Suriname. Kaieteur News understands that one of the brothers [...]
Flood waters receding at Rockstone
- Region to supply potable water by weekend The Region Ten Administration is expected to dispatch ’Tuff’ tanks containing potable water this weekend to Rockstone’s residents in light of the flood situation which has left the community’s main sources of water supply (creek and spring) contaminated, says Regional Chairman Mortimer Mingo. Residents are currently leaving [...]
Knife-wielding bandit attack ‘Cell Point’
City businessman Davenand Singh is at his wits’ end given the number of times his business, and most importantly his employees, have been attacked by thieves. Singh, who is proprietor of the Cell Point Store on Regent Street, Bourda, said that the establishment was attacked sometime around 14:45 hours yesterday. He told Kaieteur News that [...]
Guyana agreed to deportees for cash – WikiLeaks
According to an article in the Jamaica Gleaner, a confidential diplomatic cable accessed by the Press through WikiLeaks reveals that the government of Guyana agreed to a progamme which would have seen the US help to fund the reintegration of force-returned migrants. “On December 20 2007, the Jamaican prime minister rejected the US offer for [...]
GT&T FastBall Awareness games for Bartica & West Dem. Sunday
Registration ends today Today if the final day of registration for the inaugural GT&T FastBall football competition which is set to officially kick off on Saturday July 2nd, 2011 at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground, Linden. The hype has been ever increasing and teams are eager to get into competition mode to challenge for the [...]
Neil Reece receives 1M racing cycle from A. Ally & Sons
Leading Guyana and top Berbice junior cyclist Neil Reece was recently the recipient of a brand new specialized racing cycle compliments of long time supporter, A. Ally & Sons General Store of Berbice. Reece, a member of the Flying Ace Cycling Club based in New Amsterdam has been in top form recently. He received the [...]
Belladrum, NOC, Kwakwani, Dora and Skeldon all win
The Digicel-sponsored Nationwide Schools Football Tournament opened in various Regions on Wednesday and among the winners were Belladrum, New Opportunity Corp, Kwakwani, Dora and Skeldon. In full results: Region # 5 – Belladrum defeated Mahaicony 5-0. On target for the winners was Ozase Halley, who netted four goals in the 8, 31, 38 and 64 [...]
Defending champ Miller wins first game
Top seed in the Men’s Open Jeremy Miller opened his defense of the title without difficulty turning back the challenge of top junior Seanden David Longe in straight sets 6-0 6-2 on Wednesday. Miller was dominant and sent down several big serves which Longe had no chance against, losing the set at love. In the [...]
The double-minded nature of the AFC
Dear Editor Recently, we have seen an influx of former ROAR members in the AFC. This is a bad indication of the current underpinnings of that party, as we are all aware of what ROAR represented. A recent letter by its former leader Ravi Dev, “The ban affected Hindus”, in the Kaieteur News of June [...]
Digicel Schools Football excites Waramadong community
Education Officer of Upper Mazaruni in Region 7 Lemmel Thomas speaking with Kaieteur Sport during the staging of the opening round of the Digicel-sponsored Nationwide Schools Football Tournament on Wednesday sought to explain the excitement and impact the Organisers have created merely by inviting the Waramadong Secondary School to participate in the competition. Thomas, who [...]
A failure to understand Guyana’s Middle East sojourn
Dear Editor, The recent Stabroek News editorial on Guyana’s foreign policies titled, “One Man Diplomacy,” which focus mainly on the Arab Spring was obviously biased, biased because SN saw nothing positive from the Guyana Government’s emphasis to expand Gulf ties. Besides, hammering away on the political and economic upheaval in Cyprus, Greece, Libya and Syria, [...]
The Enmore Signifier
Yesterday, Enmore Martyrs’ Day was commemorated. Every year, the event seems to recede ever farther in the consciousness of the average Guyanese. Who knows, maybe as with Cuffy’s martyrdom that we decided to commemorate as our “Republic Day”, in a while we may see it morph into one more “wine down” session. This may or [...]
Sammy feels Jamaican pitch will suite Windies in Test match
A man-of-the match performance from pacer Andre Russell and half-centuries from Ramnaresh Sarwan and Daren Bravo helped West Indies to another consolation win in the final match of the five-match ODI series yesterday in Jamaica. West Indies, like they did against Pakistan lost the first three matches before ending the dead rubber with back-to back [...]
A nuisance
Dear Editor The four-lane Sussex Street Bridge which is a phase of the East Bank Demerara roadway is about to be commissioned. This is a welcome development. However, a very distressing administrative misstep during an earlier phase of this road project continues to torment the businesses and residents along a stretch of this road between [...]
