Cops foil $50M kidnap plot
- four suspects detained Police have reportedly foiled a plot to kidnap the son of a wealthy Parika, Essequibo, sawmiller and to extort a $50M ransom from the family. Kaieteur News understands that investigators have detained four men who have been implicated in the plot and are looking for a fifth suspect. The detained men [...]
Student staged her kidnapping
- to face court tomorrow Loretta Persaud, the computer student who was feared kidnapped, is alive and well and has admitted to staging her own abduction while demanding a $300,000 ransom for her release. Persaud was located at around 02:15 hrs yesterday after a joint services team forced their way into the Lot 2065 Mittleholzer [...]
Kara Kara – one of the obscure places
The preponderance of blooming flower gardens that greets one upon entering this relatively small and obscure community is like a breath of fresh air, after the usual stinking garbage heaps that besiege the nostrils on a daily basis in too many places. Here, no garbage mars the landscape; instead beautiful flower gardens whisper welcome. Almost [...]
Thief caught in store hiding under carton
Thanks to the electronic alarm system, the proprietors of a Regent Street store were able to catch a thief red-handed even as he tried to hide himself on the premises. Security personnel from a private firm along with the owner of Young’s Trading at the corner of Regent and Cummings Streets caught the thief, who [...]
Female prison officer caught smuggling
Another prison officer has been caught trying to smuggle a prohibited item into a penal institution. This time it’s a female warder at the Camp Street Prison. Kaieteur News understands that in the morning hours on Wednesday, last, at the gate of the Camp Street prison, a female Principal Officer was caught smuggling several packets [...]
Nurse, cultural standout and beloved community worker
Brenda Johnson, MS, is a ‘Special Person’ “My husband was very supportive. I enjoyed those days, though they had some people criticizing me that I [was] growing up too fast, but I realized that I gained the knowledge and I should share it to help people develop their lives.” By Leon Suseran Brenda Yvonne Amelia [...]
Dem boys seh…Everybody want a date
Dem have people who does talk even when people ain’t ask dem nutten. Rob-Bert does talk bout everything under de sun whether he know bout it or he don’t know. He talk bout flood, he talk bout canal, he talk bout seeds and he talk seeds. Then dem have Sam. He talk bout power; he [...]
Building your home? (Space-saving tips)
By Leonard Gildarie One of the biggest challenges facing first time homeowners is how to effectively utilise space. Many grapple with placing a cumbersome wall-divider in the middle of the living area, immediately reducing valuable space. Then in the bedroom, more valuable space is taken up by those outdated closets that furniture makers insist are [...]
Historic church in N/A celebrates 175 years
The Roman Catholic Church of the Ascension, in New Amsterdam, Berbice, celebrated its feast day of the Ascension on June 5, last. The church also marked its 175th anniversary in the town of New Amsterdam, serving the needs of the Catholic population there. The original church building at Pope Street was built just two years [...]
Nash dropped for Barbados Test
Following their 63-run defeat in the first Test to India in Jamaica, West Indies arrived in Barbados yesterday for the second Test which starts here on Tuesday and home boy Kirk Edwards is in line for a Test debut after replacing Vice-Captain Brendon Nash in the squad. The 26-year-old Edwards has played nine ODIs and [...]
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Ramotar says PPP ready for polls
…promises exciting, realistic project The incumbent People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is ready to face the polls and is confident of being re-elected for a fifth consecutive term, Donald Ramotar, the party’s presidential candidate declared Friday. “Our electoral structures at both the leadership level and in the communities have been established to face the challenges,” he [...]
Guyanese businessman to be deported from BVI today
Businessman, Desmond Alphonso (DA) will be deported back to his homeland, Guyana, today. According to BVI Platinum News, Alphonso who had appealed his deportation order last year, was picked up by Immigration Officers with the assistance of Police Officers Friday afternoon. Deputy Chief Immigration Officer, Guy Hill, refused to comment. BVI Platinum News contacted Hill [...]
Revlon Lake registers stunning knockout to clinch local lightweight crown
By Michael Benjamin A crunching left hook slammed into the Mark Austin’s temple and deposited him on the canvass for the full count when he faced off with Barbados based Guyanese, Revlon Lake on the June edition of the monthly ProAm boxing affair at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) Friday evening last. It was [...]
Who made the best black pudding in New Amsterdam
By Ralph Seeram Last week I wrote about the silly “food fight” that some letters were engaged in. This week I wish to take a nostalgic trip of a real food fight… This was a different food fight. It was a fight to get into a “club” in order to buy the best black pudding [...]
Students of David Rose school get help again
…White Castle Fish Shop the benefactor More than 300 meals were prepared by the White Castle Fish Shop on Thursday and distributed to students, teachers and parents of the David Rose School for the Handicapped as part of the company’s aim to “give back to the community.” Dellon Williams, a representative of the White Castle [...]
Parliamentary committee finds fraud in Government entities
…fuel supplied to unserviceable vehicles, money spent on unused fridges Some personnel in the Customs and Trade Administration within the Ministry of Finance are committing fraud. This has been revealed by the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament, and while in its report covering the years 2007 and 2008 it pointed to a number of practices [...]
Friendship arsonist still on the run
- Young mother remains fearful for her life The man who is said to be responsible for setting his Friendship, East Bank Demerara home afire on Thursday evening is still at large. This is according to the man’s reputed wife, Cheryl Kattow, who is now seeking shelter along with her three children at a relative’s [...]
Board Games should be part of our Education Curriculum
By Rawle Welch In a conversation with Minister of Sport Dr. Frank Anthony sometime ago on the subject of why more board games are not being played in schools, he quickly responded by telling me that once the Ministry is approached by legitimate representatives he would have no reservation in offering assistance to introduce the [...]
GPHC installs Hydroclave system
–awaiting “automated bucket” to process biomedical waste The long-awaited Hydroclave system at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) which is said to bring international-quality processing of biomedical waste at the GPHC and other health facilities around Georgetown, has finally been fully installed. Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, told Kaieteur News that biomedical wastes from [...]
“India v West Indies presents repeated historical Test lessons”
Colin E. H. Croft West Indies should have won Test No. 1 in Jamaica last week. Most times, if one team has the opposition 85-6, 1st innings, that batting team should not have made 200, more like 150 or so! West Indies lost both its grip on the game, and the game then too. ‘That [...]
Immigration TALK: Dual Citizenship
By Attorney Gail S. Seeram Dual citizenship refers to a person being a citizen of two countries at the same time. Persons may have dual nationality by automatic operation of different laws rather than by choice. For example, a child born in a foreign country to U.S. citizen parents may be both a U.S. citizen [...]
The Making of A Doctor: The Future of the University of Guyana Medical School
It takes a special kind of person to become a physician. Being a medical doctor involves a person with direct responsibility for the life and welfare of the patient currently under treatment. It therefore goes without saying that any one training to practise in the field of medicine must not only be competent, capable and [...]
Guyana Government yet to apologize for wrongful detention
“I’m very disturbed about this I’m definitely not a happy camper” – Muhammad By Latoya Giles Nation of Islam Advisor to Louis Farrakhan, Akbar Muhammad, who was detained in Guyana last month over terrorism and drug allegations, says that he is yet to receive any form of apology from the Government of Guyana. Muhammad, Guyana-born [...]
125 more equipped with first aid and nursing care skills
The St. John Association of Guyana yesterday certified 125 persons as being skilled in First Aid and Nursing Care. Though, the organisation does not guarantee employment, the skills acquired are sufficient for the graduates to gain employment and to continue studies. According to Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, who delivered the feature address, oftentimes the mistake is [...]
