$50M kidnapping Plot… THREE CHARGED
- placed on $400,000 bail each The three suspects whom the police had detained in connection with plotting to kidnap the son of a wealthy Essequibo sawmiller appeared yesterday before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday. The three accused, Carl Krishna Deokaran, Vishnu Ramnarine and Suzanne Kalimootoo were charged with conspiracy [...]
Man falls to death from verandah
A 67-year-old man was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital yesterday afternoon, minutes after he fell from the verandah of his 21 G Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara home. Roydon Jaundoo was reportedly under the influence of alcohol when he tried to navigate his way down his stairs and fell over the rail, [...]
Miner’s fiery death… Suspects’ relatives say victim caused his own demise
The police have arrested the woman who turned 45-year-old Malcolm Lancaster into a human torch after she allegedly doused him with more than two gallons of gasoline on Friday last. Reports are that Malcolm Lancaster, of Rosignol, Berbice and of Joseph Pollydore Street, Lodge, was cleaning “gold” over the fireside when his reputed wife came [...]
Giftland seeks transparency in laptop tender process
…Says “flawed advice” caused gov’t to reject first bid Giftland Office Max, whose first bid to supply the government laptops was rejected, has accused the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) office of submitting “flawed advice” to the government and wants the process to be more transparent this time around. “We have noted with alarm, continued [...]
International court orders Gaddafi’s arrest
- warrants also approved for son, key aide (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant yesterday for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and rebels trying to oust him said their forces had advanced to within 80 km (50 miles) of the capital. The Hague-based court approved warrants for Gaddafi, his son Saif [...]
Dem boys seh… Prepare fuh de future
Live good and good gun meet you. But when you live bad is straight to hell. Nuff people doing bad things and dem boys sorry fuh dem. People even talking bout de time a man dead and come back. He is de only man who come back and he had a taste of hell. Now-a-days [...]
Thief caught in store hiding under carton box remanded
The suspected thief who was caught red-handed stealing from Ying Ling Gin trading, was yesterday remanded to prison after he made his appearance before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court charged with break and entry and larceny. The allegation against Quesi Howes is that on June 25. last, he broke and entered [...]
Digicel rakes in US$2.23B for last year
Regional telecommunications giant, Digicel Group, has announced revenue of US$2.23 billion for the financial year ended March 31, which the company states increases income by 27 per cent over the previous year. Digicel said that it posted a similar 27 per cent growth on earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of US$954 million [...]
US claims ‘official complicity’ in human trafficking here
…Manickchand calls for the evidence The United States has accused the government here of failing to take action against “official complicity” in human trafficking, but Priya Manickchand, the Minister of Human Services and Social Security, denies this, She wants the US Government to supply the evidence. In its Annual Trafficking in Persons Report, the US [...]
Dead men identified in Matthews Ridge accident
Three men identified as Leon Abrams, 62, and Trevor Abrams, 19, both of Matthew’s Ridge, Northwest District; and Deon Baptiste of Port Kaituma, Northwest District, Region One, died as a result of a vehicular accident that occurred about 17:00 hrs Sunday. According to a Police press release the driver, Godfrey Austin, of motor lorry GMM [...]
Domestic violence and its links to HIV/AIDS – research
By Rabindra Rooplall Jr Research demonstrates that there is a relationship between domestic violence and HIV/AIDS. Some authors view domestic violence as a cause for the spread of HIV, while others see the spread of HIV as a cause of domestic violence. However, most literature focuses on the former, where the emotional consequences of domestic [...]
Red Cross Guyana, partners intensify humanitarian support
Standing by its motto, ‘To improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity’, the Guyana Red Cross Society and its partners launched two programmes last Wednesday to promote disaster resilience in 15 communities, and to improve water and sanitation in Region One. Through financing from the Canadian Red Cross and CIDA, [...]
SBDF Trust helps almost 1900 people in 2010
… disbursed $274M in small and micro loans A total of 685 loans amounting to just over $274M does not sound like an enormous sum in comparison when compared to the sums quoted in newspaper headlines every day. But for all of the 1,886 people and their families to whom these 685 micro and small [...]
KITCHEN GARDENS ARE NOT THE ANSWER
Kitchen gardens may be the answer to improved mental health but not to reducing food prices in the region or to substantially cutting the Caribbean’s food import bill. It is now an established fact that a daily regimen of working in a kitchen garden does wonders for your mental health. Perhaps this explains why there [...]
Pedestrians most vulnerable on the roadway
- Road Safety Council In light of the increasing frequency of road accidents, the Guyana Road Safety Council is appealing to drivers to practise the ‘five Cs’: Consideration, Commonsense, Caution, Courtesy, and Care, in an effort to prevent accidents on the roadways. According to Romona Doorgen, Co-ordinator, commonsense is important in driving. She explained that [...]
Con artist allegedly flees to Suriname
A confidence trickster identified as Deodat Samaroo of Corentyne, Region Six, has left a family financially frustrated. He reportedly made off with a 13 pennyweight gold ring and $14,000 in cash from a Diamond family in early May. It is alleged that he has left Guyana and is now in Suriname. Anita Soogram claimed that [...]
Ministry promises thorough investigation
… Fracas at Charlestown Secondary Minister of Education Sheik Baskh has stated that a thorough investigation will be conducted into the incident which resulted in a teacher being assaulted by a parent at the Charlestown Secondary School. In an invited comment Minister Baskh said that he was expecting a full report on the matter by [...]
Mangrove tour for August holidays
For the August holidays the Mangrove Action Committee will be offering complementary tours to students who are transported to the center by their parents. These tours will be held on Saturdays and will be conducted from 9:00am to noon. This would be done at the mangrove visitor centre which was commissioned last month to accommodate [...]
New Nursing School for New Amsterdam
Construction of a new training facility for nurses in New Amsterdam, Region Six, is expected to commence shortly replacing the existing one, says Health Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy. He made those remarks at the graduation ceremony of 125 students trained in First Aid and Nursing Care at the St. John Association of Guyana. He noted [...]
Bandit attack, rob businessman in La Parfaite Harmony
Two gun-toting bandits attacked and robbed a grocer/businessman who was conducting a transacting with a customer Saturday night. The robbery was carried out in Rect-Door Zee, Parfait Harmony at 21:00 hrs. Reports reveal that two men, who were not masked, brandished handguns. One proceeded to rob and search the businessman while the other bandit held [...]
Berbice River pontoon down, protest promised today
Commuters using the Berbice River crossing between Rosignol and New Amsterdam will today stage a demonstration protesting docking of the pontoon, M.V. Sandaka, regarded as the most affordable transportation option. The protest is slated to be held at the Rosignol Stelling this morning The pontoon that crosses the river Monday to Friday was forced out [...]
Mv Torani back in service
Officials attached at the transport and harbors department, have disclosed that the M.V. Torani, which was out of service for almost two days, is back in operation. Two businessmen hired out Torani, which was not operational, to both passengers and vessels, over weekend, to conduct a Hindu wedding. For the weekend, while M.V.Torani was out [...]
Digicel covers 97% of the population cell service- Digicel’s CEO
For the four years that the telecommunications giant Digicel has been in Guyana the company has attracted over 500,000 subscribers and is the number one mobile provider in the country, according to Chief Executive Officer, Digicel Guyana, Gregory Dean. The CEO said that geographically the company covers three per cent of the country but 97 [...]
Parika Backdam siblings laid to rest
- died by drowning-PM reveals A post mortem examination performed on the remains of Malissa, and her brother, Miron Torres, has confirmed that they died from drowning. The post mortem was performed early yesterday morning by Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh. The examination revealed that the two children aged 9 and 5, died as a [...]
Marian ambush Saints to win NSBF G/town Conference
Marian Academy had longed believed that their time to dominate schools’ basketball would soon come after the institution had put in place the necessary structures to succeed. That belief showed definite evidence of results Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. Marian came from 19 points down in the second half to beat Saint Stanislaus [...]
