Taxi driver gets six months for fondling female passenger
Imran Ally, 31, a taxi driver of Lot 8 Reliance Abandon, East Canje, Berbice, was on Friday jailed for six months by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo on a charge of Indecent Assault. On Friday May 28, 2010 he sexually assaulted a female passenger on Garrison Road, New Amsterdam. Ally had pleaded not guilty. According to prosecutor [...]
Bridgette Gangadin murder PI… Husband committed to stand trial in High court
Yesterday, despite the fact that foreign Pathologist Dr. Hubert Daisley was a no show in court, Magistrate Sherdell Isaacs-Marcus ruled that Dwarka ‘Dave’ Gangadin be committed to stand trial in the High Court. During yesterday’s hearing it was expected that Professor Daisley would have been cross examined by Gangadin’s lawyer, Bernard De Santos. This was [...]
Dem boys seh… Somebody gun Pee pun you
Dem launch a new political party it name APNU. Dem boys seh that when dem see de name dem think was an Indian movie. Dem was a li’l surprise when dem hear that de launching at de Pegasus but dem go because dem didn’t have to pay. Dem see microphone and things and dem expect [...]
Parliament passes Consumer Protection Bill
Consumers in Guyana should be benefiting from sweeping changes to the service and product guarantees they receive when purchasing goods and services once President Bharrat Jagdeo gives his assent to a Consumer Affairs Bill. The Bill is intended “…to promote and protect consumer interests in relation to the supply of goods and services and for [...]
Prison officer further remanded
Prison officer Orlando Jaundoo, 24, of Lot 1 Content, Mahaicony, was further remanded to prison until July 18 by magistrate Adela Nagamootoo, yesterday. He once more appeared before her at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court. Jaundoo is charged with aiding and abetting convicted prisoner and former businessman Krisha Paul Doerga to escape from the confines [...]
GUYSUCO attempting to “clear the air” on downed 5MW Wartsila Plant
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO) yesterday attempted to “clear the air” on the issues surrounding its downed five Megawatt Wartsila generator, which according to the company release, “encountered an electrical problem on its alternator.” The release comes in the wake of a Kaieteur News article which was based on information supplied by the Presidential Candidate [...]
Linden water services to improve with IDB US$12M grant
Linden is to benefit from an approved US$12M loan that was granted by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to improve efficiency, quality and sustainability of the drinking water service. According to the IDB, the funds will help the city, located 100 kilometers inland from the Atlantic coast, to cut energy use; improve pressure, quality and [...]
Cotton Tree Accident driver remanded
The driver, who was involved in the fatal accident on the Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice public road on Monday was on Friday remanded by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo when he appeared before her at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court on three charges. The man, Mahendra Ramanan, called Bangat, 36, of Number Two Village, West Coast [...]
Banks DIH two-day technical session concludes
A two-day technical session convened by Banks DIH, and involving the Caribbean Breweries Association ended yesterday at Banks’ Thirst Park headquarters in Ruimveldt. Participants discussed a number of pertinent factors affecting and related to manufacturing, including bottling line efficiency, efficient brewing, yeast management and sanitation, and general standards. Caribbean Breweries Association member countries are Bahamas [...]
Corentyne store robbed
Bandits early Tuesday morning broke and entered the T Town general store at Rose Hall town and stole over $ 4.6M in cash and other items. The store which is owned by Abdul Shafeek who resides at Corriverton Upper Corentyne Berbice was ransacked as the bandits made good their escape. About 01:00 hr bandits cut [...]
Pandit Suresh Sugrim honoured for humanitarian work
The Guyana Tri-State Alliance, in collaboration with The Consulate General of the Republic of Guyana, New York and the Permanent Mission of Guyana to the United Nations, celebrated Guyana’s 45th Independence Anniversary on Wednesday, with a special evening and appreciation ceremony. The event, dubbed “A Taste of Guyana”, was held at Brooklyn Borough Hall, Joralemon [...]
Former Windies pacer feels too much blame on Sammy
Skipper not fazed by criticisms By Sean Devers in Jamaica In association withDigicel, Western Union,Queensway & Jamaica Pegasus As West Indies Captain Darren Sammy walked out to bat at Sabina Park with West Indies 150-6 needing 326 to beat India, sections of the crowd heckled him. “You a fool, fool Captain Sammy…ya nah mek no [...]
Caricom donates to Graham’s Hall
The Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretariat recently handed over a quantity of books to Graham’s Hall Primary in Turkeyen in a bid to boost the school’s library capacity and enhance literacy among its pupils. According to a media release from the Caricom Secretariat, the initiative is part of a wider Project Management training programme involving staff [...]
Alpha lose to Inter Moengotapoe 10-11 on sudden death kicks
Alpha United will have to wait for another year before they can put their hands on the Inter Guiana Club Championship trophy following their second defeat in as many matches at the 4th edition of the tournament on Thursday night in French Guiana where it started four years ago. The top Guyanese club surrendered to [...]
Fitness Express sponsors GAPF Intermediate/ Claude Charles Mem. Championships
Fitness Express, Specialists in Health and Fitness Products and located at 47 Sheriff & John Streets, Campbellville is the exclusive sponsor of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) 2011 Intermediate and Claude Charles Memorial Championships set for this Sunday at the Saint Stanislaus College Auditorium. Manager of Fitness Express Jamie Mc Donald handed over the [...]
Absence of Rehab Medicine programme at UG is disappointing – Dr Ramsammy
Minister of Health Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has expressed his disappointment with the apparent lack of will to establish a programme of rehabilitation medicine at the University of Guyana. He made the observation while delivering the feature address at the formal opening of a new wing of the Cheshire Home for the severely disabled persons at [...]
My suggestion for the way forward for horseracing
Dear Sir, I would like to respond to the article published by the honorary Justice Cecil Kennard, published in the Stabroek News on June 23, 2011. My friend seems to be very frustrated with the present situation regarding the state of Horse Racing in Guyana. We all have brought this upon ourselves, all clubs including his, [...]
AFC targets Donald Ramotar
The Alliance for Change believes that PPP/C Presidential Candidate Donald Ramotar has dropped out of sight and whenever he does make an appearance it is in the presence of President Bharrat Jagdeo. This assertion came at the party’s weekly media briefing at its John Street, Campbellville headquarters where Members of Parliament and another executive member [...]
Horseracing need the return of the GHRA
Dear Mr. Editor, Having been involved in horseracing for several decades I am deeply concerned with what is presently taking place in the sport. About three and a half years ago the Guyana Horse Racing Authority was resuscitated. Mr. Vic Oudit was elected President. Things went well for some time. However, because of the attitude [...]
ECCB Under-19 cricket continues today
Play in the East Coast Cricket Board Under-19 competition is set to continue today starting at 11:00hrs with several matches. In the scheduled matches Better Hope play Plaisance at Better Hope, LBI battle Lusignan at LBI, Marshon oppose Gas XI at Lusignan, Buxton tackle Golden Grove at Buxton, Enmore take on Allions Allstar at Enmore [...]
Big ‘B’ Pool Hall and Night Club five-a-side football set for July 3
The first ever Big ‘B’ Cup five-a-side football competition is slated to be played on Sunday July 3 at the Hampshire playfield Corentyne, Berbice under floodlights. The day’s activity is expected to begin at 17:00 hrs. There are a number of attractive prizes at stake with the winning team collecting the Big ‘B’ Cup and [...]
Berbicians raise problems with police
Several complaints about police and traffic officers in the Guyana Police Force were made on a live call- in programme on Thursday evening on a Berbice television station. Listening to complaint after complaint about the police was no other than Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee. Callers raised several issues with the Minister, among them [...]
GCF National Road C/ships set for Sunday
McKay, Holder, Benjamin & Barrett are defending category champs The marquee event for the Guyana Cycling Federation is set for this Sunday on the East Coast of Demerara and dubbed “National Road Championships” where senior, junior, veteran and female riders battle for the right to be called national champions of Guyana. It’s the only full [...]
Vivian Harris set to resume career after receiving a clean bill of health
Former WBA Junior Welterweight champion Vivian Harris has defied several mishaps in the ring and is set to resume his career after medical authorities in New York has given him a clean bill of health. The former junior/welterweight world champion recently disclosed that he has signed a contract to engage in a twelve rounds welterweight [...]
Guyana, Grenada draw 0-0; remains unbeaten
A solid performance from Guyana, bolstered with the inclusion of Golden Jaguars Howard Lowe, Nigel Codrington, Dwight Peters, Dwain Jacobs and Devon Millington among others saw Guyana earning a draw in their latest match of the 2011 edition of the Digicel Caribbean Cup – New York, last Sunday. With Grenada also boosted by the inclusion [...]
