Bel-Air-Park multi-million$$$ robbery … “Greed and envy caused this”
- says businessman Malcolm Panday – mother in law, cousin among those arrested By Latoya Giles “Pure greed and envy” were some of the words businessman Malcolm Panday used after he learnt that his mother-in-law and his wife’s two first cousins were the persons who masterminded the attack on his family on Tuesday. Bandits carried [...]
Young father kills toddlers, hangs self
The closely knitted community of Adventure woke up on Thursday morning to the shocking and disturbed happenings in the home of the Persauds. Ranveer ‘Randy’ Persaud, 25, an autobody technician, and his two sons, four-year-old Shiva and two-year-old Viya Persaud were found dead. Randy Persaud, called Joe, was discovered hanging from a mango tree, on [...]
Burnt trawler owner still to be located
By Latoya Giles Investigators are yet to ascertain the identity of the owner for the burnt out trawler ‘Atlantic Star’ that was found ablaze in the Essequibo River on Tuesday night. Kaieteur News was told that investigators from MARITIME had visited the burnt out vessel yesterday and were investigating the cause of the fire. This [...]
Education Ministry, Digital Technologies sign $223M contract
…company to produce 1,400 computers The new school year will see children in almost 70 secondary schools using newly installed computers in their new or upgraded computer laboratories. This comes after the signing of a $223M contract between the Ministry of Education and Digital Technologies yesterday morning at the Ministry’s boardroom. The contract calls for [...]
Dem boys seh … Drink without ice and walk straight
In life you either stay pun de straight or you tek de topsy turvy highway. That one got nuff turn, bend and up and down. Fip deh pun de topsy turvy highway. Dem give he de contract because dem know that he and dem is de same thing. All of dem topsy turvy. Dem never [...]
Taxpayers’ money should not be used to fund Marriott- AFC
The Alliance For Change has expressed outrage at President Bharrat Jagdeo’s decision to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Zublin Group committing in excess of US$14M of taxpayers’ money for a private project. This was expressed by AFC candidate for Prime Minister, Sheila Holder, at the party’s weekly press conference at Fourth Street, Campbellville [...]
Guyana, IDB sign multi-million $$$ Linden water programme
Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh, and country representative for the Inter American Development Bank, Marco Nicola, yesterday inked a contract for a loan agreement that will facilitate the Linden water supply Rehabilitation Programme, and the Caribbean Regional Wastewater Management (CReW) Project, on the lawns of the Linden Enterprise Network on Republic Avenue, Linden. Major stakeholders [...]
AFC warns against possible PPP/GECOM collusion
The Alliance For Change (AFC) is reminding the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Dr. Steve Surujbally, that he is under no legal or moral obligation to honour the People’s Progressive Party’s “sinister request” to reopen the claims and objections period. The party, in a press statement read yesterday by Parliamentarian David Patterson, said [...]
Preparations underway for Building Expo II
Preparations for the International Building Expo II are well underway and the much hyped exhibition looks to be bigger and better than last year. At a press conference yesterday afternoon on the National Stadium tarmac between two exhibits that were already being constructed, Minister of Housing and Water, Irfaan Ali gave an update on the [...]
Blairmont New York Group donates Kiddies Corner to Blairmont Primary School
Yet another overseas-based group of Guyanese has remembered a local alma mater. The latest group to do so is the Blairmont New York Support Group which was formed just over a year ago with one of its aims being to assist and render support to projects and activities in the home village. Last year, a [...]
Opposition fears GECOM bowing to demands of gov’t, PPP
- hears of new round of registration Three opposition political parties say that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) could be bowing to demands of the ruling party and the government to re-open the Claims and Objections period to allow more persons to register. This, the parties say, could call into question the final voters’ list [...]
Prison officer charged with smuggling cigarettes into the prison
The prison officer who had narcotics in his possession and was responsible for taking cigarettes into the prison, yesterday pleaded not guilty to the offence and was subsequently granted bail in the sum of $50,000. Quacy Collins, 25, appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer of having in his [...]
Food For The Poor (Guyana) Inc. enrich RHTY&SC
One Million in sports equipment & other materials donated By Franklin Wilson Food For The Poor (Guyana) Inc. (FFP) has yet again stepped up to the plate as they continue to fulfilling their mandate as God’s Instrument to help the materially poor and to renew the poor in Spirit. Yesterday, in the Board Room of [...]
Battle for group-of-32 spots continues today
The battle for places in the group-of-32 in the inaugural GT&T FastBall knock-out football competition will continue today at a number of venues around Guyana. Up at the Plaisance Ground from16:00hrs today, Plaisance Panthers will be up against Melanie and this game will be followed by a clash between Golden Stars B and Victoria Kings. [...]
Speeding results in another road accident
The Cemetery Road and Norton Street junction was the scene of yet another accident that left passengers of minibus BMM 9403 being rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) for injuries they sustained, yesterday. The collision occurred approximately at 14:30 hrs after route 47 minibus, BMM 9403 collided with pick-up GNN 1016. Three persons, [...]
Guyana boys and girls in Squash finals
Guyana advanced to finals of the Digicel Junior Caribbean Squash Championships at Georgetown Club yesterday as both boys and girls won 5-0 in the semifinals against Jamaica and Trinidad respectively. Ashley Khalil (U-19) won Emily Bones 3-0 with 11-2, 11-0 and 11-8. Kayla Jeffery (U-19) overcame Angelique Jackson 11-2, 11-2 and 11-0, Akeila Wiltshire (U-15) [...]
French-based Guyanese hosts Science and Technology workshops
A series of workshops on Basic Computing, Solar Systems and Medical Equipment are being held at the University of Guyana Berbice Campus this week. The workshops are being facilitated by French-based Guyanese, Joseph Farley, and will target students of the campus, police recruits at the Felix Austin Police College and students of the New Amsterdam [...]
DPP’s advice being sought in Plaisance fire death
Police will be seeking the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions to determine the way forward with regards to the death of Natasha Johnson who succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital after sustaining burns about her body when her Plaisance shack was flattened by fire almost two weeks ago. Investigators have not ruled out [...]
Hospital management are holding staff to ransom – say nurses
Staff of the Linden Hospital Complex, are convinced that they are being held hostage by management, ever since the last industrial action they took to demand their gratuity payments. According to them, management has mandated that no payment would be done for overtime worked by staff, even though they are scheduled to work overtime. The [...]
Star Party Rentals support boxer for ALBA Games
Star Party Rentals of Craig Street Campbellville has thrown its support behind the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association, covering the travel expenses of one of the boxers attending the ALBA Games in Venezuela from July 17-30. The business, owned by national cricketer Lennox Cush, has been aiding sports for the duration of its existence. Yesterday, Manager [...]
Universal DVD donate to BCB & RHTY&SC
Popular Berbice Business, Universal DVD Store of Trinity Street, New Amsterdam on Thursday last made donations to the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) and the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC). The Store donated 1 HP Deskjet printer to the BCB and $50,000 to the RHTY&SC for its weekly Feeding of the Poor Programme. [...]
GTA trains Buddy’s staff in customer service
Thirty employees of Buddy’s Entertainment Centre on Sheriff Street, Georgetown were given a chance to enhance their customer service skills at a training session Tuesday organised by the Ministry of Tourism and the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA). This is part of ongoing training programmes being conducted by the Ministry of Tourism in an effort to [...]
Justice Kennard seeks clarity
Dear Editor, I crave your indulgence in your newspaper to clarify certain issues raised by my friends Colin Elcock and Nazuredeen Mohamed in their letters which appeared in Kaieteur news of 25th June and 3rd July, respectively. When I wrote my letter it was my intention to provoke discussions and to see which is the [...]
Christianburg / Wismar march into semi-finals
- GTI, NATI and Waramadong follow suit By Rawle Welch Christianburg / Wismar Secondary continued their fairy tale run in the Digicel-sponsored Nationwide Schools Football Competition when they sent another team from the hinterland community packing after defeating Port Kaituma 1-0 through a 31st minute strike from Trenton Lashley in soggy conditions yesterday, at the [...]
Mahaica youth died from fractured skull
A post mortem examination performed yesterday by Dr. Nehaul Singh confirmed that 17-year-old Ravindra Persaud died from a fractured skull. Persaud’s body, with his skull bashed in, was found early Tuesday morning a few metres from a No. 10 Village, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara wedding house he had visited the night before. While no one [...]
