No fatalities as Caribbean Airlines craft crashes in Guyana
- Trinidad Prime Minister flies in “It’s an absolute miracle what happened here in Georgetown.” Those words by Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) Chairman George Nicholas summed up the outcome of a plane crash with 151 passengers and six crew members that saw no fatalities and only two cases of serious injury. The Airline was not [...]
Man claims CANU ranks tied him to post, beat him unconscious
…father collapses and dies on hearing news Head of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit, James Singh, has denied allegations that his ranks inflicted a severe beating on a Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara resident, on Tuesday causing him to be hospitalized. Seshnarayan Dwarka is alleging that he was taken from his home around 05:00hrs by CANU [...]
Ed Ahmad shipped 29 tons of building supplies to State House – shipping records
… barred from travelling A Queens real estate broker who loaned money to Rep. Gregory Meeks was denied permission to travel to South America, on Thursday, one week after his arrest on mortgage fraud charges. Edul Ahmad, who loaned Meeks $40,000 in 2007, had sought to visit his native Guyana to transact an important real [...]
Amerindian leaders see Georgetown conference a farce
…say land rights issue being ignored By Neil Marks Some Amerindian leaders who travelled to Georgetown for the meeting of the National Toshaos Council (NTC) see it as a farce to get them to support President Bharrat Jagdeo’s forest agenda, while ignoring vexing lands rights issues. Yesterday, leaders from villages in Regions One, Two, Seven [...]
Escaped criminal among six arrested at Tucber
Police in ‘B’ Division on Friday afternoon, acting on information, pounced on a group of six men at the Tucber, New Amsterdam backlands. A Taurus Revolver was also found in the men’s possession. Among the men in custody is wanted Rose Hall Police Outpost escapee, 36- year- old David Andrews, of Lot 155 Williamsburg Squatting [...]
Dem boys seh… Uncle Freddie can move in wid Bar-Rat
De other day dem boys see Uncle Freddie writing how he surprise and worried because de libel case wid Bar-Rat come up suh quick. And wha mek he get worried is that if Bar-Rat win de case de man gun levy pun Uncle Freddie House. Well dem boys seh that he mustn’t worry because things [...]
Building Expo… Construction, home development companies, banks on displayed at event
The three-day ‘Building Expo’ 2011 which opened yesterday at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, has attracted in excess of 30 corporate sponsors and a huge opportunity for persons who are looking to construct their homes as well as for persons who want to expose their product. Some of the exhibitors at the event are Ashmins [...]
Court regular jailed for three years
Keino Anthony Thompson, 18, who was described as a court regular despite his age was on Friday sentenced to three years in jail by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo when he appeared before her at the New Amsterdam Magistrate court on a charge of robbery with violence. On Thursday July 8, at Vryheid, West Canje Berbice he [...]
Pensioners building controversy deepens
The controversy surrounding the Government Pensioners Association (Berbice Branch) building at Grant 2228, Vryman’s Erven, New Amsterdam has once again deepened. This time, the body is again questioning the extent of recently- executed works on the building and the evident incompletion, resulting in the association not being able to occupy the building to carry out [...]
Melanie Damishana youth group hosts Emancipation Day activity
Melanie Damishana Young Achievers presents its seventh Annual Emancipation Celebration at the Melanie Damishana Playfield on Monday from 14:00hrs, with a cultural display of African outfits, drama and dance. Music will be there along with activities and games for the children. There will be trophies for the Best Male, Best Female, Best Child and the [...]
71 road fatalities so far for 2011- Road Safety Council
Statistics from the Road Safety Council have revealed that there is an increase in road accidents resulting in deaths of adults and children in 2011 thus far, as compared to this particular time span in 2010. According to Romona Doorgen, Coordinator, within the first seven months in 2010 there were 62 accidents resulting in the [...]
Clifton Bonus PI continues at Christianburg
The Preliminary inquiry into the murder of Clifton Bonus, known as “Mutty,’ continued on Wednesday before Magistrate Anne McLennan, at the Christianburg Magistrate’s Court. The Court was cleared as usual before the day’s session commenced. For two successive days- Tuesday and Wednesday — Lakeraj Fredericks, the number one accused and the number two accused, a [...]
Man drowns in Pomeroon River
Police were summoned at Arapariko, Kabakaburi, Upper Pomeroon River, early yesterday morning, after they got information that a teacher had found the body of a man in the Amerindian community floating in the River. The police, with assistance from another teacher, were able to identify the corpse, as that of Mr. Alex Smith, who hails [...]
Moruca man dies days after falling from truck
Vijay Lalman , a 25-year-old porter of Moruca Village, North West District died some three days after he fell from a moving truck in his area. Reports are that Lalman fell off a truck on Sunday, while transporting goods. The man’s reputed wife, Christine Joseph said that Lallman was immediately air dashed to the Georgetown [...]
Top CPCE Berbice teachers want two-year wait to attend UG lifted
By Leon Suseran A male may have copped the Best Graduating Student at the recently held graduation ceremony of the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE), however three young Berbice female teachers were the Best Graduating Students for the local CPCE Nursery, Primary and Secondary centres in that region. The New Amsterdam centre trains Nursery [...]
Culture Ministry’s Emancipation celebrations kick off
Under the theme “Commemorating our past, acknowledging our present and creating our future”, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport launched the celebrations of Guyana’s 173rd emancipation anniversary, yesterday. Several African cultural groups were present at the launching which commenced with a “libation” by “Brother Andrew”. The “libation” was one of the most important and [...]
Garbage issue to be tackled by the MCC
The garbage issue currently affecting many persons in Georgetown will soon be addressed. The Mayor and City Council (MCC) stated that it has decided to tackle this prevalent problem. According to a press release from the MCC, the organization has acquired two new Packer trucks to assist in its solid waste management programme. These will [...]
Five-year-old drowns at Wakenaam
The Village of Maria’s Pleasure on Wakenaam Island was plunged into a state of mourning when five-year-old Levi Jairaj was pronounced dead after being fished out of a trench shortly after 17:30 hrs. The child’s grandfather told this newspaper that he took his two grandsons to Bendorff to carry some cashew nuts for a relative. [...]
Compressed ganja vanishes from police station strong-box
- female cop under close arrest A policewoman is under close arrest as officials investigate the disappearance of more than four pounds of compressed marijuana from a locked strongbox at the Mackenzie Police Station. The marijuana was brought to the station around July 13, last, after police had seized the drug from a Mahdia-bound bus. [...]
Christianburg thoroughfare a major headache
The Christianburg Community Centre ground is transformed into a virtual river, whenever it rains, as the water rushes down from the nearby hills, and descends on the nearby Burnham Drive road, making ingress and egress a nightmare for persons who are forced to use the facility. At present, the community centre houses the Christianburg Magistrate’s [...]
Media Code of Conduct resurfaces in the face of elections
In the wake of the passage of the recent Broadcasting Legislation and in the looming shadow of General and Local Government Elections the matter of a media code of conduct has again resurfaced. Member of Parliament Manzoor Nadir, on Thursday last, addressed the National Assembly during the debate of the Broadcasting Bill. During that address [...]
Minister says investigation launched into Moruka maternal death
Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, says that an investigation has been launched into the death of maternal patient Nadira Charles, 27, of Moruka Village, Region One. Relatives are alleging that due to the negligence of the nurses, medex and doctor at the Kumaka/ Moruka Hospital the woman and her unborn child died. The Minister [...]
Speeding minibus kills Mc Doom pedestrian
Mc Doom resident, Kawall Kassiram, was killed on the spot around 19:30 hrs yesterday after he was run over by a minibus near his home. Eyewitnesses said that Kassiram, who was in his forties and from Lot 10 Mc Doom, East Bank Demerara, had just left a shop in the area. He was crossing the [...]
Several overseas firms descend on building expo
- govt assures that mortgage lending stable Oil-rich Trinidad and Tobago says that it is moving for closer ties with Guyana and has established a special body to increase trade relations. The announcement was made last night by visiting Trade Minister of that country, Stephen Cadiz, as Guyana launched its second International Building Expo at [...]
Bartica gears up for Emancipation celebration
Barticians will be joining the rest of Guyana in this year’s Emancipation celebration with a packed list of activities. Yesterday, several organizations, including the Bartica Hospital, the Education Department and the Regional Administration Office among others participated in an African Best Dressed Office competition. However the staff of the Bartica Hospital walked away with first [...]
