Ahmad Barred from travelling …shipped 29 tons building supplies to State House
By MELISSA KLEIN, ISABEL VINCENT and MITCHEL MADDUX A Queens real estate broker who loaned money to Rep. Gregory Meeks today was denied permission to travel to South America – 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 [...]
Broadcasting Bill passed
- AFC supports, PNCR walks out In news that comes as no surprise, the Broadcasting Bill was passed in the National Assembly yesterday afternoon, despite the absence of the entire opposition side of the house, save one member. At the very beginning of the session, leader of the opposition, Robert Corbin, took the floor and [...]
Eight arrested, police hunt two more
Police are still looking for two main suspects who were said to be involved in the shooting to death of a cattle farmer and the critical wounding of his sibling as a result of a dispute over a plot of rice land. Shawn Fraser, 38, of Hogstye, Corentyne, a father of one, was shot dead [...]
Burglar dies after shot by cop in house
- Property owner on vacation overseas A 26-year-old man who was described as a well-known thief succumbed at the Georgetown Hospital early yesterday morning after being shot by the police while he was burglarising a North Better Hope house. Dead is Kawall Singh, called Raymond, who according to residents was only released from prison just [...]
Dem boys seh…A certain man is crook by face and action
Everybody trying wid Education. Even dem bank trying fuh get people to learn to read because dem know that once people illiterate is trouble. All of dem who rob dem banks can’t read. De first set of people graduate yesterday and is only time before de next set graduate. But is one thing to have [...]
Seven accused further remanded
The seven persons who were charged in relation with the brazen robbery at the Bel Air Park residence of businessman Malcolm Panday yesterday made their second appearance before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. On the previous occasion, the accused, Chandrada Rampersaud; Hardat Kumar, 23, of Owen Street, Kitty; ex-policeman Sean Hinds, [...]
Brazil feds seize 18,000 ecstasy pills, arrest Guyanese, two others
Federal Police found 18,000 ecstasy tablets in north Brazil, in the country’s largest synthetic drug seizure so far this year, according to O Globo newspaper. Authorities arrested two Brazilians and one Guyanese national in the operation, which was carried out Wednesday afternoon. The pills were confiscated by police in the state of Roraima, in north [...]
Republic Bank concludes music literacy programme
A three-week workshop – “Right Start Pan Minors Music Literacy” – conducted by Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, concluded yesterday with a simple ceremony at the Grand Savannah Suite, Pegasus Hotel. According to the organisers, the aim of the workshop which commenced on July 11 was [...]
New owner commences demolition of St. Barnabas
A week ago the congregation of St. Barnabas Church gathered to hold their final Thanksgiving Service and deconsecration ceremony, just weeks after it was announced that the building had been sold. Yesterday, the property’s new owner commenced demolition of the structure which has been at the location for well over a century, and has been [...]
124 graduate from School of Agriculture
Shazir Rangasammy, who secured the only distinction for the Diploma in Agriculture course at the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) 2009- 2011, yesterday was recognised as the best graduating student. While Rangasammy received the Chief Executive Officer’s award, his colleague, Ishvar Kawal, was awarded the Chairman’s award for being the best average student at the [...]
Zoological Park to be upgraded with new aviary
A new aviary for the Harpy Eagle at the Zoological Park is set to be constructed in approximately four months at a cost of $8,888,030 according to the National Parks Commission. The facility will have a length of 100 feet and will be 60 feet wide and 40 feet high. This development was made possible [...]
CARICOM wants stronger UN presence in Region
CARICOM has noted the decreased United Nations (UN) representation in the Region, and is calling for a stronger presence in the Caribbean community. This was disclosed at the opening ceremony of the Sixth General Meeting of the Caribbean Community and the United Nations System at the CARICOM Secretariat, Pattensen, East Coast Demerara, yesterday. Addressing the [...]
Mercury Rising: The High Court in Guyana
I normally submit my column very early in the morning. For this column, it was sent after 15:00 hours because some exigencies got in the way yesterday. But it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. From early morning until 3 p.m., I got responses on my piece yesterday on the very early hearing [...]
GECOM AND LOCAL OBSERVERS
When in a previous column it was suggested that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) should make a decision as regards local observers, it was not to indicate the absence of provisions for the recognition of local observers. Such provisions are in place, and local observers are expected to operate within laid down guidelines and procedures. [...]
GT&T inks Historic Multi Million $$$ deal with GFRC
We are helping to build professional sport from the grass roots level – Mahadeo The Guyana Telephone & Telegraph (GT&T) Company in its continuing efforts to empower and equip Guyanese has inked a Multi Million dollar deal with the Guyana Football Referees Council (GFRU). Details on the partnership were disclosed yesterday where the signing of [...]
Davis (7-25) befuddles hapless Guyanese as T&T win by 73 runs
By Sean Devers Eighteen-year-old left-arm spinner Derone Davis befuddled the Guyana batsman on a last day Everest track with generous assistance for the spinners to claim a career best 7-25 from 25.1 overs to lead Trinidad and Tobago to a 73-run win on the rain-affected final day of their Regional under-19 third round three-day cricket [...]
Roshandin teams up with TOTAL Lubricants, Fullworks
When Group 2A and B driver Shiraz Roshandin takes to the track on Sunday, at the South Dakota Circuit, he will be powered by one of the world leading oil companies, TOTAL Lubricants, which is also associated with leading Formula 1 Team Red Bull. Roshandin, the current 3-hour Endurance champion will be making a return [...]
Tull to lead Hits and Jams Super Stars
Preparations for the first ever Jam Zone Master’s Cup t20 cricket competition is going full steam ahead and the Hits and Jams Super Stars have been the first team to be officially announced. The four-match competition is scheduled for the Guyana National Stadium at Providence on Friday August 12 & Sunday August 14 and all [...]
BAL on board for Sunday’s races at South Dakota Circuit
Beharry Automotive Limited (BAL) became the latest entity to come on board the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club Race Meet which will be held on Sunday, at the South Dakota Circuit. Recently, representative of the Company Jan Verwey presented a cheque for an undisclosed sum to Manager of the club Rayon Samaroo during a [...]
Three Berbice teams sent packing; Port Kaituma fall short
By Franklin Wilson it was a colourful and involved crowd with four more pulsating matches when round-of-32 action in the inaugural GT&T FastBall knock-out football competition continued at the BV Community Ground on Wednesday evening. It was not a good night for the three Berbice teams as they were all sent packing form the tournament, [...]
Amateur Boxers make noteworthy performance at ALBA Games
Capture three of Guyana’s seven medals Guyana’s amateur boxers displayed why they are the best bet for securing medals at the 2012 London Olympic Games when they finished among the medals won at the ALBA Games in neighbouring Venezuela this past week, claiming three of the seven won. Imran Khan, Samuel Primo and Markember Pierre [...]
The registrar’s rebuttal is flawed and legally misguided
DEAR EDITOR, I trust that you will permit me my right of self defence and my constitutional right of free speech in responding to the Registrar of the UG’s childish rebuttal of my serious attempt to prevent UG from seriously undermining one of its few accredited programmes. Quite frankly, I am amazed and seriously perturbed [...]
A response to Freddie Kissoon
DEAR EDITOR, It is really heart-rending to respond to Mr. Frederick Kissoon’s article – Swimming in ignorance in Stephano’s Pool”, published in the Kaieteur News of Tuesday, July 19, 2011. However, I cannot, in good conscience, allow the general public to be hoodwinked by Mr. Kissoon. Therefore, I will use valuable time to educate the [...]
Let the people vote on accepting the CCJ
Dear Editor, Several leading legal luminaries and politicians have called for the replacement of the Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice. Michael de la Bastide has ended his tenure as President of the Court and is appealing to Caribbean countries to sign the treaty making the CCJ their final court of appeal. Commentaries [...]
Nattering nabobs of negativism
Dear Editor: The following represents different pieces I wrote in recent times on the shenanigans of parts of the private media: “Nattering nabobs of negativism” was a description former U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew heaped upon the media elite in that country. People then saw the remark as a cheap political shot, but today people [...]
