Man crushed under house
A 27-year-old man was crushed to death when a D’Urban Street Wortmanville house came crashing down shortly after 17:00 hours yesterday. Ato Lewis, also known as Ato Benjamin, was emerging from the falling building, located in the block between Louisa Row and Hardina Street, when he was pinned. It took the desperate efforts of [...]
Transaction was a private affair – Luncheon
Ed Ahmad’s shipment to State House… The shipment of 29 tons of building supplies to State House, by embattled United States-based Guyanese, Ed Ahmad, in 2009, is in all likelihood a private transaction, government spokesman Dr. Roger Luncheon says. Fielding questions from the media during his weekly briefing, the official declined to comment [...]
$200M released to alleviate city stink
Garbage crisis… Georgetown, under siege by garbage pile-ups since August 1, may have some respite after government yesterday announced that it is releasing $200M to the Mayor and City Council (M&CC). The announcement came out of a meeting between President Bharrat Jagdeo and several council members, including Deputy Mayor Robert Williams. There were huge [...]
Seven international bodies invited to monitor elections
– Govt. okays MMU restart Seven international bodies are being invited to monitor Guyana’s upcoming General Elections. Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon, said that invitations are to be extended to CARICOM, the Commonwealth, United Nations, Organization of American States (OAS), European Union, UNASUR and Carter Centre. The government official made the disclosure yesterday [...]
Dem boys seh….Malcolm got to apologise to de Big Man
Pressure does mek some people do what dem don’t want fuh do. Dem have de one laptop programme and when de people who controlling it mek de plan, de whole idea was to share whatever money involve wid de person who win de contract. De Waterfalls paper decide fuh check pun de issue and find [...]
Contractor exposed for shoddy work on N/A roads
A popular contracting firm in Berbice was exposed for shoddy works done on various roads in the Angoy’s Avenue area in New Amsterdam. Angry residents had voiced their displeasure about the “substandard works”, particularly to Unity Dam. The residents took Kaieteur News on a tour of the area which revealed the road deteriorating one day [...]
Man who allegedly set fire to home still on the run
….six homeless, wife relates tale of abuse Angela Inshanally, the Adelphi, Berbice housewife whose home was gutted Monday by a fire, allegedly set by her husband, has related a harrowing tale of beatings and abuse. Inshanally, 42, had been living for nearly 20 years with her husband, Faizal “Tom” Ali, 43, and claims she endured [...]
Over $1B in contracts approved by Cabinet
- Eight police stations to be remodelled Eight more contracts were approved during the most recent cabinet session on Tuesday last. This is according to Head of the Presidential Secretariat and Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon. At the time Luncheon was addressing members of the media at his weekly press briefing at the Office [...]
GGMC’s Mining Week slated for August 21-27
This year the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) will be observing its annual Mining Week under the theme “Evolving methods, Embracing excellence, Enjoying success”. The week-long celebration which commences on August 21 will conclude on August 27 with the highly anticipated Porkknocker’s Day festivities in Bartica. Manager of the GGMC’s Petroleum Division, Mr. [...]
Mega event to be held in October – Luncheon
Int’l Year for People of African Descent… Government is planning a mega celebration for the International Year for People of African Descent in the first half of October. This is according to Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon. At his post-Cabinet media briefing yesterday at the Office of the President, Dr. Luncheon [...]
$250,000 bail for man charged with discharging loaded firearm
Danny Van Nooten was yesterday charged with discharging a loaded firearm and granted bail to the tune of $250,000 by Magistrate Hazel Octave Hamilton, when he appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The allegation against Van Nooten, 40, is that on July 21, at Tiger Creek Backdam, Mahdia, he discharged a loaded firearm [...]
Guyana, Brazil armed forces commence high-level forum
The Sixth Bilateral Staff Conference between the Guyana Defence Force and the Brazilian Armed Forces was yesterday declared open by Commodore Gary Best. The venue was the Essequibo Room of the Pegasus Hotel In brief remarks, the Chief of Staff asserted that the meeting was being held at a time when relations between the [...]
Anti-corruption court needed – Trotman
“An anti-corruption court is needed to investigate, prosecute and punish offenders, including seizing their ill-gotten gains; or the PPP will continue to respond to corruption by refusing to acknowledge its impact, and by continuing to keep the conditions in place for every friend, comrade and family member of theirs to continue their plunder of [...]
Guyana strengthens relationship with UN for 2012-2016 country cycle
The future of the relationship between Guyana and those agencies of the United Nations family that maintain a presence here was yesterday solidified at a simple signing ceremony. The document being signed at the ceremony was the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for the 2012-2016 country cycle. The UNDAF is a programme document [...]
M&CC buys defective trucks
Garbage woes may continue despite moves by City Hall to ‘take matters into their own hands’. Kaieteur News was made to understand that the Municipality had acquired at least four trucks for garbage collection through a subvention issued by the Ministry of Local Government. The trucks were apparently sourced for the sum of $20M by [...]
Clash between occupants over origin
Fire at Herstelling… Quick response by the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) and villagers of Herstelling, East Bank Demerara (EBD) saved the home of three families from being burnt to ashes yesterday morning. According to Nadira Roopnarine, of lot 64 Herstelling, she along with her husband and children lived in the western half of the [...]
Driver in Bartica fatal crash granted $50,000 station bail
Much to the displeasure of relatives of the three persons who were killed in last Saturday’s accident in Arimu, Cuyuni, the driver of the truck, Dellon Bobb, has been granted station bail to the tune of $50,000. According to reports, after being discharged from the Bartica Hospital, Bobb was kept in police custody briefly [...]
AFC calls on GECOM to confirm elections date
The Alliance For Change (AFC) believes that the upcoming National and Regional Elections can be held by the 14th November, 2011, if GECOM allows no further delays. This was announced by executive member Dominic Gaskin. at the party’s weekly press conference at Fourth Street, Campbellville headquarters yesterday. Gaskin said the AFC has also written [...]
Legislation for Special Select Committee today
Access to Information, Telecoms Bills… A key piece of legislation that will among other things, break the monopoly of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T), will be sent to a Special Select Committee of the National Assembly as early as today, government announced yesterday. During his weekly press briefing at the Office of [...]
HERO Inc. facilitate medical checkups for U17 Lady Jags
Guyanese preparing for CONCACAF C/ships next week By Franklin Wilson The National Under-17 team (Lady Jags) preparing for the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Championships, Group C matches was yesterday afforded medical checkups compliments of the Health and Educational Relief Organisation Inc. (HERO) Mission, formerly Health and Relief for Guyana. HERO, made up of Guyanese Doctors [...]
National Squad selected for Caribbean Senior TT C/ships
The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) has selected a quad to represent Guyana at the 53rd Senior Caribbean Table Tennis (TT) Championships, which begins this weekend at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. In a GTTA press release yesterday, it was stated that countries such as the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Guadeloupe, Barbados, Trinidad [...]
Lafluer, Beaton spur Guyana to first win
Regional U-19 One-Day cricket (2nd Rd) By Sean Devers Captain Ronsford Beaton took 4-28 and got support from Anthony Adams (3-29) and Jomal LaFluer who grabbed 2-26 and hit an unbeaten 53 to spearhead Guyana to an emphatic 9-wicket win against the Leeward Islands at Everest in their second round Regional Under-19 one-day cricket match [...]
Canada based Sara Vaughn excited to represent Guyana
Canada based footballer Sara Vaughn is keyed up, eager and rearing to become the latest Lady Jag to represent Guyana in the upcoming CONCACAF Under-17 World Cup qualifying competition which will see Group C action being held here from August 17. Vaughn whose mother (Rebecca Vaughn) hails from the Ancient Country of Berbice and her [...]
GBTI sponsors Tennis Camp at Diamond
The Guyana Tennis Association (GLTA) in partnership with the Guyana Bank for Trade & Industry Ltd. will hold a Tennis camp for all ages starting this weekend at the Bank’s brand new Tennis Courts on the premises of its Diamond Branch, East Bank Demerara. The camp starts at 13:00hrs on Saturday August 13 and will cater for both [...]
Regional Radio coverage for matches
Jam Zone Masters’ Cup Round up … Teams announced By Sean Devers Its’ just one day to go before the Jam Zone Master’s Cup T20 cricket semi-finals and the cricket fever is fast becoming infectious across Guyana. Ticket sales for tomorrow’s two matches and Sunday’s games at the Guyana National Stadium has ‘picked up’ [...]
