Freddie vs Jagdeo court battle begins
- Court told Ambassadors, heads of key state agencies all Indians - Luncheon claims Govt. impartial By Latoya Giles The highly published and much anticipated court battle – President Bharrat Jagdeo vs. Kaieteur News Columnist Frederick Kissoon – got underway yesterday with Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon being the first [...]
Speeding car flies into upper flat living room
A family of three got the shock of their lives early yesterday morning when a car smashed into the upper flat of their two-storey house at Lot 35 Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara (EBD). The driver of the burgundy motorcar, PJJ 6704, was heading south along the East Bank Demerara (EBD) Highway when he lost [...]
Ed Ahmad indicted on US$50M bank fraud
– faces maximum of 30 years if convicted A federal grand jury in Brooklyn, USA, has returned an indictment charging Guyanese businessman Edul Ahmad with participating in a mortgage fraud scheme, in which he and others fraudulently obtained more than US$50 million in loans. The indictment alleges the defendant conspired to defraud financial institutions, [...]
Dem boys seh…..Rat get more troublesome
Rat don’t done. Dem ain’t satisfy wid politics; dem gone and attack a man in de North West. De man lie down in de mortuary dead as a nit. Hat didn’t save he because dem rat attack. Dem eat he eye, he nose he face and of all de things, he pleasure tool. [...]
Employees prime suspects in Konawaruk double-murder
-police The father and son who were slain at a Konawaruk mining camp were apparently murdered by some of their colleagues and not by bandits as was first reported. A police official disclosed that investigators have the names of some of the suspects in the brutal killings, but have not yet located the individuals. The [...]
Popular Robb St. businessman found murdered in home
By Latoya Giles The Robb Street business community was left in shock and disbelief after the owner of Rachpaul’s Drug Store, was found murdered in his home early yesterday morning. The bound and gagged body of 84-year-old Harold Rachpaul, of 75 Robb Street, was discovered next to his bed by his [...]
Cops to charge couple, teenage son
$300M cocaine bust… - Attorney Police have indicated that they will charge Haslington New Scheme residents, Leonard Bacchus, his wife and teenage son, in connection with the recent $300M cocaine find at their home. Bacchus and his spouse are also likely to be charged for the ammunition that investigators found on their premises, [...]
US$42M electricity upgrade project launched
– includes 110km transmission lines, 7 sub-stations, modern control room Government yesterday unveiled a major US$42M ($8.4B) project that will see the replacement of 110km of faulty electrical transmission lines between Berbice and Demerara and the building of several sub-stations and a state-of-the-art control room linking them. The Chinese-funded project will be one [...]
Preparations for fifth Guyana Fashion Weekend heating up
– CEO says magazine almost completed By Sean Devers Preparations for this year’s Guyana Fashion Weekend (GFW) is heating up and according to CEO of the event, Sonia Noel, the committee is working on a fifth Anniversary Special Edition Magazine which should soon be completed. “Photo shoots have begun, graphic [...]
Alleged fraudster remanded
Twenty-six year-old Vishaul Ramoutar, who is before the court on a fraudulent conversion charge, was yesterday remanded to prison until September 9. When Ramoutar appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, he heard that between February 1 and February 28, 2009, Ramesh Mahadeo gave him a quantity of goods worth $5M, to [...]
Bicycle thief jailed for five years
A man with a penchant for other people’s bicycles appeared yesterday before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton where he was arraigned on the charges of robbery under arms and larceny, and subsequently jailed for five years. When Devon Semple made his appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, he heard the allegation that on February 26 at [...]
Shilpa Shetty here for Jamzone Bollywood concert
Bollywood superstar Shilpa Shetty arrived in Guyana yesterday ahead of this evening’s Jamzone Bollywood Concert. Speaking at a press conference at the Princess Hotel, Shilpa said it was a “huge compliment” for her to be the star for the first-ever Bollywood Night on the Jamzone calendar. She said it was heartwarming that people in Guyana [...]
Local demands must be satisfied before export – Govt.
Lumber shortage affecting housing boom… Rising prices and shortages of locally manufactured building materials have forced government’s intervention, with a critical meeting set for Monday. Yesterday, the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC), an agency under the Ministry of Agriculture, denied reports that there is currently a ban on the export of logs or lumber. [...]
Hemodialysis to be available at GPHC – Health Minister
Persons in need of Renal (kidney) Replacement Therapy (RRT) should be relieved to know that the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) will soon be offering Hemodialysis, free of cost. Hemodialysis is a method for removing waste products such as creatinine and urea, as well as, free water from the blood when the kidneys [...]
ECHO conference targets businesses, gets poor response
The Environmental Community Health Organization (ECHO) yesterday hosted an environmental conference targeting the business community and consumers. In addition to the poor representation from the Private Sector Commission (PSC), the body’s Chairman, Ramesh Dookhoo, who was slated to speak on the approaches used by local corporations to ensure the integrity of the health of [...]
Govt. could hire foreign company to run Skeldon estate
- Persaud said offers in from China, India The government yesterday bluntly admitted that the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) does not have the management expertise to run the Skeldon Sugar factory and is seriously looking at hiring either a foreign company (Chinese or Indian) to manage the estate. The Minister of Agriculture Robert [...]
Kartel alleges death threats….again
– Fails to show up for Jamzone concert Jamaican Dancehall entertainer, Adidja “Vybz Kartel” Palmer failed to turn up in Guyana for the Regional Night of this year’s Jamzone Summer Break amidst alleged death threats made against the artiste. Kartel was booked to perform last night at the National Stadium along with the Gully [...]
Budding engineer secures 12 grade ones at CSEC
Seventeen -year-old Joshua Seepersaud has every reason to be a proud young man at the moment. The New Amsterdam Multilateral Student secured 12 grade one passes with nine distinctions at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. The budding engineer from Lot 6 Betsy Ground, East Canje cannot be any prouder, since his results have [...]
Chung wins Fourth CRTTF Women’s Singles title
-Guyana gets thumbs up for hosting tournament By Edison Jefford Trinidad and Tobago’s French-based table tennis star, Rheann Chung won her fourth Caribbean and Regional Table Tennis Federation (CRTTF) Women’s Singles title yesterday afternoon, and Guyana was given thumbs up for hosting the 2011 tournament. Chung came from behind to beat the Dominican [...]
Jam Zone Masters’ Cup winners receive prizes
Tournament hailed as a tremendous success The Universal DVD Berbice Titans again proved that home grown talent, unity and plenty of hard work and focus are key ingredients to getting the job done. There are signs that the thread on the fabric of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB), Guyana’s best run cricket board, [...]
Pele, Western Tigers & others receive prizes; tourney deemed a great success
GT&T FastBall Football… Following what has been described as a ‘Great Success’ the winner and other top performers of the inaugural f the GT&T FastBall knock-out football competition received their cash prizes for their performances throughout the tournament. Emerging as the only unbeaten team in the tournament which attracted 207 teams, the most [...]
3rd Annual BCB/Scotia Bank cricket Academy starts Monday August 29
The Third Annual Berbice Cricket Board/Scotia Bank Academy is set to commence on Monday August 29 at the Area ‘H’ Ground, Rose Hall Town with over 60 of the County’s most promising junior players expected to participate. The four-member Coaching staff will be headed by Senior Coach Julian Moore. Sharing the main aims of [...]
Women Football tourney fixed for Bartica
The Mineral Promotion in collaboration with the National Association of Women’s Football and Solid Gold will be hosting a female football tournament at Bartica Community Centre Ground from Thursday August 25 to Saturday September 3. The tournament will see ten matches being contested among teams taken from Groups A (Eagles United, Georgetown; Star Girls, [...]
Cecil Smith impresses in hectic workout as Friday night fights loom
When he appeared on ‘Boxing Revue,’ Wednesday night last, to update viewers of his progress for the imminent Friday night fights slated for Friday August 26 next at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH), Cecil Smith promised his fans that he would be prepared for anything his opponent, Revlon Lake has to offer, on [...]
Banks DIH on board with Guyana Cup Horserace Meet
Local beverage giant Banks DIH is on board for Sunday’s 5th Annual Guyana Cup Horse Race Meet at the Port Mourant Turf Club Course on the Corentyne. Banks DIH presented the Champions Trophy and other incentives at a simple ceremony at Thirst Park Thursday attended by Guyana Cup Coordinator Melissa Chattergoon, assistant Meet [...]
