PLANS BEING HATCHED AGAINST KAIETEUR NEWS
We have learnt from very reliable sources of a plot to fabricate allegations against persons connected with this newspaper so as to lay the basis for them to be charged. This plot, we understand, has been hatched because of official concerns over the things that this newspaper has been exposing. We have been exposing the [...]
Soldier’s mother fears for his life
– accuses army of torturing her son By Dale Andrews The mother of a young soldier in the Guyana Defence Force has expressed concern for his safety following reports that he is being inhumanely treated while in custody at army headquarters, Camp Ayanganna. Avril Haley told Kaieteur News that she has received reports [...]
Mom, dad and son remanded over $300M drug bust
The three Haslington New Scheme residents who allegedly had over $300M worth of cocaine in their home were yesterday arraigned at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court, and appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs. Leonard Bacchus, his wife, Indranie Bacchus, and their 15-year-old son, were all charged in connection with a 67.2 kg cocaine find at their residence. [...]
Thief found with gunshot wounds hours after businessman opened fire on home intruders
Police on the East Coast of Demerara are probing a shooting incident which may have resulted in the wounding of a man, who is being described as a would-be thief, close to midnight on Sunday. The man was discovered lying on a dam with what appeared to be two gunshot wounds to his [...]
Dem boys seh …..People thiefing ways ketch up wid dem
When big people vex wid li’l children dem does tek advantage. Dem does knock dem same li’l children because dem can knock dem. But Guyana is a religious country and dem boys know bout dem bad ruler who try fuh pressure good people. In de Bible de bad king decide that because [...]
Lumber shortage delays several govt. contracts
– Exports by middlemen halted; little-used concessions to be seized By Leonard Gildarie A key meeting between logging companies and government to address high lumber prices and shortages on the local market has seen the administration yesterday announcing temporary measures that will restrict middlemen from exporting. It was a meeting that stakeholders, some worried [...]
Businesswoman robbed $2.8M on Water Street
- “I couldn’t even scream or holler. I didn’t know how me ain’t collapse.” A businesswoman was robbed of $2.8M yesterday while heading to a city wharf to pay suppliers for plastic tanks which she had previously ordered. The robbery occurred at 10:15hrs in the vicinity of Robb and Water Streets. “I couldn’t [...]
Kara Lord in Brazil for Miss Universe
Miss Guyana, Kara Lord, has arrived in São Paulo, Brazil, for the Miss Universe competition, which takes place on September 12. Lord, an aspiring psychologist, arrived to the cold weather, and news reports quote her as asking for the Brazilian summer – which actually begins five months from now, leading pageant website Global Beauties, [...]
Guyanese writer releases new book, ‘The Bread of Infamy’
By Leon Suseran Guyanese author and poet, Basant Raj has just published his fifth book, “The Bread of Infamy”. Mr. Raj, formerly of Ankerville, Port Mourant, and who now resides in New York, is presently in Guyana to promote his exceptional work, which he said is inspired significantly by real persons who still exist [...]
Court paves way for continuation of sand-loading for export
Justice Rishi Persaud has issued a temporary order paving the way for businessman Joseph Bhaskaran to continue loading sand for export at the controversial Coverden, East Bank Demerara loading facility. The order came in the wake of moves by Bhaskaran’s former business partners, Rodrigo de Paula and Marco Siqueira, both Brazilians, to bar him [...]
GAWU ready to be part of GuySuCo’s board
…but wants to have final say on representative The main sugar workers’ union, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) says it stands ready to be part of the board of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) but wants to have the final say on its representative. GAWU has been criticised in the past [...]
Cops haul in several vehicles at Providence
– majority heading to Jamzone with ‘fake’ passes Police detained several vehicles at the Providence Station compound on Sunday, after the drivers were reportedly found with bogus ‘out of zone’ passes. However, many of the drivers, most of whom were headed to the Jamzone event being held at the Splashmin’s Resort, claim that [...]
Laptop supply bids still being evaluated
The Evaluation Committee looking at bids for the supply of laptops under the one Laptop Per Family (OLPF) project, has not completed its work, Minister of Labour Manzoor Nadir said yesterday. Nadir has been tasked with overseeing the implementation of the project, under which the government intends to distribute 90,000 laptops to mostly poor [...]
Port Kaituma plane crash-landing…Investigating team returns to site today
A team of investigators is expected to return to the site at Port Kaituma where a Trans Guyana Airways plane crash-landed on Saturday last. According to an official from the Civil Aviation Authority, the team will determine whether or not the wreckage should be brought to the city for further examination. This publication was also [...]
Cops seek security guard in drug store owner’s murder
Police are trying to locate a security guard who may have vital information about the murder of 84-year-old drug store owner Harold Rachpaul, who was found strangled in his home last Friday. Kaieteur News understands that the guard had worked at a Robb Street establishment near Rachpaul’s Drug Store. Sources said that he was [...]
40 teachers receive training on health, family life education
In equipping students with the requisite knowledge and skills to sensibly confront the social challenges in society, 40 teachers yesterday participated in a one-day training workshop on the effectively implementation of the Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) programme in schools. The training is a follow-up from a similar initiative held last [...]
Highway flip!
This vehicle ended up in a canal as its occupants made their way to Jamzone festivities on Sunday. The accident occurred at about 1pm on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway. No other vehicle was involved. The driver claimed that he lost control after the front tyre blew out. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured.
Pensioner killed while sitting on donkey cart
A 65-year-old man became the country’s latest road fatality when he was struck by an out-of-control sports utility vehicle. Steven Coppin of Bengal Farm, Corentyne, Berbice, was pronounced dead on arrival at the Skeldon Hospital minutes after he was picked up from the Number 45 Village Public Road. Police said that around 19:45 [...]
Stalled $600M complex could be completed by year-end
- Nadir The multi-million-dollar complex being constructed at High and Princes Streets, where the Guyana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) was once located, could be completed by year-end, Minister of Labour Manzoor Nadir said yesterday. The building has been under construction for some three years. The original contract sum was $600 million. Construction was put [...]
Missing fishermen still not accounted for
The search is continuing for five missing fishermen who went out to sea since August 6. Up to press time they had still not been located. Missing are Khemraj Dhanpat, 42, called Manohar or Rajin, who was the boat captain and a married father of four, of Number 64 village; his brother Narine Dhanpat, [...]
Indian footballers here to tangle with ‘Golden Jaguars’ tomorrow at the National Stadium
The exploits of great Indian cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar’s and Mahendra Dhoni among others are a joy to behold and have established that country as one of the great cricketing nations. Hardly anyone would have thought that that Asian country is also a very important member of FIFA, the world governing football body. This reality [...]
Imran ‘Magic’ Khan has his eyes on an Olympic Gold medal
From street fighter to accomplished boxer Ten years ago, while liming in the ghetto, a skinny youth from that area became engaged in a brawl with one of his village mates. This was not the first such occurrence but it was so brutal that the young man’s father instructed him to join a gym [...]
Donut Prince Crowned King for Guyana Cup 2011
Jumbo Jet stable is champion stable By Samuel Whyte Donut Prince of the Colin Elcock stable had everyone shouting its name as most Turfites were left in awe and some in bewilderment at the conclusion of the feature C class Event (being downgraded from A) of the Fifth Annual Guyana Cup horserace meet which [...]
DCC commence second cricket camp
According to Calvin Roberts, Public Relations person of the project, the Queenstown based Demerara Cricket Club (DCC), home of West Indies legends such as Clive Lloyd and Lance Gibbs, yesterday commenced their second annual two-week cricket camp under the guidance of head coach and former national off-spinner Gavin Nedd. In his brief remarks, the [...]
Malinga sets hat-trick record as Sri Lanka win
Colombo, (AFP): Fast bowler Lasith Malinga took a record third hat-trick as Sri Lanka secured a consolation four-wicket victory over Australia in the fifth and final one-day international on Monday. Malinga removed Mitchell Johnson, John Hastings and Xavier Doherty to become the first bowler to take three hat-tricks in one-dayers as Sri Lanka dismissed [...]
