The 911 number should never go unanswered
Dear Editor, On my way to work yesterday morning, I saw a well-kept elderly man sitting alongside Homestretch Avenue. I thought it was an unlikely place for him to be, but went about my own business. To my disbelief however, he was still there when I passed again after 5 pm; this time lying [...]
The organizers will not allow a Guyanese representative to win
Dear Editor, It is the talk around town that Miss Jamzone Guyana’s Representative Jovan Wilson, was not treated fairly, and that the organizers will not allow a Guyanese representative to win, because Jamzone has become a money making machine, subsequently, the crown will be given to a foreign delegate, to encourage countries to participate. [...]
A credible threat against Kaieteur News
Governments are known to respond, sometimes in a hostile manner, to naked criticisms of its operations. They always portray the impression that they are doing what is best for the people; that they know what a country needs and dispense these needs in an equitable manner; that the people for the greater part are [...]
APNU, AFC hoping to score cheap political points – GuySuCo
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has refuted accusations by major opposition parties over the directions of the entity. The Alliance For Change (AFC) and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) both criticized an announced decision of the government to hire either a Chinese or Indian company to run the troubled Skeldon sugar factory. In [...]
PROPERTY LAWS NEED TO BE REVISED
Not so long ago, a condemned building was destroyed by fire. As a result a number of persons who were unlawful tenants were left homeless. The place was a virtual squatters’ mansion with dozens of persons unlawfully occupying the property. Those affected by the fire received help from the government, private organizations and citizens. [...]
Full probe to be launched into matter
Gold miner’s police bribe claim… Following an article in yesterday’s edition of the Kaieteur News about police allegedly demanding money from a gold miner, a senior official of the Force has stated that the matter will be thoroughly investigated. This publication was contacted for the regulation number of the rank reportedly involved in the [...]
ECHO’s school recycling programme attracts private sector support
Some members of the private sector have responded to the Environmental Community Health Organization (ECHO)’s calls to contribute to a healthy environment. According to Royston King, Executive Director, Hemraj Kissoon of H&L Kissoon; Chandradat Chintamani of Demtoco; and Victor Netram of Netram and Sons Recycling Company, have pledged their support for the Georgetown Schools’ [...]
Issano murder… Reputed husband IDs victim’s body
Police are still questioning a man who they believe murdered Donna Lakeram at Semang, Issano, last Tuesday. The man was arrested soon after police at Issano responded to a report of the woman’s nude body being found near a mining camp she shared with her reputed husband, a dredge owner called ‘Yellow Man’. The [...]
Luncheon’s court admissions on non-Afro ambassadorial postings shocking – APNU
Revelations by a senior government official being grilled in an ongoing newspaper libel case, that very few Afro-Guyanese have been appointed as overseas ambassadors under this administration, do not surprise a major coalition front that will be participating in the upcoming national elections. According to A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), the disclosures by [...]
Voir dire commences in Den Amstel murder proceedings
The murder trial for a man accused of stabbing his reputed wife 12 times, continued yesterday before Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire. Charged with the capital offence of murdering his reputed wife Claudine Rampersaud is Dwayne Jordan. The incident occurred on June 14, 2007, at Clay Brick Road, Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara. The case is [...]
Companies disappointed with poor turnout at GGMC exhibition
This year, over 20 companies in the mining industry participated in the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) three-day National Mining Exhibition, displaying new and old technologies and services in the sector. The Exhibition was held on the lawns of the Ocean View International Hotel, East Coast Demerara, from August 22 to 24, and [...]
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 [...]
Luncheon grilled on govt. contracts, postings, policies and land awards
Freddie vs Jagdeo libel case… Lawyers for President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday failed in their bid to prevent Freddie Kissoon’s defence team from questioning Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon, on the award of contracts, as the libel case brought by the Head of State against the Kaieteur News columnist, the newspaper [...]
‘Tortured’ soldier released
– opts for honourable discharge A soldier, whose relatives had alleged that he was tortured, has been granted permission to leave the Guyana Defence Force. The permission was granted yesterday after Private Dane Wilson opted to leave as against being transferred to another unit. Wilson’s mother, Avril Haley, met with Chief-of-Staff (COS) Commodore [...]
Three firms bid $240M each to ‘supervise project’
EBD four-lane extension… A major project to continue the four-lane highway from Providence to Diamond, East Bank Demerara, is taking shape with bids to supervise the works opened on Tuesday. Three local companies are collaborating with foreign firms to oversee the contract, once it is awarded to them. The four-lane project is expected [...]
Woman raped, murdered
The murder rate in Guyana’s interior continues to climb with yet another killing, this time that of a woman. Police have indicated that they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Donna Lakeram of Second Avenue, Bartica who was reportedly stabbed and strangled by a man at Semang, Issano. Police said they [...]
‘Nothing to laugh about’ actress Shelly Bancroft dies
Local actress and teacher by profession 37-year-old Shelly Bancroft who was a cast member in the comedy show ‘Nothing to laugh about’ has died. Bancroft who was a Senior Mistress at Queenstown Secondary School passed away around 01:00 hours yesterday at the Caribbean Heart Institute. The dead woman’s father Noel Bancroft told this publication [...]
Grand opportunity for massive corruption – AFC
Foreign management for Skeldon factory… A proposal to hire either a Chinese or Indian firm to manage the multi-million-dollar Skeldon Sugar Factory may be a grand opportunity for massive corruption, the Alliance For Change (AFC) says. The political party also called for any decisions to hire overseas management to wait until after [...]
Dem boys seh…Dem a Watch Meh in jail
De man wah sing de song Dem a Watch Meh. He sing de song suh much that he win de Road March. Every time people hear de song dem dance. Dem didn’t understand that de man was telling dem that people really watching he. All dem prison warder de watching he from top to [...]
Two nice officers in a disgraceful police force in Guyana
Mark Benschop is a living testimony to what a police officer said to me when we were leaving the Brickdam lock-up. He said, “Freddie please don’t mention our names when writing about how nice we were to you in the lock-up. Don’t write about it at all, Freddie because we don’t want no [...]
The underdogs must show up big in the Super Eight
Kares Engineering/Bushy Park Sawmills 10/10 tapeball cricket By Edison Jefford As was indicated yesterday when we looked at two of the more formidable teams in the Super-Eight round of the nationwide Kares Engineering/Bushy Park Sawmills 10/10 tapeball cricket competition, in any sport there is always scope for upsets. While Albion and Pitbulls may [...]
Guyana beat India 2-1 in International friendly
A wonderful solo effort from the experienced Walter ‘Boyd’ Moore in the 62nd minute was enough to separate Guyana’s ‘Golden Jaguars’ from the touring India national team in their clash last evening at the National Stadium. Watched by a somewhat disappointing crowd that saw some heavy showers dampen the outfield in the opening [...]
Boxers signal intentions at ProAm Press conference
Barbados based boxing pugilist, Revlon Lake appeared in the studios of the National Communications Network (NCN) for the press conference to herald in the 17th edition of the ProAm boxing cards and promised to teach Cecil Smith a lesson in the finer arts of the sport. Cecil Smith sat one row away from Lake [...]
Courts to ‘Bring Value Home’ with 10k Road Run
With its dynamic slogan ‘Bringing Value Home’, Guyana’s largest home appliance and furniture store, Courts Guyana Inc. has teamed up with the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) to host the inaugural edition of the Courts 10km Road Race. The date for the mega race was identified as September 18 and the start and finish lines [...]
Chanderpaul eyes double century for Warwickshire
Guyana and West Indies left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul recorded an unbeaten ton yesterday in his second four-day game for English County Side Warwickshire and is eying a double century heading into the penultimate day today. After posting disappointing scores of one and duck in his first four-day game, the 37-year-old Chanderpaul finished undefeated on 167 in [...]
