Breaking News!!! Sharma banned for 4-months
- To go off air from Monday; workers to be laid off CNS TV Channel Six has been ordered off the air for four months starting Monday, owner Chandra Narine Sharma said today after meeting President Bharrat Jagdeo. This means that what is arguably the country’s most watched television station would be off the air [...]
Continental shelf issue…Guyana, Venezuela Foreign Ministers meet in T&T today
By Leonard Gildarie Amidst rising tensions in Venezuela over a move by Guyana to extend its continental shelf by a further 150 nautical miles, the two countries are set to meet today in Trinidad and Tobago to discuss the matter. The issue even had Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez warning that he will not allow “some [...]
Four-day trade show kicks off
– Suriname contingent boasts 20 exhibitors As has been the case since its inception in 1995, and its becoming an annual event in 2004, hundreds converged on the Sophia Exhibition Site as GuyExpo was officially declared open by President Bharrat Jagdeo last evening. This year the country’s biggest trade event is being held under [...]
Enterprise man detained after home goes up in flames
- had reportedly beaten, locked wife, kids in building earlier Police last evening detained a labourer from Enterprise, East Coast Demerara, whose wooden home went up in flames, hours after he was seen chasing his wife with a cutlass. Unconfirmed reports said that Rajendra Deonarine also known as “Jack” and “Deportee”, locked his wife [...]
Man sentenced to 17 years for killing girlfriend
- Victim was stabbed 35 times….. By Latoya Giles A 26-year-old man, who stabbed his 18-year-old girlfriend 35 times with a knife and ice pick, was yesterday sentenced to 17 years imprisonment by Justice Winston Patterson. Klaus Daniels had earlier pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter, for killing Stacy Ann Thomas, on March [...]
Deferment of Telecoms Bill… Litigation fears may have forced postponement – Luncheon
The eleventh hour deferment of a critical Bill that would have opened up the telecommunication sector for other investors could be blamed on, among other things, the very real possibility of litigation by the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T). This is according to government spokesman, Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon, who made this [...]
Freddie vs Jagdeo libel case…UN expert expected to be called as witness
By Latoya Giles UN Independent Expert on Minority Issues, Gay McDougall, is expected to be called as a defence witness in the Bharrat jagdeo libel suit against Freddie Kissoon, Kaieteur News and Editor Adam Harris. This disclosure was made by attorney Nigel Hughes yesterday when the matter continued before Justice Brassington Reynolds at the High [...]
Dem boys seh…Amaila money secret like State House
Guyana got money galore. Since dem boys blink is nuff millions spending and is not money that dem lending countries giving we. Is money poor people pay as VAT and as tax and money that some of dem was to get as pension but which de government keep. Dem have a word fuh that but [...]
Band on the run
We may still have bad things to say about the PNC, that is, those who knew it when it ruled Guyana. But the story of the PNC should include some important changes. First, the PNC was positively transformed by Desmond Hoyte. Secondly, the PNC is not the same party that was in power from 1964 [...]
MAKE ALL HYDRO DETAILS, STUDIES AND ESTIMATES PUBLIC
Guyanese must stay focused. They must not be diverted or distracted. These are serious times and the closing days for the Jagdeo administration. Now is the time for the opposition parties and the people of Guyana to be alert. Now is not the time to be blinded by the allure and promise of political power, [...]
GuyExpo is ideal place to showcase Guyanese creativity -Tourism Minister
Under the theme “Enhancing Growth Through Competitiveness” GuyExpo 2011,Guyana’s largest Trade and Investment Exposition saw Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Local and Foreign Exhibitors, Special Invitees, the head of state and members of cabinet amongst others at the ceremonial opening of the event last evening. The annual occasion, that showcases locally produced goods and services, [...]
Mingo says he never received land at Pradoville 2
Regional Ten Chairman Mortimer Mingo has denied ever receiving any land plot of land in the exclusive housing area popularly referred to as “Prado Ville 2” – located at Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara. Cabinet Secretary Roger Luncheon, on Wednesday, during the ongoing libel case in the High Court, had stated that Mingo was among several [...]
Masked men beat, rob Tain family
A Block 4, Tain, Corentyne, Berbice family is still in deep shock and trauma as they were badly beaten and robbed by four armed, masked men on Tuesday evening. According to Shaline Mohabir, she and her relatives, some of whom had come to visit, were sitting downstairs at the back of their home, frying chips [...]
Eurozone misdiagnosis
As the strains in the Eurozone intensify, the world is holding its collective breath to see if the steps being taken to address the crisis will pull the largest trading bloc out of its travails. A healthy Europe is critical for a healthy globe – including Guyana, since it is the destination for [...]
Rape accused goes free in High Court
Carl Alleyne Wren was yesterday found not guilty on three counts of carnal knowledge by way of unanimous verdict. The charges states that Wren had Carnal Knowledge of a girl under 12 years old between October 1-31, 2003, then on November 1-30, 2003, and lastly on February 1-29, 2004. The matter was being heard before [...]
Omai miner reportedly slain over illegal gun sale – police
Gold miner Jahave Browne was reportedly slain during an argument with another man over the sale of an illegal gun, police disclosed yesterday. A police official confirmed that investigators are in possession of reports that 23-year-old Browne was arguing with a man who had sold him an illegal, defective firearm before he was gunned [...]
Host Guyana to battle with Windwards on Opening Day
Georgetown, Guyana – Host Guyana will open their Regional Super50 campaign against the vastly improved and always feisty Windward Islands on October 19. The other opening day match will be joint defending champions Barbados going up against the Barbadian based Sagicor High Performance Centre Team which beat the West Indies in Dubai yesterday. [...]
HPC upstage West Indies in Dubai
McLean snatch career-best 5-19 Incisive fast bowling from 23-year-old Barbadian fast bowler Kevin McLean spearheaded the Sagicor High Performance Centre (HPC) to a six-wicket victory over the Daren Sammy led West Indies senior team in their 50-over encounter in Dubai yesterday to finish their tour unbeaten. Left-arm pacer Delron Johnson (3-17) took [...]
CI, Zeeburg, Lenora, All Youth in winner’s row
WDCA 40 overs cricket The West Demerara Cricket Association (WDCA) 40 overs cricket tournament continued last Sunday with victories for Cornelia Ida (CI), Zeeburg, Lenora and All Youths Sports Club. At the Cornelia Ida Ground the hosts batted first and compiled 248 with Guyana Under-15 player Akshaya Persaud contributing an attractive 77 [...]
RAF’s Variety Store Inter Jamaat T10 cricket
Matches continue on Sunday The battle for quarter final slots in the inaugural RAF’s Variety Store sponsored Hajjin Zeleena Rafeek Memorial Ten10 nationwide cricket tournament organized by the Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) will heighten this Sunday with five matches expected. The Cyril Potter College Ground will host three matches beginning at 09:00hrs [...]
New Amsterdam Constabulary are Town Week domino champs
Hosts, New Amsterdam Town Constabulary made sure that they placed themselves in order first as the brushed aside their opponents to win the annual Town Week domino tournament which was played on Monday last at the New Amsterdam Town Hall. The Constabulary team policed their environment effectively blazing to the winning total of [...]
Old Fort host Jagday at luncheon
Members of the Old Fort Hockey fraternity host internationally renowned Hockey Coaches’ Instructor, Shiv Jagday (centre), at a luncheon yesterday at the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club ‘Pit Stop’ bistro as part of the official’s scheduled visit. Jagday, who arrived in Guyana on Monday, conducted a Coaches Clinic as part of the [...]
Four more footballers from the diaspora chosen for the Digicel Academy
After four preliminary rounds and two days of Clinics, Digicel Kick Start Clinics Head Coach and England and Liverpool football legend, John Barnes, officially announced the four aspiring young footballers who have secured a place in the Digicel Academy following the inaugural year of the Clinics in New York’s Caribbean Diaspora Communities. The [...]
Coca Cola League continues on Sunday at Diamond Ground
With the season getting off to a wonderful start on Sunday last, teams on the East Bank of Demerara are fearing to continue battle when the Coca Cola Premier League organised by the East Bank Football Association (EBFA) set to continue this Sunday at the same venue with a double header. Banks DIH [...]
RSTC/TFS Charity horse race meet promises to be hectic
With just a few days away from race day, preparations have almost been complete and the hype has been created for the grand one-day Fund Raising horse race meet organised by the Rising Sun Turf Club in collaboration with the True Friendship Society this Sunday at the Club’s Track Arima Park, Rising Sun [...]
