Ramotar promises to revive bauxite industry, create 2000 new jobs
– Sam Hinds is Prime Ministerial candidate PPPC Presidential candidate Donald Ramotar last evening promised supporters that the PPP/C will return to power come November 28, during yesterday’s rally at the Lui Ken Pen Square on Burnham Drive, Linden, where he introduced the massive crowd to prime ministerial candidate Samuel Hinds. “We have already [...]
2011 General Elections…Religious Community now objects to GPSU’s observer status
Mere days after the Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) objected to the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) being granted observer status for the upcoming Regional and General Elections, the Inter Religious Organisation (IRO) has joined the fray. In a missive to the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Dr Steve Surujbally, the IRO primarily [...]
Miner dies after truck plunges into ravine
A 40-year-old miner was killed on Friday after the truck he was driving plunged into a ravine in the Mahdia backdam. Relatives said that Mark Anthony Hamid of Craig, East Bank Demerara and Diamond Housing Scheme, was trapped for several hours in the cab and passed away on the way to the Mahdia Hospital when [...]
Accused child killer placed in isolation after second prison attack
-‘he didn’t look as if he could harm a fly’ Accused child killer John Blanchard was only placed in isolation at the Camp Street Prison after receiving a second vicious beating at the hands of some inmates, an official confirmed yesterday. According to reports, Blanchard, currently on remand for the murder of two of [...]
APNU will bring about racial harmony in Guyana
- Roopnarine tells audience at Linden rally “Guyana will never progress, will never become a twenty first century country of which we could all be proud, until we get rid of the racial tension and the racial division..” Even intermittent showers and the threat of more rain could not prevent the huge crowd that assembled [...]
Dem boys seh…Sam fed up being bridesmaid
Is Sam again and he break a record. From de time he get de news he start fuh cry because he claim how he fed up being de bridesmaid. He want to be de bride. Dem boys seh is only two time he tun de bride and one time de wedding only last a day. [...]
Rajkumar vindicates prediction to win tournament
Digicel Golf Classic After predicting that his game is good enough to hold off the field on the final day of competition, Canada-based and first day leader Roger Rajkumar vindicated his earlier pronouncements by grabbing the Digicel Golf Classic title which ended yesterday, at the Lusignan Course. Starting the day with a handicap of 12 [...]
Browne, Forrester miss centuries, Legay bags 5-77
GCA’s Carib Beer, Heroes Cup cricket Rawle Browne continued his fine form for Police with an unbeaten 95, while GCC’s Winston Forrester (91) also fell short of his century yesterday on the final day of the latest round of action in the Georgetown Cricket Association’s (GCA) Carib Beer, Heroes Cup two-day first division cricket competition. [...]
Rain postpones Georgetown group Saturday night
- the action continues Wednesday in Albouystown Inclement weather postponed the 15 games in the Mackeson Smooth Moves 3-on-3 Tournament that were scheduled for the Burnham Basketball Court Saturday night, but the nation-wide event shifted to the Bartica yesterday before resuming in Georgetown. Heavy rainfall forced the organisers of the event to postpone the 15 [...]
Clive Lloyd honoured to have Super50 trophy named after him
- says regional cricketers must be fiercely competitive Gros Islet, St Lucia – “It’s a great honour,” is how Clive Hubert Lloyd describes his feeling about the West Indies Cricket Board decision to name the Regional Super50 winner’s trophy after him. “I’m delighted and what makes it very good as well is that the new Super50 [...]
APS are Wakenaam inter schools junior athletics champs
B House takes EISS inter house title Arthurville Primary School amassed 395 points to win the Wakenaam Inter Schools Junior Athletics championship on Friday at the Wakenaam Community Centre ground. Sans Souci Primary came second with 374 points, while Maria’s Pleasure placed third with 88. Following are the champion athletes for various categories of events. [...]
Hendricks XI triumph over Narine’s team to take Mohamed U-17 cricket title
Miles Hendricks XI defeated Lokram Narine XI by 20 runs to capture the Zaheer Mohamed 40 over U-17 cricket title recently at the Wakenaam Community Centre Ground in Good Success. In a match which was reduced to 30 overs due to early morning showers. Hendricks XI batted first and mustered 143-6 in their allotment of [...]
ECB and Trevor Benn clarify issue
The Essequibo Cricket Board met with pacer Trevor Benn recently and has clarified the issue pertaining to his non selection of the senior Essequibo Inter County on day team. According to a release from the ECB, Benn had indicated that he was no longer interested in representing the country due to his non selection. Public [...]
Pedestrian killed on way to party
A 65 year-old pedestrian heading to a birthday party was killed on Saturday after being struck by a car. The accident occurred on the Waller’s Delight Public Road just in front of the victim’s home. According to reports, Berti Baichu was pronounced dead on arrival at the West Demerara Regional Hospital at 20:30 [...]
APNU denies sidelining Mingo at Linden rally
The fact that Regional Chairman for Region 10 Mortimer Mingo was not present on A Partnership for National Unity’s (APNU) centre stage for the rally held in Linden on Saturday is nothing to shout about. This is according to several officials downplaying his role in the rally held in Linden despite the fact [...]
Another birthday passes with Sheema’s killer still free
– grief-stricken family has left her room untouched It’s now over a year since she was slain for her cell phone, but the members of her broken family have not relented in their quest for justice, even as top police officials seem to have no clue or care about the fate of [...]
Another Graduate Admitted to the Local Bar
Bernard Da Silva was admitted to the bar last Thursday by Justice William Ramlall. The new Attorney- at-Law has pledged “to always be guided by the high standards set by my predecessors.” Mr. Da Silva graduated from the University of Guyana and recently completed the LEC at University of West Indies Hugh Wooding [...]
Woman dragged down stairs, badly beaten by common law husband
A mother of three Myrna Lindie, was last night rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in a semi-conscious state after receiving severe blows about her face and head by the father of her children. Apparently, her alleged perpetrator and one of his friends dropped the woman off at GPHC at around [...]
Single parents graduate from skills training programme
Some 76 single parent women from Region Two, along with 176 youths are now equipped with varied skills which should enable them to be gainfully employed, thanks to a six month programme, initiated by the Board of Industrial Training. The total of 252 participants received their certificates last Friday, having been trained in Information Technology, [...]
Shot Guyanese doctor in stable condition in Jamaica
– bullet lodged near jaw The Mandeville, Jamaica medical fraternity has expressed shock at the shooting of their colleague, Guyanese gynaecologist Dr Linden Lord. Lord was shot by gunmen who attacked him last Friday night just as he was entering his yard in the Ingleside, Mandeville community. “We are bothered by the [...]
The outlandish depiction of women
The thoughts precede the actions By Michael Benjamin They say that a woman’s strength lies in her mouth and a man’s in his fists. Recent occurrences seem to add weight to this view when in response to the blows from their spouses, women ‘give them lip’ which oft times culminates with the death of the [...]
OIL IS THE AIM
Gadaffi was right. The West is primarily interested in oil and its actions in Libya were not so much about rescuing the people but about ensuring that it could get its hands on that country’s oil. As of 2001, two of the main oil producers remained in radical hands, Iraq and Iran. The [...]
THE AGONY OF THE FEET
“Just now you will start to wear the shoe box,” my father said, as I told him that my school shoes were ‘too tight’ for me and that I had to get a new pair. Poor man (in every sense)! He wore the same size seven for most of his life and I [...]
More consumers ‘buying local’- New GMC
Women’s Groups tapping into local market The demand for local products, particularly agro-produce, is increasing but consumers are only willing to ‘buy local’ if the quality is better or comparable to the foreign produce. This is according to Ida Sealy-Adams, Agriculture Business Development Officer, New Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC), who facilitated a Quality Control and [...]
Health Minister praises local media HIV/AIDS response
The local media has been doing nothing less than an outstanding task when it comes to its reports on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). At least this is according to Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, who noted that “I think that it is time that the UNAIDS recognize the contribution the media of Guyana [...]
