Teen dies from perforated uterus – PM report
– Doctor performed illegal abortion The physician implicated in the death of 18-year-old Karen Bahdal performed the abortion on her illegally, since he is not licensed by the Ministry of Health to do medical terminations. The Health Ministry has a list of physicians who are authorized to perform medical terminations and health officials [...]
OP rallies behind Irfaan Ali
- property sits on land sold by GuySuCo, other lands at Leonora were sold to Ed Ahmad for $80M The government yesterday called the Kaieteur News report on the Housing Minister’s sprawling property at Leonora, West Coast Demerara “media excess” and “definitely not fair.” However, the government failed to offer any facts regarding [...]
Semen found strangled on murdered De Willem pensioner
A post mortem examination which was performed on the remains of 65-year-old Bebe Jahooral Banu has revealed that she died as a result of asphyxiation due to strangulation. The post mortem was done yesterday at the Ezekiel Funeral Parlour by Government Pathologist, Dr. Vivikanand Bridgemohan. A source close to the investigation also revealed that semen [...]
If exonerated, Greene can head police force again – Luncheon
-foreign investigators to complete probe by month-end Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, yesterday expressed the hope that the international investigators, who have been invited to investigate allegations of rape against Police Commissioner, Henry Greene, should complete their probe by month-end. Dr Luncheon, during a news conference at the Office of the [...]
Man beaten, dumped in grave yard
A Diamond man is in the hospital after he was allegedly attacked on New Year’s Day by a scrap iron dealer and dumped at a cemetery in the Albouystown area. The victim, Aaron Mohamed Esuph, 25, of Section C, Block Y, Diamond New Scheme, East Bank Demerara, is currently nursing a broken leg and other [...]
Police release on Bird, Sanders nothing but ‘political smear’
-former Antiguan Police Chief Former Commissioner of Police in Antigua, Rawlston Pompey, has described the police notice issued by the Antiguan government for Sir Ronald Sanders to present himself is “nothing short of a political smear.” Sanders, an international business consultant and newspaper columnist, was named along with former Antiguan Prime Minister, Lester Bird, as [...]
Bonfires of the pomposities
If any leader in 2011 displayed hubris, hauteur and was downright pompous to the people over which he ruled, it was President Jagdeo in Guyana. Whatever description we want to use to portray the year just gone by, one should not fail to include the dismissive attitude of this ruler. Throughout the year, Mr. Jagdeo [...]
Boosting the pass rate in Maths and English
Over the past five years, the government has been attempting a variety of things to improve education in Guyana. There was, for example, the remedial education programme that was conducted at a number of public schools. This was a costly exercise but the end result would have been very meaningful for Guyana. There would [...]
EVEN A SIGNED CONTRACT CAN BE RENEGOTIATED
In Antigua, the government of that country has foregone a Commission of Inquiry into a major contract signed by the previous administration. Instead that government launched a forensic investigation and arising out of that process a number of ‘persons of interest’ to the investigation had been identified. The contract in question was a [...]
Dem boys seh…People running to hide dem house
Shame is a thing that does mek people do strange things. And nuff thing does mek people shame. Irfaat shame when de Waterfalls paper print he house and question how he get it. He friends shame too because dem watch de house and dem feel that he do something funny fuh get de money [...]
Dr. Doobay’s wife murder accused dies in hospital
Murder accused, Mark Singh, succumbed at the Georgetown Hospital yesterday after suffering from what hospital and prison sources are calling a severe case of asthma. Kaieteur News was told that Singh was rushed to the hospital on Monday after complaining of feeling unwell. Singh who hails from Prince William Street, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara, [...]
Guyana out of Caribbean Twenty20
– GCB updates WICB on current impasse Georgetown Guyana – The controversy over the management of cricket in Guyana has reached a new head with the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) claiming it cannot field a team for this year’s Caribbean Twenty20 tournament. In a letter to the WICB, GCB secretary Anand Sanasie pinned the [...]
GCB issues statement clearing the air
GEORGETOWN – Officials of the embattled Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) have issued a stinging media statement defending their right to remain the governing body for the game in the country. GCB officials said in a media release that they hoped better sense would prevail and have described the allegations swirling around them as “controversies [...]
Sport Ministry invites GCB officials to Meeting on Monday
In a release sent by Permanent Secretary Alfred King, it was stated that, The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, acting in its capacity to explore and implement measures to ensure the consistent and efficient administration of cricket in Guyana and further to the request contained in its correspondence to the Guyana Cricket Board [...]
U20 Lady Jags ready for Cuba qualifiers following Mini-camp in Canada
Face Cuba, T&T & Puerto Rico from Saturday Guyana’s Under-20 Lady Jags will begin their quest to overcome the challenges that will be posed by host team Cuba, Trinidad & Tobago and Puerto Rico when the respective countries collide in the second round of Caribbean qualifying for the 2012 CONCACAF Under-20 Women’s Championship. The [...]
Mills football career dimmed for four months
An unfortunate defensive kick from Caledonia AIA’s goalkeeper on December 6 at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago left Vurlon Mills, one of Guyana’s gifted players on the grass helpless to be immediately rushed to the hospital and admitted for a surgery. The horrifying incident which occurred in the six yards box [...]
Boyce describes 2011 as “one of the best years for athletics”
President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG), Colin Boyce has described 2011 as one of the best years for local track and field with unprecedented successes on and off the track; he is of the view that the sport has garnered significant momentum. Boyce was yesterday speaking to Kaieteur Sport, who had asked [...]
BCB hosts Christmas activities
The Special Events Committee of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) under the chairmanship of Hilbert Foster held several activities to coincide with the 2011 Christmas season. The activities also concluded the BCB programme for the year which was described as highly successful. The Board donated food hampers valued at $60,000 to the fifteen [...]
WICB will allow court process to be completed before commenting on arbitration matter
St John’s, Antigua – In a release to the media the West Indies Cricket Board has noted a recent pattern of WIPA press engagements seemingly aimed at establishing a familiar unsavoury and antagonistic approach towards the WICB. The Board also notes WIPA’s comments relating to an arbitration matter. The release went onto state [...]
Ryan Crawford and Rising Sun Turf Clubs release racing dates
Horseracing takes a break with the racing season coming to an abrupt end due to the inclement weather which caused a postponement of the Season ending Grand Finale meet which was slated for Sunday 1st January at the Rising Sun Turf Club. Most of the stables, owners, trainers and other connections will be [...]
WHAT MANSION?” – Leonorians respond
Dear Editor, Please allow me to share my view and knowledge in response to the front page article of “Kaieteur News” on Sunday January 1, 2012. One would expect that at the commencement of a “New Year” any media house will publish “stories” that are “factual” and what can stand up to scrutiny since [...]
Time for change in the Police Force
DEAR EDITOR, In most mature democracies like the United States of America and the United Kingdom, criminal suspects are clearly cautioned and informed of their rights. In most jurisdictions a police officer must have probable cause for detaining a citizen and must at that time so inform the individual of the reason for detaining [...]
Nagamootoo is right for Speakership
Dear Editor, I disagree with the view, as reported by your newspaper, of APNU leader Mr. David Granger that “Mr. Moses Nagamootoo is not the best person for the position of Speaker” of the new parliament which is likely to be convened in about a week. Granger expressed the view that since Nagamootoo was a [...]
18 years of royalties due to Guyanese recording artistes
Dear Editor, Airplay royalty payments to Guyanese recording artistes and songwriters, registered with the PRS now ……..and other copyright bodies, was an annual fixture in Guyana until 1992. Radio stations are obligated to pay copyright agencies annual sums of money based on a log of songs played and calculated by duration of the songs when [...]
Evidently, no one cares
Dear Editor, Your newspaper’s report of December 31, 2011, “Teen dies after botched abortion”, is a painful statement, nearly seventeen years after Guyana introduced one of the most liberal abortion laws in the region. The teenager’s unfortunate and unnecessary death is a sad statement of the limits of even a very good law. But [...]
