Stepfather disappears…In Cummings Lodge child molestation case
Both the Ministry of Human Services’ Child Protection Agency and the police have commenced investigations into yet another reported case of child abuse. This one has been rocking the village of Cummings Lodge on the East Coast of Demerara. This newspaper first learnt of the alleged abuse, involving three sisters ages nine, seven and five, [...]
Shot Mahdia businessman …Residents call for thorough investigation
Residents of Mahdia are calling on the police to carry out a thorough investigation into the shooting of one of their own, businessman Roger Hinds. Hinds was shot twice during a robbery Tuesday evening while he was sitting in a pickup vehicle on Durban Street, Lodge. Up to late last evening there was no arrest. [...]
Dr. Moti Lall will be missed – President Ramotar
– signs Book of Condolence President Donald Ramotar yesterday signed the book of condolence for former Chairman of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), Dr. Moti Lall. President Ramotar said that he knew Dr. Lall since in the 1960s and he has been a stalwart in the People’s Progressive Party. “He worked very hard [...]
Timber company workers claim $20M in unpaid salaries
…allege bankruptcy An estimated 150 workers of Tigerwood Guyana Incorporated are claiming that they are owed $20M in unpaid salaries. A senior official of the company is uncertain if or when the workers would be paid. The workers have lodged a complaint with the Ministry of Labour, but say they are being pushed around. The [...]
Antigua opposition calls for PM to explain Guyanese lawyer appointment
The Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ALP) says the statement by Attorney-General, Justin Simon, that the appointment of Guyanese attorney-at-law, Sanjeev Datadin as a “special constable’’ by the Police is wrong and “null and void”, confirms that the almost eight-year long IHI investigation is entirely politically motivated. Datadin’s appointment recently as a “special constable” [...]
Integrity Commission…Govt. officials complying-Teixeira
By Gary Eleazar Gail Teixeira, the Presidential Advisor on Governance, yesterday blamed former Opposition Leader, Robert Corbin, for stalling the appointment of a Chairman of the Integrity Commission. She also alluded to some possible amendments to the Substantive Act and lamented the prolonged gestation period for the Bill—some 50 years, she said– before its passage. [...]
15,000 GWI customers disconnected over last two months
- service restoration can cost over $30,000 Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has disconnected an estimated 15,000 customers in the last two months as the utility company moves to recover outstanding payments. A further 85,000 customers risk having their service disrupted if payments are not made as soon as possible. The campaign for outstanding water charges [...]
Shot businessman loses kidney
A businessman escaped death when a bandit shot him in the left side abdomen before relieving him of his gold chain Monday night at Savage Street, North Ruimveldt. Felix Alleyne, 37, has a bullet lodged in his spine. The single gunshot has damaged one of his kidneys, which was subsequently removed by the doctors [...]
Caribbean Airlines crash…Pilot landed badly-preliminary findings
As was suggested at the beginning, a bad landing by the pilot has been blamed for the late July Caribbean Airlines crash at the country’s lone international airport. “At this stage it appears that the primary contributing factor in this accident was that the aircraft made a long landing and touched down with insufficient [...]
Vaccine to protect girls from cervical cancer launched
- to cost Guyana US$14 each The Ministry of Health yesterday launched an ambitious project to slash the incidence of cervical cancer, which kills an estimated 80 Guyanese women annually. An 11-year-old girl was the first to receive the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine when the programme was launched at the East La Penitence Health [...]
Revetment collapses at Lonsdale koker
- fourth contractor now on the job Skepticism is mounting whether or not the Lonsdale, East Bank Berbice koker and revetment would ever be completed. According to residents in the area, the fourth contractor is now trying to complete the job and repair a huge section of the revetment which collapsed a few days ago. [...]
Illegal wildlife…Imports from Guyana, other countries, threaten U.S. Public Health
A collaborative study led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified proof of retroviruses and herpes viruses in illegal wildlife imports at several international airports in the U.S. The researchers looked at 44 animals – nine primates and 35 rats. They then used genetic techniques to essentially screen for viruses [...]
REDjet defends flight cancellations
Barbados (CMC)- Low-fares airline REDjet will introduce three new routes this year, while cancelling more than 50 – a move Chief Executive Ian Burns said is not due to financial troubles. Flights to Trinidad, Guyana, Jamaica and Barbados are among the 54 that would be affected when the changes are introduced from March 1. [...]
Guyanese, 17, living in Antigua since he was two, deported for theft
St. John’s, Antigua (Antigua Observer) – Chief Magistrate Joanne Walsh has ordered that a 17-year-old Guyanese national be deported from Antigua after he was convicted of larceny. The teenager appeared in St John’s Magistrates’ Court and pleaded guilty to stealing an 8500 Blackberry Curve cellular phone valued $1,086. According to the prosecution, the [...]
Mahdia Gold gets licence to reopen Omai Mines
Mahdia Gold Corporation (MGC) has received approval from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) to prospect for gold and precious metals in the Omai Mines, Region Seven. This was announced Tuesday in a media release by the company. With its prospecting licence, Mahdia Gold will now be able to open the Omai Mines site [...]
Three charges against James Bond dismissed
Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton on Tuesday dismissed three charges brought against attorney-at –law, James Bond, after the complainants in the matter revealed that they no longer wished to pursue the matter. Bond, who was represented by Defence Counsel, Patrice Henry, was alleged to have assaulted Adrian Wilman, causing him actual bodily harm. He was also [...]
Abductor says he is father of victim’s children
- remanded on four charges Police yesterday slapped four charges against a South Turkeyen man who is accused of abducting the mother of his children and allegedly robbing her family. The man, Sherwin Trotman, claimed that he was wrongfully charged since it was the relatives of his children’s mother who were making the allegations. Trotman, [...]
Senior cop loses $1M from Berbice police station
Police were last evening tightlipped on the loss of US$4,900 (about $1M) which reportedly went missing from the office of the Officer-in-Charge of the Central Police Station, New Amsterdam, sometime on Monday. The money, which reportedly was the personal property of the officer, was apparently left in a bag that also contained other documents belonging [...]
Decomposed body at Montrose koker … Mutilated body yet to be identified
The decomposed body of the man found at the Montrose, East Coast Demerara koker on Monday evening is yet to be identified. The mutilated body was discovered with the upper section, including the head, missing. The body was clad in a pair of camouflage pants. Fishermen said the torso appeared to have been eaten by [...]
Vagrants at the Georgetown Hospital
Accused children killer to undergo psychiatric evaluation
John Blanchard, after appearing before Magistrate Lesley Sobers at the Providence Magistrate Court, was yesterday granted an application made by his lawyer to have a psychiatric evaluation conducted. The request which was previously made by Defense Counsel Peter Hugh, was granted by the court as to determine whether the father is mentally fit to [...]
Digicel kicks off Mashramani
-“Mash fitness camp” launched Telecommunications giant, Digicel Guyana, has kicked off their Mashramani activities as the third and annual “Mash Fitness Camp” was launched at the Demerara Cricket Club on Tuesday. Digicel would usually host the activity several weeks before Guyanese celebrate Mashramani. Sponsorship and Events Manager, Gavin Hope, yesterday said that Digicel was pleased [...]
