Drug deal goes sour…Kidnapped victim rescued, cop among four arrested
Victim had paid for drugs with copper instead of gold Excellent work by members of a police mobile patrol last evening resulted in the rescue of a Berbice man who was abducted yesterday morning in the Ancient County and held in a house at Eccles, East Bank Demerara. Paul Kirton, 28, must have been [...]
Schoolboy lied about being sodomised by cop
Investigations into the allegations of a schoolboy that he was sodomised by a policeman while staying at his home have taken an about turn, after it was discovered that the story was nothing but a fabrication. The boy reportedly recanted his story after two medical examinations revealed that he was never molested after all. [...]
Battered woman rescued by neighbour, steals tv
Bail was yesterday set at $80,000 for a woman who reportedly took advantage of a Good Samaritan that gave her lodging after she was allegedly thrown out by her spouse. The woman, 20-year-old Stacy Allen, of Lot 269 ‘C’ Field Sophia, was identified as a security guard. She appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s [...]
HSDU says no discrepancy in purchase of hydroclave but…$240M facility now costs $207M – Keith Burrowes
The Health Sector Development Unit (HSDU) is contending that there is no discrepancy in the cost of the Georgetown Public Hospital’s (GPHC’s) hydroclave system which was approved by the World Bank and the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB – Guyana). Executive Director of the Unit, Keith Burrowes, in a statement, said [...]
A peculiar passion for impeccable peccary pepperpot
Sunday afternoon I traveled up to Linden to ground with Lindeners on the opening of their Town Day, ascertain what the reception would be like for the Leader of the Opposition, and how the audience would take to the presentation of Nigel Hughes. One group of AFC personnel went towards the main event. [...]
WERE THE CONSULTATIONS MEANINGFUL?
There are media reports circulating that the Leader of the Opposition is likely to propose Mr. Aubrey Norton to fill the position of commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). A vacancy on GECOM arose following the death of Mr. Robert Williams who was one of the three opposition nominated appointees on the [...]
The law is being ignored
Henry Greene has been at the centre of calls for him to be charged with rape. The proponents of the charge insisted that he abused his office because he preyed on a woman who had gone to him for help. They had earlier said that they were convinced that he had raped the woman, [...]
Dem boys seh…Even de police get like de Bees
De police got a motto—Service and Protection. And nuff of dem living up to de motto. Dem serving demself and dem protecting de assets that dem tek from people. One of dem was dealing in drugs. He was providing cover fuh a drug operation. De man he protecting sell ganja to a man [...]
Govt. fumes over another round of ‘illogical’ opposition proposals
…as disjointed opposition manifests with renewed calls to cut Budget By Gary Eleazar The Parliamentary Opposition yesterday continued to reveal the fracture between the two parties as Alliance for Change (AFC) Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan, and A Partnership for National Unity (APNUs) Carl Greenidge both submitted motions proposing another round of cuts to the 2012 [...]
Influential public institutions should be even-handed in their criticisms
DEAR EDITOR, I had decided not to say anything public about the appalling, though not surprising, politics of the APNU and the AFC over the last few days. But I changed my mind when I read Stabroek News’ April 23, 2012 editorial (APNU’s deals with the government). The editorial waded into APNU for secretly [...]
Mini red-letter day at Parliament Building
DEAR EDITOR, The protestors, numbering a few hundred drawn from some ministries, carried placards denouncing the Alliance For Change (AFC) and its leader, Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan, for piloting a motion in parliament which would have had the effect of reducing the staff strength of contract workers within ministries. These workers, mainly contract workers, shepherded [...]
What is the delay in implementing the new rules and other measures?
DEAR EDITOR, I read with amazement in last week Monday’s issue of the Kaieteur News that 6,000 cases are pending, and several reasons were given for the inordinate delay. It is very embarrassing at this age – after nearly 46 years of independence and more than four decades as a Republic – that [...]
Beware of the ‘one-size-fits-all’ solutions to performance management
DEAR EDITOR, The Trinidad & Tobago-based consulting group continues, unfortunately, to befuddle Guyanese readers of Stabroek Business (ref. p5B of 20/04/12) with their ‘one-size-fits-all’ generic solutions to practical management issues that must be contextualized, lest we do more harm than good by any such generalized, ‘text-book’ approach. With all due respect, I believe that [...]
Poor maintenance of No. 63 Beach
DEAR EDITOR, This letter is a letter of great concern, since it deals with people who have authority over the No. 63 Beach and are doing what they feel like, not what they are expected to do or should I say, have to do as it relates to finance and management of this [...]
Bowling Shane! Shillingford gives Windies the edge
ROSEAU, Dominica – For 15 odds years, a leg-spinner with the christian name Shane terrorised batsmen around the World, bowling Australia to memorable Test victory after memorable Test victory. On Monday, an off-spinner with the same christian name gave the Australians a bit of come uppance and a taste of the misery that the [...]
GFF Inter Association U16 tourney…Upper, West Demerara & East Coast record wins
A total of 25 goals were scored in four matches when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Under-16 Inter Association competition continued over the weekend. Recording the biggest win was Upper Demerara who hammered Essequibo 12-0 at the Uitvlugt Community Centre Ground. Shane Luckie found the nets on five occasions (6, 7, 13, 40, 71); [...]
Rose Hall Town Bakewell beat Young Warriors to reach semis
Memorex/Leslie Amsterdam Memorial U17 cricket… Rose Hall Town Bakewell has reached the final four along with No.70 Young Star, Police and Albion Community Centre of the 2011 Memorex/Leslie Amsterdam Memorial Under-17 cricket competition in Berbice after they defeated Young Warriors by 7 wickets in their quarter final recently. Playing at the Rose Hall [...]
Hikers defeat GCC 2-1 and Saints succumb to Airbenders 1-0
Hikers also defeat All Greys 3-0 and Old Fort and Saints draw 1-0 With teams fired up for victories, the second round of the John Fernandes 2nd Division League Competition started off with a bang when Hikers came up against the Bourda Boys. The clash opened with Hikers jumping into the lead when [...]
NBS 2nd div. 40 over cricket…Beharry’s 90 & 5-32 propels Young Warriors quarters, No.48 Challengers also through
A brilliant performance by former Berbice all-rounder Anil Beharry guided Young Warriors past Kennard’s Memorial by 93 runs and in the process sealed their place as one of the first teams to advance to the quarter finals of the 2011 New Building Society Second Division 40 over cricket competition in Berbice. In the playoff [...]
14 overseas-based Boyz for Guyana game
HEAD coach Theodore ‘Tappa’ Whitmore has summoned 14 overseas-based players for a friendly international against Guyana slated for the Montego Bay Sports Complex on May 18. Among them are the Waftord pair of Nyron Nosworthy and Adrian Mariappa, whose availability is subject to their Jamaican immigration and citizenship documentation verification. Others invited are [...]
Reis wins Torginol Paint Golf tourney
High handicappers ruled the course on Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Club for the Torginol Paints Tournament. With light rough, slick greens and tricky pin placements the lower handicapped players failed to shoot low. It was Clifford Reis who ended up with an impressive 87, off a handicap of 21, for a winning [...]
Food for the Poor and St Francis in million dollar donation to Berbice Police
Assists with sports gear and other equipment Food for the Poor Guyana Incorporated and the St Francis Community Developers in Berbice continued their benevolence with a million dollar donation to the Berbice B division of the Guyana Police Force (GPF). The Police in Berbice (B Division) was the recipient of a number [...]
Ageday to redeem himself
Chavez Ageday will be looking to redeem himself at the National under-23 Games Sunday at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary after facing a shocking defeat from University of Guyana’s student, Elton Bollers which left spectators and athletes dumbfounded. The defeat from the 19 years old athlete, who once ran for Royal [...]
Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal Football Competition…Quarter-finals on tonight in Linden
This year’s Linden edition of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal Football Competition in Linden has reached an interesting stage where only the best of the best survive as teams make the tactical and technical improvements in their quest to cart off the top prizes at stake. Today, the quarter-finals will be played at [...]
GFF Super League…Den Amstel 1 Buxton United 0; Pele 1 Victoria Kings 0
When competition in the Guyana Football Federation Super League, sponsored by FIFA under the Win in CONCACAF with CONCACAF Initiative continued over the past weekend, both East Demerara Football Association teams lost by respective 1-0 margins. Home advantage did not count in either case as both visiting teams earned full points to enhance their [...]
