Breaking News….Chaos as Harbour Bridge collapses
By Leonard Gildarie and Keeran Singh Chaos ensued shortly before the rush hour yesterday morning, when a section of the Demerara Harbour Bridge collapsed, after two temporary pontoons located at the western end of the bridge sank, leaving thousands of commuters and vehicles stranded on both sides of the river. The pontoons were facilitating maintenance [...]
Five Guyanese advance to finals at Junior CASA
- DeGroot and Fung-A-Fat to square off for Girls U19 title Guyana has already secured one of the eight individual titles at the Caribbean Area Squash Association’s (CASA) Junior Caribbean Squash Championships and were to vie for three more in the finals of the tournament last evening at the Liguanea Club Kingston, Jamaica. Larissa Wiltshire, [...]
Deonarine, Fudadin named in West Indies squad for first Digicel Test against New Zealand
St. John’s, Antigua – The Selection Committee of the West Indies Cricket Board yesterday announced the 13-member squad for the first Digicel Test against New Zealand, starting on Wednesday, July 25, at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground. Guyanese Narsingh Deonarine and Assad Fudadin have been named in that squad following their recent performance against New [...]
Breaking News: Demerara Harbor Bridge collapses
Pandemonium broke out on the Demerara Harbour Bridge at around 06:45 hrs today after a section of the structure collapsed. No one was injured but the bridge has been closed, resulting in hundreds of commuters being left stranded. The damage occurred at the western end of the bridge. Minibus driver Clyde Clarke told Kaieteur News [...]
Rohee dismisses call for his resignation
- says “My conscience is very clear on this matter…I will not run in a cupboard and hide”. Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee, has admitted to having a strategy/briefing session with the Commissioner of Police (ag) Leroy Brummel and then Commander of the E&F Division, Clifton Hickens, among others, on the day before the [...]
Pleasant interaction as World renowned bodybuilder, Hugh Ross, hosts interactive night
It isn’t often that Guyanese can ‘chuck’ a chest in the air and proudly hail local stalwarts. Indeed, there have been quite a few, most notably in the boxing arena when Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis distinguished himself among his peers several years ago with a knockout victory over James Page that earned him the WBA welterweight [...]
“Label us Revolutionaries not APNU or AFC”
“If they want to label us, call us revolutionaries because that is who we are.” The words of Linden teacher Jason Figuero, as he delivered an emotional address to thousands of Lindeners at a rally on Saturday night. “It angers me that in our time of struggle and hardship, in our time of mourning the [...]
Teenager’s skull crushed by falling concrete stairway
An Enterprise, East Coast Demerara family was plunged into a state of shock when a concrete stairway fell, crushing the skull of a 17-year old boy yesterday morning. Travis Mangal, a former student of the Golden Grove Secondary School was standing under the solid internal concrete stairway of his cousin’s unfinished house at Coldingen when [...]
Essequibo man hangs self after killing wife
A 23-year-old man hanged himself after he killed his wife at Riverstown backdam on Sunday afternoon. The murdered woman is 22-year-old, Rohanie Tagewanttie, a/k “Vado”, formerly of Anna Regina Housing Scheme and of Riverstown Village, Essequibo Coast. Her husband’s name was given as Rabinandan Ramadohar a/k Ricky, 23. Tagewanttie’s elder sister Shalanie, a nurse, said [...]
14-year-old perishes at Splashmins’ Fun Park
A 14-year-old De Willem Secondary School Student, Kevin Ram, died at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre while receiving medical attention after he was pulled from the creek at the Splashmins’ Fun Park yesterday afternoon. Another lad identified as Paramdev Nanan who was also pulled from the water at the same creek is said to be in [...]
Three Brazilians perish after ‘Draga’ sinks in Cuyuni
The bodies of three miners from a five-man Brazilian crew were recovered late yesterday afternoon after their river mining vessel, a Draga C11, owned by one of their countrymen called ‘Shagga’ capsized and sank near the Tiger Island point, lower Warudi area, in the Cuyuni River, on Saturday Night. Reports indicate that the three persons, [...]
Hackett wins Trophy Stall Golf tourney
The inclement weather failed to dampen the spirit of local golfers as they battled in the Trophy Stall Medal Play golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club Saturday. Former President Brian Hackett emerged winner with a net 65 from a gross 91 playing off 26 handicap. He edged out Troy Cadogan on a countback after [...]
Dem boys seh… Nuff people gon go hungry
Dem have people who does pay money fuh exercise; dem got those who does tek time off fuh go pun de seawall and run or walk. Everybody know that exercise does mek people healthy. Now dem Linden people forcing nuff people fuh exercise but de people ain’t like it. Dem boys seh that wha really [...]
CCTV footage of Linden killings believed destroyed in Secretariat Fire
….as formal murder report is lodged against Police … By Gary Eleazar A formal report of “Murder” has been lodged with Police authorities in Linden by the families of the three men who were killed on Wednesday last during protest action in the mining town. The report was lodged by families of the three persons [...]
Linden killings… AFC member fears implicated ranks may have handled evidence at scene
“If the ballistic evidence has been handed over to the police under the command of one of the principal suspects, then the integrity of the evidence was in serious jeopardy. In local terms, we asking the cat to watch the milk and expect it to be there when we are ready for it…” – Nigel [...]
Female pastor is Guyana’s latest centenarian
By Abena Rockcliffe Saturday Dorothy Morris celebrated her 100th birthday. “Praises to the Great I am. He has blessed me tremendously,” said Morris as she reflected on her years. Morris who now resides at 152 Duncan Street, Newtown, said that she was a seamstress in her younger days but “more importantly, I was the first [...]
HRC host successful Fitness Walk
With the aim of adding their bit to the national call for Guyanese to adopt healthy lifestyles, the Hugh Ross Classic Committee yesterday held a fitness walk around the outer circuit of the National Park to encourage their fellow to maintain such a positive attitude towards remaining healthy. Led by Hugh Ross and Banks DIH [...]
UNTIL THE COWS COME HOME
Two peanuts walked into a bar and one was a salted. A sandwich walked into a bar. The bartender said, “Sorry, we don’t serve food in here.” A ham sandwich walked into a bar and began to order. The bartender interrupted him with, “We don’t serve ham sandwiches here.” The sandwich said, “That’s all right, [...]
I saw the Arab Spring in Linden Saturday night?
Did you see clips of the Arab Spring in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and now in Syria? If you did, then strange sensations would have permeated your mind as you walked into Linden last Saturday. Right in front of your eyes were pictures, vivid photographs of the Arab Spring in a town in Guyana named Linden. [...]
Business community hugely affected by protest – PSC
- access in and out of Linden difficult The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is calling on relevant parties to have meaningful talks on returning Linden to normalcy, taking into consideration the adverse social and economic impacts the unrest there has on the community and the country as a whole. The protest in the mining town, [...]
Transitional House calling for more government support
- says appeals to Social Services Ministry being ignored By Leon Suseran The head of Transitional House in New Amsterdam is appealing to the government and its related agencies for more assistance. Transitional House, situated at Lot 31 Queenstown, Greater New Amsterdam, is a shelter for abuse victims as well as substance abuse victims. It [...]
No political will for national unity
With the Congress of the PNCR now just days away, we can expect some amount of grandstanding and histrionics from those who are looking to impress at this event. Candidates will have to “big up” selves, in order to look good in front of delegates who will be expecting that the main opposition party will [...]
Accident claimed life of policeman’s son
An accident which occurred around noon at Lamaha and Camp Streets yesterday has claimed the life of one person while the other person is left nursing critical wounds at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). Dead is 20 year old motorcyclist Alwin Carlos Thomas of Rabbit Walk, Eve Leary a former employee at Pegasus Hotel. [...]
Humphrey ousts defending GBTI Open Champion
Gentle & Sukra have epic battle The women stole the show on Saturday at the GBTI Open as Berbician Carol Humphrey first ousted defending champion Aruna Ramrattan in straight sets, while Shawna Gentle edged Krystal Sukra in what was the best match of the tournament so far in the other Ladies semi-final match. In the [...]
Police remember 56 slain police ranks
Yesterday, family, friends and colleagues of the 56 police ranks who were slain while serving the Guyana Police Force gathered at the Place of Fallen Heroes, Eve Leary where they remembered and honoured them. On the occasion, Acting Commissioner, Leroy Brumell, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee, family and friends and other senior ranks laid wreaths [...]
