Breaking News…Linden unrest continues… Joint Services, protestors clash again
-as defiant Lindeners block entrance to mining town By Leonard Gildarie Lindeners, ahead of a Presidential visit, today defied security forces, blocking a key entrance leading to that bauxite mining town and forcing Head of State, Donald Ramotar, to cancel a key visit. On Friday, Office of the President through the Government Information Agency announced [...]
Ramotar’s demand created tense atmosphere – Solomon Sharma
By Gary Eleazar Regional Chairman Sharma Solomon, speaking to this publication from a Linden location yesterday, reported that it was an “inflammatory statement” from Office of the President that triggered a negative reaction yesterday in the mining town. The Regional Chairman did emphasise that it is the inflammatory statements by Office of the President [...]
Fat cats unmasked… ‘Disgraceful’ OP operating ‘Dharm Shala’ for friends, cronies
…super salaries being paid to do little or nothing, “mostly nothing” – Moses Nagamotoo Attorney-at-law Moses Nagamootoo, who made headlines on Nomination Day when he defected from the Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) and campaigned for the Alliance for Change, says that the latest revelation coming out of Office of the President has vindicated [...]
PNCR 17th Biennial Congress gets underway…55 year-old Party charts renewed course for Govt. of National Unity
By Gary Eleazar The People’s National Congress Reform yesterday opened its 17th Biennial Congress at its Headquarters Congress Place. The highlight of this year’s Congress is expected to be the race for party leadership. Brigadier (rtd) David Granger’s challenge for the post of leader of the party is not a foregone conclusion. Chairman of the [...]
Man, 74, surrenders after killing stepson
A 74-year-old man has already surrendered his fate having admitted to fatally stabbing of his 34- year-old stepson. The man waited patiently for the police to arrive, 30 minutes after stabbing his stepson, Lakeram Persaud called ‘Boja’, 34, twice in his chest during an early morning argument at the two-storey house they shared with the [...]
UK ballistics expert willing to examine bullets removed from slain Lindeners
-AFC seeks clearance from Top Cop A United Kingdom ballistics expert is willing to come here to examine the bullet fragments that were extracted from two of the Linden victims. Alliance For Change (AFC) executive member, Nigel Hughes, said yesterday that the expert, Dr. David Robinson, had indicated his willingness to participate in the investigation [...]
Porter dies despite airlift to city
Orin Hutson, 20, was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) last evening, a few hours after a truck in which he was traveling, toppled, pinning him for almost one hour. The incident occurred around 03:00hrs yesterday at Puruni. Kaieteur News understands that Hutson, of Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, [...]
Man beats peacemaker
A man was yesterday placed on self bail after appearing at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer a charge of assault. The man, 43-year-old Paul Louis of Lot 43 East Ruimveldt, was placed on bail after facing Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry for reportedly giving another man a sound thrashing when he intervened as a peacemaker [...]
Linden protest bites deep…Mining, logging camps starved, Govt. weighs options
- fuel skyrockets, cash runs out The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment yesterday met with representatives of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) and the Forest Producers Association (FPA), to look at ways in which the Ministry can lend support to ensure that items of produce are taken into logging and mining [...]
Young athletes light London 2012 Olympic flame
The Queen has declared the London Olympics officially open, before seven young athletes were given the honour of lighting the ceremonial flame. The show featured celebrities and sportspeople from all walks of British life, including David Beckham, Bradley Wiggins and Daniel Craig as James Bond. Games chief Seb Coe welcomed the world to London, saying [...]
Dem boys seh…Ohh Pee does pay de sweet man and de sweet woman
Uncle Donald going to Linden fuh talk to de people. He send message and he going with de whole army. Nuff of dem Minister who shoulda go before Uncle Donald now decide that dem gun guh wid he. All of dem suddenly know that dem got to demonstrate that dem got interest. But de story [...]
Gayle, Powell tons give WI edge
Centuries by Chris Gayle and Kieran Powell, who put on 254 for the first wicket, put West Indies on the path to securing a sizeable first-innings lead, but a few late strikes after tea gave New Zealand an opening. Gayle and Powell extended the hosts’ dominance by batting out the morning session, but the other [...]
Headquarters take Police Athletics title again
-Guyana wins A Class category By Juanita Hooper Headquarters came out victorious again in the Annual Police Athletics Sports yesterday evening to retain their title when the final day of the three days championship was held at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary. Headquarters, with the best athletes in the force, amassed 475 points [...]
Taxi driver shot at following collision
A typical case of fleeing the scene of an accident, yesterday almost ended in serious injury or even death as a bullet grazed a taxi driver who chased a minibus that “bumped” into the car he drove. Shortly after 14:00hrs, a bus bearing number plate BGG 8427 collided with Green Ice taxi HB 6085 that [...]
Noble House Goals Galore Indoor Hockey Championships…
Brodras, Cadets, Tigers secure victories The Annual Noble House Goals Galore Indoor Hockey Championships lived up to its name on the first night of action as traditional favourites were placed under severe pressure to score goals even in the handicaps. In the Goals Galore clash, teams begin with different goal tallies aimed at making [...]
Linden vows continued struggle
“No retreat, no surrender!”, was reiterated by speaker after speaker at yesterday’s meeting at Wismar to mark the 10th day of Linden’s struggle against increased electricity tariffs for the mining town. To date the proposed hike has not been withdrawn by Government, as residents have been demanding. Instead there has been talk by Government, of [...]
Cop jailed for drug possession
Former policeman, Antonio Singh Balroop, 24, of Lot 5 Reliance Settlement, East Canje, Berbice, who was a serving member of the force when he was caught with 17 grams of marijuana at the home of a remand prisoner, was yesterday jailed by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo. The Magistrate was sitting at the Reliance Magistrate’s court. The [...]
Madness in the face of the enemy
Dear Editor, An acceptable definition of madness is to do the same thing over and over again, yet expect a different result. In 1961, two months before the PNC contested the general elections, Mr. Sydney King, then General Secretary of the PNC, had a public falling out with party leader Forbes Burnham. The PNC entered [...]
Hundreds flock Leonora Primary School for Guyana Watch Medical Outreach
- team treats 2,271 patients in five days Sixty-eight-year-old Sunita Ganga, of Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara walked out of the Leonora Primary School smiling yesterday, her hands filled with free medication for her ailments that included high blood sugar. She was among the scores of residents from Den Amstel, Stewartville and other nearby communities [...]
Priyanna Ramdhani in the medal hunt at Pan Am Junior Badminton tourney
The XXI Pan American Junior Badminton Championships which is being held in Alberta, Canada continued with the Doubles and Mixed Doubles Events. Guyana’s Priyanna Ramdhani once again reached the Semi-Finals in the Under-11 Mixed Doubles and also in the Singles Consolation Round. She will battle for the silver and gold. Priyanna Ramdhani (Guy) [...]
UG Fellows share One World Youth Project
In partnership with the University of Guyana (UG), international non-profit organization One World Youth Project (OWYP) selected two distinguished student Fellows to attend a leadership conference in Boge Village, Kosovo this month. They attended with their peers from the U.S., Pakistan, Turkey, and Kosovo. The University of Guyana (UG) students Ryan Hoppie and Onika Stellingburg [...]
Venezuelan caught trying to sell illegal gun and ammunition
A 25-year-old boat operator from Venezuela will know his fate next Monday when he is expected to be sentenced for having an illegal .45 pistol and illegal ammunition for the said firearm in his possession. Jesus Alberto was said to have had the prohibited items at Eteringbang Landing, Cuyuni River on July 26. The man [...]
Woman died of strangulation
The report emerging from the post mortem performed on 22-year-old Rohanie Tegwantte and her reputed husband, 24-year-old Rabinandan Ramadhar, revealed that Tegwantte died as a result of asphyxiation due to manual strangulation. Ramadhar died as a result due to asphyxiation due to hanging. The post Mortem was performed by pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh. The death [...]
Indigenous vs. Amerindian
Dear Editor, I was confused by the headline “Indigenous Peoples Commission hands over first report to House Speaker”. More attentive persons would recognise the euphemistic use of the terminology ‘Indigenous’. The Speaker should invite Parliament to examine its accuracy in relation to the contentious law enacted and titled the Amerindian Act 2006. This is a [...]
Support for inquiry on collapse of Harbour Bridge
Dear Editor, I endorse the view expressed by Peeping Tom (Jul 24) that an inquiry is needed into the collapse of the Demerara Harbour Bridge. The partially sunken bridge has been the subject of discussion everywhere I travelled since early Monday morning when the bridge went out of operation. People were and still are extremely angry that [...]
