BREAKING NEWS : Former Top Cop Laurie Lewis is dead
Former Commissioner of Police Laurie Leyland Lewis died quietly in at his home on the East Coast of Demerara around midday today. He was 71 years old. Lewis was suffering from a prolonged illness, which included diabetes that led to renal failure.
NCN investigation report leaked…“If criminal charges are not laid against Sattaur and Goolsarran, then Ramotar supports corruption” – Ramjattan
The Alliance For Change (AFC) is calling for a full blown inquiry into the entire operations of the National Communications Network (NCN) after a damning report that was leaked to a Parliamentarian spoke clearly of collusion by two senior staffers to milk that state-owned entity. According to AFC’s Leader, Khemraj Ramjattan, the report which was [...]
E.C.D. four-lane extension…Contractor rejects bribery demand
- leads to non-payment and contract termination One of the contractors working on the four-lane East Coast Demerara Highway is convinced that the abrupt termination of his contract was in retaliation to his non-compliance to the corrupt demands of senior officials from the Ministries of Finance and Public Works. The Managing Director of Falcon [...]
One Mile Primary School torched, suspected arsonists detained, 25 others held
– men who invaded site threatened to kill female guard Arsonists struck once again in the wee hours in Linden yesterday, completely destroying the One Mile Primary School after threatening to kill the lone female security guard on site. A Joint Services statement said that the fire at Wismar, Linden, was set [...]
Several shot in clashes with police
Linden crisis… – two soldiers injured by ‘friendly fire’; 27 arrested Two soldiers and about 10 civilians were injured yesterday after police opened fire to disperse crowds at Wismar. Most of the injured were struck with shotgun pellets. Several residents, including the elderly and infants, were also affected by what residents [...]
Dem boys seh…Uncle Donald honnymoon over bai
Dem boys de bet dem last dollar that de Donald will be a no-nonsense man. And dem boys still believe that he is a good man but the honnymoon is over… it is time fuh action. The whole country including de Donald know plenty things happen under De Rat. As a matter of fact, De [...]
Guyana spinners pull off big win
Bridgetown, Barbados— Guyana pulled off a superb come-from-behind victory by 53 runs over Windward Islands as the fourth round of matches in the West Indies Cricket Board’s Under-19 three-day tournament came to a thrilling climax yesterday. The Guyanese were led on first innings but rebounded to set the Windwards a challenging target of 187 in [...]
Robin Persaud and Cleveland King are inaugural champs
Buxtonian 4 Life 172nd Anniversary Cycle Road Race By Franklin Wilson Robin Persaud and Cleveland King emerged the respective Open and Mountain Bike champions when the inaugural Buxtonian 4 Life Group held its inaugural Cycle Road Race in observance of the Village’ 172nd Anniversary yesterday on the East Coast of Demerara. Pedaling off from Ocean [...]
Fred Collins in ominous form leading up to Caribbean championships
Carts off Open Championships With less than three weeks to the Caribbean Championships scheduled for the Bank of Guyana Sports Club from August 23rd- 26th, former national scrabble player, Fred Collins demonstrated superb application and shrewd knowledge of words to amass 5 points and a positive spread of 293 to cart off the honours when [...]
Overseas-based Guyanese cyclist continues to support local club
Presents $200,000 cycle to local rider Overseas-based cyclist and a former top rider on the local scene and a member of the Flying Aces Cycling club of Berbice, Franco Crawford continues to support the club. Crawford, who hails from Berbice and now resides in the United Kingdom and competes in the European and North American [...]
Banks DIH Cool Boys 1st, GPF 2nd, Banks DIH Contractors 3rd
Next Level/R1 Vodka Inter Corporation Dominoes Final Banks DIH Cool Boys cooled off the opposition to take the top prize and trophy, when the Fourth Annual Inter Corporation Dominoes competition came to an end recently at the Banks DIH Sports Club, Thirst Park. Sponsored by Banks DIH under their R1 Vodka brand, home advantage did [...]
Monty Belle dies in freak accident at Mainstay Regatta
An atmosphere of gloom overcame the start of yesterday’s Lake Mainstay Regatta in the first event, the 90hp category over 4 laps, after a freak accident on the second turn of the race resulted in the eventual death of popular speed boat racing champion Monty Belle. The race itself started with Monty Belle piloting the” [...]
Chatterpaul Deo cops Tony’s Auto Sales Golf tourney
Chatterpaul Deo was triumphant in the Tony’s Auto Sales Medal Play golf tournament under tough conditions at the Lusignan Golf Course Saturday. Deo shot net 68 from gross 82 playing off 14 Handicap to secure victory handsomely from the field. Mark Lashley also mounted the podium with a second place finish after he shot net [...]
Coach of female ruggers concerned about players’ confidence level
“I am concerned about their confidence,” were words Guyana’s female National Rugby Coach Shane Grant-Stuart said in an interview with Kaieteur Sport when he was questioned about the team’s preparation for the upcoming North American and Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) 2014 World Cup Qualifiers (Seven’s) in Canada from 25-26 August. The Coach continued, “They can [...]
Education Minister heartened with results of Math, English pilot programme
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has finally responded to critics, asserting that her Ministry’s ambitious programme to improve Mathematics and English at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examination has been heartening. The Minister has revealed that while the performances in the two subject areas have declined Caribbean-wide, the 26 schools in which the [...]
Car crashes into N/A Town Arch base
The driver of this car lost control early yesterday morning and crashed into the base of the New Amsterdam Town Arch located at Main Street. According to security guards working nearby, they heard a loud crash just after 06:00 hrs in the vicinity of the arch. The front of the car was smashed in. The [...]
CPG hosts training seminar for West Berbice youths
The Community Policing Group (CPG) of the Number Three Sub- Division on the West Coast of Berbice held a two-day training seminar for youths in that area. The event was sponsored by the Ministry of Home Affairs. Representatives from the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, Child Protection Services among others made presentations on [...]
UNCLE DONALD IT IS TIME FOR ACTION!
An open letter to the President of Guyana Dear President Ramotar, You are a most likeable person. Some say that you are more likeable than Santa Claus and that you are too nice a man to be involved in politics. However, you have made politics your life and therefore you must accept the consequences of [...]
Hugh Cholmondeley should be given the Order of Roraima posthumously
Dear Editor, I am saddened at the passing of Hugh Cholmondeley, the pioneer of broadcasting in Guyana, the man who worked tirelessly as of September 1968, almost round the clock to launch GBS “Action Radio” on October 1, 1968. I was there from the inception and Hugh should be praised for the excellent manner in [...]
The PPP has decided on a military solution to the Linden problem
Dear Editor, WPA views the decision by the President and his government to order the use force in Linden a mere three weeks after the police killed three protestors and injured several others, as a highly provocative escalation against the peaceful protesting people of Linden. This latest action has taken Guyana several steps closer to [...]
Suspended for challenging the GTU elections in court
Dear Editor, On Tuesday 24th of July 2012 by the way of a motion moved by Ms. Collins, I along with two other members were suspended from holding any office in the Guyana Teachers’ Union for two years (2012-2014) by the General Council. We were accused of bringing the Union into dispute because we secured [...]
No reason for a new Harbour Bridge
Dear Editor, Whilst reading Sunday 5th August paper, I came across the article where the APNU is calling for a new Harbour Bridge and heard no mention again which I suspected that what is taking place in Linden might be the cause of it missing the commentators and others throughout this past week and heard [...]
It takes more than functioning fire hydrants for effective firefighting!
Dear Editor, I do hope that this letter receives your attention and is published, so that the general public can be duly edified about the above caption. Since as strange as it may seem, my undertaking is based from my previous experience as a former employee of the then Georgetown Sewerage & Water Commissioners (G.S&W.C) [...]
These Committee members should exclude themselves from this hearing
Dear Editor, I refer to today’s new item which indicates the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Guyana (ICAG) has written to Mr. Carl Greenidge, Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, requesting certain information regarding allegations of conflict of interest involving the Minister of Finance and his wife in her capacity as Audit Director in the [...]
Linden and the Abyss
The news that early yesterday morning – dubbed as “International Youth Day” – Linden’s One Mile Primary School was the latest in a string of buildings to be set ablaze, has to mark a new low for the troubled township. The school housed some eight hundred students who – at best – will all now [...]
