Gayle, Deonarine fire against Zimbabwe as Windies end 14-match winless streak
By Sean Devers
West Indies beat Zimbabwe by four wickets yesterday at the Guyana National Stadium to end a 14-match winless streak and the smiles on the faces of the home fans were back with the 5-match ODI series now leveled one-all. There are three matches remaining and these will be played in St Vincent.
Skipper Chris [...]
‘Lady Jags’ on crest of qualifying for next stage
On the crest of qualifying for the next stage of the CFU World Cup qualifying preliminary phase, Guyana’s ‘Lady Jaguars’ head into today’s encounter against St. Vincent & the Grenadines brimming with confidence after their easy 2-0 win over Suriname on Friday.
The Lady Jags will be looking to win the group and cement their place [...]
Government urges corporate community to invest in sports
Government urged the corporate community to invest in local sport Friday night when the National Sport Commission (NSC) hosted its prize giving ceremony for the national sport awardees at the National Cultural Centre.
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr Frank Anthony told an audience of mostly sport enthusiasts among other patrons that the ministry is [...]
Chris Jagdeo Stables increase racing stocks with six horses
With the horseracing industry becoming more competitive, a number of horse owners and stables are moving swiftly to enhance their racing stock, as they look for the for the cutting edge as the 2010 racing season moves into top gear.
Recently a number of the stables have been pulling out all the stops as they go [...]
Top scrabble players prepare for impending Tri-Nation Scrabble tournament
The executives of the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) have identified eight players to represent this country at the Tri-Nation Scrabble tournament scheduled for Trinidad and Tobago from April 2-4 next.
National champion, Abigail McDonald would lead the squad which also includes Moen Gafoor, Ewart Adams, Fred Collins, James Krakowsky, Ulric Harris, Leon Belony and [...]
Coach confident women will advance in CFU World Cup Qualification
Coach of the ‘Lady Jags,’ the local women’s football squad, Wayne ‘Wiggy’ Dover, is confident that his squad would defeat St Vincent and the Grenadines when the two teams face off in the Caribbean Football Union World Cup Qualification tournament at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground this afternoon.
Dover was loud in praise of the [...]
Banks DIH softball cricket winners receive prizes
Winners of the just concluded Banks DIH Inaugural “One Tip Two Tip” Softball Cricket competition were presented with their prizes at a presentation ceremony at Banks DIH Sports Club, Thirst Park on Friday.
Captain of the victorious National Milling Company (NAMILCO) team Perwesh Bhola received the winner’s trophy from Banks Sports Club President David Carto while [...]
Canadian’s killers still on the run
-victim’s sons use Internet to express grief
As the men who killed their father remain on the run, the sons of slain Canadian, Rawle Alexander Harding, are turning to the internet to express their outrage and their sense of loss over his death.
In a statement posted on Facebook on Thursday, 24-year-old Kelson Harding said: “Yea, they [...]
Canadian’s killers still on the run
-victim’s sons use Internet to express grief
As the men who killed their father remain on the run, the sons of slain Canadian, Rawle Alexander Harding, are turning to the internet to express their outrage and their sense of loss over his death.
In a statement posted on Facebook on Thursday, 24-year-old Kelson Harding said: “Yea, they [...]
Suriname breaks major car smuggling ring
Suriname authorities have announced that they have broken a major gang which rented cars from that country and then smuggle them to Guyana for resale.
Not only did the men repaint the vehicles but there are evidence to suggest that documents were forged to get them from that country to Guyana.
According to reports in the Suriname [...]
Man, 81 burnt to death in home
-son sustains burns trying to save dad
Despite valiant efforts by his son, a Stewartville, West Coast Demerara pensioner perished just before 15:00 hrs yesterday in a mystery fire that destroyed the family’s three-bedroom home.
Gool Mohamed, 81, of Lot 54 Middle Street Stewartville, was trapped in the upper flat where the fire reportedly started.
His son, Abdul [...]
Murder accused challenges order rescinding his bail
Attorney-at-Law Basil Williams has on behalf of murder accused, Trion Sumner, filed an affidavit in support of a notice of a motion challenging the authority of Justice Diane Insanally to stay the order by Justice James Bovell-Drakes granting bail to Sumner.
The attorney, on behalf of his client, is charging that Justice Insanally had no jurisdiction [...]
Auditor General Report for House by month end
…2009 edition to be completed by September-Sharma
The long awaited 2008 Auditor General Report is slated to be presented to the Speaker of the National Assembly by month-end.
This is according to the Acting Auditor General, Deodat Sharma, who said that the document is being finalised.
He said that the special investigation into the operations at the Region [...]
Konschens in Koncert tour receives mixed support
If one assesses the Mash KIK Tour it would best be dubbed a well planned and organized event which probably came from the proven event management abilities of the Wildfire productions group. They offered a good example of what should be done to please patrons as an example to other budding promoters.
Security seemed one of [...]
Con artist jailed for forging President’s signature
A man who forged President Bharrat Jagdeo’s signature on a letter stating that he, the criminal, had been pardoned was yesterday jailed for six years, when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
Sunil Dwayne, who also calls himself Rabindra Rooplall and a host of other names, including Dwayne Ramsundar, [...]
HIV/AIDS awareness and improved Customer Care to bolster City Hall’s operation
The relationship between customer care and HIV/AIDS awareness was amplified yesterday when a Customer Care Training programme got underway at the National Library Conference Centre for frontline municipal employees.
According to City Hall’s Public Relations Officer, Royston King, it has long been deduced that there is a direct link between customer care and the way that [...]
Region Ten residents being encouraged to invest in cottage industries
Residents of Linden and other communities across Region Ten are being encouraged to invest in cottage industries. The source of funding—$100 million – is a new loan scheme investment by the Caricom General Insurance Company Inc. (CGIC).
This exhortation was made at the recent launching of the new fund by CGIC at its Linden Office on [...]
Car burst into flames near Camp St jail
…prompts reporter’s arrest
Just after noon yesterday, a car that was parked on D’Urban Street between John and Lime Streets burst into flames.
Reports are that a passerby noticed smoke emanating from the car which was tightly locked. He immediately summoned the Guyana Fire Service, which responded promptly and put out the fire.
The owner of the car [...]
In excess of $36B in currency presently circulating in Guyana
There have long been several calls by many in society to move from being a cash based society in Guyana but of the $215B in total Capital and Liabilities of the Bank of Guyana there is, as of February 10, last, some $35.6B in cash notes in circulation and some $642M in coins.
This is according [...]
HIV related deaths have notably decreased – Dr Shanti Singh
By Sharmain Cornette
The impact of HIV/AIDS in Guyana has been progressively decreasing among the general population over the last six years based on the analysis of the available epidemiological evidence. This disclosure was made by Programme Manager of the National AIDS Secretariat (NAPS), Dr Shanti Singh, when she addressed a United Nations General Assembly Special [...]
Lindener fears death at hands of mentally ill grandson
A 68 year-old Lindener is fearful for her life. She claims that her mentally ill grandson who attacked her several times in the past has been left to roam the streets.
The woman, Esther Ward, told this newspaper that her grandson, 26-year-old Eon Thomas, has in the past attacked her, once chopping her about the body. [...]
Calling all stray catchers
- Govt. pays $5000 per stray
The government is moving to increase the fee it offers to those who catch stray animals in hopes that this will encourage more persons to take up the job and get the animals off public roads and bridges.
Animals on roads have been a major cause for concern, since this contributes [...]
NDC says suspended Overseer not given hearing
Officials of the Eccles/Ramsburg Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), under fire for attempting to sell a playground in Republic Park, said that the land was only put up for sale after a “prominent, very well connected businessman” attempted to buy it but was refused.
A press statement from the NDC bearing the signature of S.A. Khan, Chairman, [...]
Large ganja bust at Gateroy
According to a release from the Police Public Relations Office, on Thursday last, police ranks assisted by the Guyana Defence Force Air Corps conducted a drug eradication operation at Gateroy, 55 miles up the Berbice River.
During the operation, a total of ten fields of marijuana plants, comprising about eighteen acres, were found and destroyed. The [...]
GT&T’s int’l calls plunge 21% in 2009 fourth quarter
…illegal bypass, global economic climate blamed
Atlantic Tele Network Inc. (ATN), the parent company of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T), has announced that long distance revenues for its Guyana’s operations for the fourth quarter in 2009 plunged 21 per cent to $8.8 million from $11.1 million in 2008.
This, ATN believed, is due to continued and [...]
