Five-year-old drowns at Wakenaam
The Village of Maria’s Pleasure on Wakenaam Island was plunged into a state of mourning when five-year-old Levi Jairaj was pronounced dead after being fished out of a trench shortly after 17:30 hrs. The child’s grandfather told this newspaper that he took his two grandsons to Bendorff to carry some cashew nuts for a relative. [...]
Compressed ganja vanishes from police station strong-box
- female cop under close arrest A policewoman is under close arrest as officials investigate the disappearance of more than four pounds of compressed marijuana from a locked strongbox at the Mackenzie Police Station. The marijuana was brought to the station around July 13, last, after police had seized the drug from a Mahdia-bound bus. [...]
Christianburg thoroughfare a major headache
The Christianburg Community Centre ground is transformed into a virtual river, whenever it rains, as the water rushes down from the nearby hills, and descends on the nearby Burnham Drive road, making ingress and egress a nightmare for persons who are forced to use the facility. At present, the community centre houses the Christianburg Magistrate’s [...]
Media Code of Conduct resurfaces in the face of elections
In the wake of the passage of the recent Broadcasting Legislation and in the looming shadow of General and Local Government Elections the matter of a media code of conduct has again resurfaced. Member of Parliament Manzoor Nadir, on Thursday last, addressed the National Assembly during the debate of the Broadcasting Bill. During that address [...]
Minister says investigation launched into Moruka maternal death
Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, says that an investigation has been launched into the death of maternal patient Nadira Charles, 27, of Moruka Village, Region One. Relatives are alleging that due to the negligence of the nurses, medex and doctor at the Kumaka/ Moruka Hospital the woman and her unborn child died. The Minister [...]
Speeding minibus kills Mc Doom pedestrian
Mc Doom resident, Kawall Kassiram, was killed on the spot around 19:30 hrs yesterday after he was run over by a minibus near his home. Eyewitnesses said that Kassiram, who was in his forties and from Lot 10 Mc Doom, East Bank Demerara, had just left a shop in the area. He was crossing the [...]
Several overseas firms descend on building expo
- govt assures that mortgage lending stable Oil-rich Trinidad and Tobago says that it is moving for closer ties with Guyana and has established a special body to increase trade relations. The announcement was made last night by visiting Trade Minister of that country, Stephen Cadiz, as Guyana launched its second International Building Expo at [...]
Bartica gears up for Emancipation celebration
Barticians will be joining the rest of Guyana in this year’s Emancipation celebration with a packed list of activities. Yesterday, several organizations, including the Bartica Hospital, the Education Department and the Regional Administration Office among others participated in an African Best Dressed Office competition. However the staff of the Bartica Hospital walked away with first [...]
Baroombar employee lands in court
An employee of Baroombar was yesterday granted bail in tune $50,000 after being arraigned on a larceny charge. It is alleged that the accused, Mary Brown of Lot 56 Albouystown, on July 26, last, stole US $350 and $150,000 in local currency, the property of Jarlet Herrera. Brown denied the allegation against her and subsequently [...]
Road safety goes to Diamond
The Road Safety Council, Guyana Police Force Traffic Department, and the Ministry of Public Works and Communications yesterday joined forces to educate participants of the ‘Diamond Camp’ on the various aspects of road safety. The forum was hosted by Electra Foundation, a non-governmental organization. The venue was the Electra Foundation, Diamond Housing Scheme. The camp [...]
Robbery accused jailed for five years in absence
Court regular Vandell Dazzell, called Vandell Skeete, 24, of Bachelor Adventure East Coast Demerara was on Friday sentenced to five years in jail in his absence by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court for Robbery under arms. The court heard that Dazzell robbed Yao Roberts on Wednesday February 4, 2009 at Ekura [...]
Dem boys seh…A certain man is crook by face and action
Everybody trying wid Education. Even dem bank trying fuh get people to learn to read because dem know that once people illiterate is trouble. All of dem who rob dem banks can’t read. De first set of people graduate yesterday and is only time before de next set graduate. But is one thing to have [...]
Zoological Park to be upgraded with new aviary
A new aviary for the Harpy Eagle at the Zoological Park is set to be constructed in approximately four months at a cost of $8,888,030 according to the National Parks Commission. The facility will have a length of 100 feet and will be 60 feet wide and 40 feet high. This development was made possible [...]
CARICOM wants stronger UN presence in Region
CARICOM has noted the decreased United Nations (UN) representation in the Region, and is calling for a stronger presence in the Caribbean community. This was disclosed at the opening ceremony of the Sixth General Meeting of the Caribbean Community and the United Nations System at the CARICOM Secretariat, Pattensen, East Coast Demerara, yesterday. Addressing the [...]
GT&T inks Historic Multi Million $$$ deal with GFRC
We are helping to build professional sport from the grass roots level – Mahadeo The Guyana Telephone & Telegraph (GT&T) Company in its continuing efforts to empower and equip Guyanese has inked a Multi Million dollar deal with the Guyana Football Referees Council (GFRU). Details on the partnership were disclosed yesterday where the signing of [...]
Davis (7-25) befuddles hapless Guyanese as T&T win by 73 runs
By Sean Devers Eighteen-year-old left-arm spinner Derone Davis befuddled the Guyana batsman on a last day Everest track with generous assistance for the spinners to claim a career best 7-25 from 25.1 overs to lead Trinidad and Tobago to a 73-run win on the rain-affected final day of their Regional under-19 third round three-day cricket [...]
Roshandin teams up with TOTAL Lubricants, Fullworks
When Group 2A and B driver Shiraz Roshandin takes to the track on Sunday, at the South Dakota Circuit, he will be powered by one of the world leading oil companies, TOTAL Lubricants, which is also associated with leading Formula 1 Team Red Bull. Roshandin, the current 3-hour Endurance champion will be making a return [...]
Tull to lead Hits and Jams Super Stars
Preparations for the first ever Jam Zone Master’s Cup t20 cricket competition is going full steam ahead and the Hits and Jams Super Stars have been the first team to be officially announced. The four-match competition is scheduled for the Guyana National Stadium at Providence on Friday August 12 & Sunday August 14 and all [...]
BAL on board for Sunday’s races at South Dakota Circuit
Beharry Automotive Limited (BAL) became the latest entity to come on board the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club Race Meet which will be held on Sunday, at the South Dakota Circuit. Recently, representative of the Company Jan Verwey presented a cheque for an undisclosed sum to Manager of the club Rayon Samaroo during a [...]
Three Berbice teams sent packing; Port Kaituma fall short
By Franklin Wilson it was a colourful and involved crowd with four more pulsating matches when round-of-32 action in the inaugural GT&T FastBall knock-out football competition continued at the BV Community Ground on Wednesday evening. It was not a good night for the three Berbice teams as they were all sent packing form the tournament, [...]
Amateur Boxers make noteworthy performance at ALBA Games
Capture three of Guyana’s seven medals Guyana’s amateur boxers displayed why they are the best bet for securing medals at the 2012 London Olympic Games when they finished among the medals won at the ALBA Games in neighbouring Venezuela this past week, claiming three of the seven won. Imran Khan, Samuel Primo and Markember Pierre [...]
The registrar’s rebuttal is flawed and legally misguided
DEAR EDITOR, I trust that you will permit me my right of self defence and my constitutional right of free speech in responding to the Registrar of the UG’s childish rebuttal of my serious attempt to prevent UG from seriously undermining one of its few accredited programmes. Quite frankly, I am amazed and seriously perturbed [...]
A response to Freddie Kissoon
DEAR EDITOR, It is really heart-rending to respond to Mr. Frederick Kissoon’s article – Swimming in ignorance in Stephano’s Pool”, published in the Kaieteur News of Tuesday, July 19, 2011. However, I cannot, in good conscience, allow the general public to be hoodwinked by Mr. Kissoon. Therefore, I will use valuable time to educate the [...]
Let the people vote on accepting the CCJ
Dear Editor, Several leading legal luminaries and politicians have called for the replacement of the Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice. Michael de la Bastide has ended his tenure as President of the Court and is appealing to Caribbean countries to sign the treaty making the CCJ their final court of appeal. Commentaries [...]
Nattering nabobs of negativism
Dear Editor: The following represents different pieces I wrote in recent times on the shenanigans of parts of the private media: “Nattering nabobs of negativism” was a description former U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew heaped upon the media elite in that country. People then saw the remark as a cheap political shot, but today people [...]
