AFC ‘raises concerns’ with US State Dept.
Amaila Falls Hydroelectric Project… Alliance For Change Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan, whilst on an official visit to the United States to meet with members of the Diaspora, used the opportunity to raise his party’s concerns with the US State Department, as it relates to the Amaila Falls Hydroelectric Project, the Guyana Government, Synergy Holdings Inc. and [...]
Police raid Crane house for ‘Cobra’
Yesterday morning, hours after the photograph of wanted man Tyrone Kacey Rowe called ‘Cobra’ was published in sections of the media, the police swooped down on a house at Crane, West Coast Demerara, but the elusive gunman was not at the location. According to reports, residents of the area had noticed a man occupying an [...]
I was grossly misquoted – Magistrate Azeez
Road deaths’ prosecutions/ settlements… City magistrate, Fazil Azeez, says that the continued practice of settling cases of causing death by dangerous driving is stymieing the prosecution’s efforts to advance proceedings because witnesses do not come to court. The magistrate made the comments yesterday after he pointed out that statements that were attributed to him last [...]
Vigilance family beaten, terrorised by armed bandits
“Dem beat meh more dan meh mudda and fadda”- victim A gang of six armed men beat and terrorized a family of Vigilance North before fleeing with a quantity of cash and jewellery. Bibi Fizal Tulsie, one of the victims, said the men made their way into the house after removing a few paling staves [...]
Robber yells ‘thief, thief’ after mugging couple
Public spirited citizens nabbed a would-be thief yesterday minutes after he had robbed a young couple at knife-point in the Botanical Gardens. An eyewitness told Kaieteur News that the couple was relaxing on a bench immediately near the Botanical Garden’s Regent Street entrance at about 10:30hrs when the thief struck. The source said that the [...]
Environmental, Social Impact Assessment report expected today
US$15.4M Amaila Falls Road Project… The actual construction of the US$15.4M Amaila Falls Road Project should get one step closer as the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) is expected to be submitted today. Following the approval of the report, a construction permit would be issued to Synergy Holdings Inc. to commence actual construction of [...]
Carjackers stab driver, hit down two in getaway
Police on the East Coast of Demerara are on the hunt for two carjackers who created mini chaos in the district early Saturday morning, resulting in a taxi driver and two females having to be treated at the Georgetown Hospital for various injuries. The men stabbed a taxi driver before relieving him of his car [...]
US citizen nabbed with seven kilos of cocaine
Yet another US citizen has been caught trying to smuggle cocaine out at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. According to reports reaching this newspaper, around 14:30 hours yesterday the suspect was attempting to board BWIA flight 424 when he was stopped and his luggage searched by ranks of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit. A search [...]
First US Navy vessel docks at Port Georgetown
- GDF personnel to benefit from subject matter expert exchange For the first time ever a United States Navy vessel has docked in Guyana. The high speed vessel Swift (HSV 2) arrived at the Guyana National Shipping Corporation wharf sometime around 09:30 hours yesterday. The HSV2 will be in Guyana for the next two weeks [...]
Police seeking close associate
Body on sand pit… As the police continue their probe into the brutal murder of Soesdyke resident, 43 year old Rafeek Khan, sources close to the investigation have said that focus is now being shifted to a close associate of the man. Khan’s partly decomposing body was found in a clump of bushes at a [...]
Hurricane Earl grounds several LIAT flights
LIAT (1974) Ltd. announced the cancellation of several flights scheduled for today across the Caribbean island chain due to Hurricane Earl. According to reports, the airline did not say whether flights from Guyana to Trinidad and Barbados would be affected in any way. The Antigua-headquartered airline also announced that its reservation centre has been shut, [...]
Woman stabbed nine times discharged from hospital
- estranged husband and sister released on $300,000 bail each Twenty-two year-old Trishawarie Ramdharie, of Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara, who was stabbed nine times by her estranged husband one week ago, was discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Friday last. Ramdharie’s estranged husband and his sister faced the court and were [...]
Mainstay to benefit from IDB Cultural Development Programme
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has selected 28 partner institutions to finance and provide technical assistance to small-scale cultural development projects in 21 countries. One such project will be conducted in Region two, where the Mainstay Village Council is set to benefit from the small-scale cultural development project, which will entail the promotion of Sustainable [...]
Forestry Commission increases awareness of Lacey Act
The Guyana Forestry Commission is working to ensure that all timber exporters understand the intricacies of the US Lacey Act and avoid the penalties attached with non-compliance. Signed into law more than a century ago by President William McKinley on May 25, 1900, the Lacey Act protects plants and wildlife by creating civil and criminal [...]
UG applications reopened
The University of Guyana is facilitating late applications from potential students whose CSEC or CAPE results became available during the third and fourth weeks of August. This is according to Public Relations Officer of the University, Paulette Paul. The University reopened its application process on Sun, August 21, 2010. As a consequence, there are still [...]
Oldies are goldies
When the curtains are raised for the 38th edition of ‘Oldies are Goldies’ on Sunday September 5, patrons can be assured that they would be enthralled right up until they are lowered. At least that is the promise made to those contemplating attending the event, by its organiser Hector Stoute, moments after assessing yet another [...]
Murdered boy’s mom believes she knows son’s killer
Even as his murder remains unsolved, the mother of seven-year-old Dacwaun Sutherland is convinced that a man in her community holds the answers to her son’s death. The man in question is an individual who police had detained shortly after the schoolboy’s body was found submerged in a canal in ‘B’ Field, Sophia. An autopsy [...]
Regional body agrees to provide flood, drought insurance
Crucial breakthrough… By Leonard Gildarie Guyana’s fight to introduce disaster insurance has moved one step closer to becoming a reality with a regional body saying that it will be ready with a plan to provide coverage within months. On Friday, the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) indicated that it will be able to provide [...]
Two die by drowning in Berbice
The police are investigating two separate drowning incidents in Berbice over the last 48 hrs. They involve a one-year-old boy and an 81-year-old man. The body of one year old Clifford Campbell was fished out of the Berbice River some 40 feet from the shore at around 18:30 hrs on Friday. According to reports, the [...]
A direct attack on private newspapers
Govt. Ads withdrawal… – Raphael Trotman Leader of the Alliance for Change, Raphael Trotman says that the government’s latest position on the issuance of advertisements is tantamount to a direct attack on the private newspapers in Guyana. He said that for the Government to know that the withdrawal of advertisement to the newspapers will hurt [...]
UG’s unions call for fees’ abolition
Just a day from opening its doors to students for the new academic year, the students’ and workers’ unions of the country’s only university say that government should review its policy on charging fees, abolishing it altogether. Speaking with Kaieteur News over the weekend, Vice Chairman of the University of Guyana Workers’ Union, Freddie Kissoon, [...]
Commissioner of Police calls for PNC/R to get ‘up-to-date’
- addresses party’s comments on Murray/Shepherd Investigation Commissioner of Police Henry Greene posited yesterday that perhaps the members of the PNC/R need to get up to date on the Murray/Shepherd investigation before commenting on the matter. In their weekly press briefing last Friday, the party members called “The reluctance of the Government of Guyana and [...]
Guyana Lottery Company to launch new online system in 2011
- US$2M invested The Guyana Lottery Company, which has enjoyed over 14 years of business in Guyana, is investing US$2M in a new telecommunications network across the country, which is set to be implemented during the second quarter of 2011. According to General Manager of Guyana Lottery Company, Tracey Lewis, when the lottery was launched [...]
Ruling party did more for Buxton than PNC ever did
- PPP General Secretary Donald Ramotar The General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Donald Ramotar has lashed out at opposition leaders who have condemned the Head of State’s recent visit to Buxton. According to Ramotar, the wild accusations by leading opposition spokespersons have shown clearly that they have no interest in promoting inter-ethnic understanding [...]
Fire leaves E’bo family homeless
- Losses estimated at $5M A Richmond, Essequibo Coast family, whose house was gutted by fire yesterday morning, is happy to be alive, despite an estimated $5M in losses. Claire Belfield said she and her youngest son, Joel, along with her grandson were all asleep at around 10:30hrs, when she was suddenly awakened by the [...]
