Battle lines drawn: AFC demands President assent to Opposition Bills, set deadline for Public Procurement Commission
- threatens to withdraw support for amendments to financial crimes Bill A political battlefield is being set up for the days ahead with the seven-seat Parliamentary party, Alliance for Change (AFC), threatening to withdraw support for the amendments to the law on financial crimes unless its demands are met. The AFC has two demands. It [...]
Finance Minister says … AFC position on money laundering Bill shamelessly irresponsible
The act of one political party to withdraw support for the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, unless President Donald Ramotar assents to the two opposition pieces of legislation and establish the Public Procurement Commission, has been regarded by Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh as a shamelessly irresponsible position. In [...]
House Speaker defends debate on controversial financial bill
In a growing quarrel that has pitted the National Assembly against the Executive, House Speaker, Raphael Trotman, has defended his decision to allow a critical bill to be debated. Yesterday, Trotman insisted that he followed procedures in allowing the Fiscal Management and Accountability (Amendment) Bill 2012 to be debated and even asked for advice from [...]
Missing Sophia teens found in Berbice house
Up to press times yesterday the two teenage girls, Gillian Gilgeous, also known as Celene, and Ashana Persaud, both 15, who were reported missing for two weeks, were in police custody assisting with investigations. This publication was told that around mid-morning, residents of Sisters Village, East Bank Berbice called in the police having seen the [...]
C.N Sharma to face High Court trial for carnal knowledge
Magistrate Sueanna Lovell has ruled that a prima facie has been made out against popular Television station owner of CNS Channel 6, C. N Sharma. Sharma was before the court yesterday on a charge of carnal knowledge. When the case was first called before Acting Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, Chandra Narine [...]
Hotel murder suspect caught on E’bo coast
Police at the Aurora Police Station, Essequibo Coast, acting on intelligence, have apprehended 31-year-old,Vinood Balgobin, a/k “Bunga”, the estranged husband of Maryann Nauth, who was discovered dead in a City Hotel, Saturday last. Balgobin was apprehended early Wednesday morning, after he disembarked a speedboat at Supenaam. Police have since transported him back to the City. [...]
Winner says he was too busy to collect $78M lotto prize
It is quite odd that anyone would hold on to a winning ticket for almost three months before claiming $78 million lottery prize. However, this was the case of 65-year old Chinese national, Hai Sang Wong. Wong nervously walked to Lotto Headquarters in Lamaha Street, Georgetown at 10:30 yesterday to claim his prize. For several [...]
Dem boys seh … Do fuh do nah obeah
Old people got a saying. Do suh nah like suh. De opposition in parliament try fuh pass a Bill. Donald and he boys tell dem up front, once y-all pass a Bill and we don’t like it we ain’t gun approve it. De opposition think he was joking suh dem pass, not one, but two [...]
Doctor caught at roadblock after DEADLY hit-and-run
A prominent Berbice doctor was arrested at a police roadblock Sunday evening after he reportedly fled an accident scene in which a woman died. Dr. Ramesh Sugrim, 60, of Williamsburg, Corentyne, Berbice, yesterday appeared before Magistrate Benn at the Fort Wellington Magistrate’s Court, West Coast Berbice to face charges of failing to stop at the [...]
GEA says integrity being maintained
… as 21 staffers fired for failing polygraph test Head of the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), Mahender Sharma, said yesterday that as the energy agency continues to maintain its integrity, the services of 21 staffers, among them inspectors and fuel markers had to be terminated after they failed lie detector tests. The GEA senior [...]
Beware of con artists!
- Victims of fraud relate their stories While scam artists continue to prey on the gullible individuals in society, their tricks soon land them in the hands of the criminal justice system. Such is the case of one fraudster, Troy Webster, who was recently arrested by members of the Guyana Police Force. Webster is [...]
Guysuco staffers in bloody fight over CD
Two field foremen attached to two different estates ended up in a fight over a $100 Compact Disk. One of the protagonists ended up in hospital. The matter is now engaging the attention of the court. Devendar Samwaru, a field foreman attached to the Guysuco Rose Hall Estate, appeared before Magistrate Krisendat Persaud on Wednesday [...]
Police seeking more money for cops killed in line of duty
The Guyana Police Association is making efforts for Government to increase the sum paid to police ranks as death benefit. This disclosure was made in a press statement issued by the Guyana Police Force in response to an article entitled “Is the Guyana Police Force doing enough for its ranks?” At present, the government pays [...]
Murder trial of three Coast Guard ranks continues at Suddie High Court
The trial of three former Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard ranks, charged with the murder of a young Bartica gold dealer, continued yesterday at the Suddie High Court in Essequibo before Justice Franklyn Holder. The trial which began last week is now engaged in a second voir dire (trial within a trial) to determine the [...]
Navigational light to be fixed atop Marriott Hotel
he Marriott Hotel will have a revolving light atop as a navigational aid for vessels leaving and entering Port Georgetown. In fact, even as the hotel is being constructed the contractor is expected to have the light in place and functional. A source close to the management of the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD), said that [...]
Bandits strike again in Linden
Lindeners are calling for at least two mobile police units to constantly patrol the streets of the Town, in light of the recent upsurge of criminal activity, including burglaries on private households and business places. The latest was an armed robbery committed at Tudor’s Business Enterprise at One Mile, Wismar. Informed sources said that the [...]
US State Department meets APNU on budget cuts, National Assembly
As government and the opposition continue to battle in the National Assembly over budget cuts, and a stalemate over the passage of crucial legislations, officials of the US State Department on Tuesday met with A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and were updated on the local situation. APNU, the main opposition bloc that controls 26 [...]
Corneal transplant to be done soon at Ophthalmology hospital
Coordinator of the Cuban Medical Brigade of the Ministry of Health, Lakeram Bharrat, during a recent eye care medical outreach at Sisters’ Village, East Bank Berbice, stated that the National Ophthalmology Centre (NOC) at Port Mourant will soon offer corneal transplant surgery to the general public. The surgical procedure, which is not offered anywhere in [...]
Four Men charged for murder of Cuyuni miner
Three out of four suspects appeared yesterday before Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court where the indictable charge of murder was read to them. On April 10, last, Mohamed “Curry” Razak, Sesnarine “Bruck hand” Jairan, Vishnu “Out and Bad” Babu and Shawn Casier also known as “Black Pepper” who did not appear [...]
Brazilian family narrowly escapes mysterious blaze
Occupants of Lot 40 Eping Avenue, Bel Air Park, are currently trying to ascertain their losses after a mysterious fire gutted the entire interior of their home shortly after midnight on Tuesday. Kaieteur News understands that a Brazilian couple was occupying the building for the past three years. According to reports, the flames began in [...]
Missing St Cuthbert’s man found at Mahaicony River farm
The 23-year-old man from St Cuthbert’s Mission who had been reported as missing since April 26 last has been reunited with his family. Toshao of St. Cuthbert’s Mission, Luke Simon, said that Jermaine Dundas, also called Cow, who had disappeared from a house at Little Biaboo, Mahaica late last month, was found at a farm [...]
The compound where Mr. and Mrs. Mootoo were murdered
I live in the same compound where Mr. and Mrs. Mootoo were murdered last Friday. It is called, Area Q, Turkeyen. It is bordered on the west by the Caricom Secretariat, the north by the Atlantic, the south by Cyril Potter College and the east by Cummings Lodge. It is referred to as Guysuco Gardens [...]
IN RESPONSE TO A GOOD MAN
Admission is good for the soul. We were reminded of this adage this past week by the esteemed Vincent Alexander who outlined that when the PNC changed its name to PNCR, it remained separate and distinct from the Reform. Further, members were given the choice of either belonging to the PNCR or the Reform or [...]
Industrial site Day Care Center remains closed… Council has no money to undertake repairs to Day Care Centre – Mayor
Almost one month has passed since 70 children were moved from the Ruimveldt Industrial Site Day Care Centre due to the insanitary condition of the building and the infestation of frogs and cockroaches. The centre, which is controlled by the Georgetown Municipality, has been flooded for almost a month. Parents have deemed the centre as [...]
Immediate works for East Bank Berbice road – says Regional Chairman
East Bank Berbice residents who recently staged a series of protests to back their demands for urgent attention to be paid to the $25M road that runs through the East Bank Berbice corridor, will soon have some relief according to Region Six Chairman, David Permaul Armogan. Mr. Armogan stated that work is expected to begin [...]
