Archive | May, 2010

Man, 55, pays $200,000 to kill wife, 23

Man, 55, pays $200,000 to kill wife, 23

- hitman confesses, money recovered By Michael Jordan Police appear to have solved the brutal murder of 23-year-old hairdresser Bibi Rafeena Saymar, called ‘Amanda’, who was butchered in her Hague, West Coast Demerara apartment early yesterday morning. They have reportedly uncovered a diabolical scheme involving a wealthy and obsessive businessman, a killer he hired on the cheap, and [...] [...more]

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Owner identifies stolen Tundra

Owner identifies stolen Tundra

One of the businessman’s employees indicates the visible change of the stolen Tundra’s registration number. - female driver arrested Last March, Farouk Hamid missed his Toyota Tundra from his yard in Peter’s Hall, East Bank Demerara. After two months of searching, he got lucky when he noticed the vehicle parked outside a city supermarket. He called in [...] [...more]

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Actress, storyteller Patricia Gomes is a ‘Special Person’

Actress, storyteller Patricia Gomes is a ‘Special Person’

Mrs. Gomes displays the token of appreciation she received from the National Library during its centenary celebrations. By Jenelle Carter Given a variety of circumstances, for many of us, the pursuit of childhood dreams is not easy or achievable, but there are some like Patricia Gomes, this week’s ‘Special Person’, who have lived those lofty dreams [...] [...more]

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Dem boys seh…..Champion is a popular thing

Dem boys seh…..Champion is a popular thing

People gone back to paying others to do dem dirty wuk. Dem pay fuh people mess up Uncle Freddie; dem pay fuh a man throw acid pun a businessman and now dem pay fuh a man kill he wife. Dem bys use to think that money was scarce, that only de government had money to spend. [...] [...more]

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Police rank, accomplice in jail for robbery, drug possession

Police rank, accomplice in jail for robbery, drug possession

…prisoners beat one WHIM, CORENTYNE – Constable 20687 Kelon Kingston, a 23-year-old resident of Lot 33 Public Road, Rosignol, who was stationed at the Central Police Station in New Amsterdam, and his partner 30-year- old Elroy Lancaster of 57 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam were both remanded to prison on Friday. The men appeared before Magistrate Tajpaul Ramroop [...] [...more]

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SASOD Film Festival opens Tuesday

SASOD Film Festival opens Tuesday

The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) opens its sixth film festival this Tuesday, with a screening of the film Blueprint, featuring the soundtrack by Guyanese musician Nhojj. Nhojj this year became the first black musician to win an ‘Out! Music Award for the song “Love”. Blueprint centres Keith and Nathan, two college freshmen in New York [...] [...more]

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Good Intent residents awake to find water in their homes

Good Intent residents awake to find water in their homes

- as drunk attendant leaves koker door open A West Bank Demerara koker attendant is in hot water because he fell asleep, leaving the koker open causing severe flooding in the village of Good Intent. The flood waters from the Demerara River inundated the community, resulting in significant losses to livestock, even as the villagers were fast [...] [...more]

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Farmers not receiving benefits from Venezuela rice deal

Farmers not receiving benefits from Venezuela rice deal

Several millers who sold rice to Venezuela but refused to pass the higher prices down to farmers may find themselves being sidelined from future shipments, in the face of several complaints. The complaints came even as Guyana gets ready to make another shipment of paddy to the neighbouring country. On Friday, officials of the Guyana Rice Development [...] [...more]

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GTA gives taxi drivers a ‘crash course’ in courtesy

GTA gives taxi drivers a ‘crash course’ in courtesy

Taxi Drivers are being targeted by the Guyana Tourism Authority for an industry makeover. The Authority has launched a new kind of training seminar aimed at ‘educating’ taxi drivers, dispatchers and taxi service owners in what is expected of them as part of the tourism industry. Chaired by Mr. Indranauth Haralsingh, Director of the Guyana Tourism Authority, [...] [...more]

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Trotman calls for National Debate on coalition approach to 2011 elections

Trotman calls for National Debate on coalition approach to 2011 elections

While pointing out that the issues of shared governance and coalition governance are distinct and separate, leader of the Alliance for Change, Raphael Trotman, said that there is need for a public debate on an alliance to contest the 2011 elections. Shared governance has to do more with the mechanism for governance while the other addresses [...] [...more]

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