Archive | June, 2010

Breaking News: Guyanese pleads guilty in JFK terror plot

Breaking News: Guyanese pleads guilty in JFK terror plot

Guyanese Abdel Nur this morning pleaded guilty to aiding a plot to blow up New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and now faces fifteen … Go to Source [...more]

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Sonia Ghir tops country at Grade Six assessment

Sonia Ghir tops country at Grade Six assessment

Mae’s Under-12 student Sonia Ghir was yesterday named the country’s top performer at this year’s National Grade Six Examinations. Sonia Ghir When Sonia, 12, completed the exams … Go to Source [...more]

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Improvement seen in Mathematics scores at grade six assessment – Baksh

Improvement seen in Mathematics scores at grade six assessment – Baksh

*  English still a concern *  girls continue to perform better than boys Minister of Education Shaik Baksh said pupils across the country who wrote the National … Go to Source [...more]

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Cop charged with murder of Patentia schoolboy

Cop charged with murder of Patentia schoolboy

The policeman who is alleged to have fatally shot Patentia schoolboy Kelvin Fraser was remanded to prison yesterday when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate … Go to Source [...more]

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Abandoned Linden newborn dies

Abandoned Linden newborn dies

Despite the valiant efforts of the medical staff at Linden the premature baby girl who was found in a garbage heap has died. A young man … Go to Source [...more]

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Religious groups denounce gay, lesbian film festival

Religious groups denounce gay, lesbian film festival

- say organisers promoting homosexuality The Inter-Religious Organisation (IRO) yesterday accused the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discri-mination (SASOD) of attempting to corrupt young minds in society … Go to Source [...more]

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Yellow taxi deadline extended to September

Yellow taxi deadline extended to September

The deadline for taxi service operators to comply with the order to ensure their vehicles are sprayed in ‘corporate yellow’ has been extended to September … Go to Source [...more]

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No-confidence motion against mayor fails

No-confidence motion against mayor fails

A no-confidence motion brought against Mayor Hamilton Green failed yesterday after 14 councillors voted against it. The motion, moved by Councillor Ranwell Jordan resolved to urge … Go to Source [...more]

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Two cops remanded over bringing vehicle from Lethem using fake licence plates

Two cops remanded over bringing vehicle from Lethem using fake licence plates

Two police constables who allegedly transported a vehicle from Lethem to George-town using fake licence plates were remanded to prison yesterday by acting Chief Magistrate … Go to Source [...more]

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Motorcyclist dies after collision with minibus door

Motorcyclist dies after collision with minibus door

A 23-year-old motorcyclist of Good Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD) is now dead following a collision with a minibus on Sunday evening on the Embankment … Go to Source [...more]

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