Archive | April, 2011

Costly tilt!!!

Costly tilt!!!

This post crashed into a building located at Pollard Place and Brickdam, Stabroek, yesterday afternoon. Go to Source [...more]

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Inmates injured in separate brawls at N/A Prison

Inmates injured in separate brawls at N/A Prison

A convicted prisoner and a prison officer were both injured during a fight between two prisoners on Wednesday at the New Amsterdam Prison. According to information, around 06:15 hrs a fight broke out between convicted prisoner Chris Rampersaud, a former taxi driver who is serving a two-year sentence for waiting to commit a felony (break and [...] [...more]

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One committed to stand trial, other discharged

One committed to stand trial, other discharged

One of the two persons, who were charged in connection with the murder of policeman Jamal Clarke, was yesterday committed to stand trial in the High Court, after a prima facie case was made out against him. Charged for the murder was Al Wilson, 18, who was a sixth form student at St. Stanislaus College. Seon [...] [...more]

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Teams experience mixed fortunes as Camptown football classic concludes

Teams experience mixed fortunes as Camptown football classic concludes

Football buffs turned out in their numbers and were thoroughly entertained when a team of footballers comprising New York players opposed a GT All Stars team at the Camptown Ground, Campbellville moments after another team comprising present day players from Sunburst Camptown opposed their counterparts of the past when the organizing committee of the Camptown [...] [...more]

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Region Three kicks off Vaccination Week observance

Region Three kicks off Vaccination Week observance

Viewing some exhibits Region Three has recorded a close to 100 percent vaccination coverage of children, according to Regional Health Office, Dr Ravindranauth Persaud. “Even though during our scheduled vaccination programme we have been able to cover about 98 percent of children, we still have an ongoing activity to continue to ensure that our people are immunised,” [...] [...more]

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No president enjoys any immunity from upholding the Constitution

No president enjoys any immunity from upholding the Constitution

Dear Editor, What this government is getting away with under the pretext of a presidential immunity, the framers of the constitution, including Forbes Burnham, never envisaged or executed. Never before has this country seen such rapacious, lawless and abusive management under the falsely bandied about notion that such is protected under an immunity article. The People’s Progressive [...] [...more]

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Policewoman walks free on charge of allowing prisoners to escape

Policewoman walks free on charge of allowing prisoners to escape

Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry The case of neglectfully permitting person/s in lawful custody to escape against ex-Police Corporal, Diana Chichester, was dismissed Wednesday after Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry upheld a no case submission by the defence. The matter first engaged the attention of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on August 3, 2009. Police Inspector, Stephen Telford was the [...] [...more]

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Let Granger speak for himself

Let Granger speak for himself

Dear Editor, I wish to respond to a letter written by ex-GDF Major Ian Fraser, “Granger was too junior in 1973” Kaieteur News April 27. After reading the letter, it is obvious that Mr. Fraser had no clue of the immense power invested in David Granger in 1973 as the Political Liaison Officer to the brilliant [...] [...more]

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Scrabble players to battle for Labour Day trophy

Scrabble players to battle for Labour Day trophy

Fresh from scintillating performances in the just concluded Phagwah Open tournament Chichester (left), Gafoor (c) and Orlando Michael start the Arrival Day tournament as favourites. Moen Gafoor, Orlando Michael and Colin Chichester shared the podium prizes when the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) staged the Insurance Brokers Lien championships merely five days ago. The three [...] [...more]

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Guyana is not a fractured or divided society

Guyana is not a fractured or divided society

Dear Editor, There has recently been a diversity of views on the issue of race relations in Guyana. I would like to share some thoughts on this issue which it would appear is conveniently used by some people to promote a particular political agenda at the expense of truth and objectivity. The more I listen to the [...] [...more]

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