A 50-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run accident while attempting to cross Sheriff Street in the vicinity of the Campbellville Secondary School, early Monday morning in the city. Edward Sylvester Jeffers of 97 Plum Park, Sophia died when he was reportedly struck by a green Toyota Carina AT 212 at around 03:00hrs. Pieces of the car’s number plate were found at the scene of the accident. In a police release it was stated that Jeffers was attempting to cross from the eastern shoulder of the road to the western…
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GDF officers lose privileges over ammo find
Certain privileges would be stripped from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) officers in whose barrack rooms several rounds of ammunition, which were issued and not returned, were found. The offending officers also received warning letters. Army Chief of Staff, Commodore Gary Best had vowed strong action against the officers and had even threatened to court martial them. None of the officers has been court-martialled nor has anyone lost seniority. However, well-placed sources say the officers in question are likely to be overlooked for future promotions. “The find of unauthorised ammunition…
Read MoreThree in custody for recent robberies
Police have arrested another suspect in an October 7 robbery on a Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara family. So far, three suspects are in custody, two of whom are brothers. The alleged robbers had reportedly opened fire on police two days after the Cornelia Ida incident, while the officers were responding to a robbery committed on a Leonora woman as she was leaving the Leonora Market. One of the robbers was shot in the chest and, up to press time, was listed as being in serious but stable condition at…
Read MoreBarbers, hairdressers train to give HIV/ AIDS counselling
Barbers and cosmetologists are now being trained to provide free counselling and testing to customers in the fight against HIV/ AIDS. Coordinator of the Cosmetologist and Barbers Association of Guyana, Tracey Bailey, said that the association not only deals with HIV and AIDS education, but also looks at other pertinent issues that affect society. Bailey told this newspaper that the project is in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association ( GRPA), from which relevant information is accessed to educate and train cosmetologists…
Read MoreHydropower key to job creation -Ramotar
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party ( PPP), Donald Ramotar, is certain that the development of the electricity sector through the hydro- power project will boost the creation of jobs and place Guyana on a path to inevitable development. Ramotar made the comment when asked about his plans as presidential hopeful in the upcoming August 2011 elections, should he be selected as a candidate. The general secretary believes that “ job creation is most vital at this point in time”, and the propelling of the energy sector is key…
Read MoreNew wage deal for teachers this month
A new remuneration package and agreement for other incentives is expected to be signed between the Bharrat Jagdeo administration and the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) later this month, a top official of the union told this newspaper. This new agreement is expected to include not only an increase in salary for teachers, but new incentive plans from which teachers will be able to benefit. The initial agreement unveiled in 2006 will end later this month. One of the incentives to be included in the new agreement, which is still being…
Read MoreInvestigations on burning body in BMW continue
Investigation are ongoing in the death of a 22-year-old U.S. – Guyanese woman who perished when the 2000 BMW in which she was travelling burst into flames in Queens, New York, last Saturday. Recent reports say that the car in which the Queens resident was discovered burnt belonged to a man in Queensbury, 180 miles north of Queens. The burning car was found under elevated train tracks in Queens early Saturday morning. Omadevi Saran, called Annie, an office assistant of California, United States, had reportedly left home to do some…
Read MoreRustling, stray dogs threaten sheep, goats say farmers
The sheep and goat industry in Region Five is currently under threat from rustling and stray dogs which plague the growth of farms. Chairman of the Sheep and Goat Association, Clyde Mc Almont, said the rustling is being encouraged by the ‘ bottom house’ butcher shops, since thieves are able to sell the stolen animals to the butchers. Farmer Kunti Heeralall of Number Seven Village, West Coast Berbice, who rears mainly goats, has recently introduced sheep to her stock. She has mixed the Boer buck with creole ewes, and this…
Read MoreGEA markers modified: – as robbers steal former markers
The Guyana Energy Agency says that its marker concentrate has been modified to detect the unauthorized use of the ones stolen last week when four masked persons entered the Quamina Street compound and stole some domestic marker concentrates that were used to mark fuel. “All fuel dealers, vendors, and operators are warned to desist from purchasing illegal fuel,” the chief executive officer’s secretariat said in a release to the media. The release stated that those found indulging in activities involving improperly marked fuel will be fined as much as $…
Read MoreHousing sector seeing record growth – Ali
Guyana is one of two Caribbean countries whose construction sectors experience an annual growth of 1.5 per cent, Housing Minister Irfaan Ali has boasted. Guyana is currently experiencing the largest housing boom in its history. “House ownership, which formerly was a distant dream for most, especially the working class, and perceived as a luxury to be afforded only by the better off, has become reality for many thousands of Guyanese,” the minister said. Ali described as “phenomenal” the success of the building sector, given that the country is not a…
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