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Daily Archives: Thursday, 29 September 2016, 22:35

Convicted drug lord Dataram travelling on forged foreign passport- Granger

Last Updated on Thursday, 29 September 2016, 16:59 by Denis Chabrol President David Granger on Thursday said convicted Guyanese drug-lord Barry Dataram, who fled the country to avoid being jailed for cocaine trafficking, might be travelling on a forged foreign passport. “Even though Mr. Dataram might have a foreign passport, it might be a forged passport. I would urge all ...

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Teachers, public servants’ salary increases are not the same- Granger

Last Updated on Thursday, 29 September 2016, 16:37 by Denis Chabrol President David Granger on Thursday said that the proposed salary increase, which had been put forward to the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) for 2016, is not the same for the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU). The President was quoted  in a statement issued by the Ministry of the Presidency as saying ...

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Guyana Cancer Foundation launched to help reintegrate survivors

Last Updated on Thursday, 29 September 2016, 16:31 by Denis Chabrol by Abigail Semple The Guyana Cancer (GCF) Foundation was launched on Thursday at the Marriott Hotel, Guyana with the aim of preventing the dreaded disease and reintegrating survivors into society. The GCF was registered in June 1, 2016, after several years of conducting cancer awareness programmes through the then ...

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Jealous man who lashed his wife with wood gets off but faces trial for escape from police custody

Last Updated on Thursday, 29 September 2016, 16:28 by Denis Chabrol Jealousy and an attempt to escape police custody caused a man to have to post bail at GYD$100,000 at the Georgetown Magistrates Court on Thursday. It is alleged that on September 24, 2016, Jonathan Mohamed accused his reputed wife, Shonta Williams, of being unfaithful to him after which he ...

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Man charged in connection with deadly road accident

Last Updated on Thursday, 29 September 2016, 16:19 by Denis Chabrol Nathan Heyliger was on Thursday placed on $600,000 bail after being charged for causing the death of Kuru Kuru resident Carl Dundas. The accused appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan, and was told that on September 11, 2016 he drove in a dangerous manner thereby causing the death ...

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Drug-addicted father hacks son to death

Last Updated on Thursday, 29 September 2016, 12:59 by Denis Chabrol A drug-addicted man chopped to death his son at Annandale, East Coast Demerara. Dead is 24 year old Mohesh Chand, a truck driver. Divisional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner Marlon Chapman said the assailant, Amernauth Chand, has since been arrested and has confessed to the crime. Relatives said Amernauth Chand ...

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Professor Doris Rogers dies

Last Updated on Thursday, 29 September 2016, 11:17 by Denis Chabrol Professor Doris Rogers has passed away, the Ministry of Education announced on Thursday. She died on September 22, 2016 at the age of 86 years. The Ministry of Education’s statement follows: Professor Rogers had a love for art and she found a way to share that love with many others ...

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