Year: 2012

The woman who is suspected of stabbing her reputed husband to death appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court on Monday to answer to the capital offence of murder. Villda “Priya” Beaton, 26, stood before Magistrate Alex Moore unrepresented. She was not required to enter a plea. The court was told that on Tuesday last at the couple’s Block 8 Mon Repos home, Beaton stabbed the father of her three children, Sam “Alien” Lall to death. After listening to the facts of the case, Magistrate Moore informed the shaken Beaton that…

– was heading to Montserrat to visit sick daughter The Berbician who perished when a Fly Montserrat nine-seater plane crashed minutes after takeoff on Sunday afternoon was heading to the volcanic island to visit her hospitalised daughter. At the home of Sandrama Poligadu, 57, of Lot 4 B Williamsburg, Corentyne, the atmosphere was one of grief as relatives and friends gathered to console family members. The deceased lived there with her husband Gopal, two daughters Krishnaveni and Anjama, a son-in-law, and a grandchild. This publication was informed that the deceased…

The report of a Roraima Airways-commissioned investigation into the discovery of cocaine hidden in snacks for a Delta Airlines flight back in September found shortcomings in the handling process at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. The findings of the private investigation were officially handed over to the company’s managing director, Captain Gerald Gouveia on Monday. Gouveia said he took it upon himself to have a commission set up to investigate the procedures used by his airline and to come up with a solution to reduce the security breaches that facilitate…

Twenty-seven-year old Jewel Baird-Watts, the valedictorian at the recent Georgetown School of Nursing’s biennial graduation ceremony, said her success was the result of constant hard work and dedication, and warned her colleagues not to become complacent or selfish. In an exclusive interview with Guyana Times International after the graduation ceremony at the National Cultural Centre last Thursday, Baird-Watts, who graduated with honours, said the accolades she received came as a surprise. She said she never thought she would be the best graduating student. She attributed her success to family members,…