Month: May 2019

2nd suspect in biker’s killing arrested

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Two days after a 22-year-old Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD) resident, who allegedly confessed to the murder of Patrick “White Boy” Fraser was charged, a second suspect has been arrested. The arrest was made when ranks of D Division (West Bank Demerara-East Bank Essequibo) swooped down on a Westminster, West Bank Demerara (WBD) house on Tuesday. According to the Police, the ranks were at the time acting on information when they searched the premises and discovered an unlicensed pistol, seven live rounds of ammunition, a small quantity of cannabis, several…

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Female taxi driver died from strangulation

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The post-mortem examination (PME) conducted on the body of 47-year-old Indira Bipat who was discovered on Sunday morning in a ditch at La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD), gave the cause of death as strangulation, compounded by blunt trauma to head. Bipat, of Lot 18 Samaroo Dam, Pouderoyen, WBD, who is a part-time taxi driver, left her home at about 17:30h on Saturday afternoon in her family’s Silver-Grey Toyota Axio bearing registration number PXX 4114. After the woman failed to return home that evening and the following morning, her…

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Power-packed GAW team named for CPL 2019

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                                By Brandon Corlette The Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) squad was officially announced on Wednesday last at the Gfinity eSports Arena in London. Shadab Khan, the 20-year old Pakistan leg-spinner, headlined the draft for the Guyanese franchise when he was snapped up in the opening round of the draft. Among the 17 players drafted to GAW, eight of the players from Guyana were selected. Nicholas Pooran, the marquee player was among the second round draft…

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“Ramadaan is a time for reflection”

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The importance of family cannot be underestimated and stems from its significant role, namely the making of an individual who benefits himself and others. This calls for a much longer, deeper and harder period of training. Taking care of one’s family is an important part of every religious belief since the bond forged by family members runs deeper than any other bond. While everyone takes care of their family in their own unique way, Punadai Ramdass is no different. The mother of three girls does everything in her power to…

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Cops say “criminal network” in Berbice will be crushed

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Law enforcement officials in Regions Five (Mahaica-Berbice) and Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) are investigating what has been reported as a “criminal network” in the county of Berbice. This is according to Commander of “B” Division, Paul Langevine, who told Guyana Times International on Monday that the recent deaths of three bandits during a shootout with Police suggest that there is a networking system. He explained that while this incident can help residents breathe sighs of relief, they must still be alert, since some of the recent gun-related robberies were reported to…

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“My Father Introduced Me To Qaseeda,” – Nawaz Khan

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Someone once said “Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.” Fittingly, that quote embodies the drive and passion for spreading music that Nawaz Khan possesses. The fifteen-year-old student of the Al Ghazali Islamic Academy has been singing for over eight years now and is intent on leaving an undeniable legacy. Though still young and untrained, Nawaz’s voice has the ability to move crowds to tears and invoke a sense…

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House-to-House Registration: Former GCCI President says GECOM legal advice in line with the law

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The recent legal opinion by the Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM’s) Legal Officer that the expired voters’ list should be refreshed without house-to-house registration continues to divide opinions. According to a former elections observer on behalf of the Private Sector, the opinion does follow what is set out in the law. Making an appearance on Globespan 24×7 live show in New York on Sunday, former Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) President and election observer, Vishnu Doerga noted that having looked at the advice the legal officer offered and then…

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Trinidad doctor ambushed, killed fighting off attackers

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Police have launched a manhunt for two suspects, who fatally shot a former member of the Medical Board of Trinidad & Tobago just meters away from his Wallerfield home yesterday. Dr Vin Sein Chiang was shot twice in the chest after he tried to defend himself from the two men who ambushed him while he was attempting to remove a wooden pallet from the roadway as he left home to make his way to his Port-of-Spain office. It is suspected that the men may have wanted to take Chiang’s silver…

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Too many women dying in Guyana due to rising domestic violence

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Dear Editor, In response to the domestic violence crisis, The Caribbean Voice beseeches and implores the Government to urgently organise a stakeholders’ focus group to come up with a coherent and concerted action plan for immediate implementation. By stakeholders we mean organisations that are currently directly involved in gender-based activism – not those who say they are but do nothing, not those who talk, talk and talk but do nothing else and not those who engage in photo ops and pageantry but no concrete action. We also urge that politics…

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