GuySuCo CEO sent packing
By Tusika Martin Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), Nick Jackson, and will be sent packing all the way to Southern Africa as he will be replaced on Valentine’s Day. This move is part of the restructuring that is presently taking place at the sugar company in a move to review and [...]
Customs Officer busted with car load of smuggled liquor
Authorities of the Customs and Trade Administration of the Guyana Revenue Authority have busted one of their officers who was found transporting a car load of smuggled liquor. The officer, who was stationed in New Amsterdam, Berbice, was held on Monday night just after he left Crabwood Creek with the uncustomed goods. He is currently [...]
More theft at Army HQ
Investigations are currently underway into the disappearance of a Total Station and a power saw bar from the Main Stores at the Headquarters of the Guyana Defence Force’s 4 Engineers Battalion. According to the GDF, while the investigations are incomplete at this point in time, the items were reported missing during the Christmas period. The [...]
Unusually high tax on Banks Beer encourages illegal imports
…as Banks DIH records increased profits in 2008 – Reis Chairman of the Board of Directors of Banks DIH Limited, Clifford Reis, will on Saturday announce to shareholders record profits for the company for the financial year of 2008. According to the 2008 annual report for the company, Reis, despite a 29.7 per cent in [...]
Woodlands Hospital finally certified by GNBS
– Almost 30 labs yet to be certified – Dr Ramcharran After offering its laboratory service to the public for over five years, the Woodlands Hospital laboratory was for the first time officially certified by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) yesterday. At a simple ceremony held at the hospital’s Carmichael Street location, GNBS [...]
“Righteous man” remanded over broken glass case
Christopher Yhip, 31, of 58 Robb Street, Georgetown, yesterday appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, to face the charges of damage to property, as well as using threatening language, whereby disturbing the peace. It is alleged that on Tuesday last, the defendant, at his father’s residence and the home in which he (Yhip) resides, [...]
“Guyana Bar News” imminent
In a few days, the Guyana Bar Association (GBA) will begin circulating ‘The Guyana Bar News’, the official newsletter of the association. President of the Bar Association, Teni Housty, told Kaieteur News that it is currently in draft and should be out by the end of the week. According to him, he sees the newsletter [...]
City markets’ improvement high on agenda for 2009 – senior officials
Computerisation of the information relevant for the operation of the municipal markets is high on the agenda for this year, and according to Clerk of Markets, Schulder Griffith, efforts have already been made to budget for the undertaking. However, he pointed out that the actual implementation of the enterprising initiative is dependent on whether money [...]
Republic Bank awards outstanding UG graduates
Yesterday during a simple ceremony at its New Market Street location, Republic Bank, in association with the University of Guyana, awarded the two winners of the ‘Republic Bank/University of Guyana Awards’. The two awardees were Ms. Khafka Alexander who earned the Republic Bank Limited Chairman’s Award for Best Graduating Student with a Bachelor’s Degree in [...]
Agri Ministry slams Oxfam report on flooding
“The objective for such incomplete and inaccurate conclusions is a mystery”- Deputy PS Following the publication of a report on the current floods in Guyana by Oxfam, a group of non-governmental organizations from three continents, whereby the response to the crisis was described as weakly coordinated, Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Agriculture Ministry Brian Greenidge [...]
Basketball leaders’ discussion falls short on resolutions
Plan supplemental forum next week By Edison Jefford The meeting among the administrative leaders of local basketball fell short of resolutions yesterday but succeeded in arriving at a consensus for a collaborative effort toward the development of the sport this year. The top official from Linden, Uborn Smith said that many issues were inconclusive while [...]
Gall murder trial commences
The first witness is expected to take the stand today in the trial of murder accused Clive Gall who was yesterday arraigned in the High Court. Gall is charged with the June 21, 2007 killing of Clive Gall Jr. The matter came up for the first time yesterday in the High Court and is being [...]
O’Neil in line for title shot
Former Women’s International Boxing Council (WIBC) and International Boxing Association (WIBA), light/heavyweight champion, Gwendolyn O’Neil may yet get a chance to reclaim the titles she lost to Carlette Ewell in St Maarten, recently, once current negotiations with the Bobby Uttley Promotions in St Maarten bear fruit. O’Neil made this disclosure when Kaieteur Sport contacted her [...]
Dad finds runaway teen at Timehri house
Hours after the photograph and a story were published of a runaway teen from Kara Kara, Linden, the teen was reunited with her father. Fifteen-year-old Donna Wong was found yesterday at a house in the Timehri squatting area. After being reunited with her father, Ronald Wong, they both visited this newspaper. According to Mr Wong, [...]
Guyana records success against HIV with PEPFAR
- Country received over US$105M in five years The number of pregnant women receiving HIV counseling and testing in Guyana is the highest of the 14 other countries benefiting from the U.S President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), from which Guyana benefited from over US$105M over the past five years. This is according to [...]
Fletcher disappointed with Windward Islands exclusion
Hopes to be back in action soon By Sean Devers in Grenada Twenty-one-year-old West Indies batsman Andre Fletcher is disappointed with his exclusion from both the Windward Islands one-day and four-day cricket teams and is keen to be back in action at the regional and International levels soon. The omission of the former West Indies [...]
UNFPA forms network to discuss population, development issues
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has formed a network of Caribbean Parliamentarians on Population and Development to promote population and reproductive health issues at the government level in the region. The group’s formation came out of a two-day meeting held in Suriname when the UNFPA brought together over twenty parliamentarians from ten countries and [...]
Sarah defeat All Star in final
Sarah defeated All Star by 7 wickets in the final of Chandreka Ragnauth 15 overs softball cricket competition played last Sunday at Belle Plaine in Wakenaam. All Star batted first and made 127 all out in 14 overs with Vickram Ramnarine getting 31 and Roopnarine Persaud 29. Extras contributed 22. Satnarine Sahadeo bagged 4-19 and [...]
Points for the GABA President to ponder
Dear Editor, Kindly allow me some space in your widely read newspaper to clarify some utterances in Affeeze Khan’s so-called reply to a proper, professional, very explicit article by sports reporter Michael Benjamin. Firstly, please allow me to quote a proverb, “It is better to remain quiet and be thought a fool than to open [...]
Five schools reopen as health team wraps up visit around city
As the team from the Ministry of Health continues visiting communities and schools around the city, several schools have been reopened as they have been declared safe for students and teachers to return. On Monday last, South Ruimveldt Nursery, South Ruimveldt Primary, South Ruimveldt Secondary, Cummings Lodge Secondary and St. Barnabas Special School were reopened. [...]
Football Development Hinges on National Body (GFF)
Sports Editor Dear Sir, Apart form the annual Kashif and Shanghai KO tournament, which has since become the nation’s leading football tournament in terms of prestige, publicity, attendance and administrative capabilities among other issues. The annual Mayor’s Cup and more recently the Namilco football festival KO; Sweet 16 KO and the Alpha United summer festival [...]
Indignation conditioned by moral relativity
Dear Editor, The position of PPP leaders and pundits on the situation in Gaza Palestine is completely at odds with the positions they take in Guyana. How many times have we heard citizens complain about being innocent victims of the excesses of military and paramilitary anti-crime operations in Guyana, only to hear the Minister of [...]
Over 1000 divorces filed for 2008
By Nadia Guyadeen Statistics from the Supreme Court show that 1,251 divorce matters were filed between January and December 2008. Sources from the court said that the numbers are usually high where this particular case type is concerned. This newspaper understands that a serious backlog does not only exist with criminal matters alone but divorce [...]
U.S. Embassy announces closure
The Consular Section of the Embassy of the United States of America, Georgetown, Guyana will be closed to the public for the entire day on January 23, next. It will reopen and resume services on Monday, January 26. In a statement announcing the closure, the embassy indicated that in the case of a genuine emergency, [...]
Confusion of roles
Dear Editor, People say ‘perception is reality’, I say reception is reality. When politicians speak or utter pronouncements they ought to specify whether they are expressing personal, party, or State views. Historically in Guyana, political parties have subsumed all branches of the State into their party formats. I have never known where political party names [...]
