GFF, GFA headed for a showdown
By Michael Benjamin The Guyana Football Federation (GFF), in keeping with its mandate to develop football in Guyana has summoned the members of the General Council of the Guyana Football Association (GFA) to a meeting scheduled for Tuesday January 27. However, the two entities share differences on which issues ought to comprise the agenda. A [...]
Time for Caribbean Aggression
By Sir Ronald Sanders For over a decade the Treasury Departments of the countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the OECD itself have imposed rules on developing countries that they have themselves ignored. The financial services sector of the Caribbean has been a victim of the OECD’s unilaterally-made rules that [...]
Teenagers give birth to one in every five babies
Approximately 20 percent of all babies delivered in Guyana on an annual basis are from teenage mothers between the ages of 13 and 19 years old. In the 1980s and early 1990s, teenage pregnancy accounted for greater than 25 percent of all babies delivered. In this regard, Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy said, the fact [...]
Jets soar to fourth consecutive win
Amelia’s Ward Jets soared to their fourth consecutive win in the Pioneer Construction and Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) League Friday night when they played Alleyene’s Retrieve Raiders. Jets won 68–61 despite a 13–point deficit with less than five minutes to play in the final quarter. Raiders led the first period 17–15 and maintained the [...]
Listen up Mr. President – Are you an Economist?
Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA Chairman, Vision Guyana OVERVIEW: At his first official press conference of the year, one would have thought that the President being a so called economist and a former Minister of Finance would have used the opportunity to provide Guyanese with a sense of optimism that things are going to be difficult [...]
D’Andrade ready to take on the best today
By Edison Jefford A special performance from Guyana’s Lionel D’Andrade is required today in the CLICO Trinidad and Tobago International Marathon to pose a serious challenge to defending champion, Kenyan Simon Sawe. Apart from Sawe and seven–time winner, Pamenos Ballantyne, D’Andrade has to mark the threat of United States–based Trinidad and Tobago record holder, Ronnie [...]
Shared governance confusion
With the dawning of the New Year, starting with the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. R.H.O Corbin, there has been a resurgence of calls from several quarters outside of the Government for a change in the present governmental structure. These calls have ranged from several variants of “shared governance” to greater devolution of power to [...]
Greaves out-hustles field in feature race as 2009 cycling season pedals off
By Franklin Wilson Guyana’s top cyclist in 2008 Alonzo Greaves opened the 2009 season in fine style when he pedaled to victory in the season opening feature school boys and novices 35 lap event at the National Park yesterday afternoon. It was the 16th annual Ricks & Sari Agro Industries 11-race programme organised by national [...]
WE HAVE FAILED OUR FIRST LADIES
I have read the full text of the former First Lady’s statement to the media. I have also studied the response of the President of Guyana. I believe that there are many issues involved in controversy, and here I will deal mainly with the human side to this story since from my take on what [...]
Pedal cyclist killed on West Demerara roadway
Daniel Seeprasad, 46, a pedal cyclist of Lot 12 Patentia West Bank Demerara, became the country’s latest road fatality yesterday when he was struck down by a motor pick-up in his home village. The accident occurred at around 02:20 hrs yesterday. Kaieteur News understands that the dead man was riding his bicycle along the roadway [...]
Essequibo youth heads overseas for heart surgery
Life for 19-year-old Ruddy Rayman changed just over a year ago when his family realized that he had a terminal heart condition. The teenager from Lima, Essequibo Coast, was visiting relatives one day when his aunt realized that his fingernails were discoloured and immediately informed his parents of the possibilities of such symptoms. The teen [...]
The continuous failures of a President
Any university freshman whose major is International Relations would know that the Libyan leader Muammar Gadaffy could not be telling the truth if he did say to President Jagdeo that he could not cancel US$41M owed to his country by Guyana because to do that would incite other countries to ask for the same treatment. [...]
Much anticipated GCB elections today at GCC
DCB pledge all nine votes to incumbent Singh By Sean Devers Despite his excellent work as Georgetown Cricket Association President and business savvy, Bish Panday appears to be behind in the race for the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Presidency going into the final lap of the contest. The GCB holds its Annual General Meeting and [...]
M&CC launches Plan IT
— hopes to boost efficiency of municipality The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC) is poised to lead the way into an era of information technology in the municipal arena. At least, that was the declaration on Thursday, when the municipality launched its Information Communication Strategy (ICT) for 2009-2012 at the municipal Concert Hall. [...]
Singh re-elected unopposed as DCB President
By Sean Devers President of the East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) Bissoon Singh was last evening re-elected unopposed to serve his second term at the helm of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) when the entity held its Annual General Meeting and elections at the Wales Community Centre on the West Bank Demerara. Past Secretary Ian [...]
The Bedbug
Bedbugs are renowned for feeding on the blood of humans and other warm-blooded hosts and are said to be a species of small nocturnal insect of the family Cimicidae, a species which can adapt the best to human environments. They are found in temperate climates throughout the world. In some areas they feed primarily on [...]
IT’S ABOUT TIME THAT THE TRUTH BE TOLD
THE SUGAR INDUSTRY: It is about time that the truth be told as to the status of Guyana’s sugar industry and the reasons for its rapid downward slide in recent months. The AFC was belligerently chastised by the Government and Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) some months ago when it brought the public’s attention to the [...]
Reply to article “Points for the GABA President to ponder”
Dear Editor, The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) is a voluntary non-profit organisation that was established over thirty years ago. Its purpose is to promote and train amateur boxers, referees/judges, coaches and officials for the benefit of having an amateur boxing team that can participate and represent the country at local & international events. Since [...]
PNCR hails Ayube Hamid
The main opposition party, the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), has expressed sadness at the passing of the “the well known and gifted broadcaster” Ayube Hamid, saying his place is unlikely to be filled by today’s broadcasters. Hamid, whose real name was Ayube Ahmad Khan, died on Wednesday, having worked actively in broadcasting for 57 [...]
GPL suffers $40 million in losses
…contaminated fuel the cause The Guyana Power and Light sustained some $40 million in losses over the past two weeks when it tried to ship fuel to the Anna Regina power station. The first shipment of fuel, some 75,000 gallons of heavy fuel oil, was shipped to the Essequibo Coast via a vessel operated [...]
Fate of suspended Customs officers still uncertain
…this despite multi-task force’s recommendation of reinstatement The fate of the six Customs officers who were recommended for reinstatement remains uncertain at this point in time, given that their reinstatement will have to be a decision of the Board of Directors of the Guyana Revenue Authority. This is according to GRA Commissioner-General Khurshid Sattaur, [...]
GHRA slams Agriculture Ministry on flooding situation
… Ministry says GHRA is a tool of convenience The manner in which drainage and irrigation rehabilitation has been carried out since 2005 has generated frustration in affected communities, the Guyana Human Rights Association said yesterday. In a statement issued yesterday afternoon, the Guyana Human Rights Association said that contracts for local drainage improvements [...]
NDC destroys houses in Region Three
- houses were on Government reserves – Regional Chairman The National Democratic Council (NDC) of Parika yesterday descended upon residents who had been occupying sections of Government reserves, just off of the main road in Parika, and began to demolish the structures they had erected. Newly elected NDC Chairman Krishna Samlall pointed out [...]
PNCR instructs MPs not to make submissions to Integrity Commission – Corbin
Mr Robert Corbin, Leader of the main opposition party, the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), said that that party had instructed its Members of Parliament not to make submissions to the Integrity Commission until the court determines the legality in the setting up of the Commission. Corbin mounted a legal challenge to the constitutionality [...]
Disabled fisherman ponders his future
Russell Cornelius, who lost his legs on Sunday in a horrific accident at sea, has been transferred from the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital. Russell appeared to be in better spirits when Kaieteur News visited him in Ward ‘A’ yesterday. However, the now-disabled man is concerned about his future and that of [...]
