Regions 3, 4, 5 & 10 to clash at Desmond Hoyte Memorial Circle Tennis
Teams from Regions 3, 4, 5 and 10 will clash in the Hugh Desmond Hoyte Memorial Circle Tennis tournament which is scheduled for today at the Guyana Defence Force ground, Camp Ayangana, Thomas Lands. The tournament is being organised by the Hugh Desmond Hoyte Commemorative Committee in collaboration with the West Demerara/Essequibo Islands Circle Tennis [...]
The Baccoo speaks
The inevitable of which I warned last week has happened. The nation must now conduct its state funeral in dignity. But this is not the end of the visit by the grim reaper. Another well known figure is going to be called but this time he would be responsible for his own demise. A vehicle [...]
Headquarters finish ahead of E&F & G divisions in Rd 1
Judy Sandiford marked the maximum 18 games to lead Headquarters to 83 games and a place in the next round of the Police Female Inter Division knockout domino tournament. Sandiford received good support from Rhonda Griffith with 14 games. E&F division tallied 65 games with Tessa Fraser and Veronica Williams marking 14 each. Finishing at [...]
Dominica: A Whale of A Pride
By Sir Ronald Sanders It’s not often that the leader of a small country is bold enough to resist the desires of larger or richer countries. But, Dominica’s Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, did just that on March 23rd. Speaking in Dominica’s Capital, Roseau, at the opening of an Environmental Conference entitled, “International Ocean Life Symposium”, [...]
Ryan Crawford Pre Easter Horserace Meet fixed for today
Can Jumbo Joy defeat Miss Republic and Delmur Gold, or will Coconut boy’s return be spoilt by la Bayamosa? Those and other questions will be answered today when the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club stages it Grand Annual Pre Easter eight-event Horserace meet at the clubs’ facility at Alness village on the Corentyne Coast starting [...]
Rice farmers still unsure of price for paddy
The Chief Spokesperson of the Rice Producers’ Association Action Committee (RPAAC), Jinnah Rahman, has said that despite the fact that rice harvesting has commenced in Essequibo, Wakenaam, Berbice, Leguan and some parts of the West Coast Demerara, rice millers have not yet agreed to a fixed price, which they will pay the rice farmers for [...]
Financial Regulation
Last week we initiated the discussion on necessary changes that may be needed in the regulatory and supervisory regimes of our financial system, in light of the demonstrated failures exposed locally and internationally. As we proceed, we have to guard against repeating the strategic mistake of the French General Maginot after WWI. Reacting to the [...]
I Movements Promotions host Rasta vs. Baldhead football encounter
The I Movements Promotions group, headed by promoter I Salam, will host a Rasta versus Baldhead clash at the Bartica Community Centre ground today. The programme opens from 5:00pm with a contest between the Bartica Sub-Association Under-15 team, who are preparing for the Inter-Association competition, facing an over-15 combination in a warm-up game. This will [...]
Disregard for traffic rules
The consequence of disregarding traffic laws! This car, HA 9466, turned into the path of PKK 4164 along the East Bank public road in the vicinity of Mc Doom gas station and caused a head on collision. The driver of the silver gray car (HA 9466) had just driven out of the gas station, but, [...]
RESPECT IS DUE TO MRS. JAGAN
One day in the eighties, I was taking a stroll past a stadium in one of the Caribbean islands, a track and field meet was going on, and I decided that I should take a peek inside. Upon approaching the gates of the stadium I politely asked about the entrance fee. The guys manning the [...]
Keen competition anticipated as Weightlifters battle
Several gyms from across the country will be vying for top honours when the Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA) stages its National Novice and Schoolboys Weightlifting Championships at Club Blue Note, 200 Camp Street Georgetown, this morning. Twenty-three lifters from three affiliate gyms will be flexing their muscles, among them Kenrick Cozier from the True [...]
The great equaliser
News travels fast, so fast that sometimes the person responsible for its dissemination hardly gets a chance to open his mouth before the news is gone. Friday night was like any other night except that it rained a bit in the city. There was a release from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation that Mrs Janet [...]
Only 32 units of blood in stock at NBTS
The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) currently has 32 units of blood in stock. It had collected 115 units for the week. The rest of the blood has already been utilised as, according to National Blood Donor Manager of the Blood Bank, Shameeza Mangal, “blood goes like hot cakes.” She noted that a number of [...]
Suspected thief nabbed with stolen articles
Quick action by a police patrol led to the apprehension of a suspected thief with a quantity of stolen articles that he was about to sell. He was charged and placed before the court. Magistrate Chandra Sohan subsequently granted him bail in the sum of $300,000 when he appeared at the Albion Magistrate’s court on [...]
Athletes polish preparations at Enmore meet
– national juniors Ageday and Sital impresses National junior athletes Chavez Ageday and Chavez Sital continued their preparations for the Junior Carifta Games in Saint Kitts next month when the East Coast Sport Committee hosted a track meet at the Enmore Community ground. Ageday won the under–17 boys’ 100m and 200m races while Sital easily [...]
Mrs. Janet Jagan; the last of the world’s great, ideological purists
Mrs. Janet Jagan has died. She was a mother and a grandmother therefore condolences are in order. My task in life is to write about my country in the hope that one day these notes will help the generation that comes after mine understand their country’s history. My notes are my interpretation of course and [...]
The Tilapia
Tilapia is the common name for nearly a hundred species of cichlid fish from the tilapiine cichlid tribe. Tilapias inhabit a variety of fresh and, less commonly, brackish water habitats from shallow streams and ponds through to rivers, lakes, and estuaries. Most tilapias are omnivorous with a preference for soft aquatic vegetation and detritus. They [...]
GWI boss to get hearing tomorrow
The investigation into allegations of mismanagement at the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has been completed and Chief Executive, Karan Singh, who was sent on leave to facilitate the process will be given the opportunity to defend himself tomorrow. Head of Procurement, Dhani Narine, who was also sent on leave, was slated to appear before the [...]
NOW THE PEPPER BUNNIN’…TIME FOR AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION
By Raphael Trotman Three weeks ago the AFC was accused of having “pepper sauce” links. Two weeks later, the President and Government of Guyana were fighting a rearguard and futile battle to fend off allegations of being knowledgeable and involved in the activities of Roger Khan. This is what is called poetic justice. Now that [...]
MCYS / NSC / East Bank Mash Inter-Block Basketball Mc Doom Kings & Supply/Soesdyke clash in final
The final of the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport/National Sports Commission/East Bank Mashramani Inter-Block knock-out Basketball final is scheduled for today at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. Clashing in the final are Mc Doom Kings and Supply/Soesdyke and both teams are eager to lift the top trophy since it is the first time either [...]
Woman struck by stray bullet stable
Juliet Bobb-Semple, 54, who was accidentally struck in her right ankle by a stray police bullet, on Friday morning, is now listed as in stable condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). Bobb-Semple was standing just outside the front door of her 37 Hadfield Street residence when the bullet, which was fired by police [...]
Former President Janet Jagan dies at 88
Guyana’s fourth Executive President, Mrs. Janet Jagan, died at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Saturday at 00:35 hrs, she was 88. Apart from being the nation’s first female President, Mrs. Jagan who was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA, on October 20, 1920, was Guyana’s first woman Deputy Speaker, first woman to be elected to the [...]
Three women wounded by man, 72, in domestic dispute
Police on East Coast Demerara have detained a 72-year-old male remigrant who went on a chopping spree early yesterday morning, wounding three persons, including a physically challenged girl. The man, who shared the house at Lot 81 Side Line Dam, Bachelor’s Adventure, with the victim, went berserk at about 03:00 hours forcing at least two [...]
Police re-commission Felix Austin Police College Division ‘B’
ADVENTURE, CORENTYNE – After years of disuse, The Felix Austin Police College Division ‘B’, sited at Adventure on the Corentyne, was re-commissioned amidst pomp and ceremony, yesterday. The facility is expected to contribute towards increasing manpower in the Guyana Police Force, which is said to be some 800 short. Ranks would not only be recruited [...]
