It is time the NIS Board make public the reform report
Dear Editor, Even as we bemoan and strategize saving policyholders’ investments in CLICO, we cannot ignore a similar urgency for NIS. Apart from the fact NIS has invested billions of dollars in CLICO -which the government wants to assure us is secured in spite of CLICO’s fiasco – over the years non-compliance has had crippling [...]
Cultural misapprehensions
Now that the dust is beginning to settle on the Report of the United Nations Independent Expert on Minorities, as we promised, we will consider some substantive matters raised therein. We repeat, right up front, the core concern of our editorial “Minorities All”, on the unsuitability of the Expert’s conceptual framework that was derived from [...]
If America is the biggest law enforcement failure on illicit drugs, is Guyana the biggest facilitator?
Dear Editor, The Guyana Chronicle has provided us with comic relief with its manufactured news story that “(Hillary) Clinton shares Guyana’s position on drugs trafficking,” (March 26), by trying to draw a parallel between Ms. Clinton’s charge of America’s “insatiable demand for illegal drugs fuels the drug trade,” and President Bharrat Jagdeo’s recent lambasting of [...]
Baby still critical
Six-month-old Seema Rabarat, of Mahaica, was yesterday rushed to the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Hospital after her condition took a turn for the worse. Doctors and nurses are closely monitoring her condition. The infant had sustained a broken arm and head injuries during an attack and was admitted to the hospital last Tuesday. [...]
Unity Cup semi finals on tonight
Showstopper play Den Amstel, Showtime tests Goed Fortuin The Annual Unity Cup football competition is now down to the final four and the West Demerara Secondary School ground will be buzzing with action this evening. Clashing for a place in the final and a chance to win the top prize of $120,000 are Showstopper who [...]
U.S. will use Roger Khan information against Guyana – AFC
Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Raphael Trotman, yesterday said that he believes that the US Government will use the information gathered on self-confessed Guyanese drug trafficker, Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan, for leverage against the Guyana Government when it is needed. This newspaper understands that the US is yet to respond to Guyana’s request for [...]
NIS would have collapsed by 2013 without bold initiatives – GTUC
…dividends from CLICO investment sustained the scheme General Secretary of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), Norris Witter, said, yesterday, that even before the CLICO (Guyana) debacle began to unfold, there was evidence that suggested that the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) would collapse by 2013 unless bold initiatives were undertaken. According to Witter, a few [...]
Rusal (Guyana) unable to satisfy debts
The RUSAL Bauxite Company of Guyana (BCGI) has lost a main party buyer of bauxite for the year 2009, hence the company is forced to reduce its export and consequently production for remainder of 2009. This, coupled with the reduced prices of aluminium, has caused BCGI to suffer declining revenues and cash flows to the [...]
Plastic gun bandit scales four fences, lands in lockups
A bandit who was armed with a toy gun and robbed a Chinese restaurant on D’Urban Street ended up in the Brickdam lock-ups and must now await his day in court, thanks to the prompt response of ranks on a police mobile patrol. The man and his accomplice, who managed to escape, had robbed the [...]
One fired, more staff sent home
The reins of Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) have been placed in the hands of Director of Operations, Yuri Chandisingh, following the decision by the entity’s Board of Directors to send Chief Executive, Karan Singh, on extended leave last Monday. According to information reaching this newspaper, Singh and his entire Secretariat, including an Executive Assistant, a [...]
Canada’s departure from Guyana is grossly exaggerated — High Commissioner
By Tusika Martin The Canadian International Development Agency yesterday hosted a ‘Corporate Governance’ seminar, during which Canada’s High Commissioner to Guyana, Charles Court, used the opportunity again to reassure Guyanese that that country is in no way trying or attempting to distance itself from support to Guyana. During his opening remarks to some of the [...]
Sun halo causes panic, wonder
A halo around the sun yesterday, close to noon, left many staring in the skies, wondering what was happening in earth’s atmosphere. In the city some voiced the opinion that the world may be coming to an end. And the phenomenon was seen right across coastal Guyana, especially since the day was one of the [...]
Several escape death
Debris was scattered at the Conversation Tree junction, on the East Coast Demerara, after a Route 44 (Georgetown/Mahaica) minibus and car collided, when one of the vehicles failed to stop at a traffic light. It is yet unclear which of the two drivers failed to stop at the traffic light, since both of them claimed [...]
CLICO Guyana commence making payments
Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) Guyana has commenced making payments to claims that were made prior to the Judicial Management on February 25, last. Some 1,197 cheques to the value of $576M were not cashed and there were some $2 million in stale-dated cheques in the hands of clients. On March 12, Judicial Manager Maria [...]
Butcher sought for discharging loaded firearm
The police have issued a wanted bulletin for a Campbellville butcher, Abdul Imran Khan, who is wanted for questioning in relation to the discharging of a loaded firearm. The 22-year-old butcher stands at approximately 5’ 4″ and has fair complexion with a tattoo on his left shoulder. His last known address is 11 Austin Street, [...]
Richardson nails a double as Rapids beat Roadrunners 6-0
Gregory ‘Jackie Chan’ Richardson and teammate Ross Schunk shared four goals equally to lead the Colorado Rapids to a convincing 6-0 win over the Metro State Road Runners on Tuesday night at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in the team’s annual Burgundy & Blue Game. The Rapids controlled the game throughout the first half, but were [...]
West Indies open up against Kenya tomorrow evening
- Opposition hoping to make it a step further The pool draw and full match schedule have been announced for the Cathay Pacific / Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens, the fifth event on the IRB Sevens World Series which commences tomorrow and ends on Sunday. This year’s event at the magnificent Hong Kong Stadium marks [...]
ORGANISATIONAL COMPETENCY WAS ON DISPLAY
Widely regarded as the junior component of the Kashif & Shanghai Organisation, promoters of the Next Level Entertainment Basketball Tournament Jamal Douglas, Yannick Charles and Travis Shepherd under the astute guidance of co-founders of the K&S Organisation Kashif Muhammad and Aubrey Major displayed the quality and incisive organisational savvy that definitely augurs well for them [...]
Ramnaresh Sarwan PLAYER DIARY MAR 24
As the West Indies prepares to play England in the 3rd and 4th Digicel One Day Internationals in Barbados, Windies batsman, Ramnaresh Sarwan, shares a page from his Diary: Ramnaresh Sarwan: Hi Everyone, Playing at home in Guyana for the 1st and 2nd Digicel One Day International was great. Having the support of my country [...]
NCN DOES IT AGAIN
Dear Sir, On Friday 20th, I felt very enthused, after a long time, to go to the National Stadium at Providence to watch a game of what was anticipated to be good cricket. To begin with, my ticket took me to the red stand, which, like the green and orange stands, was equivalent to the [...]
Pet Boy Liquor Store owner walks free
The owner of Pet Boy Liquor Store, Mahendra Jagbandhan, was yesterday freed of a charge accusing him of exhibiting threatening behaviour on January 28, 2009. According to Jagbandhan, an undisclosed sum of money was owed to his business by the owner of Survival Supermarket, Goberdhan Arjune, who had procured a quantity of drinks. “He (Arjune) [...]
CARICOM committed to early negotiations with Canada
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have reaffirmed their commitment to the early commencement of negotiations with Canada for a trade and development agreement. Prime Minister of Belize and current Chairman of the Community, Dean Barrow told representatives of the media at a press conference at the Twentieth Intercessional Meeting in Belize City, [...]
MHS wins schools’ title in Linden
– Kanhai named MVP Akeem Kanhai continued his ascendancy when he led Mackenzie High School to the first National Sports Commission high schools’ basketball championship title at Mackenzie’s Sports Club basketball court in Linden yesterday. Kanhai scored 21 points with support from Parish Cadogan, who had 11 points to lead his school to a 64–33 [...]
Baker hits ton as T&T three-day cricket commence
By Sean Devers GNIC’s Elton Baker hit his first ton on Trinidad soil and shared in a 103-run fourth wicket partnership with fellow Guyanese Travis Blyden who made 66 as Rousilac United put themselves in a strong position against Quarry at the end of the penultimate day of action on Sunday. Quarry were 43-2 in [...]
Police to resume backland patrols
- Barama Road Outpost to be strengthened as crime prevention intensifies The police are to recommence backland patrols in East Coast and West Demerara and Berbice areas. This is one of the decisions taken at the recent annual Police Officers’ Conference, which ended last Saturday. Over three days, the officers deliberated on a number of [...]
