Single lane traffic expected to be restored this morning
The section of Sheriff Street, which was excavated on Tuesday, is still under repair and was yesterday completely closed. It is estimated that the road should be able to accommodate at least a single lane of vehicular traffic by some time this morning. The location where the roadway was excavated, not far from the junction [...]
GDF regrets football infraction
Following the expulsion of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) under-12 team from the Georgetown Football Association / Milo competition finals, the GDF’s Public Relations department has issued the following statement. “The Guyana Defence Force hereby acknowledges the impropriety regarding the fact that a player who did not meet the requirements, was fielded in its football [...]
National Library sponsors competition to rekindle love for reading
In its quest to rekindle a love for reading among young children, the National Library will, on Monday, commence a Champion Readers competition to involve young people countrywide. According to Chief Librarian, Ms Gillian Thompson, the reading competition, which comes as part of the 100th anniversary of the library’s existence, is an effort to make [...]
RHYT&SC to reach out to other sports
Trust Fund to target 3 national bodies yearly Netball, Basketball and another sport to be indentified by the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) will be the first to benefit from a special Trust Fund Guyana’s leading club will set up to assist National Sports Associations. Making the announcement was RHTY&SC Secretary/CEO Hilbert [...]
Guyana needs to focus on bio-prospecting – IAST Director
As the world celebrated Earth Day 2009, Professor Suresh Narine, yesterday said that Guyana should place more emphasis on ‘Bio-prospecting,’ and processing of renewable agricultural commodities into tertiary materials, platform chemicals, nutraceuticals, cosmetics and functional foods. Dr. Narine, who is a professor and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Chair at [...]
Town Clerk’s off/on actions annoy councillors
Councillors attached to the Anna Regina Town Council are peeved at the present actions of former town clerk, Mr. Ganga Persaud. They said that the man tendered his resignation on December 31, last, and was back on the job on January 2, last. This newspaper was reliably informed that during a statutory meeting held at [...]
WI Selectors name team for One-Day Series in England
The West Indies selectors have named their 14-man squad to compete in the three-match One-Day Internationals Series against England next month. The squad springs no surprises, featuring the players who faced the English in the Caribbean. The full squad: Chris Gayle (Captain), Denesh Ramdin (Vice Captain), Lionel Baker, Sulieman Benn, Dwayne Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Fidel [...]
Gov’t not ready to ratify UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Groups representing indigenous people of Guyana and the Amazon fear that climate change is superseding the guarantee of actions towards ensuring the rights of the indigenous people. Trevor Stevenson, Executive Director of the Amazon Alliance, is one of those who support this view. He was in Guyana last week for the meeting of indigenous leaders [...]
WICB announces fixtures for India, Bangladesh tours
The West Indies Cricket Board has announced the fixtures for the upcoming Digicel Series 2009 tours by India and Bangladesh to the region. No matches are slated for Guyana trip and India will only participate in a One Day International series in Jamaica and St Lucia, while Bangladesh will contest two Test matches and three [...]
Bar Association expresses concern
President of the Guyana Bar Association (GBA), Teni Housty, via a press statement, has expressed grave concern over the recent criminal attack that occurred at the residence of Magistrate Nigel Hawke. According to him, the GBA and members of the legal profession strongly condemn this attack. “As a profession and society, we cannot tolerate or [...]
The world is not unaware of the state of affairs in Guyana
Dear Editor, This letter is in response to one captioned “The AFC Has Failed Again”, which was published in (21-04-09) the Guyana Chronicle newspaper. The author of that letter was Mr. Edward Simon. `In his letter, Mr. Simon took issue with an advertisement, which the AFC ran in the Trinidad Express newspaper during the just [...]
Cuba and the next Summit of the Americas
Dear Editor, It would indeed be a breath of fresh air should Cuba be the next venue to host the 6th Summit of the Americas as highlighted in the Guyana Chronicle of 4.21.2009 by Richard Lord and titled “Panama in line to host next summit”. It’s evident that it will have to be a collective [...]
Dominica man beats Guyanese woman unconscious
A 23-year-old Dominican is now in police custody after he dealt his Guyanese paramour some blows on the public road at Duff’s Bottom, Tortola, in the British Virgin Islands, Tuesday afternoon. BVI Platinum News reported that around 17:30 hrs, the woman who was beaten until she became unconscious was driving vehicle PV 11953 when a [...]
President Jagdeo is serving us well
Dear Editor, The visionary of the Jagans have resulted near the end of their era, two very important and significant appointments by the PPP/C administration and in support of the late mother of the nation, Mrs. Janet Jagan, in particular. Mr. Donald Ramotar was hailed as a tried and tested comrade when he assumed office [...]
Power heading to some Essequibo Coast locations for the first time
Residents along the Essequibo Coast who have been living in unserved electricity areas for the last five years will in two months’ time be able to have that access for the first time. This reassurance was given on Tuesday, by GPL Construction Manager, Mr. Kumar Sharma, who noted that the main reason why there has [...]
THAG heads for Barbados tradeshow
Members of the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) will be attending the Re-Discover the Caribbean Tradeshow in Barbados, which will take place tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday. According to THAG, this is the sixth consecutive year that Guyana will be represented at this event in efforts to build travel and trade partnerships with representatives [...]
Was Obama at Summit of Americas for photo-op or to set new American tone for region?
Dear Editor, It is impossible to overstate the significance of what is likely to emerge between the United States and countries of Latin America and the Caribbean after last weekend’s Summit of Americas in Trinidad that basically saw President Barack Obama set a new American foreign policy tone for the region, at a time when [...]
Clico, Globe-Trust and realpolitik
I have used the word, “realpolitik” more times than I can count since 1988 when I became a commentator. In political analysis, especially in assessing authoritarian Guyana, the word becomes useful to get across your point. In fairness to John Public, I should define it. The term originated in 19th century German diplomacy. It was [...]
Protest jailing of journalist
Dear Editor, I have a lot of respect for the journalistic minds, who often go out on the limb and become the eyes, ears and mouths of the impoverish and forgotten in the extremely remote areas globally. I have been in tuned with the reports of the US journalist, Roxana Saberi who was just sentenced [...]
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION IS A MYTH
It has long been believed that a Freedom of Information Act serves the best interests of a democracy by ensuring that persons have greater access to information. This is a myth. Freedom of Information does not improve public access to information; it is merely a façade used by western governments to bolster their credentials as [...]
Regulating financial institutions
Over the past few months the average citizen who peruses the newspapers must have learnt more than was ever expected about the arcane world of finance. Even though this education was occasioned by the global financial crisis that is lapping our shores, it is a positive development. Globalisation is a phenomenon that is not going [...]
Shot taxi driver stable, relatives still await answers from police
The wife of shot taxi driver, Winston Andrews, who was shot by a lone gunman, has said that his condition has vastly improved. According to Maria Andrews, her husband has been removed from the Georgetown Public Hospital’s High Dependency Unit to an open ward. On Easter Day last, Andrews was shot by a lone gunman [...]
NBS politically hijacked, bridge bonds purchase illegal – ‘Concerned’ Members
…legal action contemplated By Gary Eleazar Despite a less than desired turnout, the Committee of Concerned NBS Members yesterday ventilated their grouses over what is happening at the company. The meeting was chaired by the Committee Chairman, Cyril Walker, and there were extensive presentations by Ramon Gaskin and eminent Chartered Accountant Christopher Ram. One of [...]
Homosexual, teen lover to face buggery charges
The Director of Public Prosecutions has recommended that a homosexual male and 15-year-old boy be charged with buggery. The two were arrested on March 29, last, when police raided a house at Victoria, East Coast Demerara. A source close to the investigations told this newspaper that the fact that they both admitted to engaging in [...]
Three homeless after fire at Foulis
- arson suspected Police on the East Coast of Demerara and the Guyana Fire Service have launched an investigation into a fire that destroyed a one-flat house at 19th Street, Foulis on Monday night. As a result Mangal Budram, 47, his wife Jasmattie Ali, and their one-year-old baby are now homeless. However, the police have [...]
