Refreshing originality and an indomitable will make
John ‘Slingshot’ Drepaul a ‘Special Person’ “To better promote and market their productions, Guyanese musicians should focus entirely on originality and avoid the imitation of foreign artistes. It’s quite a turnoff to see otherwise talented musicians putting on strange airs, adopting the stage styles and gesticulations of artistes from abroad, right down to the accents.” [...]
NBS made some poor decisions that cost it money
- President Jagdeo All investments locally and overseas have some amount of risk but many people in Guyana only look at the ‘upside’ of investments, Head of State Bharrat Jagdeo said on Friday. During an interview on Friday the President said that when persons invest their monies they believe that they will always benefit but [...]
Problem to be addressed with inter-agency collaboration
Children’s exposure to traumatic events… In recognition of the fact that children are being exposed to traumatic events, the likes of natural disasters as well as criminal and domestic violence, plans have been streamlined to impose an inter-agency intervention. A master implementer training workshop in this regard was engaged Thursday at the Ministry of Health [...]
GT&T Kite Flying competition winners rewarded
Communications giant GT&T brought recent cheer to many, when it hosted its annual Kite Flying Contest at four separate locations. Segments of the competition were held at Joe Vieira Park, No. 63 and Hope beaches, and the National Park. Contestants were allowed to enter any of the three categories to win GT&T handsets and cash [...]
Belladrum is holding its own in modern transformation
Village Focus: (By Alex Wayne) Belladrum, West Coast Berbice, was just a quaint rural community. Even in the late 1980s the village still had shabby houses, small shops here and there, and large herds of cattle that traversed the roadways. Located some 45 miles east of Georgetown and nestled between the villages of El Dorado [...]
14-year-old spearheads remedial reading, writing in Annandale
What started out as a simple school project in Annandale West, East Coast Demerara, has now grown into a full-blown education programme for children of that community. Earlier this year, 14-year-old Vahid Sarju, a student of School of the Nations, was given a class assignment for his Peace Study class. The young Sarju decided to [...]
Wife thwarts husband’s bigamy attempt
Ex-army officer, Deryck Greenidge, 55, of Mocha, East Bank Demerara, reportedly attempted to marry a woman yesterday without seeking a divorce, only to be interrupted by his current wife of 21 years, Anita Greenidge. According to reports, Greenidge was preparing to marry a woman of Vendor’s Arcade, at a South Sophia church and was forced [...]
All critical deck plates to be replaced by next month
DHB repairs… By the end of May, the replacement deck plate replacement exercise, being done on the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) will be completed, and all of the critically damaged deck plates would have been replaced. The exercise was part of an intensive project, to replace almost a quarter of the deck plates on the [...]
Baha’is observe Ridvan Festival
Baha’is in Guyana, and around the world are observing the Festival of Ridvan, which commemorates the anniversary of Baha’u’llah’s declaration, in 1863, that he was the manifestation of God, and the Promised One of all earlier religions. This declaration signified the beginning of the Baha’i Faith. The Festival of Ridvan began from sunset on April [...]
Businessmen must inform customers about need to be frugal
As financial crisis continues… – GMSA President of the Guyana Manufactures and Services Association (GMSA), Ramesh Dookhoo, says that in this time of economic crisis, businesses have a moral obligation to inform the consumers to be more prudent in their spending. He was at the time delivering an address at a stakeholders’ forum on the [...]
No shortage of diabetes drug by year-end
– Minister Ramsammy More than $300 M is expended each year to procure diabetic medicine and supplies which are all distributed free of cost to patients as part of the local Ministry of Health’s effort to reduce the negative impact of diabetes. Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy made this disclosure yesterday when he addressed a [...]
New private school opens at Mahaica
The St Helena College, a new private school, has been opened at Helena, Mahaica, and says it will provide guidance and counseling, and moral and religious education to compliment its academic curriculum. The college will cater for students from Grade Seven to Grade Eleven, including those writing the CSEC exams, offered by the Caribbean Examinations [...]
Indian Commemoration Trust gears for Pushpanjali
The Indian Commemoration Trust (ICC) is gearing up to present its annual cultural programme in celebration of Indian Immigration Day 2009. The ICC annual celebration is called Pushpanjali and is held annually at the Indian Monument Gardens at Church and Camp streets in Georgetown. According to organizers, Pushpanjali 2009 will showcase “cultural retentions and historic [...]
UG hosts West Indian Literature conference
- Mittelholzer, Harris to be honoured The School of Education & Humanities, University of Guyana, will host the 28th Conference on West Indian Literature from today through Wednesday at the Guyana International Conference Centre, Liliendaal. The conference is intended to reflect the steady evolution of West Indian creativity in literature and philosophy over the years, [...]
Suriname beat French Guiana, on course to retain title
By Franklin Wilson As they did in Swimming on day two in the first leg of the 2009 Inter Guiana Games, Suriname were large and in charge at the Guyana Defence Force ground in male and female football. The male team needled a determined and much improved French Guyana outfit while the females were triumphant [...]
Chess students challenged to develop great skills
After finding itself sidelined for over two decades, the sport of Chess has been making a strong resurgence and it could now be classified as one of the fastest growing sports locally. And if one is to judge from the turnout and enthusiasm displayed by students who participated in yesterday’s simultaneous exhibition against visiting German [...]
Guyana emphatically retain title
By Edison Jefford Guyana took no prisoners yesterday, extending their dominance on the opening day of the Inter–Guiana Games’ Athletics Championship to retaining the coveted title on the second day of competition at the Police Sports Club Ground. Guyana amassed 277 points after the tabulation of the points minus the long jump events that were [...]
Jagdeo can salvage his sagging legacy by restoring public confidence in govt.
Dear Editor, President Bharrat Jagdeo, in response to a recent query in Trinidad about him seeking a possible third term as President, said he was puzzled why the issue kept coming up even though he previously said he wasn’t interested and so he surmised that the ongoing speculation might stem from some people who are [...]
A criminal justice system with moral authority
Dear Editor, I refer to Mr. Michael Maxwell’s letter of April 25, 2009 in the SN, with the caption ‘How can Dr. Misir blame crime on the public while absolving the government?’ First of all, my letter was not titled ‘Sunday Stabroek editorial was full of “flimsy elements and misconceptions,” but instead ‘SN True to [...]
Premier athletes to storm Eve Leary
– as AAG stages Senior Championships By Edison Jefford Guyana’s senior athletes will have their opportunity to showcase their talents today when the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) stages its annual National Senior Track and Field Championships at the Police Sports Club. The marquee event is expected to renew many old rivalries especially in the [...]
Feel good or do good?
It has been a week now that our children have returned to school where we are sending them to be “educated”. However, it has long been recognized that schools alone do not, and indeed cannot, perform that critical task. The old adage, “it takes a village to raise a child”, offers us a clue as [...]
E’bo should face tougher test against Berbice
By Sean Devers in Anna Regina In association with Arabian Hotel After finishing two wickets away of their second consecutive GTM under-19 three-day win against Demerara in fading light on Friday at the Anna Regina ground, Essequibo play their second match from today at the same venue and should expect a much tougher test from [...]
Kings Jewelry and Hotel Tower support Powerlifters
Novices and Open Bench Press competition set for Saints today Dealers of the finest Jewellery in Guyana, Kings Jewellery World and Hotel Tower International Hotel have come on board to support the national Powerlifting team that will participate in the 3rd Annual Caribbean Islands Bench Press and Powerlifting Championships set for Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, [...]
The Baccoo speaks
People cannot change the future so we have had the river accident, the road accidents, the fires, and of course the electrocutions. We are not through. Another fire is going to strike in the precincts of the city with telling effect. Help is going to be forthcoming but security measures would thwart any effective help. [...]
