Who says one cannot survive an execution?
The past week was exciting in more ways than one. To begin with, I had gone to Trinidad for the Fifth Summit of the Americas and with the hope that I would see the man who turned the world upside down. This man is Barack Obama who is more popular than the Queen of England [...]
GCB boss expresses sadness at Madray’s passing
In a release the board said, “The Guyana Cricket Board is saddened by the news of the passing of a former cricketer who has represented this country with great distinction, earning a place on the West Indies team. The mid-50s will always be remembered as that moment in time for Guyana’s (British Guiana then) cricket [...]
BFA/Cheddi Jagan Memorial football commence on Sunday
Female game to be played in memory of Janet Jagan The annual Cheddi B. Jagan memorial football competition organised by the Berbice Football Association (BFA) is set to commence on Sunday at the Port Mourant Community Centre ground. According to the BFA, this tournament will be used as its pre-season competition and teams will be [...]
I’m taking the lie detector test: Where is Khurshid Sattaur?
I ran into a group of PPP leaders who insisted that I should take a lie detector test since I am the one always making the accusations. I thought that was fair enough. I have agreed. They did however make the point that since the GRA boss, Khurshid Sattaur, fired the first salvo claiming I [...]
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE POET, RANDALL BUTISINGH (PART ONE OF THREE)
THE ARTS FORUM offers an occasional page of critical perspectives on the literature, art, culture and social history of Guyana and the Caribbean. Our objective is to critically examine neglected issues and lives that call for greater attention. We bring you a recent INTERVIEW (in three parts) with the poet, RANDALL BUTISINGH. Butisingh, who is [...]
Guyanese team to participate in Turks & Caicos U-20 Festival
The Guyana Overseas-based Women’s Football Programme is set to kick-off in June with the National Team being scheduled to participate in a four-team tournament hosted by the Turks & Caicos Football Federation. This information was released Thursday by President of the Guyana Sports Development Foundation, Colin Baker. The team will comprise of girls attending and [...]
Let us preserve the dignity of the legislative process and the wisdom of our jurisprudence
By Khemraj Ramjattan, AFC Chairman What transpired in the National Assembly on 23rd April, 2009 when the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill 2009 came up for deliberation is indicative of the parlous state of affairs that our legislative process is in. This bad state is wholly as a result of the hapless undemocratic culture of the [...]
Niall Roberts cops gold but Suriname dominate first day of swim meet
Despite a sterling effort that equaled the old record in the Boys U-19, 50 metre Freestyle race that earned him a gold medal, Niall Roberts failed to assuage the poor performance of the Guyana swimming team when the Inter-Guiana Games swimming meet opened at the Castellani Pool, Homestretch Avenue, yesterday afternoon. Roberts clocked 24.48, the [...]
The Antbird
Antbirds are of a large family called Thamnophilidae, of passerine birds found across subtropical and tropical Central and South America ranging from Mexico to Argentina. There are more than 200 species, known variously as antshrikes, antwrens, antvireos, fire-eyes, bare-eyes and bushbirds. Antbirds are generally small birds with rounded wings and strong legs. They have mostly [...]
Young Sunshine Girls crush Dominica in Under-16 opener
Guyana lose close encounter Jamaica’s Under-16 netballers got their Caribbean Netball Association Jean Pierre title defence off to winning start after soundly beating Dominica 65-7 at the Leila Robinson Courts Friday night, as Guyana went down in a close encounter against the Cayman Islands. Details are sketchy, but Guyana lost 25-18 to the CI. The [...]
AFC to publish more ads wherever Jagdeo goes — Trotman
The intent of the Alliance for Change was not to embarrass the government, when the party published an advertisement in the Trinidad Express during the Fifth Summit of the Americas, Leader of the Alliance for Change, Raphael Trotman said yesterday. Instead, it was to highlight the problems that Guyanese are facing, he said. Trotman said [...]
Rasta Patriarchs lead Guyana Masters League
Rasta Patriarchs behind a hat-trick by Lloyd Smith hammered tamed Western Tigers 4-1 when play in the Guyana Masters Football Association league continued on Thursday at the GFC ground. Ronald Belle scored the other with Western’s consolation strike coming off the boot of Colin Goodridge. Thomas United were also in winners row on the night [...]
THIS BILL MAY BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL
There are thousands of persons inside and outside of Guyana who are greatly concerned about the slothfulness of our judiciary. Cases in many instances take a long time to be heard and usually drag out for a long time. When you consider also the decisions of the Courts can be appealed, and now can be [...]
Injured boat passenger off life support, responding to relatives
After almost having partially lost his face, in the Friday morning boat collision in the Demerara River, 57-year-old Tulsiram Sukdeo is off life support. The man’s daughter, Nasema Singh, yesterday told Kaieteur News that her father is responding to relatives. “He is awake and waving his hands when you ask him anything, but we are [...]
A middle ground
It has become obvious to most observers that the present financial crisis will need more than facile cosmetic “tweakings” for us to return to an even keel. This conclusion has forced many leaders of countries in crisis to re-examine the structural bases of their economies in an attempt to craft comprehensive and coherent responses that [...]
DaSilva’s Optical fulfils corporate duty
An eleven year old karateka attending the Winfer Gardens Primary School has been given an opportunity to achieve his most yearned for goal following the intervention of a good corporate citizen. Joshua Nedd, the student in question, was the recipient of a one year scholarship at the Guyana Karate College, compliments Dr Phillip DaSilva of [...]
Guyana not threatened by swine flu – Health Minister
A swine flu virus that has killed as many as 68 people and sickened more than 1,000 across Mexico poses no immediate threat to Guyana. This is according to Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy who at a press conference yesterday at the Regency Suites on Hadfield Street, noted that his Ministry has been monitoring [...]
Jerome and Cameron play 1st game with Pittsburgh Riverhounds
USL 2nd division season opens ‘Golden Jaguars’ Randolph Jerome and Sean Cameron now playing with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds opened their 2009 United Soccer Leagues second division season with a 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace Baltimore. The game was played at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County Stadium in front of an announced crowd of 2,015. The [...]
HIV/AIDS forum to meet in St Lucia
The Regional Coordinating Mechanism (RCM) of the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) will convene its 12th ordinary meeting over two days from April 27, in Saint Lucia under the chairmanship of Dominica’s Minister of Health and Chair of the RCM, John Fabien. The issue of resource mobilization is high on the agenda. [...]
GSL Trophy Stall 15-over Softball cricket
Competition in the Guyana Softball League organised Trophy Stall sponsored softball cricket for teams countrywide, continued last weekend with several matches which saw Super Street, Bad Boys and Bhaiya among the winners. In results from the games: ZONE A: WEST COAST DEMERARA: Leonora Primary School Ground: 9:00am: Wolf Warriors gained a walkover from Leonora Youths. [...]
Time to Care again for CARICOM
By Sir Ronald Sanders It seems that every time the countries of the Caribbean Community and Common market (CARICOM) make one step forward in the quest for deeper integration, they take two steps backward and the goal becomes even more elusive. There have been several recent manifestations of this, one of them being the approach [...]
Man partially loses face in boat collision, critical
‘Y’all ain’t see we coming…them suck them teeth and speed away’ – Bow man reported A 57-year-old man was up to last night clinging to life after he was maimed in a speedboat collision in the Demerara River. Tulsiram Sukdeo of Vreed-en-Hoop, received severe head injuries after a Honduras- registered vessel slammed into a passenger [...]
Maria van Beek quits
-fails to pick out suspects during ID parade By Michael Jordan Fearing for her life after narrowly surviving a gunman’s bullet two Thursdays ago, Maria van Beek is stepping down as Commissioner of Insurance and Judicial Manager of Clico (Guyana). Close associates of the 36-year-old van Beek revealed last night that she has decided to [...]
AFC failed to embarrass Govt. – Jagdeo
The Alliance For Change by way of an advertisement in the Trinidad Express attempted to embarrass the Government of Guyana and failed. This is according to Head of State, Bharrat Jagdeo, in an interview, yesterday. He said that the regional leaders don’t pay attention to those issues. “But it just shows the dishonesty…they would not [...]
Fire guts Regent Street Store
Quick action by members of the Guyana Police Force, yesterday, saved what could have resulted in a multi-million-dollar disaster as a result of a fire that raced through a two-storied building at the corner of Regent and Light Streets. Reports are that some time after 17:00 hours, smoke was spotted coming from the upper flat [...]
