Poverty Reduction paper stalled in National Assembly – Dr Luncheon
‘There is growing sense of ‘frustration’ for those who have to implement agreements’ By Tusika Martin The Poverty Reduction paper has already been approved by Cabinet but parliamentary consideration of the document is yet to be concluded, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, said yesterday. Dr. Luncheon was responding to European Commission Ambassador [...]
Barbados is using Guyanese as scapegoats for economic problems- Ramotar
The Barbadian Government is using Guyanese as the scapegoat for that country’s current economic situation. This view was expressed by People’s Progressive Party General Secretary, Donald Ramotar, in an invited comment yesterday. The Barbadian Government has embarked on a campaign to rid the island state of illegal nationals, most of whom are Guyanese and St [...]
Missing underwear resurfaces
A pair of panties belonging to the victim in the Colin Mack rape preliminary inquiry, which is to be tendered in evidence, has resurfaced, and is currently at the East La Penitence police station. Yesterday it was reported that a female Lance Corporal who was testifying, revealed that the item was missing from a sealed [...]
17 escape death in car/minibus accident
Seventeen people, including two drivers and two nurses, escaped with minor injuries following a car and minibus accident on the Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara Public Road, yesterday. Of the lot, only minibus driver, Norris Allen, 35, was available for comment. While awaiting medical attention in the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Georgetown Public [...]
Region must invest in resources in Guyana
AMBASSADOR to CARICOM MP Denis Kellman, wants to see pan-Caribbean companies take the region’s productive sectors into the export markets. He was speaking against the backdrop of a recent spate of mergers between large regional multi-nation firms, especially from Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago. “It is clear to me that we cannot any longer depend [...]
Feasibility study ongoing for athletics facility
– Government, AAG engaged in discussions By Edison Jefford The absence of a synthetic athletics facility was identified as the biggest bugbear to local athletes’ development time immemorial, but that could change with fresh revelations that a feasibility study is currently ongoing for such a project. Acting on an insider leak, Kaieteur Sport was reliably [...]
Guyana to compete at Parbo Beer Cup in Suriname
Face host, Antigua & Barbuda and French Guiana By Franklin Wilson After a lengthy lay off from international competition, Guyana’s footballers will be back in contention when they compete in the Parbo Beer Football Tournament scheduled for neighbouring Suriname, June 1-8. In an effort to put together the strongest possible team, the Guyana Football Federation [...]
Bryden & Fernandes Inc. makes debut sponsorship
Trix Drink Mix U-17 to kick off next Saturday at GFC ground By Franklin Wilson Even with the Global Financial crunch still taking its toll on economies around the world, a number of corporate citizens in Guyana are still ensuring that the development of young people is not placed on the shelves. One such entity [...]
Scrabble players gear up for National tournament
Twenty five of the nation’s top scrabble players would vie for top honours, when the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) stages the 2009 National Scrabble Championships from May 26-31. National champion, Fred Collins could be hard pressed to retain his dominance following improved performances from the likes of Abigail McDonald, James Krakowsky, Moen Gafoor, [...]
High powered field for Citizens Bank Golf tourney
A star-studded line up in expected for the second annual Citizens Bank Medal Play Golf tournament tomorrow, at the Lusignan Golf Club. Defending champion Gavin Todd is expected to be in action to defend his title, but is expected to face stiff competition from a field of close to 35 golfers. Among the those expected [...]
Riverain communities, Fire and Prison Services get FFTP help
Travel in the Pomeroon for students may be made a little easier through a Food for the Poor initiative. On Wednesday, two 75-horsepower Yamaha outboard engines, worth $2.3M, were donated to Camille DeJesus, a Ministry of Education official, and to Rock Beharry of the Catholic Diocese, Hosororo, by Food for the Poor (Guyana) Inc. The [...]
Busta champion of champions semis on tomorrow
Semi-final rivalry in the Busta Champion of Champions 50-over competition in the Ancient County of Berbice, sponsored by the Guyana Beverage Company, will be contested tomorrow. Battling for places in the final are Rose Hall Town Windies Sports Bar (RHTWSB), Young Warriors, West Berbice and Rose Hall Canje. Two exciting matches are anticipated with RHTWSB [...]
Local police notify Interpol about abandoned vessel
The vessel discovered in the Corentyne River is suspected to be one which had capsized and was abandoned during a race between Senegal and French Guiana early last month. The police have since contacted Interpol on the vessel, which is currently in the possession of ranks at the Leonora Police Station. Thus far, the police [...]
It’s do or die for Fortune, Greene
– as Caribbean Games hope fades National sprinters Alisha Fortune and Rawle Greene are in a historic battle to compete at the inaugural Caribbean Games in Trinidad and Tobago. The duo has one more chance to qualify at the Brooklyn Games in the Twin Island Republic. Fortune and Greene failed to reach the qualification standards [...]
Twenty three teams vie for honours in National Dominoes playoff
Over one million dollars and other incentives will be at stake when the Supligen sponsored, National Dominoes playoffs, gets underway at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue tomorrow morning. The tournament which coincides with Guyana’s 43rd Independence anniversary will witness 23 teams from across the country vying for honours. One of these sides will eventually be [...]
Minibus operator claims phone with police numbers
Police ranks whose telephone numbers appeared on a cellular phone recovered by the police during raids at Haslington, East Coast Demerara, have been cleared of any contact with the now dead Courtney James. This newspaper understands that a victim of one of the robberies committed by James has come forward and claimed ownership of the [...]
Burglars hit Bourda Market again
Even as stallholders in the Bourda Market continue to air their concern about the state of disrepair of the market, three stalls were burglarised on Wednesday night. However Kaieteur News only managed to contact one of the stall owners, who is still counting her losses. Nelvana Boodram, who is a seamstress and plies her trade [...]
Peters returned as president of Buxton Carl Hooper Cricket Club
Esse Peters was re-elected to serve his fourth consecutive term as the President of the Buxton Carl Hooper Cricket Club, when the East Coast entity held its Annual General Meeting, Sunday last. Troy Adams and Mervin Cole were elected first and second Vice-Presidents respectively, while Eron Thomas will serve as Secretary and Marlon Thomas Treasurer. [...]
Opposition wants Gov’t to be more Proactive about Guyanese in B’dos
- Luncheon says administration will keep fighting The main opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) is accusing the government of having a “haphazard and ill-thought out policy” in dealing with the challenges of Guyanese in Barbados. However, the government’s chief spokesperson Dr Roger Luncheon insists the administration will continue “fighting” to defend the interests of [...]
Magistrate recuses self from hot oil burning case
…withdraws bail and remands accused With allegations that he was compromised, Magistrate Yohhahnseh Cave has withdrawn himself from presiding over the Preliminary Inquiry into an attempted murder case, in which Denise Hilliman is accused of burning her young lover with hot oil. The magistrate transferred the matter to the Chief Magistrate after not taking too [...]
The Chimera of Mr. Mervin
Dear Editor, I refer to Mr. Emile Mervin’s letter of February 21, 2009 in the Kaieteur News, with the caption “The President did make promises he never kept”. I thank Mr. Mervin for conceding that he did imply that the President has a record of broken promises. Mr. Mervin continues to try to discredit the [...]
The collapse of the Guyana economy
Dear Editor, The Opposition parties and the press have fallen asleep at the switch. It is their duty to alert Guyanese to impending disaster. Such seems to be the case if Mr. Tony Vieira’s comment on May 14th, 2009 is to be believed. Mr. Vieira argues that GuySuCo is having a great difficulty in remaining [...]
Tenelec 1st division cricket continues in Berbice
The Tenelec Berbice first division 50-overs cricket competition continues this weekend with three matches tomorrow and five games on Sunday. In Zone ‘A’, East Bank Berbcie side Edinburgh make their first division debut when they face Blairmont at Edinburgh tomorrow, while Albion battle Scotsburg United at Port Mourant and Skeldon host Upper Corentyne in tomorrow’s [...]
President to assent to DUI Bill today
The hard hand of the law will fall on persons who drink and drive after today. President Bharrat Jagdeo will today assent to the Evidence, Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Amendment Bill at Office of the President in front of the media and some members of the public.. This Bill will now clear the way [...]
Destruction of the PNCR
Dear Editor, In his Kaieteur News feature of May 19, 2009 entitled, “Paper forms and forms of conspiracies inside the PNC”, Freddie Kissoon stated that, “This columnist knows that fraud occurred at the last congress that was designed to keep Team Alexander out. “One strong piece of evidence is the Werk-en-Rust membership whose numbers strangely [...]
