Mr. Corbin’s diagnosis, prognosis require full disclosure
Dear Editor, The main view articulated by Fedila Corbin in her letter regarding Kemraj Ramjatan’s call for information on her father’s overseas treatment, which was published in the SN on May 21, 2009, respectfully, should not be allowed to contend. It is not my intention to engage in a disputatious exchange on this issue. Personally, [...]
Please do some more research, Ms. Persaud
Dear Editor, Gitanjali Persaud in a long letter in the Sunday Stabroek (“The article on Janet Jagan in the Guyana Review had subtle distortions.” May 17)) failed to do justice to her argument. First, she did not elucidate on the distortions she clamed exist in the Guyana Review piece. I read that assessment and thought [...]
Sargeant’s views are disturbing
Dear Editor, I find the letter by Alden Sargeant (Kaieteur News 21.05.09) quite disturbing and disgraceful for someone, who I assume is a member of the PNCR. Mr. Sargeant, in his quest to discredit Mr. Van West-Charles as a contender for the leadership of the PNCR, has now given fodder to the PPP/C to continue [...]
Driving Under the Influence
Finally, sanity might be introduced on our roads and highways with the President assenting to the “Driving under the Influence of Alcohol (DUI) Bill” (it is actually the “Evidence and Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2008” – but who would know what that is all about?) that had been passed by the National [...]
Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club unveils Independence activities
The Cavalier’s Sports and Tour Club will commemorate Guyana’s 43rd Independence Anniversary with two events. The first takes place Tuesday and will witness race walkers from several Caribbean Islands matching steps with their Guyanese counterparts, while the second event gets underway in Linden on Sunday May 31. In the first event, walkers would move off [...]
Alpha, GDF consolidate with wins, double-header on tonight
Defending champions Alpha United and the Guyana Defence Force continued their neck and neck showing in the first round of the Cellink Premier League, following victories on Friday evening at the Tucville ground. Alpha ensured that the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) remained pointless with a 3-0 win over the Bourda Blues, while the Soldiers showed [...]
Conquerors, Western Tigers, Marian Academy & Uprising secure wins
When rivalry in the Courts Pee Wee Under-11 league continued yesterday afternoon at the Banks DIH Thirst Park ground under the hot but windy afternoon skies, defending champions Fruta Conquerors, BK International Western Tigers, Marian Academy and Uprising, all secured full points. Led by 2008 MVP and leading goal scorer Ryan ‘Bum Bum’ Hackett with [...]
WHEN WE FEARED SUNDOWN
…it all seemed at first like a sick, cruel hoax…until the children began to disappear By Michael Jordan “Headless corpse of boy found…sixth missing boy murdered…round-the-clock hunt for child killers….” He’d been dead for 40 years, yet those headlines, in dusty, bound, old newspapers, made goosebumps break out on my skin. I was mildly surprised [...]
Post-Independence Literature, Part One
To gain a fuller appreciation of Guyanese literature after Independence, it would be useful to bear in mind that our literature was hitched in a close relationship over a long period to the British literary tradition. This is not a censure against such a fine literary tradition that continues to entertain, educate and influence us [...]
THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR AN ACTING LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION
One of the memorable moments of this year’s Summit of the Americas was the sight of the President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, presenting the President of the United States of America with a copy of a book which details the imperial policies of the West in Latin America. This book will be a constant reminder [...]
Khalil, DeGroot, Jeffrey impressive
Fourteen year-old Jason Khalil produced a stunning upset over number one ranked Under-19 player Oliver Downes, as play in the Woodpecker Products sponsored National Junior Squash Championships continued Friday night, at the Georgetown Club. In what was by far the biggest upset of the tournament so far, an obviously over confident Downes took the court [...]
CARICOM: Lost within a widened Caribbean Community?
By Sir Ronald Sanders A technical team has been appointed by the foreign ministers of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) to consider an application from the Dominican Republic (DR) to join the 15-nation group. The team has been asked to have the report ready for consideration by CARICOM heads of government when they [...]
Covent Garden reign supreme
Covent Garden was the only team to register victories in both the Boys and Girls segments of the Al Sport / Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport Primary Schools Windball Cricket Championships which continued last Friday at the Grove Playfield. The Boys defeated Grove, while the Girls enjoyed a similar result against Academy of Professional [...]
The Baccoo speaks
There seems to be no end to the road accidents. The more the laws the more the deaths and the police are trying to cope. A speeding car is going to strike an elderly woman who would be walking on the parapet. When the driver is caught he would contend that he was driving slowly [...]
GDF march off with Trophy Stall Rugby Title
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) sounded an ominous warning to all opposition when they came from behind to capture the Trophy Stall-sponsored 10-a-side Rugby Tournament after beating Pepsi Hornets 27-12 to end with an unassailable 16 points. GDF enjoyed a 15-12 lead at the break. With one more game to play in the competition on [...]
Village Focus: Catherineville cries out for some refurbishing
By Alex Wayne Way back in the 1930s it was mainly a bushy location with fruit trees, coconut palms and dense foliage. Over the years self help efforts by people on East Coast Demerara have transformed the community into a quaint little village, Catherineville, which still cries out desperately for modern refurbishing and ultimate [...]
The extent of illiteracy is frightening
By Adam Harris Some time back I wrote about the inability of many young people to read. The students of the University of Guyana became angry to the point that they actually challenged me to prove to them that they really could not read. There were others who thought that I was unfair. So one [...]
Gonsalves, Collins grab 5-wkts hauls
- seven batsmen score 50s By Sean Devers Former Guyana Under-19 leg-spinner Troy Gonsalves captured 6-55 while left-arm spinner Clinton Collins grabbed 5-59 yesterday on the opening day of the latest round of matches in the Cellink Plus two-day first-division cricket competition in Georgetown. The 20-year-old Gonsalves took his wicket tally to 26 from five [...]
Bourda Market facelift begins June 1
Procurement of materials begins – Deputy Mayor Williams Some infrastructural as well as other issues at Bourda Market should have been improved years ago however Deputy Mayor Robert Williams says his municipality is set to speed up enhancement and repairs at the location with some major improvements beginning June 1. This will also see the [...]
DEATH AND DISHONOUR
By Raphael Trotman Leader, AFC The abominable and disgraceful state of Le Repentir Cemetery has finally received the serious attention of the Georgetown City Council; but for how long? It is a matter of grave concern to every resident of Georgetown that the cemetery, in which the remains of their loved ones are interred, has [...]
Holidays with Pay Bill goes to Parliament
The Holidays with Pay (Amendment) Bill 2009 was tabled in the National Assembly on Thursday by Minister of Human Services and Social Security on behalf of Minister of Labour Manzoor Nadir who was absent at the time. This Bill, which seeks to amend the Holidays with Pay Act 1995, provides for the grant and regulation [...]
Independence ruminations
As we approached another anniversary of our independence from Britain, I was particularly disheartened by the wrangling in the letters’ pages of our newspapers over whether the African during slavery or the Indian during indentureship “suffered more”. Over a decade ago, the same debate raged furiously in the same space following the January 12th riots [...]
‘Big John’ crowned C/bean & Regional ‘King’, Morgan unstoppable on debut
Guyana’s Power men, who once again proved their mettle by destroying all the competition at the 3rd Annual Caribbean Bench Press and Powerlifting Championships held in the British Virgin Islands, yesterday interacted with the media at a press conference hosted by the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) at the Tropical View International Hotel, Campbell Avenue, [...]
The Turkey
The turkey is well known for its delicate white meat which is comparable to chicken and also qualifies to be one of the largest birds that could fly. This creature which is either of two living species of large birds in the genus Meleagris was actually named after the country, Turkey. One species, Meleagris gallopavo, [...]
