Penultimate day nicely poised
An interesting second round is in the making when the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) National Open Championship resumes today, at the Bank of Guyana. The tournament, which already has an unexpected leader, is anticipated to produce more surprises as the highly favoured players attempt to position themselves for a fascinating duel on the [...]
World 20/20 won’t repeat mistakes of World Cup
West Indies battle Aussies next Saturday ICC’s tournament director Steve Elworthy believes that the allure of international competition will enable next month’s World 20/20 to rise above the fears of overkill that are currently circulating in English cricket, but warned that the ECB will have missed a trick if they fail to use the three-week [...]
Trophy Stall 15-over cricket continues tomorrow
Play in the knockout stage of the Trophy Stall sponsored Guyana Softball League 15 overs cricket competition continues tomorrow. In the West Demerara zone: At the Leonora Primary School Ground: 10:00 am Wolf’s Warriors (West Demerara) vs. Parika/Hydronie SC (West Coast Demerara) Umpires: Nazim Khan & Marcus Nagappa 12:00noon Rangers SC (West Demerara) vs. Zeeburg Warriors (West Coast Demerara) Umpires: [...]
Teenaged bandits rob Sophia internet cafe
Two teenaged bandits attacked an internet café at Dennis Street South Sophia shortly after 21:00 hours Thursday night and made off with $60,000 in cash and a laptop computer. The two men, according to Susan Newport, rode up on a bicycle out of A Field South Sophia and entered the internet café. Immediately they held [...]
East Bank E’bo are Banks DIH X-tra White champs
East Bank Essequibo won the Banks DIH X-tra White 40 overs cricket competition, defeating South Essequibo by one wicket in the final, played last Sunday at the Wakenaam Community Centre Ground in Good Success. South Essequibo won the toss and opted to bat first on a pitch with preparation moisture in front of a fair [...]
Tractor pins, kills another operator
Jethrown Persaud, 16, was killed on Thursday when he was pinned by a tractor he was driving at Wauna Hill, North West District. A police press release said that Persaud was driving the motor tractor down the Wauna Hill around 17:30 hours when he lost control of the vehicle which overturned and pinned him. He [...]
GAPSO Handgun Shoot set for today at TSU Range
14 teams expected to participate A keen and exciting time is expected when the Guyana Association of Private Security Organisations (GAPSO) Handgun Shoot is held this morning at the Tactical Services Unit Range, Eve Leary. A total of 14 teams are expected to compete, drawn from the Commissioner of Police, COPS Security Service, Neal and [...]
Guyana prepares to highlight dangers of smoking
One may not be exposed to passive or second-hand smoking by choice but such smoking has the potential to harm. This notion has been emphasised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and was pointed out in a release issued by the local Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of plans to raise awareness about the [...]
IPA supports Yamaha Caribs
IPA Group of Companies presented Yamaha Caribs Rugby Club with a quantity of medical and pharmaceutical supplies during a simple ceremony, held at the entity’s Main Office on Camp Street yesterday. Making the presentation to Captain of Caribs, Claudius Butts was Finance Controller Reginald Persaud, who in brief remarks spoke of the Company’s support for [...]
Campaign soon to address marine litter
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), yesterday, said that it has formulated public awareness and education programmes to ease the problem of marine litter. This type of litter, presents a growing threat to the country’s marine and coastal environment, the EPA said. The EPA said the public awareness campaign for the marine litter project, will utilise [...]
Champions to be crowned tonight
The champions of the 2009 Cheddi Jagan Memorial football tournament organised by the Berbice Football Association will be crowned tonight following the final at the Skeldon Community Centre ground. Defending champions New Amsterdam United (NAU) will be going all out to retain the championship when they take Rosignol United in what promises to be an [...]
Guyana gets $6M for suicide prevention
As the Ministry of Health struggles to deal with the increase in the number of suicide cases in the country, the Ministry from June 1 to June 5, will work along with Dalhousie University in Canada, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) to intensify its efforts to build the [...]
Questions about pig-rearing nuisance must be answered
Dear Editor, I wish to refer to my article which was published in the letter column of Stabroek News dated 3rd March, 2009, in which I posed the undermentioned six questions for the Honourable Minister of Health or the Officer in charge of the Environmental Protection Agency to answer. (a) Is it permissible for persons [...]
Dictatorship and the silence of the lambs
DEAR EDITOR, In the annals of history it is well documented that a government without flaw remains a non-existent entity. On the other tier, it is well noted that a government which is apologetic in times of an administrative error is most likely to have the nation’s interest at the depths of its heart. It [...]
Moves afoot to scrap Orealla/Siparuta Toshao elections
Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai,will be sending a team to investigate a recent Chairman of Village Council election held in Orealla/Siparuta Mission, following reports of irregularities. According to some of the residents of the community who have since retained the service of attorney-at-law Khemraj Ramjattan, the Elections held on April 28, last, was held [...]
Father frustrated at causing death trial
Mr. Randolph Martinborough, the father of the late Runako Martinborough, who lost his life tragically to an accident almost two years ago, on the Queenstown Public Road, is frustrated in the manner in which his case continues to be adjudged as a matter of interest in the courts. Mr. Martinborough recently vented his frustration and [...]
Kudos for the Ex-GDF Association
DEAR EDITOR, I wish to commend the Executive of the Ex-GDF Association of Guyana for excellent voluntary work being done in the interest of the less fortunate former soldiers. I attended its last statutory meeting and was greatly impressed by the various committees’ reports and the actions that were taken to ease the suffering of [...]
Local government elections must be held this year
Dear Editor, I do not know Mr. Keith Burrowes but from what I have been reading in the press he has hit the hammer on the right nail at the Georgetown City Council. A local government election is a must, not next year, but this year. Governance is bad at that place. Look at the [...]
The writing is on the wall
DEAR EDITOR, The media, not only the Government-controlled, speak of the disintegration of the PNC and have written off their leadership. The view is strongly conveyed that there is no hope for the party and that it is finished without any comeback. The writers and commentators do not carefully look at the PPP for if [...]
THAT BARBADOS DEBATE
The unfair treatment being meted out to Guyanese in Barbados and in Antigua should be condemned in the strongest manner by all right-minded persons within the Region. In condemning what is taking place now in both countries, those who are willing to speak should be mindful of the contribution that immigrants have played in the [...]
Waiting in vain
In last Sunday’s Kaieteur News, I published a letter in response to Ms. Gitanjali Persaud’s observations about democratic centralism and other negative manifestations in the PPP. Ms. Persaud’s missive, featured in the Stabroek News, is a wonderful viewpoint. One hopes that she keeps writing. The refreshing dimension of Ms. Persaud’s correspondence (I know she is [...]
Security reform imbroglio
Against a background of violent assaults on citizens and the Police starting in 1998, the need for reform of our security sector has been conceded by all – including the government. The need had presciently been given constitutional standing in the reforms of 2000 that were given effect in 2003 when a Disciplined Forces Commission [...]
Stallholder hospitalised after shopping mall attack
A female stallholder at the Magic Mall, La Grange, West Bank Demerara was admitted a patient at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre after two bandits ran amock in the establishment Thursday afternoon. Amanda Sooklall sustained injuries when one of the bandits struck her in the head with a piece of wood. An employee of the mall, [...]
Dr Luncheon offers to quit after collapse of UK/Guyana security reform pact
…Jagdeo refuses resignation The British proposal on the Security Sector Reform Action Plan totally disregarded Guyana’s sovereignty thus leading to the fall out on the project, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon said yesterday. However, even as Dr. Luncheon is prepared to throw in the towel, President Bharrat Jagdeo has not acceded to [...]
Scotiabank contributes to road safety
NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Police in the Ancient County have been able to enhance road safety awareness, compliments of a banking institution. On Independence Day, the Manager of the New Amsterdam Branch of the Bank of Nova Scotia, Abu Zaman, and ten members of his staff, handed over road safety jackets and signs to Commissioner [...]
