Minister Persaud backpedals on agri inspections
Abandons media team; contractor seeks to frustrate Kaieteur News Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, yesterday reneged on a promise to take the media on a thorough inspection tour of drainage and irrigation projects totaling an estimated $1.1 billion. Further, there was clear evidence that Persaud’s Ministry and the contractor of the projects he visited, intended [...]
Controversy surrounds $154M sluice
…engineer faults diverted channel As the controversy continues between the contractor of the $154 million De Willem Sluice on the West Coast of Demerara, Roopan Ramotar, and the Ministry of Agriculture; Kaieteur News has been reliably informed by a well established engineer that the sluice was actually constructed at the wrong location. This, the engineer [...]
QC student tops CAPE
Wallisa Roberts has been adjudged top student at this year’s sitting of the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). Roberts, who is a student of Queen’s College, secured five grade one passes in Caribbean Studies Unit 1, Biology Unit 2, Pure Mathematics, Chemistry Unit 2 and Environmental Science Unit 2. The disclosure came yesterday at a [...]
Friendship squatting community under siege
- Gunmen smash windows to enter house; rob, beat and threaten residents Residents of a Friendship, East Bank Demerara squatting community are living in daily fear of a gang of heavily-armed gunmen, who have attacked, robbed and threatened them while making the area their haven. Some residents said that they have been suffering in silence [...]
Cops raid E.B.D. villages : Murder suspect, others held, shotgun recovered
Police yesterday detained four people and recovered a shotgun during a massive operation to track down a gang of gunmen that has been terrorising residents of a Friendship, East bank Demerara Squatting community. Some of the gang members have also been implicated in a spate of murders going back to the early period of the [...]
PNCR intensifies protest action
A group of protesters marched through the streets of Georgetown yesterday afternoon as the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) upped the ante on Government to launch investigations into a range of issues with the Shaheed Roger Khan revelations taking centre stage. Led by leader of the opposition, Robert Corbin, and escorted by a large band [...]
Bellyaching would not solve problems in amateur boxing
By Michael Benjamin Even a casual glance at the occurrences within the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) would unveil the turbulence that the sport is experiencing and the need for a viable solution to lift the sport, that has brought Guyana untold glory, from its dismal state. It seems painfully obvious that lifting the sport [...]
Letter to the Editor : Schubert Cappel was a Multi-Talented Athlete
It is with profound sadness the sporting fraternity learnt of the sudden passing of a great son of the soil Schubert Cappel, although the once part-time journalist was more popular on the basketball courts. The sport that first gave him national attention was cricket. Schubert was an integral part of the Mark Harper led National [...]
Questions on the President’s football funding
Dear Sir, President Jagdeo in 2006 during the election campaign donated $500,000 to 40 clubs across the nation. Among the clubs receiving the funds were the Corentyne All Star Football team of which I was once a member. Shortly after receiving the funds there was a mini revolt among the membership and an individual who [...]
$4Million approach roads for truck scale at DHB
Work on the approach road to what was a seemingly abandoned truck scale on the western end of the Demerara Harbour Bridge will be commencing within a matter of two weeks. This is according to Chief Transport and Planning Officer at the Ministry of Hydraulics and Public Works, Robin Chandarpaul, who said that the snag [...]
DHQ retains GDF Inter-Unit Athletics title
As BCA storms female championship By Edison Jefford Defence Headquarters (DHQ) retained the male Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Inter-Unit Athletics title while Base Camp Ayanganna (BCA) took away female honours when the curtain closed on the annual event yesterday. DHQ recorded 206 points to lead Training Corps (159 points) and Engineers (157 points) in the [...]
Netrockers win UDFA/Stag B-League
Amelia’s Ward United relegated Netrockers have won the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) Stag B-League by virtue of superior goal difference and have also retained their first division status following a hard fought 1-1 draw with a 10-man Hi Stars in the final game of the league at the Bayrock Ground Wednesday. Meanwhile Amelia’s Ward [...]
Junior tennis players leave for TT
- Much improvement cited A 3-member tennis squad will leave tomorrow for Trinidad and Tobago (TT) to participate in the ITF-sponsored 13 and under Development Tournament which is scheduled to run from August 17-23. The three players Daniel Lopes, Gavin Lewis and Nicola Ramdyhan will be accompanied by National Coach Shelly Daly-Ramdyhan. According to Coach [...]
WILL THERE BE A THIRD TERM FOR PRESIDENT JAGDEO?
Why would a poll be commissioned to determine how the public feels about a third term for President Jagdeo when the President himself has indicated that he will not be seeking a third term and the constitution itself prohibits the President from seeking a third elected term? Why would the public be asked about something [...]
Mr. Jagdeo will be the PPP’s presidential candidate in 2011
No one, absolutely no one in this life, in this world at the present time can convince me that the Vishnu Bisram thing about Jagdeo being accepted for a third term was not a conspiracy. I will not dignify Mr. Bisram fictional operations that he is known over the years for by discussing him and [...]
Bartica dumpsite a most horrifying site
Bartica, once the gateway to Guyana’s interior, is now taking on the look of the garbage bin of the interior. A recent visit to the community revealed the wanton disregard for cleanliness in an area which was once touted as one of the country’s most picturesque locations. One resident who was in the area two [...]
Roberts claims three medals including gold as two girls take bronze
By Franklin Wilson in Barbados with the compliments of Bakewell, Western Union Money Transfer, Caribbean Airline, Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, Windjammer International Hotel Despite the days activities getting started about one hour late and was continuing up to press time last evening, Guyana raked in five medals at the Goodwill swimming championships [...]
