Work to start Monday on $1.6B Corriverton water treatment plant
…18,000 to benefit A $1.6 billion water treatment plant for Berbicians is expected to be initiated today in Corriverton. According to Minister of Housing and Water, Irfaan Ali, who is expected to be at the sod-turning ceremony today, the contract was awarded to Tokura Corporation, a Japanese firm, to the value of 748,000,000 Yen ($GM [...]
GFF distances from Korner Kick tourney at Gymnasium
While the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) is the governing body for football locally, not all football is played under its auspices. This was the information divulged by Organising Secretary of the GFF, Aubrey ‘Shanghai’ Major indirectly to Kaieteur Sport yesterday. Major informed that the recent tournament at the Gymnasium where several persons were shot and [...]
Elected dictatorship proved best so far
Dear Editor, Kwame McCoy is right to sue all those whom brought this made up allegation against him. They must be made to pay the ultimate price for their rush to tarnish. With regards to Freddie Kissoon on his daily tirade of calling the PPP/C an elected dictatorship or President Jagdeo an elected dictator. Freddie [...]
E’bo All Stars to clash with Q/Town United in grudge match tomorrow
An Essequibo All Stars combination will do battle with Queenstown United Football Club in a grudge match from 14:00hrs tomorrow at the Queenstown ground and riveting football is anticipated. The Essequibo All Stars Skipper Kenton Schroder told Kaieteur Sport that the Essequibo combination was formed from the six football clubs on the Essequibo Coast to [...]
Setting the record straight on Mr. Boodram
Dear Editor, I am replying to a letter by Mr. Annan Boodram of New York, denying that he wrote that Mr. Vishnu Bisram could be a teacher yet travel extensively, (“Misrepresented again, SN, September 19, 09). In these days Mr. Editor, we have Google search. People cannot deny what they write anymore once it is [...]
RAISE YOUR FLAGS AND WAVE FOR THE PPP!
When the tens of thousands of PPP supporters assemble at Good Hope for their party’s pre-election rally in 2011, when they begin to wave their party flags in the air and cheer as the big belly man struts his stuff on stage, I want all of them to remember how Doodnauth Singh, has been treated [...]
Hikers’ men enjoy solid evening
- GCC ‘B’, Dragons win Hikers’ men enjoyed a solid evening of performances as both their first and second division teams registered victories, while their ladies unit were overwhelmed by GCC ‘B’. Western Dragons also tasted success on the evening, getting off the mark with a flying start against Old Fort in the second division [...]
Jagdeo penetrates the global village
Dear Editor, Many people, possibly through partisanship, find it uneasy to echo the many strides President Bharrat Jagdeo has made and continues to make on the international scene. Undoubtedly, President Jagdeo is now internationally accepted and a force to reckon with in international relations. This President stands up to his duties quite confidently, competently, proudly, [...]
What has become of our collective sense of justice and decency?
Dear Editor, On June 30th 1954, during the Army-McCarthy hearing, there was an exchange of words between Republican communist hunter McCarthy and the Army’s chief legal representative Joseph Welch. McCarthy had launched an attack on a young man who was employed in one of Welch’s office, insinuating that the young man had communist connections. In [...]
Children’s families seek justice
The families of seven-year-old, Amisha Alli, of Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara; and nine-year-old Ricky Kumar Persaud, of Parika, who were killed on the spot by a speeding driver on August 16, last, are still seeking justice. They staged another protest action in front of the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court, yesterday, while the driver 21-year-old Mahendranauth Singh [...]
Benn, Fredericks put hosts in sight of 1st win against Demerara in 29 years
By Sean Devers in Essequibo In association with Bryden’s & Fernandes & Arabian Hotel It has been 29 years since Essequibo last beat Demerara in a senior 4-day cricket match and today, at the Anna Regina ground the home team are in sight of a memorable win against a Demerara team being captained by Essequibo’s [...]
Berbice in sight of victory
Berbice were two wickets away from victory when bad light stopped play at the end of the third day in their first round Inter-County Cricket match against the Rest Team yesterday, at the DCC ground in Queenstown. Needing 414 runs to win, the Rest Team closed the day on 223-8, still 191 runs away from [...]
Anything that is worth doing, is worth doing well
Dear Editor, It is a pleasure to see some work is being done during the dry season to fix the Kwakwani-Linden Road. At least those of us who traverse this stretch of road would be a bit relieved that our journey will not take that long. But those of us who came from the days [...]
Coast Guards further remanded
…female accomplices granted bail The three ranks from the Guyana Defence Force who were charged for murdering 23-year-old Dweive Kant Ramdass of Bartica were yesterday refused bail by Magistrate Fazil Azeez. Sherwyn Harte, 26, of 123 Eccles, East Bank Demerara; Delon Gordon, 21, of 108 ‘C’ Field Sophia; and Deon Greenidge, 20, of 166 Middle [...]
Azore collects key to his Bimmer
Sherwin Azore, 31, the winner of the second Digicel Bimmer on Wednesday collected the keys to the $24M Digicel Bimmer. At around 13:00 hrs the father of two received the keys to his BMW from Jacqueline James Head of Customer Care Digicel Guyana. The presentation was done at his Bagotstown home. Azore popped champagne with [...]
DeGroot, Shondell Alfred trade caustic words
By Michael Benjamin Lights, Camera, Action! The stage is set for the world title bout between local bantamweight queen, Shondell Alfred and American Gladiator, Corrine DeGroot and from all appearances an action packed encounter is envisaged. The two boxers exchanged light banter at a press conference at the NCN studios yesterday morning in what was [...]
Jagdeo is right that transparency is a major stumbling block for investors in his LCDS
Dear Editor, In an interview that became your September 23 lead story, “Jagdeo, Brown co-chair climate change forum”, President Bharrat Jagdeo reportedly ‘touted Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) as a model that can provide solutions to many of the issues that have arisen in the negotiation of a new global climate change agreement to [...]
Doodnauth lef in limbo
De other day dem boys was going home. Dem deh pun de road and dem ain’t see a living soul. It was early in de night but yet de road empty. Dem boys remember the crime ways of a few years ago and dem wonder whether dem miss anything. Dem keep on walking and is [...]
Fire Service on high alert
-over 500 bush fires recorded for the year By Dale Andrews The current El Nino weather condition has caused the Guyana Fire Service to place itself on high alert. This was disclosed at a press conference hosted by Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee and Chief Fire Officer, Marlon Gentle, at the Ministry’s Boardroom yesterday. [...]
The essential experiment
Dear Editor, ‘Doan trust dem coolie people. All dem black man ah teaf.’ Sadly after more than 160 years of sharing Guyana as their home, these are generally the respective institutionalised views of Guyana’s two major racial groups, which have continued to characterize their interaction. The pundits have analysed, ad nauseam, the respective roles in [...]
I hope Kurshid Sattaur is watching
Mr. Khurshid Sattuar, head of the Guyana Revenue Authority, should take a long, reflective look at what happened to Mr. Doodnauth Singh. Mr. Sattaur has taken on the role of witch-hunter for his political bosses, the same political hierarchy that is seeking to hassle Doodnauth Singh. Mr. Sattaur has been writing people asking them if [...]
Vandals steal copper wires from GPL poles
Technicians of the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) are in danger of losing their lives because of vandalism. People are removing the copper wires, which they sell on the scrap market. Several power poles across the city have seen thieves destroying and removing the earth cables causing the power company to also grapple with [...]
GBBC reads out riot act for impending championship bout
The Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) in an effort to tighten up on the lax behaviour of its affiliates during boxing cards has implemented stringent rules to address the situation. The ruling body has read the riot act and is now prepared to employ stringent measures in keeping with its constitutional mandate. With immediate [...]
G20: Divided Priorities
While we in Guyana, not surprisingly, have been focusing on the Climate Change meeting in NY convened by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon it would appear that the US, one of the key players (if not the key player) needed to catalyse substantive progress for a new protocol in December, has its attention divided. While [...]
Former AG Doodnauth Singh sues for gratuity
…Chief Justice orders govt to pay $14.6M Chief Justice Ian Chang has issued an order directing the Minister of Finance, the Secretary to the Treasury and the Accountant General of Guyana to forthwith pay to former Attorney General, Doodnauth Singh, $14.6M. The money represents his gratuity. The order was served on the defendants, Minister [...]
