Waramadong girl wins ‘Low Carbon’ Amerindian pageant
A 16-year-old Akawaio girl from Region Seven won the Miss Amerindian Heritage pageant early yesterday morning. However, the emphasis on the LCDS sucked the excitement and cultural bliss out of the pageant, and brought on fatigue not only to the audience but to the pageant’s contestants who stumbled through tedious questions. In the end, Nadanie [...]
CANU officers’ vehicle turned turtle, one critical
Four ranks from the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) were injured at around 15:00 hrs yesterday after the vehicle in which they were traveling slammed into a tree after overturning at Timehri. Lennox Richmond 53, the driver of Toyota Camry PHH 3748, was the most seriously injured, and was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC). [...]
Man killed in begging turf row
A brawl between two drug addicts over ‘begging rights’ ended with one of them dropping dead at the Georgetown Hospital yesterday after being clubbed in the head. The victim, identified as Pyieandy, of Hill Street Albouystown, succumbed at around 14:55 hrs before he could receive medical treatment. Police said that another drug addict, who is [...]
Commissioner of Police launches Scout Group in Linden
The recently resuscitated Linden Police Station Management Committee (LPSMC) was on Saturday officially launched by Commissioner of Police, Henry Greene, at the Banks DIH Tarmac on Republic Avenue Linden. And a scouts group which was formed by the organisation was also simultaneously launched. Brian McCrae, the Vice Chairman of LPSMC, said he welcomed the move [...]
Delivery of education should be intriguing – Permaul
It is crucial that teachers understand their fundamental role to deliver with precision the Education Ministry’s curriculum at the varying levels in the quest to improve literacy and numeracy. Mrs. Rajwantie Permaul, Head of Learning Resources Development Unit within the Ministry underscored this notion during a recent interview with this newspaper. According to her, despite [...]
Heart patient, 66, succumbs
By Sharmain Cornette “There is no zero risk in heart surgery. Everybody who goes on the table runs a risk of dying from this procedure even though we think we may do our best.” Cardiac surgeon, Dr Gary Stephens, made this comment after a 66-year-old open-heart surgery patient succumbed at the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) [...]
Relatives seek info on hit-and run driver
Relatives of Rory Mohan are pleading for public-spirited individuals to help them identify the hit-and run driver who caused his death last week. Mohan, 36, of Grove, East Bank Demerara and Howes Street, Charlestown, was struck down while cycling along the East Bank Demerara Public Road. His body was found last week Monday on the [...]
Residents unhappy with police response to deliberate fire setting
Despite recent warnings by Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee, to prosecute persons who set fires indiscriminately, a Goedverwagting East Coast Demerara man did just that, much to the annoyance of several neighbours. Members of the Guyana Fire Service were called to put out the blaze on Friday night, after neighbours complained of the threat it [...]
New Vendors’ Mall set for commissioning Saturday
A massive gala, set for Saturday has been streamlined by the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown through its Market Authority to officially declare the New Vendors Mall commissioned. Clerk of Markets, Mr Schulder Griffith, relayed to this newspaper recently that extravagant plans are apace to mark the highly anticipated and auspicious event which is [...]
Locals consume beached whale meat
A senior Ministry of Agriculture source has confirmed that the dead whale, which could have weighed tons, has now provided the North West District community with another source of meat. The 36 foot whale that was grounded at Almond Beach Region One, died on Friday after being beached for four days. Reports reaching this newspaper [...]
Construction of approach road for Harbour Bridge scale begins
The truck scale constructed on the western side of the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) may soon become operational as works on an approach road finally commenced yesterday. This newspaper in its August 15 edition had reported that the project would have commenced within two weeks. Chief Transport and Planning Officer at the Ministry of [...]
‘Mystery Lady’ tames the ‘Panther’ to claim WIBA belt
Moore too good for Pastrana, Eastman KO’s Placide By Michael Benjamin A gutsy display of skill, aggression and courage distinguished Shondell ‘Mystery Lady’ Alfred from American/Guyanese, Corinne Van Ryck DeGroot, earning her a majority decision and the Women’s International Boxing Association (WIBA) bantamweight belt, when the two fighters faced off in a ten round title [...]
Sweet Will Be One Nation
Dear Editor, I refer to the article “The essential experiment” by Lennox Bruce in the September 25, 2009 Kaieteur News, where he proposed an experiment that he thinks may lead to racial unity among the two largest racial groups in Guyana. In the experiment, 50 children will be indoctrinated in the values of racial non-discrimination [...]
Alpha retain title following impressive run
Defending champions Alpha United have retained the GFA / Cellink Plus title following a 2-1 victory over Flamingo, while a goalless stalemate between Sunburst Camptown and GDF, earned both teams 1 point apiece in the feature match in action from the Premier League, which continued with a doubleheader on Friday last at the Tucville ground. [...]
More focus should be placed on issues at home
Dear Editor, There was an ominous sign over the last weeks in New York. With just about 70 days to go to Copenhagen, there remains a sea of disagreement about the best strategy on what should and what should not go into the final agreement. According to the Economist, the current version of the draft [...]
Those in authority must take action to restore some amount of dignity to workers
Dear Editor, The Kaieteur News article captioned “Fear today worst than in Burnhamite days – MP Moses Nagamootoo” has a real and profound meaning with regards what is happening in Guyana today. When almost every public servant feels compelled to work in an atmosphere of severe intimidation, blatant discrimination, and poor working conditions all of [...]
Corentyne Chamber renews calls for financial assistance
ROSE HALL TOWN, CORENTYNE – In the wake of the fire on Friday which left five persons homeless and three business entities burnt, President of the Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce, Poonai Bhigroog, is calling on persons within the Central Corentyne area to offer financial support for the completion of the Rose Hall Fire Station. [...]
MSC win back-to back matches to advance to semis
Off-spinner Daniel Gravesande captured a 6-wicket haul and Skipper Randy Lindore hit 84 against University of Guyana (UG) to lead MSC to a 55-run win at the UG ground on Saturday in the opening round of the Demerara zone of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Hand-in-Hand 2nd division knock-out 50-overs cricket competition. MSC advanced to [...]
DCC, MSC clash today for place in zone final
Everest face winners of today’s game in Demerara final By Sean Devers Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) beat GNIC on Saturday, while Everest beat Enterprise yesterday in the latest round of action in the Demerara zone of the Neal & Massy National 50-overs first division cricket competition. MSC and DCC will now clash today at Everest [...]
PNCR elections not representative of the will of its membership
Dear Editor, I read the reports on the PNCR elections by the Returning Officer, Mr. Joe Harmon, and the Van West Charles faction. The Van West Charles is an effective effort of detailing a long list of irregularities that permeated the PNCR electoral process. The PNCR might dispute the extent to which these irregularities impacted [...]
Run Kwame run!
Kwame can’t sleep. Everywhere he tun people watching he and laughing. Some of dem does suck dem teeth and grumble. Last night Kwame had a show in Promenade Garden and as soon as he tun up a whole heap of people tun up wid placard calling Kwame all kind of name. De man try fuh [...]
Rice harvest in progress
…poor price affecting Region Six BENGAL, CORENTYNE – President of the Guyana Rice Producers’ Association, Leeka Rambirich, is calling on rice millers in Region Six to increase the price paid for paddy. If this is done, he said, more farmers would return to the land. “With the present price – $30,000 – $36,000 per ton, [...]
Robeson Benn’s Vinayak or vinaigrette
It is coming on to a year now that the Ministry of Works and Transport under the controversial new PPP Tsar, Robeson Benn has bought a bitumen plant from Indian from a company named Vinayak and it sits idly along the banks of the Demerara River at Garden of Eden. I heard about this fiasco [...]
Is the silence of the main political opposition a sign of a quid pro quo deal in the making?
Dear Editor, I want to say, in response to your editorial, “The silence of the political opposition,” (September 26) that the silence has been disturbingly deafening since Mr. Robert Corbin took over the PNCR and decided to call off street protests and demonstrations. I have spent the last three years in particular studying this strange [...]
INCREASING CLASSROOM TIME
This column has argued repeatedly that the present Minister of Education seems to know what he is about when it comes to bringing about improvements in education. Where this columnist feels that Minister is making some mistakes is in the development of a strategic education plan mirroring which was developed by his predecessor. While technical [...]
