Writer accuses Govt. of discrimination
Dear Editor, In November 2006 the Jagdeo Administration suddenly and arbitrarily withdrew all state advertisements from the privately-owned SN. Mr. Jagdeo, after being persistently pressed for a reason, explained to a non-believing public that the decision had been made on the grounds of readership and economics. When President Jagdeo on April 8, 2008, equally suddenly [...]
Guyanese father and son team offers Bajans cheap pre-fab houses
Guyanese-born John Seymour and his son, Curt Seymour, Production Manager of Seymour Enterprises Limited, are offering Barbadians the chance to obtain low cost, Guyana-sourced, greenheart homes. The houses will be shipped from Guyana in a pre-cut and partially assembled stage in 40 foot containers and then bolted together on the site. It would take approximately [...]
The opposition in Guyana has become moribund and obsolete
Dear Editor, The Kaiteur News editorial lamenting the MIA political opposition in Guyana, in the face of revelations of corruption, nepotism and gross indecency, is squarely on the mark. If this is the kind of representation the 44% who elected the opposition into parliament can expect from those favoured with their vote, and who are [...]
Albion go down to RHTWSB by 29 runs in Berbice final
…Despite destructive 72 from Foo By Sean Devers in Berbice In association with Michelle Playter’s Modeling Agency A masterful 72 from National under-19 player Jonathon Foo failed to prevent Albion from losing by 29 runs to Rose Hall Town Windies Sports Bar (RHTWSB) yesterday in Canje in the Berbice zone Final of the National Neal [...]
Gouveia to coordinate corporate efforts for rugby
Says stakeholder collaboration on sport necessary By Edison Jefford There could be a silver lining behind the dark clouds of shortage of corporate support for national sport teams with the intervention of Chairman of the Private Sector Commission, Gerry Gouveia to help raise funds for Rugby Football. President of the West Indies Rugby Union (WIRU), [...]
Open up Guyana
The ribbon had hardly fluttered to the ground after it was cut to officially open the Takatu Bridge linking Guyana and Brazil, when a study funded by the IDB warned that the surfacing of the road between Lethem and Linden, which Brazil’s President Lula said that he had next in his sights, may lead to [...]
Family’s excursion starts violently
The question of who “would be going to St Cuthbert’s mission” led to Ricky Kissoon suffering head injuries that landed him at the Georgetown Public Hospital. Yesterday, the semi-conscious Kissoon at the hospital was able to relate that every year during Heritage Month, the extended-family would go to St Cuthbert’s Mission. However, this year, the [...]
THE GUYANA ANNUAL magazine
By Petamber Persaud THE GUYANA ANNUAL is ninety-four years and counting. Founded in December 1915, this magazine has outlived many other such publications, undergoing numerous modifications to meet the need of its readership and to carry out its mandate which is to preserve our identity and cultural integrity. The main noticeable change to the book [...]
All set for Rising Sun horserace meet today
All systems are in place for the grand one day horse race meet organized by the Rising Sun Turf Club in collaboration with the True Friends committee today at Rising Sun racetrack, Arima Park, West Coast Berbice. Eight races have been carded on the day’s programme with over $2.5M in cash and other incentives being [...]
Prison escapees further remanded
Three prisoners who were part of a gang of seven that broke out of the New Amsterdam prison and attempted to escape on November 15, 2008 were on Friday further remanded to the same facility by Magistrate Chandra Sohan when they appeared before him at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court. Those appearing in court on [...]
Guyana secures Venezuela rice market
…to supply cargo rice The rice industry which has been experiencing difficulties of late may see a reversal of its fortune with the government securing a new overseas market. According to an official close to the industry, the deal was brokered when President Bharrat Jagdeo attended the UN Climate Change summit in the United States [...]
The Baccoo speaks
Already there have been more fires in recent weeks than there have been all year. People want to blame the weather conditions but the truth is that the spirits are enjoying what they do best—cause confusion in the minds of people. They come from many quarters. Some are associated with the earth and these are [...]
Promenade Gardens to explode tonight
The Promenade Gardens, Carmichael and Middle Streets, will come alive as a fashion centre from 19:00hrs this evening when the second annual Genesis Fashion Rhythm is staged. There, the creations of nine local designers will be on display as a prelude to the upcoming Accolade- the music awards of Guyana. The awards, billed for staging [...]
Devina Ramnarine wins BCB 70th Anniversary Essay competition
Fourteen years old Devina Ramnarine of Port Mourant Secondary School on Tuesday 22nd September was named winner of the Berbice Cricket Board 70th Anniversary Essay Competition for school children in the ancient county. The Competition which was co-sponsored by the National Communication Network Channel 15 was opened to youths between the ages of 11 to [...]
LANDSCAPE AND IDENTITY
RE-ENCOUNTERING GUYANA IN AN INTERVIEW WITH MARK MCWATT By LUCY EVANS LUCY EVANS is working on a doctoral thesis on Caribbean literature at Leeds University, focusing on texts that mediate the genres of novel and short story. She has published an interview with Opal Palmer Adisa and has a critical article forthcoming in Moving Worlds. [...]
Change the failed anti-drugs strategy
By Ronald Sanders In my commentary last week I made the point that the greatest destabilising force confronting the Caribbean and Central America is drug trafficking and its attendant crime, including illegal arms smuggling and distribution, robberies and executions. I called on the United States to take the lead in organising collaborative arrangements with Europe [...]
North E’bo beat Wakenaam in final
North Essequibo defeated Wakenaam by 28 runs to win the final of the Neal and Massy Essequibo Zone first division nationwide 40 overs cricket competition yesterday at the Wakenaam Community Centre Ground. North batted first and made 209 all out in 39 overs. Navin Bahadur top scored with 58 while Rajiv Manichand supported with 35 [...]
Provocateurs and Rants
One of the most unfortunate developments in Guyana has been the rise of the “rant” in public discourse – especially on TV and the press – in the political realm. In these rants, individuals harangue the public about alleged abuses of the government and, most pertinently, demand that ordinary people resort to violence, if necessary, [...]
What happened with the Guyana Basketball Officials Council?
With the recent years plagued with poor officiating at basketball games in Guyana and the lack of discipline among players we would have hoped that by now there would be motions in play to formalize a Basketball Officiating Council. With three International Basketball Federation (FIBA) certified referees and many potential referees in the pipelines, it [...]
WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS FOUR HUNDRED MILLION?
In one of the episodes of The Cosby Show, Bill Cosby took the decision to show his kids what responsibility is. He decided that the kids should assume the role of adults and pay rent for their boarding and lodging. It was all part of their learning experience through playacting. The kids learnt the hard [...]
Mackeson English/Kashif and Shanghai Futsal resumes tomorrow
Competition in the Mackeson sponsored English, Kashif and Shanghai Futsal Indoor football tournament resumes tomorrow after a break for yesterday’s boxing card at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. Tomorrow’s matches will see competition in the group of 16 playoffs for spots in the quarter-finals. Action commences from 7:00pm with a total six tournament games. Among [...]
GFF Super League continues today
Action in the Guyana Football Federation Super League will continue today at several venues with keen competition among the teams involved. Games are slated for the Plaisance ground on the East Coast, Uitvlugt on the West of Demerara and the Bartica ground. However, a key double header has been fixed for the GCC ground, Bourda. [...]
You know a voice when you’ve heard it repeatedly
It is hardly amazing at the number of distractions that life in Guyana affords. Just about every day something crops up and easily overshadows some earlier event that has been grabbing national attention. It is therefore of little wonder that reporters forget some pressing issue, to go chasing after the most recent episode. A few [...]
kAMARANG
Day Seven …he fled down the airstrip, chased by a woman’s screaming head. He fled towards Kamarang Point where the airstrip ended and the forest began. And as he reached the forest, Shirleen’s headless ghost stepped out from the gloom of the trees. She caught the head that had been chasing him; placed it crookedly [...]
Diary of a tax-evading, sleaze-ball named Frederick Kissoon
I am still at a loss to find out why President Bharrat Jagdeo used the term “sleaze-ball” to describe me at one of his press conferences. Apart from my public appearance in Kaieteur News, I am hardly a society person. I have been married to the same woman for 31 years, raised a philosophically inclined [...]
