Guyana begins to lose US$35 milllion yearly
EU final sugar cut takes effect… Guyana’s sugar industry has entered a critical phase rather quietly on October 1, last as the European Union (EU) effected the last of a phased price cut. Over a three-year period, a preferential price agreement made almost 35 years ago with Guyana and a number of other Caribbean countries [...]
Cubana Air Disaster victims remembered 33 years later
Martin Carter poetic phrase ‘death must not find us thinking that we die’ in the revolutionary Death of a Comrade, reverberated yesterday during reflections on the 33rd Cubana aircraft disaster. Yesterday through a simple but significant wreath laying ceremony in the Cuban Embassy compound High Street, Kingston, took time out to honour the memories of [...]
Third body is not Bannister’s
Murder on the Island Princess… The third gutted body that was found near the Queenstown, Essequibo foreshore last week may not be that of seaman Rickford Bannister. Police officials reported that Bannister’s relatives said that the decomposed remains were not his after observing that the corpse bore a tattoo of a cross on the right [...]
Calculated move afoot to suffocate Stabroek News, Kaieteur News
…Govt. ads must be allocated using President’s proposed yard stick-AFC Leader of the Alliance For Change, Raphael Trotman, yesterday stated that his party believes that if there is to be a free press in Guyana that is truly is the fourth estate, it should receive government advertisements without favour, ill will, or discrimination being used [...]
Suspect held, charges likely in Barama dredge murder
Police have detained a suspect in last month’s attack on a Barama mining dredge that left manager, Regerton Simon, dead and his colleague Malvin Edwards badly wounded. Kaieteur News understands that the suspect was detained a few days ago and is to be brought to the city for further questioning. Confirming the arrest, a police [...]
Burrowes School of Arts graduating class holds art exhibition
The Burrowes School of Arts graduating class of 2009 is holding an art exhibition at the National Gymnasium. The exercise, which started last Friday, will conclude on October 9. Nine students graduated this year, four in the diploma programme and five in the certificate class. The exhibition, which is customary after the annual graduation exercise, [...]
Bamboo craft rare but not forgotten
Guyexpo 2K9… A quick glance at this booth will not invoke any desire to stop for a tour, but upon observing what seems to be a modest display there is a very interesting story to be told. The booth is sandwiched between some of the modern displays to which persons gravitate these days, but for [...]
When life gives you lemon, make lemonade
Misfortune and unfortunate circumstances befall all human beings but sociologists contend that it is not what happens, but how the affected person handles the experience. There is the popular idiom that when life gives you lemon, make lemonade. Indeed Prahalad Jagnarine is a classical example of how one should view unfortunate circumstances. Kaieteur News caught [...]
Primary school gets keyboard from P&P Insurance Brokers
P & P Insurance Brokers and Consultants Limited recently made a donation of a computer to the North Georgetown Primary School, the winner of a quiz competition recently sponsored by the National Library as part of its centennial celebration. Both Mr. Bish Panday, Managing Director of P & P and Ms. Gillian Thompson, Chief Librarian [...]
Dhanpaul (89), Mohamed (5-26) spur Zeeburg to title
Zeeburg beat Vergenoegen by 44 runs in the final of the Barakat Brothers 40-over Cricket Competition on Sunday last at the West Meten-Meer-Zorg ground. Yetesh Dhanpaul hit 9 fours in 89 to lead Zeeburg to 227 all out in 37.5 overs. Left-arm spinner Timur Mohamed then grabbed 5-26 on his way to a Man-of-the-Match performance [...]
Tutorial’s ‘B’ House tumble ‘E’ House
As school hosts Inter-House C/ships By Edison Jefford Tutorial High School’s ‘B’ House spent two years in the shadows of ‘E’ House before the 2006 Champions took back the title they consecutively lost to their nemesis at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary yesterday afternoon. The winning ‘B’ House amassed 473 points [...]
What will the Guyana selectors come up with?
‘Twenty/20 team should be different from 50-overs side’ – Raphael By Sean Devers The Regional One-Day cricket tournament will be played in Guyana from October 28-Novermber 5 and an unprecedented 15 games will be played over six days of action culminating with the final under lights at the Guyana National Stadium. Guyana are in the [...]
Customs racing stable dominates with four wins
Horses of the Customs Racing Stable lead by feature C class winner Sweet Caramel and double winner Customs Warrior made sure it was a dominant day for animals from that entity as they won four events when the Anjue and Hamlet Park Racing Stable held a successful one-day eight event meet on Sunday last at [...]
Intense rivalry anticipated as GASP stages two tier tournament
The cream of the country’s word formers would be battling for top honors when the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) stages a two tier tournament in the pavilion of the famous GCC Ground Bourda this Sunday starting at 10:00hrs. Players would be divided into two categories where those rated in the top ten would [...]
GCC unstoppable as Banks Night Hockey continues
GCC produced a solid night of hockey as the Banks Night Hockey Championships continued on Monday night, at Thirst Park. They won all three of their matches by 2-goal margins. Flora GCC ladies opened the evening with a 4-2 win over Old Fort ‘B’ and that was followed by their ‘B’ unit’s 2-0 triumph over [...]
UN Disability Convention takes centre stage
As of Monday last representatives of disabled people’s organisations from Regions Two, Four, Six, Seven, Nine and Ten began a four-day workshop on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The venue was the CIDA Conference Centre, Main and New Market Streets, Georgetown. This stems from the belief that people with disabilities [...]
EBCA twenty20 tourney played at Linden
Blazers, Bayroc register wins Blazers and Bayroc were the latest teams to register wins in the East Bank Cricket Association twenty20 Competition which is being organised by the Upper Demerara Cricket Association and played over the weekend. In results of matches played at the Bayroc Community Centre ground: Blazers defeated Bosai by 60 runs. Blazers [...]
NAU riddles Barzilla 9-0, Adrian Adams blasts six
Defending Coca Cola division one champions and points leaders New Amsterdam United is poised to win back to back titles. In their latest game the youthful and skillful NAU combination powered their way to a resounding 9-0 win over Barzilla at the Blairmont Community Centre ground on Saturday last. The Adam’s brothers Adrian ‘Garnett’ and [...]
Tutorial High School celebrates 70 years
Tutorial High School is celebrating its 70th anniversary, with a whole host of activities planned for the next few days. Founded in 1939 by Joseph W. Castello and Austin C. Castello, the school now boasts 70 years of excellent service to its students, who were on Monday commended by their teachers and members of the [...]
Women seek peace, love and harmony in Guyana
Following four women’s workshops that were held by the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) in Regions Three and Four, it was found that Guyanese women only wanted to live in peace and harmony. Chairman of the ERC, Bishop Edghill said that the first workshop was held on July 21, 2009 at the La Chalet Country Club, [...]
Rodeo time again Sunday October 25
Its Rodeo time again and all roads will lead to the Rising Sun Turf West Coast Berbice where the Rising Sun Rodeo Committee is set to bring off a grand one-day Rodeo on Sunday October 25 beginning at 11:00 hrs. President of the Rising Sun Rodeo Committee Inshanally Habibulla said it will be a day [...]
Man busted for alleged drug sale to undercover police
Mark Lachish, 50, of 6 Norton Street, Werk-en-Rust, and father of three was remanded, yesterday after appearing before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson to answer charges for possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. It is alleged on October 2, at Vendors’ Arcade the accused, who is a RKs Security Guard attempted to sell [...]
Man. City coaches impressed after 1st day of training with Digicel Kick Start Clinics Footballers
Manchester, England: The first day of the Central America Digicel Kick Start Clinics footballers training camp at Manchester City’s Academy kicked off to a great start on Monday with the boys taking part in an intensive training session under the expert eye of Academy coach, Paul Power. The six boys were put through their paces [...]
Water woes hit Central Mahaicony
Residents of Central Mahaicony in Region Five (Mahaica/Berbice) are suffering from a lack of potable water supplies. And the severe inconvenience has been ongoing for the past three months, one resident disclosed yesterday. “Something wrong with the pump at Central Mahaicony since June and people here have been resorting to breaking the mains in order [...]
Suspected car thief goes to jail
Drapaul Persaud, 37, of New Anglet, West Bank Demerara, was refused bail, yesterday, after appearing before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson for a charge of simple larceny. It is alleged that on Friday October 2, the accused who is not a first offender, stole one motor car valued at $2 M, property of Aminauth Ramsaroop, [...]
