Caribbean countries gear up for World Domino Championships
Following a referee’s workshop organised by the World Council of Domino Federations (WCDF) and staged in St Lucia recently, the aforementioned country has been identified to host the World Domino Championships scheduled for October next year. As such, the host country has been mandated to put the necessary mechanisms in place to facilitate the many [...]
NBS records $380M profit
- earns $120M from Berbice Bridge investment – reassures that society is sound The New Building Society (NBS) has recorded $380M profit as at September 30, 2009, as compared to $197M made for the corresponding period last year, according to unaudited figures. It is the highest profit ever of NBS, the society said. In a [...]
WHY A FENCE?
A few weeks ago I was passing by the corner of Thomas Lands and Vlissengen Road and looked at that plot of land to the west of the road, the very plot of land which is now the centre of controversy between the government of Guyana and the Guyana Public Service Union. At that time [...]
Singh & Lyght guides NLC to New Line Acqa Farm cricket titles in E’bo
Half centuries by former West Indies Under-19 batsman Gajanand Singh and opener Andrew Lyght Jnr. guided New Line Cavaliers to victory over an Essequibo select X1 in a feature 40 overs cricket match sponsored by New Line Acqa Farm Sunday last at the Anna Regina Community Center Ground on the Essequibo Coast. The Essequibo select X1 [...]
GCC under-21 Hockey team leaves today for T&T
The Georgetown Cricket Club’s (GCC) under-21 indoor ladies hockey team jets of to the twin-island republic of Trinidad and Tobago today to compete in this year’s annual Carib Magnolias Indoor Hockey Tournament. The youthful group is making their second appearance in as many years to compete in the tournament and surprised all in their international [...]
Hopefully the nation will move on from this saga of wanton crime and destruction
Dear Editor, I agree with the comments of Mr. Adam Harris in a recent column in which he stated that Guyanese (in Guyana as well as in the Diaspora) are deeply divided over the Roger Khan matter (Kaieteur News, October 18). When I was in Guyana in July conducting a NACTA survey, I asked people [...]
CARICOM Secretariat hosts blood donation drive
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat yesterday responded to the recurrent call of the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), Guyana, for voluntary donation of blood of all types. The Secretariat’s Staff Association organised a blood donation drive at the headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat. Vice-President of the Staff Association, Mr. Nigel Duncan said that the aim [...]
Singh (97*), Ferrier (67*) share unfinished century stand for Rest team
Permaul, Bishoo help Berbice maul E’bo by 353 runs in 3 days By Sean Devers Vishal Singh and fellow Guyana player Deon Ferrier shared an unfinished 103-run 5th wicket stand on Thursday (yesterday) to put the Rest Team in a strong position the beat Demerara outright on the final day of their Guyana Cricket Board [...]
Some GPL engines taken out for servicing – Luncheon
Government says that recent blackouts, despite the commissioning of three new Wartsila engines, may be blamed on a number of engines being taken out of service to cater for the increased load during Christmas. According to Cabinet Secretary, Dr Roger Luncheon, there has been a marked rise in the demand for electricity, and to cater [...]
Serious crimes against humanity belong no where in public office
Dear Editor, Two weeks ago, Guyana police brutally tortured and maimed a 14-year-old boy at Leonora Police Station where the Force’s “D” Division is headquartered. They also tortured and maimed Deonarine Rafick, apparently fracturing his skull. These barbaric and evil acts of torture are the cruelest crimes against humanity, committed by police officers in the [...]
After construction Versailles health building was not in use and not secured
Dear Editor, Thank you for providing readers with a graphic account of the misuse of public funds generally, and in particular, in Region Three. The unused buildings and other facilities, which you have featured, bring to the public’s attention undisputable evidence of the type that Mr. Jagdeo has been calling for but refusing to act [...]
Origins of the third term conspiracy
You don’t have to study business science to understand, at an elementary level, that investors study the market before they rush into a purchase. To do otherwise is to court huge disasters. You don’t buy a company or begin manufacturing of a product without analyzing if there is a market for the item. When the [...]
How are we as a people to overcome this curse set upon us?
Dear Editor, Ten years after independence, in the presence of Dr. Jagan and other patriots at the National Park, Forbes Burnham made two significant statements of which are of relevance today. First, he said, “We find the enemy at the door; there is no time or place for petty differences – these we can cerebrate [...]
Police seeking DPP’s advice
The Guyana Police Force says it is vigorously investigating the allegations leveled against ranks from one of its Anti Crime units, who are accused of pilfering a quantity of raw gold from a Brazilian miner. The police said that the file on the matter has been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for [...]
Matheson (137), Williams (97) among the runs for Gibraltar/ Courtland
Six-wicket hauls for Azeez and Baker The 2009 New Building Society Second Division 40-Over Cricket Competition organised by the Berbice Cricket Board for teams in the Ancient County continued recently. Troy Matheson registered the highest score in the competition so far when he slammed 137 for Gibraltar/ Courtland against Sand Reef. His knock which included [...]
This kind of political witch hunting has no place in modern democratic societies
Dear Editor, If there was any doubt in the minds of Guyanese of the PPP/C government’s mission to render unions impotent, that doubt has clearly been erased with the recent attack on the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU). According to press reports the Ministry of Public Works, in a most high handed fashion, descended with [...]
GRFU’s contemptuous behaviour
By Rawle Welch The contempt shown by the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) towards the media, supporters and the business community that poured large sums of money into its coffers to get the male and female teams to the North American & Caribbean Rugby Association Championships in Mexico is certainly not a good expression on [...]
On what the axe falls
The demolition derby by the Ministry of Works, under its indefatigable leader Mr. Robeson Benn, continues apace and shows no sign of letting up. From Charity to Crabwood Creek (and soon possibly from the Pakaraima Mountains to the New River Triangle) the indomitable men from “Works” are letting no doubt remain as to the identity [...]
TCL Group ‘unable to compete globally without CET’
…reiterates ability to supply in excess of current demand By Gary Eleazar Disregarding President Bharrat Jagdeo’s claim that cement should not be protected by the Common External Tariff (CET) General Manager of Arawak Cement Company Limited Jinda Maharaj on Wednesday told Guyanese media operatives at the entity’s Barbados Plant that while the Trinidad Cement Ltd. [...]
Venezuelan rice deal is a reality
Dear Editor, We respond to a letter published in the Tuesday, November 10 edition of Kaieteur News re: “What has happened to the Venezuela rice deal”, by Lenny Sumair Singh. It seems as though Lenny has been misled or deliberate in his letter to cast a negative shadow on the acquisition of the first ever [...]
