Floodlights B trash Pine Ground A
Donate $100,000 to Gordon Table Mandir Dindial Lakhan hit a brilliant 100 and together with Mark Harold 67, made and opening stand of 146 as Floodlight B amassed 209 runs for 3 wickets in their allotted 10 overs, then dismissed Pine Ground A for a meager 54 to take the Derick Auto Sales winning trophy [...]
Dwarka grabs 9-4 as Rising Star fall for 19
The 2009 New Building Society Second Division 40- Over Cricket Competition continued recently with medium pacer Satesh Dwarka of Tamarind Root of Hampshire on the Corentyne producing one of the most amazing performances in the history of second division in the ancient county if not Guyana. He registered the best ever bowling figures at that [...]
Perreira (5-13) helps Corentyne Comprehensive to 10-wkt win
The 2009 Ministry of Education/ National Sports Commission/ Guyana Cricket Board National Secondary Schools Under-15 40- Over Cricket Competition continued at the inter-school stage recently. Berbice right arm led spinner Shawn Perreira, playing for Corentyne Comprehensive Secondary took 5 for 13 from 8 Overs to help his school bowl out Port Mourant Community High for [...]
Don’t promote ‘Dark Tourism’ during ad campaign
Dear Editor, I have said it just recently that I am optimistic that we will eventually witness a decision to finally acknowledge the lives lost during the Jonestown Tragedy (November, 18, 1978) and lo and behold, the GT featured report dated Sunday, November 15, 2009 stated that the Tourism Minister has plans of constructing a [...]
Young basketball players underdeveloped
Pepsi Sonics blame GABA among others By Edison Jefford Pepsi Sonics berated Executives of the new Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA), stating that young and talented basketball players remain underdeveloped since there are not enough programmes to help them mature. The club has consistently been at odds with the Trevor Rose-led GABA because it is [...]
Police seeking legal advice
The licensed firearm holder who was taken into custody on Sunday last after he shot and killed a man in his yard has been released. However sources close to the investigation have indicated that the police are now seeking legal advice on the matter. The man was released from police custody late Monday evening. Early [...]
Confirmation of appalling mediocrity
Dear Editor, I saw recently in the media that Minister of Tourism has coined a new word. I was even more dismayed to read that officials of the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana had endorsed the insipid word “STAYCATION”. This is a non-word that only shows the intellectual impoverishment of the ruling class. It [...]
Non-arrival of LEAP replacement worries Lindeners
Dear Editor, We the members of the Linden Chamber would like to express our concern over the non-arrival of the entity that is expected to replace the Linden Economic Advancement Programme (LEAP) which ends on the 31st December. It is our opinion that LEAP has put the necessary systems in place for a smooth handover [...]
Banks DIH sponsors Guyana Open Golf tourney
Banks DIH Ltd. announced its sponsorship of the 2009 Guyana Open Golf tournament slated for this Saturday and Sunday at the Lusignan Golf Club, East Coast Demerara. Branded the “2009 Power Stout Open Golf Tournament”, the official launching will take place tomorrow at Banks DIH Conference Room at Thirst Park starting at 14:00 hours (2:00 [...]
H1N1 vaccines to be distributed in December
While the Ministry of Health is expecting the H1N1 vaccine to arrive in the country in a few days, there will be no distribution until December. This is according to Health Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy who noted that Guyana happens to be a very lucky country in the sense that it does not have an [...]
Spartans win Senior and Advance Players’ title
Spartans’ Hewley Griffith and Joel Alleyne won the Kenneth DeAbreu and Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) League’s Senior and Advance Players’ title when the contest continued at Malteenoes Sports Club last weekend. Spartans defeated Forehand Connection’s Paul Meusa and Nigel Bryan with Unstoppable (Warren Hacksaw and Dwayne Gibson) also falling against them in the three-way [...]
Norwegian paradox: The role of an opposition party
There is a traditional misunderstanding in democratic countries of what the role of an opposition party should be. It is generally conceived that the parties that compete with the election winner should not oppose for the sake of opposing. Countless times we have read where Governments have accused their parliamentary adversaries of refusing to cooperate [...]
Does Hammy have a convenient memory?
Dear Editor, I respond to Hamilton Green’s contribution in Kaieteur News of November 16. Is Hammy in la la land? I recall as a GDF recruit who happened to have received training in both the Army and the National Service, drills had the distinct feature of “Burnhamising” these institutions. During training, recruits had to sing: [...]
If this is not hi-tech banditry, then what is?
Dear Editor, While the Guyana Police Force (GPF) is hell bent on reducing ordinary criminal activity, from all appearances a blind eye is being turned to the hi-tech banditry we are experiencing in this country. Everyday, the administration tries to insult our intelligence with some flimsy excuses, when it comes to explaining the wielding and [...]
Two ‘suspects’ released on station bail
The police have released two of the six persons for whom wanted bulletins were issued last week. Shawn Benn was released on $25,000 station bail after being questioned by the police. Benn, a resident of Princes Street, Lodge, turned himself last week at the Brickdam Police Station. His lawyer Nigel Hughes said that Benn contacted [...]
Mayor Green 75th birthday football continues today at Tucville ground
Action in the Mayor Hamilton Green 75th birthday 7-a-side football tournament continues at the Tucville (Fruta Conquerors) ground today with eight games following a brief break. Coordinator Lennox Arthur informed that this round of matches is the second of three preliminary round games, which continue on Friday, before the knockout stage commences. Play kicks off [...]
Coping with economics
Ordinary citizens can be forgiven if much of the economic news spewed out by the political elites either just passes over their heads or if taken in, just serves to confuse them further. All they know is that with Christmas fast approaching their wallets are looking smaller and smaller. Take the claims about inflation. The [...]
A conversation beyond climate conference in Copenhagen
Dear Editor, Climate change appears to be almost inevitable. Still for all, leaders will gather in Copenhagen at a special conference to make an effort to stop it or at least to come up with a plan to find a resolution to the problem. But can they agree on a policy that is of any [...]
LOW CARBON CHRISTMAS IN GUYANA
It has been an amazing week in the South American country of Guyana. What ups and downs, thrills and spills have been happening in that poor country of 730,000 inhabitants, as reflected in the amazing headlines of that country’s national newspapers. The folks in Guyana have been on a roller coaster ride every since it [...]
Bishoo, Chandrika share 1st day honours at Everest
By Sean Devers Former West Indies youth batsman Rajendra Chandrika hit a maiden county century for Demerara while Guyana and Berbice leg-spinner Davendra Bishoo grabbed 6-74 to share the first day honours in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) final round senior 4-day cricket match at Everest yesterday. The 20-year-old Chandrika, who played 5 Regional One-Day [...]
GuySuCo expects profits by 2011
- says 4M tonnes of cane by 2013 not unrealistic The sugar industry is expected to continue making losses into the next year, but a turnaround plan projects that by 2011, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) will be turning a profit. Speaking with reporters recently on the state of the industry, Chief Executive Officer, Errol [...]
