Disability Bill sent to select committee
…House chides PNCR ‘no show’ By Fareeza Haniff The much anticipated Persons with Disabilities Bill was last evening sent to a special select committee although receiving the support from a lone member of the opposition. Except for the attendance by GAP/ROAR member, Everall Franklin, no other Member of Parliament from the National Assembly attended the [...]
Ishak 146, Kamaludin 5-20 shapes Belvedere Superstar’s win
Arif Ishak of Belvedere Superstar became the latest centurion in the New Building Society (NBS) Berbice 2nd division 40 overs cricket competition, slamming 146 against Albion Front Shockers. Ishak’s knock which consisted of 14 fours and 8 sixes is the highest score in the competition so far as and helped his team to 230 all [...]
Controversy erupts at Lancaster Secondary School
- concerned group calls for removal of Headmaster A group of concerned parents and residents of Mahaica are determined in their call for the removal of the Headmaster of the Lancaster Secondary School. The parents and residents who staged a rowdy protest outside the school yesterday even as students were writing their end-of-term examination have [...]
38 successful at Essequibo Shotokan Karate School grading exams
Thirty-eight (38) students from the Anna Regina Shotokan Karate School successfully completed grading examinations on Saturday November 21 at The Anna Regina Multilateral School. Fourteen beginners were promoted to yellow belts (8th kyu), twenty-three yellow belts were promoted to orange belts (7th kyu) and one brown belt (3rd kyu) was promoted to brown belt (2nd [...]
GABA mulls National Super-Eight Inter Ward
Best in Georgetown, Linden on the cards In a proactive move to continue with the development of basketball in Georgetown, there is a national Super-Eight Inter-Ward Basketball Championships in the minds of the hierarchy within the sub-association of the Garden City. Kaieteur Sport is aware that the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) is currently putting [...]
GOA boss uninterested in GABA Presidency
Supports international exposure for local boxers By Michael Benjamin President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) K.A Juman Yassin has laid all speculation to rest pertaining to his interest in assuming the presidential seat of the beleaguered Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA). However, Yassin is adamant that amateur pugilists are in dire need of international [...]
Ramsammy mulls ban on mono therapy drug
By Fareeza Haniff Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has threatened to restrict the importation of artemisinin – a mono therapy drug used to treat malaria – by the private sector. At a press conference held Wednesday, Minister Ramsammy told reporters that since the new national guidelines for the treatment of malaria were established in [...]
$10,000 per bag of rice predicted…
As drought, cyclones cripple world harvests By Leonard Gildarie As a drought in India and cyclones in the Philippines cripple harvests, local officials in Guyana are predicting a possible market shortage and high consumer prices that may see rice being sold for as much as $10,000 per bag. While this may be good news for [...]
Commonwealth stamp launched
The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) on Wednesday hosted a brief ceremonial launch of a specially produced stamp to commemorate the Commonwealth. According to Henry Dundas, acting Post Master General, this is the fifth stamp launched for 2009 – this one commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Commonwealth. The Chairman of the Board of Directors [...]
Kuru-Kururu Warriors prevail over Yarrowkabra FC
Ryan Scott netted a double in the 49th and 71st minute to lead Kuru Kururu Warriors to a convincing victory over Yarrowkabra F.C when play in the Stag Beer/East Bank Football Association First Division Senior League continued at the Grove Playfield November 22 last. This was the only match of the proposed double header played [...]
Top word formers vie for honours in Eid-ul Adha Open championships
Top seeds of the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) will convene this morning at the pavilion of the Georgetown Cricket Club, Bourda to engage in the Eid-ul Adha Open championships. Already speculation is rife as most of the top seeds would be vying for top honours. Indeed, the old master, Ulric Harris has signaled [...]
Govt. should create the conditions for modern cinemas to operate
Dear Editor, Imagine that Guyana doesn’t have any real modern cinemas with the latest movies for our citizens to enjoy. Trinidad, Barbados and even little Antigua all have modern multi-plex cinemas which Guyanese could only dream about while we languish at home with stolen copies of movies whose copyright laws are violated everyday; T.V. stations [...]
Tortured teen probe… Report to be made public as early as Tuesday-Luncheon
A report ordered by President Bharrat Jagdeo into the alleged torture of a teenager while he was in police lockups is expected to be completed by the end of this week and could be made public within days. This is according to government spokesperson, Dr Roger Luncheon, yesterday who also noted that the President is [...]
Government’s propaganda cannot erase the facts – PNCR
Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Robert Corbin has said that the response of the Jagdeo administration to the recently released dossier by the joint opposition parties is not surprising. Corbin made those comments during his party’s weekly press briefing at Congress Place, Sophia. Corbin said that the decline in the rule of [...]
Roaming cattle a threat to motorists
Dear Editor, It is with extreme consternation that I pen this letter to ventilate my frustrations as it relates to the subject. There is a butcher who operates a small business in Kitty, but he does not live in the area. My family and I, on the other hand, have resided in Kitty for the [...]
Titan launches Grass Track Championship Series
First race meeting billed for Sunday in Essequibo The best Dirt-Bike riders in Guyana will prove their mettle in several race meetings when Titan Entertainment continues their Grass Track Championship Series in this new season at the Hampton Court on the Essequibo Coast, Sunday. The Championship Series was unveiled at a press briefing Wednesday night [...]
23 H1N1 cases confirmed
There are now a total of 23 confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus in Guyana, out of a total of 140 results which were sent to be tested. Approximately 14 other test results are outstanding at present. At a press conference held on Wednesday, Minister of Health Dr. Leslie Ramsammy told reporters that the installation [...]
Let this be the turning point for love to blossom
Dear Editor, Allow me to share special Eid of Sacrifice greetings with all during this auspicious time of sharing and praying. In the understanding of many, this is the time of having a meaty-feast and lots of family visiting, as the Believers globally enter a passionate race to donate their best animals and enjoy the best [...]
The ‘West on Trial’ is no myth
Dear Editor, My friend, Freddie Kissoon, applauds the revisionist method of reinterpreting historical events. I studied revisionist methodology at CUNY Graduate School under distinguished scholar Arthur Schlesinger, the Kennedy man who was responsible for toppling the Cheddi Jagan government in 1964. Revisionism is a method of study in history or the social sciences that reinterprets [...]
A player to watch – Dwayne Scott (GCC, Guyana)
‘Rock Solid’ are the first words that come to mind when describing the game of GCC and Guyana’s national defender Dwayne Scott. Scott is a dynamo who seems to inhabit every corner of the court all at once in his relentless pursuit of recovering possession of the hockey ball. With tremendous speed and remarkable power [...]
Our young people are crying at the top of their voices for attention
Dear Editor, The mere mention of the majestic grandeur Kaieteur Falls in any of our day-to-day conversations would now more than ever connote a different meaning, a changed type of discussion — the death of young Ms Bulkan is bound to come up for discussion. No longer would discussions, memories and stories about Kaieteur Falls [...]
C/wealth leaders urged to support currency transaction levy for health
By Gary Eleazar in Trinidad A small consortium of international bodies yesterday appealed to the Commonwealth Heads of Government to place on their communiqué that will be issued at the end of CHOGM 2009, their support for Financial Transaction taxes, including a currency levy for health. While the proposed tax is 0.005 per cent of [...]
Sparks could fly at next Friday’s DCB OGM
Singh retaliates as Motion to oust him goes public By Sean Devers Sparks could fly at the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) which is set for next Friday. A no-confidence motion against the President of the East Coast and the Demerara Cricket Boards Bissoon Singh, which has been signed by the 3 [...]
Pacesetters guard against Scorpions’ sting tonight
-takes on lower-ranked club in First ‘D’ clash By Edison Jefford Trainer of Georgetown’s number one ranked, Courts Pacesetters Basketball Club, Robert Cadogan says that while he will not be coaching the team tonight, he does not expect the club to take Beepat’s Scorpions for granted. Scorpions are currently ranked sixth in Georgetown and will [...]
When was Floyd McDonald appointed at Home Affairs and what’s his official position there?
Dear Editor, On Sunday, November 22, the Home Affairs Ministry released a statement informing the nation that an agreement was reached between Guyana and Venezuela to strengthen cooperation in combating the drug trade. The agreement was reached after a delegation from Guyana, comprising former acting Police Commissioner, Mr. Floyd McDonald, Assistant Police Commissioner, CID, Mr. [...]
