Narine blasts 165* – RHT Farfan & Mendes bt. Rising Star by 252 runs
Fourteen year-old middle order batsman Parmanand Narine blasted a brilliant undefeated 165 to lead defending Tenelec Inc. Under-15 champions Rose Hall Town Farfan & Mendes (RHTF&M) to an easy 252 run win over Rising Star at the Area “H” ground on Sunday last. RHTF&M fielded a new look team under new Captain Shawn Perreira with [...]
Parents seek assistance to save son
The parents of Satesh Gobin, 19, of 5 Seaview, Anna Catherina, West Coat Demerara, who is in the High Dependency Unit (HDU) at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) are appealing to the public for assistance. Their son has to receive dialysis because both of his kidneys are not functioning. According to his mother, Shureen [...]
GTTA names Cadet, Junior teams
To confirm addition for Caribbean C/ships The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) has named its representative teams for the Caribbean Table Tennis Pre-Cadets, Cadets and Junior Championships that will be held in Utuado, Puerto Rico from March 27-April 2. The association had released a short-list of potential players two weeks ago and subjected those identified [...]
Powerlifters in homestretch of preparations
Aiming to take Caribbean Championships by storm Guyana’s 15-man team selected for the 4th Annual International Powerlifting Federation (IPF), North American Powerlifting Federation (NAPF) Caribbean Islands Bench Press & Powerlifting Championships set for the Princess Hotel March 18-20 are in the home stretch of preparations. Kaieteur Sport caught up with some of the athletes training [...]
Man chops wife
…’she sent people to kill me’ A man accused of viciously attacking his wife as she walked to work, was remanded when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday. Phillip Smith, 54, of 1744 Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, is accused of unlawfully and feloniously wounding his reputed wife, Roxanne Goodman, with [...]
New radio, TV licences possible in near future
…as Broadcast Legislation is tabled in House today Alliance for Change Chairman, Khemraj Ramjattan, will today table a long-awaited Broadcasting Bill. In an invited comment, he said that there is an urgency for Guyana to have such legislation, with whatever modifications and amendments the larger Assembly will see fit to attach to it. According to [...]
Ministry of Human Services is delivering on the Domestic Violence Policy
Since launching the National Policy on Domestic Violence in June of 2008, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security has delivered, or is in the process of delivering on no less than five key areas of the policy. According to Minister Priya Manickchand a Policy Implementation Unit was established simultaneously with the publication of [...]
Castrol Inter County U-15 50-over cricket at Anna Regina
Chanderpaul 49, Lord 4-24 star as Demerara hammer Essequibo by 114 runs Demerara defeated Essequibo by 114 runs in the second match of the Castrol Under-15 50 overs Inter County cricket competition yesterday at Anna Regina Community Center Ground on the Essequibo Coast. Demerara who won the toss, elected to bat first and posted a [...]
Freudian politics and sempiternal magic
All human beings possess a sense of rationality about them. Intelligence, commonsense, and logical thinking vary in human beings. Some people are smarter than others. Some people exhibit more commonsense than others. But at the most fundamental level, human beings act with some degree of rationality. One can seriously debate to what extent this rule [...]
Ramcharitar Construction 40 overs final
RHT Gizmos & Gadgets to play Albion The historic Port Mourant Cricket Ground, home to a number of cricketing Legends would come alive on Saturday when arch rivals Albion Community Centre and Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets (RHTG&G) clash in the final of the Ramcharitar Construction / Berbice Cricket Board organised 40 overs first-division [...]
Gov’t calls accusations malicious
-APA cannot speak for all indigenous people Government’s Office of Climate Change (OCC), in response to a highly critical statement by an indigenous people’s group on Tuesday on the LCDS consultations, says that it is surprised and disappointed over what “appears to be a carefully timed release” of what can only be described as malicious [...]
AN ADMISSION OF WEAKNESS
The President always finds the most unusual way to call for increased political cooperation. The latest call was made at Babu John last Sunday and followed some tongue-lashing unleashed on the opposition, PNCR and the AFC. Someone needs to advise the President that when he is calling for greater political cooperation, he has to do [...]
Bakewell Inter Jamaat softball tourney to commence on Sunday
The Muslim Youth Organisation ground, Woolford Avenue and Albert Street will be buzzing with softball action again from Sunday when the annual Bakewell sponsored Inter Jamaat tournament is expected to commence. The competition will be played using the round-robin format and teams can expect some of the most attractive trophies apart from attractive incentives at [...]
Three held with illegal arms and ammo in Interior
Police in the interior have arrested three men following the discovery of a 9mm pistol and one live round as well as a shotgun with five cartridges in their possession. The men were detained around 21:00 hours on Tuesday in the vicinity of Eye Lash Backdam, Northwest District. Police in a press release stated that [...]
Kwakwani desperately needs selfless leaders
Dear Editor, Local Government elections are in the air, and political parties will be seeking the support of residents to control the local government in the communities. It is a pity that we could not have a better system other than political parties to elect our representatives for NDC especially in communities like Kwakwani. Any [...]
Most illegals to T&T from Guyana
The largest number of illegal immigrants to T&T between 2005 and 2009 came from Guyana, Colombia, China and Venezuela in that order, according to figures given by National Security Minister, Martin Joseph, on Tuesday. Joseph, in a report of the Trinidad Guardian yesterday, gave statistics on the situation in reply to an Opposition question on [...]
Mr Ramkarran’s dispensation was clearly bent in the direction of registering overseas voters
Dear Editor, In reference to a letter by Kamal Ramkarran written on the 10th March, I would like to say that Mr. Ralph Ramkarran, his father, in his original statements, did infer positive feelings about actual registration of Guyanese voters from Anguilla to Timbuktu. His dispensation was clearly bent in the direction of registering overseas [...]
Guyana lags behind Suriname in fighting drug trafficking
- Dutch-speaking Republic boasts of dismantling several major cartels While the big fish in the local drug trade continue to elude the law enforcement authorities here, Guyana’s neighbour to the east, Suriname, is boasting about the dismantling of the top 10 drug cartels in that country. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, at the Pegasus Hotel, [...]
Act before this road is rendered impassable
Dear Editor, I wish to point out that I am an ardent fan of motor racing in Guyana and I wish to commend the GMR&SC for its tireless efforts to put on a show year after year at the South Dakota circuit. While I render no major concern with the way the events are organised, [...]
How the M&CC could enhance its revenue stream
Dear Editor, I was wondering how I could broach a traffic concern without seeming to be critical of certain quarters, when I read that the cargo vessel Hoeg Caribia arrived in Guyana on its maiden voyage bringing some 350 motor vehicles. The question that sprang immediately to my mind was, ‘do we have the capacity [...]
M&CC expresses regret for smoke nuisance at dumpsite
- eagerly anticipates relocation Purportedly caused by spontaneous combustion just over a week ago, the Le Repentir dump site continues to be a smoke nuisance to residents within close proximity. Public Relations Officer of the Georgetown municipality, Royston King, in a statement expressed regret over the inconvenience being extended to residents living in the communities [...]
Minister Lall displays a regrettable ignorance of relevant, key provisions of the Constitution
Dear Editor, On March 8, I penned a letter captioned, “Under the Constitution Minister Kellawan Lall cannot instruct the Auditor General” after he informed the nation that he had so instructed, and that the Auditor General (ag.), had duly complied. After writing that letter, I read an equally strange and uninformed disclosure by the Minister [...]
Freudian politics and sempiternal magic
All human beings possess a sense of rationality about them. Intelligence, commonsense, and logical thinking vary in human beings. Some people are smarter than others. Some people exhibit more commonsense than others. But at the most fundamental level, human beings act with some degree of rationality. One can seriously debate to what extent this rule [...]
Overseas voting
Dear Editor, Why are some making a mountain out of a molehill? If, according to Mr. Ramkarran, the Constitution of Guyana provides overseas Guyanese the right to exercise their franchise, then so be it. Constitutional Right is not a favour bestowed on Guyanese overseas. In the Burnham era, overseas votes were handled by the ruling [...]
PPP begins shortlist for Public Procurement Commission-Ramotar
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, in an invited comment yesterday, said that contrary to speculation, the party is working towards the establishment of the Public Procurement Commission. According to Ramotar, the party is currently shortlisting names to be submitted for consideration for the commission. The final list will be announced shortly. On two [...]
