Digicel offers support for Berbice inaugural Pro/Am boxing card
The second edition of the Pro/Am boxing card gets underway in the ancient County, Berbice on Saturday March 20 and according to President of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC), Peter Abdool, the promoters have been given the green light and all systems are in place for an action packed night. Earlier in the [...]
The Sun Parakeet
The Sun Parakeet or Sun Conure (Aratinga solstitialis) is a medium-sized brightly coloured parrot native to northeastern South America. The adult male and female are similar in appearance, with predominantly golden-yellow plumage and orange-flushed underparts and face. It is commonly kept in aviculture. The species is endangered, threatened by loss of habitat and trapping for [...]
Harpooning Caribbean tourism: Swallowing a dead rat
By Sir Ronald Sanders It’s the high seas equivalent of shooting yourself in the foot. Several Caribbean governments are harpooning their own sustainable tourism industry by supporting Japan’s ruthless campaign to continue killing whales. A group of International Whaling Commission (IWC) nations meeting from March 2 to 4 in Florida is reported to have considered [...]
Kennard Memorial meet set for today
All is set for the Kennard Memorial Turf Club grand one day horserace meet which is on today at the club’s track at Bush Lot Farm Corentyne, Berbice. The event was postponed from from last Sunday. Six races are carded for the day with the feature event being for horses classified E and lower while there are [...]
Demerara female 50-overs cricket trials set for March 18, 19 at Police Ground
The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) will hold two BK International sponsored 50-over trials matches for its female cricketers on March 18 and 19 at the Police Ground, Eve Leary. The Demerara team to compete in the GCB Female Senior Inter-County Tournament will be selected on Friday after the final trial game. The trial match teams will [...]
UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYE OF “BIG BROTHER”
By Raphael Trotman AFC Leader Very recent developments have caused me to re-visit the issue of national security versus citizens’ rights. Over the past decade we have witnessed the transformation of the security services of Guyana from being in service to the people and in partnership with them, to a whole new being that truly [...]
There exists a collaboration to deny bauxite workers their right to pursue justice and fair play
Dear Editor, There has been a general opinion that the problems with the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) have something to do with the government’s desire to take full control of the trade union movement. The continual refusal of Minister Manzoor Nadir and Yoganand Persaud, Chief Labour Officer, to legally address the issues between [...]
GDF aiming to mark out opponents at CFU Champions League
Tackle Bayamon FC of Puerto Rico & St Vincent’s Systems 3 By Franklin Wilson The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) competing for the first time in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Champions League Qualifying competition will be aiming to mark out their opponents when they get into action on March 25 and 27 in host nation [...]
Ministry surprised by PNCR’s statement
Dear Editor, The Ministry of Agriculture is once again not surprised by the PNCR’s recent statement commenting on the Ministry’s El Nino response and drainage and irrigation works within Pomeroon, by spreading misinformation as outlined in a Press Statement dated March 12, 2010. It is not strange that the PNCR choose to neglect the development [...]
Kwayana and the Provacateurs
Elder Kwayana (EK) claims that I think he “believes in some guilty race”. (SN 2-24-10) I would not pretend to know what Mr Kwayana believes. I can only follow the argument he has consistently made on the genesis of political violence in Guyana: There is no guilty race, he affirms, but Guyanese political violence began [...]
FIFA Admin Officer impressed with facilities
- GOAL Project could rival all the other territories Administrative Officer attached to FIFA Development Office in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Kevin Edwards, here on a direct site inspection of facilities to host upcoming Courses, has given many of them the thumbs up. Trinidadian Edwards, who departed Guyana yesterday afternoon, was given a [...]
30 teams to clash at 5th Annual Nation-wide Domino tourney today
I expect some fierce rivalry – Organiser Lyall ‘Tallman’ Gittens Thirty of the best domino teams from around Guyana will be battling today for the top prize of $150,000 when Organiser Lyall ‘Tallman’ Gittens brings off his 5th annual One Day tournament at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue. The prizes are very attractive and will [...]
People to decide on power sharing
Dear Editor, The election season is upon us again, perhaps, this time we may be fortunate to have a double whammy with the happening of both local government and national elections. For this reason, it is predictable to see the usual ‘power sharing’ theme now emerging from hibernation after a protracted absence; or is it [...]
The donkey analogy
Dear Editor, Every harsh word should be used to describe the “logics” of a letter by Kamal Ramkarran (Kaieteur News, February 10) that justify his father’s (Mr. Ralph Ramkarran) disclosure that the Constitution makes facility for Guyanese who live outside to vote in national elections. Two major absurdities reside in that letter and they are [...]
Alpha United strengthening ahead of CFU Champions League
Trials for Jamaicans & Brazilian being done, 4 overseas players to be added By Franklin Wilson Guyana’s number one Club Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United are strengthening their line-up and chances of moving past the first round of the Caribbean Football Union Champions League Qualifying tournament. This was announced by Club President Odinga Lumumba at a [...]
Bisram applauds Kaieteur News’ editors
Dear Editor, Freedom of the press is an integral part of our democracy that is now protected by the democratic culture that has evolved over the last 20 years. The insistence that all must accept a particular point of view as presented in the media, as happened under the dictatorship, is no longer a part [...]
WHEN A STAR IS AT ITS BRIGHTEST
This column has always advanced the view that while a President must not surround himself with sycophants, and it is necessary for him to benefit from a diverse range of opinions, any President must be careful that those who surround him do not bring shame, disgrace or dishonour to his office. The respectability of the [...]
The Baccoo speaks
The madness continues. The police are going to arrest a man for committing a heinous crime. It will turn out that this man was pushed to the brink because he happens to be infected with a most dangerous virus. The unfortunate thing is that he would behave irresponsibly as though he was dicing with death. [...]
Stop the personal attacks against President Jagdeo
Dear Editor, The Kaieteur News Editorial of March 13 – “Discarding our history” is laughable. The editorial calls for greater appreciation of Guyanese history when, in fact, it is the same newspaper that day in day out distorts the historical record of this country. The newspaper also allows personal attacks against President Jagdeo, something it [...]
Jackson outlines four ingredients for success
- addresses GOA Awards Ceremony By Edison Jefford Jamaican Olympic silver medallist and Sports Development Director at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Grace Jackson outlined four areas for success in sport at the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) Award Ceremony. Jackson, who the Jamaican Government awarded the Order of Distinction for her contributions [...]
Is this part of good governance?
Dear Editor, I do hope that when the history of New Amsterdam Public Hospital is written, it will be stated that the present government presided over its destruction. What a shame to see the present state of the building and the other buildings located in the compound. The Minister of Health should be ashamed to [...]
Science fiction is no more
Someone once wrote “Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” And I must say that this so true in our world today. I remember as a boy reading Jules Verne’s ‘Twenty thousand leagues under the sea’ and enjoying it immensely. Of course by the time I read that book man [...]
REGATTA 2K10 PROMISES TO BE BEST EVER
Power Boat racers Clarence Belle & Dave Scott promise to sizzle By Franklin Wilson The word Regatta is now synonymous with Bartica and Speed (Power) Boat Racing. The growing appreciation and excitement at this event held during the Easter holidays is expected to grow at this year’s event. Regional Chairman of Region #7, Cuyuni/Mazaruni Holbert [...]
Listening to Children
Even in the normal course of things in our culture, many parents expect children “to be seen and not heard”. Fathers especially, seldom spent time with children to listen to what they had to say. This tendency has become exacerbated in our new world where an increasing number of mothers have joined the workforce. It [...]
