3rd Cheddi Jagan 50-miler fixed for Essequibo Coast this Sunday
Defending champ Robin Persaud in for tough challenge Gauging from the intense battles that have been the order of the day so far this year, defending champion of the Essequibo leg of the Cheddi Jagan Memorial 50-mile cycle road race, Robin Persaud, will find the going tough to retain his crown in Sunday’s race which [...]
GRA cashier slapped with additional charges
Additional charges were yesterday instituted against the Guyana Revenue Authority cashier who allegedly stole over $600,000 from a city wharf last year. Tamayo De Mendonca, 29, of 1659 Congress Drive, South Ruimveldt Park, pleaded not guilty to two counts of simple larceny while being employed as clerk or servant at GRA, when he appeared before [...]
CFU Champions’ League Group ‘D’ Qualifying finally kicks off today
Guyana Defence Force tackle Suriname’s Walking Boys @ GCC By Franklin Wilson Well, the battle lines will be drawn this afternoon at the GCC Ground Bourda when Group D rivalry in Caribbean Football Union Champions League Qualifying finally kicks off. The group should have seen four teams competing but Dominica’s Bath Estate failed to arrive [...]
Legal protection of mangroves
Dear Editor, The Junior Minister for Forestry has been reported in daily newspapers recently as saying that three mangrove tree species are legally protected in Guyana. Where, exactly, can this protection be read? The websites of GINA, Ministry of Agriculture and Guyana Forestry Commission contain no notice of legal amendment to section 17 (Protected Trees) [...]
The contradictions of Minister Nadir
Dear Editor, I note the recent statements on Child Labour by the Minister of Labour Mr. Manzoor Nadir. The SN of Sunday 21st March, 2009 says: “Minister of Labour Manzoor Nadir yesterday reaffirmed his position that an amendment to the law should be considered to allow children between the ages of 13 and 15 to [...]
FFTP reaches out to Chest Society, GPHC Mortuary
Food For The Poor Guyana Inc. made a presentation of items including books for specialized cooking and health care; nutritional beverages and dissolvable powders; blankets and bed sheets to the Guyana Chest Society on Wednesday last. The day was also recognized internationally as World TB Day. It is envisaged that the items will be of [...]
GT, East Coast to clash in Final at MSC today
A solid 77-run opening partnership between national under-17 right-hander Quincy Ovid-Richardson and Shameer Fazal spearheaded Georgetown to an 8th wicket victory against West Demerara in the semi-finals of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Inter-Association 50-over cricket competition at the Malteenoes ground. The City side dismissed West Demerara for 120 all out in 31.4 overs before [...]
The Livestock Development Authority Act allows for the creation of a single agency
Dear Editor, Please allow me to respond to the letter headlined (Kaieteur News 25-03-10) in the letter columns “Is this the manner in which the Minister of Agriculture intends to operate?” and SN captioned “Tenured employment of Crops and Livestock employees to be ended, by Mr. Mervyn Williams, MP. The first issue raised by Mr. [...]
Thieves hit Sheet Anchor Nursery School
Unscrupulous bandits sometime between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning broke and entered the Sheet Anchor Nursery School in Fort Ordnance, East Canje, and robbed the learning institution of a number of items including a tape-recorder, a toilet cistern and cleaning materials. The thieves also made off with boxes of biscuits and Tropicana juice, which were [...]
Time to remove the Buxton/Annandale barriers
Dear Editor, I write in relation to the letter written by Mr. Saeed Umrao that was published in your March 24th issue. I am a resident of Buxton and it was just a few days ago after a long, long time that I was cycling down the road that separates Annandale and Buxton and observed [...]
Sewnarine to captain Demerara female team
National female off-spinner Devanie Sewnarine will Captain the Demerara team in the GCB 50-over Inter-County cricket tournament which commences on April 11at the Police ground in the City. Sewnarine will have her fellow Police and Guyana team mate Abena Parker as her deputy while the Management team is headed by Ms. Richmond and Robert Adonis [...]
We must stop obsessing over becoming book smart
Dear Editor, One of most significant issues facing youths in this era is the deteriorating education system which does not respond to their needs. Youth is that chapter of life where dreams are built, hope is kindled, and a bright future is foreseen. Those are the years to understand yourself, discover your potential, grab opportunities [...]
Amidst accusations of fear ‘Coolie Bully’ calls out ‘Pocket Rocket’ to war
By Michael Benjamin Merely hours before he enters the ‘square jungle’ against Wilmut Hutson in the second edition of the Pro/Am boxing card at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) tonight, Elton ‘Coolie Bully’ Dharry has promised to take care of Orlan ‘Pocket Rocket’ Rogers should he (Rogers) shelve his bragging and sign the document [...]
“Hello, Mr. Kissoon. Can you turn down the music?”
These were the words used by the son of a senior Cabinet Minister to me on his cell phone. An hour before, I met his “jumbie” partner who works at the Ministry of Foreign Trade in Nigel’s Supermarket and told him I knew he gets paid from GINA for writing anonymous letters in the Chronicle [...]
Child labour concerns
Over the last three years, the Ministry of Labour has worked assiduously with a number of organisations, both local and international, to get a handle on the prevalence of child labour in Guyana and to deal appropriately with its effects. In 2007, the Educare Guyana program, funded by the US Department of Labour and executed [...]
Of what public good is casino gambling to the majority of Guyanese?
Dear Editor, The President is livid over what he perceives to be religious impediment to the allowance of casino gambling for locals to indulge. I am dismayed at his fury over this affair. It is no secret that casino gambling for locals is both illegal and immoral. The laws of Guyana clearly proscribe the involvement [...]
Seebarrans aiming for top honours
He describes himself as the ‘Old Dog’ in the sport, having been involved for over 20 years, but his love is still as strong as when he started so much so that he has even gotten his son and nephew to join him as well. His name is Kamal Seebarran and he competes in the [...]
