A facile assessment of the roles, skills and characters of board members of GuySuCo
Dear Editor, I take the opportunity to respond to the letter by Mr. Nazim Khan (Kaieteur News, March 25), though not in its entirety; I believe the onus of a general response falls on the Company, and the individual responses left to the discretion of the persons specifically mentioned or alluded to in Mr. Khan’s [...]
King makes statement
- Grabs pole Reigning Group 4 champion Andrew King driving his tube-framed Mazda RX7 secured pole position after producing a blistering drive during qualifying sessions yesterday, at the South Dakota Circuit. King registered the quickest time of 35.304 seconds to relegate his main rival Mark Vieira into second place on the grid after he clocked [...]
The PPP and Corbin conspired to postpone the Local Govt. Elections
Dear Editor, The meeting between President Bharrat Jagdeo and Mr. Robert Corbin has generated considerable speculation about the nature and scope of that meeting. It brings into sharp focus either Corbin’s lack of judgment and naivety or his conscious decision to collude with the Jagdeo Administration. Mr. Corbin said in a statement that they discussed [...]
Stag Beer/EBFA 2009 Division One League ends today
Timehri Panthers face Grove Hi Tec in final game to determine champs The Grove Community Centre Ground on the East Bank of Demerara will be a hive of activity and tension when the final two matches of the 2009 Stag Beer sponsored East Bank Football Association Division-One League, are contested. With only one point separating [...]
Cricketing Guppies
West Indies are now firmly established as one of the “minnows” of world cricket. After the scare of their initial defeat by the Zimbabwean team, it was pathetic at how relieved our officials were to sweep the rest of the series. The performance of the team to secure that series victory did nothing to encourage [...]
Greaves tops field in feature 35-lap clash at NSC sponsored Meet
Linden riders dominate BMX races By Franklin Wilson Alonzo Greaves notched up another exciting win at the National Park, pedaling to victory in the feature 35-lap School Boys and Invitational race yesterday in a time of One hour 22 minutes 51 seconds. Robin Persaud crossed the line behind Greaves followed by Marlon ‘Fishy’ Williams, Enzo [...]
Caribbean rum in grave danger, urgent government action needed
By Sir Ronald Sanders The European Commission (EC) has, once again, let down the Caribbean. This time on rum. All rum producers in the Dominican Republic and Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are facing the grim prospect of losing their markets in Europe. Having convinced Caribbean’s negotiators to sign a full Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with [...]
The Cicada
A cicada is an insect of the order Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha, in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with large eyes wide apart on the head and usually transparent, well-veined wings. There are about 2,500 species of cicada around the world, and many remain unclassified. Cicadas live in temperate to tropical climates where they are among the most [...]
Hinckson’s ton highlights opening day
A swashbuckling unbeaten 124 from Jamal Hinckson an unbeaten 97 from Rawle Browne and a five-wicket haul from Javeed Rasheed highlighted the opening round of the inaugural Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Haier Cup 2-day second division cricket competition yesterday. Hinckson, who galloped to his 50 from 56 balls got support from Kester Hardcourt (31) Jaron [...]
Guyana end IGG football competition winless
- Swimmers produce only nine medals By Edison Jefford in French Guiana in association with YK Investments and Fon-J Cycle Store Guyana ended its sojourn in the football tournament of the Inter-Guiana Games with a 2-1 loss to Suriname yesterday morning at the Baduel Stadium repeating their winless performance from the previous year and putting [...]
Guyana has narrow lead in IGG Athletics
-Field Events save team on day one By Edison Jefford in French Guiana in association with YK Investments and Fon-J Cycle Store Usually, Track events overshadows field events in local track and field, but yesterday in French Guiana, on day one of the Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) Athletics Competition, it was field events that kept Guyana’s [...]
We expect good faith and faithfulness to the constitutional mandate
AFC’S RESPONSE TO THE GECOM LETTER OF MARCH 24 & PRESIDENT’S REMARKS ON MARCH 25, 2010, ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS The AFC has noted with great interest the position being taken by GECOM as stated in a letter written by its Chairman Dr. Steve Surujbally, A.A., and the President’s remarks that his government will make [...]
Theresa London impresses in amateur segment of Pro/Am boxing card
Theresa London, daughter of woman professional boxer, Pamela London seemed to have inherited the boxing genes of her mother. The lanky lightweight from the Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) first came to prominence in the third edition of the inter-gym boxing championships sometime last year when she boxed her way to the lightweight title and the [...]
Women are God’s contradictions
Men are a strange species. In the first instance, we men want all that could be had and at the same time we take for granted what we have. I happened to be sitting at the Demerara Cricket Club the other night when something strange happened. There was a group of women out for a [...]
‘Special Person’ Nurse June Cato’s life revolves around newborns
“This is what I really wanted to do because I felt this would be my way of giving back to the society…you have to be a midwife to know the satisfying feeling it brings.” In the most respectful way, childbirth has been frankly described by many who have had the experience as “one foot in [...]
Action packed matches characterize second edition of Pro/Am boxing card
By Michael Benjamin Improved crowd support, four bouts; three knockouts, and unbridled fury that kept the crowd bawling in delight were all characteristics of the second edition of the Pro/Am boxing card staged at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall Friday evening last. Shawn Pile set the stage from the onset when he closed up shop [...]
Mr. Martinez and his apartment of secrets
- it took a gruesome killing for a nine-year affair to come to light By Michael Jordan I guess you can call it a jigsaw puzzle with missing pieces. We know the killer. We know his victim. But there are things that we may never know. Like what, if anything, did a water-submerged computer have [...]
Horseracing set for Anjue and Hamlet Park, Mahaicony on Sunday April 18
The Horseracing band wagon switches to Demerara when the Anjue and Hamlet race track situated at Branch Road Mahaicony on the East Coast Demerara stages its first race meet for the year. The action is slated for Sunday April 18. There are seven races listed on the day’s card with close to $3M in prizes [...]
Marx is dead, Jagan is dead and Boyo just died
I have had many good friends that have passed away. I count Brian Rodway (of the WPA) as one and definitely the man who raised me up, Fred Philips, the former CEO of the Georgetown Club. I have never written about Fred Philips before. He has no relatives on earth for me to talk to. [...]
STAG renews sponsorship for Rahaman
STAG Beer renewed its support for motor racing champion Ryan Rahaman which will run for the entire year. Rahaman, who will be driving a Ford Sierra is the reigning 2B Champion and according to the sponsor’s Representative John Maikoo, he is worthy of the Company’s support. Rahaman, who has been competing in Group3 for the [...]
The Baccoo speaks
The holidays are here and once more children would be using the various roadways. However, some drivers are reluctant to accept their responsibility so they would continue to drive as though there is nothing to worry about. One of them is going to hit a child and suffer twice. People are going to beat him. [...]
Procedural aspects of federalism
Even though all parties agree that our present form of governance is too centralised, the almost decade-long impasse over arriving at a consensus between the government and opposition on granting constitutionally guaranteed powers to the regions, exemplifies the contradictions inherent in the halfway house measures of “decentralisation” rather than “federalism”. Without an acceptance of the [...]
Alpha ‘The Hammer’ seeks revenge against Suriname’s Walking Boys today
By Franklin Wilson Apart from sinking their opponents en route to the next stage of the Caribbean Football Union Champion League Qualifying competition, Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United is seeking revenge for a heavy defeat suffered at the hands of Walking Boys last year in the Dutch City. The local side often referred to as the [...]
THE QUESTION OF POLITICAL SUCCESSION
One of the criticisms made during this month when there are observances to mark the life of the former President of Guyana, Cheddi Jagan, is that he did not leave a succession plan. It has been reported that on his deathbed Cheddi did something that is not associated with his public persona. It is reported [...]
20-year veteran Stephen Belle eyeing domination of unlimited category
As the countdown to what is anticipated to be the biggest ever Bartica, Easter Regatta Powerboat Racing Championships, USA based Veteran Stephen Belle is eyeing domination of the unlimited division. Belle, who has come from a family with a Great Heritage in the sport, started to compete at the age of 25 and has never [...]
