Overpayment of contractors, abuse of Contingency Fund continues
… Auditor General to increase Value for Money audits Overpayment of contractors and abuse of the Contingency Fund are among problems, which continue to affect the handling of taxpayers’ money, Auditor General Deodat Sharma said yesterday. Sharma presented his 2008 report on the Public Accounts of Guyana, including the accounts of Ministries, departments and regions, [...]
‘GuySuCo says severance not an option for Diamond workers
…such payments would necessitate closing LBI estate The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) yesterday said that it is deeply concerned at the strike action by the Diamond workers and the call for severance pay. Severance is not an option, the sugar corporation said. The Corporation said that the retirement of the Diamond lands is part of [...]
Attorney General slams consultant for ‘unauthorized’ statements
Attorney General, Charles Ramson, says that he has written a government consultant for making unauthorized statements about improvement of the Deed Registry. Speaking at a press conference to discuss this and other issues yesterday, Ramson made it clear that he has also asked Dr. Cecil Rajana to withdraw his comments made on March 19 during [...]
Easter Monday not a public holiday – Minister Rohee
Easter Monday no longer a public holiday? You are our April fool
Easter Monday no longer a public holiday – Minister Rohee
You are our April fool
Grade Six assessments underway
Today examaninations continue to be written by students from 485 schools at 328 centres nationwide. Eighteen thousand students will complete writing the National Grade Six Assessment which began yesterday and concludes today. Yesterday the session began with English Language papers 1 & 2 and was followed by the Science Papers 1 & 2. Today will [...]
Dem boys seh…Public servants de most holy people
Is Holy Week and some men licking dem lips. Fuh dem, de week can’t done fast enough. And is dem own fault. Dem decide that dem gun give up something fuh Lent. Now dem boys want to know if a man can give up something fuh Lent then he can give it up forever. Some [...]
Mayor’s Cup football competition opens Sunday at GFC
After enduring several false starts the annual Mayor’s Cup football extravaganza is definitely slated to get underway this Sunday, April 4 with two attractive fixtures. Conqueror’s FC will play New Amsterdam United in the first match while in the feature match Camptown FC tackle Bakewell Buxton FC. The action gets underway at 18:00hrs and 20:00hrs [...]
Central Bank Games start today
- Guyana on debut as hosts Guyana will host the eight edition of the Intra-Regional Central Bank Games from today, and in the same vein seek to capitalise on its first home court advantage in winning a title that it has never won in the multi-discipline competition. A release from the Central Bank of Guyana [...]
Schools, NGO’s, cricket clubs & U-15 player receive sports gear from RHTY&SC
The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) under its Sports and Community Development Programme donated $200,000 worth of sports gear including cricket balls and other items to several schools, NGOs, cricket clubs and an Under-15 cricketer. The presentation is the latest of several donations by the Club as part of its efforts to [...]
55 students rewarded by RHTY&SC cricket teams
A total of 55 students drawn from 9 schools in the Lower Corentyne area were honoured by the cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club under the Club’s 4th Annual Lower Corentyne Outstanding Students Awards Scheme for their performances at the 2009 end of year test and their involvement in sports. [...]
RHTY&SC hosts 19th Awards Ceremony
20th Anniversary programme launched Guyana’s leading Youth & Sports Organisation the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club on Sunday last hosted a successful 19th Awards Ceremony which also served as the launch of celebrations for their 20th Anniversary programme. The Awards Ceremony, the largest of its kind to be held in Guyana saw a [...]
FAPC B division ‘A’ team win Police Training School road relay
Felix Austin Police college (FAPC) B Division ‘A’ team ran away with the College’s Anniversary road relay event when then that activity was held on Saturday last from the Tain University Of Guyana Berbice Campus to the College training Base at Adventure on the Corentyne Coast, covering a distance of five kilometres. The relay which [...]
B Division Community Outreach receives sports gear
The Guyana Police Force B Division Community Outreach and sports programme received a tremendous boost recently when they were the recipient of a number of sports gear. The presenter was overseas based Guyanese and popular Cattle farmer and Businessman Krishna Appiah. Mr. Appiah speaking after the presentation, said that he was very much impressed with [...]
Reece arrests rivals to cop Police 40-mile cycling event
Neil Reece continued to churn out victories in the field of Cycling in the Ancient county with another dominant display to take top honours in the Felix Austin Police B Division training school one year anniversary cycling event. The race was held in collaboration with the Flying Ace Cycling club and coordinated by Coach Randolph [...]
LBI, Queenstown, Mon Repos A & B record wins
The Annual Bakewell sponsored Muslim Youth Organization (MYO) of Guyana 15 overs Inter-Jamaat Softball round robin-cricket competition bowled off on Sunday last at the MYO Ground, Woolford Avenue, Thomas Lands, Georgetown, with 4 matches. LBI defeated Providence, Queenstown got past Success, Mon Repos A banged New Mosque and Mon Repos B hammered LBI B. Following [...]
Ex-cop remanded for beating wife with rolling pin
The ex- police officer who allegedly attacked his wife on Friday night was remanded to prison, when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown Magistrates Court on Tuesday. Thirty-four-year old Quacie Williams of 187 West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, was not required to plead to the indictable offense, which stated that on [...]
GuySuCo worker struggles to get compensation, NIS benefits
After working with the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) for three decades, until an accident forced him off the job four years ago, Jagdesh Persaud claims that he is being pushed around in his claims for compensation from the Corporation and benefits from the National Insurance Scheme (NIS). Persaud, of 165 Leonora Parafield, West Coast Demerara, [...]
Neal and Massy win International Domino match
Neal and Massy (N&M) Guyana Group powered their way past the visiting United States of America (USA) and United Kingdom (UK) Domino teams in the Money Gram sponsored International domino match played Tuesday evening at Neal and Massy Staff facilities at Ruimveldt. The visitors found that Neal and Massy players were not very gracious hosts [...]
Mother of three missing, family fears the worst
The family of Nicola Halley-Wilson, a 34-year-old mother of three, has begun to worry in earnest about the wellbeing of the woman who left her home in Mahaicony at 9:00hrs on March 29, last, and has not been seen since. Halley-Wilson who was a not working, lived with her three children aged nine, seven and [...]
Lack of parental guidance a major cause of indiscipline among children
Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) Executive Director, Beverly Braithwaite-Chan is adamant that lack of proper parental guidance is a main contributory factor for disciplinary behaviour among children. Speaking at the recently held open forum to promote safe, acceptable behaviours and positive values in schools at the Guyana International Conference Centre, Liliendaal, Mrs Braithwaite-Chan said that [...]
Persad nominated for position of Secretary General of World Blind Cricket Council
The West Indies Cricket Council for the Blind has endorsed its Secretary General Bhawani Persad for the position of Secretary General of the World Blind Cricket Council. Other nominees from the region are Clevedon Mayers (Vice President) and Vivalyn Latty-Scott (Development Director of the Americas). The meeting of the World Blind Cricket Council will take [...]
GCB executives not opposed to ‘outside’ intervention
To help solve internal rift By Sean Devers Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Terry Holder and its Secretary Anand Sanasie are not opposed to ‘outside’ intervention to help solve the internal rift that has developed among executives of Guyana’s governing body for cricket. However, Holder the 2nd longest serving executive [...]
Buxtonians vow to keep their village clean after apprehending Digicel bandits
Their village was once described as a haven for criminals but Buxtonians are fed up with that label and have vowed to ensure that none of their youths fall prey to the clutches of crime. They demonstrated this in no uncertain manner last Tuesday when they apprehended two bandits who tried to seek refuge in [...]
Opposition Parties willing to work with Administration to reach a consenus
In light of President Bharrat Jagdeo’s announcement on Friday last, that the Administration is willing to make another attempt at reaching a consensus with the opposition parties on the matter of Local Government Elections Reform, the PNC/R and AFC have both indicated their willingness to do the same. Leader of the PNC/R Robert Corbin, told [...]
