Berbice teachers barred from attending college during school
Students cannot be left unsupervised – Education official A senior education official in Berbice has issued instructions barring teachers from attending college during school hours. This was a direct consequence of an annual inspection of schools last year, where abseentism by teachers was found to be widespread. A senior official of the Ministry of Education [...]
Three teens remanded for pawn shop robbery
Three teenagers accused of robbing the First Choice Pawn Shop were all remanded to prison when they appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive Hamilton, at the Georgetown Magistrates Court. Avinash Ramcharran, 19, of Cummings Lodge East Coast Demerara, Jermaine Canterbury, 17, of Hogg Street Albouystown and Leonard Allicock, 17, of Independence Boulevard, were not required to [...]
National Awards not ruled out for this year – Dr. Luncheon
While the traditional announcement of National Awardees was not made at this year’s flag-raising ceremony, Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon has not ruled out the annual presentation. Speaking at yesterday’s weekly post-Cabinet press briefing, Dr. Luncheon said that because some statutory members of the Selection Committee had departed, it had to be re-constituted. Nevertheless, the [...]
Findings to be released as early as Monday – PM Hinds
A formal review ordered by President Bharrat Jagdeo into what went wrong with the new Supenaam ferry stelling is to be completed by this weekend and the findings made public as early Monday, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds has revealed. Updating Kaieteur News on the status of the investigation, Hinds, currently performing the duties of the [...]
Massive sensitization programme on the cards
By Gary Eleazar The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security is currently formulating a massive sensitization campaign as it relates to the new Sexual Offences Law. This was confirmed yesterday by Minister Priya Manickchand who told this newspaper that the programme will be all-encompassing. The Minister said that the campaign, apart from targeting the [...]
Setting the right example!
A young enterprising businessman has just closed his business place on Water Street and is leaving for home when he is gunned down in his motor vehicle. His car crashes into a post, and by the time he is rescued and reaches the hospital, he dies. The family believes that the man was a victim [...]
This level of indifference speaks volumes
Dear Editor, I take great care to not be judgmental. It is my strong conviction that there is only one qualified to truly judge us, but I would like to express an opinion on a matter which has been worrying me for quite sometime. Approximately eight months ago, there were quite unsavory allegations made against [...]
Demonstrate a similar commitment towards the development of the Linden Community
Dear Editor, I thank Bro. Frank Fyffe for his sentiments expressed in his letter of advocacy on my behalf – Re: “Desmond Moffatt’s contribution should be acknowledged”, Kaieteur News and at the same time to correct some inaccuracies contained therein. I got employed at Demba in October 1963 in the Alumina Plant (machine shop). Between [...]
There will be no Nobel Prize for ‘Dr Champion’
Dear Editor, I really enjoy it when inconsequential moronic sycophants like Neil Adams (see Kaieteur News 25-05-10) reply to my letters. It shows that I have hit a sensitive chord. The outpourings of characters like Adams clearly indicate that the Almighty was not altogether infallible in his creation of mankind. I can also be prophetic. [...]
Are the ministers, advisors, and ambassadors of this naked king the same species and purpose of filth?
Dear Editor, If I am going to write an impassioned novel, I will name it “The Day of the Champion.” In this piece I will write about a filthy man with a filthy mind, a depraved hero who has fallen into the convolutions of his primitive instincts, a man who can’t contain his love and [...]
Windies must win today to keep series alive
The last two ODI series between West Indies and South Africa (2005 & 2008) ended in 5-nil defeats for the West Indies who enter today’s 3rd ODI in Dominica 2-nil down in the 5-match series and needing a win to keep the series alive. After sinking to a 2-nil whitewash in the 20/20 series the [...]
Where are all the Social Studies specialists?
Dear Editor, As a university student, I am appalled at the poor and antiquated methods of data storage especially that which relates to Guyana. Recently, an assignment given asked for the development of the Social Studies (a subject taught in Guyana’s schools). Do you believe everywhere I turned prove to be stonewall? The internet was [...]
Acid attack on Jaigobin must be condemned
But Police should be allowed to do their work Says Sean Devers On my return from Antigua where I covered the opening leg of the West Indies home series against South Africa I was greeted with the horrendous news of a Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Executive being doused by an unknown assailant with acid last [...]
Trying to humiliate and shut up Freddie has already proven a failure
Dear Editor, As Guyana celebrates its 44th Anniversary as an independent nation, I wonder if we would not have been better off under colonial rule. Forty-four years of independence and nothing to show for it. Guyana has been reduced to one of the poorest countries in the world, and the recent animalistic behaviour of the [...]
Commissioned monuments, the significance and purpose
Dear Editor, The Indian Arrival Monument, commissioned, designed, built and the installation is at a point of significance to the City Of Georgetown and the People of Indian origin of Guyana, I would say, well done thus far. Always, there are the foreseen good and are the principal guides for such objectives supposing, unforeseen or [...]
GCA spinner’s and ‘batting against spin’ camp on Saturday
SAFEWAY SECURITY sponsors development clinic By Sean Devers At a time when several off-the field incidents are undermining Guyana’s cricket development, the Georgetown Cricket Association’s (GCA) Clinic for Spin bowlers and Batting against spin bowling commences tomorrow at the National Gymnasium from 09.30hrs. The activity is sponsored by SAFEWAY SECURITY. The official launching of this [...]
Coalitions in the air
The victory of the coalition between the UNC and COP – dubbed the “People’s Partnership” – in the T&T elections may be a harbinger of political development in the Southern CARICOM members of T&T, Suriname and Guyana. These polities had always been distinguished from their cohorts by the presence of entrenched ethnic differences in their [...]
We need to set out strict mechanisms of democratic accountability
Dear Editor, I wish to respond to an article published in the SN, captioned – “Jagdeo, Corbin meet on Local Government poll”, dated 26th May 2010. The newspaper reported aspects of the meeting, but tells us nothing new about where we are going with the much talked about Local Government Reform Bill currently before Parliament. [...]
After Waddell’s murder, they cannot go on a killing spree
I reject the Government’s condemnation of the attack on me last Monday. I don’t want their condolences, sympathy or kind words. I say in words that are evanescently put; I believe the highest leaders at the top of the power pyramid directly planned this nasty assault or were directly involved. They bungled it and now [...]
Annandale house channa bombed
- owner offers $1M reward for info An Annandale, East Coast Demerara, business is offering a $1M dollar reward to anyone who could provide information on who is responsible for the channa bombing of his house early yesterday morning. Around 2:30 hours Navin Ali and his family were asleep in their 191 Narine Street home [...]
Aggressive action may have saved victim
- medical expert The Guyana Police Force is now left to deal with yet another attack on a public figure, Pretipaul Jaigobin, who was doused with acid Tuesday night. Up to press time, yesterday, Jaigobin was still a patient of the Georgetown Public Hospital’s Burn Care Unit. The man sustained disfigurement to his entire face [...]
Victim took five bullets
Yet another execution style killing rocked the city as a guard attached to a popular city businessman was gunned down on Camp Street. Reports are that 36 year-old Sidwell Dexter Collins called ‘Gold teeth’ was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital some time after 1:00 hour yesterday. The man’s reputed wife, Keisha [...]
Poor quality works delay handing over of upgraded CJIA taxiway
- $247M was budgeted A multi-million-dollar upgrade on a taxiway at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) was delayed after authorities expressed concerns over the quality of work there. Kaieteur News understands that contract to upgrade the taxiway and apron was awarded to contractor, BK International, to the tune of $247M. In January, there was [...]
Dem boys seh…Peter had a right to get vex
When people ready fuh talk dem does come up wid all king of things. Some things does sound real nice and then again, Guyanese like laugh. And dem boys know that when dem laugh people does get vex. Bharrat is de Green Man. He is even known as de champion of de earth. Yesterday dem [...]
City Hall moves to clear illegal structure at Meadow bank
Following reports of flooding in the Meadow Bank area Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Kellawan Lall, visited the area to access the impact of the flooding. During the visit it was pointed out to the Minister that the flooding is as a result of the outfall channel being silted up and fishing vessel [...]
