Matutinal waves of pessimism
Last Thursday morning, I attended the stakeholders’ meeting of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) at the Convention Centre. The conference consisted of a presentation by consultant, Lawrence Latchmansingh, on his findings after dialoguing with nineteen organizations that he met with after the ERC had engaged those entities. It was a morning of pessimism, angst, dispiritedness [...]
Keep closer eye on Synergy
- Chief Justice Ian Chang Chief Justice Ian Chang, ruling in a high profile court case on Monday, says Synergy Holdings Incorporated’s execution of the US$15.4M (G$3B) road project for the Amaila Fall Hydro-Electric Project may have to be closely monitored. However, he refused to grant orders to quash the award of the contract. On [...]
T&T mulls relocation of controversial smelter plant to Guyana
Jagdeo to meet Kamla today… – Trinidad Express President Bharrat Jagdeo is expected to hold talks today with Trinidad and Tobago’s newly sworn-in Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, on a number of issues, including the prospect of relocating the aluminium smelter plant initially proposed for La Brea to Guyana. According to a news report in yesterday’s [...]
Marriott announces hotel for Guyana in 2013
- Govt. remains mum on financiers Marriott International yesterday announced it will open its first Marriott-branded hotel in Guyana in 2013, but the government still remains silent about the financial backers of the project. According to Marriott International, the hotel will operate under a management agreement with Atlantic Hotel Inc (AHI), a company “currently owned [...]
US will not apologise or withdraw TIP report – Head of Global Office
The United States government yesterday said it has no apology to offer Guyana and would not be withdrawing its findings on trafficking in persons here. Minister of Human Services and Social Security Manickchand had dismissed as “crap” the report on Guyana as contained in the US State Department’s 2010 Global Trafficking in Persons report, which [...]
Another fly-over fails to locate missing captain
Search officials yesterday conducted another fly-over but again failed to locate trawler captain Delbert Williams. The captain went missing in the Waini area on Saturday after his fishing vessel exploded. Kaieteur News understands that the aerial search party went as far as the Venezuelan border. The officials said that they plan to do another fly-over [...]
Dem boys seh…De jail got one short
All de talk is about coalition just because Trinidad and Suriname got. And when dem have coalition dem have to decide who gun lead, now suddenly dem boys hearing bout nuff people in Guyana who claim that dem should lead. Dem don’t have a coalition as yet and dem have about four leaders. Is a [...]
Survivor remains hospitalised, suspect still at large
Robbery/shootout at Mahdia… Twenty-one-year-old Clifford Andrews of Chenapau who was shot during a robbery in Mahdia is said to be recovering well as police continue their investigation. Up to press time yesterday, the injured man was still a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital. And the dredge owner who was shot and killed during the [...]
Cocaine was not found on Roraima Airways charter
Contrary to an article carried in this newspaper’s June 15 edition, cocaine was not found on a Roraima Airways Charter. The Kaieteur News article had stated, “Also on Thursday last, a quantity of cocaine was found on board a Roraima Airways charter which was destined for Trinidad en route to Canada. This newspaper was told [...]
Gunmen overpower guards, torch safe at BACIF
- cash, cheques stolen Gunmen made off with an undisclosed sum of cash and cheques early yesterday morning after torching their way into a safe at Brass Aluminum and Cast Iron Foundry Limited in the West Rumiveldt Business Area. General Manager of the company, Peter Pompey, said based on the information received, sometime after 01:00 [...]
Sharma PI adjourned again
As the preliminary inquiry into the carnal knowledge case against embattled television station owner Chandra Narine Sharma continues, the matter was once again adjourned after the prosecution and defence both made legal submissions. Sharma is accused of having carnal knowledge of a 13 year old girl. The state is being represented by Senior Counsel Doodnauth [...]
Windies keep series alive with high-scoring draw
By Sean Devers When South Africa declared for the second time in the match mid-way into the final session of the 5th and final day yesterday, both captains agreed to call off the 2nd Digicel Test at Warner Park in St Kitts to leave the visitors leading 1-nil and the West Indies in a must-win [...]
Boxers exchange ‘death threats’ on eve of Pro/Am card
By Michael Benjamin If words could have killed then the morticians would have had to be called into the studios of the National Communications Network (NCN) yesterday afternoon to remove several bodies and the police would have had to make a few arrests. Mandessa Moses would have been a casualty and Margaret ‘Chico’ Walcott would [...]
National Rugby squad into final stages of preparations
National Coach/player Theodore Henry speaking with Kaieteur Sport yesterday shortly before spearheading a light practice session at the National Park informed that the squad is currently into the final stages of preparations for the upcoming CAC Tournament which will be held on July 24-25 at the National Stadium. This tournament is expected to be followed [...]
Schools’ Basketball Festival launched at CASH
The National Schools’ Basketball Festival (NSBF) was yesterday launched at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) with Coordinator of the event, Chris Bowman, calling it the “benchmark” of youth and basketball development in 83,000 square miles, Guyana. “The National Schools’ Basketball Festival is a national championship for the country’s top secondary and tertiary school teams [...]
Gayadin feels that July 18 is a defining occasion for him
When the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club host its July 18 Championship at the South Dakota Circuit, it could mark a defining occasion for local speedster Gavin Gayadin. Gayadin, who competes in the Group 3 category in an invited comment with Kaieteur Sport Monday, last said that the upcoming Meet is a significant one [...]
Is this the future of Table Tennis?
THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO!! Touted as the next President of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA), Commissioner of Police, Henry Greene (centre) was snapped paying keen attention to GTTA General Secretary, Godfrey Munroe (right) with Director of Sport, Neil Kumar trying to get the attention of the officials at the Cliff Anderson [...]
Digicel’s John Barnes shares his thoughts on yesterday’s World Cup matches
We saw two African teams go out today (yesterday) which was very disappointing. Nigeria’s game, which resulted in a 2-2 draw against South Korea, was not enough to put them through. It was an unusual group because all Nigeria needed to do was win 1-0 to go through to the final sixteen, but unfortunately they [...]
Essequibo Islands Ten10 Softball cricket reaches final stage
The sun came out in all its glory allowing play in the third Essequibo Islands Ten10 Softball cricket competition to resume on Sunday June 13 last. A small but vocal crowd turned out to witness the matches and was treated to some exhilarating cricket. When stumps were drawn at the end of the day’s activities, [...]
Media cricket team practice on tomorrow @CSCE
The Media cricket team will practice tomorrow at the Chetram Singh Centre of Excellence from 09:30hrs ahead of their upcoming Twenty20 game against the West Demerara Mc Gill Superstars which forms part of the action in the 2nd annual DJ Stress Twenty20 Festival set for July 4 at the National Stadium, Providence. Team members of [...]
Castrol Volleyball Tournament expected to boost image, popularity
Despite the anticipated presence of the country’s best volleyball players, the Castrol Strikers/Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) organised Tournament which is being sponsored by Tradewind Tankers/Guyana True Champions Tournament is also expected to attract a new nucleus of players to the sport. This is according to a source from the Organising Committee, who told Kaieteur Sport [...]
Hopetown United and Shieldstown through to last 16
The New Building Society Limited second division 40 overs competition for teams in the Ancient County resumed after a break due to the May/June rainy season. Hopetown United and Shieldstown, both of West Berbice, won their matches to emerge as winners of the West Coast and West Bank Zones, respectively. Hopetown United bowled out Bush [...]
Lower Corentyne are NCN / BCB Inter Zone U-15 champs
Crush West Berbice by 62 runs Lower Corentyne led by fine all round efforts from Arif Chan and Shanaz Ramcharran crushed West Berbice by 62 runs to left the National Communication Network Under-15 Inter-Zone title when the final was contested on Sunday last at the Edinburgh Cricket Ground. After winning the toss and electing to [...]
ACDA students entertained by Hare Krishna movement
The Ratha Yatra festival now has become an annual feature in Guyana around this time of the year, and members of the faith gathered yesterday at ACDA headquarters, Thomas Lands, to begin their “food for life programme” where fruits and sweets are prepared and blessed, then shared out to the public. Students of ACDA’s Centre [...]
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, Reference is made to your editorial of Sunday June 20, 2010 titled “Cricket Criminals”. In return for nine (9) votes pledged by the Demerara Cricket Board the Head Honcho of Guyana’s Cricket, Mr. Chetram Singh ceded some of the most influential positions to persons whom he knew are– to use your words “incestuous [...]
