US Senator “boycotts’ Jagdeo today in New York
‘Mr. Jagdeo is in Queens, New York where tonight at the La Guardia Hotel he will be given an award by a Guyanese association in connection with his so-called earth policy. This event was planned last month and three awardees were named including Jagdeo and US Senator, Kirsten Gillibrand. Ms. Gillibrand, this week, was bombarded [...]
AN Electronics on board for two-team softball match
AN Electronics has thrown its support behind a two-team 25-over softball match to be played shortly at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda. The two teams will vie for a trophy, while man-of-the-match will also take home one, compliments of AN Electronics, the retail and wholesale store located at 30 North Road Bourda, Georgetown. Stabroek [...]
Farm resident threatens legal action over neighbour’s chicken pen
- says odour affects his family Cedric Panday, of Farm, East Bank Demerara, is not pleased with the outcome of his complaint to the Herstelling/Diamond Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC). He has now threatened legal action. According to Panday, he has been living at 102 Farm Squatting Area for the past four years, and his neighbour, [...]
John Barnes shares his thoughts on Wednesday’s World Cup matches
Today (Wednesday) we saw England play quite well against Slovenia. The English always give themselves a mountain to climb but Jermaine Defoe, as he has done so often for Spurs last season, scored early and England held on for a deserved win. Wayne Rooney was back on form and looked happier, so all in all, [...]
EQUAL PARTNERS IN AN UNEQUAL PARTNERSHIP
If ever there was a man for the moment, a near perfect candidate to lead an all-opposition coalition to contest next year’s elections, it is Winston Murray. He is someone who is respected across the political spectrum of Guyana. He does not have the taint of the old PNC attached to him, even though he [...]
Will we ever learn?
Dear Editor, The body count on our roadways continues to grow astronomically. The authorities are always seen frequently on the roadways with their radar guns and ticket books; things go well for the time, but when the cover of darkness encroach the land, more lives are lost. It is indeed sad to know that Guyanese [...]
AFC flip-flops likely to be ‘sucked-up’ by PNCR
Dear Editor, I couldn’t help but notice that my letter ‘AFC likely to disappear’ was published several days after it was sent. I must note in particular that my letter was sent before the AFC’s confusing press statement dated Monday 21, June 2010. Be that as it may, I want to revisit the arguments regarding [...]
Some surprises in life that shouldn’t be
Dear Editor, I could only take one taxi at a time so I chose the one driven by a young man not older than 21 years. I wanted the service for about two hours and had only one request to all the drivers trying to solicit my patronage, I wanted to listen to Natural Black’s [...]
The plight some migrant workers face here
Dear Editor, A group of migrant dancers working in Guyana were ordered to return to their homeland, a week ago. The people issuing the order were the managerial staff of Princess Hotel, Providence. The migrant dancers are now back in their homeland, Belarus. And as though things were not bad enough, they misplaced all their [...]
The Jagdeo-Corbin ‘secret talks’ are fueling the third term talk
Dear Editor, I read Sir Ronald Sanders’ two installments on the topic, “The Politics of Leadership: Guyana and its Presidency,” (Kaieteur News, June 13 and June 20), and his views on the political state of play in Guyana are both welcomed and encouraged, if only because readers of the independent dailies crave intelligent perspectives, whether [...]
All is not well at Mabaruma Hospital
Dear Editor, I am somewhat confused over the article in SN of 22/06 on the Mabaruma Hospital (courtesy of GINA). The press release failed to mention that:- a) the new structure hosts less patients than the previous building; b) males are happy to be hospitalised because they can see everything that goes on in the [...]
The silly season begets much confusion
Every time the elections season approaches there is a mad scramble by the various political parties to win votes and to present all manner of scenarios designed to attract potential voters. The most recent scenarios are about alliances. Many people have commented on the so-called opposition alliances. They have said that there needs to be [...]
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 [...]
