Excitement galore expected today at Providence in Digicel 20/20 semis
By Sean Devers The Guyana National Stadium should be a hive of activity from 15:00hrs today when the semi-finals of the Digicel Summer Splash national 20/20 cricket competition bowls-off with the 2 semi-finals. With the second semi-final scheduled to be contested under floodlights from 19:00hrs and admission just $500, a large crowd is expected to [...]
Robust diabetic prevention programme to meet needs countrywide
By Sharmain Cornette Guyana has been developing a very robust programme in terms of diabetes prevention and control, according to Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, and a key aspect of this programme is that the public health sector has better knowledge in relation to the number of persons living with chronic illness, where they [...]
Police return Peter Ramsaroop’s equipment
Following an order by the Chief Justice (ag) Ian Chang, the Guyana Police Force has returned the four computer hard drives along with a recorder to businessman Peter Ramsaroop. Sometime around 16:00 hours yesterday, Ramsaroop and his lawyer Robert Corbin went to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Eve Leary. The two men soon emerged, [...]
AN OBSCENE PROPOSAL
The verdict is in. The country’s two top hotels have been deemed to be inadequate for really pushing tourism in Guyana. Can you believe the things that come out of the mouths of politicians? Just a few years ago, the Princess Hotel was seen as being absolutely necessary if Guyana was to host Cricket World [...]
Semantics, epistemology and Guyana’s political culture
As a commentator, you don’t ever want to write on persons in this country. Your preference is to analyse issues, both broad and small. The undeniable fact of life since the personality of Socrates dominated Athenian politics, long before the birth of Jesus Christ, is that it is philosophically impossible to separate the individual from [...]
Third term news item is propaganda
Dear Editor, The SN headline story (July 8, 2010) regarding a meeting about a third term possibility for President Jagdeo is not true. SN must desist from circulating material like this, all the while hiding behind so-called ubiquitous informed sources. The President has repeatedly stated that he will not seek a third term. SN has [...]
Pay attention people
Dear Editor, I am shocked and appalled at a news piece I saw concerning the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on the Evening News (07/07/2010). Sometimes I wonder why the GRA no matter how hard they try can never be seen in a positive light. I have read several notices coming out of the GRA and [...]
Confirmation that Dr. Devon Dublin is real
Dear Editor, In a letter in Kaieteur News dated July 6, 2010, captioned, “Freddie Kissoon takes on Dr. Devon Dublin” he said, “I do not reply to anonymous writers”. It’s below his dignity he says. I am confirming that Dr. Devon Dublin is real. So we await your response to him. Freddie says, “I will [...]
The Chinese Way
The Chinese economy is the great wonder of the modern age. In a short span of thirty years, China has moved from being scorned as just another “poverty stricken third world country” to becoming the “workshop of the world”. It is on course to surpass the United States as the largest economy on the planet [...]
The previous school placement system was more practical
Dear Editor, It is quite worrisome that many of our Grade Six children in school who received their National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) results only last week are depressed, discouraged, disappointed, angry and hopeless. These feelings come in the wake of the names of the schools placed on their result slips — schools which many [...]
Am I living in a different Guyana from the one Jagdeo governs?
Dear Editor, It was rather interesting to read of President Jagdeo telling CARICOM Heads of Government what they must do to improve the financial state of their countries when Guyana is nearly last in per capita GDP as noted on the table at left: What is more interseting is hearing the President talk about development in [...]
Kwakwani residents fear more flooding
Dear Editor, The residents of Kwakwani and Hururu are again concerned about the rising water in the Berbiee River. We are seeing the disruption of our logging activities happening once more. It was challenging to build a road dam in the water, but the Logging Association did it. We must thank the Minister for showing [...]
Finally someone has made a discovery!
Dear Editor, In an article captioned, “Smuggling alert!” in the Guyana Chronicle, Saturday July 3, 2010, I read, with some amount of pleasure, that the Commissioner General of Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Kurshid Sattaur, is “concerned” about smuggling of tobacco products and alcoholic beverages, among other goods, from Suriname. Finally someone has made a discovery! [...]
