Multi-million dollar refurbishing at Rising Sun Turf Club
Charity horserace meet fixed for Sunday, recent imports on show By Samuel Whyte A new Multi-million dollar stand has been unveiled at the Rising Sun Turf Club which will be used for the first time on Sunday when the entity situated at Arima Park West Coast Berbice, which is known for it’s benevolence, will [...]
Under-17 footballers draw opening World Cup qualifier
The National Under-17 footballers, who are currently in Dominica to contest the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) World Cup Group stage qualifying series, opened with a draw 2-2. Details were sketchy, but Kaieteur was informed that they drew 2-2 with the Netherlands Antilles in their opening match. They take on hosts Dominica tomorrow, July 22, with [...]
Congo’s Minister of Environment here to study Guyana’s LCDS
Guyana’s efforts to draw attention to the value of standing forests in the climate change arena is drawing attention from peer countries facing similar challenges. The Democratic Republic of the Congo which is home to the Congo Basin has sent a representative of their Government to study Guyana’s forest management practices and policies. The Basin [...]
Some leaders exhibit disgusting behaviour
Dear Editor, When members of the Guyanese public express their disgust and often time, embarrassment at the behaviour of some of its leading politicians and public servants, they are pounced on by ferocious elements that possess the astonishing inability to recognize the folly, heightened ignorance, vindictiveness and myopic spitefulness that spews unrestrained from some of [...]
Diplomatic Passports statement ridiculous – Trotman
Leader of the Alliance For Change Raphael Trotman says he is astounded at the Government’s recent position that the criterion for obtaining Diplomatic Passports in Guyana is a State Secret. He has dubbed the statement ridiculous. Trotman was at the time responding to the answer with which he was provided in the National Assembly during [...]
Religion has failed Guyana so far
One of the most pathetic arguments I hear and read about in this country all the time centres on the adverse influence violent movies, gambling and related activities have on people’s minds. It is a waste of time and energy to debate the topic, because sociological evidence worldwide does not support the contention. Take the [...]
THE SAME OLD TUNE WILL PLAY ON
Those who are railing against what the Minister of Local Government said or has been misrepresented to have said, are interestingly very mute when it comes to calling for the removal of those entrusted with managing the affairs of the city. While indifference is shown to the serious shortcomings within the municipality, the minister will [...]
Harry Gill objects to sycophant label
Dear Editor, Looks like I’ve just stirred up a hornet’s nest with my “Open letter to Robert Corbin”. Now I know what it’s like to be Freddie Kissoon under attack. Let me make it emphatically clear to all: Harry Gill does not dance to the beat of any political party, neither do I drink the [...]
Mr Ralph Ramkarran was silent amidst atrocities
Dear Editor, Mr. Ralph Ramkarran said at the recently concluded FITUG conference, “The first thing I would do is to consider the possibility of eliminating extreme poverty in Guyana within my first term.” “It would mean that no child will go to bed saying ‘Mommy, I’m hungry”. He continues, “learning from past leaders like Dr. [...]
Playing the safety of citizens, central aspect of the PPP culture
Dear Editor, If there were any lingering doubts about how the Jagdeo PPP/C Government proposes to settle scores with its political enemies those were removed by the outrageous response by Minister Kellawan Lall to a question from well known reporter, Denis Chabrol, regarding the potential health crisis posed by the inability of the Georgetown City [...]
Public education seems to be lagging
Dear Editor, I pen this letter to express my worry and concern over what has become of Guyana’s current educational system. It has been, slowly but surely, deteriorating before our eyes. Now don’t get me wrong. The Education Ministry has been making many fruitful efforts to improve the education system in this country. But it [...]
There will be no change of govt.
Dear Editor, Permit me to share with fellow readers what I believe are some of the advantages the political opposition will have if they choose to engage in a constitutional struggle which is based on mass protests to win shared governance, instead of participating in an elections contest in 2011 without the required constitutional changes. [...]
Microbicide ‘reduces’ HIV infection rate
…USAID at the forefront of research USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah in a recently released statement said that the entity is proud to be the major funder of the first-ever proof of concept that a microbicide can effectively and safely reduce the transmission of HIV from men to vulnerable women. Shah pointed out that an [...]
It is a “grave offence” to ordain a woman?
I have tried to stop myself several times from writing this column, if for no other reason than because I have already written twice in as many weeks on the Catholic Church. However, anyone who knows my stance on women’s issues also knows I would be compelled by conscience to write about the Vatican’s most [...]
The PPP has manipulated the police
Dear Editor, Ms. Nazima Alli has declared that we need more Randy Persauds in Guyana and I can see from where she is coming. To support her position she gives us the resume of a man of excellent professional credentials which no one in their right minds could dispute. She is as impressed by his [...]
Return of the Strongman
Ex-dictator, Desi Bouterse, who staged two coups, was convicted in 1999 in the Netherlands for cocaine smuggling and is on trial for the 1982 murder of 15 of his political opponents, is the new president of Suriname. There, the president is not elected directly by the popular vote but by two-thirds of their National Assembly’s [...]
GECOM willing to uplift left-behind ID cards
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) says it is willing to uplift National Identification Cards left behind at business places by citizens. According to the Commission, it is aware that many persons inadvertently leave their ID cards which they might have visited to conduct personal business transactions. These include places like commercial banks, offices of the [...]
