Pegasus Hotel blasts Marriott deal
“Use of taxpayers’ money an indecent assault on private sector” – Chairman Chairman of the Pegasus Hotel, Robert Badal, has broken his silence on the controversial Marriott deal, describing it as an indecent assault on the local private sector and questioning President Bharrat Jagdeo’s judgment with respect to the agreement. In a statement yesterday to [...]
Finance Minister deceived nation on Procurement Commission – Murray
What appeared to be a relatively simply amendment to the Procurement Laws yesterday evolved into a vibrant debate which saw members of the People’s Progressive Party having to defend Guyana’s Procurement Laws while the opposition accused them of deceit as it relates to the Public Procurement Commission. Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh successfully piloted [...]
NBS to fall under BOG scrutiny
…will be excluded from law on cash reserve requirement The National Assembly last evening approved legislation to have one of Guyana’s oldest and largest financial institutions, the New Building Society, to fall under the Bank of Guyana’s scrutiny and regulation. The regulation was welcomed but the debates turned lively as it relates to a clause [...]
Constable critical after cutlass attack
A Police Detective Constable is in a critical but stable condition at the Georgetown Hospital following a brutal cutlass attack by his fellow villager on Wednesday night. Detective Constable Parsram Samsundar is reportedly suffering from a fractured skull among other injuries as a result of the attack, which appeared to be well planned. Reports reaching [...]
Dem boys seh…People looking out fuh Fip
Dem boys stand up pun de seawall whole day yesterday and dem keep looking out to de ocean. Dem ain’t see nutten. Dem wait till midnight and dem ain’t see nutten. Dem going back today and dem gun continue looking. Some other people mekking phone call overseas and all dem hearing is that nobody know [...]
Guyana face Windwards today in Caribbean T20 cricket
By Sean Devers in Barbados In association with Digicel, Carib Beer & Leisure Inn Guyana begin their quest for a place in the Club Champions League in South Africa in September when they face-off with the Windward Islands in their opening match of the Caribbean T20 Championships from 16:00hrs today here at the Kensington Oval. [...]
Chinese Ambassador bids farewell
“My wife and I have truly enjoyed our stay in Guyana in the past few years, and I will never forget the experiences I had in Guyana.” This was one of the heartfelt expressions from outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Guyana His Excellency Zhang Jungao at a farewell reception held last evening at the Chinese Embassy [...]
British High Comm., UG host informative Low Carbon forum
The University of Guyana and the British High Commission have teamed up yet again in their efforts to make a Low Carbon Guyana a reality. In another crossover event that brings the abstract into reality, the two organizations staged a Private Sector Forum yesterday afternoon at Pegasus hotel. The subject of the forum was “Low [...]
Floyd Conway heads new Table Tennis Club in East Berbice
To host Malteenoes TT Club in Goodwill series tomorrow A new Table Tennis Club has been formed in the East Berbice area with its headquarters at the Church of the Ascension (Roman Catholic) building situated at Main and Pope Streets New Amsterdam. Serving as President is Floyd Conway with Tevon Butchie as the Vice President. [...]
Guyana hammer Dominica 5-0; Netherlands Antilles whip Aruba 3-0
Guyana’s Junior Jaguars inched closer to topping Group C of the Caribbean Football Union’s World Cup Qualifying competition when they hammered host team Dominica 5-0 in Roseau yesterday afternoon. After coming from behind to draw with the Netherlands Antilles 2-2 on Tuesday, the Guyanese made no mistakes this time around as they marched to the [...]
Berbice Expo 2010 kicks off today
Organisers of the Berbice Exposition and Trade Fair, the Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce (CCC) has promised to make this year’s event the biggest and best so far. That’s the word of the Coordinator of the Event and Treasurer of the organisation Tajpaul Adjodhea. Adjodhea, speaking to the media yesterday, gave an outline of what [...]
Nicolette Fernandes cops Guyana’s first medal at CAC
Jessica Stephenson achieves PB in 100m breast Guyana claimed her first medal of the XXI Central American and Caribbean Games being held in Maraguez, Puerto Rico on Wednesday when ace Squash player Nicolette Fernandes won a bronze medal in Bogota. Fernandes, the current National female champion who also copped the male award did not get past [...]
GRA discontinues special clearance process
A Customs processing facility that allowed importers and exporters to fast track containers’ clearance and other shipped perishable goods has been discontinued, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) announced yesterday. Citing abuse, GRA in a notice published yesterday in Kaieteur News disclosed that its decision to restrict the Prior To Processing (PTPs) was due to a [...]
Digicel continues trend of assistance for sports
Following a string of financial support to many other sport disciplines, Digicel continued its trend of assistance towards the development of sports with another exhibition of benevolence with East Coast Demerara-based Full Group Entertainment being the latest recipient. Member of the Group Benson Gomes received a cheque worth $200,000 from Digicel’s Sales Manager Dwayne Scott [...]
Guyana’s sugar market in Europe assured
- Tate and Lyle By Leonard Gildarie Guyana’s sugar market in Europe is assured. This confident expression was made by visiting officials of Tate and Lyle (T&L) yesterday. Their visit comes more than three weeks after T&L, Guyana’s biggest customer, announced that it has sold its European refineries to the American Sugar Refining Inc (ASR). [...]
Street Warriors X1 prevail over Kitty All Stars X1
Street Warriors X1, led by a disciplined unbeaten knock of 47 from Melissa Cummings (5×4) with support from Dawn Budhram (40*) whose knock included 4 sixes and a pair of fours, defeated Kitty All Stars XI by 10 wickets when play in the 4R Masters’ Cup and Females Softball cricket competition continued at the Softball [...]
Guyana/Barbados play to no result; other games end in draws
Rain again had the final say on the 3rd and final day in Round 4 matches of the 2010 TCL West Indies Under-19 three-day Challenge in St. Lucia yesterday. Playing at Dennery the game between Guyana and Barbados ended in a no result after play started at 11:20hrs on the final day; rain stopping play [...]
All Saints carts off team title
Four schools participated in this year’s 12th Annual Hilbert “Beef” Humphrey Memorial Inter-Primary Schools Mini-Tennis Tournament which was played recently, at the Republic Bank Court in New Amsterdam. The schools that participated were All Saints, St. Theresa, School of Nations and St. Aloysius, while those absent were New Amsterdam and Overwinning. Coming out on top [...]
Govt. flays Mahaicony Rice Mills over farmers’ payments
- tables bill mandating millers’ 10% deposit Government regulators of the rice industry are one step closer to making into law a 10% bond by millers to ensure that farmers are paid. It will be the latest offence launched by authorities in the face of growing complaints by farmers about outstanding payment from millers. The [...]
Giftland partners with Cool Crew for sports events
Giftland OfficeMax have partnered with Cool Crew Promotion and Skeet Entertainment to host a variety of sports events that forms part of “The Second Annual East Coast Reunion” under theme “A time to reconnect, A time to Reunite” East Coast Reunion. In a release yesterday at a simple handing-over ceremony, in which Giftland gave over [...]
No position taken as yet on draft report – GGDMA
The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) says that a draft report being prepared by a special committee to make key recommendations for the industry is still being studied. As a matter of fact, GGDMA said yesterday, the association has not taken a position on the report as yet since discussions are still ongoing. [...]
TOO LAZY TO MAKE THE EFFORT
A great many of our children have met their deaths after being sent to purchase items for their parents or simply being allowed to roam free about their communities. A great many of the children who are killed in road accidents are those who were sent out on some errand by their parents. Often these [...]
Mr. Ralph Ramkarran protected his party’s image instead of promoting the people’s interests
Dear Editor, If Mr. Ralph Ramkarran was just another PPP executive member with an eye on the 2011 presidency, I wouldn’t bother reacting to his recent public remarks about running for the office if his party nominates him. However, Mr. Ramkarran is not just another PPP executive; he is the Speaker of the National Assembly, [...]
What anti-govt. newspapers?
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to a letter carried in the Sunday Chronicle (July 18, 2010) by Todd Morgan which carried the heading “Opposition henchmen, or just blinded by hate?” I write this letter off my own volition, and not under any external influence. In his letter, the writer overtly expressed his view [...]
Refusal of the ERC to entertain union’s complaint
Dear Editor, As a citizen of Guyana I am very concerned that the complaint filed by the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) many months ago before the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) has not been addressed at all. Understandably, the framers of the Constitution never intended for the ERC to be used to ventilate [...]
