Jagdeo looks forward to ‘wonderful day’ in court with Freddie Kissoon
….Kissoon looks forward to “wonderful weeks” President Bharrat Jagdeo said, on Friday, he has charged libel against Kaieteur News and daily columnist Freddie Kissoon because, according to him, the newspaper crossed the “racism” line. President Bharrat Jagdeo is suing Kissoon and Kaieteur News for over $10M, claiming libel in a publication on June 28, last. [...]
“Ah love meh wife….but I couldn’t take it anymore” murder suspect…
Port Mourant murder suspect, Kumar Singh, in defending his actions, said that his wife Yashpattie Samaroo, had been blatantly unfaithful for a number of years. Singh stabbed his wife to death on Friday in the presence of his eight-year-old daughter, before failing in his attempt to hang himself. In an interview with this publication, Kumar, [...]
Where is Fip the contractor and his equipment?
US$15M Amaila Falls Road Project… …as Jagdeo talks about signed framework The road to the Amaila Falls that is supposed to pave the way for the construction of the Hydro Electric Plant has hit another hurdle. There is yet another delay in the arrival of the road building equipment that was supposed to have arrived [...]
Trade Unionist extraordinaire – Lincoln Lewis is a ‘Special Person’
“I am prepared to give my life in pursuance of rights for the proletariat.” By Michael Benjamin He measures more than six feet tall and walks with a purposeful gait. He appears to be a most unassuming fellow yet one senses a fiery purpose in his demeanour, one that comes alive when his opinion on [...]
Dem boys seh….De flu ketch Bharrat
De flu picking off people and when it done wid dem is like if dem tun new people. All who get de flu does talk funny, like if something happen to dem throat. But wha surprise dem boys is that people who don’t like to go to wuk get a chance to stay home and [...]
Heavy vehicles start moving on bypass
Damaged Ituni/Kwakwani road… Almost two weeks after flood waters washed away a section of the Ituni/Kwakwani roadway, heavy vehicles that were stranded have started to move again, easing worried residents and loggers. Kwakwani residents and regional officials yesterday confirmed that a bypass that was built mainly from the help of a few community-minded persons is [...]
Rain dampens Berbice Expo 2010
A fairly large crowd still braved the inclement weather and the muddy conditions to attend the 2010 edition of the Berbice Expo and Trade Fair now underway at the Rose Hall Community Centre in East Canje. The activity, which is organised by the Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce (CCCC), got underway last Friday and is [...]
Guyana ruggers produce dazzling display
- Ball handling was excellent – TD Whipple By Rawle Welch NACRA champions Guyana sounded an ominous warning to all after producing a dazzling display of Sevens rugby as the CAC Championship opened yesterday at the National Stadium. Led by the experienced trio that included Captain Claudius Butts, Kevin McKenzie and Theodore Henry the locals [...]
Junior Jaguars maul Aruba 7-0 to win Group C; advance to 2nd stage
Guyana’s Under-17 Junior Jaguars have advanced to the Second Stage of the Caribbean Football Union World Cup Qualifying competition following their 7-0 mauling of Aruba in their final Group C game yesterday afternoon in Roseau, Dominica. Needing to win by a big margin to ensure that close rivals the Netherlands Antilles would be out of [...]
Foo to the fore as Guyana make winning start
Jonathan Foo played the innings of his life on Friday evening as Guyana beat Windward Islands in Match 3 of the West Indies Cricket Board’s Caribbean T20 Tournament. The previously unheard of 19-year-old, in just his first knock at this level, made a brilliant 24 not out off just 10 balls as Guyana ended on [...]
Stabroek Market triumph in tense finish with GPHC
In a tense game of wits and nerves Stabroek Market eked out a 1 run victory over Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GHPC) when the two teams clashed in a 25-overs softball encounter at the Georgetown Cricket Club Ground (GCC), Bourda last week. GHPC won the toss and notched up 151 runs after electing to take [...]
Ageday could have only competed in one event
- according to IAAF Competition Rule By Edison Jefford National sprinter, Chavez Ageday went to the International Association of Athletics Federations [IAAF] World Junior Championship in Moncton, Canada as an “unqualified athlete” or wildcard entrant, which meant that he could have only competed in one event. Another section of the print media reported on Friday [...]
Netrockers/Amelia’s Ward FC KO to kick off on Wednesday
Over $500,000 in cash and prizes at stake Competitive football action will return to the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground in the Bauxite Mining Town of Linden on Wednesday when Net Rockers FC in association with the Amelia’s Ward FC brings off their 3rd annual Senior Invitational Knockout tournament. The tournament is held with a view [...]
Tug-of-war splits church into fragments
… Church of God in crisis The local Church of God is in crisis with the head of the reformation movement, Pastor Samuel E. Paul, accusing an expatriate clergyman of attempting to hijack the organisation. Pastor Paul expressed the belief that the expatriate clergyman is using local members to usurp the powers of the Guyana-based [...]
CCC out to spoil Guyana’s run today after sensational match against Barbados
By Sean Devers in Barbados In association with Leisure Inn, Carib Beer & Digicel Combined Colleges and Campuses (CCC) new Skipper says his team’s aim is not just to participate but the win the Caribbean 20/20 Championship and qualify to represent the West Indies in the Club Champions League in South Africa in September. Considered [...]
Disputed owner demolishes derelict building
… tenants forced to scurry to safety In a twist of event in James Street Albouystown, the occupants of a derelict building were made to scurry out after it was forcefully torn by down the alleged owner, yesterday. At the scene persons were seen dismantling the building. The police were called on to settle an [...]
Nurses from 118th batch still to receive pay
Some seven months after successfully completing their examinations at the Georgetown School of Nursing, several nurses from the 118th batch are still to be paid salaries. The nurses have already been attached to hospitals around the country. Kaieteur News understands that while those at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) are getting their salaries, those [...]
King, Vieira and Pires headline GMR&SC Prize Ceremony
Even though it was a bit low-keyed, the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club held its presentation of prizes ceremony on Friday evening, at its Headquarters on Albert Street. Headlining the list of outstanding competitors from the July 18 Meet which was held at the South Dakota Circuit were Group 4 driver Andrew King, Group [...]
Guyana strikes lucrative US$35M rice deal with Venezuela
- mulls buying fertilizers too By Leonard Gildarie Guyana has sealed another major rice deal with neighbouring Venezuela for US$35M, significantly increasing the amount to be shipped there for the next year. According to the agreement signed last week between Guyana’s Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, and his counterpart, Felix Osorio, Venezuela’s Minister [...]
Jagdeo says govt. will continue to help City Council
President Bharrat Jagdeo said, on Friday, that the government will continue to provide services to residents of the city despite its heavy criticism of the Georgetown municipality. “There are little things that can be done in the City. We have a lot of workers that we support. I keep saying to them to just cut [...]
Georgetown garbage crisis: PPP’s dirty politics with citizen’s lives
There can be no doubt that the garbage situation in the capital city of Georgetown is of great concern to the citizens of Georgetown as it should be of the Government, particularly, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Tourism. Regrettably, the actions of the PPP Administration, recent irresponsible statements by the Minister of [...]
Coming soon – ‘Who wants to be President’
Dear Editor, Please allow me to have a voice in this ongoing discussion surrounding who will be the president after the 2011 election. I am sure that we are all familiar with the game show, “Who Wants to be a Millionaire”, well there is a show that will be staged here in Guyana soon called [...]
Fading Britain
The news that Tate & Lyle has sold its European sugar operations to American Sugar Refining is another signal of Britain’s increasingly weakened relationship with its former colonies and by extension, the world. Not many would dispute that the “Great” in Great Britain grew out of the fact that when “Britannica ruled the waves” she [...]
Grace Nichols – A Voice of Reclamation
- By Petamber Persaud It took me a while before I could open Picasso, I Want my Face Back, Bloodaxe Books (2009), another thought-provoking collection of poems by Grace Nichols. Yes, I was fascinated by the cover design with the painting of the ‘Weeping Woman’ by Pablo Picasso. Transfixed on the cover, trying to discern [...]
Don’t Burn Our Bridges: The Case for a Single Caribbean Airline
By Sir Ronald Sanders “Don’t Burn Our Bridges: The Case for Owning Airlines” is the title of a book authored by Jean Holder, the current Chairman of the Caribbean airline, LIAT. It is a serious work which should be read by all who are concerned with both Caribbean economic integration and the growth of the [...]
