Young Warriors, RHT Gizmos & Gadgets, West Berbice & Port Mourant play semis
Two exciting matches are anticipated on Sunday when the semifinals of the Busta Champion of Champions/ Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club 20th Anniversary cricket tournament are contested. Defending Champions Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets (RHTG&G) will meet West Berbice at the Albion Community Centre Ground with Young Warriors set to take on [...]
Environmental Protection Agency issues ‘draft construction’ permit
The road for the facilitation of the Amaila Falls Hydro Electric Project which is to be built by Synergy Holdings Inc is now one step closer as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted a draft construction permit. This was confirmed yesterday by Senior Engineer and Ministerial advisor, Walter Willis, who said that the draft [...]
GCCI launches Code of Conduct
- Outlines principles for businesses The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be launching its Code of Conduct on Tuesday at Duke Lodge. This historic occasion will feature several speakers including representatives of GCCI, the Private Sector Commission and the Guyana National Bureau of Standards. At the launching, GCCI will be asking members to [...]
Nigel Codrington’s 10 International goals in 2006 was the most by a Guyanese
Dear Editor, When Camptown’s Nigel Powers Codrington sent Guyana ahead against Guadeloupe at the GCC on November 26, 2006 in the Group H play off of the Digicel Caribbean Cup Championship the Power Striker became the leading Guyanese International goal scorer in a Calendar Year. The goal was Codrington’s eighth in 2006 and in the [...]
Ptolemy Reid Rehab Centre offers hope for diabetic amputees
While there has been a significant decrease in diabetic amputations from previous years, the health sector in Guyana is still averaging over 100 every year. The one redeeming feature is that the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre offers an amputee’s therapy clinic to the public. The institution’s rehabilitation officer, Cynthia Massay, told Kaieteur News that the [...]
Can GDF defend title against Police?
By Edison Jefford The chief question at the back of the mind of Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Head Coach, Robert Chisholm will be whether his team that upset rivals, Guyana Police Force (GPF), on the last day last year, can repeat a similar performance beginning next week. The Defence Force carefully orchestrated its victory last [...]
Health Ministry engages Guyanese doctors in continuous training
Two months ago 26 Guyanese doctors completed their studies in Cuba and are now certified to practise medicine in their homeland. In an effort to prepare them for their deployment the Health Ministry has engaged them in continuous medical studies. Minister within the Ministry of Health, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran, has said that over the past [...]
PPP to use old model being to select Presidential Candidate
The process that was used in the selection of previous Presidents, Dr Cheddi Jagan, Mrs Janet Jagan and the current President Bharrat Jagdeo, will be used to select the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Presidential Candidate for the next General Elections. The PPP, in a statement, disclosed that the document, which was recently ratified, reinforces the [...]
Shuffler reports on 32nd World V/ball Congress
Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) President Lennie Shuffler reporting that the 32nd World Volleyball Congress which was held from September 8-10 in Rome, Italy described it as the most productive and inspiring Congress he has attended. Shuffler said that it was productive from the standpoint that he was able to address several troubling issues that was [...]
Rupert Roopnarine and Jimmy Carter have contributed to history by their revelations
Guyana is just not a boring country. On the contrary, it is a columnist’s goldfield. Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine, perhaps second to Dr. Walter Rodney in terms of influence inside the organization they both led, has revealed that the WPA in the seventies was acquiring arms with which to confront the Forbes Burnham Government. This was [...]
Mother seeks assistance to find teenage daughter
Sharon Johnson, the woman whose 15-year-old daughter went missing, yesterday expressed total frustration, since she claims that neither the police or welfare are assisting her in trying to find her daughter. The woman said that she thinks Alicia, her daughter, is being held against her will. According to Johnson, Alicia called her on Tuesday and [...]
Dr Hunte thanks Guyana for participation in Airtel Champions League
St John’s, Antigua – President of the West Indies Cricket Board, Dr. Julian Hunte, on Wednesday, thanked the Guyana team for their participation in the Airtel Champions League in South Africa as the sole West Indies representative. “Trinidad and Tobago set exceptionally high standards in the previous edition of the Airtel Champions League and while [...]
The CLICO meeting was an abuse of the fear of the poor man
Dear Editor, Politics as practiced by the Jagdeo regime is becoming more predictable as this plagued term of office fast approaches its expiry date. When one notices all the ghost writers like the Todd Morgans and the Elizabeth Dalys are woken from their graves with a few real creatures of the regime, like Dr Prem [...]
Seasnarine Singh’s naivety will hurt CLICO policy-holders.
Dear Editor, Its election season again and yes, the birds are chirping. I am not surprised at this however; the quest for power remains their driving force. After reading (SN 22-09-10), one deceptive letter stood out to me more than the others. “President has no lotus standi in the liquidation process”, Sasenarine Singh. I was [...]
Minibus runs over beggar
A 40-year-old vagrant is a victim of a hit and run. He was struck while he was attempting to collect monetary help from members of the public on Sunday. Pooran Lall, who hails from Wales, West Bank Demerara had set up residence near the junction of Camp and Lamaha Streets. He said that on the [...]
Buxton needs action not talk from opportunists
Dear Editor, Buxton is a beautiful part of Guyana. All Buxtonians, whether they are current residents, or have left Buxton and are currently residing elsewhere, should, and are not prohibited, in any way, from contributing to their community. Like any other village in Guyana, I am sure that Buxton would welcome any form of assistance [...]
CHAOS AIRLINE- WHERE THINGS FALL APART
American Airlines or AA is “Always Awful”. Alitalia is “Always Late In Transit; Always Late In Arrival” or “Airplane Landed in Tokyo And Luggage In Atlanta.” SATA is “Such A Terrible Airline” and TACA- “Take Another Airline Always”. TWA is simply, “That Was Awful” but this is better than VARIG or “Virgins Are Rare In [...]
A man amongst mice
Dear Editor, It is redundant with all the previous letters written on the state of education in Guyana, for me to highlight the ineptitude of the administrators of education in order to put in context another of higher merit. I had the good fortune to inter-act and partner with Professor Daizal Samad (Director of the [...]
The PNCR leadership appears detached and most times dispirited
Dear Editor, The Corbinites and other political yard-fowls must cease alienating people that can serve our party with distinction if given the opportunity. Moreover, there is no rationalisation for vindictiveness and recrimination when confronted by dissenting views or opinions. In recent years the pattern of group thinking and follow-the-leader approach has gotten us nowhere. Gone [...]
Mr. de Groot should have been more meticulous in his condemnation
Dear Editor, If Mr. David de Groot (“Letter was ‘totally subjective:” SN: 20/09/10) were to be held to the same standard he demanded of me, his contribution would not have seen the light of day and, I dare say, your ‘opinion’ column would be seriously depleted. Furthermore, given his request for objectivity, I would have [...]
Correcting the plight of the illiterate
Reading is one of the greatest joys in the world. Reading takes people away from the drudgery of their daily lives by allowing an escape into the pages of the book and cause people to travel to unheard of places. It allows for relaxation; it eases pain by providing a distraction and above all it [...]
THE PARTY OF AGING WARRIORS MAY BE ABOUT TO WITNESS ITS FINAL SUNSET
The WPA faces an implosion. The recent comment by one of its co leaders is either a reflection of internal divisions or it can create a rift that would be the final nail for an ailing party. The WPA has been in poor shape for some time, having seen its mass popularity evaporate in the [...]
Bandits captured minutes after Mon Repos robbery
A brave shop owner and swift action by police on the East Coast of Demerara, yesterday, led to the arrest of two criminals and the seizure of an AT 192 Toyota Carina, minutes after a daring robbery on a grocery store at Mon Repos. The men were nabbed at Plaisance after their attempt to get [...]
Bulletin issued for ex-soldier
Bartica robbery/murders… Police have issued a wanted bulletin for ex-soldier Keron Hebert in connection with the murder of Bartica gold dealers, Jainarine Raghubar and Ramdeo Deonarine. The bulletin said that 24-year-old Hebert is five feet five inches in height, dark in complexion, and medium built. His last known address is Lot 31 ‘A’ Morout Square, [...]
Mother released from custody
The teenage mother who was detained last Thursday after her 8-month-old daughter’s decomposing corpse was found in a latrine has been released from police custody. This newspaper was told that the woman was released on Monday evening last after the post mortem examination performed on her baby was undetermined. A source close to the investigation [...]
