Miss Batavia is Region Seven Heritage Queen
Miss Candacie Williams representing the community of Batavia, Cuyuni River, was crowned Lower Mazaruni Region Seven Miss Amerindian Heritage Queen 2010 at an extremely competitive and well organised pageant. The first runner-up was Shanice Cornelius, of Karrau; the second runner up was Natoya Culpepper of River’s View; and third runner-up, Lovern Simmons. Williams also got [...]
Mother of hole-in-the- heart baby meets visiting surgeon
Nicole Jackson, the woman whose eight-month-old baby requires urgent surgery, and other family members yesterday met with the Indian heart specialist who should be performing surgery on the baby. The woman claimed that Dr Viresh Mahajan, the specialist, told her that the hole in the baby’s heart is “very big” and expands as the days [...]
G/town ferry stelling upgrade begins
Over the weekend workers from the Transport and Harbours Engineering replaced the once deplorable stairway used as a mooring point for speedboats plying the Georgetown to Vreed-en-Hoop route. Contrary to an article carried in this newspaper, the step did not collapse but was pulled down for rehabilitation work, T&HD reported. According to General Manager of [...]
Golden Jaguars roars to 1-1 tie against Soca Warriors
Under-20 clash ends 0-0; Linden U-20 thumps National U-17′s 2-0 By Franklin Wilson On a windy and beautiful evening at Guyana’s number sporting venue, the National Stadium, Providence, old rivals Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago faced off in the feature event of the inaugural President’s Cup Football clash. The thousands of fans who packed the [...]
Jessica Stephenson heads to India after training stint at SFAC
Following a successful two-week stint at the South Florida Aquatic Club where she made a lasting impression on the minds of the coaches, top Junior Guyanese swimmer Jessica Stephenson is heading to India to represent her country at the Commonwealth Games. Whilst there, the 15 year-old Stephenson, confident and plain spoken, worked with six-time Olympic [...]
Samuel Ming, Roger Peroune, Keith Beaton claim adult titles
On Sunday afternoon at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, a small but appreciative crowd was treated to some competitive Kata and Kumite contests at the Guyana Karate Federation Open Adult Tournament. Following the lead of this year’s Master Camp, the GKF, allowed the top junior karatekas to participate in the adult Kata individual and team [...]
Transporting hypocrisy
Did you read “Dem Boys Seh” in last Sunday’s edition of this newspaper? It was one of the best satirical pieces in decades; probably over a very long time. It was unique satire. Basically caricature pieces are intended to be funny with no visible sign of seriousness. In fact it is a contradiction in terms [...]
Stiff rivalry envisaged as draughts players gear up for national championships
Draughts players are scheduled to be in action once again when the Guyana Draughts Association (GDA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports stages the Annual National Draughts Championships at the National Stadium Providence on Saturday October 6 and 7. This year the competitors would be placed in three categories with the [...]
Demerara names squad for Leslie Amsterdam trophy U-23 Inter-County action
The Demerara Cricket Board selectors have submitted a fifteen man squad for the inter-County Under-23 match between Demerara and Berbice at the Albion Sports Complex ground, Berbice tomorrow. Steven Jacobs will Captain the side with Rajendra Chandrika as his Vice Captain. They will be competing for the Late Leslie Amsterdam trophy. The Squad: Steven Jacobs [...]
WHY DID RUPERT ROOPNARAINE OPEN UP?
Where there is silence, there is bound to be speculation. And the silence that has accompanied the statement by one leader of the Working People’s Alliance that the party was accumulating weaponry just prior to the assassination of Dr. Walter Rodney has caused its own speculation. A number of theories are being bandied. None of [...]
Miss Republic rules the roost as Rumours Racing Stable captures two events
Samuel Whyte In an action packed day in hot sunshine Miss Republic of the Colin Elcock stable showed that it is the boss in the horseracing circle as it surmounted the opposition for a convincing victory in the feature event when the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sport Facilities held its annual Champion of [...]
Hypocrisy and mass hypnosis
The Editor, The assault on our history by high paid, high tech propagandists continues unchecked. How much more distortion, dishonesty and disregard will take place during this month designated to honour our Amerindian brothers and sisters. The old folks say “wa a mouth na load” meaning, it is not what you say but what you [...]
The Singapore Statement on Research Integrity
Dear Editor, In July 2010, the Second World Conference on Research Integrity took place in Singapore. On September 22, 2010, the conference released the Singapore Statement, a product of 350 delegates from 50 countries. The conference addressed research misconduct, poor research practices, and the need to advance research integrity collaboratively and internationally. The preamble to [...]
What the colonialists did to our ancestors is replicated in our treatment of the good old horse today
Dear Editor, We have never mastered the science of taking care of our horses. Rather, inhospitably, we have excelled in maltreatment of the good, old horse by putting him to slavishly pull a cart with a payload far in excess of what his strength allows and then happily brutalizing him when he refuses. We have [...]
Customs officers peeved at nonpayment of overtime
Dear Editor, Please afford me an opportunity to highlight a serious injustice at the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), specifically, Customs and Trade Administration. It has been three months now since we were last paid any overtime. To exacerbate the situation, a lot of misinformation and half–truths are being peddled as to the reason we are [...]
Place errant parents before the courts
Dear Editor, Once again, the PPP/C Government has demonstrated its well known concern about child abuse and parental roles and responsibilities, with what can be described as a well crafted, public sensitization programme through the Ministry of Human Services and its executing arm, the Child Protection Agency, carried out within the area of the Route [...]
In search of the best option
Fossil fuels, especially oil and its derivatives, became the main drivers of the modern industrial revolution and all the benefits that we now expect as part of the good life. In the context of the fast disappearing reserves of fossil fuels (oil, gas, coal, etc.), however, one crucial aspect of our national energy plan would [...]
Woman knifed to death by husband’s former lover
- victim, suspect had several court disputes By Latoya Giles Years of feuding between two women ended tragically yesterday after one of them was knifed to death by her reputed husband’s former paramour. Popular market vendor Letuica Rodriguez 31, called “Mama” of Breda Street Albouystown, was stabbed in the chest shortly after 20:30 hrs during [...]
Driver succumbs to injuries
Seon Caesar, 35, of Stevedore Housing Scheme succumbed yesterday at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) to various injuries he received after crashing the minibus he was driving along Norton Street last Saturday. The father of two was pronounced dead hours after he had a CT scan and was transferred to the operating theater, where [...]
Teacher kills self in blaze
By Latoya Giles A 29-year-old teacher turned herself into a human torch at around 11:00 hrs yesterday, reportedly going berserk even as relatives were trying to solve a dispute between the victim and her husband. Rhondina Adams, 29, locked herself in the family’s Lot TT Bent Street home and set herself alight. Adams’ charred remains [...]
Staffers being investigated for multi-million $$ fraud at GUYOIL
A multi-million dollar fraud has reportedly been uncovered at the Guyana Oil Company (GUYOIL) Providence, East Bank Demerara, Terminal and some staffers are concerned that those responsible are not being scrutinised by the relevant authorities. In fact, according to reports reaching this newspaper, the “mastermind” behind the fraud has disappeared, leaving unsuspecting staffers to “face [...]
Dem boys seh…Is madness pun madness
Is madness pun madness. Guyana sign de contract fuh de Amaila Falls road and then de authorities decide that dem got to get some EPA permission. Now dem boys want fuh know who gun sign a contract before dem get all de permission. One man claim that is a case of knowing that de EPA [...]
Mother pleads for reward to be issued for daughter’s killer
Slain bank employee… – some forensic results likely next week The mother of slain bank employee Sheema Mangar is pleading with the authorities to post a reward that could encourage persons to provide information on her daughter’s killer(s). Radica Thakoor told Kaieteur News that she is hoping that either the Demerara Bank Limited or the [...]
Mother, daughter to be provided with counseling
Runaway teen… – official says action suggests some level of social dysfunction at home The 15 year-old girl who ran away from her Westbury home to live with her former brother-in-law will have to go through a rigorous assessment and subsequent counseling will be provided. This is according to a senior official within the Child [...]
Dozens participate as Ministry of Sports ‘Big Ride’ deemed a success
Led by a corps of outriders from the Guyana Police Force, and attended by large groups from various communities around Georgetown and its environs, the ‘Big Ride’ organized by the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports was staged yesterday afternoon and was eventually deemed a big success. Led by Minister of Culture Youth and Sports, [...]
