Marriage may be a dying institution
By Adam Harris Many, many years ago I used to belt out at the top of my voice the Solomon King song “She wears my ring.” I especially like the part that said, “This tiny ring is a token of my love and devotion”. And indeed when a man and woman place a ring on [...]
Walter Grant-Stuart blisters field in feature 35 Lap contest
Physically Challenged cyclist Walter Grant-Stuart has once again upstaged his more fortunate colleagues with yet another convincing with at the National Park Inner Circuit. Grant-Stuart won the feature School Boys & Invitational race in a time of One Hour 25 Minutes 44 Seconds on a sunny and humid day. His performance was so dominant that [...]
Leadership styles can make or break a nation
I have been in the presence of leaders for most of my life. At differing stages of my life I have found myself surrounded by religious leaders, business leaders, community leaders and media leaders. It is but a simple thing for me to assess a leader’s leadership style in short time. I have very strong [...]
Champion of champions Horse Race Meet on today at Alness
All roads lead to the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf club and Sports facilities at Alness for the annual Champion of Champion one day Horse race meet. With over 65 horses entered for the one day horse racing extravaganza turfites are expected to converge in their thousands today. Eight scintillating races are carded on the day’s [...]
Guyanese are really in need of mature political leadership!
Dear Editor, As time marches on, it is very clear that Guyana is in dire need of intelligent political leadership. If Guyana is to develop and remove itself from being a deeply impoverished nation, to one that provides adequately for its people while engaging in profitable industry, then it needs leadership that possesses foresight, wisdom, [...]
Honest and sincere feelings
I would not deny an anti-government classification if and when it is applied to me. But I think it falls short of the essential nature of my heart. I am first and foremost a human rights crusader. I am not an anti-government activist concentrating my activities exclusively on confronting the unjust policies of the Government [...]
The Baccoo speaks
Carelessness will continue to be the order of the day. The last time I spoke about the careless drivers and the problems they will cause. They did not disappoint. Now there will be even more carelessness in the home. A mother is going to leave her children with flammable material in the home and everyone [...]
What is the point?
In Dr David Hinds’ letter, “One must always look to draw lessons from history”(KN 09-24-10), he takes me to task for some historical allusions I had made in suggesting that his response to President’s Jagdeo visit to Buxton may be a little overwrought. I would like to assure Dr Hinds that I certainly do not [...]
WHICH NARRATIVE NEXT?
The Working People’s Alliance has become very efficient in responding to matters of public interest concerning governance. It was quick for example to condemn what it perceived or believed to be the actions of a government minister following an accident. It was on the button when it came to other matters in which it felt [...]
Government owes GECOM millions
Government is yet to pay millions of dollars owed to the Guyana Elections Commission—GECOM —for contractual services that were procured by the entity in preparations for Local Government Election. One Berbician said that she provided catering services to GECOM, and is owed $300,000 over several months, and is in need for her money. Several persons [...]
Soesdyke/Linden Highway death trap
Neglect is leading to the further destruction of the Soesdyke/Linden Highway in the vicinity of Yarrowcabra. The area by the Pump Road in the vicinity of Skylark, a tourist resort that once existed there, is the worst affected. Residents say that the destruction is such that each day a piece of the highway simply collapses. [...]
Bauxite Union threatens to halt export shipments
….cites stalled wages negotiations The Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) has issued a five-day ultimatum to Oldendorff Carrier that it would proceed on industrial action if the company refuses to come to the bargaining table with an appropriate proposal. The ultimatum expires on Monday and the notice was duly issued consistent with Article [...]
Hans Barrow suffers bandits attack in Republic Park
Two gun toting bandits gained access to the home of Managing Director of Insurance Brokers Guyana Limited, Hans Barrow, last evening, and relieved him of jewellery and his Blackberry cellular phone. Barrow, who lives at 227, Barrow, Street, Republic Park, East Bank Demerara, said that it was 19:45hrs and he was on his cell phone [...]
Dem Boys Seh… Robeson meet he meter
Gun ain’t you mattie. Robeson is a man who tell de world that he ain’t frighten nobody and once dem deh pun de reserve he will come to dem wid he hammer. And he bruck up nuff things. People cry when de man smash dem stall, when he demolish de shops dem had at de [...]
PNCR wants probe extended to GNCB
… PPP cohorts pillaged the bank – Carberry “When will (President Bharrat Jagdeo) authorise a full independent investigation of the apparent mismanagement, malfeasance and downright illegalities which contributed to the demise of CLICO (Guyana)?” This was asked by People’s National Congress Reform Chief Whip, Lance Carberry, during his party’s weekly media briefing, yesterday. “In his [...]
Associate detained for insurance supervisor’s murder
Police have detained a suspect in connection with the murder of Hand In Hand Insurance supervisor, Dexter Gaspar, some two weeks after his bound and stabbed remains were found in his North Ruimveldt home. A police official said that the man, who has been in custody since Wednesday, is a friend of Gaspar’s, and was [...]
Jagdeo spearheads panel discussion
President Bharrat Jagdeo, was part of the five-member panel discussing ‘Investing in the world’s forests’, at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting, in New York on Thursday . The other panelists were Wangari Maathai, Founder and Chair, The Green Belt Movement; Kuntoro Mangkusubroto: Minister and Head, Presidential Unit for Development, Monitoring and Evaluation, Government of Indonesia, [...]
Guyana to Host CXC Students’ Forum
Utilising Information Technology the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) in conjunction with the Ministry of Education in Guyana will host a Students’ Forum on Wednesday in Guyana. The forum will be held at the Queen’s College auditorium in Georgetown and is set to commence at 10:00 hours. The Ministry of Education in Guyana has arranged for [...]
Countries rush to acquire Africanised bees to maintain food security
“If all the bees were to die, mankind only have four more years to live on the earth,” according to apiarist, Linden Stewart. According to him it has been deduced that bees are one of the major links between those who grow the food and those who eat the food. And because of pollination, Stewart [...]
Cops using CSI-style techniques to solve bank employee’s murder
- fabric under car to be tested for bloodstains Ranks from the Police Forensic Laboratory will employ techniques similar to their fictional counterparts in the popular CSI television series in their bid to solve the murder of bank employee Sheema Mangar. They are trying to ascertain whether a piece of fabric from under a car [...]
Duo remanded for Cummings Lodge robbery
The two men who were caught on Wednesday hiding in a trench at Cummings Lodge after they attacked and robbed a family in the area, have been remanded to prison. The two men, Devon Marks and Kelvin Critchlow, made their appearance yesterday at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Judy Latchman. The two men were [...]
Man remanded to prison for “knife point” robbery
Magistrate Priya Beharry on Thursday denied bail to a man accused of relieving two persons of articles valuing over $300,000. The man, Stephen Piggott, while armed with a knife, is accused of robbing Shawn Rahmaya and Abena Jago of their valuables on September 22, last. Police Prosecutor Stephen Telford told the court that on the [...]
MRL inks draft agreement for second rice crop through GRDB
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has partnered with Mahaicony Rice Limited (MRL) in a draft agreement that could bring some relief to rice farmers in Regions Two and Six. Signed on Wednesday, the agreement sees MRL supplying paddy to Venezuela from purchases made in Regions Two and Six. According to the contract, purchasing should [...]
Week of activities planned to address challenges of the deaf
A week-long list of activities has been planned to observe Deaf Awareness Week and organizers hope these will help to address challenges facing the deaf in Guyana. The week begins tomorrow. There are an estimated 9,000 deaf persons in Guyana, and they face the same stigma and discrimination other persons with disabilities face, such as [...]
Security guard pulled from Sophia trench
Residents of 13th Field, ‘B’ Field Sophia on Thursday stumbled upon the body of 45-year-old Mark Anthony Johnson. According to reports the man’s body was found face down in the trench leading to his home. The discovery was made some time around 06:00 hours. One resident of the area told this newspaper that the man [...]
