Court hands down $5M judgment against Region Three admin, contractor
… sued for trespassing, damaging crops on Hogg Island farm A court has awarded a Charlestown businessman over $5M in an eight-year-old case filed against the Region Three administration and a construction company whom he accused of destroying his farmlands at Hogg Island, Essequibo River. The case was filed by Balkaran Sukhu, and court documents [...]
Media workshop on HIV/AIDS reduction ends on high note
A two-day media workshop on Guyana HIV/AIDS Reduction and Prevention Project Phase 2 ended on Sunday at the (GHARP II) at the Lot 266 Forshaw Street, Queenstown, Georgetown office. The facilitators were Senior Communications Advisor of Howard Delafield International, Lynda Bardfeild; Health Promotion Advisor, Dale Browne; and Community Mobilisation Coordinator of NAPS, Nazim Hussain. Essentially, [...]
Grace Kennedy gives customers early Christmas
Christmas is in the air and Grace Kennedy Remittance Services (Guyana) Ltd. will be celebrating with the first batch of their ‘Christmas in October’, today, at its 19 C Water Street office from 10.00 hrs. According to Grace Kennedy Remittance Services, all Bill Express customers had a chance to win one of 12 exciting prizes, [...]
Study shows sex stereotypes still linger
By Rabindra Rooplall Today, more than 25 years into the AIDS epidemic, gender inequality and unequal power relations among women and men continue to have a significant influence on the HIV epidemic. This is according to UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS. Reducing sexual transmission of HIV is one of the UNAIDS priority [...]
Guyana secures €500M for sugar protocol ACP countries
Guyana has successfully sourced some 500M euros for the 18 former sugar protocol countries in the African Caribbean and Pacific countries. The money will be paid out between the period 2011 and 2013. This is according to Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett who yesterday announced that Guyana assumed chairmanship of the ACP at [...]
Community Policing Group hosted dental outreach
The Cummings Lodge Policing Group (CPC) hosted a dental outreach programme for the residents of Cummings Lodge, Industry and Ogle. The programme which started on Saturday, last, was held at Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara. Chairman of the CPC, Mohamed Khan told Kaieteur News that the organisation, which was formed last year, caters for the [...]
Three Banks DIH employees injured in road accident
Shawn Peters, 35, of Melanie Damishana, East Coast Demerara, Quincy Marshall, 25, and Tony Ramcharran, all employees of Banks DIH Limited, were returning from Berbice, when they met with an accident in Fort Wellington, West Coast Berbice (W.C.B) on Sunday, last. They were rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). Kaieteur News understands that [...]
ERC engages hundreds during hinterland visits
The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) recently conducted an intense four-day visit to Regions One, Eight and Nine where hundreds of persons were engaged in several activities aimed at promoting harmony and good relations. The Commission continues its Regional Visits to Regions Two and Three, tomorrow. Areas to be visited are Essequibo Coast, Upper and Lower [...]
Teams confirmed for Nov. 7 Seaboard Marine International Race Meet
Twenty four (24) races are carded for the day when the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) stages the third and final leg of the Seaboard Marine Caribbean International Race Meet which is scheduled to be held on November 7, at the South Dakota Circuit. There will be three races each for the Rookies, [...]
Gobin, Ramdyhan, Stephney among winners
Play continued over the weekend in the Nigel’s Supermarket Classic Tennis Championships where a number of outstanding performances were recorded. Among those leading in their categories were Khalif Gobin, Nicola Ramdyhan and Judah Stephney. BOY’S 14′s Khalif Gobin def. Nomechra Persaud 4-0, 4-0; Benedict Sukra ret. Khalid Gobin 3-0 Judah Stephney def. Craig Campbell 4-1, [...]
Gatorade to rehydrate Schools’ Nationals
Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), under its renowned athletes’ rehydration beverage, Gatorade formally publicised its sponsorship of the upcoming National Schools’ Championships yesterday at a presentation ceremony at the Ministry of Education. The local beverage company will be providing all the athletes during the Championships with the necessary quantities of Gatorade at a Gatorade Station which [...]
Learie Webster leads Topco Juice National Chess Qualifier
Learie Webster has assumed the lead in the Topco Juices National Chess Qualifier with four wins and one draw. Webster gained wins against Viddesh Shameer, Raan Motilall, David Khan and Shiv Nandalall, while he drew with Taffin Khan in round two. Webster is followed closely by Loris Nathoo, David Khan and Suhai Feng who are [...]
Rita Heikens captures Sanjay’s Golf tourney
Rita Heikens proved to be a force to reckon with when she claimed victory in the Sanjay’s Jewellery Medal Play golf tournament on Saturday at Lusignan Golf Club, East Coast Demerara. Rita, the wife of European Union Ambassador Geert Heikens the only female player in action at the tournament, defeated her male counterparts with a [...]
Mohanlall Dinanauth claims first lien on Citizens Bank Golf Championship
Mohanlall “Santo” Dinanauth secured the first lien on the Players Championship Trophy when he emerged winner of the Citizens Bank sponsored championship last Sunday at the Lusignan Golf Club. Dinanauth who picked up from where his brother Deoram left off the previous Sunday, recorded a net 67 from a gross 72 playing off a 5 [...]
Lusignan, Enterprise record victories in Rockaway Auto Sales ECCB competition
Play in the East Coast Cricket Board Rockaway Auto Sales sponsored Super League Cricket competition opened over last weekend with several matches despite rain interrupting others. Lusignan and Enterprise recorded impressive victories in second round matches as Rajendra Chandrika slammed a century and Kumar Bishundial and Harrinarine Hira hit half centuries. In results from the [...]
Hakim Majeed Slams 3rd consecutive ton
The General Marine Softball Competition, run by the Guyana Floodlights Cricket Association in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport continued last Sunday at various venues. For the first time ever in softball history in Guyana a player has scored three consecutive centuries with Hakim Majeed, who two weeks ago made 134 against [...]
Boxers ready for action in 9th Boxing ProAm card
With just three days to go before the first bell sounds for the 9th edition of the ProAm boxing card, all of the principals are ready to walk the walk as they have talked the talk. After more than six weeks of hard work in the gym, Mandessa Moses will have to wait a little [...]
Road win MCYS Den Amstel 2010 Inter-Block football title
Fyrish move to joint leaders with #51 in Berbice action Road defeat Back Street to win the final on penalty shootout after an intense battle during regulation and extra time in the Den Amstel segment of the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport Inter-Block football tournament last weekend. The Road team were the most balanced [...]
Not only self-destructive but comical and asinine
Is it the money they want? It has to be the money. Why then are they in Parliament. The opposition I mean? Here is opposition asininity on display for you. In the space of four days, one opposition member from the PNC, Ms. Clarrisa Riehl referred to Guyana as a police state then contradictorily praised [...]
The Message scores another big victory as Elcock stable wins feature event
By Samuel Whyte The Message produced another dominating performance to claim the feature ‘B’ class event at the Norman Singh Memorial Turf Club Meet last Sunday and in the process ensured that the Elcock stables maintain its terrific form. The Meet which was held at the club’s No.6 West Coast Berbice racetrack saw The Message [...]
Two-man Rifle shooting team excelled at X1X Commonwealth Games
Guyana placed 5th out of 21 countries; best performance ever By Franklin Wilson Guyana’s two-member Fullbore team of Caribbean Individual Champion Ransford Goodluck and Mahendra Persaud that competed at the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 held in Delhi, achieved a commendable 5th place among the 21 countries that participated. Briefing the media yesterday at Olympic House, [...]
Grow More Food Campaign put in bad light
Dear Editor, As a patriotic Guyanese wanting to see expeditious and meaningful investments, particularly within the agriculture sector, I am prompted to shed some light on the editorial and the ninth feature on the Grow More Food Campaign in the October 25 edition of SN. On the onset, I am convinced that SN has very [...]
LEADERSHIP IS NOT THE PROBLEM
The PNCR is in such utter confusion that it is doubtful whether it can, in the short period available, provide a credible challenge to the ruling party in the next general and regional elections. Here is the PNCR having seen a significant decline in its showing at the last elections, spending a great deal of [...]
Put a hold on the Hope Canal project
Dear Editor, There seems to be some very serious concerns about the feasibility of the Hope Canal project, both in terms of its use and in its construction. I cannot see how the cost of $3.5 billion was arrived at in 2009 when no detailed investigation was carried out, and when the appointed consultants are [...]
Phillip Bynoe responds to Henry Jeffrey
Dear Editor, It is very fitting and appropriate that Henry Jeffrey should want to pontificate and comment on my most recent missive published in Kaieteur News. Henry Jeffrey has had the dubious honour, or otherwise, of sitting in the high councils of both the PNC and PPP at different times in his life. As old [...]
