Goodwill and good intentions are not the sole prerequisites for holding political office
Dear Editor, Mr. David Granger now has intentions of seeking political office, it seems. That is his right as a Guyanese. He undoubtedly made a significant contribution to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) for which he must be respected and for which he was rewarded by his late hero Forbes Burnham, with the Military Service [...]
Burnham’s ‘eat what you grow’ initiative resurfaces
Dear Editor, The Burnham initiative – eat what you grow – seems to have surfaced in the Caribbean when Agriculture Ministers from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met in Port-of-Spain recently to discuss ways and means to slash the US$4 billion imported food bill. Trinidad and Tobago Agriculture Minister, Vasant Bharath, who headed the discussion for [...]
Kwakwani pensioners continue to suffer
Dear Editor, It is with a heavy heart and cramp stomach that I write to highlight the plight of a resident of Kwakwani. His name is Patrick Clinket and his NIS number is b-16253148. Mr. Clinket is off his job since May 2009, because his right foot was surgically amputated. All of his medical documents [...]
When resources disappear
Countries like Guyana have a paucity of resources. However, the people do not recognize this and therefore expect to enjoy the same facilities often reserved for developed countries. There is an absence of the human resource largely because the country, despite its size, has a small population. To compound matters, the male members of the [...]
Customs officers held in blackmail plot
- several others facing dismissal Police have detained three Customs Officers for allegedly trying to blackmail a top Guyana Revenue Authority official who had implicated them in a massive cigarette smuggling racket. Kaieteur News understands that the GRA employees have been in custody since Friday and are being grilled at CID headquarters, Eve Leary. Reliable [...]
Nurse dies in childbirth
- third maternal death in a week A 48-year old Registered Nurse died at the Georgetown Hospital yesterday shortly after delivering a baby girl—the third maternity patient to succumb under controversial circumstances in a week. Charlene Amsterdam, 40, of Q 79 Samon Street, Tucville, and of Amelia’s Ward Linden died sometime around 03:15 at the [...]
‘Abducted’ teen surfaces
- bound and lying on roadway A massive search for a 16-year-old Linden girl, allegedly kidnapped on Saturday, ended at around 18:00 hrs yesterday after she was found bound, disheveled but alive, on a roadway near Block 22 Wismar. The teen, identified as Alicia McAllister, was found by police lying on a roadway, bound hand [...]
Dem boys seh….Who gun pay fuh de rope?
When people like read dem does find nuff interesting thing. Dem read something about China and dem find out that when people thief nuff dem does get execute by firing squad. That is common knowledge. What dem boys find surprising was that de family of de man who get shoot had to pay fuh de [...]
COHSOD head retires
“COHSOD salutes this outstanding integrationist and trailblazer -Dr. Edward Greene, for his vision, creative imagination, and selfless commitment to advancing the integration movement in a way that touches the lives of ordinary people” Having served the last decade as Assistant Secretary General of CARICOM, heading the Department of Human and Social Development, Dr Edward Greene [...]
Jagdeo says DPP must pursue Sharma to ensure prosecution
Head of State Bharrat Jagdeo says that from what he has gathered, the Police have a full proof case against Chandra Narine Sharma and that the Director of Public Prosecution should pursue a course of action to have him returned to the country to face prosecution. The President made the pronouncement during a recent press [...]
Sea bandits nabbed with stolen outboard engine at Ogle Foreshore
Quick response by police on the East Coast of Demerara resulted in the capture of two sea bandits and the recovery of an outboard engine that was stolen mere minutes earlier. The men were nabbed on the Ogle Foreshore, shortly after robbing a fishing crew at LBI, about five miles away. According reports reaching this [...]
Son missing…mother fears worst
Seven years after losing one son to bullets, Joan De Abreu now fears that something has happened to her eldest son, Quincy De Abreu. In 2001 the woman’s son, Collis De Abreu was shot and killed in front of a popular Alberttown night spot. The very distraught woman yesterday told Kaieteur News that she last [...]
Climate Change to be standing agenda for COTED meetings
Guyana has successfully lobbied for the issue of Climate Change and Its Impact on Agriculture to be placed as a standing item of all future COTED Agriculture meetings. A delegation from Guyana comprising the Agriculture Trade Specialist within the Ministry of Agriculture, Johan David, the General Manager of the New Guyana Marketing Cooperation, Nizam Hassan [...]
Demand for plywood skyrockets as commodity becomes scarce
The local market is experiencing a sharp increase in the demand for plywood which has become a scarce commodity as of a week ago. Consumers have already been experiencing a hassle in obtaining the item. Workers’ negligence is believed to be the cause a boiler, a key component used by Barama Company Limited (BCL) to [...]
Regional One-Day final ends in sensational tie
- as Barbados/Leewards share title By Sean Devers in Jamaica Watched by a small crowd, Barbados and the Leeward Islands played to a sensational Tie in a low-scoring Regional One-Day final at Sabina Park in Jamaica yesterday. Barbados dedicated their share of their 6th title and first since 2002 to the memory of their late [...]
Guyanese on US Navy Ship
Samuel Whyte Who are the Guyanese or persons with Guyanese parentage on board the United States flagship USS Iwo Jima on the Continuing Promise 2010 journey? Kaieteur News was part of the Media team that had an opportunity on Friday to have a firsthand meeting with these persons. The USS Iwo Jima, which is the [...]
Forde outsprints Trinidadian, wins SA 10k race
By Edison Jefford Cleveland Forde’s bottom-end speed was his trump card yesterday when he and Trinidad and Tobago’s, Denzel Ramirez faced-off for the IAAF South American (SA) 10km Road Race Classic title after entering the Police Sports Club Ground neck-and-neck. Forde, who has never comfortably won the South American 10km race, was forced to dig [...]
Govt. attempting to manipulate GECOM
…will take action to ensure elections not derailed- Carberry It is quite clear that the administration, namely the executive, has been attempting to manipulate the operations of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). This was disclosed by Chief Whip of the Peoples National Congress Reform, Lance Carberry who was at the time responding to utterance made [...]
Achievers add another title to their collection
Seizing the opportunity to once again emphasise their dominance locally, West Demerara’s Young Achievers clinically disposed of rivals Castrol Strikers to cart off the first prize of $20,000 and a trophy in the GuySuCo Training Centre (GTC) of Port Mourant sponsored Inter-Club Volleyball Tournament which was played on Sunday in Berbice. They defeated Castrol Strikers [...]
Santos stun Pele; Victoria Kings overcome Monedderlust; NAU hammer Grove
By Franklin Wilson The Fourth Edition of the NAMILCO Football Festival organised by the Fruta Conquerors FC got off to an exhilarating start on Saturday evening, the 70th birth Anniversary of the great King Pele. The occasion was not so great for local club side Pele as they were knocked-out by Santos in the feature [...]
Garret Cup inter school football reaches semi-finals
One semifinal game in the Garrett Cup Inter School Football competition is slated to be played today in Berbice. In the schedule game, Upper Corentyne champion, Skeldon Line Path Secondary, will take on the top school out of the Central Corentyne area, Winifred Gaskin Secondary, in a game slated for the Scotsburg ground in Upper [...]
Nigel Bryan cops Cecil James Under-18 Open
Guyana’s Nigel Bryan emerged winner of the Cecil James Table-Tennis Singles Junior (Under-18) tournament at the Maloney Indoor Sport Arena, in Trinidad, on Saturday. In the championship match, Bryan outlasted local player Orell Cooper in five sets, 11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 11-13, 11-3. Earlier on in the semi-finals, Bryan was also taken to five sets by [...]
Flour Prices to Increase – NAMILCO
The National Milling Company (NAMILCO) has raised the price of flour in response to global wheat prices that have soared in recent months. According to an advisory NAMILCO indicates that as of October 23, 2010, their prices will be increased by a value somewhere between three and seven percent. The company also went further to [...]
Amerindian children need separate home
STANLEYTOWN, NEW AMSTERDAM – The need for a separate location to house children of the Amerindian Residence at Stanleytown, New Amsterdam was highlighted by the house mother, Verley Lindie. The woman explained that the upper flat of the home accommodates the children from Riverain areas such as Kimbia, Wiruni and Sand Hills on the Berbice [...]
21 Psychiatric Patient Care Assistants undergoing training
FORT CANJE, EAST BERBICE – Residents of the National Psychiatric Hospital at Fort Canje are soon to receive the love and attention they need in order to overcome their situation. To this end, 21 persons are now being trained as Psychiatric Patient Care Assistants. An Official from the Ministry of Health said that the pilot [...]
