GLTA applauds Corriverton Tennis Programme
A milestone event for tennis came off last Friday in the Corriverton community as the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association’s drive to promote the sport of tennis outside of Georgetown continued. The first ever 10s mini-tennis competition outside of Georgetown was hosted by the Corriverton Primary on Friday November 19th with competition amongst the top selected [...]
HIV infection high among children in orphanages
The prevalence of HIV infection appears to be higher in Guyana’s orphanages than in the wider society, a survey by the National Aids Programme Secretariat (NAPS) has revealed. But NAPS, and Child Protection Unit and the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, are exploring the possibilities of effectively dealing with this issue. During the [...]
Slain bank employee’s relatives erect cross in her memory
- brazen robbers still operating in area The person who ran over and killed her almost two months ago remains at large, but the family of murdered bank employee, Sheema Mangar is doing all they can to ensure that she does not become another cold case statistic. But even as efforts are being made to [...]
Fire guts De Willem business place
- nine homeless, over $20 M in losses Nine persons were left homeless and an electronic store was destroyed following a fire of unknown origin at Lot 111, De Willem, West Coast Demerara yesterday morning. Kaieteur News was told that the fire started shortly after 09:30 hrs yesterday and quickly gutted the building which houses [...]
Dem boys seh…Is stink meat fuh Christmas
Is blackout again and Christmas ain’t meet yet. Dem boys now wondering if dem can afford to buy meat and put up. De last time when blackout was common place dem boy had to parboil and dem who had too much had to give away. One lady carry all she spoil meat to GPL and [...]
Trotman’s FOI Bill deferred again
While the Freedom of Information Bill in the name of the Leader of the Alliance For Change, Raphael Trotman was listed for debate during the last sitting of the National Assembly, this did not materialise. Trotman requested that Speaker of the House Ralph Ramkarran defer the debate. This was done by the House Speaker and [...]
PNCR to campaign as a party not a one man show
- Corbin Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Robert Corbin, says that despite the fact that a Presidential Candidate will not be elected until early next year, this will not stymie the work of the party in preparing its programme and manifesto for the election. Corbin explained that the electoral system in Guyana is [...]
Pensioner paid for property but it was sold to another
Sixty-six year old Bibi Ahkala Ahmad of 552 New Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD) is alleging that she paid approximately $1.5M to another woman for a property in Georgetown—only to be told over one year later the property had been sold to someone else. Ahmad stated that on October 12, 2009 she signed [...]
More than 1400 UG students graduate
Another batch for the world of work… Despite the rains, more than 1400 graduates were conferred with their degrees, diplomas and certificates at the University of Guyana on Saturday evening. The immense convocation ceremony was the University’s 44th such event. In his remarks, UG’s Chancellor, Professor Compton Bourne, remarked that “a graduation ceremony is a [...]
Surinamese make it two in a row against Guyana
- win male and female basketball and volleyball Suriname completely dominated the second stage of the Inter-Guiana Games (IGG), which climaxed last night when Guyana’s strongest hope for national pride, its junior national basketball team, also went under to the Surinamese. Suriname, who earlier in the three day competition had won the female basketball competition, [...]
ECHO takes environmental awareness to Region 10
With the main objective of providing a forum for youths to take leadership on issues affecting the integrity of their natural environment, the Environmental Community Health Organisation (ECHO) on Friday expanded its ECHO Clubs to Schools in Region 10. A new initiative dubbed the ‘Green Ambassadors Programme’ was also introduced to secondary schools within the [...]
Suriname retain title with Gold medal performance
Guyana settle for Silver… again By Sean Devers Inside a closed room at the Ocean View Hotel and without the distraction of vociferous spectators like the other Inter Guiana Games (IGG) events in this year’s championship in Guyana, Chess powerhouse Suriname continued their dominance by retaining their title with victories against the hosts and French [...]
“Introspection” exhibition showcases Guyanese talent
“The depth of her imagination is what adds quality to her artistry” was the general opinion of spectators at Dominique Hunter’s début drawing exhibition held at the Castellani House on Friday. The exhibition dubbed “Introspection” was attended by quite a number of “fascinated” regular art viewers who were extensively impressed by the work of Hunter. [...]
Kashif and Shanghai Org. responds to newspaper articles
The Kashif and Shanghai organisation has responded to articles carried in three daily newspapers including the Kaieteur News. The news papers had carried views expressed by Alpha United President Odinga Lumumba in relation to several issues of concern, chief among them the matter of increased prize money. In a letter to this newspaper, the K&S [...]
ERC scrutinising capital work projects
- intends to ensure communities are receiving full benefits Contracted capital work projects undertaken countrywide are currently being scrutinised by the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) with a view of ensuring that they are in accordance with the recommended stipulations. This is according to ERC Chairman, Bishop Juan Edghill, who revealed that under Article 212 D [...]
Horseracing action full speed ahead, Rising Sun entries closed yesterday
Banks DIH to once again sponsor main event By Samuel Whyte Starting yesterday with the Ryan Crawford end of season meet, the horseracing bandwagon is expected to go full speed ahead with a race meet projected for every two weeks or succeeding weekends until the start of the New Year. The Rising Sun Turf Club [...]
Guyanese cyclists win IGG road races yesterday
Guyanese male and female cyclists carted off the lion’s share of prizes when the 2010 Inter Guiana Games Men and Women cycling events concluded on the West Bank Demerara yesterday morning. The males commenced their journey from Nimes WBD and pedaled to Vergenoegen on the West Coast before retracing their wheels to the Demerara Harbour [...]
Public debates for PNCR candidates a possibility
…would depend on funds being made available – Clarke General Secretary of the Peoples National Congress Reform (PNCR) Oscar Clarke says that he does not believe that the persons that will be nominated for the post of Presidential Candidate would have a problem with public debates. Clarke said recently that where the problems lie is [...]
ROC enlightens school children about violence against women
Schoolchildren were among several persons who marched yesterday from the Bank of Guyana to the seawall bandstand to highlight the issue of violence against women. The march was organised by the Rights of the Child Commission (ROC). Some of the schools that braved the weather were Marians Academy, School of the Nations, Queenstown Secondary, St [...]
Christmas Policing in Division ‘B’
NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas and Division ‘B’ of the Guyana Police Force is leaving no leeway for those with criminal intent. Already there is heightened vigilance by ranks in both East and West Berbice. As the spending power of persons takes over during the next few [...]
More attention to be placed on reckless drivers during the Christmas season
NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – In anticipation of heavy traffic flow and increase in road congestion for the Yuletide Season, Division ‘B’ of the Guyana Police Force stepped up its traffic campaign from November 15th. Officer-In-Charge of Traffic, Deputy Superintendent Kevin Adonis called on drivers to use the thoroughfares with caution and cater for all categories [...]
Students suffer from lost instructional hours
NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Chairman of the Region Six Education Committee David Armogan says that too many instructional hours are lost as result of teachers attending the University of Guyana. His calculation shows that students lose approximately 61,000 instructional hours each year when teachers go to the university during school hours. In the cases of [...]
Attempts by the PNM and the Guyana Govt. to explain away these two incidents are clumsy at best
Dear Editor, Two news items have caught my attention recently. The first relates to the wire-tapping of several citizens, including the President, in Trinidad and Tobago under the previous People’s National Movement (PNM) government. The other pertains to workers who while cleaning a canal in Guyana by-passed the section in front of the home of [...]
When a thing is wrong if it is not corrected it stays wrong and eventually gets worse
Dear Editor, It was news for me reading the letter in Kaieteur News October 29th, under the heading, “One year later: UG top student jobless”, written by Claudia Heywood, mother of 2009 valedictorian Loria Mae Angela Heywood furiously complaining that one year after graduating and receiving the President’s Medal for “distinguishing performance” and “sending out [...]
We should avoid carrying ‘lame ducks’ to the polls
Dear Editor, The recent sudden illness of presidential hopeful Winston Murray has brought to stark reality the need for all presidential candidates to be subjected to a rigorous medical examination by a team of specialists. At the conclusion, the results should be made public and anyone carrying illnesses that could cause the nation huge sums [...]
