Barama imports plywood
- higher prices anticipated Guyana’s insatiable demand for plywood, which was rudely interrupted two months ago with the sudden closure of the country’s largest factory, may gain some respite with news that a large shipment is set to be unloaded. Barama Company Limited, whose plywood facility at Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara, was closed [...]
Ex-cop held following bungled armed robbery
- victim disarms gunman, takes weapon to station An ex-policeman who was interdicted from duty some years ago is now in custody at the Kitty Police Station for his alleged involvement in an armed robbery last Thursday night. The former Tactical Services Unit rank was arrested after a Middleton Street couple alleged that a man [...]
Renowned engineer Walter Willis is a ‘Special Person’
“I would rather not sit down and debate about projects; I just want to get the drawings and do the job. That’s my profession and I love it. Where the funds come from is not important to me.” By Latoya Giles Growing up in Pike Street, Kitty, and seeing his father doing a job which [...]
Dem boys seh….Ministers want lef de wuk
Is big story. Some people frighten to be Minister in de Government. And all this happen because a man meet a Minister and tell he that dem gun go to jail. De story start when de Minister shake the man hand and exchange greetings. De man smile and wish he all de best because he [...]
Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre hosts ‘mini-concert’
… International Day for Persons with Disabilities On Friday, several children living with disabilities were treated to a ‘mini-concert’ and show hosted by the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre (PRRC) under the theme, “ Keeping the Promise; Mainstreaming Disability in the Millennium Development Goals, towards 2015 and beyond”. Chairman of the PRRC Management Committee, Colonel Randy [...]
Establishing the Parent-Child Relationship
Immigration TALK: In current times, the dynamics of the family unit have changed. It is a norm to see children born to unwed parents and children raised by stepparents. In these situations, the U.S. Immigration laws impose requirements on proving the parent-child relationship when a sponsorship petition is pending. The U.S. Immigration law defines “child” [...]
Mabura Trail children get early Christmas tidings
The Christmas season is regarded as one of perpetual giving, a notion which held true on Friday when the children of 47 Miles, Mabura Trail were endowed with glad tidings. Forty-Seven Miles is a close-knit community of just over 100 residents and is known for its small-scale mining activities. However, the residents are barely able [...]
National Assembly recalls Winston Murray’s lasting legacy
By Gary Eleazar The President Guyana never had, the man should have been President, the Little Giant, the man to emulate were just some of the many sentiments that permeated the hallowed Chambers of the National Assembly on Thursday as the House approved a motion conveying its sympathy to the wife and family of the [...]
Agri Ministry unhappy with construction pace of $156M pump station
A new drainage pump station at Greenfield, East Coast Demerara, is expected to be completed in a few weeks, officials said on Friday. The two pumps and the station, expected to double the current capacity of drainage for the area, are expected to cost around $156M and will be discharging up to 120 cubic feet [...]
Disabled people hold walk in Essequibo
The Community-based Rehabilitation Programme (CBR) in collaboration with the Disabled Peoples Network, sponsored an awareness walk from Queenstown village on the Essequibo Coast to Onderneeming in observance of International Disabled Day. The walk attracted a wide cross section of disabled persons. According to chairman of the Disabled Peoples’ Network, Seedat Katwaroo, the walk aims to [...]
17 years on death row
By Dale Andrews (Continued from last week) Seventeen years ago, Hafiz Hussein was sentenced to death for the murder of Aubrey Ramsammy called Arnold at Black Bush Polder, Berbice. Despite his conviction by a jury of his peers, to this day many still believe that he is a victim of circumstance. Last week we looked [...]
National Table Tennis Championships return
By Edison Jefford Amid serenading from the Guyana Police Force Steel Orchestra and a flatteringly decorated Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, the much-anticipated National Table Tennis Championships were ushered in officially yesterday with a pumped-up Opening Ceremony. It was clear that the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) wanted to make a statement with the level of [...]
Red Cross hosts inter-school impromptu speaking competition
Under the theme, “Universal Access and Human Rights” the Guyana Red Cross Society hosted an inter-school impromptu speaking competition at the Guyana Red Cross Society Headquarters at Eve Leary, Kingston, Wednesday. The event launched the Anti-Stigma and Discrimination Campaign ‘Come Closer’ which served to mark World AIDS Day 2010 which was observed yesterday. The competition [...]
Ground Structures Engineering Consultants Inc. donate 3rd place trophy
For the third consecutive year, Consulting Engineers and Scientists, Ground Structures Engineering Consultants Inc. have donated the 3rd place trophy for the Annual Kashif & Shanghai football extravaganza which is in its 21st year. At their 212 D’ Andrade Street, Newton, Georgetown Head Office, Accountant Charmaine Collins handed over the trophy to Co-Director Aubrey ‘Shanghai’ [...]
The joys of rum and its products
Rum – slaves distilled it, pirates swigged it, and planters knocked it back with a dash of lime and sugar. It became the Caribbean’s most celebrated icon and it is more superior here than anywhere else in the world. And since it’s Christmas in Guyana we know that ‘tis the season for friends, family, food [...]
Humphrey retains Ladies crown
Defending Ladies Singles champion Berbician Carol Humphrey easily disposed of junior champion Krystal Sukra to retain her Pegasus Open Tennis Championships title yesterday, at the Hotel’s Hardcourts. Humphrey defeated Sukra in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 to ink her name one more time on the Lien Trophy. Speaking after the game, Humphrey said that it was [...]
New K&S fixtures released
Plank walking begins on December 15 @ GFC By Franklin Wilson The 21st Edition of Guyana’s Premier knock-Out Football tournament is set to kick off on December 15 at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground with a double header. Eight of the 20 teams competing will have to battle for a place in the group-of-16 [...]
“Captains ahoy! The story of recent West Indies team captaincy”
by Colin E. H. Croft It has been suggested that ‘the captaincy of the West Indies cricket team is a poisoned chalice.’ That might be so, but how did we get to where we are now in captaincy? With Brain Lara’s recent relevant comments that ‘a captain is as good as his players’ – he [...]
UNAIDS report shows a reverse in spread of HIV
…Total number of people on treatment increased by seven and half times over the last five years A new UNAIDS report shows that the AIDS epidemic has been halted and that the world is beginning to reverse the spread of HIV, says a report by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), that was [...]
Dr. Noel Blackman’s birthday 7-a-side football kicks off Thursday
Action in the Dr. Noel Blackman birthday knockout 7-a-side football tournament will kick off on Thursday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground Bourda with a total eight matches starting at 5:00pm. The tournament coordinated by Former national player and coach, Lennox Arthur, is in honour of the birth anniversary of another former footballer, Dr. [...]
Chaos at Port Mourant Market on first day of vending
- vendors return to old habit of roadside vending The new Port Mourant Market opened for business yesterday amidst chaos and confusion, with a number of vendors occupying the roadside and spots outside of the new $102M state-of-the-art facility. Despite that assurance that the market will cater for all vending needs, vendors were seen with [...]
Packed Programme anticipated at Port Mourant Pre-Christmas horserace meet
The Port Mourant Turf club will be abuzz with activities come Sunday December 12, that’s the date when the club runs off their annual Pre-Christmas horserace meet. Over 55 horses have entered so far and with the entries closing yesterday, that number was set to swell significantly. Most of the countries leading racehorses have already [...]
It is our time!
Is the acquisition of tertiary education a waste of time?
Asks Michael Benjamin The recent upsurge in letters to the editor by graduates of the University of Guyana bemoaning the absence of adequate jobs has once again triggered a heated debate and provoked many arguments of the wisdom and advantages, if any, of procuring tertiary education. One wonders, also, of the results of a head [...]
Keen contests expected in General Marine Male and Female Softball finals today
The competition is expected to be keen when the General Marine Male softball finals and the Female Semi-finals and Final are contested at the GCC Ground Bourda. Action commences at 10:00am and admission is free. Spectators can go to the Kenny Wishart and Rohan Kanhai Stands. There will be a total of five matches, two semi-finals and then [...]
