Lobbying intensifies for PPP presidential candidate
Dear Editor, As 2011 approaches, lobbying has intensified for the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) presidential candidate for Guyana and it sees as if the country’s sugar workers, which comprise the bulk of the work force in the country, will have a big say in determining the candidate for the governing party. At least four party [...]
Stabroek, Vreed-en-Hoop stellings not for sale – Benn
- Harbour Bridge will not go down Government has debunked reports that it is selling the Stabroek and Vreed-en-Hoop ferry stellings, amidst concerns that the facilities, currently in a state of disrepair, could be leaving authorities with no options if the aging Demerara Harbour Bridge goes down for any prolonged period. Answering questions during his [...]
GPL Engineer’s estimate draws angry reaction
Construction of the foundation for the construction of a 15.6MW Wartsila Generation Plant at Kingston which engineer’s estimate would cost $120.8 million could turn out to be close to 50 per cent cheaper. This was confirmed by Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Power and Light, Bharat Dindyal, yesterday when he explained that the estimate [...]
Guyanese woman loses leg in hospital elevator
A Guyanese woman got caught in a Brooklyn hospital elevator Saturday and was dragged up eight floors with her leg sticking out of the door – a terrifying ordeal that took nearly an hour before firefighters could rescue her, sources said. The woman, identified as Debra Jordan, formerly of Meadowbrook, Georgetown, and in her 30s, [...]
Educating educators for decades…Samuel Small AA, is a Special Person
“…Teaching is a vocation; it’s not a job…You have to love teaching and you have to recognise that those children need to be inspired and motivated to see the importance of education.” By Gary Eleazar The greatest gift apart from that of loving a human being that a person can give another human being is [...]
Dem boys seh… Is a New Year, tun round
Is a New Year and dem boys hoping that some people mek serious resolutions. Whole last year people exploit people, nuff of dem thief, some lie while others collect money under false pretences. Dem cantractas tek people money fuh do wuk and dem do cock wuk. In some cases dem do no wuk; some smell [...]
GuySuCo ‘prematurely’ close crop and worker stay away
The Guyana Sugar Corporation yesterday said that it was forced to prematurely close its second crop due to the low turnout of harvesters for the entire week, despite exceedingly good weather for harvesting. Attendance record ranged from nil to 15 per cent as the highest for the week, possibly the lowest in years. “The Corporation [...]
HAPPY NEW YEAR
As publisher of the Kaieteur News, I offer New Year’s tidings to all our readers, advertisers and vendors. I send greetings to the management and staff of the newspaper and to all who have provided patronage and support for our newspaper over the past year. Despite the obstacles that were placed in our way, in [...]
Policeman granted bail on bribery allegation
Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry yesterday granted $50,000 bail to Cletus Azeem, a policeman who was charged with collecting inducement. It is alleged that on November 2, last, being an agent of the Government, Azeem obtained from Natasha Jones the sum of $40,000 as an inducement or reward to forego prosecuting Kenroy Cadogan. To the charge [...]
Olato Sam named Chief Education Officer
Olato Sam, who served for three years as advisor to the Minister of Education, has been appointed to fill the post of Chief Education Officer. The position has been a thorny one for the Ministry after Genevieve Whyte-Nedd spent a prolonged period as the Acting Chief Education Officer and was never confirmed. She proceeded on [...]
T&HD rakes in $700M but spends $1.2B
Government ferries moved over 232,000 passengers and 30,000 vehicles between January 1, and December 14, last, the Transport and Harbours Department has said. According to General Manager, Kevin Trim, almost 100,000 tons of cargo was also moved during the period. Passengers earned the government coffers $6.8M, while vehicle crossings raised $123M and cargo $227M. In [...]
Police apologize to “Jumbie”
Four days after he was released from the Brickdam police lockups after he was arrested the Police Public Relations yesterday offered an apology to popular entertainer Lyndon Jones called “Jumbie”. The comedian and father of three, was arrested on Christmas Eve around 20:00 hours outside Nigel’s Supermarket, Robb and Light Streets, while waiting for his [...]
Champs to be crowned tonight in battle of the TITANS; Pele vs. Alpha
Sunburst Camptown play Bakewell Topp XX for 3rd Two weeks of intense battles over ten playing days will all come to what is anticipated to be an exhilarating end when the curtains come down on the 21st edition of Guyana’s Premier knockout football competition, the Kashif & Shanghai extravaganza. Earning the honour of ending the [...]
Judge puts DCB’s AGM on hold
Chief Justice Ian Chang has granted an order temporarily prohibiting the holding of the Demerara Cricket Board’s (DCB) Annual General Meeting (AGM) until the hearing and determination of the originating summons. The AGM and Elections of the DCB were scheduled for Sunday but West Demerara Cricket Association President and DCB Vice-President Anand Sanasie on December [...]
DREAM Act is Reality for Undocumented Youths in the U.S.
The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, or “DREAM Act,” would allow the 65,000 young undocumented students who graduate high school each year to start a pathway to citizenship after completing two years of college or military service. Both U.S. legislative bodies, the House of Representatives and the Senate, recently took action on [...]
2010 RAMBLINGS
As we leave 2010 many things race through my head. I am sure that we can all take good and bad memories of the past year. So much has happened in 2010 that I am compelled to share it with you in these pages. I may look like I am a very public individual but [...]
Excitement promised at Dr. Blackman’s birthday 7-a-side football finals tomorrow
Entertainment has been promised for football fans visiting the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground, Bourda tomorrow, Sunday January 2, when coordinator Lennox Arthur will stage the finals of the Dr. Noel Blackman’s birthday 7-a-side football tournament. The remaining 12 teams from a total 36 who had started the competition, will ‘duke it out’ in an [...]
HENRY GREENE SHOULD BE ASHAMED
By Ralph Seeram Commissioner Henry Greene must be very proud of himself. I am sure that he is satisfied with his performance. He “showed” those two irritants, Freddie Kissoon and Mark Benschop, that he has power and can abuse it, did I say abuse? Sorry can use it. Two days in the lockup for the [...]
Despite an eventful year, we managed to deliver – Klass
By Rawle Welch “Yes, I think that last year was an eventful year and more than ever before we were able to manage and deliver all aspects of the sport,” President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Colin Klass told this newspaper during a review of the sport’s performance in 2010, at the entity’s Head [...]
Rose needs more administrative support
By Edison Jefford The Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) brushed off some hiccups in the first year of the new administration to place basketball in the City on a relatively smooth path toward the development of the sport, despite remnants of challenges. In January, the GABA) hosted a meeting with the affiliate Georgetown clubs ahead [...]
Relatives yet to receive word from company
Several weeks after a report blasting Pritipaul Singh Investments for its poor safety practices, survivors and relatives of dead crewmember, Orlon Munroe, are yet to hear anything from the seafood company. The Board of Inquiry, which was ordered to do an investigation after the trawler exploded on June 18, found that the fire was caused [...]
GMR&SC managed to achieve all its goals
- Performed beyond expectations By Rawle Welch President of the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) Raj Boodhoo speaking with Kaieteur Sport yesterday reported that the entity was able to achieve all the goals that were set at the beginning of the year. Boodhoo, who took over the reins of leadership of the club [...]
SHE LOVES HER JOB WHICH PAYS $129 PER HOUR
A few days ago I met a young lady, immaculately dressed in her well-ironed and starched security uniform. We began a conversation and I discovered that she worked for a security firm, one of the many such entities that have sprung up in Guyana. What was noticeable was the enormous personal satisfaction she took in [...]
All roads lead to Rising Sun Turf Club tomorrow
Samuel Whyte All roads lead to the Rising Sun Turf Club, Arima Park, West Coast Berbice, tomorrow, Sunday, January 2, 2011, that’s the date and venue for the big end of season one day horserace meet organized by the Rising Sun Turf Club in collaboration with the Lions Cub of Durban Park and the Central [...]
“Hopefully, everything will be better in 2011”
By Colin E. H. Croft Hey, do not hold me accountable, but I can promise, right now, that 2011 will be better than all that has transpired in 2010. It must be. There is always hope for the future, with the proper enterprise. You can still change the future, even now. 2010 is croaked! Happy [...]
