US-based Josiah-Tanner could be added to Cross Country team
By Edison Jefford United States-based distance athlete, Euleen Josiah-Tanner could be added to Guyana’s national Cross Country team as the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) continues to probe ways that it can strengthen the team for an improved overall performance. President of the AAG, Colin Boyce told Kaieteur Sport yesterday that he will confirm later [...]
T&T travel to India US$62,500 richer after beating Hampshire in Caribbean T20 Final
By Sean Devers in Antigua In association with Digicel, Carib Beer, Leisure Inn, GSL, Queensway & Dave’s West Indian Imports (NY) A spine-tingling 28-ball 41 from Daren Bravo and an efficient work in the field by favourites Trinidad and Tobago spearheaded the 2008 Champions to a 36 run victory against English T20 winners Hampshire Royals [...]
Boxers gear up for ProAm boxing card scheduled for this Friday
Merely three days before the respective fighters grace the ring for this year’s inaugural ProAm boxing card at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH), President of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC), Peter Abdool is optimistic that activities would reach its peak this year. Speaking from his Avenue of the Republic office, Mr. Abdool [...]
Correction to news article
In an article in our sports pages last Sunday January 23, headlined ‘All Singh at DCB elections’ we had mentioned that Justice Rishi Persaud had ordered the respective elections of the two factions associated with the Demerara Cricket Board. Justice Persaud never issued a ruling on the elections. Rather, Justice Ian Chang had instructed that [...]
Deo wins Harris Paints golf Tournament
Based on his overall performance Bholaram “Friskie” Deo was arguably the best player at the Lusignan Golf Club for 2010, despite not winning a single tournament. However on Saturday, he started 2011 with a splash winning the Harris Paints Golf Tournament shooting a net 69 (handicap 15, gross 84). He narrowly pipped Fazil Haniff, who [...]
The Chandarpal equation
I got calls Saturday morning from two persons whom I respect immensely for their pro-democracy work at the moment. Both men are important to the human rights climate if we are going to make Guyana a modern constitutional democracy. They were both alarmed at the tone of my Saturday piece which they think did not [...]
Berbice Volleyball Association receives donation
Samuel Whyte The recently resuscitated Berbice Volleyball Association was the recipient of a banner compliments of Dave’s Television Channel Eight (DTV8), which is owned by the Rambarran family in New Amsterdam Berbice. The banner will be used by the association whenever there are tournaments organised by the entity and when ever the BVA is participating [...]
Mr. Ramjattan was not endeavouring to forward a sociological analysis of the Guyanese society
Dear Editor, Please allow me to respond to a letter recently published in your newspaper entitled “Khemraj Ramjattan’s Bath Settlement call was ill-advised,” authored by Lurlene Nestor. It has to be pointed out at the very outset, for the education of Ms. Nestor, albeit its very obvious nature, that Mr. Ramjattan was talking about the [...]
The new mantra replacing ‘28 years’ will not work
Dear Editor, Harry Gill’s recent letters reveals his commonality with President Jagdeo. Harry Gill is a pathological liar who chooses to spend his time defending another pathological liar who would win any lying competition when either say walk you have to get up and run like the devil is after you. Harry Gill’s most recent [...]
The Jagdeo/Chandrapal saga
Dear Editor, My input in this whole commotion was well taken care of by Mr. Malcolm Harripaul. He truly identified and brought out President Jagdeo’s true identity and his true reflections of his daily interactions with others. Freddie Kissoon says almost on a daily basis. When the President decides to speak, he does it like [...]
HOW MUCH LAND SHOULD ONE MAN OWN?
Mr. Glenn Lall, the publisher of this newspaper, believes that he could have got more money for the sale of prime real estate that the government disposed of last year on the open market than the price eventually paid for the said land. Last year the government sold just over one hundred acres via public [...]
Are there two categories of Amerindians in Guyana?
Dear Editor, As an Amerindian, I personally feel that the move the President made in respect to being paid by the Developed Nations like Norway to preserve our forests is a good one for the simple reason that most life forms depend on the forest one way or another for existence. Developed and some developing [...]
Ramodit killing can have an adverse impact on Guyanese visiting their homeland
Dear Editor, Peeping Tom (January 24) is right in stating that attacks on tourists hurt Guyana’s image and will discourage people from visiting our homeland thereby depriving the nation of much needed spending to boost the economy. The latest attack on a tourist, the fatal robbery of Guyanese American Roopnarine Ramodit in Clifton Settlement, will [...]
Propping up Corbin’s shattered image
Dear Editor, It has become quite obvious that the role of some Executive members of the PNCR is solely to defend their Leader R. H. O. Corbin. Ms. Rayman had a lot of interesting questions for Mr. Mervin and the AFC in her recent missive (Kaieteur News 24-01-11). I am hoping Ms. Rayman would take [...]
Fishing vessel set ablaze at Vergenoegen foreshore
Police on West Coast Demerara have launched an investigation into what they suspect to be a deliberate attempt by persons or person to destroy a fishing vessel. The boat owner, Tardevnauth Ramana, said that some time around 01:00 hours yesterday he received a telephone call from someone working at the Vergenoegen seawall. “It got [...]
Police unearth Brazilian’s body in shallow grave
- after capturing wanted man The capture of a wanted man by police in the Rupununi has led to the gruesome discovery of a shallow grave containing the body of a Brazilian national who was reportedly murdered last Friday. The wanted man, whose name was given as Wycliff Smith, 26, of Moco Moco, Rupununi was [...]
Finance Minister’s figures on economy’s growth questionable
Budget 2011 – Ram & McRae Eminent Chartered Accounting Firm Ram & McRae has conducted a review and analysis of the 2011 budget recently presented by Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh and questions the accuracy and credibility of the figures that are said to reflect the growth in the economy last year as well as [...]
Death knell for La Penitence Sunday vending?
Planned road works near the La Penitence Market not only means displacement of some stallholders, but may also be the death knell for an old tradition—Sunday vending. For years, vendors have been coming out before the crack of dawn on Sundays to ply their wares along Saffon Street between Middle Road, La Penitence to Sussex [...]
Man dies in accident after leaving party
Police are trying to identity a man who perished in an accident at around 21:15 hrs after leaving a party at Ruimzeight, West Coast Demerara. The victim, who is of East Indian ancestry, and estimated to be about 46, succumbed at the West Demerara Regional Hospital after being run over by a car. According to [...]
Former Police Commissioner treated shabbily by senior Force officials
- says unable to reach Top Cop while filing complaint Many administrations often do their best to refute those who criticise the way they choose to run their agencies and this country. A favoured excuse is that these critics do not understand the intricacies of the things that they criticise. But who better to highlight [...]
Family of shot Kaneville shopkeeper still living in fear
“It will never be the same for my family” said the reputed wife of the Kaneville businessman, Majeed Khan, who was shot in his chest by bandits on January 6. Khan was shot after bandits invaded his residence demanding money and jewellery in the presence of his wife and children. The injured father of five [...]
Dem boys seh…Some people selling out Guyana to dem friends
Dem boys sit down and start thinking about puzzles. One man ask dem how long it gun tek fuh de current crop of politicians own all of Guyana. That is a stupid question because de country belong to de people but de man point out how dem same politicians selling land to dem friend. Then [...]
Fire erupts at Le Repentir landfill site again
Another fire erupted at Le Repentir Dumpsite yesterday, causing speculation that it was caused by spontaneous combustion or by scavengers. According to residents in the area, at 14:00 hrs yesterday a combination of thick black foggy smoke and sounds of containers exploding erupted at the dumpsite causing great discomfort to residents. Firefighters, assisted by bulldozer [...]
Market tarmacs to be commissioned this month end
Several market tarmacs are set to be commissioned and used by the end of this month. This was stated by Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon during his last Cabinet Press Briefing held on Thursday last. Dr. Luncheon said, “Notwithstanding the oversubscription by vendors, the recently constructed tarmacs at a number of sites in the administrative [...]
Diamond roads in shambles
- residents and taxi-drivers complain Residents in the Diamond/ Grove Housing Scheme, East Bank of Demerara are complaining of lack of proper infrastructure which is affecting progress in the area. One of their main grouses is with the condition of the roadways, particularly in the area in which residents have paid $1M each for a [...]
