Procurement Commission in place would have avoided imbroglio
Laptop debacle… – “would have had the authority to investigate the procedures which were used” – Corbin The government has failed to put in place the Public Procurement Commission. Had this body been in place then it would have been able to investigate the whole imbroglio surrounding the procurement of netbooks for the One Laptop [...]
Sugar worker’s body pulled from drain after drinking spree
Police are awaiting the results of a post mortem examination to determine the cause of death of 33 year old Zaheed Abdool called ‘Jack’, 42 of Enterprise, East Coast Demerara, whose body was found in a drain in the village around 07:30 hours yesterday. While relatives and neighbours are convinced that excessive rum drinking caused [...]
Research shows…Guyana’s one radio station is a hemispheric aberration
Head of State Bharrat Jagdeo’s statement that he wants the people of the nation to have access to information has been described as deceptive. Observers are pointing to the fact that Guyana is the only country in this hemisphere that has only one radio station. To compound the situation further is the fact that this [...]
Dem boys seh…Bharrat know everything except bout Pradoville 2
Bharrat is a man who does know everything that happening. Dem boys know that because when dem ask he any question at a press conference he can answer. He can talk about every development programme. This man know how much money de country can save pun de Hope canal; he know how much dem laptop [...]
More funding, training needed to stem TB scourge
– Dr Moti Lall The need for more funding, and the training of health professionals have been cited as two crucial factors to aid the fight against Tuberculosis, according to reputable Pulmonologist, Dr Moti Lall. The renowned physician has for many years been directing his services to the fight against this disease which he insist [...]
Hungry addict ‘cleans up’ police mess hall
A popular drug addict is now the guest of the police, after choosing the Brickdam Police Station mess hall, of all places, to have an unwelcomed dinner on Saturday night. The man who is named as ‘Vegas’, is now in a place that is far removed from the popular American gambling capital, after filling himself [...]
11-year-old girl drowns in Port Kaituma River
An 11-year-old girl perished at around 14:30 hrs yesterday while swimming in the Port Kaituma River. The victim has been identified as Reha Mingo, and reports state that she was swimming in an area called “Canal Bank, located near the entrance of the river where the steamer usually passes. Kaieteur News understands that this area [...]
Health Ministry to train some students of bogus nursing school
The Ministry of Health , Georgetown Public Hospital and the Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security are organising a programme to assist those students who were affected by the Nanda Kissoon “Medical School” scam. Kissoon, who goes by numerous aliases, has been embroiled in a nursing school scandal many a times before. Students [...]
Emergence of new TT champs continue
- as Nedd upsets Chelsea Edghill The emergence of new table tennis champions continued late Saturday night when Akeicia Nedd defeated 2010 Caribbean Champion and Junior Sportswoman of the Year, Chelsea Edghill in the Under-18 Girls’ final of the Mashramani Table Tennis (TT) contest. Following the emergence of Kyle Edghill, who is the brother of [...]
Greaves maintains winning ways
By Franklin Wilson Sprint Ace Alonzo Greaves made it back-to-back wins in the National Sports Commission sponsored Mashramani cycle race meets on the weekend. Following up on a well executed win in the feature 35-lap contest on Saturday afternoon at the National Park, Greaves was again unstoppable yesterday on the West Coast of Demerara. The [...]
Company awaiting meeting with Labour Ministry on compensation
Barama wood shredder death… Officials at the Barama Timber Company are waiting for the Ministry of Labour to arrange a meeting to decide on compensation for relatives of 19-year-old Jason Fraser, whose mangled remains were found in a wood shredder at Barama’s Buckhall, Essequibo location last year. “We are waiting for a meeting to be [...]
Washed out game a disappointment
But allowed time for mental preparation says Moore By Sean Devers Like the first three days, the final day of the second round Regional Four-Day cricket match between Guyana and the Leeward Islands at Bourda is expected to be washed out today without a ball being bowled due to persistent rain in Georgetown. Both teams [...]
Few Surprises at AAG Awards Ceremony
- Forde, Alder are ‘Athletes-of-the-Year’ The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) hosted its Annual Awards Ceremony Saturday night where there were clear-cut winners among a major surprise at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) Auditorium in Thomas Lands. Cleveland Forde was definitely the Male Athlete of the Year based on his performances last year, but [...]
Guyanese Blyden hits another 50 for T&T club
But Dejonge’s 89 leave him on losing side Demerara leg-spinning all-rounder Travis Blyden scored his third fifty in four matches in a losing effort for Rousillac United on Saturday in the Trinidad and Tobago 40-overs cricket League. The right-handed Guyana Defence Force player, who is Captain of the Trinidad club side, stroked an attractive 55 [...]
Saints Mash basketball competition commences today
The Mashramani Schools Basketball competition organised by St. Stanislaus College is set to bounce off this afternoon, at the school’s Hardcourts on Brickdam. According to the fixtures, three matches will be played with Charlestown Secondary pitted against Marian Academy; Bishop’s High takes on GETC and Plaisance Secondary go up against School of Nations. The schools [...]
Second one-day Table Tennis coaching session successful in Berbice
By Samuel Whyte The second coaching session organised by the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) in collaboration with the Steering Committee of the Berbice Sub Association was successfully held on Saturday February 12 at the New Amsterdam Multilateral Secondary School (NAMS). The sessions, which are all part of the GTTA’s aim to spread the game to all [...]
Basketball shakeup in Georgetown
- Rose loses GABA presidency Popular local designer, Trevor Rose yesterday lost the presidency of the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) when a completely new executive took over the administration of the sport at the biannual Annual General Meeting and Elections. Banks DIH Procurement and Operations Executive, David Carto defeated Rose 9-1 in votes for [...]
Housing Ministry may blacklist crooked contractors
In the wake of growing complaints of contractors fleecing home builders, authorities on Wednesday announced that the Housing Ministry is preparing to introduce measures to license carpenters and develop systems to even blacklist them. Scores of home-owners have fallen victim to what some have described as “scampish” contractors. Even the banks are concerned. One official [...]
Relocated Stabroek vendors face hard times
- say “business ain’t just bad, it ugly” It’s been over a month since a massive demolition exercise forced several vendors to shift their operations from Stabroek Market Square to the Demico House pavement. Since then, things have not been easy for them. “Things hard”, says Seon Charles, standing outside of his small booth in [...]
GPSU blasts ‘anti-working class’ National budget
The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) has deemed this year’s national budget as anti-working class. “This is said not only from the perspective of trade union interest, but also from the standpoint of the inequity of budgetary treatment relative to other classes and sectional interests in the society. “In a budget of $161.4 billion, workers [...]
The non-appointment of the CEO vs. the appointment
Dear Editor, On January 1, 2011 the Kaieteur News headline captioned; “Olato Sam named Chief Education Officer” captivated my attention and simultaneously aroused much interest and concern. My general feeling stemmed not from the person named in the caption, but rather to the position to which the person was named. The nation has been alerted [...]
My criticism of the PPP and PNCR does not make me an AFC supporter
Dear Editor, I respond to Tacuma Ogunseye’s letter, “Harripaul’s embrace of the AFC boggles the mind,” (Kaieteur News 02-12-11). I thank Tacuma for his praise of me. I consider him an old comrade since we both fought the PNC dictatorship in the streets in the latter 1970’s. I always salute him as a principled person [...]
Govt.’s investment in drainage proven successful
Dear Editor, As a successful young businessman I would like to share my views on the heavy rainfall that poured along the coastland recently, which has certainly tested the improvement in the drainage system following significant works undertaken by the government through the Ministry of Agriculture and its community drainage workers. Despite the heavy downpour [...]
A CASE OF STUBBORNESS
The PNCR is obsessed with the person who occupies the chairmanship of the Ethnic Relations Commission and no doubt wants to see this person off the body. The PPP on the other hand is suspicious of the main opposition’s position as regards to the extension of the life of the Commission and believes it is [...]
NDIA responds to KN on Hope Canal comments
Dear Editor, I wish to respond to an editorial in the Kaieteur News article titled, “Laptop Plunder” dated February 11, 2011, which contains a number of inaccurate comments with regard to the Hope canal (the East Demerara Water Conservancy northern relief channel at Hope/Dochfour, East Coast Demerara). Major developmental projects being implemented by the government [...]
