Harry’s harengiform and Harry’s harengula
In the February 15 edition of this newspaper, there are commentaries by Harry Gill of the USA and Harry Hergash of Canada, on some of my thoughts as they relate to what I wrote about their political positions on the PPP’s governance. Let me start with Harry Gill’s harengiform. But let us get out of [...]
New $29.5M multi-purpose centre baffles residents
The $29.5M multi-purpose centre at Area ‘C’ Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara, which was commissioned last week by Minister of Housing and Water, Irfaan Ali, is a source of bewilderment to the residents of the area. They claim that the centre has been commissioned even as the playfield is a swamp and would render the [...]
New GPC outbids contender by $335M
There were just two bids opened yesterday for the procurement of drugs and medical supplies for the Ministry of Health, and there was a significant disparity in the respective amounts. The Bids were opened by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board and they are:- Bidders Amount New Guyana Pharmaceutical Company $348, 212,085 Medpharm Company [...]
Enmore woman, 64, raped and murdered
- hands tied behind head, telephone cord strapped around neck Shock waves rippled through the quiet, close-knit community of Enmore, East Coast Demerara (ECD) yesterday, as news circulated about the brutal murder of one of the area’s elderly residents. Sixty-four year-old Prampattie Ramsundar called ‘Aunty Daro’ who resided at lot 88 Second Street, Newtown, was [...]
Cops looking for motives for dog trainer’s murder
Police will have their work cut out to apprehend a hooded gunman who shot and killed 23-year-old dog trainer Sherwin Fiedtkou last Monday night. Fiedtkou, of East Ruimveldt, was shot by the lone assailiant in a dark alley in the vicinity of Well Road, North Ruimveldt. He succumbed while receiving treatment for a single gunshot [...]
Dem boys seh…Irfaat got people grinding dem teeth
Everything de government build more expensive that if an ordinary man build it. If a ordinary man could build a house fuh $5 million de government would give a contractor $500 million to build de same house. A young man build he house fuh just over $4 million wid foundation and fittings and everything that [...]
Woman sacked from OP over laptop exposé
Following the newspaper exposé on the 20 Lenovo laptops that were purchased by Office of the President, a female employee, Marcel Joseph, has reportedly been sacked. Joseph held the position of Technical Research Officer and was one of the signatories on the delivery receipt for the first set of computers. There were 13 computers in [...]
Three police witnesses testify
Enterprise taxi driver murder trial… By Latoya Giles Three more police witnesses were yesterday called upon to give their evidence in chief as the murder trial for Shawn Richardson continued before Madame Justice Dawn Gregory. The accused who hails from Bare Roots, East Coast Demerara is accused of killing Enterprise taxi driver Vivekanand Nandalall between [...]
Grandmother lives in fowl pen, appeals for help
…after fire destroyed home A Cummings Lodge, Greater Georgetown grandmother now lives and sleeps in a fowl pen after fire recently destroyed her home. Gaitree Doodnauth, 59, is crammed into the fowl pen, with a one-burner kerosene stove on which she cooks for herself and her husband. She sleeps on top of what used to [...]
China’s poor treated to fake rice made from plastic: report
China’s history with food safety is a rocky one, but even in the annals of robbery and abuse, this will go down in infamy. Various reports in Singapore media have said that Chinese companies are mass producing fake rice made, in part, out of plastic, according to one online publication, Very Vietnam. The “rice” is [...]
Man accused of attempting to smuggle $2,000 into prison
Kevin Crawford yesterday appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry to answer to a charge of taking an item to the Camp Street penitentiary without lawful authority. He pleaded not guilty. The accused was represented by defence counsel Gregory Gaskin. According to police prosecutor, Corporal Venetta Pindar, on February 13, at the Camp Street penitentiary, [...]
Prophet Muhammad’s life an example of devotion, love, and sacrifice – AFC
The Alliance For Change has extended greetings to all Muslim brothers and sisters on the occasion of Youman Nabi which marks the birth anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad. “The life, works, and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Unto Him), have been an example that millions around the world have followed faithfully and rewardingly [...]
Johnson returns from injury, Deonarine still unfit
Guyana team depart for St Vincent By Sean Devers Twenty-three year-old Leon Johnson who was replaced in the Guyana squad by former West Indies youth player Gajanand Singh for the washed out second round match at Bourda due to a finger injury is back in the side for Guyana’s next match in St Vincent. The [...]
Sumptuous opening ceremony planned for re-launching of Table Tennis in Berbice
Open Tournament serves off today By Samuel Whyte A sumptuous opening ceremony is planned for today in Berbice when the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) under the renewed leadership of Commissioner of Police Henry Green in collaboration with the Steering Committee of the Berbice Table Tennis sub Association, re-launches the game in the Ancient County [...]
Kumar must do more than offer challenges
By Rawle Welch As I stood on the floor at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall listening to the various sponsors representatives and important stakeholders address members of the media during the launching of the Scotia Bank / DDL (Pepsi) / GSDF Schools Football Academy, I could not help but ponder on remarks made by Director [...]
Local softball cricket officials hold discussions with Cuban cricket authorities
Launch softball league in Havana Cuba A team of officials from the Guyana Softball League (GSL) recently left Guyana for Cuba to promote this brand of cricket on the Spanish Island and to strengthen relations with that country. Subsequently, these officials have organized a one day softball cricket competition among Guyanese students studying in that [...]
Amateur boxers for fistic duty as GABA presents youth tourney in rural district
Amateur boxers are once again called into action when the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports presents a competition for U-16 and Junior boxers at the Anderson Sports Complex, Goed Fortuin WCD on Sunday February 20 next. Boxers will be drawn from the various gyms in [...]
Milerock to host Suriname’s Intermoengotapoe March 13
Focus is on strength & conditioning as preparations heightens By Franklin Wilson Upper Demerara based Milerock FC; runner-up in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Super League will debut in the Caribbean Football Union Champions Cup when they host Suriname’s Intermoengotapoe on Sunday March 13 at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground. The predominantly young side, [...]
Kennard Memorial Turf Club Phagwah Day meet set for March 21
February is now winding down but already organizers of the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) are urging horse owners to start preparing for the Phagwah Day meet slated for Monday March 21 next at the club’s Bush Lot Farm Corentyne facilities. Seven races are slated for the day’s events and as usual, there will be [...]
Youman Nabi messages
Central Islamic Organisation Of Guyana Assalam O Alaikum wa Rahmatu Laahi wa Barakatu. May the peace, mercy and blessings of ALLAH SA be with you all. Today as we face a rapidly changing world dominated by man’s inhumanity to man. Where might is right and the poor are taken advantage of by the rich, where [...]
The Bosai alumina refinery feasibility study
Dear Editor, It should be recalled that President Jagdeo amazed the nation and the mineral world with his November 2008 announcement of an agreement with BOSAI for a US$1.00Bn investment, premised on the construction of a 1.0 million tonne per year Alumina Refinery, to be followed by a 500,000 tonne per year Aluminum Smelter. These [...]
Mammoth crowd turn out as Linden’s Stag Beer inter-ward football commence
- Nine more matches on this evening The Linden/Georgetown bus park was the place to be last weekend as the Young Achievers 20/20 Sports Bar kicked off their Stag Beer Inter-ward street football. 18 teams were on show Sunday last with all having a common goal of claiming the tournament’s first prize of $200,000 but [...]
Six underdeveloped points brought down Rose
By Edison Jefford Six underdeveloped points and lots of grassroots campaigning brought to power new officials in the administration of basketball in Georgetown, and from the look of the one-page document and election attitude of Trevor Rose, two central references are necessary. In an early analysis of the transition of the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association [...]
Cops nab juvenile burglary suspects
- seven Grove homes broken into in two weeks Police have detained four juveniles suspected of carrying out a spate of recent burglaries in Diamond and Grove, East Bank Demerara. The teens are also suspects in an incident on Monday, last, in which a Bishops’ High School student was robbed by six youths near the [...]
What are the greener pastures?
Dear Editor, Congratulations to Dr Moti Lall on his dedicated services to his patients, to the field of medicine and to his country. I guess it is disheartening as a senior doctor to train younger doctors to carry on your work and legacy just to see them leave, peddling their skills in the “greener pastures” [...]
