Twenty-three-year-old mom goes missing
- left home saying she was going to ‘collect child support’ Another woman is reported missing. Shanaz Azeem, 23, of Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara left her home on Tuesday, last, under the pretext of obtaining child support for her three-year-old daughter, Safnaz Persaud, from the child’s father. To date, she has not returned home, [...]
Publishing unverified claims
Dear Editor, I agree with Mr. Adam Harris (“Plight of a Reporter”, March, 20) that the life of a reporter is never easy. And the life of an editor is not any easier, except that the editor should know “better” than a reporter to publish “unverified” claims. As someone writing and publishing in the media [...]
Milerock Coach Brian Joseph accepts game ball, praise God for success
Basking in glory, Milerock FC Head Coach Bryan Joseph, as he reflected on the recent achievement announced – “This is historic for we, eh? We played with him yeah,” pointing to the owner of the losing top Surinamese football club Inter Moengo Tapoe, the former rebel military leader now member of the current Desi Buuterse Government, [...]
Another miner stabbed to death in Guyana’s interior
A team of policemen has been dispatched to the Aranka Main Landing to investigate yet another murder in Guyana’s mining community. The victim of the latest murder which occurred around23:30 hours on Friday is a 30-year-old man known as ‘Tall Man’. He was stabbed to death in the Arangoy, Cuyuni River Region Seven mining district. [...]
Like the OLPF, the AFHEP lacks transparency and should be postponed until after elections
Dear Editor, Based on recent news stories related to the Amaila Fall Hydroelectric Project (AFHEP), I feel compelled to suggest that work on the project be immediately postponed until after the 2011 elections to give a potentially new government an opportunity to do a thorough and transparent appraisal of this bungling and very costly project [...]
Simmons hits unbeaten 204 in T&T’s 434-5
Chandrika scores undefeated 77 as hosts wobble to 137-5 By Sean Devers at Providence Lendl Simmons converted his 9th First-Class ton into his third ‘double’ as Trinidad and Tobago remained in the driver’s seat against Guyana on the second day of their final preliminary round Regional four-day cricket match at the Providence Stadium yesterday. Simmons [...]
Golden Grove man shocks girlfriend with dramatic proposal
Some may want to call it coincidental but it was nothing short of destiny that led to their first encounter 10 years ago at Bhena’s Footwear, Regent Street, Georgetown. Clint Hamilton was a 14-year-old Saint Rose’s High School student, and Shonella Rodney, at just 12 years old, was grooving into secondary school life at the [...]
Substitute Sponsor if Visa Petitioner has died
By Attorney Gail S. Seeram, Gail@Go2Lawyer.com Death can come at any moment or time. Unfortunately, when a petitioner of a family-based visa petition dies, so does the pending visa petition. Under the immigration laws, the approved visa petition is revoked upon the death of the petitioner unless the Attorney General determines that, for humanitarian reasons, [...]
President has no blanket immunity
Dear Editor, I agree with Christopher Ram (SN March 14, 2011) that the President of Guyana may be operating under the wrong assumption that the immunity Article 182 in the Constitution grants absolute and unqualified immunity. This probably prompted Rajendra Bissessar to revisit the said Article in a letter (SN March 17, 2011) posing a [...]
Horticulture Society hosts 29th annual show
The Horticultural Society of Guyana held its 29th annual show at the Umana Yana yesterday. The event is set to conclude today. The show was first held in 1982, and in 1990 it moved from the St. Roses High School auditorium to the Umana Yana, said Yolanda Vasconcellos, who is the Treasurer of the Horticultural [...]
Abusing the female body
Yesterday, during the World Cup cricket match there were some ads by a car-parts company that featured a number of young women draping and otherwise provocatively exhibiting themselves in the skimpiest of short pants. There was not even the slightest pretence of creating a nexus between the product and the models that were being used [...]
NO SPEED BOAT TO BARTICA FOR ME …AGAIN
By Ralph Seeram In my youth and during my early adult days I always considered myself a strong swimmer. In fact I often wondered how people could drown if they know how to swim. I was confident that I could not drown. I swam in ponds, trenches, canals, creeks and rivers. One of my youthful [...]
Hoyte remembered as a transformative figure in Guyana’s history
The late Hugh Desmond Hoyte was remembered as a transformational figure in Guyana’s history, according to Major General (rtd) Joe Singh who was the key speaker at the fourth annual memorial lecture. The event was held on Wednesday at the Pegasus hotel. It was well attended by politicians and civil society. Major General Singh, who [...]
Turkey bound Theresa London impresses in warm up bout
Theresa London raised the hopes of her fans and endorsed her selection to represent this country at the upcoming Junior Female Amateur Boxing championships in Turkey with a clinical display that earned her a close but well deserved victory over Amanda Charles when the two boxers squared off in the ProAm boxing cards Friday evening [...]
“Embarrassed, clueless, confused and annihilated – West Indies cricket is at its lowest ebb ever!”
Colin E. H. Croft “Whuh de hell wrang wid dem fellows in de West Indies team? Dah is de best dem can do?” Last week was a very poisonous week for West Indies cricket supporters everywhere, so I do not know if, as a child, as a parent, or even if you do not have [...]
Interdicted prison officers called back on job
As a result of the recent prison escape from the Camp Street penitentiary by a murder accused, a senior prison officer, Kevin Pilgrim has been transferred and the two interdicted wardens, Mark DeYonge and Colin John, called back on duty. The interdicted officers were reportedly on duty in two of the four towers located around [...]
Morgan crowned overall champ for 3rd year at 5th IPF/NAPF CPC
Double gold for Edwards; Mars (gold); Melville (gold & bronze); Guyana 6 gold 1 bronze By Franklin Wilson “Never underestimate a team that is out to prove they can win under any condition,” The words of Manager/Coach/Athlete ‘Big’ John Edwards who led by example. But it is the unwavering confidence and belief that President of [...]
Wins for Santos & Western Tigers on exciting first day
The inaugural Len’s Craft Optical/Sunburst Orange Juice Under-15 League in the City finally kicked off yesterday after being on hold for two weeks with three exciting matches at the Georgetown Football Club Ground, Bourda. Santos rallied to take full points from Flamingo in an exciting dual 3-2; BK International Western Tigers did not break a [...]
Britain and the Caribbean: A legal battle looming?
By Sir Ronald Sanders The British Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, certainly disappointed Caribbean governments, when in the Budget he delivered on March 23 he retained the level of Air Passenger Duty (APD) applied to persons travelling to the Caribbean from British airports. In maintaining the level of the APD, applied to Caribbean countries [...]
Building your home? Think again! (Part Six)
Protecting your doors & windows… By Leonard Gildarie The phones were ringing off the hooks like crazy and my inbox was clogged up over the past few days. Last week we examined the need to ensure that your materials for the home are of good quality. Wood and concrete blocks especially, when being procured, must [...]
Guyana gets nod to host Caribbean TT C/ships
- GTTA preparations already underway By Edison Jefford The intense local attempts to develop and decentralise Table Tennis (TT) ricocheted regionally when the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) was informed on Friday that Guyana will host the blue-ribbon Caribbean Senior Championships. Executives from the association were part of an extensive meeting yesterday to discuss all [...]
Mayor’s Cup quarterfinals continues today
Play in the Mayor’s Cup football championship continues this evening with quarterfinal action at the Georgetown Football Club ground, Bourda. Today’s quarters will see powerhouse Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United looking to impose their will on Santos in the curtain raiser at 6:00pm. Fresh off their 8-0 bombardment of BV, Alpha will hope for a similar [...]
$35M x-ray system to boost tuberculosis care
…as ‘TB Free’ campaign launched An estimated $100M is going to be expended by the Ministry of Health as part of its effort to improve the treatment and prevention of tuberculosis. As part of its plan, the Ministry will in a matter of weeks commission its first digital radiology system in the public health sector, [...]
T&T eyes coconut oil mill in Guyana
Trinidad and Tobago has signaled its intentions to buy beef and mutton from Guyana. Additionally, the Twin-Island republic is also interested in buying copra and constructing a coconut oil mill. This is according to the Ministry of Agriculture which disclosed on Friday that Minister Robert Persaud has met with Trinidad’s Minister of Food Production, Land [...]
The Yellow-crowned Parrot
The Yellow-crowned Parrot or Yellow-crowned Amazon (Amazona ochrocephala), is a species of parrot, native to the tropical South America and Panama. The taxonomy is highly complex, and the Yellow-headed (A. oratrix) and Yellow-naped Amazon (A. auropalliata) are often considered subspecies of the Yellow-crowned Amazon. Except in the taxonomic section, the following deals only with the [...]
