The perfect anthem for this election season
I heard a song this week that resonated with my core beliefs in a deep and meaningful way. The song is entitled, “One Tribe” and it is sung by The Black Eyed Peas. From the first time I heard this song, I thought it would be a perfect anthem for this election year in Guyana. [...]
The Guyanese and his passport: Nineteen years after
Almost the entire nation of Guyana would not be familiar with the name Hubert Williams. He was a journalist in the seventies with the Guyana Graphic. With his Graphic colleague, Rickey Singh, he took up permanent residence in Barbados after coming into conflict with Prime Minister Forbes Burnham. Singh became a mouthpiece for the PPP [...]
The mystery of the murdered grandmothers
By Michael Jordan Do the names Kharpattie Shivnauth, Rajkumarie Mahadeo mean anything to you? They don’t? How about Prampattie Ramsundar, Khirul Najidam and Sukhdai Ramkilaum? Still nothing? I’m not surprised. They were not young or glamourous. But they had a few things in common. They were all elderly women, they all lived alone, and they [...]
The Baccoo Speaks
Every year there are warnings that people should avoid electrical wires, especially at this time. There are advisories that people should fly kites in open spaces. This time around there are people who would heed the advice, but there are the stupid ones who would do everything to get electrocuted. A man is going to [...]
Ogunseye: Upping the ante
A couple of weeks ago, I analysed the brouhaha that erupted in T&T after Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC) Nizam Mohammed pointed out the extreme ethnic imbalance in the upper ranks of the Police Service (20 Indians – all in the lowest tier – out of 59 officers) and proposed that he intended [...]
THE IMMIGRATION CONSULTANT CANNOT BREACH HIS CLIENT’S CONFIDENCE BY REPORTING AN ALLEGATION TO THE POLICE
A person acting as an immigration consultant cannot be expected to go to the police to report a matter which would violate consultant-client privilege. Thus the suggestion that a person who may have had information concerning allegations of the commission of a criminal act has a lawful obligation to report this to the police does [...]
45% of agri contracts behind schedule
…but 10 more inked for $490 million An estimated 45% of contracts issued by the Ministry of Agriculture are behind schedule, authorities said yesterday. The Ministry is now taking steps to invoke clauses for damages, and in a number of cases taking back the contracts altogether. Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, made this revelation during [...]
Murders of elderly ‘home alone’ women worry cops
By Michael Jordan Homicide ranks here are worried at what appears to be a pattern of brutal murders of elderly women who live alone. Of the nine women slain so far for the year, three of them were between the ages of 68 and 74. In each case the motive appeared to be robbery, but [...]
Hot cross buns, always a favourite!
Those delicious and tasty baked buns that are so popular around this time in Guyana have taken centre stage once again. But they disappear as fast as they come. Cross buns have become a family treat for the Guyanese household over the past decades. They are specially prepared at this time of the year when [...]
Dem boys seh…Only in Guyana it happens
Only in Guyana certain things happen. A President announce publicly that if anybody cuss he, he gun cuss dem back. Only in Guyana. And he mouth set suh. Only in Guyana public figures does run to de court to sue after dem do dem wrang things. Ask Ganda. Dem build a bridge fuh couple hundred [...]
The tradition of Good Friday in Guyana
If there is one day that brings a noticeably quiet scene all around Guyana, it is Good Friday. It is traditionally a day when not many people are seen on the streets. Most people do not work, except for those providing the essential services, for example, healthcare providers and law enforcement officials, and some media [...]
Pele are Len’s Craft Optical/Sunburst OJ U-15 Champs
Beat flamingo on penalties 5-4: Renaissance stun Camptown for 3rd Pele FC are the inaugural Len’s Craft Optical/Sunburst Orange Juice Under-15 champions following a hard fought win on penalty kicks over Flamingo in the final at the Georgetown Football Club Ground yesterday. The two sides that topped their respective groups in advancing to the championship [...]
Cars for next tournament’s MVPs
Prepared to readily admit that he is someone that does not back down from a challenge, GT&T CEO Yog Mahadeo could not wait to respond to Sport Minister Dr. Frank Anthony’s dare for the organisers of the 10/10 Softball Competition to achieve a target of 2,000 teams for the next edition of the tournament. “I [...]
Indigenous Peoples Committee selects Chairperson, Vice-Chair
Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran, on Wednesday, announced Doreen Jacobis as the Chairman of the Indigenous Peoples Committee, after she was nominated by her colleagues and secured the position without any opposition. Also, the Vice-Chairman post was handed to Yvonne Pearson, Toshao of St. Danny’s Tapakuma, after she obtained the position in the [...]
Dr. Anthony fires probing response to Hilaire
Guyana’s Minister of Sport Dr. Frank Anthony has dispatched a strongly worded response to WICB CEO Ernest Hilaire, who answered some of the concerns raised by the Honorable Minister in a letter that was sent to Chairman of Selectors of the WICB, Guyanese Clyde Butts seeking clarity on matters relating to the selection process. In [...]
The ERC missed an excellent opportunity to demonstrate its independence
Dear Editor, In a statement released on Monday night (04/18/11) the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) informed the public that it has launched an investigation into statements made by ACDA’s executive member Tacuma Ogunseye. An article published in the Chronicle Newspaper on Monday 19 April 2011, captioned “ACDA reads ‘riot act’ for power- sharing if opposition [...]
Soldier charged with manslaughter
Twenty-three year-old Guyana Defence Force Lance Corporal, Curt Belgrave, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday, to face a charge of manslaughter. The soldier allegedly shot and killed Venezuelan Jose Arturo Castilla Balcazar, called “Colombian” at Wenamu River in the vicinity of Eteringbang last Saturday. Belgrave, who was unrepresented, made his appearance before Her Worship [...]
The Publisher’s Note on Kissoon was in bad taste
Dear Editor, It was in bad taste and in poor judgment for the publisher to add a note to the end of Freddie Kissoon’s column 4-20-2011, indicating that Kissoon had attacked “people’s children” in his column the day before. It is unfortunate that the publisher would take this view, his note has led me to [...]
Rogue minibus operators creating chaos
Dear Editor, I would like to point out that the majority of minibus operators respect the agreements made with the Government and charge commuters the regular fares. It is a few rogue operators who are causing all the commotion and distress to commuters because of their greed. If these rogue operators do not display the [...]
Beach Volleyball tourney fixed for Berbice
The Berbice Volleyball Association’s (BVA) will on Monday (Easter Monday) stage its two man (two- aside) beach volleyball competition at the Popular No63 Beach Corentyne Berbice beginning at 09:00 hrs. A number of teams and pairs are expected to participate in the competition. It is open to the public and will see play in both [...]
A tempestuous calm before the storm as Fraser and Bess prepare for showdown
There is an old idiom that says ‘empty barrels make the most noise.’ If there is any credence to this adage then it stands to reason that quiet dispositions depict substance and worth. Further, if there is confirmation of this rationale, boxing buffs in Linden could be assured of fistic fury when Barbadian based Guyanese, [...]
Investment in HIV/AIDS has increased phenomenally- Health Minister
From an investment of zero dollars in 1989, Guyana’s investment in the fight against HIV/AIDS has mounted to more than US$2B on an annual basis. This is according to Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy. But this was no fault of those in authority at the time the Minister said. He pointed out that at [...]
PPP propaganda machine at work to deceive Guyanese again
Dear Editor, The PPP does not do many things well. However, they have a propaganda machine that has been of great service to them, even if it comes at the expense of the development of Guyana. Let me give some examples. One night in August 2009, I attended a small function held on the Grounds [...]
Guyanese cricketers continue to shine in T&T
Guyanese cricketers continue to shine in the various competitions being played in Trinidad and Tobago at a time when club cricket in this country is arguably at an all-time low due to lack of financial and other opportunities for club cricketers in Guyana. The national two-day championship league in Trinidad continued over the weekend and [...]
Mr. Khemraj’s conclusions are biased and directed towards support for the AFC
Dear Editor, The letters by Theron Khemraj, with all his charts and economic data, are all good for the political appetite of this nation and should be welcomed, but his conclusions are all biased and directed towards support for the AFC. Here is a classic example of a political novice trying to manipulate our minds [...]
