Ravi Dev should educate Indians about racism
Dear Editor, Kindly allow me to respond to Mr Ravi Dev’s column, “Flawed Premises,” (KN 05-08-11). For some strange reason Mr Dev has taken it upon himself to rebut the recent contributions of Mr Tacuma Ogunseye and Dr David Hinds on the issue of African marginalization by the PPP regime rather than calling upon the [...]
Shop owner shot dead at Konawaruk
Police are hunting for a gunman following the murder of a shopkeeper at Konawaruk yesterday. The body of a man known as Montague, was found in his shop with a gunshot wound to the head shortly after 01:00 hrs. Robbery is believed to be the motive, since the premises had been ransacked. Police ranks who [...]
REDjet commences Guyana-Barbados flights
The low fares airline REDjet commenced commercial operations in the Caribbean yesterday, making its maiden flight to Guyana from Barbados and promising to stick around “for years to come.” The airline is initially servicing the Guyana-Barbados route four times a week, and hopes to move to a daily schedule very soon. This will largely depend [...]
Secrecy continues to surround Top Cop’s condition
…as rumours of his death circulate A cloud of secrecy continues to surround the medical condition of Police Commissioner, Henry Greene amidst rumours that he had died. While Greene remains hospitalised at the Balwant Singh Hospital for treatment of a ruptured blood vessel, the administration of the Police Force continues to be tightlipped, revealing nothing [...]
OLPF sub-project fails to attract bids
The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) yesterday opened a number of bids, however, none were submitted for a tender for the supply of computer-based training software and online evaluation for the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) programme. Meanwhile, for the Ministry of Local Government, four bidders made varied submissions for the provision of [...]
Low turnout at Sithe Global’s Linden meeting
By Leonard Gildarie Public consultations, key to tying up financing for the Amaila Falls Hydro Electric Project, kicked into high gear yesterday at Linden, but to a poor turnout. While around 30 persons trickled in during the four-hour event at the Linden Constabulary, Amaila Falls Hydro Inc. (AFH), a subsidiary of the developer, Sithe Global, [...]
Boy, 3, badly burnt in fire
Doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital are currently battling to save the life of a toddler who was badly burnt following a fire yesterday morning at his parents’ home, Lot 7 Old Road, Enmore, East Coast Demerara. According to reports, three-year-old Tony Ramlagan was rushed to the hospital by his father, Prakash Ramlagan. The child [...]
Dem boys seh…If U can’t C Henry, wha’ else U can C?
Everybody looking fuh Henry de Yellow and dem couldn’t find he till dem see de food delivery truck pulling up outside Balwant Singh hospital. De can’t see de man though and when dem call de phone de man don’t answer. Is de Traffic Chief who mek dem boys find Henry. He speed after de truck [...]
Guyanese in fake passport scam in St Maarten deported
- local police investigating Five of the seven individuals who were arrested on March 28th as suspects of a crime ring that was selling false Guyanese passports, false St. Maarten residency papers and identification cards have been deported to Guyana. According to a St Maarten News Network article, three of the suspects were deported shortly [...]
President’s/Jefford Classic II will be launched today
- YK Investments invest in prestigious competition again The President’s/Jefford Track and Field Classic continued to receive corporate support yesterday when YK Investments invested in the prestigious athletics competition. YK Investments joined a group of notable sponsors for the second consecutive year. The President’s/Jefford Classic is expected to be officially launched today at 2pm where [...]
Young Achievers take 1-0 series lead
National Volleyball club champions, Young Achievers, once again displayed their superiority when they defeated Castrol Strikers in four sets to take a 1-0 lead in the best of three series to determine the top seed in the Demerara Zone. The competition which is being organised by the Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) to determine the top [...]
‘Golden Jaguars’ to face B’dos on May 22 at Providence Stadium
GFF names squad of 29; return game set for Barbados on May 29 The Golden Jaguars will be in action on May 22 against their rivals from the Land of the Flying Fish – Barbados – in the first game of a home and away two-game Goodwill series on Sunday May 22 at the Guyana [...]
Tempete beat Caledonia on kicks to qualify for finals
Caribbean Football Union Club Champions Cup games continued over the weekend when Haiti’s Tempete FC hosted Trinidad and Tobago’s Caledonia AIA in their second leg match while Walking Boyz FC welcomed Puerto Rico Islanders to Suriname in their first encounter of this round. Puerto Rico Islanders traveled to Suriname unsure of what would await them, [...]
Boxers selected for PanAm games as GABA continues preparations for 2012 Olympics
As the executives of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) continue addressing developmental activities for their boxing affiliates, several boxers have been selected to represent this country at the Pan American Games box off scheduled for Panama from July 1-7. Among them are junior/welterweight, Burt Braithwaite, light/heavyweight, Markember Pierre, bantamweight Keeve Allicock and lightweights, Stephon [...]
Hypertension, diabetes are common factors for maternal mortality
Two common factors which suggest that a woman will have problems during her pregnancy are high blood pressure and diabetes. These factors, according to Canada-based physician, Dr Joe Jagdeo, are especially found among Guyanese women. As such, he noted that there is a dire need for nurses, in whose care such women are entrusted, to [...]
DIGICEL to bring spotlight on young footballers with schools’ football competition
Digicel, Guyana’s leading mobile communications provider, is once again leading the way in the development of sports in the country. The company announced yesterday that it will soon be launching a countrywide schools’ football competition. The Digicel Schools’ Football Competition will kick off in June this year and will feature over one hundred school teams [...]
Clash of the Sawakis dominos set for Sunday
Promoter Arthur Cross in conjunction with Pressure Point Dominos Team are promising an exhilarating time on Sunday when they bring off a 21 team one-day Twenty20 domino competition, dubbed ‘Clash of the Sawakis.’ The venue is Rockies Brazilian Sports Bar located in Light Street, Bourda opposite Nigel’s Supermarket. Cross indicated that a number of top [...]
Andries stars with bat & ball as Buxton beat Lusignan by 42 runs
A fine all-round performance from former National youth cricketer Clive Andries spearheaded Buxton to a convincing 42-run victory against Lusignan in latest action in the East Coast Cricket Board Rockaway Major League competition. The versatile Andries, who last represented Guyana in cricket during the 2008 Regional under-19 series in St Kitts, top scored with a [...]
Bystander shot as prisoner tries to disarm policemen
A scuffle between an armed policeman and a man who attempted to escape from custody resulted in a 34-year-old bystander being shot. Dwayne Dodson is nursing a gunshot wound to his left side after being hit by a bullet from the policeman’s .38 service revolver around 20:40 hours on Monday. The incident occurred in the [...]
RHTY&SC Cricket Teams and DTV-8 honour outstanding Mothers
Thirty-three-year-old Chandrawatie Singh of Bath Settlement, West Coast, Berbice, who overcame many challenges to successfully raise two daughters was named Berbice Mother of the Year. Ms. Singh was honoured by the cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) and DTV-8 under their 5th Annual Mother of the Year Programme. Two [...]
US$48M rice deal sealed with Venezuela
- 2011 production expected to near 400,000 tonnes By Leonard Gildarie Government yesterday announced that it has finalised a US$48M rice deal, the largest to date, with oil-rich neighbour Venezuela. The agreement comes at a time when Guyana is set to also announce a bumper first crop of almost 200,000 metric tonnes (mt). Speaking at [...]
Over $200,000 up for grabs in Softball Cricket Competition
Over $200,000 will be up for grabs in the Samuel Kingston ‘Champion of Champions’ Softball Cricket and Domino Competitions which will be staged on May 26, at the Carifesta Sports Complex. According to Kingston, who spoke via telephone to Kaieteur Sport yesterday, the first eight teams to register in the Softball Cricket Competition will be [...]
Increased access to health care highlighted
…as Nurses’ Week is observed As part of the continued activities of Nurses’ Week leading up to the observance of International Nurses’ Day tomorrow, the Guyana Nurses Association (GNA) yesterday orchestrated a mini-exhibition outside of the Fogarty’s shopping centre on Water Street. International Nurses’ Day will be held under the theme ‘Closing the Gap: Increasing [...]
Putting a spin on the facts
Dear Editor: Well it is clear that the PPP is suffering from grand spates of mental delusions. On April 29, 2011, there were between 80 and100 persons on a protest line advocating against bad governance in Guyana against the PPP Presidential Candidate, Donald Ramotar, and his political “shut tail” boy. This number was verified by [...]
BCB congratulates Bishoo on elevation to WI Test Team
- becomes 15th Berbician & 4th Albion player to play Test’s The President and Executive Committee of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) has extended congratulations to Devendra Bishoo on his selection to the West Indies team for the First Test match at the Guyana National Stadium Providence. “Bishoo would become the 15th Berbician to play [...]
