It’s important we reflect on the difficult road we traversed in our quest for nationhood
Dear Editor The vast majority of Guyanese living today would not have been around or were too young to experience the moment of political independence which took place on May 26 1966, thereby bringing an end to over 150 years of British colonial rule. For many who were around at the time, it was a [...]
Disgraceful and embarrassing utterances
Dear Editor, I wish to satirize the pronunciation or TV of some very senior government officials with the hope that they would correct themselves. If they do, they would become role models for the young and impressionable. Some of these men’s disgraceful and embarrassing utterances are as follows: One minister is tryin very hard to [...]
Can$20M grant to upgrade TVET programme
Under the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Education for Employment (C-EFE) programme Guyana is one of 12 Caricom states to benefit from a Can$20 million grant to advance their Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) agendas. The five-year programme funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is being executed by the Association for Caribbean Community [...]
LET US ACT CAUTIOUSLY ON THIS POWER-SHARING MODEL
By Khemraj Ramjattan Presidential Candidate Sometime back in my Political Science class a South African lecturer was dealing with racism and violence, making a passionate plea for apartheid’s end and the emergence of a united South Africa. A student interrupted: “Professor, you really think there can be one South Africa with white and black living [...]
The antiquated licensing system continues
Dear Editor, I have read the many letters in your newspaper complaining about the poor service at the revenue office when attempting to renew a motor vehicle road licence. I visited the Albert St. office on Tuesday, 24 May, and having observed the very long queuing system I decided to return the following morning at [...]
Feminition should be an annual event
Dear Editor, As Guyana advances the focus on women inclusiveness was necessary. Currently, the detractors are left without a weapon, so they are stuck in the groove of ‘criticising for critisising’s sake.’ Prior to ‘Feminition,’ the word was that the women of Guyana are being neglected. It was a silly ploy by the ‘enemies of [...]
Essequibo hosts independence flag raising
The annual flag raising ceremony in Essequibo to commemorate Guyana’s 45th independence anniversary, was held outside the Anna Regina fire station. Among the attendees were Minister of Labour, Manzoor Nadir; Region Two vice chairman, Vishnu Samaroo; Divisional Commander, Brian Joseph; Member of Parliament Farouk Khan; and students of the Essequibo Technical Institute. Nadir said that [...]
THERE WAS NO OFFER TO AUDIT GUYSUCO!
The sugar packaging plant was never intended as a gold, silver or bronze bullet for the sugar industry. In fairness to the government and to the sugar corporation, they never at any time indicated that the packaging plant would solve the woes of the sugar industry. The packaging plant was always one of many measures [...]
Disappointed with shipping company
Dear Editor, Oftentimes companies, in particular those operating in a very competitive business arena, offer an array of grandeur promises in their marketing pitch to customers so as to lure them. But sometimes mere months after, a litany of woes would surface about those same companies from persons who they would have inconvenienced, at best [...]
Security is everybody’s business
Dear Editor, It is gravely obvious that violent criminal elements are holding society to ransom. Not a day goes by that someone is not robbed, physically harmed or killed by bandits. And they seem to operate with impunity: hit and disappear. Where to? They must live somewhere; they must be known. So why is it [...]
GRA gives reason for slowness at its offices
Dear Editor, Allow me the opportunity to respond to a well known letter writer whose letter titled “Crowds and confusion at NA office for motor vehicle”, which appeared in the May 26, 2011 edition of SN in the letter writers’ column. It is evident to me that the SN has first adopted a policy of [...]
Feminition: a shameless political extravaganza
Dear Editor, It is with great disgust and disdain that I read and hear about this shameless ‘sport and drink’ event dubbed Feminition, being promoted by the Ministry of Human Services under the guise of ‘helping’ women. Even the slowest of students at our nation’s schools for the mentally challenged would see this as nothing [...]
The fight against crime is not going well
Crime is now staple fare on the front pages of local newspapers as a matter of course, interspersed ever so often with some particularly ghastly act of violence on ordinary citizens. The question on the lips of a shell-shocked citizenry is, “What is the government doing about all this?” The Government is content to invoke [...]
Boxers collide in ‘The Rampage’ tonight
Caustic barbs and open threats were the order of the day when the boxers scheduled to appear in ‘The Rampage,’ the 48 rounds boxing extravaganza at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) tonight, gathered at the pre-fight press conference in the studios of the National Communication Network yesterday afternoon. What should have been a forum [...]
Hair retrieved from victim’s hand
- Traces of possible bloodstains found in car, sinks By Michael Jordan Traces of possible bloodstains, and strands of hair clutched in the victim’s hand, appear to have brought police a step closer to identifying the individual who killed Mrs. Sharanie Doobay before slipping out of the guarded community without being seen. Meanwhile, investigators have [...]
Four more Assistant Commissioners but no deputies
The Police Service Commission has approved promotions for four more Assistant Commissioners, but quite significantly none for the post of Deputy Commissioner. The absence of a Deputy Commissioner would be noteworthy as the current Commissioner of Police, 57-year-old Henry Greene, has been troubled with medical issues and in-and-out of hospital within recent times. Assistant Commissioner [...]
AFC not comfortable with “unilateral reduction” of claims and objections period
Following a meeting with officials of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) the Alliance for Change (AFC) is uncertain of how the electoral authority will treat a number of concerns the political party has expressed. The AFC had said at a previous briefing that it is perturbed over the postponement of the claims and objections period, [...]
Private sector recognises legitimacy of ERC
…lending support until end of elections By Leonard Gildarie The private sector says that it recognises the legitimacy of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) and would be lending support to it until the end of elections. With the ERC mandated to ensure reduced racial tensions, there have been questions from many quarters about the legality [...]
Garden of Eden murder/arson…Husband succumbs
While the children of Satchitnand Latchman and his wife Susilla were still clinging to hope that they would still have one parent alive those hopes were shattered early yesterday morning. The family was greeted with the news of Mr. Latchman’s death sometime after 01:00 hours. The man died while receiving treatment at the Georgetown Public [...]
Dem boys seh…Burnham and Jagdeo proppa serve de nation
Guyana enjoy a holiday because 45 years ago it became independent. It follow Jamaica and Trinidad. Burnham was the big man when the country get independence and he tell de world how he gun serve all de people. When a man got a boar and he want it serve dem pig wha people does bring, [...]
Six contracts awarded for sea defence construction
Six contracts totaling approximately $922.6M were on Wednesday presented to contractors for the execution of sea defence works in Regions Two, Three, Four, and Five. Minister of Transport and Hydraulics Robeson Benn charged contractors to carry out works within the contract duration of six months with a defects liability period of one year. New Hope, [...]
Murdered Essequibo businessman cremated
Almost one week after popular Essequibo businessman Victor Warner was robbed and found murdered at his Lot 11 Richmond home, his remains were cremated after a moving service held yesterday at his residence. Scores of relatives and friends attended, among them Commander George Vyphuis and AFC councillor, Francis Darchiville. Darchiville told the gathering that he [...]
Guyana’s decision to use ARVs as prevention strategy vindicated – Dr Ramsammy
Guyana’s decision, a decade ago, to implement a programme whereby Antiretrovirals (ARVs) were introduced as a prevention strategy rather than just a treatment regimen, has been vindicated. This assertion was made by Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, on Wednesday, when he addressed the start of a consultation meeting intended to discuss ‘Country Ownership for [...]
Yellow Cabs to be registered from tomorrow
The Revenue Agency will be facilitating the issuance of licences for Yellow Cabs registered in the ‘H’ Series between 09:00 hrs to 13:00 hrs beginning tomorrow. According to the GRA, owners of these vehicles are asked to make their vehicles available for inspection at the LRO, Princess and Smyth Streets, Georgetown. The revenue agency noted [...]
Morgan, Straker confident of doing well
Guyana’s two most outstanding distance athletes Alika Morgan and Jevina Straker have both expressed confidence of doing well at this Sunday’s Independence 5K Road Race which starts at the Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport and return to the place of origin. Kaieteur Sport caught up with the two athletes during a training session yesterday [...]
