It’s ‘The Rampage’ and Boxing buffs are warned to expect abbreviated fights
Lennox ‘Pretty Boy’ Allen and Elton ‘Coolie Bully’ Dharry touched down at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport around 10:00hrs yesterday and had hardly rested before dispatching stern missives to Kwesi ‘Lightening Struck Assassin’ Jones and Dexter Marques to come dressed in pajamas as they will go to bed early. The two overseas based Guyanese are [...]
Still waiting for the excitement
- Reporter Neil Marks looks back at the 45th Independence anniversary celebrations For almost five decades, thousands of persons have flocked the National Park in Georgetown to witness the celebrations marking the country’s independent status, and if nothing else, the people were the winners last Wednesday evening. They generated just the right spirit and energy [...]
Regional fisheries ministers approve measures to save industry
Antigua – A draft Caribbean Community Common Fisheries Policy was unanimously approved at the Fourth Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) Ministerial Council that concluded here last week. The approval of the united fisheries policy follows recommendations made at the 9th Meeting of the Caribbean Fisheries Forum held in Guyana in April. It is aimed at [...]
Golden Jaguars to face Bradley University of USA today
Barbados play St. Vincent & the Grenadines Following their clean sweep of the two-game International Friendly series against Barbados in Guyana on May 20th and 22nd in Linden and at the National Stadium, the Guyanese are in the Land of the Flying Fish for the return game on Sunday at the Barbados National Stadium. But [...]
Jagdeo challenges Guyanese to embrace next era of progress
In what was his last Independence Annversary address to Guyana, outgoing President Bharrat Jagdeo challenged Guyanese to boldly embrace the next era of progress. A reflective Jagdeo, ahead of the traditional midnight flag-raising ceremony at the National Park Wednesday night, also told a sizeable audience that serving Guyana has been the greatest honour of his [...]
Feminition: pure façade and an electoral dog and pony show
Dear Editor, My first problem with Feminition was not the fact that alcohol would be available there. No, it was actually with the cost of the event and what it purported to accomplish. I know, some may say that $15 million is not a huge sum of money, in the grand scheme of things, but [...]
Imlach’s fifty spur DCC to victory
Tevin Imlach shrugged off the disappointment of his surprise omission from the Georgetown under-15 team to score a classy 57 for DCC yesterday in latest action of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) BrainStreet under-15 cricket competition. The Fourteen-year-old right-hander stroked seven fours and three sixes in his half-century, but only Khemraj Roopie (10) of the [...]
We are not mere footnotes Mr. Kissoon
Dear Editor, I never thought that one day my name would have been flanked between the likes of Cheddi (Joey) Jagan (Jr), and Vishnu Bisram. Freddie bestowed me that honour when he designated us as, “mere footnotes that no one pays attention to”, in his Kaieteur News column, “Looking for a place to survive”, on [...]
High Court orders Interim Committee to take charge of Kitty Masjid
On Wednesday last, Justice Rishi Persaud ordered that an Interim Committee take over the total and full management and control of the Kitty Jamaat. The Committee comprises Norman Mc Lean, Raymond Azeez and Omar Sharif. In a court document seen by this publication, the court further ordered that the said Committee of Management, as constituted, [...]
In unity there is strength
Dear Editor, I am at a loss wondering why certain PNCR stalwarts are absent and silent as we approach this most important election. The absence of Aubrey Norton, Vincent Alexander, Sherwood Lowe, James Mc Allister, Artie Ricknauth, Van West Charles and a host of others. I read Garfield Boston’s letter and fully endorse the writer’s [...]
The PPP has over the last 60 years politically and racially enslaved Indo Guyanese
Dear Editor, Kindly allow me to respond to Mr Vishnu BIsram’s letter, “One can’t bully his or her way into governance when rejected by the voters,” (Kaieteur News 05-20-11). Mr. Bisram on several occasions referred to the PPP Government as a democratically elected one. I want to challenge that notion and show that the regime [...]
GTU salary agreement
Dear Editor, In my letter to the press comparing the 2006-2010 with that of the 2011-2015 salary agreement signed between the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Ministry of Education, I mentioned a $5 million a year subvention that was given to GTU in 2006. Some teachers have called me to say that the subvention [...]
Hackett’s hat-trick gives Pele inaugural title
By Sean Devers A fair size crowd which included several parents watched as Ryan Hackett netted three goals to spearhead Pele to a 5-nil win against Fruta Conquerors in yesterday’s final of the inaugural Sunburst Camptown Football Club Under-12 six-team competition. In blazing sunshine at the Campton ground in Campbellville, Hackett opened the scoring in [...]
Independence hopes
Yesterday we commemorated the 45th anniversary of our independence from Britain. What this means is that it is almost half a century since we had to start taking responsibility for our progress. Sure we know that “independence” did not mean that the imperialists had quite washed their hands of us. In fact, our very gift [...]
The PNC must fight back
You can divide the rule of the PNC into three periods. The first one was a coalition from 1964-1968, so the PNC did not have total control. The third period was 1985-1992 under Desmond Hoyte. It was definitely the most democratic era since Independence and few would deny that Mr. Hoyte was a transformative leader. [...]
CXC head blasts regional ministries for failing education
(Jamaica Gleaner) Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Dr Didacus Jules, has blamed the Ministries of Education in the region for the glaring failure in the education system. “(The) biggest problem of education in the Caribbean today is not teachers or student performance. It is with the Ministries of Education, [...]
We need not repeat such display
Dear Editor, The glaring display of foreigners attacking and disposing of the waste left in the streets in the aftermath of the Mash Day festivities was embarrassing to me. They seemed to be in the vanguard of the cleanup. Likewise, I feel that our government, social organisations and the business sector should also be embarrassed. [...]
HOW WAS THIS MONEY USED?
In March 2007, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved two loans totaling some US$25M for the improvement of Guyana’s Justice System. According to the public information available, the first loan to the tune of US$15M has been fully disbursed and implementation has been completed. The second loan is for US$10M, of which only US$3.5 million [...]
Greene earns pro card after INBF wins
- Officially hangs up running shoes Former national sprint champion turned bodybuilder, Rawle Greene, who is now a resident of the United States of America, flexed his way to a professional card last weekend with a dominant act at an International Natural Bodybuilding and Fitness (INBF) contest. Greene topped the middleweight category of the competition [...]
Are the people in charge of Guyana doing the same?
Dear Editor, As I am presently visiting California, USA for a week, and moving all around, from San Diego to Los Angeles in Southern California, I have made a few notes which I would like to share with your readers. As I move around, driving around on absolutely beautiful roads, one cannot help but marvel [...]
She did everything for him
This week has been yet another bloody one for the women of Guyana – and it is not even over yet. The violence and murders continue and the brutality escalates. One woman was slashed with a knife (luckily, she survived), another had her head bashed in and yet another was chopped to death with a [...]
VAT to be reviewed, SWAT team established
…power sharing can’t work- Ramotar The next government of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), under Donald Ramotar, will work to establish a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team to tackle crime and review the Value-Added Tax (VAT). Speaking to top business leaders yesterday at the Pegasus Hotel, Ramotar, the PPPC Presidential Candidate, also disagreed that [...]
Christopher Ram accepts Minister’s challenge to audit GuySuCo
- Kaieteur News to foot the bill A challenge on Tuesday to open the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) for a forensic audit, thrown out by Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, has been accepted by both Kaieteur News and chartered accountant, Christopher Ram. Kaieteur News Publisher, Glenn Lall, yesterday disclosed that he has seen the call [...]
Gunmen caught red-handed after tying up, robbing cripple
Two bandits are grateful that ranks from the Guyana Police Force turned up when they did, after they were chased down and caught by a group of angry residents from the East Coast Demerara village of Bee Hive, shortly after midday yesterday. The two bandits, who hail from the city, had earlier tied up and [...]
Sithe Global refuses to answer more questions
Sithe Global, the company developing the Amaila Falls Hydro project, has refused to answer further questions about the project. This week, Senior Vice President James McGowan, via e-mail, said that Sithe Global had already spent “several million dollars” on the project. Kaieteur News then e-mailed McGowan, asking him to say exactly how much money was [...]
