Berbice Cricket Board in confusion
Dear editor, I refer to KAIETEUR NEWS article of 27th July 2011 captioned “ BCB SLAMS GUYANA CHRONICLE FOR MISCHIEVIOUS ARTICLE”. I, Carol Nurse, am the Assistant Secretary of the Berbice Cricket Board and was present at the purported Executive Meeting of the BCB, referred to by Miss Angela Haniff. I would like to unequivocally [...]
To GRIF and not to GIVE
President Jagdeo came out swinging once again against the World Bank. This time he focused on the employees of the institution that jet into poor countries like Guyana, put up at the best hotels while living high off the hog as they presume to pronounce on matters that are beyond their ken. The President opined [...]
Ministry of Sport Mourns Passing of Clyde Duncan
“The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport is genuinely saddened by the unexpected passing of Guyana and West Indies Cricket Umpire Clyde Rory Duncan,” they said in a release. Umpire Duncan, 57, died in Trinidad and Tobago, whilst under treatment for a medical condition. Minister of Sport Dr. Frank Anthony expressed his regrets: “Guyana and [...]
Mercury Rising: The High Court in Guyana
I normally submit my column very early in the morning. For this column, it was sent after 15:00 hours because some exigencies got in the way yesterday. But it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. From early morning until 3 p.m., I got responses on my piece yesterday on the very early hearing [...]
Leave President Jagdeo alone
Dear Editor We have witnessed several outbursts from President Jagdeo whom many feel is not befitting of a leader of any country. Still, I feel that we should empathize with him or at least show some sort of sympathetic understanding for he has every right to blow his mind if ever we have a basic [...]
Presidential Guard called in on Kaieteur News reporter
- GPA calls action outlandish and despicable The Office of the President summoned a member of the Presidential Guard into a press briefing yesterday in which Kaieteur New reporter Neil Marks sought to ask questions of Minister of Education Shaik Baksh in the ongoing “barber shop” scandal. The Guyana Press Association (GPA) said it was [...]
Land dispute leaves one dead, one critical
A dispute over a plot of rice land in the Corentyne backlands has left one man dead and his brother critical with gunshot wounds to the chest. Shawn Fraser’s bullet riddled body was recovered yesterday afternoon from the plot of rice land in the Hogstye Backdam, which he and his sibling, Odwin Bindha, were cultivating. [...]
Baksh refuses to list 38 contracts to Digital Technology
… ‘Barber shop’ computer contract scandal Education Minister Shaik Baksh has refused to list the 38 contracts handed to Digital Technology, after it was found that his own admission confirms that the company was given contracts even before it existed. At a press conference yesterday at the Office of the President, Baksh accused Kaieteur of [...]
Man, 54 caught with pants down with girl, 9
Police at Enmore yesterday arrested a 54-year-old man who was caught red handed having sex with a mentally challenged nine-year- old girl. The man was caught literally with his pants down when police responded to an anonymous call from a resident who lives near to where the incident took place. The man who lives alone [...]
Ahmad facing a maximum of 20 years
Guyanese/New York-based businessman Edul Ahmad could get up to 20 years in prison if convicted of mortgage fraud in the United States of America. This is according to Robert Nardoza of the New York District Attorney’s office. Speaking with this newspaper yesterday via telephone, Nardoza said that unless there is a plea deal Ahmad could [...]
OP expresses concern over arrests of Presidential Guards
Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon has confirmed that the Office of the President is very interested in the circumstances that led to the arrest of nine members of the Presidential Guard during attempts to damage the components of an East Bank Demerara Sand Port. Luncheon told a press conference yesterday, that while [...]
Fire strikes at Mackenzie Market
Millions of dollars went up in flames, as Willo’s grocery, a grocery stall owned by Lennox Wilson in the Mackenzie Market, was completely gutted. Lennox Wilson said that he had left his business for home only a few hours earlier, about 1:30 hrs when he got the call that the stall was on fire. However, [...]
Dem boys seh… Dem boys call out de security
When a man protest too much dem people does seh that he guilty. If he keep he mouth shut dem does also seh that he guilty. Shaik decide that he gun protest suh he go to all dem press conference since de computer story break. Things was going good, though. Dem boys seh that when [...]
Special team appointed to diffuse situation
… Impasse at West Bank cane farmers co-op A bitter feud between members and executives of a West Bank Demerara cane farmers cooperative has spilled over and caused the Agriculture Ministry, yesterday, to announced that with production under threat, it is appointing a special team to help diffuse the situation. Following complaints by members, the [...]
Increased road accidents in rural areas unusual – Road Safety Council
The Guyana National Road Safety Council is appealing to all road users, including pedestrians, motor vehicle drivers, and cyclists to be more responsible in their daily activities on the roadways, says Surendra Khayyam, Chairman. He revealed that there is a significant increase in road accidents in the Ancient County, Berbice and in Regions Five and [...]
Over 350 more graduate with skills for life training
Equipping school dropouts and single parents with skills for life through various training programmes has been ongoing for several years. More than 350 youths and single parents graduated from two separate training programmes (Enhanced Public Trust Security and Inclusion (EPTSI) and the Single Parents training) yesterday at the National Cultural Centre. According to Coreen Connelly, [...]
Demolition sparks charges of discrimination
They say God works in mysterious ways … well apparently so does the Ministry of Public Works too, said Denise Hilliman, the owner of a house and business place that were demolished Tuesday by the Ministry. Her property was on Government reserve at Mandela Avenue. However, the demolition raised questions because while her property was [...]
National Qira’a Competition a success
Minarets, domed ceilings, large cool, tiled halls of marble and stone and … peace: those were my first impressions as I sat and listened to Qari Syed Sadaqat Ali perform on Saturday night. I am not a Muslim, and I cannot speak a word of Arabic but even to my untrained ear it was impossible [...]
Local company unveils prefab homes
A local timber and roof shingle-making company has announced plans to introduce pre-fabricated homes to the Guyanese market with a complete structure ready in as little as 18 days. The product is also one of the entries vying for the Presidential Award for new housing innovations during this weekend’s International Building Expo to be held [...]
Fluctuation noted in recipients of old age pension – Statistics
For last year, statistics indicate that there was a fluctuation in the recipients of old age pension. As at December 2010, there were 42,536 pensioners. For the same period in 2009, there were 43,398 pensioners. Statistics show that from January 2009 there were 40,794 recipients of old age pension and this figure constantly escalated. Data [...]
AFC/PPP clash over association with Ahmad
The PPP’s attack on the online news service, Demerara Waves, for a story it carried entitled “PPP associate ensnared in New York straw mortgage deals; being electronically monitored” has to be seen for what it is, as supporting the individual. This was expressed by AFC representatives at the party’s weekly press conference at Fourth Street, [...]
State media in many countries are independent
…VOA only broadcasts outside US – says Prof Lublin in Berbice American University Professor David Lublin told participants at a lecture hosted by the Upper Corentyne Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UCCCI) on Wednesday that even though many countries have State media entities, those media are governed and run by “independent authorities”. He was giving [...]
Young victims of the Homestretch accident on the mend
Ten-year-old Shawn Archibald is now in a delusional state at the Pediatric Ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) This is as a result of the serious head injuries he sustained when the tragic Homestretch Avenue accident took place on July 17. Two days ago, the young child was reportedly “off to a remarkable [...]
Mother of Homestretch victim steps up anti-road carnage campaign
- distributes hundreds of fliers to commuters Two days after burying her son, Doris Anita Shelto, was back on the streets to make her voice heard against reckless drivers. Ms. Shelto’s son, Peter Mc Clennon, was among the five people who perished last week Monday in the Homestretch Avenue crash. He was laid to rest [...]
Con woman prowls on Essequibo
Essequibians are appealing to their fellows to be vigilant and not to fall prey to the wiles of a woman who is purporting to be a spiritualist. According to reports emanating from the region, several persons who encountered the con woman who reportedly said she was from Berbice. she uses her disguise to obtain monies, [...]
