APNU calls for Commission of Inquiry into GuySuCo
Foreign management for Skeldon factory… An opposition coalition contesting the upcoming national polls set for later this year has called for an independent Commission of Inquiry to probe the affairs of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), a state-owned entity. A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), in its weekly press conference at Congress Place, headquarters of [...]
SUV uproots solar-powered traffic system
– $10M in damage since signals implemented in 2007 Just as the Public Works Ministry has embarked on a research programme to upgrade and modify the hybrid traffic signal system (utility and solar power) around the city, one of its solar-powered facilities was yesterday uprooted by an out-of-control sport utility vehicle (SUV) on Mandela [...]
Commercial sector adopting a culture of electricity theft – GPL
An increase of electricity theft in the commercial sector has been noted by Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) despite major monitoring efforts and an ongoing surveillance programme, according to GPL Chief Executive Officer, Bharrat Dindyal. Some of the businesses in the commercial sector that are guilty of electricity theft include establishments that construct furniture, [...]
Drug store proprietor murder…Suspect vows suicide
The prime suspect in the murder of drug store proprietor Harold Rachpaul has reportedly told close associates that he will take his own life rather than be apprehended. Police say that the former security guard, familiarly known as ‘Dhal Belly’, hurriedly left his job after learning that detectives wanted to question him further about the [...]
Lumber shortage…Barama releasing huge quantity to local market
Yesterday, Barama Company Limited (BCL) said it will make one million board feet (approximately 2,358 m3) of lumber available to the local market. The company, known more for its plywood manufacturing, said current stock includes bulletwood, burada, dakamaballi, darina, greenheart, huruasa, kabukalli, locust, mora, purpleheart and red cedar in varying lengths and volumes. [...]
Leguan slated for $564M in sea defence repairs
– 19 bids for three contracts Leguan, a Region Three farming island in the Essequibo, has been earmarked for a number of major sea defence works in coming months. On Tuesday, a total of 19 bids were opened for three contracts that, according to estimates, will cost almost $564M. Leguan, it has been reported, [...]
Dem boys seh….Rob-Bert matching Brazzy wid Bigs Ass
Old people got a thing dem does call don’t care a damn. That is when people arrogant and dem don’t mek people tell dem anything. If de people got a point dem same Don’t care a Damn people does tell dem fuh do wha dem want. Is like a big man who bullying [...]
Kwesi Jones vs. Cleveland Fraser for the light/heavyweight title ….Who will win?
By Michael Benjamin Tonight, then is the night; Stretched on the massage table he breathes liniment and sweat; And tries to close his ears to the roaring of the crowd, a murky sea of noise that bears upon its tide the frail, sound of the bell and brings the cunning fear that he might not [...]
Chanderpaul’s 193 keep Warwickshire title hopes alive
At 37, Guyanese left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul is in the twilight of what has been an illustrious International career which began 17 years ago on his home ground Bourda, but the experienced West Indies batsman is still hungry for big scores. While Chanderpaul insists that international cricket remains his priority – “I’m available for them [...]
Imran ‘Magic’ Khan has an hurdle to cross tonight
Imran ‘Magic’ Khan stands ready to realize his dreams. Top of the list is an Olympic medal next year in London. However, the talented and very determined youngster has many hurdles to cross before that time. First on the list is his opponent tonight, Richard Williamson, who he engages tonight at the Cliff Anderson [...]
Fireworks anticipated at Super Eight segment
Kares Engineering/Bushy Park Sawmills T10 Tapeball Cricket Competition The quarter-final fixtures have been released for this weekend’s penultimate round of the inaugural Kares Engineering/Bushy Park Sawmills T10 Tapeball Cricket Competition. Eight matches in the Male and Female categories are billed for tomorrow at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, Bourda, while seven games [...]
Scotia Bank Bartica on board D&C Promotions T20 tourney
Scotia Bank Bartica has joined forces with D&C Promotions to ensure that the 2nd edition of their knock-out Twenty20 cricket competition is a resounding success. Representative Mr. Aurvinda Ramdial recently handed over a cheque for $300,000 to the organisers. The opening ceremony is set for September 3 at the Bartica Community Center Ground from 18:00hrs [...]
Trophy Stall sponsors Carl Hooper Cricket Clinic
– makes donation to Kevin Joseph B/ball Camp Guyana’s largest producers of trophies and awards, Trophy Stall, Bourda Market made two contributions to the sports fraternity last week when they contributed trophies to the ongoing Carl Hooper Cricket Clinic in Buxton and the Kevin ‘Two Feet’ Joseph Basketball Camp in Linden. “You know Trophy [...]
Sevens League resumes today
The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) male and female Sevens League is set to resume today, at the National Park Rugby ground. In the Men’s category, Guyana Defence Force, Yamaha Caribs and Hornets Rugby will clash with each other for supremacy, while Hornets and Caribs females square-off. Kick-off time is 15:00 hrs. Meanwhile, Hornets dominated [...]
President proposes IMC to run Guyana Cricket Board
Decision could have repercussions for Guyana’s cricket By Sean Devers A meeting with members of the embattled Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and Guyana’s President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo at his official Residence in Georgetown yesterday has resulted in what could be more problems for Guyana’s cricket and the role this country plays in West Indies [...]
Milo U-23 football tournament kicks off today
After an initial postponement due to circumstances beyond the control of the Organisers, the Milo U-23 Football Competition will commence today, at the Tucville ground. The competition features twelve clubs that will vie for the honour of being the top U-23 team in Georgetown. Sponsored by Milo through their distributors Beepats’, the tournament is [...]
Guyanese had better start learning to fix their broken limbs
Dear Editor, The University of Guyana is considering scrapping the Optometry, Rehabilitation and Pharmacy programs. In this eye for an eye country where people are losing their eyes every day with this failed justice system and the crime-infested paradise the PPP created, they are scrapping the Optometry program. Every year hundreds of Guyanese people [...]
You just don’t make laws to please the public- you make them work
Dear Editor, I am writing in connection with the discharge of the alleged domestic violence abuser, the singer of the song: ‘Dem Ah Watch Meh’ on August 24 2011. I believe that the magistrate has done the right thing – but the fine should have been heavier for wasting society’s attention and taxpayers’ money, [...]
We youths will support the political entity that is best positioned to take us forward
Dear Editor, I wish to register my utmost disgust with the contents of Freddie Kissoon’s Friday 19th August column, published in the Kaieteur News under the caption “The beach, two gates, justice and a banana republic”. On this occasion Kissoon, through his miasmic outpourings sought to peddle the notion that youths like me who [...]
The 911 number should never go unanswered
Dear Editor, On my way to work yesterday morning, I saw a well-kept elderly man sitting alongside Homestretch Avenue. I thought it was an unlikely place for him to be, but went about my own business. To my disbelief however, he was still there when I passed again after 5 pm; this time lying [...]
The organizers will not allow a Guyanese representative to win
Dear Editor, It is the talk around town that Miss Jamzone Guyana’s Representative Jovan Wilson, was not treated fairly, and that the organizers will not allow a Guyanese representative to win, because Jamzone has become a money making machine, subsequently, the crown will be given to a foreign delegate, to encourage countries to participate. [...]
A credible threat against Kaieteur News
Governments are known to respond, sometimes in a hostile manner, to naked criticisms of its operations. They always portray the impression that they are doing what is best for the people; that they know what a country needs and dispense these needs in an equitable manner; that the people for the greater part are [...]
APNU, AFC hoping to score cheap political points – GuySuCo
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has refuted accusations by major opposition parties over the directions of the entity. The Alliance For Change (AFC) and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) both criticized an announced decision of the government to hire either a Chinese or Indian company to run the troubled Skeldon sugar factory. In [...]
PROPERTY LAWS NEED TO BE REVISED
Not so long ago, a condemned building was destroyed by fire. As a result a number of persons who were unlawful tenants were left homeless. The place was a virtual squatters’ mansion with dozens of persons unlawfully occupying the property. Those affected by the fire received help from the government, private organizations and citizens. [...]
Full probe to be launched into matter
Gold miner’s police bribe claim… Following an article in yesterday’s edition of the Kaieteur News about police allegedly demanding money from a gold miner, a senior official of the Force has stated that the matter will be thoroughly investigated. This publication was contacted for the regulation number of the rank reportedly involved in the [...]
