Guyana’s ‘Golden Jaguars’ aspire for World Cup Finals
Guyana’s National Football team cataloged an historic record in June, 1984 with the defeat of India 3-nil at the Georgetown Cricket Club. The present senior football team, ‘Golden Jaguars’ plan to craft another historical record for Guyana, in their upcoming match which is slated today at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence from 19:30hrs. The [...]
“Sagicor HPC work paid off in a big way” – Bonner
St John’s, Antigua – Jamaican all rounder Nkrumah Bonner, who was today named on the West Indies Twenty20 squad for two matches against England has said that his time at the Sagicor High Performance Centre has helped his game significantly. “I must say, the time spent at the Sagicor HPC is the reason why I’m here. [...]
Christian among 4 Newcomers for England T20 trip
Sammy retained as Captain Guyanese Wicketkeeper Derwin Christian, Opening batsmen Miles Bascombe and Johnson Charles along with all rounder Nkrumah Bonner and have been called to the West Indies Twenty20 squad to play against England in September. Dwayne Smith, the Barbadian all rounder, makes a return to the Windies team while pacer Fidel [...]
TUF Presidential candidate applaud U-17 ‘Lady Jags’
Presidential candidate of The United Force, Valarie Garrido Lowe, has applauded the winning Under-17 Lady Jags, which just won their group of the Caribbean Football Union World Under-17 qualifying competition. The young Guyanese defeated Anguilla 2-0 and came from behind to draw with Curacao 1-1 to win the group and advance to [...]
Amateur boxing team for Barbados event
A team of three amateur boxers and two officials will be in Barbados this weekend to participate in a boxing card fixed for Saturday on that island. The team, which comprise of Steffon Gouveia (light weight), Lawred Stewart (middle weight) and Simone Hoyte (middle weight) along with Manager, GABA Vice President Eustace Cuffy and [...]
Cricket, Cricket, Lovely Cricket!
Kares Engineering/Bushy Park Sawmills/GSL 10/10 tapeball bringing the vibes By Edison Jefford The GT&T softball tournament came and went; the Hits and Jams Master’s Cup T20 tournament came and went; now it is time for every cricket fan from every village, and town, across Guyana prepare to usher in the Super Eight [...]
Heikens captures King’s Jewellery World Golf tourney
Consistent ladies golfer Rita Heikens shot a net 64 to emerged winner of the King’s Jewellery World Annual Medal Play Golf tournament contested over the weekend at the Lusignan Golf Club. Thirty Eight players took part in the tournament as players gear up to compete in the RBTT/RBC Suriname Open tournament next month. [...]
Why are anti-crime ranks so preoccupied with traffic concerns?
Each day anti-crime ranks of the Guyana Police Force can be seen on patrol, some on motorcycles, some in pickups and others in fancy cars. Each day, many of these patrols can be seen obsessed with stopping motorists to verify their documents. The traffic section is having a great deal of help from these [...]
Mavis Lawrence is a man. Pedro Archandro is a rapist.
If someone sends a letter to the newspaper outlining the contours of a technical issue that is currently in the media, commonsense will instruct everyone that such a person has to have a working knowledge of the field. Last week, I wrote a column critical of Prem Misir’s condemnation of UG’s Strategic Plan. I [...]
Investigating Corruption
The Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is a very successful model in fighting corruption, turning an old, very corrupt colony into one of the relatively corruption-free places in the world. The following is from Mr Tony Kwok Man-wai, its first local Head of Operations. “One of the success factors is its three-pronged [...]
The PPP is only distributing our land to us
Dear Editor, Hydar Ally (“These are facts that cannot be wished away or erased” KN, August 21, 2011) fails to grasp that this land is our land. It belongs to all Guyanese. The PPP is only distributing our land to us. It is not an avenue for political boasting. A government that cuts a [...]
Democracy is still on trial in Guyana
Dear Editor, Twenty years after Mikhail Gorbachev fell from power in a failed coup, all of the Soviet republics have swapped central planning for market economics. So too has Guyana, since 1989 under Hoyte’s ERP; but to what effect? This PPP Government has sustained this so-called market economy with a strong injection of authoritarianism shot [...]
The time has come for a serious investigation into the general affairs of our beloved country
Dear Editor, The time has come for a serious investigation into the general affairs of our beloved country, as a result of startling revelations made by Assistant Commission of Police of the Guyana Police Force, Mr. Steve Merai. I fully agree and support his cooperation only with international investigators, since there is no person [...]
The AFC should press on with their principles, and their day will come sooner or later!
Dear Editor, The AFC party leaders and supporters should not get discouraged by doomsday soothsayers like Cheddi (Joey) Jagan (Jr.) who prophesied in his letter “the writing is on the wall for the AFC” (KN, Aug. 6, 2011). The AFC leaders have taken the brave and courageous decision to go on their own – [...]
Nuclear radiation is not a problem
Dear Editor, In reference to Mr. Ryan Waldron’s August 22 letter, as a Guyanese living in Japan I wish to respond in an effort to quell some of the fears that Guyanese consumers may legitimately have. When one thinks about radiation and nuclear power it is quite normal for paranoia to step in and [...]
There is no space for a party which substitutes political ground work for laziness
Dear Editor, If there’s no future in this country for hard-working people as M. Maxwell posited in his Tuesday August 23 letter, published in the Kaieteur News then this AFC propagandist should lead the way and be the first to ‘run’ as far as he can away from this country. But then again is there [...]
PLANS BEING HATCHED AGAINST KAIETEUR NEWS
We have learnt from very reliable sources of a plot to fabricate allegations against persons connected with this newspaper so as to lay the basis for them to be charged. This plot, we understand, has been hatched because of official concerns over the things that this newspaper has been exposing. We have been exposing the [...]
Soldier’s mother fears for his life
– accuses army of torturing her son By Dale Andrews The mother of a young soldier in the Guyana Defence Force has expressed concern for his safety following reports that he is being inhumanely treated while in custody at army headquarters, Camp Ayanganna. Avril Haley told Kaieteur News that she has received reports [...]
Mom, dad and son remanded over $300M drug bust
The three Haslington New Scheme residents who allegedly had over $300M worth of cocaine in their home were yesterday arraigned at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court, and appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs. Leonard Bacchus, his wife, Indranie Bacchus, and their 15-year-old son, were all charged in connection with a 67.2 kg cocaine find at their residence. [...]
Thief found with gunshot wounds hours after businessman opened fire on home intruders
Police on the East Coast of Demerara are probing a shooting incident which may have resulted in the wounding of a man, who is being described as a would-be thief, close to midnight on Sunday. The man was discovered lying on a dam with what appeared to be two gunshot wounds to his [...]
Dem boys seh …..People thiefing ways ketch up wid dem
When big people vex wid li’l children dem does tek advantage. Dem does knock dem same li’l children because dem can knock dem. But Guyana is a religious country and dem boys know bout dem bad ruler who try fuh pressure good people. In de Bible de bad king decide that because [...]
Lumber shortage delays several govt. contracts
– Exports by middlemen halted; little-used concessions to be seized By Leonard Gildarie A key meeting between logging companies and government to address high lumber prices and shortages on the local market has seen the administration yesterday announcing temporary measures that will restrict middlemen from exporting. It was a meeting that stakeholders, some worried [...]
Businesswoman robbed $2.8M on Water Street
- “I couldn’t even scream or holler. I didn’t know how me ain’t collapse.” A businesswoman was robbed of $2.8M yesterday while heading to a city wharf to pay suppliers for plastic tanks which she had previously ordered. The robbery occurred at 10:15hrs in the vicinity of Robb and Water Streets. “I couldn’t [...]
Kara Lord in Brazil for Miss Universe
Miss Guyana, Kara Lord, has arrived in São Paulo, Brazil, for the Miss Universe competition, which takes place on September 12. Lord, an aspiring psychologist, arrived to the cold weather, and news reports quote her as asking for the Brazilian summer – which actually begins five months from now, leading pageant website Global Beauties, [...]
Guyanese writer releases new book, ‘The Bread of Infamy’
By Leon Suseran Guyanese author and poet, Basant Raj has just published his fifth book, “The Bread of Infamy”. Mr. Raj, formerly of Ankerville, Port Mourant, and who now resides in New York, is presently in Guyana to promote his exceptional work, which he said is inspired significantly by real persons who still exist [...]
