Jagdeo considered sacking Luncheon, stalwarts
Following the 2006 General Elections, President Bharrat Jagdeo had considered getting rid of his most senior advisor and Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon. As a matter of fact, Jagdeo’s intention was to make substantial changes to his new Cabinet after that August 28 elections and had weeks before the polls told [...]
Leaked embassy cables reveal…Illegal Brazilian miners flourished under Minister Gajraj’s watch
An illegal business trade to register Brazilian miners flourished under former Home Affairs Minister, Ronald Gajraj, a leaked US Embassy cable says. The cable, one of hundreds issued by the Georgetown Embassy and released by whistle-blower website, WikiLeaks, also spoke of the worry Government had in 2006 over a significant presence of undocumented workers [...]
Prove my links to narco trafficking- Greene challenges
Police Commissioner Henry Greene has issued a challenge for anyone to prove his involvement and association in terms of aiding drug dealers and by extension, the illegal drug trade. Greene issued the challenge yesterday at the opening of this year’s Junior Officers’ Conference at the Police Officers’ Mess annex. He was referring to [...]
Transparency Institute targets ‘petty and grand’ corruption
The newly formed Transparency Institute of Guyana (TIG) has pointed to the existence of “petty and grand” corruption, and plans to campaign for a change in bribery and other anti-corruption laws, says Nadia Sagar. She will seek the support of frustrated Guyanese. “Ultimately, the integrity of our institutions will be challenged and I think [...]
Dem boys seh….Shame bush coming fuh de Big man
He who laugh last always laugh best. Dem boys laughing now because all who use hearsay to point finger and fuh mek news bout other people got to brace demself because dem boys got stuff fuh mek dem run and hide. Things meet de stage wheh dem boys seh that now dem gun have [...]
Goodbye John, I will miss you
One thing I know for sure about the study of philosophy –you come to accept that fate is unpredictable and cruel. When you come to grips with that reality, then tears and sentiments will never drown you. You know that life is like that and you continue with your own journey. It will be [...]
‘Jaguars’ Captain Nurse upbeat about team’s chances today
-Bermuda anxious to reverse fortunes Captain of the Golden Jaguars, Chris Nurse is very upbeat about his team’s chances of carting off the honours when the side clash with Bermuda in their Group ‘B’ 2014 World Cup qualifier, at the National Stadium this evening. The captain voiced these sentiments when he appeared at [...]
President of GABA implores boxers discipline for C/wealth Youth Games
Speaking with the Guyanese’s boxers for the Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG), which is slated for September 7-11 in Isle of Mann, Steve Ninvalle, President of Guyana’s Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) stressed on the need for discipline for the two athletes on the tour. “I implored discipline to be a vital meal of the boxers [...]
‘Behind the scenes happenings should not affect focus’
– Says Coach Harper ahead of today’s t20 against T&T Despite the threat of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) to take action against their players in the National team to face Trinidad and Tobago today at Bourda in a t20 encounter, the Berbicians were all present at the team’s practice session yesterday at Everest. [...]
FIVB volleyball course for PE teachers begin today
The Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) will be hosting an International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Teachers’ Volleyball Course, beginning at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall today and concluding on Saturday. According to a release from the Ministry of Education’s Physical Education Department, Chile’s, Miguel Holz Bodlaender, who is a [...]
Selectors disappointed in BCB boycott of female U-19 trial
Still hopeful Berbicians will show up today By Sean Devers Chairman of the National junior selection panel Nizamuddeen Drepaul says he is very disappointed that the Berbicians were prevented from attending yesterday’s national under-19 female trial match at the DCC ground but is still hopeful the girls will show up today when two more [...]
Pitbulls, Mike’s Wellwoman grab senior categories
Kares Engineering / Bushy Park Sawmills T10 Tapeball Cricket Competition – J.C. Chandisingh, L’Aventure capture school titles – Shaggy delivers magical performance Just as expected, the star-studded Georgetown Pitbulls-sponsored by American Exchange Barber Shop easily steamrolled Invaders XI by 42 runs to capture the Men’s final in the inaugural Kares Engineering / Bushy Park [...]
Guyana claim 5 medals at Caribbean Badminton Championships
Guyanese players Narayan & Priyanna Ramdhani made Guyana proud by bringing home 4 Silvers and 1 Bronze in the Under-13 and 15 Events at the Caribbean Badminton International Junior Championships held in Barbados from August 31 to September 03 at the Wildey Gymnasium. In July Priyanna Ramdhani brought home the Bronze at The Pan [...]
Cruisers capture Hikers Hockey Club Hair & Nails Tournament
The Hikers Hockey Club recently held its inaugural in-house ladies tournament, called the Hikers Hair & Nails Tournament, which was played at the Saint Stanislaus College forum. The tournament featured 30 players from the Hikers Ladies’ programme, including six national players who recently returned home after helping Guyana qualify for the 2013 Pan American [...]
West Berbice Super Kings and Bartica Challengers record victories
Carib D&C Promotions T20 cricket West Berbice Super Kings and Bartica Challengers got off on winning note as the Carib Floodlight and D and C Promotions twenty\20 cricket competition commenced on Saturday night at the Bartica Community Centre ground. In the first game of the evening, which was reduced to 15 overs due to rain, [...]
Letter to the Sports Editor….PHANTOM SQUAD, PHANTOM WRITERS AND PHANTOM CRICKET CLUBS
Dear Editor, I write in response to a letter captioned “ Please publish in the interest of Cricket Development”, published in the Sept. 4th edition of the Kaieteur News and subsequently in the Sept. 5th edition of other dailies. This letter was purportedly signed by members of various clubs in the West Demerara Cricket Association. [...]
Lall’s finger is on the inflated contracts too
Dear Editor, I have only read the Guyana Times a few times since its existence, for I was never impressed with the format and content of this publication. And I’ve only recently begun to take a closer look at the Guyana Chronicle, and I’m still not impressed. For a newspaper that touts the achievements [...]
We must guard against individualism and naked self-interest
Dear Editor, One indication of a matured and intellectually developed individual is his or her ability to transcend the confines of narrow parochial thinking. There are so many people who get lost or carried away in small and petty issues that they lose sight of the bigger things in life that really matter to [...]
A matter of pride
DEAR EDITOR, A bit of trivia and some light relief. For a few years now I have been wondering about the curious description on sachets of brown sugar found on cruise ship tables, ie “Demerara sugar… Produce of Mauritius.” I received the answer a few days ago, while watching a TV cookery programme. [...]
A complete misrepresentation of the facts
Dear Editor, Re: To the article in the Guyana Chronicle dated Sunday September 4th captioned: “US Embassy Says… Kaieteur News publisher Glenn Lall”. The information as contained in this article is a complete misrepresentation of the facts surrounding the financing of the project involving the construction of Buddy’s International Hotel. It seems to be a [...]
Lest we mourn the gruesome headlines
DEAR EDITOR, “Jonathan James, 10, Dies From Dehydration After Dallas Parents Deprive Him Of Water For 5 Days,” occupies a prominent spot on the cover of the online newspaper, the Huffington Post. An image of a cherubic child by that name rests below the heading. Jonathan James was only 10 years old when his [...]
Selective selections
Accusations will always fly when people report in what others say. In the first instance, the recording of the message is distorted and once reported often enough the final message is often far removed from the original. In communication studies there is a basic test. A source disseminates a message to a second party, [...]
Guyanese entrepreneurs expect much from the Caribbean – China economic forum
Anticipation is high among local entrepreneurs preparing to attend the third Caribbean-China Economic and Trade Forum this September at the high-end Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The theme of the Forum is “DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION, WIN FOR ALL.” The local Private Sector Business Community is being mobilized [...]
GPL to place engines on power grid tomorrow
US$20M Wartsila generation units…. By Rabindra Rooplall Guyana Power and Light (GPL) started testing its 15.6 megawatt Wartsila generation units yesterday. Many further trials and tests of the instruments devices will be done until the commissioning of the US$20M Wartsila generators, according to Chief Executive Officer of GPL, Bharat Dindyal. GPL had [...]
GuyOil records hefty profit in face of smuggled fuel – 2010 Annual Report
A high prevalence of illegal fuel in the market last year severely challenged the operations of the state-owned oil company, according to the 2010 annual report. In the recently released 2010 Annual Report, Chairman of the Guyana Oil Company (GuyOil), Dr. Keshav Mangal, also disclosed that the entity made a net profit of over [...]
