Bakewell Softball cricket tourney continues tomorrow
Play in the Bakewell sponsored Softball cricket tournament organised by the Floodlights Cricket Association continues tomorrow with a number of matches. The full fixtures: Demerara Zone: Saints Ground: Pitch 1 – 9:30am-Floodlights vs Back Street Warriors Seniors. 1:30pm-Wellwoman vs Young Vikings. 2:30pm-Underdogs vs Cummings Lodge Angels. 3:30pm-4R Lioness vs Young Vikings. Pitch 2 – 9:30am-Farm [...]
Letter to the Sports Editor…GCB Crisis (Dr. Hunte’s Visit)
Dear Editor, I understand the President of the WICB visited Guyana not so long ago. I would expect Dr. Hunte’s visit was in connection with the crisis facing GCB administration and cricket in the country. I would like Dr. Julian Hunte to know that a strong leader is realistic about what is within his control [...]
Response to Imran Khan – WICB Corporate Communication Manager
Dear Editor, The WICB recently released through its Corporate Communication Manager that they endorse or recognized the Ramsey Ali Group as the elected GCB. I wish to ask Dr. Julian Hunte President of the WICB, what yardstick was used by his Board of Directors to arrive at such a conclusion when the WICB -: 1. [...]
BCB committed to developing cricket and cricketers
Dear Editor, The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) has noted with some concern, statements made by some in authority that elements are seeking to destroy the game of cricket to fulfill personal ambitions and for positions of power while neglecting the development of the game. The BCB would like to assure the cricketing public, its numerous [...]
UG Vice-Chancellor responds to Health Minister’s comments
Dear Editor, I would like to respond to the comments attributed to the Minister of Health, Dr. Ramsammy, in your KN 9/20/2011 article “Govt. should have a say in what programmes UG offers”. I would like to respond to five statements in the article. 1. “Minister Ramsammy criticized the decision of the UG’s administration [...]
Society starts with the preservation of life and institution of the rule of law
Dear Editor, If a party runs a country for some 19 years and in those 19 years, the country has become a cesspool of crime – organised crime, unchecked drug trafficking, gun running, corruption, outright thieving, fuel smuggling, people trafficking, criminal gangsterism and social problems such as high youth unemployment that create more crime [...]
Dropping the telecommunications bill
Guyana with its population of just over 700,000 scattered over the 93,000 square miles is in a race to catch up with the rest of the world when it comes to information technology. In this day and age people want almost instant communication. No longer do they write letters and depend on the post office [...]
Guyana still not on US drug blacklist
According to the BBC website, US President Barack Obama has added two Central American countries to a blacklist of countries considered major producers or transit routes for illegal drugs. This information was released last evening by the Home Affairs Ministry. The Ministry said that this latest blacklist excludes Guyana and nails the lie that Guyana [...]
THE STATE-OWNED MEDIA
There is no distinction in communist and socialist countries between state control of the media and control of the media by the vanguard party. The ruling party controls the ruling ideas and therefore the ruling class does not recognize anything like the independence of the media. The media is expected to be partial towards [...]
Dead Corentyne fishermen… Accused arrested and admitted to Psychiatric Hospital
The families of the Corentyne fishermen who were set ablaze by a colleague with whom they were out casting nets and fishing, are convinced that the act was intentional and nothing but murder. Beeram Motee Lall, 45, of Bloomfield Village, Corentyne and Reynard Fernandes, 15, of Reef Section, Rose Hall Town, were fishing in [...]
Shot Guyanese businessman dies in St. Maarten
Philipsburg–The businessman whom robbers shot at his Back Street store Wednesday evening died at St. Maarten Medical Centre (SMMC) Thursday night. Mark Deygoo, 34, of Baby and Kids was the third shooting victim and the second homicide victim this week. By this newspaper’s count, he also has become St. Maarten’s 13th homicide victim for this [...]
Health practitioners’ shortage burdens GPHC
The severe shortage of technical health practitioners or specialized doctors in regional health facilities is burdening the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), with referred medical cases that could be treated at the regional level, says Narine Singh, Director, Regional Health Services, Ministry of Health. According to Dr. Singh, the Ministry has observed that some [...]
Father refused to allow relatives to view teen’s body
-is there a mystery behind Shakese Bristol’s death? Fuming relatives of Shakese Bristol are eager in finding out the “mystery” surrounding the death of the teen and the reasons why the father, Robert Bristol, was not allowing the family to view the body. Family members surrounded the coffin and blocked the door at the [...]
Border dispute…Venezuelan opposition candidate criticises Chavez for being too lenient with Guyana
Oswaldo Álvarez Paz, an opposition candidate running for primaries, has railed on the government’s foreign policy regarding the boundary dispute with Guyana, and has accused President Hugo Chávez of taking a too lenient attitude in the issue, according to a report in the eluniversal.com online news website. The Venezuelan president, he added, “has an [...]
EPA investigating stench of Little Diamond, EBD waterway
– DDL dismisses claims by residents that the company is polluting the waterway The Environmental Protection Agency is currently investigating the source of the odour emanating from the waterways for the past two months, within the vicinity of Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) and Prospect, East Bank Demerara (EBD), says Dr. Indarjit Ramdass, Executive [...]
PUC spreads awareness through Berbice education drive
The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has just concluded a public education programme across Berbice, targeting the customers of the various utility companies. Complaints Manager, Raymon Cummings, said that he was heartened at the response of Berbicians to the two-day activity which included meetings with school children, the Regional officials, Chamber of Commerce officials, New [...]
Private company gives landmark a facelift
One of Linden’s newest businesses, the EVER PURE water treatment facility located on Burnham drive, Wismar has decided to give back to the community in a tangible way. The gift is a facelift for the Christianburg waterwheel. President of the Region Ten Tourism Association, Trudy Scott, yesterday told the media that she was very [...]
Essequibo man found guilty for illegal fuel
Akbar Mohamed of Charity, Essequibo Coast, was on September 20, 2011 found guilty by the Charity Magistrate’s Court for being in possession of illegal petroleum. He was ordered to pay a fine of $150,000. Mohamed was charged by the Guyana Energy Agency in March, 2010 for being in possession of illegal petroleum contrary to [...]
Dumped lover gets two-week term jail for assault
Yesterday in the Georgetown Magistrate court, a young man was taught the value of respecting a woman’s wishes after he was given two weeks to cool off for unlawfully assaulting his former girlfriend. Mark Wilson, 18, was jailed after he pleaded guilty to the charge. It was alleged that on September 18, at [...]
Man faces seven counts of falsification, five counts of embezzlement
Kevin Singh appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates court yesterday to answer to five counts of embezzlement and seven counts of falsifying documents. Singh, who was 16-year-old at the time of the alleged crimes, between June and August while employed at the Deeds Registry Office in Georgetown, reportedly falsified accounts and embezzled money entrusted [...]
Republic Bank rewards ‘RightStart’ standouts
The Queen’s College auditorium was the venue yesterday for Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited’s RightStart Academic Achievement Awards, with five account holders, all first formers of the school, being rewarded. The brief occasion, held during general assembly, acknowledged the outstanding accomplishments of the students at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment. The auspicious winners [...]
Remediation programmes…Compulsory Mathematic, English courses for Primary, Secondary Schools
In order to bolster learners in the field of Mathematics and English, the Education Ministry recently mandated all primary and secondary schools to implement remediation programmes to elevate slow learners to acceptable learning standards. The document which came into effect on September 1, noted that all departments of education are required to provide professional [...]
Guyana seeks to restart Crime Stoppers programme
The Guyana police department and Ministry of Home Affairs will continue working in conjunction with Crime Stoppers programme and Police Security Industry Partnership (POLSEC) to better ensure public safety and security within the country. On September 14, last, the National Commission on Law and Order (NCLO) held a conference with representatives of the Private Sector [...]
Stall holder robbed minutes before closure
A stall owner in Bourda Market was relieved of hundreds of thousands of dollars by four bandits while she was about to close the business at 18:00 hrs yesterday. Reports reveal that four men descended on Stall 38-39 in Bourda Market and forced their way into the entrance of the business. The one armed [...]
New Sophia Care Centre commissioned
…as new child protection facility opens The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security and the Child Care and Protection Agency have added yet another safe place for abused children to those they already have. Yesterday Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Priya Manickchand, commissioned the New Sophia Care Centre. The home [...]
