West Berbice breezes into Finals, Lower Corentyne reaches semis
A composed innings of 80 by skipper Quacy Mc Pherson led West Berbice to an upset 5-wicket victory over New Amsterdam/Canje at the Port Mourant Cricket Ground when the 2011 Berbice Cricket Board/Republic Bank Under-17 Inter Zone Cricket competition commenced on Sunday last. The victory placed West Berbice into the final while tournament favourite Lower [...]
Busta Champion of Champions cricket tourney
Semi finals set for tomorrow The semifinals of the 2011 Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club Busta Champion of Champions tournament is set for tomorrow (Saturday) with Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club Gizmos & Gadgets facing Blairmont at the Area ‘H’ Ground and the Port Mourant Karibee Rice entertaining Edinburgh. The [...]
Experience gained at CYG priceless – Coach Wilson
By Juanita Hooper The selection of Letitia Myles, Tiffany Carto and Malcolm Walcott by the Athletics Association of Guyana to represent Guyana at IV Commonwealth Youth Games in Isle of Man a few weeks ago turned out to be a golden opportunity for athletes and coach Lyndon Wilson. Wilson declared that despite the athletes [...]
Guyana Police Force win football title; Table Tennis on tomorrow
MHA annual September Games The Guyana Police Force proved to be stronger than their opponents as they carted off the Kashif & Shanghai trophy for winning the football competition of the Ministry of Home Affairs Annual September Games Extravaganza. Police eased to victory with 4 points ahead of Citizen Security Programme on three [...]
Remembering a dedicated Berbician
Dear Editor, I want to shine some light on one of the many heroes of the Republic, Randolph Harrison Bennett BEM, MSM. In a few days the town of New Amsterdam will name a street in his honour, a tribute that some might say is long overdue, because Randolph Bennett was a very special [...]
Blatant disregard on Harbour Bridge
Dear Editor, On September 14, I was on my way home in the regular afternoon rush hour traffic over the Demerara Harbour Bridge; traffic was heavy, the female Special Constable was directing the traffic. Up comes this guy with a black Tacoma bearing the number plate GNN1885. He was instructed to wait as he [...]
A response to Joseph Adams
Dear Editor, This is my brief response to the new apparition in the newspaper – Joseph Adams. My name is Sasenarine Singh. This is the name I use on my birth certificate and my passport. I am actively campaigning to rid this country of the PPP from Government and have a public profile. You can [...]
We need to know the precise origin of the Vybz Kartel ban
Dear Editor, Sometime this week, it was brought to the attention of the local Facebook community that management of the National Communications Network (NCN) had banned the music of Jamaican dancehall artiste, Vybz Kartel. The furore that quickly followed touched upon two main themes: Vybz Kartel’s disrespect towards Guyanese in not showing up for two [...]
The politics of nothing
Dear Editor, In a seminal 1960s song, Bob Dylan sang prophetically that, “When you ain’t got nothing, you got nothing to lose….” Recently we saw these poignant lyrics being played out in the streets of Great Britain where anarchy almost took hold. Though there were some haves involved, analysts believe the have nots were [...]
When lust leads to embarrassment
Dear Editor, Cops are like the Kennedys: they enjoy a privileged status and – even though the good ones far outnumber the bad—their rotten apples get all the attention. This is how a story which detailed the ten worst police scandals in American history began. From all indications, it would appear that police forces [...]
Is this a case of vanity or an abuse of power?
Dear Editor, Your newspaper recently highlighted some problems with the management of the education sector in East Berbice and the conduct of certain senior personnel associated there. It is necessary that I bring to your attention the behaviour of a top education official of that region in the hope that it will bring relief [...]
An old timer’s peek inside Republic Bank
Dear Editor, I am an Ole Timer whose job entails making frequent visits to the commercial banks in the city. That makes me a Valued Customer of Republic Bank. It was with almost deadly patience I waited in vain for a response from the Big Ones of RBL to the letter which appeared in [...]
Suriname police nab six Guyanese with cocaine
Police in Suriname say that eight persons including 6 Guyanese nationals and one Jamaican traveling illegally to Suriname were arrested Wednesday afternoon after a quantity of cocaine was discovered in the boat in which they were travelling. The remaining suspect is a Surinamese national. Police spokesman Inspector Humphrey Naarden, in an invited comment, said [...]
International and Guyanese Peace
Last Wednesday, September 21, marked the annual International Day of Peace, honoured in the United Nations Headquarters in New York with the ringing of the iconic “peace bell” and a minute’s silence. Across the world, there were events to commemorate the day that “provides an opportunity for individuals, organizations and nations to create practical acts [...]
$$$M Skeldon factory… GuySuCo, Chinese contractor at odds over two major defects
By Leonard Gildarie The US$181M Skeldon sugar factory, which has been plagued with a number of technical problems since its commissioning in August 2009, continues to be a source of contention between the owner, Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), and the contractor, China National Technical Import and Export Corporation (CNTIC). According to Yusuf Abdul, General Manager [...]
Last sitting of Ninth Parliament …Govt. approves additional $3.3B budget support
Government, once again in the absence of the opposition, yesterday approved an additional $3.3B to complete a number key of projects. It represented the third time since June that the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C)-led administration has turned to Parliament for supplementary provisions and the significance is that passage of the financial papers was made during [...]
One of Canada’s ‘most wanted’ arrives in Guyana
“All people with a history of violence are of interest to the police”- Crime Chief Persaud A Guyanese man who was considered one of Canada’s most wanted arrived in Guyana on Wednesday night having been deported, one week after his long awaited arrest. Shameer Allie, 36, was convicted twice of beating women, and was [...]
Illegal Guyanese in jail for allegedly beating Antiguan cop
St. John’s Antigua – Two men who beat up a police officer for intervening in a stone-throwing dispute were on Wednesday hauled before the court. Eighteen-year-old Oshane Oraine Thomas of Jamaica and 20-year-old Godfrey Anthony McCallum of Guyana were charged with battery on a police officer, being armed with an offensive weapon and throwing [...]
Endangered leatherback turtle killed on foreshore
An unsettling discovery was made on Wednesday, last, by residents of Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara, as they came across a dead leatherback turtle between the rocks in their village’s rip-rap sea-defence structure. Feroze Khan, Managing Director of the West Indies Sports Complex, contacted Kaieteur News yesterday to inform that the carcass was still [...]
Fire flattens house at Cove and John
A Cove and John, East Coast Demerara fisherman is now homeless as fire completely flattened his premises on Thursday evening last. According to reports, the fire started at around 20:00 hours at a house located at Oil Mill Street, Cove and John. The building was occupied 35-year-old Nandkumar Sarjoo. Kaieteur News understands that at [...]
Headteachers, teachers need to report cases of Child Abuse
– Director of Child Services As more emphasis continues to be placed on the issue of child care and protection, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security is currently observing “Child Protection Week 2011” under the theme “Community Partnerships for Child Protection”, as they aim to sensitise the public on their rights and [...]
Opposition absent as National Assembly holds last sitting
Government yesterday hailed the ninth Parliament a success, when the last sitting concluded yesterday with the opposition parties holding true to their promise to stay away from the National Assembly. But the absence failed to deter the government side from listing the successes of the sittings. It will be recalled that People’s Progressive [...]
Enmore family attacked, robbed by gunmen
A family from Enmore, East Coast Demerara is thankful to be alive after five armed men invaded their home and business. According to reports, the gunmen attacked ‘Browns’ grocery store at around 19:30 hours on Wednesday. The police in a press release stated that businessman Karranchand Itwaru, 48, his wife Cindy, 40, son [...]
Sussex St. man shot, hunt on for assailant
The police up to press time were trying to ascertain the identity of a man who shot another male in broad daylight yesterday, critically wounding him. Injured is Richard Daniels of 32 Sussex Street. According to reports, Daniels was shot shortly after 10:00hrs yesterday. Hospital officials told Kaieteur News that the man was shot in [...]
Ex-security guard gets 15 years for manslaughter
Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire yesterday sentenced former security guard Rawleston Cummings to 15 years imprisonment for killing Lloyd Kandasammy in March 2006. Cummings had earlier this month pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter. Prosecutors Konyo Sandiford, Zamalla Ali and Pritima Kissoon represented the state, while Attorney at law Adrian Thompson appeared for Cummings. The [...]
