Jagdeo’s behaviour could provoke election violence -Ramjattan
Presidential Candidate for the Alliance for Change Khemraj Ramjattan is emphasizing that persons should not be distracted by or fall into what he calls “the trap set by President Bharrat Jagdeo as he campaigns for the Peoples Progressive Party/Civic” in the process spewing venomous attacks on groupings, individuals and the media among others. Ramjattan asserts [...]
$50M in raw gold vanishes from aircraft at Ogle Airport
- pilot, engineer among four arrested Police have detained a pilot and three other employees of Air Services Limited following the disappearance of $50M in raw gold from an aircraft at the Ogle Airport yesterday. The gold was discovered missing around 09:45 hours, shortly after the aircraft had landed. Kaieteur News understands that [...]
Estimate for installation of tubes exceeds highest bid by $32M
Four bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the installation of Geotextile tubes along the foreshore at Victoria, East Coast Demerara, under the National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI). It is noteworthy that the engineer’s estimate of $77,720,000 exceeds the highest bid by some $32M. [...]
Diwali motorcade attracts thousands
Thousands of curious Guyanese lined the East Coast Demerara seawall all the way to the village of La Bonne Intention (LBI), last evening, to get a glimpse of the always spectacular Diwali Motorcade. The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha which organizes the motorcade for the Festival of Lights – Diwali, has been tirelessly putting forward [...]
Kwame McCoy accused of running over another woman with his vehicle
“Just because he wukkin wid de President, he feel he could do whatever he like to people and de police can’t do he nothing.” The words of an angry mother, whose 22-year-old daughter, Natalia Ross, was hospitalized overnight after she was allegedly run over by a Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) driven by Information Liaison [...]
Lawyers must be independent from political interference
- Bar Association President Three days after President Bharrat Jagdeo made certain derogatory statements about prominent lawyer Nigel Hughes, President of the Bar Association Timothy Jonas, has spoken out about the incident. According to Jonas, the President was reported to have accused Mr Nigel Hughes, Attorney-at-Law, of practicing race politics. “He is reported to have [...]
Dem boys seh…People joining dem party like li’l boy joining twine
People got to be careful wha’ dem naming dem children. Was a time when people use to name dem children Penny and Willie and things like that. That cause problem because de one who name Penny always like money and de one who name Willie… well less said. Now one lady name she [...]
Global Warming Anyone?
For a country with a coastland where most of its population are threatened by rising seas, one would have thought the issue of global warming would figure high on the agendas of the contentious politicians on the campaign trail. And even more so when, from the opposite (mitigation) end, Guyana has been in the forefront [...]
Sempiternal light versus eternal evil: Memories of Diwali
Strange things crisscross your mind when you look at East Indians now and then. It’s like windmills blowing the corners of your soul into a vortex of confusion mixed with angst meeting in a confluence of perpetual Sisyphean torment. Then means when the PNC was in power and the PPP was in the opposition. I [...]
MUDSLINGING AND DEFECTIONS
The elections campaign in Guyana is fast drifting away from the concerns that should inform voters’ choices. It is fast moving away from policies, programmes and the track-records of the various parties. It is also going in directions that have caused the private sector to issue a statement expressing disapproval over the level of [...]
Gayle says WICB playing ‘mind games’ with him
Will deal with apology issue after Regional Super50 His body language suggest that former West Indies Captain Chris Gayle is ‘super cool’ and not affected by the turbulent relationship between him and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) which has resulted in him being ignored at a time when the West Indies team [...]
Guyana battle T&T at Providence today
Both teams hunt place in 14th final By Sean Devers The last time they met in Guyana in a regional one-day game T&T defeated Guyana in the 2009 final under lights and in recent times the battles between these two sides in limited overs cricket have been epic affairs. The two teams face-off [...]
Live ESPN Coverage for Regional Super50 cricket
$3.5 million up for grabs in Day/Night ‘final four’ at Providence After the preliminary stage of the Regional Super50 cricket tournament here in Guyana, four teams are still in the race for Clive Lloyd Trophy, the G$2 million first prize and exposure to the ESPN Television audience in the ‘final four’ of [...]
Kayo’s Football Academy for Uitvlugt outreach on Saturday
Kayo’s Football Academy based in the Bauxite Mining Town of Linden and run by current Golden Jaguar Kayode McKinnon is set to make a visit to interact and share their vision with members of the Uitvlugt Warriors Football Club, based on the West Coast of Demerara on Saturday from 09:00hrs. Kayo’s Football Academy will [...]
Businesses support ‘Wear Yellow’ initiative as ‘Golden Jaguars’ gear for national duties
By Michael Benjamin Kids Closet and Café Paradise/ Dixie Lee Caribbean Fast Food Franchise have put their money where their mouths are and have donated varying sums towards the ‘Wear Yellow’ initiative that proposes that supporters of the Golden Jaguars don yellow jerseys for the impending FIFA World Cup Qualifier fixture at the [...]
Citizens Bank Golf tees off today
The second Players Golf Championship sponsored by Citizens Bank will tee off today, at the Lusignan Golf Club, starting at 09:00 hours. Close to 40 foreign and local players will battle for top honours in the much anticipated tournament coming fresh off the heels on the Guyana Open last weekend. Defending champion Mohanlall [...]
Budhan’s Memorial Turf Club to stage one day horserace meet November 13 at No.66
Budhan’s Memorial Turf Club and Sports Complex of Number 66 Village, Corentyne, Berbice will on Sunday November 13 stage a one day horserace meeting starting at 1:00pm. The day’s programme will see a total seven races at one of the new horseracing facilities in the country. The main event is for I Class [...]
Clive Atwell confident of victory as ‘Thirst Park Explosion’ gets ready to detonate
Dominican based Guyanese pugilist, Clive Atwell arrived in Guyana on Friday morning last and has promised Guyanese boxing buffs a special treat when he clashes with Orland ‘Pocket Rocket’ Rogers in the ‘Thirst Park Explosion,’ slated for the Banks DIH Thirst Park ground on October 29 next. Atwell appeared on the weekly Sports [...]
Guyana finish second overall at IGG 2011
By Edison Jefford Guyana finished second overall in the just-concluded multi-sport discipline Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) in Suriname with cycling and track and field headlining the list of events that the country dominated during the October 19-24 competition. Guyana ended with 80 points, amassed from its placing in the seven sport disciplines, while host, [...]
Deocharran Gobin, Hemchan Narain prevail in Berbice Rapid Chess tournament
Senior Berbice chess player Deocharran Gobin conceded one game but rebounded to win his six remaining encounters to secure first place when the Banks DIH Malta Supreme Junior and Senior One-Day Rapid Chess Tournament concluded at the Tain Campus Sunday afternoon last. His junior counterpart, Hemchan Narain of J.C. Chandisingh Secondary school, [...]
Upper Level host ‘Fun in the Sun’ today
The popular Upper Level Barber Shop will be hosting its 12th annual ‘Fun in the Sun’ Fun Day at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) Ground in Thomas Lands today with several of the usual sport activities set to attract major participation. The 2011 ‘Fun in the Sun’ will feature seven-a-side football, cricket, [...]
14th Annual Troy Humphrey Memorial cycle race meet to be staged today
One of Guyana’s most lucrative cycle meet, held in memory of one of this country’s leading riders, the late Troy Humphrey is set for today at the National Park. Cyclist’s, young and old, racing bike to BMX will all be competing not only for attractive prizes sponsored by Humphrey’s Bakery & Farm Products [...]
Guyana’s U20 ‘Lady Jags’ ready to roar
Guyana will be hosting Group D of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under-20 Women’s World Cup qualifying competition kicking off on Wednesday November 2 at the Georgetown Cricket Club Ground, Bourda. The countries battling for the top spot will be Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, The Dominican Republic and host Nation Guyana. Technical Director of the Guyana Football Federation [...]
Shalim to Captain Demerara in GCB U-17 competition
Michael Shalim will Captain Demerara in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Under-17 four-team competition which is scheduled to commence on Friday. Demerara will play its first match against the President’s XI at Wales on Friday, while Berbice battle Essequibo at Wakanaam in the other match on Friday. After a break for the Regional [...]
Kings face Royals; Jets battle Pistons
Brusche’s Basketball Classic quarter-finals Basketball rivalry has returned to Linden and tonight, four of the town’s best clubs will square off in the quarter-finals of the 2011 Brusche’s Basketball Classic at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) Hard Court. The Kashif and Shanghai Kings and the Victory Valley Royals, two teams with a bitter-sweet [...]
