PPP/C confident of landslide election victory
Confident not only in a victory at the polls come November 28, the Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) yesterday took their Election Campaign to the East Coast of Demerara where they rallied their supporters to push for and ensure a landslide. The Party’s Presidential Candidate Donald Ramotar told the supporters in Lusignan, numbering [...]
Miss World 2011 starts without Miss Guyana
– Arti Cameron could go to 2012 pageant instead The Miss World pageant is underway in London, but Guyana’s participation looks doubtful. Organisers said that Guyana’s representative, Arti Cameron, is still to receive her visa to the United Kingdom. In a press release, the Miss Guyana World Organisation said Cameron had applied online [...]
Herbalists are not medical experts
– Minister Ramsammy Although it has been established that herbalists are not permitted to diagnose or treat medical ailments, Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, has asserted that there is a legitimate place for such practitioners. The operation of herbalists must be conducted in a manner that is approved by the Food [...]
Miner feared dead as boat capsizes in water fall
An excavator operator, formerly from Bartica and the Essequibo Coast, is feared dead after being involved in a boat accident on Saturday night, in Bartica. According to information, Junior Joseph, 30, along with three other persons were traveling out of the interior in a boat when it reportedly capsized while they were navigating [...]
Dem boys seh…Woman story sweet, but Shaik own more sweet
Guyana people like a scandal. A woman get tie up wid a scandal and de story mek de newspapers. If nobody ain’t read nutten dem read that story. Is a story and a half. A man playing wid somebody wife and he wife find out. Is here de story get sweet. De woman get inside [...]
Policemen recovering after vehicular accident
The police are investigating a vehicular accident, which left two of its own nursing wounds in the Male Surgical Ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). Last Wednesday evening, policemen, Carlson Europe, 20 and Oral Venture, 22 were on a motorcycle when they were struck down by a motorcar at the junction of Middle [...]
Lindener drowns in Demerara River
The body of 30-year old Lindener, Safraz Khan, was pulled from the Demerara River yesterday afternoon minutes after he had plunged in to take a swim with friends. Khan was pronounced dead on arrival at the MacKenzie Hospital where he was rushed immediately after he was pulled out. According to reports, Khan of South Amelia’s [...]
Cluster development to increase competitiveness in Caribbean
With the exclusion of Haiti, the Caribbean’s local markets are small and therefore dependent on overseas markets for growth. Many Caribbean economies continue to be dominated by one or two traditional and in some instances weakening sectors such as energy, tourism and agriculture. To increase their competitiveness, public and private sectors of the Caribbean need [...]
Family fears worst as girl remains missing
After searching for close to a month, Nadia Satroham is still to be found. The family of the young woman is still to be comforted with information of the woman’s whereabouts after she went missing a few weeks ago. The family now fears that something terrible has happened to their loved one. They say it [...]
DDL gearing for tomorrow’s marketplace with the best distillery in the hemisphere
The management of the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) has outlined plans to position the company to meet the demands of tomorrow’s market. The plan was highlighted when the company hosted its Annual Stakeholders Reception on the University of Guyana Berbice Campus (UGBC) tarmac on Sunday where its shareholders were briefed about matters regarding the company. [...]
New Amsterdam Residents accuse Regional Chairman, GPL of discrimination
Some residents of New Amsterdam, Berbice are accusing the Regional Chairman of Region Six and the Regional Manager of The Guyana Power and Light operation in Berbice of practicing racism and showing favouritism regarding the provision of electricity in the Angoy’s Avenue, Smythfield and Glasgow Housing scheme areas. A number of them have been picketing [...]
Police say there is no excuse for arbitrary detention beyond 72 hours
There is no excuse for holding prisoners beyond the stipulated time frame without recourse to the High Court. This is according to the Guyana Police Force in response to an article published by this paper under the caption “Public lashes out at Police Force for perceived abuse of authority”. The article particularly spoke of the [...]
Guyana beat Barbados by 55 runs to top zone ‘A’
By Sean Devers in Berbice On a day blessed with glorious sunshine, a large crowd at Blairmont saw Guyana beat Barbados by 55 runs yesterday in their final preliminary round Regional Super50 cricket match to top zone ‘A’ and advance to the first semi-final on Wednesday at Providence. Guyana, who will know their semi-final opponent [...]
Guyana recapture IGG Track and Field title
- also win Cycling Championships By Edison Jefford in Suriname Guyana’s junior national track and field team recaptured the Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) title they lost to Suriname in French Guiana two years ago with sustained and timely dominance yesterday at the Andre Kamperveen Stadium in Paramaribo, Suriname. Guyana won the male and female competitions, amassing [...]
Haniff, Sukhram win titles
Guyana born Papo Haniff, who admitted that it took quite a few pleas from close friends to convince him to play in this year’s RI Vodka Guyana Open Golf Tournament vindicated his decision by capturing the title yesterday at the Lusignan Course. Haniff, home from Trinidad and Tobago to bury his mother after living in [...]
Royals and Jets open with wins to advance to next round
Pacesetters, Maccabbees, Ravens, NA Warriors battle at Burnham Court today The effects of the year long basketball off season in Linden was evident as organized club basketball returned to the Mackenzie Sports Club hard court with opening wins for Victory Valley Royals and Amelia’s Ward Jets as Retrieve Raiders and Kwakwani were given short stints [...]
Chand/Lopes edge Miller/Glasgow in tense match
Ramrattan/Gentle roll on The Trophy Stall Doubles Tennis tournament started off with an action packed day of games played at the Non Pariel and Pegasus Tennis Courts. Highlight of the day was a very close match where the third seeded team of Sandeep Chand and Andre Lopes were able to hold their nerves and pull off [...]
Two draws highlight latest play at Diamond Ground
When play in the Banks DIH Coca Cola sponsored East Bank Football Association (EBFA) Premier League competition continued yesterday at the Diamond Community Centre Ground, both games ended in 1-1 draws. Facing off in the feature game of the afternoon was Banks FC and Grove Hi Tec, two of the better teams in the association. [...]
Donald celebrates 61st birthday
QC head elated with students’ outstanding performances
“I am elated as my students are,” said Principal of Queen’s College, Ms. Nadia Hollingsworth, as she reflected on the performance of students of her school at the recent external examinations. Students of Queen’s College were named among the country’s top performers when the Ministry of Education held its Awards ceremony last [...]
UG MBBS curriculum to be reviewed with CDC Grant
As the University of Guyana’s Faculty of Health Sciences continues to increase its offerings, including programmes that could cater to a wider cross section of health professionals, plans are apace to expand even further. This is according to the Health Sciences Dean, Dr. Emanuel Cummings, who revealed that the Faculty was just recently [...]
Lack of pavements contribute to pedestrian road deaths
– Transportation Engineer Every life is valuable and to ensure the reduction of road fatalities there is the need for education, enforcement and engineering. These three main pillars must be implemented for society to arrive at any form of sanity on the roadways. This is according to Professor Dr. Samuel Joseph, Transportation Engineer, [...]
Taxpayers’ money is being squandered by present govt.
– PPP defector Former People’s Progressive Party stalwart, Rajendra Nauth Bissessar who crossed over to the Alliance for Change (AFC) has said that tax payers monies are being squandered under the present government. This was expressed at the AFC’s weekly press conference at Fourth Street, Campbellville headquarters. “At the Press Conference last [...]
Local authorities still investigating
Jamaican Drug bust… Just over a week after Jamaican Authorities discovered cocaine stashed in a sealed container onboard the MV Vega Azurit, a vessel which left Guyana, local authorities have stated that they are still investigating the matter. Kaieteur News understands that officials here were following up leads that some locals may [...]
KEEP IT SIMPLE
If the PPP wants to make the income tax laws more tax-friendly, it should avoid establishing tax allowances for dependent children. This will only complicate the tax system further and create bottlenecks to improved tax administration. It was the PNC government that abolished tax allowances for dependent children and tax credits for mortgage [...]
