PPP/C fears losing Parliamentary majority
…running scared that Nagamootoo could dislodge support base The incumbent People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) yesterday sounded fears that it could end up winning the presidency but lose control of the 65-seat legislature when votes are counted after the November 28 polls. The PPP/C is scared that its main opponents – A Partnership for [...]
Varshnie Singh entitled to First Lady’s pension
Pull Quote… “If this is the disdain with which Jagdeo and Nanda Gopaul of the Office of the President would treat her, how would they treat the ordinary Guyanese woman?” Ramjattan The woman who was presented to the nation and world leaders as Guyana’s First Lady for eight years is entitled to a pension as [...]
US moves to seize Ed Ahmad’s properties
The United States of America, by and through Loretta E. Lynch, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York; Alexander A. Solomon and Claire S. Kedeshian, Assistant United States Attorneys, on October 31, last, signalled its intention to seize properties belonging to Edul Ahmad. Ahmad is Head of State Bharrat Jagdeo’s close [...]
Teacher, film writer and director… Shaundel Phillips, is a ‘Special Person’
Pull Quote: “In other countries in the world it is a billion-dollar industry, but because of a number of issues in Guyana, the entertainment industry is not at that level. It is going to get better, but with a whole lot of hard work.” By Leon Suseran The development and propagation of the [...]
Dem boys seh…Wait fuh de whole cat
This is de last hoorah fuh Bar Rat and he can’t tek it. But he cause one thing fuh happen. He mek people get quiet. Is not that these people dumb. Is just that dem frighten. Dem coulda talk bout all de things that happen but dem keep dem mouth shut. Now dem whispering [...]
From the Diaspora…Now everybody ‘cussing’ except Freddie
By Ralph Seeram First it was Jagdeo ‘cussing’ now the cussing catch on. Moses ‘cussing’, Ramjattan ‘cussing’, Rajendra Bisessar ‘cussing’, Veerasammy (I go visit them at Riker’s Island) Ramayya also ‘cussing’. With two weeks to go before election, things are really heating up. I predicted in these columns months ago that this will [...]
The moment for audacity is here for Indian-Guyanese
Dear Editor, Political courage has largely been a missing ingredient from the Guyanese voter’s makeup since race politics was started by Burnham and the Jagans in the 1950s. Most are trapped in race, fear and apathy. However, we have had moments of political gallantry in Guyana where some voters have managed to break [...]
A lackluster campaign amid great promises
Dear Editor, A cursory look at the election season conjures up some images of a lack-luster campaign amid great promises for the nation. Huge and consistent promises not commensurate with any credible funding base are a characteristic feature of desperation, as the contenders approach the final turn to the finishing line. And numerous [...]
The language from the gutter is the only one Jagdeo seems to understand
Dear Editor, I want to congratulate Mr. Nagamootoo for taking the attack to PPP and Mr. Jagdeo, and also for personalizing it. I know that this does not suit the sensibilities of some especially one newspaper that has become the national Scold, but it seems that the only language that Mr. Jagdeo and [...]
Jagdeo’s pension 20 times Guyana’s income per head
Dear Editor, There has deservedly been a lot of public concern about what a PPP majority Parliament approved (over the objections of the Opposition) under the ‘Former Presidents (Benefits and other Facilities) Bill 2009’, since the present Government’s reputation for use and allocation of resources generally has been anything but ‘lean and clean’. [...]
These models cannot work for development
Dear Editor, One can discern three distinct political models in the run up to the next General Elections. First, a coalition of some of the opposition parties under the banner of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU). Second, some political parties running separately and independently with the expectation of holding a decisive balance [...]
This elections season has spoilt the Christmas season
Dear Editor, For me, my most favourite time of the year has been infringed upon by this election season. Christmas jingles, which were supposed to dominate the airwaves, have been replaced by election jingles. Words of love and good tidings and joy have been replaced by cuss down. Peace and goodwill towards all [...]
Mayers Ford Focus grabs pole position ahead of Mark Vieira
GT&T / Seaboard Marine Caribbean Motor Racing Championship Just as he had done in his native land, Barbadian Rogers Mayers in his Ford Focus grabbed pole position after registering a stunning 33.60 seconds during time trials yesterday to relegate Guyana’s Mark Vieira in his Mazda RX 8 into second place after he [...]
Top seeds Miller/Leacock/Squires advance with easy wins
The top seeds in the Men’s Single category all notched up easy wins as play in the Pegasus Tennis Open continued on Friday evening. Top seed Jeremy Miller lost four games on his way to a straight set 6-2, 6-2 win in his first round match against Saevion David Longe, while second and [...]
Teams rewarded as East Coast Zone 7:15 football concludes
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Frank Anthony touted his government’s commitment to sports and more particularly football when he handed over the prizes to 11 football teams from the East and West Coast Demerara following their participation in the first leg of the East Coast Zone 7:15 football competition. Mr. Anthony pointed [...]
GFA/President Beer Super League…Future stars on show in triple-header at GFC today
With the Guyanese football fans still in celebration mode after the national ‘Golden Jaguars’ team humbled their more established counterparts from Trinidad and Tobago on Friday evening, at the National Stadium, activity in the GFA / President Beer Super League resumes today with a triple-header at the GFC ground, starting from 16:00 hrs. [...]
Carib/Pepsi t20 Big Smash… Gizmos & Gadgets GT Pitbulls clinch back-to-back wins
Gizmos and Gadgets Georgetown Pitbulls, one of the pre-tournament favorites in the Carib/Pepsi t20 Big Smash competition, growled into action yesterday with back-to-back wins in the Demerara zone of the 11-team nation-wide event. The City side easily disposed of Nauth’s Motor Spares East Coast Jaguars by nine wickets before beating Carib Food East [...]
Sunday Cartoon – November 13, 2011
Shameer spurs B’ce to inter-county U-17 title
Demerara lose final by 6 wkts despite Chanderpaul’s 53 Man-of-the-Match Shailendra Shameer spurred Berbice to a six-wicket win against Demerara in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) under-17 Inter-County Cricket final at DCC yesterday. Shameer top scored with a 52-ball 53 with four fours and three sixes as Berbice made 170-5 in 46.2 [...]
Wayne Braithwaite reorganizing career following aborted Russian bout
Former World Boxing Council (WBC) Cruiserweight champion, Wayne ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite is now reorganizing his career following the disappointing turn of events that forced the abortion of his November 4 title eliminator against Ali Ismailov of Azerbaijan on a card dubbed ‘Not a Step Back,’ at the Khodynka Palace of Sports, Russia. According [...]
Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club Xmas horserace Meet set for December 26
The Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club will be hosting their Xmas horserace Meeting on Monday December 26 (Boxing Day) at the Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, Berbice racetrack. The Meet which will see races galloping for distances of over six furlongs, seven furlongs and one mile to win attractive prizes up to one million dollars. [...]
Barckoy, Madramootoo advance at Pegasus Open
Gilbert Barckoy and Albert Madramootoo both posted wins to advance to the second round in the Pegasus Tennis Open in action of the Men’s over-35 Singles action on Wednesday evening, Barckoy had to battle hard against the tricky Harry Panday who stayed close in the first set which ended 6-4 whilst the second set was [...]
No word on Golden Jaguars land promise
– team offered $2m for topping group By Edison Jefford There was no word on the land promised to each member of the Guyana senior men’s football team, the Golden Jaguars, if they topped their group but it was revealed that the team will get a $2m payout for their historic efforts [...]
Digicel’s Schools Table Tennis C/ships… Mae’s ‘A’ win U-10 Teams Title
Jeremy Singh’s fundamentals helped his team that also included Khalil Ninvalle win the Digicel-sponsored Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Schools Championships Under-10 team title yesterday at the Queens College auditorium. Singh and Ninvalle secured the title for Mae’s Under-10 team with wins over North Georgetown Primary and Mae’s ‘B’ team respectively. The team’s [...]
“Who’s zooming or fooling who?”
Collin E. H. Croft On 08 March 1971, a week before my 18th birthday, will live in my memory. I cried that night, for the very first time since becoming a teenager, after my sporting hero of all time, still, Muhammad Ali, had been beaten, for the first time ever, by “Smoking” Joe [...]
