Republic Bank not putting any money in Marriott Project
…was approached to prepare investor friendly package—says source For several years now Kaieteur News has been raising questions about the various projects that have been and are being undertaken by the administration. One such project is the proposed Marriott Hotel that is slated to be built in Kingston. Among the first of the controversies [...]
Guyana Goldfields considers selling Aurora operations
One week after being granted licence… Almost a week after being granted a licence to start mining operations, Canadian-owned Guyana Goldfields Inc. has signed confidentiality agreements with six parties interested in buying the company and its Aurora gold project, Chief Operating Officer Claude Lemasson said. “We have been on the radar of many [...]
Vendor wrongfully arrested as ‘trunker’
….screams at police, gets immediate release A vendor wrongfully arrested Friday with two alleged ‘trunkers’ is demanding an apology and justice. According to Hilary Alexander, 37, whose photograph was published yesterday on the front page of Kaieteur News along with two alleged robbers, he was released four hours after his arrest and [...]
Dem boys seh…Guyana got a commander in thief
De Waterfalls Boss Man hear bout Bar Rat and he plan. De plan was fuh de Americans tek way de Boss Man visa. That is why Bar Rat guh pun de platform and talk how de Boss Man was into Backtracking. But dem boys seh the Embassy people got brains and dem is not [...]
Trade Unionist Norman Semple is a ‘Special Person’
Pull Quote: “I enjoyed it, because for one thing, it was satisfying to me to help those workers who were unprotected, despite the fact that the law was there. Having laws on the books doesn’t mean you have protection, unless you can enforce those laws. The laws were there, but for a [...]
India, West Indies in exciting draw
Mumbai, (AFP): Indian spinners Pragyan Ojha and Ravichandran Ashwin plotted a sensational West Indies collapse before the third and final Test ended in a thrilling draw with scores level on the last day on Saturday. Left-arm spinner Ojha finished with 6-47 and off-spinner Ashwin with 4-34 as the West Indies were dismissed for 134 [...]
“We have certainly seen and identified new talents in table tennis”
-GTTA President reveals at Schools C/ships Presentation By Edison Jefford President of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA), Commissioner of Police, Henry Greene believes that the just-concluded Schools’ Championships served its primary purposes, which were to decentralise the sport and identify new talents. Greene made the observation yesterday at the Police Officers’ Mess [...]
Amateur boxing’s ‘best cornerman’ comes to the rescue
President Jagdeo gives $2M for team to travel to Barbados event Described by President of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association, Steve Ninvalle, as ‘Amateur Boxing’s best cornerman’ President Bharrat Jagdeo has again shown his support for sports with a $2M donation to ensure a team of boxers and officials travel to Barbados for [...]
Two international outfits competing for 22nd edition K&S accolade
By Michael Benjamin Eighteen local football teams will join two international outfits, Caribbean United and Caledonia AIA of Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago respectively in highly anticipated duels that eventually nets the best unit the top prize when the 22nd edition of the Kashif and Shanghai football extravaganza gets underway from December [...]
Live boxing show suspended as ProAm boxing extravaganza resumes
Ever since the inauguration of the Friday Nights Boxing extravaganza on February 24, 2010, boxing buffs, unable to attend the live shows, have witnessed 101 professional bouts and a further 77 amateur contests to date, compliments of the live television action on the National Communication Network (NCN) television. This arrangement, made possible through [...]
Mayor Green birthday football fiesta ….Group of 16 battles intensifies for Body Max, Eddie Grant cash prizes
Play in the 77th Birthday Inter Ward, Street and Village Knockout football fiesta for Mayor Hamilton Green continues on Saturday December 3 at the Georgetown Football Club ground, Bourda. Four heated matches are scheduled with the first starting at 6:00PM with Alexander Street and Mocha. The second and third matches will be contested [...]
Memorex/Leslie Amsterdam Mem. U17 cricket…Shailendra Shameer snares 8 for 28 for RHT Bakewell
Highlighting the latest round of matches in the Memorex Enterprises sponsored Leslie Amsterdam Memorial Under-17 two-innings cricket competition was the outstanding bowling performance by former Guyana Under-15 and Berbice Under-17 all-rounder Shailendra Shameer who, playing for Rose Hall Town Bakewell took 8 for 28 from 18 overs in Port Mourant’s first innings to [...]
Sunday Cartoon November 27, 2011
“The cricketing Nostradamus – When yuh correct, yuh right!”
I do not ever get tangible credit, but I have made mostly correct calls about West Indies’ cricket evolution, in my writings over the years. I even think that I could be called the ‘Cricketing Nostradamus’. My only problem is that I have not, yet, predicted the correct winning lottery numbers! Michel de [...]
Sugar workers tell Jagdeo ‘Too late too late shall be the cry’
Sugar workers of the Berbice estates on Friday told Head of State, Bharrat Jagdeo, that it is too late now to make more promises. They said this to him when he met with them in an emergency session at the Albion Community Centre. The President had flown to the Ancient County to meet [...]
Corbin takes message to Hopetown
Executive member of APNU, Robert Corbin, told a massive gathering at the Political Movement Rally at Hopetown, West Coast Berbice, that they should be careful what they do over the next few days. “The PPP will be out for mischief. Stay far away from them and their cup because that cup has poison, like [...]
From the Diaspora…WHO SHOULD I VOTE FOR TOMORROW?
By Ralph Seeram Uncle Rawlins was the nicest person you could meet, one of the best neighbours you could have, and very respectful. He was a close family friend and always a fixture at our home on special occasions. He will never ever pass our house without saying good morning or good afternoon to [...]
Linden gets its biggest rally yet
With just a few hours left to E-day, APNU, on Saturday night held its largest rally to date in Linden, with a mammoth crowd pledging support and allegiance to the party, while Presidential and Prime Ministerial candidates David Granger and Rupert Roopnaraine, among other speakers, reiterated their calls to citizens to go [...]
PPP/C looks to bigger majority in tomorrow’s elections
..Ramotar says he will be no ‘superman’ in fighting corruption The incumbent People’s Progressive Party (PPP/C) looks to pull in a “bigger majority” of votes in general elections tomorrow in the hope of continuing its 19-year control of the government and the 65-seat legislature. The party has expressed confidence that the Guyana Elections Commission [...]
Police rank comes under probe after man pulls gun on him, Cadet Officer
A policeman and a police Cadet Officer are now the centre of an investigation by the Guyana Police Force. According to the policeman, a constable, the problem began when a businessman identified as Anthony Sarjoo, nearly slammed into his car. He said that Sarjoo was heading out of Lusignan, on Tuesday, and failed to [...]
Democratic Participation
In the last elections a large percentage of voters did not exercise their franchise. If this trend continues, decisions at the highest level could be made by the few for the many. This poses a problem for democracy. Political theorists argue that democratic participation involves two mutually recursive components: the political structure [...]
Take the long walk to freedom on Monday
Dear Editor, The cold hard truth is that the PPP knows it will lose its majority. This has increasingly become clearer to the PPP in the past month or so and particularly after Moses Nagamootoo joined the AFC. The actual go-ahead to purchase the water cannon came recently and one has to seriously wonder [...]
Political deceit and the voting public
Dear Editor, Unless I missed it, I am anxiously awaiting the AFC to remind the Guyanese People and moreso the PNC supporters that because of Robert Corbin‘s intransigence, ineptitude, etc, the Jagdeo regime was able to unabatedly marginalize and disrespect them. Jagdeo has effectively made Corbin and his lackeys afraid to talk about [...]
My statement was made in the presence of Christopher Ram
Dear Editor, High state officials must be extra careful how they relate to politicians in power. When state officials beg for favours then politicians will demand favours in return. The result can only be the decapitation of democratic values. In the presence of Mr. Christopher Ram in the corridor of the High Court, [...]
Let us dispel the youth apathy myth
Dear Editor, On Monday the 28th of November, Guyana goes to the polls to elect a government to guide the country through the next four years. Popular opinion holds that youth are apathetic about politics. My friends, former school-mates, facebook buddies, young people of Guyana, I ask you to get out there and soundly [...]
