Teen dies after botched abortion at private clinic
An 18-year-old girl is dead after being subjected to what appears to be a botched abortion conducted at a doctor’s private clinic on the East Coast of Demerara. Karen Devi Bahdal, a mother of two, and of Vigilance, East Coast Demerara, died in the Georgetown Public Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit yesterday, despite undergoing surgery there [...]
Navin Chandarpal back at OP as Jagdeo sacking reversed
Navin Chandarpal has been returned as Presidential Advisor. This puts him back at the Office of the President, from where he was fired by then President Bharrat Jagdeo following a bitter quarrel that embarrassed the People’s Progressive Party (PPP). The new President, Donald Ramotar, has appointed Chandarpal as his advisor on Sustainable Development, Science [...]
Of protests and boycotts
There is often a thin line between genuine civil protest and a protest that earns the label of a political assault on the rights of some people. In fact, in Guyana, that line is often determined by the person making that discrimination. There have been protests at schools, at hospitals, in the labour market [...]
Dem boys seh…De Donald going different from Bar Rat
Some people does do thing fuh really mek other people get vex. Nuff thing that Bar Rat do Donald doing de opposite. Bar Rat seh that people only talk bout corruption but that dem ain’t got none. Donald tell de people that he gun tackle corruption which mean that dem have corruption. Bar Rat and [...]
GUYANESE PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR FOR 2011
This is the time when this column assesses the various individuals that have impacted on our national life and makes a determination as to which individual should be heralded as Guyana’s Personality of the Year. Readers will recall that last year’s award was given to Chief Justice (ag.) Ian Chang. In any election year, [...]
The society has evolved, but not for the good of all
Dear Editor, The collective development of this nation will remain hindered by those who can only accept as good, actions when driven by persons they support, and said or similar actions as bad when utilized by persons whom they do not support. This nation was birthed out of and sustained through struggles and divisions. [...]
Govt. = Executive (Administration) + Congress (Legislature)
DEAR EDITOR, Just two quotes from ProChancellor Misir’s letter, KN December 28th. (1) “….and the opposition majority should have no input into the Government’s determination of this executive agenda”. This is a factually incorrect statement. The definition of government is the Administration (Executive – President and his Cabinet) and the Legislature. In the [...]
The saga of the Media Monitoring Unit
Dear Editor, I have never written a letter to your publication before, however, as a Journalism Graduate from the Centre of Communication Studies of the University of Guyana, I have more than a passing interest in the apparent lukewarm and seasonal approach to media self-regulation currently being practised in Guyana, hence the felt [...]
By any standard, Freddie Kissoon is a radical
Dear Editor, Once again, I feel obligated to respond to yet another ridiculous article by Kaieteur News columnist, Freddie Kissoon. In his diatribe of December 29, “The present, the future and the return to the theme of the past “, Kissoon continues his daily attacks on the Government, despite the absence of his [...]
An appreciation
Dear Editor, We, the members of the Mabaruma Parish of the Roman Catholic Church hereby express our sincere gratitude to Mr. Frank DeAbreu, of DeSinco Trading Enterprise, and Mr. Orlando Rogers of SkyWest Flight Services for the assistance rendered to our Church for the Christmas. We wish you and your families as Merry [...]
Gov’t vows to free Guyana cricket from ‘unaccountable cabal’
-Despite repercussion for Guyana’s participation in international tourneys The government yesterday held firmly to its decision to install an Interim Management Committee (IMC) with legendary Guyanese and West Indian cricketer Clive Lloyd at the helm, despite the backlash this could have for Guyana’s participation in the sport in the Caribbean and Internationally. Head of the [...]
Pacesetters, Pepsi Sonics play for third place tonight
-as GABA Pre-Season Knockout tourney resumes In what many pundits felt should have been a semi-final game, Pacesetters and Pepsi Sonics will play for third place tonight in the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Pre-Season Knockout tournament when the competition resumes on the Burnham Basketball Court. Vice-President of the GABA, Kester Gomes told Kaieteur Sport [...]
Horseracing’s grand finale with over $7.6M to be won set for tomorrow
– Banks DIH, Trophy Stall among top sponsors By Samuel Whyte With the hype and excitement getting really heated, all roads lead to the Rising Sun Turf Club, Arima Park West Coast Berbice for tomorrow’s, New Year’s Day, Grand Finale of the 2011 horseracing calendar. With Horseracing being dubbed the King OF [...]
DCC ushers in centennial celebrations with party tonight
The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) will add another run to its innings to complete a century in existence with a gala Old Year’s Night Party at the club’s pavilion. The Centennial Celebrations Party will transition into 2012 when the club will become 100 years old. This special event gets underway at 10pm and [...]
Ineptitude plagued basketball in 2011
By Edison Jefford When one assesses the past year in local basketball, gross ineptitudes become glaringly evident in the management of the sport at the national level; at the sub-associations level and at the level of some clubs. This is your year-in-review for local basketball. The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) brought back [...]
Letter to the Sports Editor…Cricket must be cleaned up, let government do what it must
Dear Editor, I have said it before and say it again. I am not in support of any Government running cricket; the administration of cricket must be carried out by committed, qualified, honest, individuals who are elected to executive office by a free, transparent legal process involving its constituents. Needless to say the [...]
St. Cuthbert’s Mission tragedy…Heroic QC student to be laid to rest today
While many will be out preparing to usher in the New Year, the Ramdeo family of Good Hope, East Coast Demerara will be saying farewell to little Anand Ramdeo who died after saving his six year-old niece from drowning. Anand, also called ‘Joey,’ who was a student of Queen’s College, will be laid to rest [...]
CANU records successful year in drug fight
-126 kilos of cocaine seized The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) has recorded major success this year in their fight against the drug trade. This is evident from figures released from the unit on their seizures for this year as compared to last year. So far for this year the Unit has seized some 126 [...]
Guyana goes on car-buying frenzy
-almost 700 ‘PP’ series vehicles registered in December By Leonard Gildarie Since the ‘PP’ series was introduced just a month ago, almost 700 cars have been registered, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has disclosed. According to Commissioner-General Khurshid Sattaur, at the close of business on Thursday, 678 cars in the series were registered, signalling [...]
Kitty fire victim’s son found dead in house
A 52-year-old man whose father perished in a fire on Christmas Day was himself found dead in a Mandela Avenue house on Thursday. According to reports, the victim, Lance Robinson, was found slumped in a chair at his 528 Mandela Avenue house just before midnight. There were no marks of violence, and there are [...]
Tripartite Initiative stalled
- APNU, AFC to name High Representatives The Tripartite Initiative between the governing party and the two opposition parliamentary parties has been stalled and the government is putting the blame at the feet of the opposition parties. According to Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon, one of the issues that stalled a [...]
Got to have that Old Year’s Night Cook- up?
By Leon Suseran How preparing and enjoying a meal of cook- up rice became associated with the last night of the year may not be as important as savouring one of Guyana’s most beloved traditional foods. But the tradition of eating cook-up on Old Year’s Night has grown over the years and has become [...]
Gov’t condemns City’s move to prevent use of Promenade Gardens by Hits and Jams
-says its ministers will show up at Kashif and Shanghai Football tomorrow The government yesterday condemned a move by the City Council to block entertainment house Hits and Jams from using the historical Promenade Gardens for its Night of Elegance Old Year’s Night Party. The government said the move by Georgetown’s Mayor, Hamilton Green, [...]
Bishop Edghill resigns as GPOC Chairman
Having being appointed Minister within the Ministry of Finance, Bishop Juan Edghill, who recently resigned from the post of Chairman of the Ethic Relations Commission, has also tendered his resignation as Chairman of the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC). At a simple ceremony Thursday, the Board of Directors along with management officials and other staff [...]
City Hall to address garbage-overwhelmed Stabroek Car Park
–as Solid Waste Director calls on citizens to be more responsible Failure on the part of citizens to adopt an environmentally friendly attitude towards the city of Georgetown has left sections of the city in an unsightly state one day before 2011 comes to an end. One conspicuous section of the city which, up [...]
