Start helping yourselves from within your communities
Dear Editor, If the abduction and rape of a 5-year-old child at Canje has not sparked a national outrage, then we have become bereft of human feeling and are no different from the perpetrator(s) of the heinous act. And, subject to usable information given to the Police, delay in appropriate action can only [...]
ProChancellor Misir’s letter is misleading and wrong
Dear Editor, I refer to ProChancellor Misir’s letter in SN of December 25th. ProChancellor says: (1)”The majority opposition is not the executive, and, therefore, not the government; likewise, the PPP/C government is not the legislature, and, therefore, not the parliament.” The “government” in the United States (and indeed in every democracy) is defined [...]
To the leaders of the AFC…let reality guide your approach
Dear Editor, It is with interest I read of the Monday, December 26th 2011 Stabroek News online article titled ‘Norway deal likely for review by new Parliament’ with the views attributed to AFC leader (but not Presidential Candidate) Raphael Trotman, who is reported as saying that the ‘reviewing the LCDS to remove conditions [...]
GCB moves to quash IMC decision
-seeks WICB intervention The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has moved to the High Court to nullify Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Dr. Frank Anthony’s decision to set up an Interim Management Committee (IMC) in its place, and has also apprised the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). Kaieteur Sports understands that Lionel Jaikarran and Chetram [...]
GFA / Banks Beer Knockout Cup…Teams owe it to loyal fans to maintain high brand of football
By Rawle Welch The four teams that have progressed to the semi-finals of the lucrative GFA / Banks Beer Knockout Cup have all agreed that they owe it to the loyal fans to duplicate the high brand of football that has been exhibited so far in the competition when they square off tomorrow, at [...]
Jumbo Jet Stable takes top honours as Grande De Roja wins feature
Big win also for Technology and Who so Ever The Kennard Memorial Turf Club, Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne on Monday successfully held their annual Boxing Day Horserace meet. Once again it was the Jumbo Jet stable with their barrage of entries that dominated proceedings, winning four events. Grande the Roja ridden by Jamaican Brian [...]
Imran ‘Magic’ Khan for ProAm card in T&T tomorrow
The highly rated amateur boxer, Imran ‘Magic’ Khan along with Trainer Terrence Poole left Guyana yesterday for Trinidad and Tobago where Khan will fight on a ProAm card arranged in the Twin Island Republic tomorrow. This is Khan’s third international fight for the year, having competed successfully in the ALBA Games in Venezuela and [...]
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 [...]
NBS 2nd Division 40 overs cricket …D’Edward’s Derick Narine-Lalsa Jnr. slams 87 & takes 4 for 25
The 2011 New Building Society Division 40 overs cricket competition continued recently with Berbice Under-17 all-rounder Derick Narine-Lalsa Jnr. turning in a brilliant performance for one time champions D’Edward in their victory over Rosignol United. Narine-Lalsa hit 87 (5×4 6×6) in D’Edward’ 229 all off 39.1 overs. When Rosignol replied, Narine-Lalsa Jnr, with his [...]
Bravo, Bishoo Windies’ best in Tests in 2011
IN Test cricket for West Indies in 2011, Trinidadian Darren Bravo and Guyanese Devendra Bishoo racked up the most runs and most wickets, respectively, as Jamaican Marlon Samuels waxed as an all-rounder. Meanwhile, despite mounting pressures, captain Darren Sammy held his own with both ball and bat, bagging 30 wickets and scoring 325 runs [...]
“West Indies Women Cricketers are Caribbean’s Sports Personalities for 2011!”
Colin E. H. Croft Happy Christmas to all! I hope that Santa, or whom-so-ever provides your toys, brought all that you wanted. If not, enjoy anyway. It could easily have been worse! There were not many upheavals in sport in 2011, except for FIFA, rocked by bribery scandals, matching cricket’s “Match Fixing” 2010 [...]
Councilors move to have Town Clerk, Treasurer suspended for seven days
– Spent Council’s funds without permission A proposal to suspend both the Town Clerk and Treasurer for seven days was made yesterday following the disclosure that they spent Mayor and City Council’s funds without recommendations from the Finance Committee and ratification by the Council. Four Councilors voted in favour, one Councilor voted against, while [...]
Female, 22, burns herself for 50-year-old lover
A 22-year-old mentally challenged woman is currently a patient in the Incentive Care Unit (ICU) at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), after she allegedly set herself alight for her 50-year-old lover. The incident occurred around 13:15 hrs yesterday. Injured is Shellon Philadelphia of lot 8 Haslington South, East Coast Demerara. This publication [...]
$$$Millions lost in Canal # 2 flooding
The farmers of De Buff Village, Canal Number Two, West Bank Demerara (WBD) are now counting their losses after their cash crops were either destroyed or badly damaged during the heavy rainfall last week. Reports are that the heavy rainfall began days before the holiday weekend and that some farmers notified Regional Chairman, Julius Faerber, [...]
Regent Street robbery leaves victim with a smashed face
A 44-year-old man was yesterday rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), after he was allegedly robbed of an unspecified amount of gold by three men at the Number 44 bus park on Regent Street, Georgetown. The incident occurred around 18:00hrs yesterday. Injured is Gladwin Wesh of Mocha, East Bank Demerara. According [...]
TCL: Cement price to increase from next week
From January 1, customers of TCL Guyana Inc will be asked to pay an increase of 9.4 percent in the price of cement, the company said yesterday. According to TCL, the proposed price adjustment is to be blamed on the increase of bulk cement at source. The parent company, Trinidad Cement Ltd, which supplies [...]
WPA slams RUSAL over moves to take away vacation allowance
The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) yesterday accused the local subsidiary of Russian bauxite giant, RUSAL, of unleashing another act of tyranny on Guyanese workers. The party said that it has learnt that RUSAL, which owns 95% of and operates the Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated (BCGI), has now launched an attack against another segment [...]
Drilling starts next year on controversial Marudi mining project
Drilling will begin next year on a large scale mining project which Amerindians in South Guyana feared could disturb their livelihood and the natural environment. Guyana Frontier Mining, which has permit over 13, 502 acres in the Marudi mining district in south Guyana, says it will begin drilling during next year. The company has [...]
Western Union slashes sending rates
The Western Union Company and GraceKennedy Money Services (GKMS) have announced reductions of up to 21 per cent in the rates to transfer cash denominated in United States dollars from Guyana and five other Caribbean islands. The fee for sending between US$100.01 to US$200 has been cut by 21.4 per cent to US$12.93 from [...]
Man jailed 12 months for stabbing teen who called him ‘gay’
A security guard from Cumberland, Berbice, has been jailed for 12 months after knifing a teen who called him a gay. Bevon Holder, 35, was found guilty by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo when he appeared before her at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court. He was charged with felonious wounding. Inspector Donna Grant-Fraser, who was prosecuting [...]
Parmanand Persaud named to replace Baksh as Region Two Chairman
The Region Two administration is awaiting the re-convening of Parliament to appoint a new Chairman of the Regional Democratic Council there. A replacement for Alli Baksh, the former Chairman, has already been identified. Seasoned parliamentarian, Parmanand Persaud, will replace Baksh as Region Two’s chairman, sources say. Meanwhile, the Vice Chairman, Vishnu Samaroo, is performing [...]
Demerara Bank spreads Christmas cheer
In spreading its Christmas cheer, Demerara Bank Limited on December 23rd, presented 14 of its customers across Guyana with cash, gift certificates and other prizes. The bank in a short statement said that over the years, it expanded its network of branches rapidly and continues to seek innovative means of expressing appreciation to its customers. [...]
Merundoi team back from witnessing Jamaica’s elections debate
Three members of the team that successfully staged “PRESIDENTIAL FORUM 2011” – a debate on the issues of concern to the electorate during the recently concluded Regional and National Elections in Guyana- have returned from Jamaica where they witnessed the organisation and staging of the Jamaica Debates Commission’s (JDC) third forum leading up [...]
City Hall to do more to improve city environs – Stephen
There is much more that can be done to improve the environs of Georgetown, a state of affairs which must be addressed with urgency in the New Year. This was the summation of Chief Environmental Officer attached to the Georgetown Municipality, Kenneth Stephen, during a recent interview with this publication. “I have a great concern [...]
A young mother appeals for security and stability
A life overwhelmed by abuse, coupled with unemployment, has left a young mother hoping to not only find refuge for herself and four-year-old son but also employment if they are to survive at least over the next few months. The 34-year-old woman, who requested anonymity, related a distressing tale of her life experience and [...]
