Every major contract for constant review – there is no gag order on ministers – Ramotar
President Donald Ramotar yesterday committed his government to a “constant review” of massive infrastructure projects that the government is set to undertake. “All of these are going to be under constant review,” Ramotar said at a press conference at his New Garden Street, Georgetown Office. The head of state said that large projects are [...]
Taxi driver’s mutilated body found in car
The body of a 40 year old taxi driver was yesterday morning found slumped in his car in a nearby canal, at Goodverwagting, Market Street, ECD, with several stab wounds about the body. Dead is Mark Small of David Street Kitty, Georgetown. Kaieteur News was told that the body was discovered sometime after midnight [...]
Haags Bosch dumpsite death…Labor Ministry to take Cevons to court for breach of Health and Safety act
The Ministry of Labor will soon be taking Cevons Waste Management to court in connection with the death of 42-year-old porter Clive Chisholm at the Haags Bosch dumpsite almost a month ago. This is according to Minister of Labor Nanda Gopaul, who says that Cevon’s breached the Occupational Health and Safety Act. He disclosed [...]
14 years after suspension…Doctor accused of raping abortion patients seeks to work in Guyana again
Fourteen years after he was suspended pending investigations into the alleged rape of two patients, physician Dr. Rama Sahadeo is asking to be allowed to work in Guyana again. But the sister of one of the alleged victims has vowed to do all in her power to stop Sahadeo from being allowed to practise here. [...]
Dem boys seh…Blindness tek over
De other day dem boys read how some policeman had money in he draw and it disappear. Dem ain’t see nobody but dem suspect some people. Dem boys want to know who dem fooling. Henry de Yellow put security cameras all over de place. He put cameras in every police station, in he office, [...]
THE MAN ON HORSEBACK
There used to be a running joke about the late President of Guyana, Forbes Burnham and horseback riding. This was before the joke turned to reality in the 1970’s and 1980’s. The joke stemmed from a gift of three horses which Burnham was said to have received on a trip to the United Kingdom [...]
The days of favours are over
It would seem that the haphazard manner in which some people approached the task of producing for the country is changing if it is not already changed. Some of the things that caused people to whisper about governmental incompetence and about the misuse of public funds on contracts were the way in which people [...]
Losing sight of the forest because of the trees
Dear Editor, Recent newspaper articles featuring Education Minister Manickchand’s “unbridled ambition towards improvement of the education sector”, and, Dr Henry Jeffery’s (a former Minister of Education) contribution to the “improvement of the education sector” discussion: “Parental engagement can make big difference to a child’s life chances” (SN 04-01-12), make interesting reading, and I [...]
The new Govt. should launch a comprehensive labour market survey
Dear Editor, As part of the run-up to the 2011 election, Stabroek News invited the political parties to submit weekly columns in their Sunday Stabroek. The Column written by David Granger on November 27th, 2011 caught my eyes, especially the comments on “The employment crisis”. Mr. Granger quoted the latest Household Income and [...]
Strange happenings in law enforcement
Dear Editor, Five years ago, a stock of AK-47 assault rifles disappeared from Camp Ayanganna. The entire country was nervous as the joint services conducted a countrywide investigation and search for the weapons. Shortly after that, a sheep disappeared overnight from the pound at a police station on the Essequibo coast. Even though [...]
Ms. Teixeira’s impression of a working Integrity Commission does not seem grounded in reality
Dear Editor, According to your news article, “Integrity Commission – Government officials complying: Teixeira,” (January 12), Presidential Advisor on Governance, Ms. Gail Teixeira, gave the impression that the Commission is actually functioning the way it was originally designed to, but based on the reporter’s investigations, this impression is not congruous with reality. For example, Ms. Teixeira said all members of the government submit [...]
T&T defeat Guyana by 7 wickets
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, – A tidy performance in the field from Kevon Cooper helped reigning champions Trinidad & Tobago turn a match that promised much into a one-sided affair, claiming a historic, seven-wicket victory over Guyana in the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament on Friday. Cooper captured three wickets for 26 runs from four overs and [...]
Giftland OfficeMax signs multi-million dollar/Golden Jaguars deal with GFF
One year partnership to benefit both sides Guyana’s leading department store Giftland OfficeMax (13 Water & Holmes Streets) has once again proven that they are pioneers when it comes to the development of sports in Guyana. Having already racked up an enviable record in relation to constant support for Guyana’s sportsmen and women, yesterday [...]
Wilson repeats as AAG ‘Coach of the Year’
-Edges Edmonds after close voting process By Edison Jefford The Police Progressive Youth Club Coach, Lyndon Wilson has edged Running Braves Athletics Club Coach, Julian Edmonds for the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) ‘Coach of the Year’, following a close vote from the association’s council members. Wilson will collect the award for the second [...]
Fortune to follow her dream
Guyana’s sprint queen Alicia Fortune is still following her dream, one she had since she was nine years old, the dream of qualifying for Olympics. Kaieteur Sport was made to understand that Fortune, who partakes in both athletics and bodybuilding, is on the verge of trying to meet the criteria for the London Olympic [...]
NBS 2nd div. 40 over cricket…Percival’s 60 & 6-17 sees Courtland All Star into last 16
Courtland All Star and No.64 Fighting Marines both won their last preliminary matches to end unbeaten in their respective zones thus, becoming the latest teams to reach the last-16 playoffs of the 2011 New Building Society Second Division 40 over cricket competition in Berbice. In Zone G, Courtland All Star’s victory over Chesney [...]
GUY Track Magazine online blog to be launched in February
Indeed this New Year is bringing innovative things into Track and Field for the Guyanese athletes and fans of athletics in Guyana and around the world. Akeem Benjamin, founder of the Guyana Track Family (GTF), which was established on 4th August, 2011, has now created the GUY Track Magazine as promised and told [...]
2011 Memorex/Leslie Amsterdam Mem. U17 cricket…Akshay Homraj’s 108* guides No.70 Young Star into ¼ finals
After losing first innings points to Skeldon Community Centre by just 4 runs, No.70 Young Star stormed back to take full points which saw them ending atop of the Upper Corentyne Zone at the end of the preliminary rounds, thus earning a place in the quarterfinals of the Memorex sponsored 2011 Leslie Amsterdam [...]
GSL T10 Softball tournament commences tomorrow
The action in the preparatory T10 softball cricket championships is scheduled to get underway tomorrow morning and already the organizers have released the fixtures for this exciting tournament. To date 97 teams have registered for the championships with the knockout stages lasting just over a month. The over 35 category will be competed [...]
Georgetown Turf Club race Meet at Mocha set for January 22 weather permitting
The Georgetown Turf Club has fixed their previously scheduled horserace Meet for January 22 at their Mocha Arcadia, East Bank Demerara racetrack weather permitting. The meet was scheduled during last month, but the weather forced the organisers to reschedule the event. They are hopeful that good weather persists and allow for the staging [...]
President to Granger… I’m not surrendering control of budget
-but still open for ‘inclusion’ talks “I have no intentions of abdicating the responsibilities of the government… this is our responsibility- not Mr. Granger’s…” The ruling party yesterday insisted that while it remained committed to consulting with the Opposition on the preparation of the National Budget, it would be unwilling to surrender control. This much [...]
Despite protests…Health Ministry HPV vaccination campaign garners support
Although the recent launch of the cervical cancer vaccination campaign has been receiving some flax, there are some who have been praising the ambitious move, which is said to be one of the most costly the Health Ministry has ever embarked on. Offering kudos to the Ministry of Health yesterday was Acting Dean at [...]
Gunmen abduct, torture Corentyne men
- victims released in the city Gunmen snatched two Corentyne men from a house on Monday evening, drove them to Georgetown, threatened and beat them throughout the night, then ditched them in the city early Tuesday morning. Marlon ‘Andrew’ Ramcharran, 17, and Bisram Drepaul Singh, 21, alleged that they were having a few drinks at [...]
Govt. scheming to replace City Council with Interim Management Committee
-Mayor Green Mayor Hamilton Green has deemed recent comments by Presidential Advisor Gail Texeira on City Hall’s management as repugnant and unacceptable. He accused Government officials of replicating old tricks used in 1993 to frustrate the Mayor and City Council in a bid to impose an Interim Management Committee (IMC). He believes that Government is [...]
Relatives deny slain fishermen were pirates
The gruesome discovery of the bodies of two Corentyne fishermen this week has left family members scrambling to refute claims that the slain men were pirates. The badly decomposed bodies of 39-year- old Pooran ‘Sham’ Mathoor and 17- year- old Fernando ‘Rakesh’ Singh of Cromarty Village and Bush Lot, respectively, were found at two different [...]
