Cancelled Amaila Falls road project…Hand-in-Hand, WM Fogarty’s Ltd now stand to lose $$$M
By Gary Eleazar Now that the Government has terminated the contract with Synergy Holdings headed by contractor Makeshwar ‘Fip’ Motilall, for failing to perform and failing to secure another Performance Bond, Hand-in-Hand Insurance Company as well as Wm Fogarty Ltd now stands to lose hundreds of millions of dollars. The government has laid claim to [...]
Lindo Creek massacre…Funeral parlour gets $750,000 per month to store remains
- some DNA results received from Jamaica –Crime Chief It’s now close to four years since the massacre of eight miners at Lindo Creek, Berbice River and while there appears to be no end in sight to the probe, the investigation into the matter has already cost the administration more than $40M so far. [...]
A guardian angel for homeless children and abused women…Carmen Kissoon is a ‘Special Person’
Pull Quote: “I want to help the kids and women. I don’t want to see the women being abused or the kids on the street… people taking advantage of them.” By Leon Suseran Carmen Kissoon responded to a need she saw with her own two eyes; children literally and figuratively lost, with nowhere to go, [...]
Dem boys seh…Knee Ass want help wid who is man and woman
Since dem boys tell Knee Ass that he don’t know de difference between Uncle and Auntie, he trying he best to show people that he know de difference. Dem boys seh that he went to wuk wid a sari and telling people how is a male garment. And Kwame support he choice of [...]
Another day, same story for India
Yahoo! Cricket – Umesh Yadav’s first Test fiver briefly raised hopes of an Indian comeback in the Perth Test before their batsmen succumbed to their usual problems against Australia’s quality pace bowling. On Day 2, India were 88-4, still trailing by 120 runs. Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli showed temperance against Australia’s incisive attack [...]
GWBA/GABF collaborate to support women’s basketball
The Guyana Women’s Basketball Association (GWBA) and the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) have collaborated to support the national junior and senior women’s teams ahead of an upcoming tour to Antigua and Barbuda in March. The national junior and senior women’s teams are expected to compete at the Annual Gillian Brazier Basketball Shootout [...]
DCC hosting Game Nights for Guyana T20 team
The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) has been hosting Game Nights and will continue to host the occasion at the Club’s Queenstown venue for the Guyana T20 Cricket Team currently playing in the Caribbean competition in Antigua and Barbuda. The club that has had capacity crowds for both Guyana games so far against Leeward [...]
Companies support roll in for RCMTC Horserace meet
By Samuel Whyte A number of Companies have thrown their support behind Sunday February 5 Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf club (RCMTC), formerly the Alness Turf Club, one day Sprint meet at the club’s track at Alness, Corentyne, Berbice. The event, which is dubbed a sprint meet because none of the events are over [...]
GHB President delighted with past year’s achievements
– recognises support given by Ministry of Sport and GVF In an effort to garner a true assessment of the performance of the Guyana Hockey Board and the sport by extension, Kaieteur Sport posed some questions to President of the entity Philip Fernandes recently and below is his responses. (1)- How would you describe [...]
Letter to the Sports Editor…Cricket IMC best placed to enquire into CARIB/PEPSI T/20 tournament incident
– ICC ACSU suggests local intervention Dear Editors, The recent establishment of an Interim Management Committee (IMC) installed to manage the affairs of Guyana’s cricket for a temporary period is a welcomed initiative. Not simply for the sake of installing an IMC but because of the mandate which it has been given: restructure [...]
Congrats to KN Editorial on the cricket scenario
Dear Sir, Congratulations to the Editorial Staff of Kaieteur News for their Editorial of January 4th under the caption “Cricket Reform”. The Editorial hit the topic right on the nail and as any cricket loving Guyanese should do, is to support the IMC as surely we cannot allow the administration of the game [...]
Roti and curried chicken summit
Dear Editor, An epic movie of mine is “The Pelican Brief” which starred Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts…A lot of focus was on journalism and if anyone within the Journalism Fraternity chooses not to make it a must to look at, you are seriously missing out a great lot. There was a particular [...]
AG needs to clarify exactly what the CJ ordered in the Angela Haniff vs. GCB matter
Dear Editor, It is not very often that we have the lead attorney in several recent legal matters, having lost all the cases that he contested regarding the cricket board, being rewarded with the prestigious position of Attorney General, albeit, a junior counsel, as well as he should be. I guess a promise [...]
“Putting things about cricket and politics into perspective!”
Colin E. H. Croft This is just the middle weekend of the Caribbean T-20 2012, so there is a slight lull in the proceedings. For me, the last two weeks have been unprecedentedly wild, so forgive me if, this week, I go on a rant! Some folks seem to confuse qualifications, knowledge, [...]
AG NEEDS TO CLARIFY EXACTLY WHAT THE CJ ORDERED IN THE ANGELA HANIFF v. GCB MATTER
Dear Editor, It is not very often that we have the lead attorney in several recent legal matters; having lost all the cases that he contested regarding the cricket board being rewarded with the prestigious position of Attorney General, albeit, a junior counsel, as well as he should be. I guess a promise [...]
Remove this disgraceful, dishonorable and dishonest member from Parliament
Dear Editor, Corruption is like a deadly cancer that is difficult to eradicate. The former Jagdeo Administration has been plagued with allegations of corruption for years, and it has been the platform theme of the opposition parties leading up to Nation Elections last November. Throughout the campaign, PNC/APNU and the AFC were relentless [...]
North Springs Resource Corp. has acquired land through agreements with private parties
Dear Editor, I refer to your story captioned GGMC Denies Knowledge Of US Based Mining Company in your edition of 7 January 2012. The story is regrettable as it proceeds on a fundamental error, namely, that North Springs Resource Corp. had represented that it was negotiating with the Government of Guyana to acquire [...]
Opportunity knocks for Guyana
Dear Editor, In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar there are four lines (IV. iii. 219-222) applicable to Guyana: “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries.” These lines tell us that [...]
Socialization of corruption occurs when frontline cops expect favours
Dear Editor, The first paragraph of my last letter on the need for another approach to policing should have read “I am of the firm view that hardly anyone who knows me can argue successfully that I am unsympathetic to the problems of the Guyana Police Force (GPF).” I guess I could have [...]
Time to bow out, Mayor Green
Dear Editor, Georgetown indeed needs an interim management committee since years of trying on the part of the Mayor and City Council have shown that the body is not capable of providing a decent service to taxpayers in the city. How many times in the past has Government bailed out the M&CC from [...]
Tribute to Shawn ‘Fatso’ Bishop
by Gordon ‘Ultimate Warrior’ Brathwaite How sad it is once again Guyana’s football fraternity has to go into mourning as early as 2012 we learn of Shawn ‘Fatso’ Bishop’s unexpected and sudden passing. He played with Kitty Rangers, Santos, beacon, Pele and Alpha: a true master of the game representing Guyana quite [...]
Six years later…Unanswered questions remain for relatives of missing ‘Dixie’ sailors
By Romila Boodram Relatives of the four Guyanese sailors who disappeared after setting sail in 2005 on the vessel, Dixie, are still clinging to hope, but they remain frustrated and angry. The vessel was found in 2009. Almost six years after the sailors disappeared, there is still no news of them. The sailors [...]
Coconuts dominated agri exports in 2011…Thriving industry produces over 92 million nuts annually-statistics
By Rabindra Rooplall The coconut industry in Guyana has been identified as one of the sectors with a large potential for further development, as over 7,000 tonnes were shipped last year. Coconuts also dominated agriculture exports in 2011 and earned hundreds of millions of dollars, as the sector produces over 92 million nuts annually. [...]
Caricom official’s son kidnapper sentenced to four years
One of the men who kidnapped Andre Barnes, a Caricom official’s son, in early 2010, was on Thursday sentenced to four years’ imprisonment after he was found guilty of abduction for ransom. Twenty-five -year -old Ronaldo Marques faced Magistrate Sueanna Lovell who handed down the sentence following a one-year long trial that saw several [...]
Livan confirmed as GGMC head
- as reorganization commences with new appointments Miss Karen Livan has been confirmed as the head of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission. The decision was taken as the initial phase of the reorganization of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) was initiated. This follows discussions with various stakeholders, including senior management of the [...]
