Man brutally murders wife
- Suspect abandons car at Mahaicony, flees to Suriname In what appears to have been a carefully planned move, a middle-aged man brutally murdered his wife before fleeing the jurisdiction yesterday. Rushelle Rodney, 33, was discovered lying in a pool of blood, in the kitchen of her Blankenburg Executive Housing Scheme, West Coast [...]
GuySuCo legal fees in US court case a “private matter”
… questions by media are absurd–Ramkarran Attorney-at-Law, Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran, of Cameron and Shepherd yesterday told media operatives that the issue of the fees paid by the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) to lawyers in the United States in the matter involving the sugar entity and Bedessee Imports Inc. is a private one. Cameron and [...]
Brassington changes tune on ‘Fip’ Motilall
- bows to sacking decision Head of the Privatization Unit and the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), Winston Brassington, on Monday last, sought to castigate this publication’s reportage on Makeshwar ‘Fip’ Motilall, Synergy Holdings Inc and the administration. However, in the process he contradicted pronouncements by Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger [...]
Post-Jasmine Reality
The revolution in Tunisia, dubbed the Jasmine Revolution, quickly spread across North Africa and into the Arabian Peninsula, generating the Tahir Revolution in Egypt and eventual regime change in Libya. However, even as there are ongoing intense pressures against the Syrian regime (which has not hesitated to unleash unrestrained force) the general euphoria seems to [...]
This medical doctor should be fired
I am the last person that would ask for a human being to be dismissed from their employment. It is just not in my nature. But when a medical doctor could refuse to tend to a sick person I will call for that person’s dismissal. I am doing so now in relation to a [...]
SAVE THE CHILDREN!
We are destroying the future of our children. Many of them leave for school early in the mornings and do not get home until late at night, after which they have to complete their homework before retiring. There is no time for them in the limited sunlight in the afternoon to spend in some sports [...]
Dem boys seh…Ram de Ralph eye pass people
De government and GuySuCo spending people money and dem spending it like if is dem own. Everybody ask how much money dem spend. Ram de Ralph use to talk. That was de man who did understand when de reporters ask bout de money. When Canada shy out de case he was de man who seh [...]
Jagdeo embarrassed East Indians and paid the price
Dear Sir, The results of the November 2011 General Elections should be a wake-up call for the leadership of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic. Now more than ever, there is a need for introspection and a willingness to accept that the party has failed miserably to understand the hurt and betrayal felt by its [...]
The Significance of Co-operatives in Guyana
Dear Sir, This year is designated International Year for Co-operatives by the United Nations. Guyana is the only Co-operative Republic in the world and like many other countries, has Co-operative societies of various types, in their respective countries e.g Agricultural, Land, Housing, Utility Services, Consumers, Credit Unions, Fishermen’s Co-operatives etc. However in Guyana, [...]
Dr Sahadeo denies making this application
Dear Sir, I refer to an article published in your newspaper on January 14, 2012 accompanied by a Bold Headline on Page1 together with an unsigned letter published on January 16, 2012 dealing ostensibly with an application from me to resume practice to the Medical Council of Guyana. Let me state categorically that [...]
Explaining the ruling by the Chief Justice
Dear Editor, I wish to reply to a letter authored by an Intikab Sankar, bearing the caption “AG needs to clarify exactly what the CJ ordered in the Angela Haniff v. GCB matter”, which was published in the Kaieteur News of 15th January, 2012. Before, I deal the crux of the request made [...]
PNC’s ORGINAL SIN DESTROYED GUYANA
Dear Editor, Freddie Kissoon never ceases to amaze us, mixing Mahatma Gandhi with his new found heroes, Forbes Burnham and Desmond Hoyte. Writing in the KN of 1/13/12 titled “A jumbie is threatening people outside the Gafoor villa” he says “ I believed that the PNC Government under Hoyte had to democratize Guyana [...]
3rd GT&T 10/10 Nationwide Softball Cricket Tourney Launched
Theme: “It’s Our Game” With a challenge to the Guyana Softball League (GSL) of doubling last year’s number of teams (1224) which would see the prize monies also being doubled, the third edition of the GT&T 10/10 Nationwide Softball Cricket tournament was yesterday unveiled at the main sponsors BlackBerry Office, 55 Brickdam. CEO Yog Mahadeo [...]
Subscribers could win Tacoma SUV through texting game
With this year’s theme being ‘It’s our game’ the GT&T / Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport / Guyana Softball League 10 /10 Softball Cricket Tournament was launched in a simple, but yet impressive ceremony yesterday, at its Blackberry Head Office on Brickdam. It was announced during the launching that apart from huge incentives [...]
Deonarine leads Guyana to crucial win
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A languid, unbeaten 52 from Narsingh Deonarine led Guyana to a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Canada to enhance their chances in the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament on Tuesday. Deonarine struck four fours and two sixes from 32 balls and shared 91 – unbroken – for the third wicket with fellow left-hander [...]
GMR&SC opens season with Fun-day on Jan. 29
– One-hour Endurance kart race, young karters on show Riding high on the success of last year, the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) will be aiming to replicate that performance when it stages its season opening event on January 29, at the club’s Headquarters on Albert Street. The entity has [...]
Universal Sports supports two entities as proprietor commits to continued assistance
Universal Sports is an entity that imports sports equipment for every discipline and was once situated at 5th Street Alberttown. The proprietor, Andrew Budhan has recently moved over to 339 East Street Georgetown where he continues to offer top quality sports gears to local practitioners. Mr. Budhan has always demonstrated faith in local [...]
Bishoo has big job as Guyana play crucial matches
Bridgetown, Barbados – Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo is looking to “come alive” and help Guyana to “stay alive” as the West Indies Cricket Board’s Caribbean T20 enters the second week at Kensington Oval. Bishoo has just one wicket for 55 runs in two matches so far but believes a big performance is just around [...]
Georgetown clubs mulling no-confidence against GABA
By Edison Jefford After a year of ineptitude and non-performance, Georgetown’s Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) could find itself without the support of affiliated clubs as there is a coordinated effort to have the association out of the driver’s seat of basketball in the city. Kaieteur Sport understands that there is a plot underway [...]
Banks DIH Beach Football League…Development Team lead after 3 rounds
Competition in the inaugural Banks DIH sponsored Beach Football League continued at the Christianburg Ground on Sunday last with four exciting third-round matches. Based on reports emanating from the Bauxite Mining Town, the level of play and competitiveness of the competition is improving with each game. Two games ended in pulsating draws, while [...]
Keen competition expected as Imran Khan battles Richard Williamson in ProAm card
Guyana’s two 2012 Olympic Games hopefuls, Richard Williamson of the Pocket Rocket Boxing Gym (PRBG) and Harpy Eagle Boxing Gym (HEBG) representative, Imran ‘Magic’ Khan will go after each other in the bantamweight division when action in the 20th edition of Guyana Fight Night boxing extravaganza gets underway at the Cliff Anderson Sports [...]
Marica Dick a Guyanese Star in the making, hoping for the double
In need of bike sponsor By Samuel Whyte Mixing Education and sports these days is not all that easy and to be on top of the game in both is even more challenging. But for 17 yr old Marica Dick her aim is to excel in both and she has managed to [...]
AAG Review of 2011…Athletes show great improvements
As Guyana now have two Olympic qualifiers in athletics for the London 2012 Olympic Games in August, the President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG), Colin Boyce in his review of the year which was revealed to the media and guests at the award ceremony made known some of the plans for [...]
Letter to the Sports Editor…Berbice Cricket Board makes case for sponsors support
Dear Sir, The Berbice Cricket Board in 2012 would be working overtime in its continued effort to lift the game to an all time high level. The Board at a Special Events Committee Meeting on Wednesday 11th January, 2012, planned a series of activities that we are confident will be achieved with hard [...]
M.V. Torani runs aground
- passengers evacuated after several hours Over two hundred passengers en route to Supenaam yesterday, were stranded in the Essequibo River for several hours after the vessel in which they were being transported, M.V. Torani, encountered engine problems and ran aground on a sandbank in the vicinity of Hog Island. According to information received, [...]
