Conservancy reaches threatening level
- Govt. forced to release water Residents of the Upper East Coast Demerara region are bracing themselves for what could be some harsh times, following the decision to open the Maduni Sluice to release water from the East Demerara Conservancy. This crucial decision was announced by Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy in the [...]
Twenty homeless after fire guts Timehri apartments
Approximately 20 persons are homeless after a fire of unknown origin gutted a nine-apartment building at Hill Top, Second Street Timehri last evening. The fire that destroyed the wooden building that housed 10 families is a short distance from the Guyana Defence Force’s Base Camp Stephenson. Reports reveal the fire erupted after 20:00 [...]
Cane cutter gets 12 years for killing lover
A 42-year-old cane cutter who admitted to killing his former lover in a moment of jealousy was yesterday jailed for 12 years after appearing in the Berbice High Court before Justice Brassington Reynolds. The judge handed down the sentence on Shawn Tyndall, also called Arthur or Asha, of Manchester; Corentyne, Berbice, after seeing [...]
Child molestation probe…Imam’s lawyer writes police
The case against Imam Nizam Alli, who is accused of sexually molesting seven boys, has taken an interesting twist as investigators have now ascertained that the suspect was in Guyana when it is alleged that he committed the acts. The investigators had moved to verify this piece of information following the intervention of an [...]
UG lecture rooms padlocked as protest intensifies …..
-lecturers plan “sit-in” today Pull quote: “We are teaching people virtually. We need about $3m to get the research centre together, our issues are so large and the government is refusing to sign over the $10m loan to the university….they want us to provide substandard education and we are not going to do that. [...]
The combined opposition is playing a self-destructive game
There are two persons yesterday who spoke to me on the trap the PPP is setting for APNU and AFC in the tripartite talks. They are valuable personalities that both opposition parties cannot do without. They are Lincoln Lewis and Christopher Ram. Last week, two other top Guyanese human rights voiced the same [...]
Dem boys seh…Money deh fuh lick dog
Guyana got money like sand. When people seh that de country poor, dem lie. Imagine a man gone to India pun he own private business and de government give he US$20,000 fuh he pocket piece. That does only happen in rich country. Obama does go pun official visit to some country and he [...]
RAIN OR NO RAIN
It does not matter how many investments were made in the past years on the drainage and irrigation systems in Guyana. As long as you have the incessant downpours that Guyana has been experiencing since last Friday, there will be serious flooding along the coastline. Nothing can be done about that except wait for [...]
To attack or not: Iran
It is all very surreal. In a very matter-of-fact mode, the very prestigious US journal “Foreign Affairs” by the Council on Foreign Relations dedicated its current issue to: “The Iran Debate: To Strike or Not to Strike. Arguments Over Military Action.” Leading off the debate was Matthew Kroenig, who bluntly advised the US government: [...]
Kissoon’s firing from UG is contrary to academic principles
Dear Editor, Two months after the general elections which gave the PPP its first minority government in 19 years, some of its members have relegated the party to a new low by firing Freddie Kissoon from UG. The dismissal of UG senior lecturer Freddie Kissoon is an abuse of power and a violation [...]
Much is being done for diabetics
DEAR EDITOR, As the Canadian physicians who are collaborating with the Ministry of Health in the Guyana Diabetic Foot Project, we would like to respond to the important editorial of January 27 entitled “Deadly Diabetes.” We want to commend the editors for addressing the urgent problem of diabetes in Guyana and agree with [...]
Some queries for NIS
Dear Editor, Over the years, the National Insurance, based on the Government’s Award would pay that increase to all National Insurance Pensioners. I am reliably informed through the National Insurance staff that the eight per cent awarded and to be paid before the election of 28th November, 2011, has to date not [...]
Freddie Kissoon replies to the publisher’s note
Dear Editor, It is incredible that someone reading my last Sunday column could read into it any reference to the Kaieteur News and what pay I receive for my KN columns. There is absolute no connection. No human being with the ability to read could read anything about the Kaieteur News in that [...]
This case of sexual molestation is abhorrent
Dear Editor, I am deeply disturbed after reading about the horrific incident that transpired with the young boys who were molested in the heart of my community and from all appearances at a place which is supposed to be “safe” I trust that this incident will get the strong condemnation it deserves, and [...]
Corporal punishment and the Rights of the Child
Dear Editor, I would like to refer to an article in Demerara Waves entitled “Teacher who badly flogged boy sent on leave”. The article raises two key issues; the public exposure of a vulnerable child, and the violation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Both issues warrant the immediate and [...]
Unchanged views about GPL
Dear Editor, I am grateful to see a reply from GP&L in yesterday’s Kaieteur News, but that has not made me change my views. In the reply, the power company said that penalties for staff or Contractors convicted of facilitating electricity theft can be twice that for members of the public but that [...]
A challenge to Vishnu Bisram
Dear Editor, Vishnu Bisram’s reply to my concerns about the way the government is dealing with the Specialist Hospital to be built misses the central issue. The writer, Mr. Bisram, seems more intent with an effort to tarnish my character; his myopia reminds us of the position taken by Joseph Goebbels – who [...]
Guyana goes all out for Olympic qualifiers
-Three sprinters depart for HPTC in Jamaica By Edison Jefford Three of Guyana’s most promising senior sprinters departed today for a five-month stint at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) High Performance Training Centre (HPTC) in Jamaica with the London Olympic Games in focus. Sprinters Quinse Clark, Rupert Perry and Winston George [...]
Come rain or sun Race Meet on this Sunday – GMR&SC
Come rain or sun the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) Race Meet scheduled for this Sunday, at the South Dakota Circuit will definitely take place and fans are being urged to converge at the venue to see some of the rising stars in the sport. A release coming from the Organisers stated [...]
Amateur boxing to focus on women’s development this year
The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association will be placing emphasis on the development of women’s boxing this year. GABA president Steve Ninvalle informed that the association’s Technical Director, Terrence Poole, has been placed in charge of “reawakening” the female department of the sport which is in dire need of a shot in the arm. “We [...]
Flying Ace Cycling Club holds annual awards ceremony
The Flying Ace cycling club of Berbice will on Saturday 4th February hold their 11th annual presentation and awards ceremony at the New Amsterdam Town Hall beginning at 19hrs. The club will be awarding cyclists for their outstanding performances throughout the year 2011. The club will also be recognizing the officials and sponsors who [...]
Reap the fruits from the Scotia Bank/Pepsi School Football Academy – says Wilson
Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President ag., Franklin Wilson, visited the Scotia Bank/Pepsi School Football Academy coaching course at the Ministry of Education Sports Club ground on Carifesta Avenue, yesterday morning. Wilson addressed the participants at the programme being conducted by United States-based Coach Stanley Harmon. In his brief remarks, Wilson said that the Academy [...]
Berbice Amateur Basketball Association plans to be more active in 2012
With sponsorship being one of the major stumbling blocks in 2011, the Berbice Amateur Basketball Association still had some success in the foregoing year according to its President Kirk Fraser. Speaking to Kaieteur Sport, Fraser said that the year 2011 was a very challenging one for the association, especially in the area of [...]
National senior and junior chess champions awarded
National Senior Chess Champion Taffin Khan and his junior counterpart Suhai Feng were recently awarded for their outstanding performance in the 2011 GEDDES GRANT / SEVEN SEAS and SASHA CELLS National Chess Championships. The presentation ceremony took place at Olympic House, Kingston on Friday last. Khan retained his title, having remained ahead of his [...]
Joint Parliamentary opposition wades in on cricket impasse
A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance for Change (AFC) have sounded their collective voices in the ongoing cricket impasse between the Government of Guyana and the Guyana Cricket Board. In a statement the parties called for an end to the government lock out of the GCB from its offices among [...]
