Kaieteur News insists many secret deals signed
Dishonest, vulgar and deceitful are just some of the words members of the wider society are using to describe the government’s contention that its transactions have all been transparent and that there has been no secrecy. On Saturday, last, the government through its News Agency, issued a statement seeking to lambaste Kaieteur News [...]
Jagdeo’s latest secret deal with Ansa McAl…Govt. continues to mislead the nation
- US company says role was to advise on policies and laws, not to evaluate investors Contrary to a statement issued by the Guyana Government, the Ansa McAl Group was not one of those that were slated for evaluation by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) through a US$1.2 million process. In a report [...]
AG raids homes, offices of Cricket Board officials – President resigns
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, moved to the courts, yesterday, and secured an injunction that permitted him to search the homes and offices of 13 officials and executive members of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB). The Attorney General (AG) said that the move is to retrieve books, records, computer records, [...]
East Demerara cane harvesters down tools over new system
-claim 126 punts of cane dumped recently Pull quote: “Dem big boys gat dem own house ah rent out, while dem ah live in GuySuCo house. We deh in dis sun and rain whole day fuh mek lil money and dem want tek it away.” While the industrial action is abating in several GuySuCo estates, [...]
GDF, US army in joint tactical training exercise
Over the next nine days, ranks from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) will be teaming up with ranks from the United States Army in a joint exercise dubbed ‘Fused Response 2012’. The initiative is a US Southern Command sponsored exercise involving a combined contingent of the local and foreign forces. Yesterday, during a media briefing [...]
Two bandits visit Popeye’s with shot gun
Police were last night hunting for two gunmen who escaped with an undisclosed sum of cash after robbing the Popeye’s fast food branch in Vlissengen Road, Kitty. Kaieteur News understands that one of the bandits was armed with a shotgun. The fast food franchise has been a regular target of robbers in recent years. [...]
Ed Ahmad’s trial to commence following jury selection in May
…two weeks for defense to present evidence The trial involving Edul Ahmad, a close friends of former President Bharrat Jagdeo, will commence immediately after the jury selection is completed in a New York Court. This is according to official court documents which stated that the jury selection process is set to begin on [...]
US advising Guyana how to spend “oil” money
Major focus is being placed on the country’s natural resources and should there be a discovery of oil in the near future, Guyana would be faced with an abundance of revenue which would need to be properly managed for future investments. In light of this, the US Embassy has launched a three-day workshop at the [...]
Looking ahead
Now that we are possibly rested after the labours of our Mashramani gyrations in celebrating our Republic’s 42nd Anniversary, perchance we can spare a thought or two about the Republic itself. After the euphoria of the elections of November 28th (actually after December 2nd when the votes were finally counted and the results announced) [...]
Commonsense came then left
What a country! We are primitive! And when we do move, we go so slowly the modern world leaves us behind. Three times within the past 10 years on this page, I urged the relevant authorities to convert into one-way tracks the six streets that go east to west or west to east (whichever [...]
Dem boys seh…Is nuff grinding and searching
De man who tek over from Rum Son nah far from de man by name and nature. He name Anil Rum Na All. He is one who does mek accident and run away. He do that nuff times. He done mek accident suh he mekking search now. He searching fuh anything and everything fuh [...]
SNAP ELECTIONS
The new President of Guyana has been quick to dismiss reports that he is seeking to hold snap elections. He has said that he has not given thought to this matter. In a society notorious for political speculation and conjecture, it was not surprising to learn that some persons felt that the PPP/C was [...]
Sithe Global replies to Ramon Gaskin on the Amaila Project
Dear Editor, We appreciate the thoughtful analysis provided by Ramon Gaskin in his recent editorial titled “The Amaila Project should be comprehensively reviewed by professional engineering and financial experts” (SN, February 14, 2012). We would like to thank him for this opportunity for an ongoing dialogue; however, we wish to clarify certain misunderstandings [...]
What is the status of the Sheema Mangar case?
Dear Editor, I have been following the case of the brutal slaying of young Sheema Mangar, and have written, on more than one occasion, to express my outrage against this most barbaric act and the seeming lack of effort on the part of the authorities to bring her killers to justice. I have [...]
Frederick Kissoon was dishonest
Dear Editor, I hasten to write that Frederick Kissoon was up to mischief when he wrote that Kaieteur News reporter Nadia Guyadeen forwarded an e-mail to him. His comments were contained in his letter captioned ‘David Dabydeen is more of a politician than a scholar’ published in the Sunday, February 26 issue of [...]
We can’t keep making exceptions to the law
Dear Editor, In connection with the Commissioner of Police, Henry Greene’s impasse with the DPP, I think that Mr. Greene should resign immediately for professional misconduct. Mr. Greene should face the court like any ordinary Guyanese to clear his name if he believes that he is innocent of the allegation of rape. I [...]
Political opportunism, a disregard for essential facts, and a taint of racist motives
Dear Editor, In his column in his last Sunday’s Weekend Mirror defending the Government’s $5.7 billion Supplementary Appropriation Bill No. 1 of 2012, Mr. Ralph Ramkarran S.C. may have been guilty of some of the very charges – political opportunism, a disregard for essential facts and, over one significant issue, taint of [...]
Hunger in the midst of plenty
DEAR EDITOR, A BBC Report in mid-February stated that some 500 million children are at risk because of malnutrition. According to the article, half a billion children could grow up physically and mentally stunted over the next 15 years because they do not have enough to eat. The report warned that much more [...]
The truth will withstand scrutiny
Dear Editor, I find the following quote rather interesting and pertinent to the times in which we live, especially in Guyana. “The truth will withstand scrutiny, but a lie, no matter how skillfully crafted, will wilt and wither under the intense heat of an inspection” – Rod Parsley (a popular American Preacher) With [...]
All roads lead to the National Stadium as ‘Golden Jaguars’ take on Guatemala
The National Stadium, Providence is the place to be when Guyana’s national football team, ‘The Golden Jaguars’ clash with Guatemala in a friendly football encounter to augment their chances of procuring honours in the second round fixtures of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers slated for later this year. November 11th, 2011 remains [...]
PM Simpson-Miller to meet Julian Hunte today
Jamaican government is confirming that president of the West Indies Cricket Board Julian Hunte has requested a meeting with Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller today in a bid to diffuse tension over the exclusion of former captain West Indies captain Chris Gayle from the West Indies team as well as other issues in regional [...]
Knockouts are undesirables but are a part of boxing
Says Michael Benjamin President of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC), Peter Abdool must be a pleased man following the favourable crowd support at the recent boxing extravaganza that pitted the skills of ten boxers for five Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) titles at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) Saturday evening last. A random [...]
Drayton, Khan leading Republic Anniversary chess tournament
From a field of 17 chess players and after four rounds completed, National Senior Champion Taffin Khan and seasoned junior Anthony Drayton are jointly leading the TOPCO Juices Republic Anniversary chess tournament which began last weekend at the KEI-SHAR’S Sports Club in Georgetown. During their encounter, Khan and Drayton played to a drawn position [...]
BCB hosts successful Batsmen and Spinners clinics
– Butcher urges Berbice cricketers to development themselves The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) last weekend hosted two highly successful cricket coaching clinics for junior batsmen and spinners in the ancient county at Area “H” Ground with the batsmen clinic on Saturday 25th February and the spinners on Sunday 26th February. The clinics [...]
5th Annual Basil Butcher DTF hosted by RHTY&SC
Four exceptional players benefit Four junior cricketers on Saturday last collectively received just under $200,000 worth of cricket gear and personal development items when the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) hosted the 5th Annual Basil Butcher Cricket Development Trust Fund (BBCDTF) presentation. The event took place at the Club’s [...]
