Missing $90M…Police try to justify where $$$$$ went
- Commanders maintain they got no money By Dale Andrews The Guyana Police Force, in a belated statement, has finally accounted for the money earmarked for their elections duties. In an attempt to set the record straight, the Force described as “unofficial, unauthorized and misleading”, statements on the issues from a Divisional [...]
Fip Motilall never completed Amaila Falls road design — Walter Willis
…contract was for design and construction The government is racing to complete the Amaila Falls hydro project road. In the process, it has had to extend the deadline once again, the fourth adjustment since it awarded a US$15.4 million contract to Synergy Holdings headed by Makeshwar ‘Fip’ Motilall back in March 2010. The new [...]
Bandits shoot schoolgirl for cell phone
Bandits shot a 16-year-old schoolgirl and made off with her Blackberry cell phone at around 19:30 hrs yesterday. Sasha Gilhuys, a student of St. Rose’s Secondary, was shot in the left shoulder in Thomas Street, Kitty, shortly after leaving a residence where she attends lessons. She was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation [...]
Allen Stanford found guilty in Ponzi scheme
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Allen Stanford was convicted yesterday of running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, a verdict that caps a riches-to-rags trajectory for the former Texas financier and Caribbean playboy. It was a vindication for the U.S. government, which closed down Stanford’s financial empire in February 2009 but had failed for years to address [...]
Cricket impasse: GCB executives resign en masse
Following the resignation of President Ramsay Ali, Lionel Jaikarran and Chetram Singh from the embattled Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) the rest of the executive committee of the GCB tendered their resignation in a letter yesterday to Sports Minister Frank Anthony. Following is the full text of the resignation letter: The Executive committee of the [...]
I was clean on NICIL’s financial affairs – Winston Brassington
…but evidence points to questionable deals Head of the National Industrial and Commercial Investment Limited (NICIL), Winston Brassington, has justified his stead at the helm of the Privatization Unit. Brassington chose to respond to queries about his integral role in having established Queens Atlantic Investment Inc (QAII). Brassington in his missive to the [...]
An argument as to why there may be another general election
Mr. Ralph Ramkarran is in the news again. He was silent after the selection of Donald Ramotar as the PPP’s Presidential entry for the 2011 General Elections. Now he has re-appeared with frequency in the Chronicle- the very Chronicle that the Parliament needs as a matter of urgency to reorganize so that others apart [...]
AVOIDING A POLITICAL SIDESHOW
Change is in the air. It may not involve dismissals; it may simply be resignations or stated intentions to move on. The results are, however, the same; change is in the air. One of the persons who seem destined to move on or move out from the controversial Privatisation Unit is its head, Mr. Winston [...]
International Women’s Day
Guyana is one country that does not need to be told why there should be an “International Women’s Day”. Just a perusal of the headlines of the newspapers should convince even the misogynists amongst us that if such violence against women is extrapolated worldwide then we have an epidemic of frightening proportions. Just one [...]
Dem boys seh…De Rat help fund de Boss Man birthday
Is true wha dem boys seh. Money does follow money. De waterfalls Boss Man gun celebrate he birthday Friday. Every time is he birthday he does got to spend a lot of money pun food and drinks and things like that. This year, he get some help and de help come from a [...]
The Ministry of Education seems to have the most unrealistic people on this planet
Dear Editor, The Kaieteur News of 25th February, 2012 in the article titled “Students’ role to help realize improvement at CSEC being amplified” begins with the following sentence “Within a matter of months the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examination (CSEC) is scheduled to be undertaken and drastic improvements are anticipated given the visionary [...]
We are sitting on an environmental time bomb
Dear Editor, We, in Guyana, are sitting on an environmental time bomb at Haags Bosch Landfill. The Inter-American Development Bank and the City Council ought to be very worried at a crude facility passed off to Guyanese as a technically sound landfill operation. The situation needs to be arrested now! As I [...]
Cooperative principles are being ignored at Paradise
Dear Editor, More than seven years after the Chief Co-operatives Development Officer (formerly styled Commissioner for Co-operatives Development) assumed control of the affairs of the Paradise Multi Purpose Cooperative Society (PMCS) and appointed an interim committee of management, an annual general meeting was called on Sunday October 1, 2011. Ninety (90) persons attended [...]
Phagwah: A time to embrace unity and goodwill
DEAR EDITOR, This festival is called by two names—‘Holi’ and ‘Phagwah’. ‘Holi’ derives from ‘Hola’, which means grains. It is a time when crops are harvested and thanksgiving is done to God for providing bountiful crops and foods. Indeed from the perspective of ‘Holi’, the occasion is really a time for thanksgiving; a [...]
Way cleared for Guyana’s continued participation in Regional 4-day competition
In a release from Imran Khan, Corporate Communications Official of the West Indies Cricket Board, it was confirmed that the Guyana cricket team will continue their participation in the Regional 4-Day competition. The release stated, “As a result of the situation in Guyana there has been speculation regarding the Barbados v Guyana Regional [...]
West Indies names squad for Digicel ODIs in St Vincent
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – West Indies Cricket Board’s (WICB) Selection Panel yesterday announced the West Indies squad for the first three Digicel One-Day Internationals against Australia to be played on March 16, 18 and 20 at the Arnos Vale Cricket Ground in St. Vincent. Commenting on the squad, Chairman of the WICB Selection Panel Clyde [...]
Hikers hold glitzy awards ceremony
– Founding members, former GHB President, sponsors among those recognised In a glitzy ceremony that epitomized the high standard that the club usually exhibits on the field of play, Hikers Hockey Club honoured its founding members, sponsors and former Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) President Chris Fernandes during its inaugural Awards Dinner and Presentation ceremony [...]
Disgraced Stanford faces life behind bars after being found guilty of £4bn fraud
Mail Online – Disgraced financier Allen Stanford has been found guilty of orchestrating a massive £4.6billion fraud by a court in Houston, Texas. Stanford set up a series of $20m (£12.7m) cricket tournaments between England and West Indies in 2008 and announced the deal with the ECB by landing a helicopter at Lord’s. [...]
Beckles to conduct GABA Referee/Judges Course
Boxing team for T&T event Experienced AIBA accredited Referee/Judge, James Beckles, will be in Guyana to conduct another Amateur Boxing Referees and Judges Course set for March 14 to 18 and is being hosted by the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) at their facility at the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Boxing Gym. President of GABA [...]
Austin vows to turn back challenge of the ‘chin checker’ in March ProAm boxing
Simeon Hardy’s demolition of Iwan ‘Pure Gold’ Azore has netted him the Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) welterweight title plus a place among the elite boxers to battle for honours in the imminent World Boxing Council (WBC) Anniversary boxing spectacle within a few months. In the meantime, officials of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control [...]
NSC Mashramani Junior Badminton winners receive prizes
The National Sports Commission Annual Mashramani Junior Tournament presentation took place on Monday at the Queens College Badminton Courts. The feature address at the presentation was done by Director of The National Sports Commission, Mr. Neil Kumar. Assisting the Badminton Association during the presentation were Ms. Marcelle Shewjattan, Ms, Emelia Ramdhani & [...]
Hand-in-Hand supports Bodybuilding championship
Hand-in-Hand on Monday threw their support behind Guyana Amateur Bodybuilding Federation as they prepare to host the Novices and Intermediate Bodybuilding competition set for March 31 at Theater Guild. Hand-in-Hand’s Marketing Manager Andrea Khan presented the $75,000 sponsorship cheque to Treasurer of the Guyana Bodybuilding Federation Jamie McDonald for the event where 50 [...]
B’ce cricketers delighted as Western Union renews Junior Ambassador Programme
Western Union, the money transfer entity with worldwide connections, continues to support the efforts of local sports persons and has collaborated with the executives of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) to renew a sponsorship deal for five young cricketers of Berbice. The remittance agency donated cricket gears in excess [...]
Kings face Pistons in feature encounter; Jets take on Bulls
– as Trophy Stall/LABA League resumes tonight After a break due to the inclement weather, the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) Trophy Stall-Sponsored League will resume tomorrow with a double-header at the Mackenzie Sports Club Hard Court. In the opening game from 6:30pm, Amelia’s Ward Jets will battle with Half Mile Bulls, [...]
GTT 10/10 set to start this weekend
The Third Edition of the GT&T 10/10 Nationwide male and female softball cricket competitions organized by the Guyana Softball League in association with the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport is set to commence this weekend with matches around Guyana and the traditional Bowl Off slated for the Everest Cricket Ground, Camp Road [...]
