Rohee fails to address $90M issue
…but attacks Ramnarine’s comments Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee, has reacted strongly to statements made by Assistant Commissioner, David Ramnarine, and the apparent support he has received from a section of the political divide on the matter involving the highly contentious $90M that was allocated to the Guyana Police Force for last year’s elections [...]
Cops on bail for robbing Brazilian
Two police constables who were recently identified by a Brazilian national as the men who allegedly stole a quantity of cash from him yesterday pleaded not guilty to the simple larceny charge after appearing before Magistrate Allan Wilson. Tramain Ross, 21, of Linden and 20-year-old Jermain Bernard of Lot 753, West Minster, West Bank [...]
GPL begins laying of $5M submarine cable across Demerara River
-power interruptions expected to ease By Gary Eleazar Electricity supply, particularly to the West Demerara area, will be greatly improved when the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Company completes laying its US$5M submarine along the river bed connecting the two grids. The current cable which links the Garden of Eden power plant to West [...]
Deputy Mayor’s robbery…Gunman wears victim’s slipper to court
One of the gunmen who allegedly broke into the home of Deputy Mayor, Patricia Chase-Green, yesterday appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court and to the surprise of many; he was wearing a pair of slippers stolen from his victim. Twenty-three-year-old, Shem Tyndall of Tucville, originally of Lancaster Village, Berbice, stood before Magistrate Allan Wilson [...]
RUSAL chairman quits
-says company in deep crisis (Reuters) – Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg quit on Tuesday as Chairman of UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium producer, saying the heavily indebted company was in deep crisis after a long battle with rival oligarch Oleg Deripaska. RUSAL has local operations in Guyana in the Region 10 area. Vekselberg’s [...]
Henry Greene rape probe…DPP finally makes submissions to Chief Justice
Attorneys for embattled Police Commissioner Henry Greene are expected to file their reply to submissions made by Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Shalimar Ali-Hack, justifying her advice to institute a rape charge against the top cop. Kaieteur News understands that the DPP delivered her submissions to Chief Justice Ian Chang last Friday. The Chief [...]
Linden’s bauxite dust creates boon conditions for pharmacists
…but torment for people with respiratory ailments Sales in medicinal drugs to alleviate the suffering of persons with certain respiratory conditions have doubled in recent times, according to some of the more prominent pharmacies in Linden. Jose Emerson, manager of Ruby G’s Pharmacy in the Mackenzie market, was quick to point out that ‘cold’ [...]
Hail up Karen de Souza and other great Guyanese
The US Embassy in Guyana has nominated Karen de Souza for International Woman of Courage. In Guyana, that choice should find approval from every Guyanese from every corner of this territory. Now which fool overlooked Karen for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize and suggested a ruler on whom there was incontrovertible evidence that he [...]
Dem boys seh…Bee Kay craw full till it can’t full no more
All de land from Georgetown to Lethem disappear. De land been even before Christ born but as soon as de Rat come dem land disappear. Couple friends get together and dem ask if dem can get a share of de goods that De Rat had fuh give away. Dem boys didn’t know. Is [...]
WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD?
An unexpected event took place yesterday. A house went up in flames. For the owners and occupants this was a major un-anticipated disaster. But for a country as a whole, this unexpected event would not be very consequential in overall economic terms as compared to that major fire that took out many businesses and [...]
Assessing Assessments
The now old topic of “extra lessons” for schoolchildren is in the headlines once again. It had cropped up before in the last month but in a tangential and ancillary fashion: one child was robbed; another was stabbed and killed outside of “lessons places”. But with a new administration; new Minister of Education and [...]
Vivian Harris’ return clash ends in stalemate as opponent sustains gash over eye
Former World Boxing Association (WBA) super/lightweight champion, ‘Vicious’ Vivian Harris’ attempt to rekindle his career suffered a minor setback after his opponent, former 2 times British champion, David Barnes, sustained a gash over his left eye following an accidental clash of heads in the fifth round, forcing a premature end to their welterweight bout [...]
US collegiate star strengths female basketball team
-local contingent departs today for Antigua By Edison Jefford United States-based collegiate basketball star, guard, Shauntelle Nelson, has become available to compete with Guyana’s female national basketball team in the Annual Gillian Brazier Basketball Shoot-Out that will be held during March 14-18 in St. Johns, Antigua. In a brief comment from her base [...]
Ansa McAl supports Junior Davis/Fed Cup tennis teams
Guyana’s bid to send a junior tennis team for the first time to compete in the Under 16 Davis and Fed Cups in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic later this month received a timely boost from corporate giant Ansa McAl who came on board as a co-sponsor of the team uniforms. Through its Smalta product [...]
Mayor’s Annual Knockout Inter-Ward football fiesta kicks off next Friday
The traditional Mayor’s Annual Knockout Inter-Ward football fiesta kicks off on Friday 23rd March with an exciting double header at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground from 6:30pm. As all systems are in place for the annual tournament, the organizer is still hoping for a few more sponsors to assist in offsetting the expenses [...]
Battle of wits resumes as GASP stages Insurance Brokers Open scrabble tournament
Scrabble players will once more match wits when the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) stages the Insurance Brokers open tournament sponsored by Insurance Brokers Guyana Ltd, at the Malteenoes Sports Club, Thomas lands. The top three finishers will receive beautiful trophies and as is done of recent, the top player outside of [...]
Third GT&T 10/10 nationwide softball cricket tourney…Exciting matches highlight first weekend play; E’bo’s Capoey Rising Stars into Super 16
The highly anticipated GT&T 10/10 nationwide softball cricket competition bowled off last weekend at a number of venues around Guyana following a delay due to unusual rains. The traditional bowl off took place at the Everest Cricket Club Ground in the Capital City following which matches were held in the three Counties of [...]
Busy 2012 planned for B’ce Cricket
The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) by its outstanding performance is head and shoulders above all the other cricketing entities in Guyana and can be classified as the best sports organisation in Guyana. Those were the overwhelming sentiments of most gathered at the BCB fifth annual Presentation and Awards ceremony held last Saturday on [...]
Austin/George confident, but DeClou/Hardy circumspect as boxers increase preparations
By Michael Benjamin If there is anything to be learnt from Barbadian, Shawn ‘The Sniper’ Cox’s demolition of former World Boxing Council (WBC) cruiserweight champion, Wayne ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite in their recently concluded Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) heavyweight title fight, the long issued caveat against complacency and arrogance should be it. The general [...]
Packed itinerary as NPCG hosts inaugural workshop
Director of Youth and Sport, Neil Kumar will deliver brief remarks when the National Paralympics Committee of Guyana (NPCG) hosts its inaugural workshop from March 15 – 17 at Olympic House, High Street, Kingston from 09:00hrs. Newly elected President of NPCG, Wilton Spencer, disclosed that the function will engender participation from NPCG Executives [...]
19 cricket clubs cash in on FFP (Guy) Inc. & BCB $2M donation in Berbice
A total of nineteen cricket clubs in the Ancient County of Berbice on Saturday last received a combined $2 Million Dollars worth of items under a joint programme between the Berbice Cricket Board, Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club and Food For the Poor (Guy) Inc. The three organisations since mid 2011 [...]
2011 NBS 2nd Div. 40 over cricket…Seeraj 84, Singh 63 & Munessar 5-15 propel Kim IL Sung into playoffs
Kim IL Sung Cricket Club of Corriverton registered an easy 166-run victory over Springlands to end their preliminaries unbeaten as well as champions of their zone to book their place in the last 16 playoffs of the 2011 New Building Society second division 40 over cricket competition in Berbice. Shaping the win were [...]
Programme released for the Norman Singh one day Horserace meet
The Norman Singh Memorial Turf Club in collaboration with Winners Circle Pool Hall and Jumbo Jet Auto sales has released a programme for their one day horserace meet set for Sunday 1st April at the club’s entity No6 village West Coast, Berbice. According to race Coordinator Romel Jagroop, nine races are carded for [...]
The CSEC intervention – A most welcome initiative
DEAR EDITOR, Throughout the world, governments are attempting to address demands and pressures for improving the lives of their citizens. Internal and external demands on governments and development organizations are causing them to seek new ways to improve public management. The current CSEC Mathematics and English intervention is all about re-engineering the Education [...]
US pressure on India to cut commercial ties with Iran
DEAR EDITOR, The US/Saudi/Pak support of the Taliban during the Cold War antagonized India. Delhi had little control over its backyard. Moreover, India’s effort to join the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was vetoed by Pakistan and supported by Saudi Arabia; however Syria, Iran and Algeria backed Delhi’s application. And today, India is [...]
