Man executed in rum-shop
-masked killers escape in car Leonard Mahadeo, a Diamond resident was last evening gunned down in cold blood shortly before midnight at a popular Eccles, East Bank Demerara drinking spot. According to reports, Mahadeo who would usually walk with an entourage of bodyguards was drinking with a friend last night in the Soca Paradise establishment [...]
Govt. threatens to boycott Parliamentary Committees
…PM says will abide with court ruling Leader of the Government side in the House, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds yesterday signaled to members of the media that the Government will withhold its participation at the level of the Committees. The Prime Minister told media operatives that they had signaled to the Speaker of the National [...]
Six Customs officers fired in bribery probe
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has confirmed reports of Kaieteur News that a businessman paid over hundreds of thousands of dollars to Customs officers to have his container released. GRA yesterday admitted that it has taken actions against the eight Customs officers with six of them being sent packing. Of the six, three were [...]
Venezuela deploys troops to Guyana Border to combat drug trafficking
Venezuela’s Defense Minister says the military will deploy about 15,000 soldiers to regions along the country’s borders, including that with Guyana, in order to combat armed groups and drug trafficking, a Washington Post report said yesterday. The report has raised some concern in Guyana, since it comes just a few days after the Venezuelan [...]
Dem boys seh…Venezuela causing nervousness
Guyana nervous. Some people pick up de news and learn that Venezuela moving 15,000 troops to de border. Right away people start fuh book tickets to lef de country because somebody tell somebody that Venezuela preparing to invade. Dem seh how dem read it in de paper and that de thing happening because [...]
A MORE PREDICTABLE SYSTEM IS NEEDED
During the course of an overseas visit by a government delegation, there are discussions about economic cooperation with the host nation. The local delegation advances a proposal for the construction of a specialist hospital and sensing receptivity by the foreign government, presses for that government to fund the hospital. The foreign government agrees [...]
A major Parliamentary change for better or worse
The Parliament is suddenly a scene of contentious issues, not because it has been a place where everything is greeted with unanimity, but because this time around there is no way the parties can seem to agree even after the speaker’s gavel is sounded. Usually there are the debates that tend to be acrimonious [...]
Windies lose first Digicel ODI
Aussies win by 64 runs KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Bravo and captain Darren Sammy played fighting knocks, but failed to spark the West Indies batting, and Australia won the first Digicel One-day International by 64 runs on Friday (yesterday). Samuels and Sammy led the way with 35, and the elder [...]
2011 Sports Awards Ceremony…Head of State begs for respect for sports personalities
President Donald Ramotar made an impassioned plea for citizens to honour local sports personalities regardless of the era of their achievement when he delivered the keynote address at the 2011 Sports Awards Ceremony where the cream of the nation’s sports personalities received their respective accolades at the National Cultural Centre last evening. He lamented [...]
GuyOil/Tradewind Tankers ‘True Champions’ Volleyball Tournament…Sport’s aficionados predicting close final
Fans familiar with the sport are boldly predicting that the eagerly anticipated showdown today between defending champions Young Achievers and GuySuCo Training School (GTS) for the GuyOil/Tradewind Tankers ‘True Champions’ Volleyball Tournament title will be a close and interesting affair and the champs will not have things as easy as many expect. Young Achievers [...]
Hockey double header on today at Saints ground
Another double header is fixed for today when the John Fernandes Insurance Services Hockey League continues at St. Stanislaus ground, Carifesta Avenue. In the first game, All Greys takes on the newly-formed St. Stanislaus College at14:30 hrs and that will be followed by the feature clash between Old Fort and Hikers at 16:00 hrs.
Guyana is still to become WTO TRIPS-compliant
DEAR EDITOR, Guyana acceded to the World International Property Organization (WIPO), Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works on October 25, 1994. These are international institutions which are principally concerned with the protection of intellectual property rights. These institutions predated the [...]
Fighting crime as a community
DEAR EDITOR, I would like to commend the organisers of the first meeting of the Paradise Housing Scheme Neighbourhood Watch which took place on Sunday March 11, 2012. It is a timely and indeed a necessary initiative in a community that is on the verge of being under siege by criminal elements. Kindly allow [...]
GWI is ignoring a potentially dangerous situation
DEAR EDITOR, I live at 301 Church Street, South Cummingsburg, and have been in occupancy here for 36 years now. The sewerage system has been overflowing very badly for quite some time now. We have complained to the GWI repeatedly and to no avail. We would like your help in alerting them to a potentially [...]
I have supplied the proof and that is enough
DEAR EDITOR, I am responding to a letter sent by Mr Frederick Kissoon which appeared in the Tuesday March 13th edition of your newspaper titled ” Lambert evades facing the truth”. Kissoon seems unaware of important aspects of the law. Legal experts have advised me and I know from my own personal experience that [...]
Capitalising on poverty and deprivation is a crime against humanity
DEAR EDITOR, There is a saying that poverty is a crime. So many people are forced because of poverty to engage in activities that are physically and psychologically harmful to them just in order to earn some money. There is for instance, the case of some thirty-three Bangladeshis who were so desperate for cash [...]
That $584M pool requires a full investigation and explanation
DEAR EDITOR, It is truly amazing that in every sector of our society citizens are being taken for a ride, as money is squandered or pocketed with great abandonment. I give but just one of numerous examples. We learnt yesterday that the Olympic-size swimming pool cost $584M. I have pointed out before that if the [...]
Packed itinerary as race walkers take to the roads in competitive action
Race walkers would be kept busy for the next few weeks following the release of a packed itinerary by the Cavalier Sports and Tour Club (CS&TC). Activities get underway this morning when the walkers congregate at road head of Canal #2 Polder WBD for the start of the Cheddie Jagan Memorial Race Walk [...]
GBBC/GABA/MCYS 21st edition Fight Night Boxing
PRBG reps to highlight amateur segment Exciting crowd pleasers and representatives of the Pocket Rocket Boxing Gym, Joel and Richard Williamson will be in action when the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC), in collaboration with the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCY&S), stages [...]
Scotia Bank Pepsi Schools Football tourney continues today
The Scotia Bank/Pepsi Schools Football tournament continues today with two matches at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground from 09:30hrs. In first game, Lodge Secondary will play Central High in a girls fixture while at 11:00 hours, St. Stanislaus College comes up against East Ruimveldt Secondary in a boys clash. Some eleven schools [...]
GCA,Carib Beer/Friends of Cricket Heroes Cup weekend fixtures
The Georgetown Cricket Association has released fixtures for two tournaments that will continue this weekend in the City, the Carib Beer/Friends of Crivcet Heroes First division competition will continue this Saturday and Sunday from 09:30hrs. Police Sports Club will play hosts GCC at Bourda with Mario Nichols and Nandkumar Shivsankar the umpires in charge. [...]
REMARKABLE PEOPLE: ALBERT BALDEO
“While Baldeo’s abrasive style of bare-knuckle politics may not win him many allies in the political establishment, it’s been effective in voicing the concerns of his community…If’s there’s one person qualified to represent the underdogs, it’s Baldeo.” – Queens Tribune/Press of South East Queens Some leaders and visionaries are born before their time. His [...]
Prisons/Heats of Oak Masters FC host successful football &10/10 extravaganza
New Amsterdam Prison Sports Department and the Hearts of Oak Masters Football club recently staged a one-day football extravaganza which included a male and female five-a-side football competition juggling, penalty shootout with and with out the goalkeeper in Berbice recently at the All Saints Scott’s Church Ground, New Amsterdam Berbice. Five teams participated [...]
Dynasty / Mark ‘Jumbie’ Wiltshire team up for competition
Dynasty Sports Bar in association with Mark ‘Jumbie’ Wiltshire will host an 18-team 20/20 Dominoes Competition tomorrow, at the Dynasty Sport Club on Aubrey Barker Street, South Ruimveldt. According to a release from the organizers, the format to be used is the 2 in 1 out – 4 games and the first prize [...]
REMARKABLE PEOPLE: ALBERT BALDEO
DISTRICT LEADER, ATTORNEY & COMMUNITY ADVOCATE (NY) The Queens Tribune/Press of South East Queens probably analyzed Albert Baldeo best when it endorsed him as a champion of the oppressed in September 2008: “While Baldeo’s abrasive style of bare-knuckle politics may not win him many allies in the political establishment, it’s been effective in voicing the [...]
