$300M facility installed to manage GPHC waste
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is now equipped to sterilize 300 kilogrammes of infectious waste daily – waste that would have otherwise been harmful to both human health and the environment. This is according to the hospital’s Safety Health Officer, Dylon Rachpaul. The hospital’s US$1.5M Hydroclave Sterilization facility became operational last Thursday, and is [...]
Rohee declares loss of confidence in Ramnarine
- calls on Brumell to discipline him The heated verbal battle between Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee and outspoken Assistant Commissioner David Ramnarine has risen to new heights with the Minister expressing a loss of confidence in the senior officer. Yesterday, in a statement to the media, Minister Rohee informed that he has written [...]
When your heart’s on fire, smoke… oops, sorry, dust gets in your eyes
Every mature citizen in this world has a repertoire of songs, each one of which is attached to a memory which is invoked once the song is heard. For me the group, The Platters, bring back strong memories of my parents’ first child, Gwennie, and the wedding reception of my brother ‘Lightweight’ Kissoon. When I [...]
GET THIS MATTER OVER WITH AND DONE!
While it could be part of the strategy of the government to bog the opposition parties into debating trivialities and non-issues, thus avoiding the larger issues such as those controversial major investment contracts signed under the Jagdeo administration, the issue of the ninety million dollars allocation for election work by the police is not [...]
Dem boys seh…De PPP getting a fancy hotel
De Marriott is a PPP project. De Rat tell de whole world suh. He seh that de project is a Public Private Partnership agreement. Right away Uncle Donald buy into de project because he is de head of de party. But at first when he hear ‘bout Marriott he question de rationale behind it. [...]
Looking back and giving back
Increasingly, Guyanese who left these shores years ago are looking back. For many years now, there were those who kept sending money for their relatives because they believed that times were hard and that their relatives needed some measure of financial support. This may not have been the case because many of these relatives [...]
Ramnarine’s name should not have been on the cheque
Dear Editor, I refer to your article ‘Rohee dismisses call for audit of police $90M’ (SN march 16, 2012) for which I was intrigued by the fact that the cheque allocated to buy food and cover transportation for policemen had the name D. Ramnarine Asst. Commissioner as the payee. My recollection of how [...]
Some suggestions pertaining To Diabetes
Dear Editor I read in KN (March 19, 2012) about white rice and juices affecting blood glucose in diabetics. It is true that refined/processed foods are more likely to be high in carbohydrate. These foods are lacking in fiber, specifically soluble fiber, and as such they are readily digestible and absorbed. Increased absorption [...]
That call for a new global order
Dear Editor, The late Dr. Cheddi Jagan, whose life and works are celebrated by members and supporters of the People’s Progressive Party in the month of March, had been a strong advocate for the poor and the underprivileged. (Dr. Jagan was born and also died in the month of March; hence the significance [...]
Blaming a machine
Dear Editor, I visited one of the ATM machines at the Camp Street Branch of Republic Bank(Guyana) Limited with the intention of withdrawing money from my account on the 27th January, 2012.To my surprise when I typed the amount I needed to withdraw, the machine churned a receipt which read ‘ insufficient funds [...]
A letter writer with a pseudonym
Dear Editor, I am driven once again to write to you on a lingering matter. The specific thread of communications concerns the issues at the University of Guyana , and specifically the way the Vice Chancellor was treated. A reader, Neil Adams, chose to respond in an inappropriate way and there has since [...]
A big cover up in Region Two
Dear Editor, Recently, several of our daily newspaper carried a story of larceny of fuel from the Region Two Drainage and Irrigation Department. A drum containing about fifty gallons of diesel was dropped off at a rice farmer’s yard, by two employees. One of them was an overseer; the other, a driver of [...]
A case of erroneous reporting
Dear Editor, I am forced once again to write to you about poorly written articles that misrepresent the true picture. I have often said that proper investigative reporting must be done. The Child Care & Protection Agency has been much opened to the media because we feel that the public needs to be [...]
Roach enjoying his work, proving his worth with new ball
Kingstown, St Vincent — Kemar Roach is pleased with his very good bowling performances against Australia so far as he kicked off the Digicel One-Day International Series. Roach, the out-and-out speedster used in the Windies attack for the first two Digicel ODIs, caused problems for the Aussies with the new ball in both matches and [...]
Fudadin hits ton against T&T as rain affected match ends in stalemate
Twenty-six year-old West Indies ‘A’ team left-hander Guyanese Assad Fudadin notched up his second First-Class century as the four-day Regional First-Class cricket match between Guyana and host Trinidad and Tobago, who took first innings points, ended in a draw at a rainy Queens Park Oval in Port-of-Spain yesterday. Guyana resumed the final day on [...]
“Special feeling” as Narine bowls Windies to win
Kingstown, St Vincent — Sunil Narine came to the party in a big way on Sunday with a superb spell of spin bowling as West Indies beat Australia by five wickets in the second Digicel One-Day International. The 23-year-old off-spinner took a career best four wickets for 27 runs off eight overs as [...]
Guyanese women win GBBS C/ship in Antigua
-Redjet leaves them stranded, GABF intervenes By Edison Jefford Guyana’s female basketball team remained unbeaten to win the 12th edition of the Gillian Brazier Basketball Shoot-Out (GBBS) in Antigua after blowing out CPTSA Wings Sunday night in what can be called a lopsided final at the JSC Sports Complex. However, the team’s 74-34 victory to [...]
Another win for Josiah-Tanner in Publix 5k
Guyana’s elite 37-year-old runner, Euleen Josiah-Tanner whose trademark in athletics is ‘train hard and win’, took an easy victory in the Publix International Cuties 5km Saturday morning in Atlanta, Georgia and finished fourth overall amongst tons of runners. Josiah-Tanner, who trains most mornings down the southwest Atlanta roadway and returns home to her busy [...]
Chris Gayle, WICB beef unresolved
The return of Jamaican batsman Chris Gayle to the West Indies team has been delayed, as the former captain is yet to sign a deal agreed on by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and CARICOM at a meeting in St Vincent yesterday. A high level meeting chaired by Prime Minister of St Vincent, [...]
Leon Belony carts off spoils in Insurance Brokers Open Scrabble Championship
Leon Belony turned in a masterful performance where he amassed 5 points and a positive spread of 473 to cart off the honours when the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) staged the Insurance Brokers Open Championship at the Maltenoes Sports Complex Thomaslands, Sunday morning last. Ulric Harris made a welcome return to the [...]
5th Cheddi Jagan Memorial Essequibo cycle race set for Sunday
Sponsored by El Dorado Trading & S. Jagmohan Hardware Supplies & Construction Services With Alonzo Greaves not being in the competitive form recently, junior rider Paul DeNobrega will start as favourite to win the Third Stage of the annual Cheddi Jagan memorial road race set for the Cinderella County of Essequibo on [...]
Wazim Hasnoo takes B Division Community policing group cycling event
Participants and organisers after the race. Wazim Hasnoo in a time of one hour, 40 minutes rode away with the ‘B’ Division Community Policing Group anniversary cycle road race which was held on Sunday on the West Coast of Berbice. The event which covered a distance of 35 miles with some 16 [...]
Malteenoes Sports Club youth cricket coaching starts Friday
Malteenoes Sports Club will commence its 2012 youth cricket coaching programme on Friday March 23 from 16:30 at the club ground, Thomas Road, Thomas lands, Georgetown. The programme will be for budding cricketers between the ages of 10 and 15 and will be held on Mondays and Fridays weekly. Parents desirous of enrolling [...]
Powerlifters still to raise $2M ahead of Caribbean C/ships
– 3.9M budget overall; Gov’t assistance needed Without a doubt, the sport of Powerlifting in Guyana has come on leaps and bounds over the years with Guyanese athletes gaining international recognition and respect. Powerlifters have been doing their bit to keep the Golden Arrowhead aloft at the Caribbean, Regional, Commonwealth and International levels. [...]
GDA / Granny Sports Bar Darts Tournament…Bissoondyal / Adams, Yearwood / Seeteram win Doubles titles
The Guyana Darts Association (GDA) in collaboration with Granny Sports Bar of Better Hope held two Doubles Tournaments on Friday evening, at, Better Hope where the sudden death one game open doubles and draw doubles best of three were contested. In the one game 501 open double, Anthony Bissoondyal ‘aka’ Granny and Marilyn [...]
