Ramotar believes “secrecy” breeds suspicion
… wants open policy on government contracts/agreements-Ambassador Dabydeen Guyana’s Ambassador to China, Professor David Dabydeen, following a recent meeting with Head of State, Donald Ramotar, says that the President is fully committed to transparency and openness as far as is feasible when it comes to deals that the government would undertake with developmental partners. [...]
Senior GRA official asked to resign
A senior official of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has reportedly been asked to resign after complaints of sexual harassment were made against him by a number of female staffers. GRA officials confirmed that management of the state agency heard the complaints recently and ordered the Head of GRA’s Integrated Regional Tax Offices, to [...]
Budget unveils ‘Cost of Living’ increase for 2012
…Dr Singh disguises burden with technical jargons- Ram/Greenidge The growth that the Guyana economy has experienced over the past six years seems to have slowed. It will decline to 4.1 per cent this year from 5.4 per cent last year. This is according to the Minister of Finance, Dr Ashni Singh, who on Friday [...]
EU and Procurement
In our Friday edition we reported on the EU’s demand for a ‘more level playing field’ in trade with us and its intention to rectify that imbalance through our governmental procurement. On Friday the government also presented its $192 billion budget for the country – basically a summary of its public procurement plus its [...]
Sunday Cartoon April 1, 2012
Everything Is Connected
There once was a farmer who grew award-winning corn. Each year he entered his corn in the state fair where it won a blue ribbon. One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors. “How [...]
Dem boys seh…Brazzy and de Rat truck up GPL
Eye pass gun never done but all eye pass got an end. Tek de one at Customs. He mek Clarence Chue lost he wuk and today he get send home and might even get charge fuh sexually truck up people girl children. Is de same thing wha Henry de Yellow did doing all [...]
Educator and musician, Victor Ferreira MS, is a ‘Special Person’
Pull Quote: “I am so thrilled that those who I would have taught in my career have grown to love and cherish me for my contribution to their education, and I am humbled by the respect I have received in the various communities.” By Rohan Sagar Like many persons born in the hinterland [...]
Four months after the election we are back to where we were before the polls
Dear Editor, For any society to advance it has to settle a fundamental question—Who Governs? Such a settlement is even more urgent in countries, such as Guyana, which are deeply polarized along ethno-racial and political lines. From the time of the split of the nationalist movement in 1955, this question has haunted Guyana. [...]
I reiterate that I believe legal aid is a necessary service that must be offered
Dear Editor, I see Mrs. Joan Ward-Mars has attempted a response to me in the KN and SN editions of 30/03/2011 in relation to funding to the Linden Legal Aid Centre (LLAC). Except for one claim which I shall address later, the response does not surprise me one bit and confirms an impression [...]
The law, Henry Greene and my UG matter
Dear Editor, I refer to the correspondence of the acting Chief Labour Officer, Mr. Charles Ogle to the leadership of Operation Rescue UG in which he stated that an employer can terminate an employee’s contract provided that payment is given in lieu of adequate notice. If that is legal, then where does that [...]
Even with VAT, the PPP still did not have enough to feed its squander-mania machinery
Dear Editor, As a Government, the PPP has grown accustomed to living beyond their means. The tax revenues have never been enough over the last 20 years to fulfill the PPP’s spending promises. Initially, this was as a result of the mess rolled over from the Carl Greenidge’s Government; but what about now? [...]
6th IPF/NAPF Caribbean Powerlifting C/ships…Double gold for Stoby {World Record} & Rahim; Morgan, Barker, Ade-Thomas
Winston ‘Aged Master’ Stoby became the first Guyanese and Caribbean lifter to hold a World Record in any category when he recorded a Dead Lift of 265.5kg whilst also setting new records in the Squat (242.5kg) and Bench Press (137.5kg) for a total of 645.5kg in the Men Masters M2 category at the 6th [...]
GMR&SC ‘Race of Champions’ Meet…All the big names in motor racing present for today’s event
All the big names in local motor racing will take to the starting grid today to compete in the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) ‘Race of Champions’ Meet, at the South Dakota Circuit. Kaieteur Sport caught up with former Group 3 champion Ryan Rahaman at his garage in Sandy Babb Street, Kitty [...]
Jamaica on top against Guyana in Regional 4-day semis
Jamaica closed the day on 99/3, that’s a lead of 169 in their semifinal match of the West Indies Regional 4-Day Cricket championship. Xavier Marshall was not out on 54 along with Tamar Lambert 1 were at the wicket. Donovan Pagon 8 and Bernard Parchment 22 were two of the wickets to fall [...]
Five teams register victories as BCB/Hand-in-Hand 40-Overs Tournament starts
– impressive Miller takes 6 wickets for 23 off 7-Overs The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/Hand-in-Hand 40-Overs Tournament for cricket teams in West Berbice got off to an exciting start with five matches played across various grounds in Region 5. The Tournament, which is sponsored by the Hand-in-Hand Group of Companies, forms part [...]
Two man draughts team off to Suriname goodwill tournament
President of the Guyana Draughts Association, Jairam and National draughts champion, Khemraj Pooranmall left Guyana yesterday for neighbouring Suriname to participate in a tournament arranged by the Suriname Draughts Association in commemoration of that country’s 60th anniversary celebrations. Activities get underway tomorrow, April 1 and conclude April 14 next. Several other countries would [...]
Courageous effort by Mark Austin but Simeon Hardy prevails
By Michael Benjamin Every boxer, despite his aura of invincibility, encounters that one opponent who tests him to the hilt and may even cause him to question his prowess. For Simeon ‘Candyman’ Hardy who has knocked out all but one of his 8 opponents in a relatively short professional career, that boxer was Mark [...]
2011 NBS 2nd Div. 40 over cricket… Bush Lot Challengers advance to playoffs
The 2011 New Building Society Second Division 40 over cricket competition resumed recently after a long delay due to bad weather with Bush Lot Challengers becoming the latest team to reach the last 16 playoffs after defeating Rainbow Generation in their final Zone A preliminary match which also saw them emerging as champions [...]
2nd Edition of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal Football Competition…Linden community set to come alive this evening
The day has finally arrived and all the preliminary buzz and predictions will collide this evening when the 2nd Edition of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal Football Competition in Linden commences with eight matches slated for the Wisroc / Amelia’s Ward Bus Park, starting from 18:00 hrs. In the fixtures: Constab [...]
Banks DIH on board Guyana Cup 2012 Fever Horserace Meet
Staying true to its stated commitment towards the development of sport, Banks DIH extended its generosity to the horse racing fraternity when Outdoor Events Manager Mortimer Stewart handed over the winning trophy for the feature race in the Norman Singh Memorial Turf Club / Jumbo Jet Auto Sales Guyana Cup 2012 Fever Meet [...]
BCB/Tenelec Inc Under-15 Inter-club Tournament bowls off shortly
The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) would like to inform all cricket clubs that the Tenelec Inc Under-15 Inter-club would bowl off this week as the Board starts preparing for the upcoming Inter-county Tournament. BCB would be using the two weeks break in the school calendar to play off the round robin stage of [...]
Guyana Karate opens New York location
The Guyana Karate Association (GKA) has formed a New York Chapter. The New York arm of the GKA was formed to develop and advance Guyana karate in New York. They will be following the guidelines of the Florida chapter. The New York chapter is under the guidance of Vincent Kum, Kumar Ramkirath [...]
Scotia bank/Pepsi Schools Football Academy matches postponed
– new dates and venue to be released Matches in the Scotiabank/Pepsi Schools Football Academy Tournament which were slated yesterday and for the April 7 at the Georgetown Football Club ground have been postponed due to unfortunate circumstances beyond the control of the orgainsers. New dates and venues for those matches will be communicated [...]
Kool-Aid Junior Easter Tournament Day Three…Wiltshire wins again, Collins progresses to 3-0
Ten-year-old Maya Collins did not disappoint on night three of the Kool-Aid Junior Easter Tournament at the Georgetown Club’s squash facility when she claimed her third straight win, while Shomari Wiltshire continued to impress and gained win number two in his category. Collins survived a mild scare in category F when Anthony Islam sought to [...]
