PPYC is Digicel National Under-23 Games Champions again
By Juanita Hooper Police Progressive Youth Club (PPYC) amassed 366 points to retain the Digicel National Under-23 Games against Running Brave Athletic Club (221), Guyana Defence Force Track Club (136), Enheights (Combination of Ruralities and Enmore, 48), Upper Demerara Schools (47) and Royal Youth Movement (4) yesterday at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary. [...]
Time now to negotiate for Supplementary Funds
…Budget cuts meant to send strong message to Govt.–David Granger Pull Quote: “It was always to make the PPP/C administration understand that it had no alternative but to take decisive action to bring executive lawlessness to an end.” The $192.88B Budget as was presented to the nation at the end of March, “if left unchanged, [...]
Sale of 20% share…Chinese buyer arrived at US$30M price after inspecting GT&T’s books-Luncheon
Government has defended the US$30M selling price of its 20 per cent stake in the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T). A government spokesman said that last week the approved Chinese firm examined the books of the communication giant before arriving at its decision to buy. That US$30M price tag had raised questions with accountant [...]
Illegal mining high on GGMC management retreat agenda
The issue of illegal mining and the need for greater monitoring were among some of the major issues being dealt with yesterday as the country’s mining regulator, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), held a management retreat. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment, the intention of the meeting, held [...]
Dependable Prison Officer, Henry Adams, is a ‘Special Person’
Pull Quote: “I was loved in the prison. Even now in the streets, people who would have passed through the system call me fondly. Because they know I had one philosophy– if you’re right, you’re right; if you’re wrong, you’re wrong. There was no middle ground.” By Leon Suseran The deep love and dedication to [...]
President Donald Ramotar’s address to the nation inflamed rather than calmed passions
Dear Editor, In a scene and tone that can only be called Jagdeoesque, his Excellency the President Donald Ramotar addressed the nation on Friday night and inflamed rather than calmed passions. I continue to be amazed that this chief executive continues to use his bully pulpit to divide rather than bring the nation [...]
Opposition’s collateral damage unacceptable
Dear Editor, The move by the opposition to trim fat from the proposed budget and hold the government more accountable is laudable but it should not be at the expense of peoples’ bread and butter. The latter is exactly what has happened in the final passage of the budget – many would be [...]
This new-found solidarity with the workers is nothing but Gov’t. shedding crocodile tears
Dear Editor, One of the objectives of the recent Budget cuts was to remove the inequities in earning among the specially paid Government contract employees who earn close to and over $1,000,000 per month and those in the regular Public Service who earn under $100,000. Another objective of the cuts was to force [...]
The property tax intake is lower than I thought
Dear Editor, In my last Sunday column, I quoted a Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) senior staff as saying on a GRA television programme that property tax for 2010 formed three percent of total taxes. Christopher Ram called me the next day and told me the actual figure from published data is 1.4 percent. [...]
Is President Ramotar comfortable with the man’s mediocrity?
Dear Editor, The continuous clownish antics of the Home Affairs Minister leaves me wondering whether President Ramotar is comfortable with mediocrity in the manner of his predecessor. I am referring to his claim that former police commissioner Winston Felix is in possession of a radio communications set belonging to the police force. Having [...]
NCN holds the nation to ransom
Dear Editor, NCN on Thursday attempted to hold the nation to ransom by withdrawing services in Linden and mobilizing some of its loyal staff and sympathizers to make a passionate plea to the opposition not to cut the subvention of 81 million. They went overboard it trying to whip up public support with [...]
Guyana will never be the same old place where a group did whatever it pleased
Dear Editor, All Guyanese should be loud in their praise of the leadership of the combined opposition for its prudent and wise consideration and consequent action to slash 20B from the National Budget for 2012. If that action is an indication of things to come then Guyanese can look forward to a higher [...]
Dem boys seh…Is joke dem mekking wik Hen See Hen
Who got luck eat pork. That is an old Chinee saying from de days when rat and pork mix up. De lucky person use to eat de pork and who eat de rat was de one who didn’t got luck. Some people lef Geena and Hen See Hen because dem couldn’t tek de direction [...]
Mandessa Moses surrenders lopsided decision to Venezuelan in Fight Night card
Venezuelan super featherweight boxer, Ana Lozano, employed a sustained two fisted attack over Guyanese Mandessa Moses and was eventually rewarded with a lopsided majority verdict when the Guyana Boxing Board of Control staged the 22nd edition of the Friday Night Fights at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) Friday evening last. Also on that [...]
CFU ‘double standard’ has Alpha fuming
What seems to be a matter of ‘double standard’ has left Alpha Football Club fuming and making moves to be heard by Football’s World Governing body FIFA. Club President Odinga Lumumba, in a brief meeting with several members of the media, revealed that correspondence with CFU General Secretary (ag) Damien Hughes among others, has [...]
GT&T 10/10 – Semi dye to be cast today
-Final four quarterfinal games at Everest The final four semifinalists (2 male 2 female) will be decided today when the final matches in the quarterfinal round of the 3rd GT&T/Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport/Guyana Softball League 10/10 cricket competition are contested at the Everest Cricket Club, Ground, Camp Road. The battles thus far have [...]
20 athletes including 3 awarded for 2011 outstanding performances
Police Progressive Youth Club Annual Award Ceremony… By Juanita Hooper Under the theme ‘Bridging the gap between sports and education for a brighter future’, thirty athletes from the Police Progressive Youth Club were rewarded for their outstanding athletic and scholastic performances through the year 2011 last Friday evening at the Police Sports Club, [...]
All systems in place for Bush Lot United Horserace meet today
All systems are in place as all roads leads to the Bush Lot United Turf Club at Bush Lot West Coast Berbice today as a bumper crowd is expected to throng to the venue for the club’s grand One day Horserace meet. With the venue undergoing a complete rehabilitation to the Grand Stand, [...]
Letter to the Sports Editor…A response to Kaieteur News letter of April 18
Dear Sports Editor, I wrote a detailed response to the letter dated April 18th, 2012 by a “concerned horse race fan.” After giving my response to several people to read, I was told not to publish it. I must say that with every fiber of my being, I would like to publish it. [...]
RHTY&SC Teacher and Student of the Term Programme
The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) on Sunday last paid tribute to two of its outstanding members, Isabella Smartt and Bernadette King who died recently. Smart and King were Executive members of the Club served as role models and mentors to the cricketers under the club’s Mentors Programme. RHTY&SC [...]
HRC Body Building Show 2012…Buddy’s Gym supports for 2nd year
With the 2012 edition of the Hugh Ross Classic Body Building and Fitness Show mere weeks away from the start of the Regional competitions, Buddy’s Gym is the latest corporate entity to flex muscles with the Hugh Ross Classic Committee to ensure another successful year. At the Gym’s Sheriff Street location, Marketing Manager Troy [...]
Four entities on board with GABA & Bristo Promotion for Amateur Boxing Competition
The amateur boxing card scheduled for Linden tomorrow has received a late shot in the arm after several sponsors came forward in the homestretch. President of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association Steve Ninvalle said yesterday that Banks DIH Limited has come on board to make the 12-bout card a success. Ninvalle also disclosed [...]
Stretch D Dollar cycle race postponed
Berbicians will have to wait a little bit longer to see the country’s top cyclists in action. The annual Stretch D Dollar cycling event which is organised by the Flying Ace Cycling Club of Berbice and slated for Tuesday May 1, Labour Day, has been postponed to a date to be announced. According to coordinator Randolph Roberts the [...]
Hadi’s World Inc./City Mall Softball finals set for May 5
The Hadi’s World Inc./City Mall Softball nationwide Male/Female Finals are set for next Saturday May 5th, starting at 12:00pm at the Ministry of Education ground (formerly Softball ground) on Carifesta Avenue. The tournament started on January 22nd, and is organised and managed by the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA). The quarterfinals in [...]
RTTC tournament serves off today
It has been over one year since former national and Caribbean table tennis champion Sydney Christophe held an International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Level I coaching course for coaches in Guyana. Among those who attended the course were Linden Johnson and Melissa Dow- Richardson, both of who have since completed a mandatory 30 hours [...]
