$50B in NICIL accounts a gross exaggeration – Brassington
By Gary Eleazar The political opposition and the stakeholders behind the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) are now poised to collide over the amount of money being held by the State’s holding company. Alliance for Change (AFC) Chairman, Khemraj Ramjattan, has contended that moneys being held in the accounts of NICIL, and which [...]
Fire destroys age-old house at East Canje
Two persons are now homeless after a fire, said to be electrical in origin, completely destroyed an age-old wooden house at Canefield Public Road, East Canje, Berbice. The house which is occupied by Sharon Campbell and her paramour Amir Kursattie is owned by the woman’s grandmother who resides overseas. The house is said to [...]
Neesa Gopaul murder PI…Forensic analyst completes testimony
The preliminary inquiry (PI) into the death of Neesa Lalita Gopaul continued yesterday with Barbadian forensic analyst, Lorraine Alleyne, completing her testimony before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine- Beharry. The specialist was making her second appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court in the pre-trial hearing that involves Bibi Gopaul, mother of the deceased, and [...]
Murdered taxi driver…Arrests imminent following background checks
Police may be closer to making arrests after conducting background checks on murdered taxi driver Rajendra Puran. This is according to Crime Chief Seelall Persaud who told Kaieteur News yesterday that the checks “brought out certain things”. He did not elaborate, except to say that they have led to the questioning of several [...]
Garbage situation in Mahdia overwhelming
- Residents plan massive protest Residents of Mahdia in Region 8 are urging the regional officials to put their differences aside and work together for the development of the community. During a recent visit to the community this publication was told that a location which has been allocated as the dumpsite has become overwhelmed [...]
Linden water project…Chinese group’s bid exceeds engineer’s estimate by US$67M
China Jiangsu Construction Group yesterday submitted a $15 Billion (US$75M) bid for a project in Region 10 which local engineer’s estimate will cost $1.5 Billion (US$7.5M) – a whopping difference of $13.5 billion or US$67.5M. For the project which falls under the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) six bids were submitted to the National [...]
Civil society, anyone?
For the last couple of decades there has been a steady lamentation that ‘civil society’ is not standing up to be counted in our country. What exactly is the ‘civil society’ creature? Classically defined as those institutions outside the state, civil society differed from the family in its reach and scope and from the [...]
Every act, process and idea of indecency is treated as correct behaviour
The incident of Government’s anger over the budget cuts has brought to the surface the most frightening psychology of power that will be hard to dissolve by the entire nation, unless the PPP loses its hegemonic control of Guyana. It is not that this Freudian caricature of the fundamental principles of sociology, politics and philosophy [...]
GIVING NOTICE TO GOVT. FOR THE ACTIONS OF THE OPPOSITION
When the opposition parties combined to institute cuts into the national Budget, the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) did not come out against these cuts which can effectively place workers on the breadline and put a stop order on job creation. As the umbrella trade union body for trade unions, and against the background [...]
Dem boys seh…Rob Bert mek Donald buy car without licence fuh drive
Brazzy use to go to church every day. He was showing how holy he was. He did trying fuh bribe God fuh all de wicked and wrang things he do to de poor people of this country. But de people in de church start fuh read dem boys seh and start fuh watch [...]
Where is Guyana’s Foreign Ministry?
Dear Editor, I just read an article on a West Indies cricket web site stating inter alia that two Guyanese members of the West Indies cricket team for the upcoming tour of England- Deonarine and Fudadin- are in Jamaica awaiting visas because there is no British High Commission in Guyana. Has the British High [...]
SOME REASONS BEHIND THE BUDGET CUTS
Dear Editor, QUESTION [1]. Why cut monies to GINA and NCN and give them only ONE DOLLAR? BECAUSE NCN made a massive profit of over $500 million in 2011, it is in a financial position to pay all its workers and to meet its expenses. NCN is used by the PPP as part of [...]
NICIL is incompetent and has cost the Guyanese people billions
Dear Editor, Kaieteur News published an article on January 23, 2011 titled “NICIL transfers public property to PM, Queens Atlantic, 28 others.” The article noted “(NICIL) handled an estimated 30 transfers of public properties but no sale prices have been disclosed or monies transferred to Government’s Consolidated Fund.” This PPP-controlled slush fund that [...]
The French polls
Dear Editor, Half-an-hour after the close of polls in the French Presidential election last Sunday, the incumbent, President Sarcozy, telephoned his opponent Francois Hollande, to concede victory. Voter turn-out was over 37 million and the results split 51.63%-48.37%. Mike McCormack
Brassington should be questioned
Dear Editor, The combined opposition should press for an audit. Who will be the Independent Auditor? It has to be an external person. There should be a Special Parliamentary Committee made up of advisors such as land surveyors/tax specialists/accountants and lawyers with a wide remit to examine, take evidence under oath and report [...]
An affront to employees of GRA
Dear Editor, Permit me space in your letter column to report the very serious damage that was inflicted on the image and reputation of the Licence Revenue Department as a result of what transpired recently. Last evening while viewing a television programme comprising a panel of two individuals, one of whom is a [...]
A feast for wood ants
Dear Editor, Even as some schools in Region Three struggle with insufficient furniture for students and teachers alike, the wood ants continue to enjoy a daily feast on new, unissued school furniture at the Region’s Crane compound. Unbelievably, a large quantity of new school furniture which appears to have been forgotten [...]
The PPP must be reminded that the Constitution is the Supreme Law
Dear Editor, We refer to an article in KN captioned “Govt has no obligation to transfer money to Consolidated Funds says Brassington.” Might we remind anyone of this mindset that the Constitution is the Supreme Law of the land? It is our understanding that in times of conflict in the interpretation of the [...]
TGI disassociates itself but…
Dear Editor, I refer to an article entitled “TGI, Govt. avoid local cement crisis” which appeared in the Sunday May 6, 2012 edition of the Kaieteur News. In that article it is stated, inter alia, that “A TGI source said that the Head of the Presidential Secretariat was blowing ‘hot air’ and that [...]
Church on Essequibo Coast agitates residents
Dear Editor, It bothers me a lot to know that several complaints were made to the Anna Regina Police Station for the irritating noise that a Deliverance church has been causing for several years now. Their method of praying involves shouting at the top of their voices when beating out demons. This is [...]
President’s / Jefford Track & Field Classic launched
-Marian Burnett arrives May 14 By Rawle Welch One of the notable features of the Annual President’s / Jefford Track & Field Classic is the fact that it has been able to maintain the support of some of the biggest corporate entities in Guyana. It is because, the Organisers have been able to [...]
Power team selected as Guyana Softball League prepares for 10/10 International Cup competition
Cricket lovers are assured of top class action when a local softball team squares off with their Canadian counterparts to compete for the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company 10/10 International Cup competition scheduled for Saturday May 12 at the National Stadium, Providence. The organisers spent the better part of three hours to select [...]
Top teams collect winnings for Mayor’s Cup KO Inter Ward tourney
After several weeks of intense action, the West Ruimveldt Football Club distinguished itself from among the heap and carted off the championship trophy when the Mayor’s Cup Annual Knock-Out Inter Ward Football tournament concluded at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground recently. That team received the fruits of its labour when the organisers staged [...]
Alitia Moore aiming to shine at President’s/Jefford Classic
Talented 18-year-old athlete, Alita ‘Logga Logga’ Moore is one of the athletes expected to create a storm as has come to be expected of her when the 3rd edition of the President’s/Jefford Track and Field Classic comes off on May 20 at the McKenzie Sports Club Ground, Linden. Moore, one of the [...]
ASTP / GT&T / MCYS / NSC Schools Windball Cricket C/ships…
Thomas More, F.E Pollard, St. Pius among winners Play in the Georgetown Zone of the Al Sport & Tour Promotions (ASTP) / GT&T / Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS) / National Sports Commission (NSC) – sponsored 15th Annual Regional Primary Schools Windball Cricket tournament was contested recently at the National Park Tarmac. In [...]
