CJIA Contractor’s snub angers APNU, AFC
A missive has been directed to China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) from the Office of the Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition expressing anger at being snubbed by the Chinese Company during its recent visit to Guyana. Zhongdong Tang and a team of CHEC Officials travelled to Guyana on Thursday last and told media operatives that [...]
Ramkarran’s departure from PPP a Dark Day for Guyana – Ramjattan
* “It goes to show that the PPP will stop at nothing to cover up the corruption… look at what they did to such a distinguished gentleman,” Ramjattan * “Ramkarran will in the eyes of a great many Guyanese, particularly the Jaganites, be remembered as a decent, clean politician,” Nagamootoo “It is a Dark [...]
UG’s internal strife forced Bourne out – Manickchand
Education Minister Priya Manickchand said even after the University of Guyana’s Council agreed to give former Chancellor Compton Bourne another term, he declined, citing that the condition under which he once worked was not conducive. During a media briefing last Thursday, Minister Manickchand said that she saw correspondence about his resignation. According to the Minister, [...]
Two escape from Mazaruni Prison
Bartica police and prison officials are on the hunt for two inmates who escaped from the Mazaruni Prison yesterday after scaling the walls of the penitentiary. Kaieteur News understands that prisoners were on recreation, playing a game of cricket and when a head count was made at around 15:00 hrs, prison warders realized that the [...]
Lindeners vow to resist electricity tariff increase
Yesterday was July 1st, which for many Lindeners was certainly not a day to look forward to, but to be viewed with much trepidation and anxiety, because according to the last budget proposal, the Mining Town would no longer be enjoying the subsidy on electricity tariffs. But Lindeners have vowed not to pay ‘a cent [...]
Dem boys seh…Ralphie calling de shots
People don’t know wha dem got till dem lost it. A man got a wife and he does tek she fuh granted till she lef he. Then he does tun round and beg. He does also mek all kind of promise. Is de same thing wid some political party. De Pee Pee Pee had Ralphie. [...]
CHEC conceptualizing proposal for Guyana Deep Water Harbour
… Govt. denies involvement in latest Chinese venture By Gary Eleazar “Our manifesto – our contract with all the people of Guyana for the next five years – spells out a number of policies and projects which we intend to pursue to achieve the objective of a diversified, modern, competitive and resilient economy.” Those [...]
Slain teen laid to rest as suspect remains in custody
Relatives and friends of Rayaad Khan paid their last respects on Saturday to the 17-year-old lad who was knifed to death in Diamond New Scheme on the East Bank Demerara. Khan was laid to rest according to Muslim rites in the Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara cemetery, following a post mortem examination, which established that [...]
Ministry to open maternal waiting home in Region Five
Abena Rockcliffe The Ministry of Health, in its continued quest to further decrease maternal mortality and stillbirths, will be opening a maternal waiting home in Region Five to facilitate high risk pregnancies and expecting women who may be dwelling far distances away from Hospitals. Health Minister, Bheri Ramsaran, yesterday disclosed that his Ministry has plans [...]
Local scrabble players contest Caricom championships in preparation of Caribbean tournament
Two weeks ago, scrabble players convened in the Mining Town of Linden to compete for honours in the Earl Vigilance Memorial championships and Leon Belony amassed 5 points and joined national champion, Abigail McDonald and top seed, Moen Gafoor, inscribing his name to the lien trophy. Former national champion, Fred Collins turned in a top [...]
Persaud chalks up another victory; Alonzo Ambrose takes juvenile race
Malta Supreme 11-Race Cycle Meet Robin Persaud returned his winnings ways yesterday at the National Park Inner Circuit when he captured the feature School Boys & Invitation 35 Lap race at the Banks DIH Malta Supreme 11 Race Cycle Meet. Persaud, who has been one of the most successful riders at this venue this season, [...]
Guyana let D.C. Jammers off the hook
By Edison Jefford If ‘almost’ was translated as an actual occurrence, then Guyana would have won Saturday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall when they took on the Washington D.C Jammers; yes, you are right! The game was actually that close between the established rivals. Guyana almost won, but blew it in the final [...]
All roads lead to RCMT&SF for Caricom Horserace meet
Over 100 horses entered The long wait is over the day is finally here and with systems in place and all roads lead to the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports Facilities (RCMTC&SF) as thousands are expected to swarm the venue for the Caricom Day Banks DIH mega one day horserace meet. With over $9M [...]
HEADS ROLL OVER ARMS
Jack Warner of FIFA fame was recently made Minister of National Security in Trinidad and Tobago and, according to a television report, immediately summoned all the heads of the various arms of national security to a meeting. Recognising the mistake I started laughing but found that when I shared the story with other people they [...]
Williams, DeNobrega, Derouche, Shaw & Naiomi Singh are category winners
Third Seven Seas/Dr. Chase 50-Mile Cycle Road Race By Franklin Wilson A hectic weekend for Guyana’s cyclists continued yesterday on the West Demerara when the Third Annual Seven Seas / Dr. Chase 50 Mile Road Race was contested. Emerging as the overall winner was Geron Williams who recently returned from a yet another stint in [...]
East Coast fire destroys $4M worth in hardware and other supplies
A fire at Happy Acres, East Coast Demerara on Saturday evening gutted a storeroom leaving close to $4M in damages. According to reports, the fire occurred at around 19:00 hours at lot 138 Happy Acres. Owner of the property Neville Peters told this publication that he was at home doing some work on his computer [...]
Guyanese have more access to fish per capita than other countries – Ramsammy tells Fisherfolk
By Leon Suseran The Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has told fishermen and women that more Guyanese have access to fish per capita as compared with other countries and world standards. He was speaking at annual Fisherfolk Day observances at Rosignol, West Berbice on Friday, which was celebrated under the theme “The role of [...]
GOOD BUT NOT GOOD ENOUGH
Uncle Donald may be moving a bit too slow for everyone’s liking. But he is generally doing the right things even if there is a need for him to quicken his pace. The past week saw him deal candidly with the issue of corruption, explaining its effects on the country and why it needed to [...]
Enormous space for improvement in engineering sector
- Minister Benn Minister of Public Works and Transport Robeson Benn has urged the Guyana Association of Professional Engineers (GAPE) to ensure that it issues standards and rules for engineers to follow in order to maintain quality and professionalism in the field of Engineering. The Minister was at the time delivering the feature address at [...]
Pictures of the appalling state of Paradise Housing Scheme now posted on Facebook
Dear Editor, Since my first letter to you on the state of Paradise Housing Scheme I adopted a wait and see approach as advised by a colleague. So you can imagine my surprise when I heard that the Chief Cooperatives Development Officer is set to call a community meeting sometime in July. This is positive [...]
The “Persons” Epidemic in Guyana today
Dear Editor, There seems to be a popularity contest tied to the “persons” epidemic which is prevalent in the Guyanese society today. Most young Guyanese do not know when to use the word “people” (maybe this stems from lack of knowledge) while the older Guyanese and the more prominent – some vociferous – ones have [...]
I received shoddy service from GT&T
Dear Sir, Permit me space in your newspapers to respond to some comments made by former CEO of GT&T Mr. Yog Mahadeo Re ‘’I have literally taken GT&T to every door’’. While I don’t doubt Mr. Mahadeo’s claim, I have serious misgivings about his management of the telephone company. Mr. Mahadeo might have taken GT&T [...]
The face of domestic abuse
Dear Editor, I am not a professional counsellor, but in the absence of any noticeable public outcry by the recognised institutions providing support for abused victims,[most likely due to a lack of funding] against the most recent homicide as a result of domestic abuse, I feel compelled to pen this letter, in the hope that it will [...]
Is there Freedom of Speech in Guyana?
Dear Editor, I would like to ask whether there is any Freedom of Speech in Guyana? Recently, I have noticed that several websites that are critical of the Guyanese opposition has either become dormant or shut down. On the other hand, several websites and blogs that are critical to the PPP/C administration are operating at [...]
Rest peacefully Shemar Success
Dear Editor, In honour of this lad who has produced some remarkable results at the 2012 Grade Six Assessment and awarded a seat at one of Guyana’s prestigious academic school (Bishop’s High School),I am appealing to the Principle of the school, the Parent Teachers Association and The Ministry of Education to consider and execute the [...]
