Mohamed cops MVP award as All Star takes Ramnarine Dominoes title
Nazeer Mohamed marked 17 games, while Vijay Persaud chalked 17 to lead All Star, who totaled 80 games, to victory in the final of the Amit Ramnarine Dominoes competition which was played last Sunday at Carlosh Restaurant in Good Success, Wakenaam. South Pole placed second with 76, while Big Power who made 69 came third. [...]
Mohamed cops MVP award as All Star takes Ramnarine Dominoes title
Nazeer Mohamed marked 17 games, while Vijay Persaud chalked 17 to lead All Star, who totaled 80 games, to victory in the final of the Amit Ramnarine Dominoes competition which was played last Sunday at Carlosh Restaurant in Good Success, Wakenaam. South Pole placed second with 76, while Big Power who made 69 came third. [...]
Halt to new river mining licences…Severe threats to livelihoods, environment prompted decision – Govt.
Constant complaints by Amerindians and other groups led to government’s decision to halt the issuance of any new mining permits for river claims. According to Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud, there are several health and other environmental risks associated with river mining, and hinterland riverain communities are also under threat [...]
Govt. will not pronounce on Ramkarran’s resignation
…Dr. Luncheon says it’s a Party matter The Guyana Government will not be making any pronouncements any time soon, on the resignation of Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran, from the ruling Peoples’ Progressive Party (PPP). At least this is according to official Government spokesman, Dr Roger Luncheon, yesterday. He was at the time hosting [...]
Political leaders, activists call for reform of Chronicle
Political leaders and civil society activists are calling for a reform of the state-owned Guyana Chronicle and the state media in general. They say that the Guyana Chronicle is being used by the ruling party to peddle fabrications and misinformation, and to make personal attacks against those who share a different view of the government. [...]
Miner alleges $6M robbery by neighbourhood police group
….calls on Commissioner of Police to investigate corrupt police A gold miner is alleging that he was robbed $6M by two neighborhood police group personnel who collaborated with the police in ransacking his house after stealing the cash. The miner, Jairam Persaud, of 71 Aurora Essequibo Coast who is at present in the interior said [...]
Anger and Violence
A childhood friend of mine is visiting from Toronto. He’s a psychologist and family therapist by training and specialises in “anger management’. I showed him the letter by Lincoln Lewis, “Don’t expect silence or compliance on my part, Mr. Dev. Not now, not ever!” He assured me that this was a very angry man. [...]
This is no time for a weaker Caribbean Community
By Sir Ronald Sanders At the opening of the 33rd Conference of the 15-Nation Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM), the incoming Chairman, St Lucia’s Prime Minister, Kenny Anthony, called on governments of the region to “develop a common policy and programme for engagement with new and emerging global partners”. The words “common policy” are [...]
Silence is not golden for the government
The attacks against the government are unending and apparently unceasing. It would seem that the last days of President Bharrat Jagdeo sparked these attacks. Indeed he pursued the development of the country with a vengeance, undertaking a number of projects with the assistance of the Chinese Government. I still remember President Desmond Hoyte being restrained [...]
The Baccoo Speaks
These are trying times, with the politicians keeping the nation on tenterhooks with their shenanigans. The language in the media is what is going to fuel the pace of the conversation, and in the end the nation would be split along political lines, something that has never done anyone any good. There are going to [...]
We, too, have our work cut out
By Khemraj Ramjattan AFC Chairman I wish to publicly apologise to the many supporters, members, and the public at large who rightly felt frustrated and angry at the absence of Trevor Williams at the Public Accounts Committee meeting of June 25th. Indeed he should have made better arrangements, notwithstanding his work commitments, to find himself [...]
Ethnic power and ideological racism: Comparing presidencies in Guyana
This is the title of an eighty-page research I did over a two-year period that looked at the practice of racism by the Guyana Government during the tenure of Bharrat Jagdeo. It will be tendered by my lawyers in the Jagdeo libel suit. I cannot discuss the case because it is before the courts. What [...]
The Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda)
The Turnip-tailed gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda) is a species of gecko widely distributed from Mexico southward through Central America and into South America as far south as Brazil, and on many islands in the Lesser Antilles. It is a large gecko, reaching a length of 120 millimetres from snout-to-vent. Its colour varies from pale to dark [...]
IS THE PNCR WILLING TO CEDE THE LEADERSHIP OF APNU?
For a party that has not won a free and fair election in over twenty years, and which on its own may never win such an election, it is surprising that the PNCR is yet to recognize the wisdom of having someone other than its leader head A Partnership for National Unity (APNU). The PNCR [...]
The Leonora axe murders
- he lured his family into the house, and slaughtered them one by one… By Michael Jordan This is part horror story, part ghost story, and now that I have your attention, let me tell you what happened at Lot 118 Sharp Street, Leonora, West Coast Demerara on Thursday, May 29, 1980. They say that [...]
APNU presents signed petition to disband Corriverton IMC
….says body is illegal and unconstitutional By Leon Suseran A team from A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) descended on Corriverton on Friday and handed to the Town Clerk of the Interim Management Committee (IMC), Narendra Sookram, a Petition signed by over 600 persons of Corriverton calling for the removal of the body (IMC). The [...]
ImmigrationTalk….What is an Affidavit of Support?
By Attorney Gail S. Seeram An affidavit of support is a document that must be completed by all petitioners for family-based and some employment-based sponsorship. In the affidavit of support, an individual signs to accept financial responsibility for another person, usually a relative, who is coming to the United States to live permanently. The person [...]
Bandit rapes Essequibo educator
A female Educationist/Pastor has been left traumatized after she was robbed, beaten and raped by an unknown perpetrator. The teacher is said to be attached to the Hampton-Court Primary School and also performs the duty as a pastor of the Elim Pentecostal Church in Devonshire-Castle. The woman has lodged a statement with the police. According [...]
From the Diaspora… PRESIDENT DONALD RAMOTAR IS PRESIDING OVER THE DEATH OF THE PPP
By Ralph Seeram Some years ago on a visit to Guyana, I had the misfortune of experiencing a relative dying. It was not pleasant, but it was an experience that remains indelibly in memory. He had an enlarged heart and was told he can die any day. The night after he received the news, he [...]
Expired NCN board delays internal probe – Dr. Luncheon
Investigations at the state-owned National Communications Network (NCN) have been delayed because the life of the Board of Directors has expired. According to Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon, during the government’s weekly press briefings yesterday, a new board is being appointed. “The probe, I must admit, has been interrupted because of the life of the [...]
Former GRA accountant says that she was not missing
Raajnee Baldeo, 22, contacted this publication yesterday to clear the air on an article published in yesterday’s edition of Kaieteur News, which stated that she had been missing since last Tuesday. The mother of the young woman had stated that Raajnee has been involved in an abusive relationship for the past two years [...]
Can’t afford to die, funerals are too expensive
By Romila Boodram It will be the last thing that most people will think about, but death is inevitable. And Guyana is no different from the rest of the world. It can prove quite a hassle or an expensive event for family members when their loved ones pass away. A funeral can run family members [...]
Applying the Albert Speer case to the Ramkarran controversy
Dear Editor, I would like to add my analysis to the ongoing debate on Ralph Ramkarran. I studied philosophy at the university level and if there is anything one learns from a class in philosophy is that it is extremely difficult to pinpoint what is morally good from what it ethically unacceptable. The danger with [...]
With this father incarcerated, the door is unguarded and it’s happy hour for the comforting wily wolf
Dear Editor, I presented a letter to the Stabroek News editor on the 26th, June, dealing with the subject of the Editorial published on the 28, June. My letter was published on 29, June. “This society has gone on an anti-male crusade”. The editorial justified the sentencing of a father to jail for beating his [...]
Mr. Ramkarran should be given a free hand to seek patriots to lead a Government of National Unity
Dear Editor, In recent days, two important factors have entered into the political arena. First was the resonating resignation of Mr. Ralph Ramkarran from the PPP. The simple lesson is that a good man does not resign from a good party. The second factor, more important, is the headline set out at p. 10 of [...]
