“Fiery Friday” at Linden
- Anger boils over at Police pre-dawn tear gas offensive - Buildings razed on both sides river - Police say suspected acts of arson - Joint Services deny operation to clear barriers - Six detained for various offences Anger at a surprise tear gas offensive, smoldering debris from buildings burnt to the ground, and a [...]
“Fiery Friday” at Linden pictures
Cops shoot suspected bandit
– gun stashed in brief Police shot an armed motorcyclist at around 20:00 hrs yesterday during what sources said was a botched robbery in Thomas Street, North Cummingsburg. A 41-year-old woman who was standing nearby was accidentally shot in the leg. The man, said to be of African ancestry, was shot at least four [...]
THE END OF LINDEN PROTESTS
It was an unfortunate climax, but the writing was always on the wall that the protests in Linden would have ended in chaos and violence. The cause had been won, but the protestors had long forgotten what they were initially struggling for. The protests began to careen into activities that took on a life [...]
Is the hydro project on hold?
The silence on the part of the government about certain projects is not only alarming, but it is also disheartening to anyone who is seeking to follow the national development trends of the country. On many occasions there would be announcements of development plans; people would sit with bated breath, because the announcements would hold [...]
GPL unable to guarantee generation capacity by year-end
…36-yr-old unit still operating at Garden of Eden “As can be seen from the forecasted generating capacity, if additional capacity is not installed urgently, GPL will have to undertake statutory load shedding in 2013,” – Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh By Gary Eleazar Even as Guyanese brace for word on the impending electricity tariff [...]
Dem boys seh…All dem hustlers learn from De Rat
Life is about a hustle. And dem boys ain’t talking ‘bout hustling woman. You got to have your head pun yuh shoulder all de time because de road ain’t easy. They gat hustlers all over the world. In America, people like Madoff and Stanford get lost away for big-time hustle. Dem stupid. Dem get ketch. [...]
Military operation preempts fair and reasonable resolution of Linden crisis
- Region Ten chairman A military operation to preempt a fair and reasonable and amicable outcome of Linden’s “dilemma” now threatens the atmosphere of negotiation, and begs for the urgent and speedy resolution of the problems, Region Ten chairman Sharma Solomon stated yesterday. His comments came after the government put off yesterday’s negotiation with [...]
President opens 8th Berbice Expo
By Leon Suseran President Donald Ramotar declared the 8th Annual Berbice Exposition and Trade Fair open last evening at Albion, Corentyne. The Ministry of Tourism’s calendar event is planned annually by the Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce (CCCC) and provides a unique but essential opportunity to attract investments and expand market opportunities for businesses in [...]
OP expresses dismay at Linden unrest
The Office of the President last evening issued a statement in relation to the yesterday’s events in Linden. Below is the full text: “The Office of the President views with utter dismay the events on August 9 in the township of Linden. The August 8 agreement and initialing of the TORs by the Government and [...]
The politics of Donald Ramotar
Dear Mr. Editor, In reference to the letter by Rose et al. in KN a few days ago, there are some who might say that “Joey” just recently supported the PPP in the last elections and now, only eight months later, he now criticizes this Ramotar government; there are others who might say that “Joey” didn’t get [...]
Some observations on Thursday’s sitting of the National Assembly
Dear Editor, Since I returned home in February this year, Thursday was the second time I went to the National Assembly to witness the debate on the two financial papers tabled by the Minister of Finance. My first observation was the presence of two senior officials of the Ministry of Finance to assist the [...]
Disbelief at $1M obeah price
Dear Editor, I read your article yesterday about the obeah price tag of nearly $1M and was left shaking my head in disbelief at the stupidity of some people parting with that kind of cash. When will these knuckleheads learn there is no such thing as obeah? It is all a scam. I discussed this and [...]
Is President Ramotar a puppet?
Dear Editor, Reading the letter titled “Present PPP strategies full of Jagdeo’s fingerprint” (KN, August 6, 2012), I was blown away by the following statement from Messrs Dr. Asquith Rose and Harish S. Singh: “It’s been six months and we are yet to see President Ramotar being his own man. When will he be his [...]
Educating CSEC grads at UG remains a huge challenge
Dear Editor, KN should be commended for giving frequent attention to the issue of higher education in Guyana. With that thought in mind, I read the first three paragraphs of your editorial “Higher Education” (KN of 10th August) with immense interest as they gave the impression that the entire editorial intended to address the huge [...]
Abram Zuil’s Sarah Hakh is top CSEC student
- Overall pass rate declines slightly By Latoya Giles Sixteen-year-old Sarah Hakh of Abram Zuil Secondary, has been adjudged this year’s top student for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination after obtaining 16 grade ones. She was followed by Jessica Anthony of Queen’s College, who gained 14 grade ones and two grade twos. Minister [...]
PSC insists Ramotar should visit Linden
- Displeased with slothfulness of negotiations between parties The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is still insisting that President Donald Ramotar should visit Linden to discuss pressing issues with residents who are now in their fourth week of protest. It is unclear if the President will heed the PSC’s calls since he shrugged off earlier requests. [...]
Furniture company loses CCJ battle
…not entitled to question increase of remuneration of receiver A local furniture company under receivership has lost its appeal in the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), questioning the legality of an increase of remuneration for the receiver. According to a release from Luckhoo and Luckhoo law firm, on July 27, the Caribbean Court of Justice [...]
Wages, Hours of Work survey begins this week
The Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security will launch its Occupational Wages and Hours of Work Survey on Wednesday, August 15, to gather relevant data from across various occupations. The survey is expected to provide the Ministry with information essential to evaluating conditions of work and employment costs. Wages of employees vary according [...]
Wayne Braithwaite to face Sean Corbin as GBBC stages 44 rounds Redemption card
By Michael Benjamin Former World Boxing Council (WBC) cruiserweight champion, Wayne ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite will get a chance to redeem himself in the eyes of local supporters when he matches gloves with former Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) light/heavyweight champion, Sean Corbin when the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) stages 44 rounds of fistic fury [...]
Bahamas run down U.S. for 4×400 relay gold
LONDON- Bahamas edged out favourites the United States to take gold in the Olympic men’s 4×400 metres relay final yesterday. Bahamas’ Chris Brown, Demetrius Pinder, Michael Mathieu and Ramon Miller sped home in a time of 2 minutes 56.72 seconds to take gold. Bryshon Nellum, Joshua Mance, Tony McQuay and Angelo Taylor claimed silver for [...]
The GNRA to host West Indies Fullbore Championships in October
The Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) will host the West Indies Fullbore championships during the second week in October. The tournament is expected to attract shooters from Antigua/Barbuda, Barbados, Bermuda, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana. Jamaica are the defending champions following their narrow two-point win over Guyana in the short range team match in [...]
U.S. women scorch to relay record
LONDON (Reuters) – The United States smashed a 27-year-old world record in the women’s 4×100 metres relay yesterday, running a sizzling 40.82 seconds to win gold at the Olympics for the first time since 1996. Bungled handovers had denied the Americans gold at the last three Games but there were to be no mistakes on [...]
International friendly set as football administrators plan developmental strategies
As local footballers continue to hone their skills in preparation for the semi-final stage of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, a team of these ball weavers will engage a Bolivia team in an international friendly match slated for Wednesday. President (ag) of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Franklyn Wilson made this disclosure at a press [...]
4th Tri-Nation International Guyana Cup tournament…
Despite late notice Western Tigers FC confident of winning They have been given a mere two weeks’ notice but a team of footballers from the Western Tigers FC are confident of carting off the major prizes when they engage Suriname and French Guiana in the 4th Tri-Nation International Guyana Cup tournament slated to get underway [...]
