Dem boys seh….Kwame and all dem gyal happy
A woman do wha nuff man can’t do and dem boys seh that she do wha she do because she want run away from some man.
She get in a paddle boat and paddle all de way from Africa to Guyana. Now why anybody would want to paddle across an ocean when she can ketch a [...]
Khan captures Torginol Paints Golf tourney
Club Captain Jerome Khan bounced back from a lean period to triumph in the Torginol Paints Medal Play Golf Tourney sponsored by Continental Group of Companies on Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Club.
Khan, playing off a handicap 14 recorded a gross 83 to end with a net 69 to squeezed past 14- year-old Avinda Kishore [...]
Region Six 2010 Budget to benefit agri sector
NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE - A large portion of the 2010 Budgetary allocation for East Berbice/Corentyne goes toward improving the drainage and irrigation system in that geographic location.
Recently, the Region Six Chairman presented a $299 million Capital Expenditure Budget for East Berbice/Corentyne. The largest allocation under the Capital Expenditure goes to Drainage and irrigation where $102 [...]
Liquid Gold hammer Topp XX, Buxton stun Camptown, Alpha edge Kings
By Franklin Wilson
The second day of action in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Super League competition sponsored by FIFA under the Win in CONCACAF with CONCACAF Project saw a number of upsets and close contests.
Leading the upset episodes were home team Liquid Gold who turned in a solid performance against visitors Bakewell Topp XX [...]
New beginning for Corentyne family
BABU JOHN, PORT MOURANT – Latchman Mohabir was dealt two life-changing blows within an eight year span. One of his legs was amputated and he is blind.
Because of these setbacks, 48-year old Mohabir was unable to provide for his family. To compound the situation the owner for the home in which the family now lives [...]
Entries for Port Mourant Turf Club Meet close March 27
Entries will be closed on March 27 for the much anticipated Port Mourant Turf Club Grand annual one day Easter Sunday race meet slated for Sunday April 4 at the Club’s track at Port Mourant, Corentyne Berbice.
With just over three weeks remaining before race day, entries are filling up at a rapid pace. Already over [...]
No new leads in Crabwood Creek murders
CRABWOOD CREEK, CORENTYNE - Detectives in Division ‘B’ of the Guyana Police Force have made no headway in solving the murders of two women from the Crabwood Creek area.
So far, the police have found no new clues and there are even reports that one of the suspects has fled the jurisdiction.
Earlier this month, Government Pathologist, [...]
Further investigation ordered
- suspects released on bail as police lament lack of forensic capabilities
The police have been ordered by the Director of Public Prosecutions to conduct further investigations into the death of 42-year-old Jairool Rohoman called ‘Chico ’ whose gagged, bound and bruised body was fished out of the Canje River on Tuesday Morning.
The police had sought further [...]
The PPP presidential candidate selection process does not involve the mass of supporters
Dear Editor,
The recent press reports on Mr. Moses Nagamootoo, is indicative of the horse race which is developing in the top echelons of the ruling party, the PPP; a horse race which is bound to create friction in the party between the contending “runners”.
Imagine that these contenders are just not willing to compete in an [...]
Being loud has become the new trend
Dear Editor,
Many persons today are not contented with the lives which they live or their present home circumstances.
Hence, they seek to channel those frustrations into making other people’s lives miserable by playing music very loudly especially in residential areas and neighbourhoods.
Sundays and holidays used to be very quiet days. The feature Sundays has changed dramatically [...]
Let rank and file members choose presidential candidate
Dear Editor,
The People Progressive Party (PPP) should do what UNC did in Trinidad - go to its membership to choose a presidential candidate.
By doing this, the party will debunk the misconceived notion that it is dictatorial and run by a small band of self serving people. Should the party go this route it will become [...]
The LCDS consultations exposed as a charade
Dear Editor,
On the issue of Indigenous leaders voicing concerns about LCDS and REDD+, I commend their boldness, albeit coming at a late time.
I do accept that their voices are probably very late in coming because of the fear of recrimination and harassment that the PPP/C government has become known for unleashing against its detractors.
From reports [...]
The Ideology of Development
In the latest Presidential Sweepstakes, the entrants are already being demanded their “development plans” that would solve Guyana’s myriad problems. Such thinking is based on what the ex-World Bank economist William Easterly criticises as “the ideology of Development”.
A few years ago, he made the following pungent argument about “Developmentalism” that critiques the premise of the [...]
Small businesses a disappearing act
By Crystal Conway
It is a common occurrence in many communities across Guyana to walk or drive past a business that was recently closed after operating only for a few months, then to see another one pop up in the same spot a short time later. This cycle is then repeated yet again.
It is a fact [...]
Inquest into ‘Piggy Mouth’ killing commences
The long awaited inquest into to the shooting death of fugitive Charles Grant called ‘Piggy Mouth’ has begun.
The inquest to the shooting which took place on the November 5, 2003, at Torani Canal up the Canje Creek is being held by Coroner, Magistrate Omeanna Hamilton, at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court.
‘Piggy Mouth’ who hailed from [...]
Essequibo schools mount science fair
The knowledge of students from 24 schools across the region was further stimulated by the biennial Science and Mathematics fair, held in the auditorium of the Cotton Field Secondary School on Friday.
The fair which was hosted by the Region Two Department of Education, attracted heads of department from the Nursery, Primary and Secondary schools.
Also attending [...]
Books are meant to be read, Part One
‘The Discoverie of Guiana’ by Sir Walter Ralegh
Books are meant to be read. In Guyana, a whole lot of reading is taking place, going on and on…. We have never fully lost the habit of and the taste for and pleasure of reading, yes, the culture of reading had diminished for a season or two [...]
There exists a collaboration to deny bauxite workers their right to pursue justice and fair play
Dear Editor,
There has been a general opinion that the problems with the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) have something to do with the government’s desire to take full control of the trade union movement.
The continual refusal of Minister Manzoor Nadir and Yoganand Persaud, Chief Labour Officer, to legally address the issues between the Guyana [...]
Ministry surprised by PNCR’s statement
Dear Editor,
The Ministry of Agriculture is once again not surprised by the PNCR’s recent statement commenting on the Ministry’s El Nino response and drainage and irrigation works within Pomeroon, by spreading misinformation as outlined in a Press Statement dated March 12, 2010.
It is not strange that the PNCR choose to neglect the development of Pomeroon [...]
People to decide on power sharing
Dear Editor,
The election season is upon us again, perhaps, this time we may be fortunate to have a double whammy with the happening of both local government and national elections.
For this reason, it is predictable to see the usual ‘power sharing’ theme now emerging from hibernation after a protracted absence; or is it illness? Never [...]
The donkey analogy
Dear Editor,
Every harsh word should be used to describe the “logics” of a letter by Kamal Ramkarran (Kaieteur News, February 10) that justify his father’s (Mr. Ralph Ramkarran) disclosure that the Constitution makes facility for Guyanese who live outside to vote in national elections.
Two major absurdities reside in that letter and they are appalling as [...]
Bisram applauds Kaieteur News’ editors
Dear Editor,
Freedom of the press is an integral part of our democracy that is now protected by the democratic culture that has evolved over the last 20 years.
The insistence that all must accept a particular point of view as presented in the media, as happened under the dictatorship, is no longer a part of our [...]
Stop the personal attacks against President Jagdeo
Dear Editor,
The Kaieteur News Editorial of March 13 – “Discarding our history” is laughable. The editorial calls for greater appreciation of Guyanese history when, in fact, it is the same newspaper that day in day out distorts the historical record of this country.
The newspaper also allows personal attacks against President Jagdeo, something it must stop [...]
Is this part of good governance?
Dear Editor,
I do hope that when the history of New Amsterdam Public Hospital is written, it will be stated that the present government presided over its destruction.
What a shame to see the present state of the building and the other buildings located in the compound.
The Minister of Health should be ashamed to say anyone was [...]
Listening to Children
Even in the normal course of things in our culture, many parents expect children “to be seen and not heard”. Fathers especially, seldom spent time with children to listen to what they had to say. This tendency has become exacerbated in our new world where an increasing number of mothers have joined the workforce. It [...]
