Why chastise someone who is rescuing abused animals?
Dear Editor, It was extremely shocking to see the letter written by the executive of the Guyana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GSPCA) chastising Ms Syeada Manbodh. If as they said her letter to the newspapers was misleading the public, why did they not discuss this with her privately and ask her [...]
The tax laws cannot be applied retroactively
Dear Editor, Your Sunday Business columnist Mr Christopher Ram has provided an invaluable public service through his analysis of the divestment of the Sanata complex and the accompanying investment concessions offered to the investor. From what has been revelaed by Mr Ram, it can be concluded that the property of the people of Guyana has [...]
Annual Wheat-Up cycle race set to ride off Sunday
The Annual Wheat Up cycling road race sponsored by the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) will take place on Sunday starting at 08:00 hours. The race will roll off from Namilco’s head office at Agricola and will proceed to Long Creek on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway before returning to finish at the Two Brothers Gas Station at the [...]
Can we get no first-class passenger from the Delta flight to give a statement?
Dear Editor, In the week following my letter to your newspaper (‘Passengers frequently refuse to obey the instructions of flight attendants’ 18.7.08) with my comments on the Delta Airline incident on July 4, 2008, a more serious happening occurred over Austria in similar circumstances. The details of the behaviour of the two women on Flight [...]
GTTA select four for Puerto Rico International
The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) will be represented by a four-member team at this week-end’s Puerto Rico International tournament. According to a release from the organization Christopher Franklyn, Matthew Khan, Trenace Lowe and Michelle John are scheduled to leave today for Cayey for the tournament which starts tomorrow and ends August 12. John and [...]
Group launches programme to curb youth crime
The organization that started the National Youth Parliament yesterday launched a programme aimed at preventing youth crimes. The programme is to take the form of crime reporting, youth patrols, drug education, conflict resolution, mediation, peer and cross-age teaching and action projects and the security services will play a role in meeting these objectives. Organisers of [...]
African Heritage museum exhibiting Phillip Moore’s work
Prime Minister Samuel Hinds on Friday opened a one-month exhibition at the Museum of African Heritage to honour renowned local artist Phillip Moore for his contribution to African culture in Guyana. In his address Hinds said Moore is a man who’s “risen to great heights”. He said descendants of enslaved Africans have come a long [...]
Another football official calls for Klass’s resignation
By Ravendra Kishore First vice-president of the Georgetown Football Associa-tion (GFA) Wayne Forde has joined the chorus of persons calling for the resignation of Guyana Football Federation (GFF) president Colin Klass. “I am absolutely confident that if we conducted a referendum at every level within the national football family on the need for Mr. Klass [...]
Cozier, Williams and Abdool command spotlight at GAWA championship
When the Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA) staged their National Intermediate Weightlifting Championship last Sunday, Sean Cozier, Marvis Williams and Fazim Abdool stole the show at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue. Cozier, a member of the True Foundation Gym produced the highest bodyweight coefficient of the championship which was 290.56kg. The 94kg class lifter finished [...]
PPP has to change its attitude – Trotman
The Alliance For Change (AFC) is not prepared to embrace the political declaration of the PPP on party relations until it sees a change in the attitude of the party in which there is less talk and more action on dealing with security issues. Condemning the PPP Central Committee Report to the 29th Congress of [...]
‘Banwari’ is legendary
Dear Editor, When Harold Bascom asked the question, “Who was Banwari?” everyone in the room raised their hands. One would think. In a place and times where things are hard you would think that everyone has felt sometimes or even permanently like Banwari. But in a sense Banwari is more than an individual. More like a state of [...]
AFC meets Greene on ‘maddening’ traffic during Parliament
The Alliance For Change (AFC) says party officials met with the Commissioner of Police (ag) Henry Greene on Tuesday to discuss the “maddening” traffic situation during sittings of Parliament. In a press release, it said party leader Raphael Trotman, MP, accompanied by General Secretary Clayton Hall, and Members of Parliament Latchmin Punalall and David Patterson [...]
Letter heaps scorn on the victims of rape
Dear Editor, The more I read Mr Mujtaba Nasir’s misogynistic diatribe entitled, ‘Western clothes dehumanize women into sex objects’ (SN 4.8.08) in which he purports to speak for Muslim women, the more dismayed I am at the fact that such a letter was even published. To say that “badly and scantily dressed women,” whatever he [...]
Chanderpaul should only be picked for Test matches
Dear Editor, Congratulations to our Shivnarine Chanderpaul on his rise to the top of the world ratings. While Chanderpaul has been our most reliable batsman over the last 14 years it has become clear to me that this young man no longer plays for his team and only plays for himself and his world rating. [...]
Klass must go!
- Football fanatics of the Upper Level Barber Shop join the plea for GFF president Colin Klass to resign; suggest Mendonca, Cadogan and Archer as possible replacements By Kiev Chesney Barber shops have always been known as one of the most informed and reliable sources of information in society as well as a place where [...]