Satiricus is a red-blooded Caribbean Man. That means he has the red from the cricket ball in his veins; not to mention arteries. He was very teed at the government at the moment: they just didn’t get the master plan of the WICB (and of course, the local GCB) to take over world cricket once again. Look at how they were messing things up by imposing an IMC to ‘reorganise’ local cricket when everything was going to plan! ” Leh me tell yuh something; abee people na think like white…
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APNU urges national strategy to deal with flooding
The A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has called on the People’s Progressive Part/Civic administration to implement a national strategy to break the cycle of flooding that has been repeatedly plaguing all the regions of the country in recent years. In a statement on Tuesday, February 7, APNU said that the December-February rainy season, when the heaviest rains seem to occur, has become a time of annual anguish for most of the population. Despite the high cost of damage to homes, loss of crops and spread of water-borne and vector-borne…
Read MoreReligion – an avenue for unity
Dear Editor, I was very privileged to listen to the interfaith presentation, by His Excellency, President Donald Ramotar. This was at the National Cultural Centre, February 1, 2012. I reacted with a sense of satisfaction, but I still have questions. In Guyana, many times, issues are responded to in a racially divisive way. Many try to pretend that this is not a reality. But the point of this ‘little’ letter is not to assess race in any way at all. I prefer to look beyond man; God must be looked…
Read MoreMillion dollar response from 2008 Olympic flag bearer, Niall Roberts
Dear Editor, Niall Roberts: Olympian (Aquatics) and flag bearer of “The Golden Arrowhead” at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games (29th Olympiad). The million dollar response from a private audience with this Olympian reads the following: “As an athlete, it’s your biggest dream to compete at the highest level possible. To compete at the Olympics, to have the title ‘Olympian’, I have not had a better feeling, was never more proud and will not have a greater honour that night walking into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the Beijing…
Read MoreOur young people should be educated about HPV
Dear Editor, Last year, then Health Minister, Dr Leslie Ramsammy had announced that Guyana will introduce the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine for girls between a certain age group as part of the ongoing fight against cancer. And just recently, the Health Ministry, in collaboration with the Education Ministry was able to deliver in keeping with this promise by introducing this vaccine during the launch of “Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and Prevention Programme”. Health Minister Dr Bheri Ramsaran said that the vaccine was launched against the background of a strong…
Read MoreDue recognition to a true champion
Yet again, Guyana’s former president, Bharrat Jagdeo, has received an honorary doctorate of philosophy for his exemplary work and leadership skills on climate change. Dr Jagdeo received the award from Dr Rajendra Pachauri, Nobel Prize Laureate and the Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Chancellor of TERI University of India. For the record sake, this is the third honorary doctorate Dr Jagdeo has received. In 2010, he was conferred with an honorary doctorate by the People’s Friendship University of Russia and in 2011, he was awarded…
Read MoreNew procedures for issuance of visas instituted
The Home Affairs Ministry has instituted new procedures governing the issuance of visas for persons desirous of entering Guyana. Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee at a press conference at the Police Training Centre at Carifesta Avenue and Young Street, said that this decision was taken by Cabinet based on recommendations made by his ministry. Guyana has several agreements with foreign countries, which are reciprocal in nature that allows for certain categories of visitors to enter the country without visas. “In keeping with the global trends and the need for Guyana…
Read MoreGovt concerned about Greene’s consensual sex admission
The Donald Ramotar administration on Wednesday said it was concerned that the police chief, Henry Greene has admitted to having ‘consensual sexual intercourse’ with a woman who had sought his assistance in a criminal matter that was under investigation. Breaking his silence on the issue, Greene in an affidavit on Tuesday said he never forced the woman who alleged that he had raped her and that the sexual intercourse was consensual. Greene is currently on leave pending the outcome of the case. The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) has since…
Read MoreKeep Richmond Hill united – Guyanese civic leaders urge
By Vishnu Bisram At a hearing on Tuesday for the redistricting of Queens for seats to the New York State Senate and Assembly, Guyanese civic leaders appealed to the Redistricting Committee (known by its acronym LATFOR) to keep the greater Richmond Hill community united instead of dividing it into two or three Assembly seats. Currently Richmond Hill is gerrymandered into six Ads and three Senate Districts. Civic leaders want the area to be united into one AD and one CD to make it possible to elect one of their own…
Read MoreSecond body recovered
Three days after Richard Harvey Smith called “Maga”, 38, of 126 Da Silva Street, Newtown, Kitty fell victim of a river tragedy, his body was found on Wednesday at the Devonshire Castle Foreshore, Essequibo Coast. He was one of the four men who went missing after the boat in which they were travelling capsized on Sunday in the Essequibo River. His remains are at the Suddie Hospital Mortuary awaiting autopsy. According to information, his body is partly decomposed but was identified by a few pieces of clothes he was wearing…
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