Dear Editor, I must bring to the public’s attention, something which caught my interest concerning the quick response of the media in the case of a missing person. A few days ago, a relative of mine left home and travelled alone to Bartica, leaving family and friends behind in Georgetown. However, we did not hear from him after many days had passed. We became worried, fearing for his life and ended up visiting various places for assistance. We were driving on Regent Street, Georgetown, when I heard a radio broadcast…
Read MoreMonth: April 2013
To the editor of the Kaieteur News
Dear Editor, On March 21, 2013, the Kaieteur News carried an article, within which it “quoted” the former Norwegian Minister of the Environment and International Development, Erik Solheim. The Kaieteur News said: “Solheim said, “Guyana is among the most corrupt countries in the world. Jagdeo was steering it like his own farm. They don’t even have a law for public procurements!” This is a lie. Former Minister Solheim never said those words. The Kaieteur News deliberately fabricated this quote. Can the editor of the Kaieteur News please: • Confirm that…
Read MoreSod turned for new state-of-the-art civil aviation headquarters
President Donald Ramotar on Saturday underscored the importance of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) in ensuring safety in the aviation sector. He expressed these sentiments during a sod-turning ceremony for the construction of a new state-of-the-art building for the GCAA at Ogle. The GCAA headquarters, which will cost an estimated Gy$200 million, will be erected several metres from the Ogle airport. “In aviation today, safety is a very important aspect; we cannot be overcautious in this area, and in protecting lives and having a reputation of having a safe…
Read MoreDem boys holdin plenty meetings
Now that dem boys now got all de rejects like Lie Man Nagga Man, Rum Jhaat, Sus Penders Rum and Fool Sarran, among others, de group get a lil big now. So dem boys does hold plenty meetings to talk bout what next dem gon complain.When de whole group turn up, dem does meet at de Peg Ass Hot Hell. When de group not so big, dem does meet right pun de couch in Saffon Street. Well, de couch really mek only fuh Baddam and de Mook, but it could…
Read MoreHoli Re!
“Arey Hori Khele Raghuveeraa Avadh Mein Hori Khele Raghuveeraa…” On Wednesday, the entire country was splashed with colours as Hindus and also non-Hindus celebrated Phagwah – the festival of colours. In the morning, females of the home were busy cooking all types of traditional Holi sweets like Gujiya, Gulgula, Ras Milai, and Gulab Jamoon so that everyone was free to go out and play Phagwah. Last Wednesday, the Queen’s College Hindu Society held its annual Phagwah show, and it was a special show in so many ways. It’s my last…
Read MoreAli promotes Guyana as major tourist hub in Americas
Tourism, Industry and Commerce Minister Irfaan Ali has announced that efforts are being made to promote Guyana as a major international hub between the Americas and the rest of the world. “We are building a mechanism to encourage more traffic from Latin and South America to Guyana,” Minister Ali announced. The minister made this assertion as he addressed the first meeting of tourism ministers of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) in Quito, Ecuador, on March 22. Tourism ministers from the 12 UNASUR member nations met in Quito, to…
Read More27 communities to benefit directly from Amerindian Fund
By Umadevi Bux – The Low Carbon Development Strategy Amerindian Development Fund Project was launched on Friday by the Amerindian Affairs Ministry, in collaboration with the Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund (GRIF) and the United Nations Development Programme at the Princess Hotel at Providence, Guyana. This is a multi-contributor trust fund for the financing of activities identified under the LCDS and projects will be done in two phases. The pilot phase will span a nine-month period, which will see 27 Amerindian communities receiving Gy$5 million each to undertake livelihood projects. The…
Read MorePayin people to protest
It got an old sayin that talk about some people who does play dead to see what kinda funeral dem gon get. In de real world, that is de same as tellin people yuh sick, and then waitin to see how many of yuh friends and family gon call yuh or come and see yuh. De Kocheur News, Mook Lall and Baddamn just add a new dimension to that old sayin. Call a protest, see how many people gon show up, watch how many media houses gon cover de event,…
Read MoreNature at its best
2013 Budget contains some key recommendations by stakeholders
By Michael Younge – Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh said some of the key recommendations and proposals made by civil society organisations, the private sector and the opposition political parties have indeed been incorporated in the 2013 National Budget presented to the National Assembly on Monday afternoon. Singh, addressing a media conference on Monday evening at the National Communications Network (NCN), said the administration valued all of the consultations, meetings and dialogues which occurred in the immediate pre- budget phase with the stakeholders. He admitted though that many of the…
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