Phagwah or Holi is not just a public holiday in Guyana, but like Christmas, it has become an all-Guyana festival. As our newspaper showed, Holi started early in our schools. Our children, some having probably learnt of the significance of the festival from their social studies, engaged in re-enactments of the legend behind Holi, as well as created the kaleidoscope of colours on their bodies and faces that the festival promotes. It appears that our premier school, Queen’s College, led the way in this respect, with children of all backgrounds,…
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Former Norwegian minister exposes Kaieteur News’ lies – demands apology for grossly inaccurate article
Former Norwegian Environment Minister Erik Solheim has written to Kaieteur News demanding an apology for a grossly inaccurate article published recently on the Guyana/Norway forest partnership pact. Solheim, who is currently the Development Assistance Committee president for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) was quoted in a letter to the newspaper, saying: “I have been grossly misrepresented in your article of March 21 on the Guyana-Norway climate and forest partnership. I have not made any statements along the lines you propose to ‘quote’ in this article. It is…
Read MoreGuyana’s private sector hails 2013 Budget – says will build on public-private partnership
The performance of the Guyanese economy continues to vindicate government’s efforts over the years to diversify the country’s productive base, and reduce exposure to external and other shocks, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh said on Monday as he presented the 2013 National Budget. Several specific measures were highlighted in the budget including the following: • The current tax-free threshold for property tax on companies is Gy$1.5 million. From 2014, the new threshold will be Gy$10 million, as a result of which thousands of small businesses with net property below Gy$10…
Read MoreSuspect arrested after allegedly beating Guyanese man near Queens nightclub
Police have made an arrest after an alleged beating near a Queens nightclub that left a 24-year-old man clinging to life. According to NY 1 news, the parents of Deosarran Ramdular have the difficult task of removing their 24-year-old son off of life support. “Very hard for me right now,” said Lillawatee Baboolall, Ramdular’s mother. “I can’t take it. It is too much pain for me.” Witnesses say a bouncer at the Moka Night Club in Queens, beat Ramdular until he was almost unrecognisable. “He has a broken jaw, a…
Read More“Firestorm” set for April 20 at Princess Hotel
-Atwell to face Hernandes for CABOFE featherweight title Guyanese Clive “The Punisher” Atwell will put his unbeaten record on the line against Venezuela’s Rafael “El Porto” Hernandez in the main bout of the “Firestorm” boxing card billed for the Princess Hotel and Casino on April 20. The duo will clash for the vacant Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) featherweight title over 12 rounds, with the winner gaining direct entry into the lucrative World Boxing Council (WBC) Cup of Champions slated to start in June this year. In the main supporting bout,…
Read MoreBerbicians shine at National Novices powerlifting c/ships
Mustopha Rahaman equalled the Pan American Junior Powerlifting record when he lifted 237.5kg in deadlift at the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation Junior and Novices Championships held at the New Amsterdam Multilateral School auditorium on Sunday. Rahaman, of ‘Total Fitness Gym’, competing in the male junior and open categories, tallied 323.399 Wilkes points but it was not enough to top the category. The performance of the 29-year-old earned him an overall eight place. It was another 29-year-old, Marino Jeffrey of Prison Gym with 426.132 Wilkes points that came out as champion…
Read MoreGeorge dips under five-minute mark in 1500m yet again
– Garraway returns to dominate 100m By Treiston Joseph – Linden’s sensation Cassey George upstaged distance queen Alika Morgan on Sunday, dipping under the five minute mark for the second time this year in the 1500m event when the Athletics Association of Guyana held its second developmental meet at the Guyana Defence Force ground, Camp Ayanganna. In her second 1500m of the year, George went head-to-head with Guyana’s best and did not disappoint, blowing Morgan away in a time of 04: 52.1s after recording 04: 44.1s in her first 1500m…
Read MoreYoung Chanderpaul relishes regional experience
National opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul says playing in the current regional Four-Day competition has done wonders for his game, claiming that he has learnt so much just by observing the seasoned players in action. The soft-spoken lefthander, in his first season at the senior level for Guyana, has chalked up 176 runs from four matches at an average of 22, with a topscore of 42 against Trinidad and Tobago. He is the second highest runscorer for Guyana, only behind Leon Johnson with 299 runs. Johnson is the competition’s second highest runscorer…
Read MoreGOA hosts awards ceremony for 2012
– Guyana Times/ TVG Channel 28 journalist Avenash Ramzan receives Sport Journalist of the Year award By Treiston Joseph – The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) officially capped off its 2012 Olympic year with a classy awards ceremony at the Georgetown Club, Camp Street. As high ranking officials and special invitees embellished themselves in their elegant outfits while being serenaded to the soft acoustic melody of the steel pan, the night’s proceeding was brought to an official start by Vice-president of the GOA, Noel Adonis, who welcomed everyone to the event.…
Read MoreSanta Fé: A blossoming offshoot of the Jagdeo Initiative
In a little known Region Nine area, nestles Santa Fé, which in English translates to Holy Faith. It is an area that will surely amaze persons who see it for the first time. In this remote interior savannah, Santa Fé is blossoming, bringing forth, fruits, vegetables, ground provisions and more importantly, rice. Santa Fé is a mega farm project undertaken by the Simpson Group of Companies of Barbados, and in June, it is expecting a bumper rice crop. Thus far, 120 acres of rice is being cultivated. The project, being…
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