Year: 2013

Laparkan to host Reggae Legend John Holt this weekend

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-singer will meet fans at the company’s NY Church Avenue office Brooklyn-New York – Legendary Jamaican reggae artiste John Holt will be on hand this Saturday to greet fans and well-wishers at the Laparkan Shipping Church Avenue office in Brooklyn. According to a press release issued by the company, Holt will be in New York for the Linkage Caribbean Music Awards to be held Saturday evening in the auditorium of the Mount Vernon High School. He is the feature performer at this year’s awards’ show. Laparkan is among the sponsors…

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Maha Shivaratri

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“Fighting for identity is something that is very much in my life” – Ang Lee On Sunday, Hindus all across Guyana celebrated Maha Shivaratri. Every month there is one day dedicated to worshipping Lord Shiva (“pradosh”) but Maha Shivaratri is the yearly, ritual worship of this one of the three major ‘personalised’ forms of the ultimate reality or ‘Brahman’ that Hindus worship. We are all projected out of Brahman (making us and the rest of the universe part of God) – and we call that aspect “Lord Brahma”; we are…

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GDF officers relieved of duties over bonus challenge

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The four officers who filed a lawsuit against Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Chief of Staff, Commodore Gary Best were on Wednesday relived of their duties with immediate effect to facilitate the court proceedings. According to a release from the Guyana Defence Force, the reason for the decision to relieve the men of their positions came in light of the court proceeding, given its nature and implications, as well as to prevent any conflict of interest which may arise and allow for the officers to pursue their legal matters. The release…

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Kingston koker gets ‘temporary fix’ as floodwaters recede

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Contractors have constructed a temporary fix of “stop logs” at the Kingston koker to stop the flow of water until the koker door is operational again. The door will be fixed according to the required standards, since engineers are of the opinion that the design was inappropriate and the door was not correctly operated, Works Minister Robeson Benn told reporters while at the site. The collapse of the koker came as a surprise, Minister Benn said, since potential problems were identified at another koker north of Kingston and one at…

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De daily Link Show

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De Link Show entertain people with rough jokes and fuh de most part the show was good. But another link show tekkin place every day in Guyana. This is a link show that de people not actin, but dem writin. In fact, dem actin like dem not actin, which is de true definition of actin. People pun de street callin it another link show, because everybody laughin when dem readin de lies what dem writin. Some people call it Baddamn paper, because he is de liar-in-chief. Some call it Mook…

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Our civic duty

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It seems that a few media houses in Guyana are bent on creating confusion in the society, as they have been engaged in a relentless campaign to discredit everything positive that is happening in the country. In the process, they have launched a number of unjustifiable attacks on key public officials, some of whom are not even politicians, but they work daily to support national projects that will redound to the benefit of all. This is quite a disturbing trend that is emerging and must certainly not go unchecked, as…

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New secondary East Bank highway being constructed

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The Housing Ministry is currently working on its ‘master plan’ to alleviate the congestion on the East Bank of Demerara by the construction of a secondary highway , dubbed the “Collector’s Lane”. According to minister with the portfolio, Irfaan Ali, the Collector’s Lane forms part of the ministry’s macro plan, being realised through collaboration with the Public Works Ministry. “This year, the Ministry of Housing will commence work on the Collector’s Lane,” Ali announced. As part of the overall plan, the ministry has commenced construction of several ‘feeder roads’, including…

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Singh to Granger: Tell Greenidge to come to the budget talks

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Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh on Monday urged Opposition Leader David Granger to instruct his point man on finance Carl Greenidge to find the time to conclude the budget consultation, and quit the threats to cut the budget. Granger was quoted in the Stabroek News on Monday as saying that despite the limited impact from the budget cuts last year, the opposition will cut expenditures that are “unlawful” or do not conform to financial regulations. He said, according to the newspaper report, the opposition also plans to appeal a ruling…

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New Pope has some very important qualities – Guyana’s Bishop Francis Alleyne

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The new leader of 1.2 billion Roman Catholics worldwide is Pope Francis I, the first Latin American to lead the Roman Catholic Church, as well as the first Jesuit. Up until March 13, he was Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Head of the Roman Catholic Church in Guyana Bishop Francis Alleyne said as the world looked at the various individuals who seemed to be the forerunner; he was very much there in the minds of those who obviously knew more about him. “There have been some issues…

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Stadium available for WI/ Pakistan Test match, says sport minister

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By Rajiv Bisnauth – Sport Minister Dr Frank Anthony revealed on Wednesday that the Guyana National Stadium is available and equipped to host the West Indies versus Pakistan Test match, which is tentatively scheduled for June this year. This declaration came on the heels of concerns that the country may lose the opportunity to host international matches because of the impasse between the Guyana Cricket Board and the government of Guyana. “The stadium is available to host the Test match, however, as was done in the past we would normally…

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