June 2008

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Ravi Dev column – Cultural marginalisation

Jun 22, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Ravi Dev column – Cultural marginalisation

The graphic evidence of the involvement of large numbers of teenagers in the criminal gangs that were based in Buxton (by their deaths and capture) have brought to the fore the need for an...

Torture report still to be turned over 80+ days later…Defence Board Secretary, Army Chief differ on status

Jun 22, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Torture report still to be turned over 80+ days later…Defence Board Secretary, Army Chief differ on status

Secretary to the Defence Board, Dr Roger Luncheon, says that the report emanating from the allegations of torture by army ranks will now be handed over to the Defence Board at the planned meeting...

Is our education system really fulfilling for us humans?

Jun 22, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Is our education system really fulfilling for us humans?

DEAR EDITOR, The education that we are acquiring in schools today is basically academic. It helps us to get a job and earn money, in order that we can acquire the things we need. But is this the end...

Such sadistic acts can never be justified

Jun 22, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Such sadistic acts can never be justified

DEAR EDITOR, I was horrified to learn of how 15-year-old Shelisha Khan was brutally gang raped, bludgeoned and shot after which her body was dumped on the Hope Estate Access Road. It is heart rending...

GASP Open on today

Jun 22, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on GASP Open on today

With the Caribbean Championships just over one month away, word-formers will be eager to test their skills and preparatory work when they face each other today in the Guyana Association of Scrabble...

DDL cops coveted Spirits Award 10 years in a row

Jun 22, 2008 knews News Comments Off on DDL cops coveted Spirits Award 10 years in a row

In recognition of its unwavering efforts to maintain its renowned status as one the best spirits producers in the world, Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) recently secured Gold Medal awards for three...

Caribbean leaders: The right to denounce Mugabe

Jun 22, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Caribbean leaders: The right to denounce Mugabe

By Sir Ronald Sanders “Treachery, tribalism and mass murder is all that can result from a false solution. To accept such a Zimbabwe would be a betrayal of our people, of our principles and quite...

Speedboat operator feared dead

Jun 22, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Speedboat operator feared dead

Relatives of a boat operator who lives at Louisiana, Leguan yesterday began a frantic search for his body after he reportedly fell into a canal in a neighbouring village. According to reports, at...

Where are the fathers?

Jun 22, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Where are the fathers?

DEAR EDITOR, One of the questions that most people are grappling with is how is it possible that those who are responsible for the recent massacres are mere teenagers. Kaieteur News reported recently...

We cannot have two standards for justice in Guyana

Jun 22, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on We cannot have two standards for justice in Guyana

DEAR EDITOR, Emile Mervin’s letter captioned “New revelations about Khan pose tough questions of Gajraj, McDonald”, SN Friday June 20, 2008, poignantly highlight the discordant chimes in the...

The Baccoo speaks

Jun 22, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

An attempt at a brazen robbery in the city is going to go awry because the victim would be prepared for any eventuality. The bandits would set out to commit a robbery but they would get the shock of...

2008 Int’l Olympic Day Walk/Runs set for today

Jun 22, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on 2008 Int’l Olympic Day Walk/Runs set for today

The Guyana Olympic Association will stage the annual International Olympic Day Run/Walk which this year would be held once again in two (2) categories today. The two categories are Fun Run/Walk;...

Legislators seeking public contribution on Money Laundering Bill

Jun 22, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Legislators seeking public contribution on Money Laundering Bill

The Parliamentary Select Committee one year after receiving the Money Laundering and Anti Terrorism Bill for review before it is returned to the National Assembly for debate and eventual passage is...

Shoddy work done at LBI Housing Scheme

Jun 22, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Shoddy work done at LBI Housing Scheme

Dear Editor, I am a resident of La Bonne Intention (LBI) Housing Scheme on the East Coast of Demerara and a die-hard supporter of the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic Government. The...

Carifesta X… Youth accommodations already in place

Jun 22, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Carifesta X… Youth accommodations already in place

Accommodation and transportation arrangements are now fully in place for the overseas youths who will join their local counterparts in Georgetown, Guyana for the Tenth Caribbean Festival of Arts...

The “Roop” Column – Money and Security

Jun 22, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on The “Roop” Column – Money and Security

– Need jobs, jobs and jobs to solve crime Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA, Chairman Vision Guyana INTRODUCTION: There was finally a meeting between the President and Opposition Leader in the past week....

Jainarine Lall – a thriving, disabled upholsterer

Jun 22, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Jainarine Lall – a thriving, disabled upholsterer

By Yannason Duncan The name Jainarine Lall, aka Bam, of Bush Lot Village, Essequibo Coast, has become a household name to Essequibians for some 15 years now. This 50-year-old upholsterer is popularly...

Buxtonians must start questioning their political leaders

Jun 22, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Buxtonians must start questioning their political leaders

DEAR EDITOR, The PNCR lost every election held from 1992 and ever since violence has reared its ugly head. The violence continued and even got worse when the PNC lost the 2001 elections. What...

Missing guns from 1970s…

Jun 22, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Missing guns from 1970s…

Focus will be maintained on investigation – Dr Luncheon The focus will be maintained on the investigation into the missing weapons from the 1970s that were issued to the Ministry of...

USAID donates equipment to enhance print, broadcast communication at UG

Jun 22, 2008 knews News Comments Off on USAID donates equipment to enhance print, broadcast communication at UG

On Friday last, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) donated equipment for the print and television studios at the University of Guyana’s (UG) Centre for Communication...

Juvenile, one other charged with Lusignan massacre

Jun 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Juvenile, one other charged with Lusignan massacre

Another teen has been charged for killings at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara, earlier this year when 11 persons, including five children, lost their lives. An impassive 15-year-old of Strathspey...

AGRICULTURE

Jun 21, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on AGRICULTURE

We are well into the rainy season which from all accounts is likely to extend into July. So far there have been few reports of flooding of cultivated areas even though there is likely to be...

Cop among robbery accused

Jun 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Cop among robbery accused

Marvin Humphrey, a fireman, his sister, police rank Rochelle Humphrey and 25-year-old taxi driver, Cecil Davis, were yesterday charged with two counts of robbery under arms and simple larceny. It was...

Islam does not tolerate aberrant, forbidden practices

Jun 21, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Islam does not tolerate aberrant, forbidden practices

DEAR EDITOR Philosophical indeed are the words of Cecil Simeon Ramcharran’s mother: you live by the sword; you die by the sword. (KN 2008.06.18). Thus ends the murderous saga of the chief recruiter...

Live by the sword, die by the sword

Jun 21, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Live by the sword, die by the sword

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana, – The two-day racing extravaganza that kicks off an action-packed month of motorsport starts today at the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) Thomaslands venue...

Punctuality is now a problem in Georgetown Schools

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(Kaieteur News) – Every school day in the city, in almost every ward, you can see scores of school children – dressed in their uniforms – ambling to school after 9:00am. The casualness of these children suggests that punctuality is no longer important to them or to their parents. But it does...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

UGGI Survey: Pt. IV

Jun 19, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – This is the last commentary on the University of Guyana Green Institute (UGGI) Independence 60 Survey titled: Guyana at 60: Trust, Oil, and the Society being Built. Today’s focus goes beyond the two bottom performing areas of “national government” and “foreign oil...

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