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PetroCaribe alliance tackles the food crisis

Aug 31, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on PetroCaribe alliance tackles the food crisis

DEAR EDITOR, As part of the effort to promote regional food security, Ministers of Agriculture of the 18-member PetroCaribe alliance met in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on 30 July to discuss urgent issues...

Jagdeo was first to register dissatisfactionwith several EPA clauses

Aug 31, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Jagdeo was first to register dissatisfactionwith several EPA clauses

DEAR EDITOR, The editorial of Thursday, August 28, 2008 in the SN was especially lengthy, taking up all but 16 column inches of a whole page. Titled “EPA Rumblings,” it indeed was full of...

Biting another chunk out of crime

Aug 31, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Biting another chunk out of crime

President Bharrat Jagdeo was the first person to say that the law enforcement authorities would not rest until they have captured Rondell ‘Fine Man’ Rawlins. This view was also echoed by the...

The Baccoo speaks

Aug 31, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

The Joint Services have continued to dent the criminal enterprises but they are failing to cover all bases because the petty criminals seem to believe that they can make attacks on others. One small...

Post-Carifesta autocracy

Aug 31, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Post-Carifesta autocracy

I could never understand, and will never, why an educated mind would descend to the level of ignorance so that it provides a fertile field for fascist growth. After the Great Depression, the fear of...

The power is within us

Aug 31, 2008 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The power is within us

By Sheila Holder, MP Everyday the goodness of people around the world is recorded in some way or another. As the events of the Democratic National Convention taking place in the USA unfolds this week...

MASSA A LA CHUTNEY…

Aug 31, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on MASSA A LA CHUTNEY…

Bill always feels funny in the Jumbie Stadium; he used to play on the ‘Dutchman’ graves when he was a little boy. Tonight it is jump up time for the Chutney Masala Concert. Bill is your man on...

The Antbird

Aug 31, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Antbird

Regarded as a non-migratory bird specific to both Central and South America, the antbird is said to be of a genera of more than 230 species. Antbirds make up the family Formicariidae and some of the...

The end of a brutal era

Aug 31, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on The end of a brutal era

There is a saying that the longest rope has an end. In Guyana old people say “Moon does run till day ketch am” and so it was with Rondell Rawlins, the country’s most wanted man for almost a...

FINEMAN IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE FATMAN!

Aug 31, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on FINEMAN IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE FATMAN!

Politics is now considered a pure science. Yet, as so often in history, we have seen where human agency and pure luck can play a pivotal role in shaping political developments. A case in point is...

Sugar Scrutiny

Aug 31, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Sugar Scrutiny

Faced with declining production in the sugar industry, especially in the last three years, the Government of Guyana, the owner of GuySuCo – has requested bids for a review of the corporation’s...

The Arts Forum

Aug 31, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, The Arts Forum Comments Off on The Arts Forum

The Arts Journal Volume 4 Numbers 1 & 2 (2008), in press, pays homage to Sheik Sadeek. This forthcoming issue of the Journal is devoted to articles that critically examine the social history,...

Demand 16% pay increase – Why?

Aug 31, 2008 knews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Demand 16% pay increase – Why?

Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA Chairman, Vision Guyana INTRODUCTION: Anyone working for the government should demand a minimum of 20% pay increase. I will explore the reasons why in this column. We all are...

The American Election: The quick sands of race?

Aug 31, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on The American Election: The quick sands of race?

By Sir Ronald Sanders When Hillary Clinton proposed Barack Obama as the Democratic candidate for the Presidency of the United States, and the vote was carried by acclamation at the Democratic...

The ‘Fantastic 4’ leads the way to CARICOM Union!

Aug 31, 2008 knews Clarence E. Pilgrim, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The ‘Fantastic 4’ leads the way to CARICOM Union!

By Clarence E Pilgrim The unbelievable initiative mounted by Prime Minister Patrick Manning of Trinidad & Tobago has raised the potential of “jump starting” the move for...

Cop shoots lover dead, kills self

Aug 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Cop shoots lover dead, kills self

A 31-year-old policeman shot his 33-year-old lover dead, at around 11:00 hrs yesterday, before taking his own life. Selena Ramona Khan, a mother of three, was shot in the chest outside her Lot 18...

‘Fineman’/‘Skinny’ killings… “Surrender or share same fate”

Aug 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on ‘Fineman’/‘Skinny’ killings… “Surrender or share same fate”

– Home Affairs Minister warns remnants of gang Rondell ‘Fine Man’ Rawlins and Jermaine ‘Skinny’ Charles are now history, but the ongoing challenge to dismantle the criminal enterprise...

PNCR MP reveals… Two army officers raise eyebrows in torture report

Aug 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on PNCR MP reveals… Two army officers raise eyebrows in torture report

The long-awaited torture report that was conducted to investigate allegations of torture by ranks of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has reportedly highlighted two officers from the Military...

Wages dispute… Arbitration tribunal set up, sugar workers resume duty

Aug 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Wages dispute… Arbitration tribunal set up, sugar workers resume duty

A three-man arbitration tribunal was yesterday assembled to deal with the wages dispute between the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU). Dr....

Carifesta X… Head Wrapping Workshop impresses visitors

Aug 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Carifesta X… Head Wrapping Workshop impresses visitors

The Fashion Focus team took fashion to another level on Thursday evening at the Sophia Exhibition Site when they transformed beautiful pieces of fabric into exotic, eye-catching designs using the...

AKON, Suriname Dance and Drama mong final Carifesta X Acts

Aug 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on AKON, Suriname Dance and Drama mong final Carifesta X Acts

International singing superstar AKON will make an appearance at the final CARIFESTA Super Concert billed for tonight at the Providence Stadium. Reggae sensations First Born and other leading local...

HIV/AIDS driven by stigma and discrimination – CFPA head

Aug 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on HIV/AIDS driven by stigma and discrimination – CFPA head

Stigma and discrimination were regarded yesterday as the driving force behind the spread of HIV/AIDS, and therefore they are aspects that must be addressed with immense urgency. This disclosure was...

TPL $80M fine… President ‘ordered company to pay up or no TSA restoration’

Aug 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on TPL $80M fine… President ‘ordered company to pay up or no TSA restoration’

President Bharrat Jagdeo has ordered that Toolsie Persaud Limited pay the $80M fine imposed by the Guyana Forestry Commission for breaches at its Manaka Logging Concession On Thursday, an official...

Duo on narcotics charge refused pre-trial liberty

Aug 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Duo on narcotics charge refused pre-trial liberty

Yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, two men, Warren Kelly and Hamilton Christopher, were both charged with having in their possession, 232 grams of cannabis sativa, for the purpose of...

PNCR still undecided on participation in Local Government Elections

Aug 30, 2008 knews News Comments Off on PNCR still undecided on participation in Local Government Elections

…position unchanged on credibility of voters’ list -Williams By Gary Eleazar The participation of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) in Local Government Elections is unclear at this...