August 2008

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Music banned from minibus, taxis

Aug 08, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Music banned from minibus, taxis

“A driver of a motorbus or hire car shall not play or allow anyone to play any music in the motorbus or hire car whilst the motorbus or hire car is plying its route or parked in a public place”...

Visa free travel for CARIFESTA X

Aug 08, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Visa free travel for CARIFESTA X

…departure tax also waived In order to facilitate the movement of visitors in and out of Guyana during the hosting of CARIFESTA X, the Government has decided to waive the departure tax for those...

Home Affairs Minister criticises IDB over programme policy

Aug 08, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Home Affairs Minister criticises IDB over programme policy

Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee, on Wednesday, lashed out against the Inter American Development Bank (IDB), accusing the institution of attempting to define the realties in Guyana. The minister...

Magistrate Gilhuys shooting…

Aug 08, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Magistrate Gilhuys shooting…

Injured cop discharged from hospital Police corporal Mark George has been discharged from hospital, one month after he was shot by Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys. George was released from the Georgetown...

Two more remanded for robbery under arms

Aug 08, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Two more remanded for robbery under arms

Paul Barclay was remanded to prison for robbery under arms when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Nigel Hawk. It is alleged that on August 4, while armed with a...

Parents still seeking financial assistance to save baby

Aug 08, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Parents still seeking financial assistance to save baby

The parents of little Zephaniah Ramnarayan are pleading with the public to give their only baby a new lease on life. The nine-month-old is to undergo a critical cardiology surgery in Trinidad no...

Liat passengers await luggage after almost three weeks

Aug 08, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Liat passengers await luggage after almost three weeks

Some of the passengers who travelled to Barbados on a Liat aircraft on July 20 last are currently inquiring the whereabouts of their luggage. They were scheduled to leave Guyana on July 19 last and...

$100 million awarded to security sector

Aug 08, 2008 knews News Comments Off on $100 million awarded to security sector

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has been boosted with some $100 million as part of efforts to enhance its ability in executing its mandate. Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon,...

Govt. denies being paranoid over negative reports on Guyana

Aug 08, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Govt. denies being paranoid over negative reports on Guyana

Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, has said that Cabinet has taken a position that an article carried in the Stabroek News about this country hosting Carifesta X is hostile. At...

Pirate ‘Long Hair’ remanded

Aug 08, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Pirate ‘Long Hair’ remanded

SPRINGLANDS, CORENTYNE – Kevin Narine, called ‘Long Hair’, of no fixed place of abode, was yesterday remanded to prison by Magistrate Chandra Sohan. The man appeared at the Springlands...

Digicel Caribbean Championship

Aug 08, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Digicel Caribbean Championship

Dominica battle Guyana tonight at Stadium History is set to unfold this evening at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence when the ‘Golden Jaguars’ match skills with Dominica in the first game...

Courts U-11 Pee Wee Football

Aug 08, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Courts U-11 Pee Wee Football

Clash of the Juices in final, Sunburst vs. Fruta By Franklin Wilson In what was truly an exciting afternoon of football yesterday at the Banks DIH ground Thirst Park, Sunburst Camptown and Fruta...

DDL El Dorado sponsors tomorrow’s Golf tourney

Aug 08, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on DDL El Dorado sponsors tomorrow’s Golf tourney

Demerara Distillers Ltd. (DDL) through its El Dorado Brand will sponsor this weekend’s Golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club. Close to 30 golfers are expected to participate in the...

AHBF Summer Programme starts Monday

Aug 08, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on AHBF Summer Programme starts Monday

The annual Abdulla Hamid Basketball Foundation (AHBF) Summer Programme for children will commence on Monday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) Basketball Court in the Mining Town of Linden. Creator...

Tenelec First Division 50-over semis set for tomorrow

Aug 08, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Tenelec First Division 50-over semis set for tomorrow

With the rainy weather recently giving way to dryer conditions in the Ancient County, the Berbice Cricket Board of Control has decided to resume it’s first division cricket programme this weekend....

Slingerz launches basketball club in NA

Aug 08, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Slingerz launches basketball club in NA

By Edison Jefford It was long coming! New Amsterdam’s (NA) drought of a competitive First Division basketball team is expected to end with the emergence of the Slingerz Royals Basketball Club. The...

AAG in sorrow over Edward Singh’s passing

Aug 08, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on AAG in sorrow over Edward Singh’s passing

The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) is in sorrow over the passing of one of their own, Edward Singh. The AAG in a release from its President Claude Blackmore expressed its, “…profound...

Mental toughness will see us through – Glenson Prince

Aug 08, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Mental toughness will see us through – Glenson Prince

Captain of the Dominica national team 20 year-old Glenson Prince is of the view that the mental toughness of his team will see them past the ‘Golden Jaguars’ in their opening group B encounter of...

Former national footballer upset at attacks on GFF president

Aug 08, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Former national footballer upset at attacks on GFF president

Former national football and coach, Lennox Arthur, is disturbed at the current attacks being meted out to Guyana Football Federation (GFF) president Colin Klass. Arthur, who played with the national...

Guyanese to officiate in Olympic football match tomorrow

Aug 08, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese to officiate in Olympic football match tomorrow

Leading local football referee Dianne Ferreira-James will officiate in her first game of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, tomorrow. Ferreira-James told Kaieteur Sport via email, that she has...

DISAPPOINTED: Why no talk on VAT or TAX reductions?

Aug 08, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on DISAPPOINTED: Why no talk on VAT or TAX reductions?

INTRODUCTION: As I listened to the speeches at the 29th PPP Congress, I was extremely disappointed that no one addressed the heavy tax burden that they have placed on us as citizens. There was no...

Is a question of who gun thief what

Aug 08, 2008 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Is a question of who gun thief what

When people play mad dem does get de treatment, and sometimes dem don’t even live to tell de tale. Was a pity that a woman had to die, and de thing is that de hospital get skin-up. A mad person...

Even the dead business has changed

Aug 08, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Even the dead business has changed

The Parrot is fully aware of the many changes, social and infrastructural, that have occurred over the years in Guyana. The transformation, which has “leap-frogged,” is amazing. The East Bank...

Burnham and Jagdeo: a comparison

Aug 08, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Burnham and Jagdeo: a comparison

I decided a long time ago that, on the day of Cheddi Jagan’s death anniversary or birthday, I will look at his politics. The same for Burnham. The just-concluded congress of the PPP had too many...

Trying to read too much into the congress vote

Aug 08, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Trying to read too much into the congress vote

The critics are still at it, and although the results of the congress are clear, the critics have found ways of adding their own twist to things. However, it is clear that they are uncertain how to...

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have spent a decade in the councils of the Organization of American States. I have watched governments come and go, seen some crises handled well and others handled badly, sat through more commemorative meetings than sessions discussing pressing issues,...

From Kamla to the U.S. – SOS

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Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – I confess to disagreements with Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Excellency Kamla Persad-Bissessar. Too much under the thumb of the U.S. Reacting too readily to stimuli from DJ Trump. But whatever is said about PM Kamla, she has the interests...

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