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Grove NDC claims residents not paying taxes

Oct 14, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Grove NDC claims residents not paying taxes

– further development works cited The National Democratic Council (NDC) of Grove, East Bank Demerara has said that many of the residents of the area have failed to pay their taxes. If the rates...

Man jailed for selling stolen items while ‘high’

Oct 14, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Man jailed for selling stolen items while ‘high’

A man, who was honest enough to admit to the court that he sold some items he had stolen while he was ‘high,’ has been jailed. Yesterday, 33-year-old Corvin Sankar appeared at the Georgetown...

Cellink Premier League

Oct 14, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Cellink Premier League

Alpha hammer Army, GFC needle Pele By Franklin Wilson Defending champions Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United once again sounded the hammer to their rivals that they intend to fight to the end to retain...

Bandits throw away pistol after gas station robbery

Oct 14, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Bandits throw away pistol after gas station robbery

Ranks of a police mobile patrol recovered an unlicensed .32 Taurus pistol with two live rounds that bandits, who had earlier robbed Amin’s Esso at Regent and King Streets on Sunday night, managed...

Stella Maris Primary School Inter–House Sports

Oct 14, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Stella Maris Primary School Inter–House Sports

Wren House cages Kiskadees Wren House edged Kiskadee House yesterday at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary, to capture the Stella Maris Primary School Inter–House Sports title. Wren House...

All–star Weekend promises to be bigger, better

Oct 14, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on All–star Weekend promises to be bigger, better

–basketball entertainment takes centre court By Edison Jefford The management of the 2008 All–star Weekend are currently engineering what they hope will be the biggest and best basketball...

Can President Jagdeo comment on what Mr. Brew said?

Oct 14, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Can President Jagdeo comment on what Mr. Brew said?

As President Jagdeo gets more intense about the sour deal that the Caribbean got from the EPA, questions are spiralling out of control as to just what has caused President Jagdeo to do a late...

A bailout plan is needed in Guyana, too!

Oct 14, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A bailout plan is needed in Guyana, too!

Hotels are going up in Guyana; going up for sale! Instead of the hospitality sector expanding, it is shrinking. Most of the resorts in Guyana are facing hard times because of low occupancy. One of...

Is a jailbreak imminent, or are criminal elements looking to regroup?

Oct 14, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Is a jailbreak imminent, or are criminal elements looking to regroup?

DEAR EDITOR, The countdown to elections in the USA is gaining pace, with the campaign taking on a complexion of nastiness. I wonder if the politics in that country will descend to what we see in...

Jagdeo provided the opening for public debate on the EPA

Oct 14, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Jagdeo provided the opening for public debate on the EPA

DEAR EDITOR, I refer to a number of inaccuracies in Kaieteur News of October 13, 2008. When it comes to the matter of the President’s recent trip to China, the media’s inaccuracies reach new...

Of interest to JP’s and Commissioners of Oaths to Affidavits

Oct 14, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Of interest to JP’s and Commissioners of Oaths to Affidavits

DEAR EDITOR, The Guyana Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths to Affidavits offer congratulations to the recipients in the positions heading the Divisions “A” to “D”. These...

There is massive violence against women and children in our society

Oct 14, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on There is massive violence against women and children in our society

DEAR EDITOR, Red Thread’s Drop-in/Outreach Centre for women and children who are in violent situations has begun to compile reports about incidents of abuse from three daily newspapers (the...

Stagnant water in Kaikan St. poses serious health hazard

Oct 14, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Stagnant water in Kaikan St. poses serious health hazard

DEAR EDITOR A broken pipeline may be the cause of stagnated water in Kaikan Street, North Ruimveldt. Residents are disgusted at the present situation, and even fear for their health. One resident...

Stop this crazy dumping of garbage all over the place

Oct 14, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Stop this crazy dumping of garbage all over the place

DEAR EDITOR, Never, in the history of this country, have we witnessed such an uncontrolled disposal of garbage like what is happening today. If no proper system is set up to deal with this...

Reducing 10% of our personal budget

Oct 14, 2008 knews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Reducing 10% of our personal budget

Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA INTRODUCTION With the prevailing and future possibilities of further financial hardships, it is advisable, for each of us to start reviewing our personal budget and how we can...

Rest peacefully, Geneiva

Oct 14, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Rest peacefully, Geneiva

DEAR EDITOR, Nothing made me so furious, on October 11, 2008, as to read via the SN about “Geneiva Henry,” whose body was found in close proximity to the Brickdam Presbytery. Over the years, it...

Stop misleading this ethnic group

Oct 14, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Stop misleading this ethnic group

DEAR EDITOR, On Friday (10-10-08), I saw a large advertisement from the group known as ACDA on the MAAFA commemoration. That advertisement is, unfortunately, skewed with a great deal of inaccuracies....

Attack on magistrate and dispensation of justice unfair

Oct 14, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Attack on magistrate and dispensation of justice unfair

DEAR EDITOR, I refer to an item on page four of the issue of 29th September 2008, under the caption “How is justice dispensed in the courts of Guyana?” submitted by Charrandass Persaud,...

Mental health

Oct 14, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on Mental health

World Mental Health Day was commemorated, last Friday, under the theme of “Advocacy for global mental health: scaling up services through citizen advocacy and action”. This is indubitably a most...

Media violence and children

Oct 14, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on Media violence and children

In this, the opening decade of the new millennium, our country has witnessed an alarming new phenomenon – an increasing level of violence committed by individuals who are literally children....

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‘Govt. must come clean on gas-to-energy project’

– spending US$2B on a project without financial, environmental studies is criminality at its worst – WPA Kaieteur... more