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As crunch time looms, should we sign or not sign the EPA?

Oct 06, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on As crunch time looms, should we sign or not sign the EPA?

DEAR EDITOR, There is no question about it — we stand in these negotiations on the edge; and, whether this is the edge of a cliff or of success, the future will tell. “Failure to reach an...

East Canje Lion’s Club to erect gym for community

Oct 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on East Canje Lion’s Club to erect gym for community

ADELPHI, EAST CANJE – The East Canje Lions Club is constructing a gymnasium for residents of the East Canje area. This is according to the Vice President Devindra Sookraj. He explained that...

There is no justifying the imperfect application of the rule of law

Oct 06, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on There is no justifying the imperfect application of the rule of law

DEAR EDITOR, Allow me, if you will, to respond to a couple of things touched on by Godfrey Skeete in his response to my letter pointing out that an argument for the rule of law is not akin to...

PNCR is playing to the big masters

Oct 06, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on PNCR is playing to the big masters

DEAR EDITOR, Like I said before, and will say again, the PNCR is a dying breed and is now clutching at straws for its very own survival. The PNCR’s visionless leader will, from now on, throw any...

CATCHING MY GRASS

Oct 06, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on CATCHING MY GRASS

In England “grass” is a verb. While it continues to be the commodity that grows greener on the other side of the fence, a “fence” is a receiver of stolen property who later sells it off as...

Regional Chairman dissatisfied with road work at New Forest

Oct 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Regional Chairman dissatisfied with road work at New Forest

NEW FOREST, EAST CANJE - Regional Chairman of East Berbice/ Corentyne Zulfikar Mustapha is up in arms with the quality of work done by residents of New Forest in East Canje on their road. Based on...

Doppler radar tower to be completed early next year

Oct 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Doppler radar tower to be completed early next year

– Agri. Minister The much anticipated Doppler radar project is now scheduled to be completed in February 2009. This is according to Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud, who noted that the project...

The road we have travelled since October 5

Oct 06, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The road we have travelled since October 5

I do not write about the significance of October 5, 1992 any longer. I used to devote a column to its importance in the early stage of the PPP rule. I stopped that for two reasons. First, it is best...

The headline and opening paragraph are misleading

Oct 06, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The headline and opening paragraph are misleading

DEAR EDITOR, I was very disappointed with the SN headline: ‘PNC reprimand leadership challengers,’ and the opening paragraphs of the story. This introduction is, as is often the case on PNC...

UNCLE FREDDIE AND HIS CHINESE-MADE TOILET BOWL

Oct 06, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on UNCLE FREDDIE AND HIS CHINESE-MADE TOILET BOWL

I was not surprised to learn that the handle of Uncle Freddie’s toilet cistern had broken off. Even the most durable of handles are made to deal with only so many flushes. Considering the trash...

Promoting meaningful change at the national level

Oct 06, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Promoting meaningful change at the national level

DEAR EDITOR, I wish to respond to a letter by Ms. Lurlene Nestor under the caption “PNCR stands steadfast in its mission to bring about meaningful change” (Kaieteur News 02.10.08). In the...

32nd anniversary of Cubana air disaster today

Oct 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on 32nd anniversary of Cubana air disaster today

Today marks 32 years since the Cubana air disaster which resulted in the deaths of 73 persons, including 11 Guyanese. Of the 11 Guyanese that perished in the tragedy, six were medical students...

Benschop Foundation reaches out to Buxton

Oct 06, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Benschop Foundation reaches out to Buxton

The Benschop Foundation, in its continued efforts towards development and empowerment throughout the country, yesterday presented the residents of Buxton, on the East Coast of Demerara, with a...

Democracy in Guyana

Oct 06, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on Democracy in Guyana

Sixteen years have now elapsed since the historic free and fair elections of October 5th 1992. This seismic event ended an era of corrupted electoral arrangements that witnessed the evisceration of...

40-foot Whale Shark hauled in on E.C.Dem.

Oct 05, 2008 knews News Comments Off on 40-foot Whale Shark hauled in on E.C.Dem.

Luck struck twice for an East Coast Demerara businesswoman, whose fishing boat, ‘Miss Mamso,’ hauled in an amazing 40-foot whale shark last Monday. This newspaper was told that the owner of the...

Economic Partnership Agreement… Guyana forces another round of consensus before EPA signing

Oct 05, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Economic Partnership Agreement… Guyana forces another round of consensus before EPA signing

Guyana’s consistent opposition to signing the Economic Partnership Agreement in its current form has prompted the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat to issue a Draft Communiqué to CARIFORUM...

Clayton Hutson released on station bail

Oct 05, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Clayton Hutson released on station bail

Clayton Hutson, for whom a wanted bulletin was posted, was yesterday released from police custody after posting $30,000 station bail. And yesterday, Hutson’s attorney-at-law, Joseph Harmon,...

Not only vampires need blood

Oct 05, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Not only vampires need blood

Times were hard, and after spending tireless hours searching for a drink of blood, three scrawny vampire bats hung from the roof of an old house devising ways to procure some of the precious liquid...

Health centre gives blind woman wrong dose of medicine

Oct 05, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Health centre gives blind woman wrong dose of medicine

Anita Rahim, of 236 David Street, Kitty, is thanking the Good Lord for sparing her life after she discovered that the Kitty Health Centre had given her the wrong medication to treat her diabetes. The...

Lethem road link could threaten ecosystem

Oct 05, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Lethem road link could threaten ecosystem

As Guyana promotes economic development through the use of its natural and ecosystem services, many lessons can be learnt from Brazil’s experiences. Executive Director of Conservation...

GDF HIV/AIDS programme endorsed by US Govt

Oct 05, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GDF HIV/AIDS programme endorsed by US Govt

The efforts of the Guyana Defence Force HIV/AIDS programme to effectively combat the scourge of the dreaded HIV/AIDS virus are expected to be significantly boosted with a donation of a minibus. The...

Journalists meet on human trafficking

Oct 05, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Journalists meet on human trafficking

The Ministry of Human Services, on Friday evening, hosted a dinner for members of the media to sensitise journalists on trafficking in persons. The event was facilitated by the International...

New addition to the Bar

Oct 05, 2008 knews News Comments Off on New addition to the Bar

Attorney-at-law Devindra Kissoon was admitted to the bar on Friday. Mr. Kissoon, who is associated with the international law firm Cozen O’Connor, completed his Commonwealth Caribbean Council...

Teachers will receive Whitley Council money only when eligible – GTU President

Oct 05, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Teachers will receive Whitley Council money only when eligible – GTU President

Teachers will no longer have the luxury of receiving their Whitley Council leave allowances before qualifying for leave, since, according to President of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU), Mr Colwyn...

Three arrested for dead miner’s missing cellphone

Oct 05, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Three arrested for dead miner’s missing cellphone

The police have detained three persons for questioning in relation to a missing cellular phone that was owned by Dax Arokium, one of the eight miners killed at Lindo Creek in June this year. Police...

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“One Guyana” is no less a national slogan than “Green Guyana”

Kaieteur News- The notion that “One Guyana” is a partisan slogan is pure poppycock. It is a desperate fiction... more