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100 million dollars to elect a dictator

Dec 17, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on 100 million dollars to elect a dictator

Quite often, and I mean quite often, people with wide acquaintance and ongoing familiarity with the PPP would tell me that the party leaders cannot tell President Jagdeo what to do and have no...

Mode of dress and behaviour at school parties highly inappropriate

Dec 17, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Mode of dress and behaviour at school parties highly inappropriate

Dear Editor, The Christmas term of the formal school system ended on Friday, 12 December, 2008, with many schools holding their traditional Christmas parties, parties that are anticipated and...

Shoeing or shooing Bush?

Dec 17, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Shoeing or shooing Bush?

The Parrot finds it extremely difficult not to write about a video that has taken the world by storm, no pun intended, given the unusually high intensity rainfall here and devastating weather...

PNC ready to self-destruct because of reluctance to change

Dec 17, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on PNC ready to self-destruct because of reluctance to change

Dear Editor, When I was Executive Officer at Modern Optical Service, Mrs. Viola Burnham, widow of President Forbes Burnham, came in one day and had a conversation with myself and two of my relatives....

Rodrigues shines at ASATT Swim Meet in T&T

Dec 17, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Rodrigues shines at ASATT Swim Meet in T&T

Cops 2 gold, 1 silver, Henk Lowe takes bronze Leading junior swimmer Ronaldo Rodrigues, a member of the Silver Shark Aquatic Swim club, kept the Golden Arrowhead aloft when he won two gold and one...

NBTS in need of blood again

Dec 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on NBTS in need of blood again

The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) has said that the blood bank is once again low in its blood supply and is calling on donors to come forward to boost its current stock. According to...

BK International receives another honour

Dec 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on BK International receives another honour

BK International Inc., renowned for quality work in the area of road building and the rehabilitation of sea defences, was on Saturday the recipient of a plaque from Macorp Guyana Limited. The local...

Lower taxes and liberalisation – the key economic changes needed

Dec 17, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Lower taxes and liberalisation – the key economic changes needed

Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA INTRODUCTION: The key factors to the economic development and sustainment of any country are simple and the same from the Egyptian Empire to the American Empire. Before...

Floods an indicator of government incompetence

Dec 17, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Floods an indicator of government incompetence

Dear Editor, The floods are here again and excuses are all around as well. What has happened to the hundreds of millions of dollars spent earlier this year in the drainage and irrigation sector? What...

Rupununi footballers pay courtesy call on Minister Anthony

Dec 17, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Rupununi footballers pay courtesy call on Minister Anthony

The Kashif and Shanghi yearly football extravaganza got off to an action packed start when Pele prevailed over Milerock 1-0, and Bakewell Top XX registering a 2-1 win over Rusal. While both teams are...

All roads lead to Kennard Memorial Turf Club on Boxing Day

Dec 17, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on All roads lead to Kennard Memorial Turf Club on Boxing Day

Entries close today The place to be on Boxing Day is the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) at Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne for a thrilling day of horseracing organised by KMTC and sponsored by Demerara...

Region Ten citizens demand assurances on Bosai agreement

Dec 17, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Region Ten citizens demand assurances on Bosai agreement

Dear Editor, On November 26th 2008, SN published an article entitled “Bosai and government sign pact for alumina plant”. I would like to congratulate the Government of Guyana for securing this...

Financial management leads to visible developments

Dec 17, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Financial management leads to visible developments

The falling prices cannot escape notice and they cannot come at a better time. The economy is doing well and other things are about to happen, such as the limited opening of the Berbice River Bridge...

Tortuous path on torture

Dec 17, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on Tortuous path on torture

The election of Barack Obama to the Presidency of the US has had a remarkable ripple effect across the globe, and the implications of his singular achievement have raised expectations in many...

Sukhdeo resorts to clairvoyance

Dec 17, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Sukhdeo resorts to clairvoyance

Dear Editor, In his last letter on the Adam Harris episode Sukhdeo asserts that the issue would have taken a different twist if the PPP had treated a PPP supporter similarly, i.e. join his fragmented...

Parties likely to come to decision tomorrow

Dec 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Parties likely to come to decision tomorrow

The Mayor and City Council arbitration panel met at the Supreme Court library on Monday as they continued to complete the compulsory arbitration process. After much deliberation the meeting was...

JUSTICE CHANG’S RULING

Dec 17, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on JUSTICE CHANG’S RULING

I had long held the view that no one has an inalienable right to a radio or broadcasting licence and thus either the denial of such a licence or the constructive denial, such as what takes place when...

Man records his own murder

Dec 16, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Man records his own murder

A chilling recording from the voicemail of Hardel Haynes, an electrician of Spurwing Drive, South Ruimveldt, who was beaten to death recently, has been recovered. The recording was apparently made by...

Millions missing from credit unions

Dec 16, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Millions missing from credit unions

By Nadia Guyadeen Labour Minister Manzoor Nadir yesterday said that there are tens of millions of dollars unaccounted for in Guyana’s credit unions. Credit Unions, like banks, give loans to...

City Mall lights up X-Mas tree

Dec 16, 2008 knews News Comments Off on City Mall lights up X-Mas tree

The lighting up of the City Mall Christmas Tree on Saturday evening was an eye popping experience for everyone that was there to witness the event. The evening was filled with laughter and cheers of...

Car thief jailed for two years, accomplice remanded

Dec 16, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Car thief jailed for two years, accomplice remanded

Dindyal Persaud, aka Steve, a 22-year-old mechanic formerly of Grove, East Bank Demerara, and Richmond, Essequibo, was sentenced to two years’ jail yesterday, with two further six-month jail...

Contractor claims over $300,000 from GWI

Dec 16, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Contractor claims over $300,000 from GWI

An irate former contractor who was attached to the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is claiming that GWI owes him some $385,000 for works he did for the water company early this year. David Sinclair,...

GHRA members to remove account from Republic Bank

Dec 16, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GHRA members to remove account from Republic Bank

Members of the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) have unanimously agreed to remove the association’s accounts from Republic Bank, after the bank’s management failed to recognize its error in...

UNDP/Govt. sheep project help underprivileged

Dec 16, 2008 knews News Comments Off on UNDP/Govt. sheep project help underprivileged

A Government and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project is helping underprivileged families to become more self-sufficient. On Sunday, the project continued on the East Bank of Demerara...

One in ten women has no knowledge of HIV prevention – survey

Dec 16, 2008 knews News Comments Off on One in ten women has no knowledge of HIV prevention – survey

The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) which was conducted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the Bureau of Statistics has found that one woman in ten does...

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CPL awaits new champions as Kingsmen and Falcons look to make history

Sep 20, 2026

(Cricinfo) – For only the third time in CPL history, a final will be played without Trinbago Knight Riders or their fiercest rivals, Guyana Amazon Warriors, participating. After Nicholas...

A failure of planning

Sep 20, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The electricity crisis in Guyana has now reached the point where it can no longer be explained away as a series of unfortunate technical incidents, because GPL itself has acknowledged that surging demand is placing enormous pressure on the distribution network and causing...

Crime thrives on weak justice, illegal guns and dirty money

Sep 20, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is no longer only a matter for the police. It is weakening societies, draining economies and obstructing development. It is also testing public confidence in courts, governments and democratic institutions. The...

PPP Govt. – sponsored noise nuisance

Sep 20, 2026

Hard truths… (Kaieteur News) – There is a creature called government noise nuisance. A government monster. Not VP Jagdeo at full blast. Nor Excellency Ali furiously boiling over. Follow the vibrations. Saturday, 12th Sept, 2026: 10:00 a.m. –14:00hrs Monday,14th Sept, 2026:09:00 a.m....

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