January 28, 2009

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A welcome correspondence

Jan 28, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on A welcome correspondence

Dear Editor, I thank Zenobia Williams for her letter with respect to my article, “The Stray Dog Nuisance Needs To Be Focused Upon”. I trust that dog owners will make full use of the suggestions...

Man remanded for robbery, discharging firearm at victim

Jan 28, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Man remanded for robbery, discharging firearm at victim

Twenty-five-year-old Roberto Carrington, of 1393 Cummings Park, Section ‘E’ Sophia, was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel–Octive Hamilton at the Georgetown...

Ministry dissatisfied with private security entities’ input in draft Bill

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The Ministry of Home Affairs is moving ahead to have a draft Private Security Services (Regulation) Bill tabled in the National Assembly, despite what was described as the non-cooperation of...

Where has the respect for human life gone these days?

Jan 28, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Where has the respect for human life gone these days?

Dear Editor, It is so ironic that only last week the Walk For Life was carried out all across the United States for those voiceless children — millions of them — who are aborted and murdered...

Jagdeo’s call for probe shows support for AFC motion – Trotman

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Leader of the Alliance For Change, Raphael Trotman, in light of the call for a probe into the contaminated fuel discovered at the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated’s Anna Regina facility, has...

Here is a civil society member speaking!

Jan 28, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Here is a civil society member speaking!

Was President Jagdeo trying to be smart? Or did the words just randomly come out of his mouth? If your kid was hurt at school, should you not seek redress from a specific authority? Should you not...

Extensive training critical for police ranks – Rohee

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Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee has stressed the need for proper training of police ranks, since they perform multiple duties on a daily basis. These statements were made at the Conference of...

Let all Guyanese with new assets since 1999 join MPs in having their assets examined

Jan 28, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Let all Guyanese with new assets since 1999 join MPs in having their assets examined

Dear Editor, I read the Guyana Chronicle news article “MPs assets declaration is a watershed moment for Guyana,” (Tuesday, January 27), in which President Bharrat Jagdeo reportedly stressed that...

The localisation of taxes

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INTRODUCTION: In my Sunday column, I presented a case study on Bartica. Most villages and towns including Georgetown are held hostage by the administration. For example, Bartica gets only $3M to...

A Stand-up Comedian?

Jan 28, 2009 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on A Stand-up Comedian?

The Parrot has been de-stressed. The process proved that laughter is indeed the best medicine. Many doses were “dispensed” over the last few days in the media. Among the “dispensers” was the...

An inaccurate reflection

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Dear Editor, I refer to Cheddi Joey Jagan’s letter titled “The trail for Obama was blazed by Martin Luther King and Mahatma Ghandi” (SN 16/1/2009). Jagan’s belief that Obama demonstrated the...

‘C’ Division CPGs host successful AGM

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The ‘C’ Division Community Policing Groups (CPGs) held their Annual General Meeting last Sunday at the Lusignan Community Centre on the eve of the first anniversary of the Lusignan Massacre. The...

BIG MAN’S JOB ON A YOUNG BOY’S SHOULDER

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There were many who felt that he was too young and inexperienced to have been handed such an important portfolio. There were many who felt that it was reckless of the President to have assigned to a...

Review the award of the Cubana Monument design prize money

Jan 28, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Review the award of the Cubana Monument design prize money

Dear Editor, It is indeed a wise initiative of the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development to introduce a national competition for the monument design in commemoration of the victims...

Lusignan Massacre: One Year Later

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A year after the Lusignan Massacre, we find ourselves still trying to grapple with the enormity of that depravity, which exemplified the maxim: Homo Homini Lupus – Man, to his fellow man, is a...

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Warrior Nation set to come alive tonight, as Kingsmen face unbeaten...

Sep 04, 2026

2026 Republic Bank CPL…GAW vs. JK at Providence By Clifton Ross (Kaieteur News) – The undefeated Guyana Amazon Warriors are finally back on home soil after weeks on the road. Still, they will...

Bread, circuses and the price of silence

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(Kaieteur News) – Juvenal, the Roman satirist, looked upon his fellow citizens nearly two thousand years ago and wondered what had become of a people who once cared passionately about the affairs of the Republic. “We have sold our votes,” he wrote, before observing that the Roman citizenry...

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and Promises Do Not Stop the Killing

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between...

From gunboat and Ping-Pong diplomacy to gangster diplomacy

Sep 04, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – There was U.S. President James Munroe and his stellar vision: Manifest Destiny. Then came Presidents Andrew Jackson and Zachary Taylor, among others. Men of military acclaim; generals who laid claim to personal heraldry. Native American Indian tribes chased from their...

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A welcome correspondence

Man remanded for robbery, discharging firearm at victim

Ministry dissatisfied with private security entities’ input in draft Bill

Where has the respect for human life gone these days?

Jagdeo’s call for probe shows support for AFC motion – Trotman

Here is a civil society member speaking!

Extensive training critical for police ranks – Rohee

Let all Guyanese with new assets since 1999 join MPs in having their assets examined

The localisation of taxes

A Stand-up Comedian?

An inaccurate reflection

‘C’ Division CPGs host successful AGM

BIG MAN’S JOB ON A YOUNG BOY’S SHOULDER

Review the award of the Cubana Monument design prize money

Lusignan Massacre: One Year Later

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