February 10, 2009

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Wales Estate workers go back to work

Feb 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Wales Estate workers go back to work

– GAWU asks factory representatives to resign from the union By Rustom Seegopaul The workers of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) Wales Estate turned up for work yesterday, saying that...

Minister Sawh’s wife, brother and cousin testify at PI

Feb 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Minister Sawh’s wife, brother and cousin testify at PI

The wife, a cousin and a brother of slain Agriculture Minister Satydeow Sawh yesterday testified at the preliminary inquiry into his murder. The minister’s wife, Sattie; his cousin, Satyanand...

GVF President Shuffler celebrates 70th birthday

Feb 10, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GVF President Shuffler celebrates 70th birthday

-players brave inclement weather to play in friendly tournament Despite the heavy rainfall, volleyball players from Georgetown, West Demerara, New Amsterdam and Linden converged at the National Park...

Berbice name 18 for Castrol under-15 Inter County tourney

Feb 10, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Berbice name 18 for Castrol under-15 Inter County tourney

Final 13 to be known next week The selection committee of the Berbice Cricket Board of Control yesterday met and named their squad of 18 for the upcoming Castrol under-15 Inter County cricket...

Ricky Persaud blasts 103

Feb 10, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Ricky Persaud blasts 103

Ricky Persaud smashed his way to 103 off 63 balls to lead La Grange All Youths Sports Club to a comfortable 41 run win over Young Challengers X1 when rivalry in the Trophy Stall sponsored nationwide...

Five categories to be contested at Mash Badminton competition

Feb 10, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Five categories to be contested at Mash Badminton competition

The Guyana Badminton Association will begin its season of activities with the staging of the Annual Mashramani Junior Singles Tournament which starts this Friday, at the Queens College Courts....

Escaped prisoner jailed for further two years

Feb 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Escaped prisoner jailed for further two years

Surajnarine Singh, the 20-year-old convict who escaped from the Camp Street Prison, was yesterday given an additional two years to his present sentence. He pleaded guilty to a charge of escaping from...

BCBC launches historic ACS U-23 competition

Feb 10, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on BCBC launches historic ACS U-23 competition

Unveils hectic 1st quarter programme Association Construction Service (ACS) of Hampshire Village, Berbice is the latest corporate partner to join hands with the Berbice Cricket Board of Control...

Judge grants JSC leave to challenge Court Registrar

Feb 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Judge grants JSC leave to challenge Court Registrar

Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire granted leave to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) yesterday to file an affidavit in response to the court action mounted by Supreme Court Registrar Sita Ramlall,...

Bartica FA acknowledges poor 2008

Feb 10, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Bartica FA acknowledges poor 2008

Cites lack of facilities as major challenge At a special meeting to evaluate its performance during 2008 and to establish a plan for this year, the General Council of the Bartica Football Association...

Best of luck to Simmons, Hinds

Feb 10, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Best of luck to Simmons, Hinds

By Rawle Welch I’ve always felt that one of the major problems in West Indies cricket stems with the ‘Think Tank’ the group of selectors who sits to choose the team to represent us. After...

We fondly remember Deryck Milton Alexander Bernard

Feb 10, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on We fondly remember Deryck Milton Alexander Bernard

Dear Editor, One year ago, the death of our friend and mentor Deryck Milton Alexander Bernard had shaken us to the core, as our image of him is not of a sick and ailing person but of a strong man,...

Raising the level of transparency and accountability at the highest level

Feb 10, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Raising the level of transparency and accountability at the highest level

Dear Editor, Permit me to refer to Christopher Ram’s ramblings in the February 8th 2009 edition of the SN, where he referred to the Integrity Commission as being in a “still born state.” Mr....

Come on, Mr. Minister

Feb 10, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Come on, Mr. Minister

Dear Editor, Minister Benn, I do hope you learn an essential rule of life sooner rather than later because you would never be a good Minister or at least one that is appreciated. The rule is “When...

It is misguided to believe that production shortfall in the sugar industry is climate related

Feb 10, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on It is misguided to believe that production shortfall in the sugar industry is climate related

Dear Editor, I would like to respond to the missive written by one Tej Singh in the Guyana Chronicle of February 2, 2009, captioned, “Production shortfall in the sugar industry is climate...

A travesty of justice/due process

Feb 10, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on A travesty of justice/due process

Dear Editor, Fifteen Customs officers will, Tuesday February 10, 2008 (today), meet for the first time with their employer – Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) — to answer allegations which,...

Indigenous communities need to diversify their economies – Jagdeo

Feb 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Indigenous communities need to diversify their economies – Jagdeo

“…. rural residents play vital role in natural resource management”– Agri. Minister By Tusika Martin There is need for indigenous communities to diversify their respective economies, in order...

DO TRAFFIC COPS MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

Feb 10, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on DO TRAFFIC COPS MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

A letter writer asked a question that has had me thinking hard, far more than I have ever done on any subject in recent times. That question should also have you thinking. The letter writer –...

Reconsider your decision, Noble Seafoods

Feb 10, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Reconsider your decision, Noble Seafoods

Dear Editor, As much as I am in disbelief that Noble Seafoods Company Limited might not be making any compensation, from newsprint reports, to Mr. Russel Cornelius for injuries sustained during an...

Numerous challenges in addressing renewable energy in the Caribbean

Feb 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Numerous challenges in addressing renewable energy in the Caribbean

– CARICOM Director CARICOM Director of Sustainable Development, Garfield Barnwell, has said that there are numerous challenges in addressing renewable energy in the Caribbean. According to him,...

For whom the locks click

Feb 10, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on For whom the locks click

The New Year did not begin too auspiciously for Guyana; what with the news that the largest business entity in the Caribbean – CLICO — with an extensive and venerable presence in Guyana, was...

Why the Caribbean does not like us. Part 99

Feb 10, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Why the Caribbean does not like us. Part 99

I became a newspaper commentator in 1988 and in the few thousands of articles I have done, I must have penned a few dozens on why the people of the Anglophone West Indies are not enamoured with...

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Kaieteur Sports – Guyana has officially begun the process of preparing to host the 2027 CARIFTA Games, marking a historic milestone for the country as it prepares to stage the premier youth and...

Lack of time and misinterpretation?

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(Kaieteur News) – The belated explanation offered by Ralph Ramkarran, former Chairman of the Constitution Reform Commission (CRC) that the present constitutional gridlock over the appointment of Guyana’s Chancellor and Chief Justice resulted from a misinterpretation by the Oversight Committee...

Facts, Due Process and Fairness: The CCJ’s Test

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have been an advocate of the Caribbean Court of Justice from its conception. In 2015, on the Court’s tenth anniversary, I described its creation as arguably the most significant institutional achievement of the English-speaking Caribbean since the...

MV Barima – a month later

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(Kaieteur News) – The night of Saturday, July 18, 2026 and the early hours of the agonising Sunday that followed are now dates etched into the memory and history of Guyanese. The first hours brought the first pieces of news of a tragedy about which none had a clue that it was really one. And...

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