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Wales sugar workers issued warning letters

Feb 14, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Wales sugar workers issued warning letters

– GuySuCo deems strike illegal Less than one week after the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) workers at the Wales Estate returned to work, the sugar company issued warning letters to all of...

WICB continues to attract surplus negative attention

Feb 14, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on WICB continues to attract surplus negative attention

By Rawle Welch The sensational abandonment of the first day’s play of the second Test Match between the West Indies and England, after only 10 balls were delivered at the Sir Vivian Richards...

Special-needs schools to be boosted with training of teachers – Minister Baksh

Feb 14, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Special-needs schools to be boosted with training of teachers – Minister Baksh

The delivery of education at special-needs schools is likely to be boosted in the very near future, since, according to Education Minister Shaik Baksh, plans are apace to have teachers of such...

Lamaha embankment squatters without water, electricity

Feb 14, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Lamaha embankment squatters without water, electricity

– 15 days to deadline With approximately two weeks left for them to relocate, the squatters along the Lamaha Street railway embankment have said that the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) and the...

Jamaica reach 149-3 on truncated opening day

Feb 14, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Jamaica reach 149-3 on truncated opening day

By Sean Devers Jamaica reached 149-3 by the time bad light stopped play on the truncated opening day of their sixth round West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) regional four-day cricket match against...

MY DARLING VALENTINE

Feb 14, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on MY DARLING VALENTINE

Will you be my Valentine? Share with me a glass of Wine Will you bring me Roses or Violets? I would accept some lovely Tulips I remember the day when we first Met When my eyes on you Beset It was...

Financial crisis could force review of MDGs – Teixeira

Feb 14, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Financial crisis could force review of MDGs – Teixeira

Presidential Advisor on Governance, Gail Teixeira, says that even as Guyana is on track to meeting key goals, such as poverty reduction, the current global financial crisis could force the United...

Was it negligence that killed my pet?

Feb 14, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Was it negligence that killed my pet?

Dear Editor, Time and time again I have heard that one of the best things to do is to neuter/spay your pet. I have also heard that it is done by a simple surgery and that these animals live normal...

DNA tests ordered on skeletal remains

Feb 14, 2009 knews News Comments Off on DNA tests ordered on skeletal remains

-suspects released Police have ordered that DNA tests be done on the skeletal remains that were found last Tuesday, to ascertain whether they really are those of West Coast Berbice rice farmer Seeram...

Our incipient cultural industry needs to be developed

Feb 14, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Our incipient cultural industry needs to be developed

Dear Editor, Mashramani is here again and given that it is one of our major national cultural events, now is as good a time as any to think about the direction of this historic festival and the...

Brazilians should have been given some credit

Feb 14, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Brazilians should have been given some credit

Dear Editor, I read Mr. Ramsaroop’s article published on 02/11/09 in the Kaieteur News . I think that Mr. Ramsaroop could have publicly written a special thank you to the 6° BEC (Batalhão de...

North West Organics looks to sweet success

Feb 14, 2009 knews News Comments Off on North West Organics looks to sweet success

…Organic chocolates and fudges launched North West Organics, a company made up of Amerindians from Guyana’s North West District, is adding something “sweet” to its mission to protect sea...

Dr Ramsammy to be cremated today

Feb 14, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Dr Ramsammy to be cremated today

The body of Dr Joshua Ramsammy, who died on Wednesday, will be cremated today at the Good Hope Crematorium. Close associates say that the body will be at his Ogle residence from 10:00 to 12:00 hours...

Stop preaching and teach

Feb 14, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Stop preaching and teach

Dear Editor, A few months ago Francis Quamina, of the ‘Tides of Susanburg’ fame reminded us about the lyrics of the patriot folk song, ‘Onward upward may we ever go, day by day in strength and...

VAT collection falls short by $1B

Feb 14, 2009 knews News Comments Off on VAT collection falls short by $1B

By Tusika Martin Value Added Tax recorded a decrease of $1B in 2008. The budget had estimated the collection of $25.1 billion but only $23.99 billion was collected. This year it is expected that...

The time has come to take industrial relations disputes to another level

Feb 14, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The time has come to take industrial relations disputes to another level

Dear Mr. Editor, Permit me to raise a few of my own concerns as it relates to the issues confronting the workers of the Guyana civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). Yes, there are many onlookers, some of...

Strange country: NBS, CLICO and the police

Feb 14, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Strange country: NBS, CLICO and the police

Guyana is a place where anything that defies imagination can happen and does happen. Where to begin? That is a task that burdens the mind. When I was younger I thought Burnham was ruining Guyana....

No HIV or syphilis in newborn babies by 2015

Feb 14, 2009 knews News Comments Off on No HIV or syphilis in newborn babies by 2015

By 2015, the majority of children born in the Caribbean will be free of HIV and syphilis. This is the major objective of an initiative for the elimination of vertical (mother-to-child) transmission...

The need of the hour

Feb 14, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on The need of the hour

From reported comments in the press, it would appear that, in preparing the 2009 budget, the Minister of Finance did not consult the representatives of the economic sectors – business and labour...

THE NEW GENERATION

Feb 14, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE NEW GENERATION

The vandalism that was caused to the National Sports Hall this past week was not totally surprising. That venue has limited accommodation and if you have more children attending that the capacity,...