February 2009

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Combating domestic violence

Feb 23, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Combating domestic violence

Dear Editor, Domestic violence is a startling but prevalent social problem in Guyana; it crosses racial and socioeconomic lines. Any victim of Domestic Violence is violated of their fundamental...

Celebrating our achievements

Feb 23, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Celebrating our achievements

Dear Editor, February 23 commemorates the anniversary of Guyana becoming a sovereign democratic state within the British Commonwealth in 1970. This year the theme for Republic Day is “One...

Backer urges administrative changes to effectively police hinterland

Feb 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Backer urges administrative changes to effectively police hinterland

Police Commissioner Henry Greene said that the separation of the largest police division in the country, E&F Division, and the relocation of its headquarters are under active consideration. The...

I GUESS YOU KNOW THE ANSWER

Feb 23, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on I GUESS YOU KNOW THE ANSWER

Our Republic Day celebrations more often than not coincide with the period during which both Trinidad and Brazil celebrate their carnivals, which means that Guyana will continue to find difficulties...

It’s not practical to establish airstrips at Wakenaam and Leguan

Feb 23, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on It’s not practical to establish airstrips at Wakenaam and Leguan

Dear Editor, The 2008 budget provided for construction of airstrips at Wakenaam and Leguan requiring approximately $100M. I criticised this expenditure a year ago and informed a few persons who had...

Victim succumbs one week later

Feb 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Victim succumbs one week later

After battling to stay alive on life support machines for the past week, 30-year-old Terrence Plummer who was shot in the head during a robbery has succumbed to his injury. The dead man’s mother,...

We are punishing now more than ever

Feb 23, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on We are punishing now more than ever

Dear Editor, I wish John Da Silva would stop telling us the country has not decayed under the PPP. Things are harder and more expensive than ever before. The prosperity under Hoyte disappeared and...

Stanford and Sonn

Feb 23, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on Stanford and Sonn

“What the ras?” my colleague, a Jamaican lawyer exclaimed. We had been reviewing a document in which Robert (R) Allen Stanford wanted to be henceforth represented or referred to by his initials...

Republic Day

Feb 23, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on Republic Day

Today should be one of the proudest days in the life of our nation – Republic Day. While some may confer that honour on Independence Day, May 26th, we do believe that because our umbilical cord to...

Joint Services kill three

Feb 22, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Joint Services kill three

– fourth man, girlfriend captured Three members of the gang that was believed to have carried out a spate of brazen robberies at Bartica and outlying communities were shot dead yesterday...

Hand in Hand loses $1.9M to Stanford

Feb 22, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Hand in Hand loses $1.9M to Stanford

A leading insurance company in Guyana says it has lost nearly $1.9 million in pension funds after investing with Texas financier R. Allen Stanford. Spokesman Hewley Nelson says the “Hand in...

Woman seeks to marry death row prisoner

Feb 22, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Woman seeks to marry death row prisoner

– believes he is innocent By Michael Jordan A death row inmate and his girlfriend may exchange wedding vows this year in the Georgetown Prison – if officials from the Ministry of Home...

High Court grants injunction against Stanford All Star cricketer

Feb 22, 2009 knews News Comments Off on High Court grants injunction against Stanford All Star cricketer

– overseas-based Guyanese claim fraud in property dispute While Texan billionaire Sir Allen Stanford is awaiting his possible date with the court, one of his beneficiaries is engaged in a...

This Week’s ‘Special Person’ is Winfield James

Feb 22, 2009 knews News Comments Off on This Week’s ‘Special Person’ is Winfield James

“In those days, when we put out a float it was a spectacular creation, and even the individual costumes were well put together. These days what you have are a lot of skimpy outfits with not...

Security guard murdered in Mabura

Feb 22, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Security guard murdered in Mabura

On Friday last a security guard, Mineo Holder, 38, attached to Demerara Timbers Limited in Mabura, was murdered at approximately 19:00 hours. Holder’s body was discovered in the doorway of...

Woman robbed, sexually assaulted in Bachelor’s Adventure

Feb 22, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Woman robbed, sexually assaulted in Bachelor’s Adventure

Early yesterday morning, a woman from Bachelor’s Adventure, East Coast Demerara, was robbed by a man armed with a handgun, before he sexually assaulted her. According to the police, the victim...

Children’s Mashramani Competition concludes with satisfying performance

Feb 22, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Children’s Mashramani Competition concludes with satisfying performance

The 2009 Children’s Mashramani Competitions concluded on Friday at the National Cultural Centre with the costume segment described as very impressive by many who attended. As stated by Mash...

BK International launches 2K9 Mash Band

Feb 22, 2009 knews News Comments Off on BK International launches 2K9 Mash Band

With a simple and brief ceremony on Thursday BK International officially announced the display of its costumes. BK International Director, Gail Tiwari, said that the company is pleased to be...

Guyana’s economy is poised on a one-legged stool

Feb 22, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyana’s economy is poised on a one-legged stool

– AFC leader By Tusika Martin Guyana’s economy is precariously poised on a ‘one-legged stool’, Alliance for Change leader Raphael Trotman told the National Assembly on Friday, referring to...

Health Ministry poised to combat dengue threat

Feb 22, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Health Ministry poised to combat dengue threat

– Minister Ramsammy — Private health facilities urged to report suspected cases Guyana, like the region of Latin America and the Caribbean, is currently under a dengue threat, thus the...

A mother’s struggles with triplets bear fruit

Feb 22, 2009 knews News Comments Off on A mother’s struggles with triplets bear fruit

By Yannason Duncan Their innocent smiles and their identical resemblances would certainly warm any hearts but, disguised by their pretty smiles, life for triplets Rada, Rosaria and Reenica continue...

One woman’s Valentine’s Day wish

Feb 22, 2009 knews News Comments Off on One woman’s Valentine’s Day wish

Valentine’s Day, which was recently celebrated here in Guyana and all over the world, is for most people one of the most romantic days of the year. Many look forward to this day with joyful...

‘Parents being misled by GTU’

Feb 22, 2009 knews News Comments Off on ‘Parents being misled by GTU’

Berbice High School protest… – Min. Baksh The parents of the students who were involved in the protest action at the Berbice High School on Friday are being misled by the Guyana Teachers’ Union...

Trade and Tourism Ministry empowered rural folk in 2008

Feb 22, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Trade and Tourism Ministry empowered rural folk in 2008

Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Manniram Prashad, has said that despite many challenges last year there were many accomplishments. He said that this year his Ministry will further advance...

Germans assisting Guyana with Protected Areas

Feb 22, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Germans assisting Guyana with Protected Areas

Representatives of the German Bank KfW were recently in Guyana as the Bank continues to support Guyana’s efforts to establish a National Protected Areas System (NPAS), even as the government pushes...

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Kaieteur Sports – Newly imported horse from the Jumbo Jet Racing Stables, Sand Pipes stormed to a comprehensive victory in the prestigious Guyana Cup horse race at Rising Sun Turf Club on a cool...

Ten schools on one street

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(Kaieteur News) – Guyana never ceases to amaze me. There are moments when a government announces an achievement and it is done in such a manner that one is expected to feel grateful for the evidence of progress. Some of these announcements are about routine things. Yet, the announcement is made...

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...

Procurement master composer Ali on stage

Aug 24, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Those visits by Pres. Ali into places of worship may be paying off. He sees the light. He may insist that he sees god (meaning himself); I settle for light. Light is late in coming. Its speed slowed down by GPL wires and thick political darkness. But light has arrived...

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