February 2009

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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...

Husband slices open wife’s stomach, attempts suicide

Feb 09, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Husband slices open wife’s stomach, attempts suicide

– 11-year-old daughter watched brutal murder A 29-year-old mother of three had her stomach sliced open by her husband, who had accused her of having a relationship with a neighbour. Latoya...

Police recover rifle taken from drunken cop

Feb 09, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Police recover rifle taken from drunken cop

– another rank pawns his weapon to nurse The Guyana Police Force is investigating two of its members following some glaring discrepancies regarding the security of two of that organisation’s...

Housing Ministry to clamp down on illegal sale of house lots

Feb 09, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Housing Ministry to clamp down on illegal sale of house lots

– involvement of JPs, Commissioners of Oaths to be investigated Earnest efforts have been engaged by the Ministry of Housing and Water to ensure that applicants for house lots do not infiltrate...

Integrity Commission will not be independent with Dr Rose as Chair

Feb 09, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Integrity Commission will not be independent with Dr Rose as Chair

– AFC The nomination of the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Dr James Rose, as Chairman of the Integrity Commission is a despicable act on the part of the nominator. This is...

Finance Minister to present budget today

Feb 09, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Finance Minister to present budget today

…as GTUC says it is void of consultations The 2009 National Budget, aimed at restarting and sustaining growth in ways that are achievable and attainable in the context of the global challenges,...

Is public confidence in police force returning?

Feb 09, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Is public confidence in police force returning?

With the number of ranks being placed before the courts within recent times, the Guyana Police Force is optimistic that the renewed confidence shown by the public in its internal investigating arm...

Miner stabbed to death over stolen pants

Feb 09, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Miner stabbed to death over stolen pants

A 33-year-old miner was stabbed to death on Friday by a man whom he had accused of stealing his pants. Dennis Patterson, of Perseverance, Essequibo Coast, succumbed to several stab wounds at around...

Mashramani 2K9 geared at reviving Guyanese culture

Feb 09, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Mashramani 2K9 geared at reviving Guyanese culture

Mashramani 2K9 is promising a series of exciting activities, and according to Head of the Mash Secretariat, Lennox Canterbury, it will need the full sponsorship of corporate Guyana to make Mash a...

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

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(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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