February 2009

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Action amounts to blackmail – Prime Minister

Feb 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Action amounts to blackmail – Prime Minister

By Nadia Guyadeen Prime Minister Samuel Hinds yesterday described the Air Traffic Controllers’ strike action as blackmail. According to him, dismissal of the persons who have taken strike action is...

Suspected cattle thief lands in jail

Feb 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Suspected cattle thief lands in jail

Wayne Castello, also known as “Satan”, of Central Rupununi, yesterday appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson charged with larceny of cattle. On July 26, 2007 at Pirara Ranch,...

Robbery accused must post $170,000 bail

Feb 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Robbery accused must post $170,000 bail

Haim Nauth, also known as “Fine Man”, of Lot 3 Shell Road and Alexander Street, Kitty, yesterday appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on a charge of larceny from the dwelling...

Gordon Gilhuys’s absence places burden on other magistrates

Feb 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Gordon Gilhuys’s absence places burden on other magistrates

With the Magistrates’ Courts already under significant burden, a number of lawyers are complaining about the way their Preliminary Inquires (PI) are been handled. According to one lawyer, the...

Houston school gets furniture from Republic Bank

Feb 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Houston school gets furniture from Republic Bank

Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited handed over 60 pairs of desks and benches to the Houston Community High School, East Bank Demerara, yesterday. The donation was made under the bank’s Power to Make a...

Monument to go up for Bartica massacre victims

Feb 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Monument to go up for Bartica massacre victims

An overseas-based exploration company is currently finalising plans to erect a monument in memory of the 12 persons who were slain on February 17 last in Bartica. Guyana Gold Fields Incorporated, a...

FBI offers $2M for Thompson’s killers

Feb 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on FBI offers $2M for Thompson’s killers

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is offering $2M for information leading to the arrest of the killers of US citizen, Hubert Daniel Thompson, who was bludgeoned to death in his Le Meridien,...

Caribbean U-15 champ Fung-A-Fat survives thriller

Feb 05, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Caribbean U-15 champ Fung-A-Fat survives thriller

Caribbean Under-15 girls champion Mary Fung-A-Fat (+10) had to recover from a set down to defeat Brian Yong (+8) 12/15, 17/15, 17/16 as the Bounty Farm Handicap Squash Tournament opened Tuesday...

2-day trial match for Berbice U-15 cricketers this weekend

Feb 05, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on 2-day trial match for Berbice U-15 cricketers this weekend

Castrol team to be named on Monday Berbice under-15 cricketers will continue preparations for the upcoming Castrol Inter County tournament with a two day trial match at the Rose Hall Canje ground...

Christopher Holder to defend Mash 40-mile Road Race title

Feb 05, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Christopher Holder to defend Mash 40-mile Road Race title

On Sunday morning the roadways on the West Coast of Demerara will welcome back Guyana’s leading cyclists when the first road race for the 2009 season comes off. It will be the annual Mashramani...

Ramnaresh Sarwan Player Diary

Feb 05, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Ramnaresh Sarwan Player Diary

As the West Indies plays England in the Digicel Series 2009, Windies batsman, Ramnaresh Sarwan, shares his thoughts on his personal performance and expectations for the Digicel Series. Ramnaresh...

Guyana considers Caribbean Basketball Championships

Feb 05, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana considers Caribbean Basketball Championships

– will not participate if event is held in US territory By Edison Jefford Because of the difficulties usually associated with the procurement of United States visas for locally–based national...

Linden woman booked for embezzlement

Feb 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Linden woman booked for embezzlement

Emilla Cumberbatch, 20, of 12 Waterly Road, Christianburg, who allegedly defrauded Jacquelyn Osborne of $1,461,800, yesterday appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson to face the...

Cyclists lose out again as RBC forced to call off race

Feb 05, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Cyclists lose out again as RBC forced to call off race

Sponsors disgusted By Franklin Wilson Once again local cyclists have been left to hold the wrong end of the stick as a result of administrative lapses and poor decision making. USA based Tony Chung...

Local fighters up their activities for various engagements

Feb 05, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Local fighters up their activities for various engagements

The Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Boxing Gym was transformed into a hive of activity yesterday afternoon as several of the country’s top professional pugilists stepped up activities for various...

Speedboats get new regulations

Feb 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Speedboats get new regulations

Speedboats operating between Vreed-en-Hoop and Georgetown now have to comply with new regulations issued by the Maritime Administration, in an effort to ensure the safety of everyday passengers. The...

President College, Bishops’ clash in today’s final

Feb 05, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on President College, Bishops’ clash in today’s final

In a clash of junior national basketball titans, Yannick Dundas will square off against his counterpart, Richard Mohandatt today when the curtains come down on the inaugural President’s College...

Pigeons create a nuisance in Alberttown

Feb 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Pigeons create a nuisance in Alberttown

Residents of the Alberttown area have, over the past few weeks, been living in fear of the outbreak of fire stemming from the droves of pigeons which alight on the utility wires near the junctions of...

What message is the PNCR sending in regard to mayoral elections?

Feb 05, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on What message is the PNCR sending in regard to mayoral elections?

Dear Editor, On my visit to the city, I was able to learn the challenges of the municipality, and I also witnessed a number of persons who seemed to be of unsound mind throwing garbage about and...

Bag thief thanks magistrate for jailing him

Feb 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Bag thief thanks magistrate for jailing him

Shawn Yhun, 29, of 37 Princes Street, Lodge, yesterday pleaded guilty to simple larceny before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, and was jailed for 12 months. On January 31, last, in...

Digicel customer dissatisfied with service

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After being a faithful customer to Digicel for the past two years, businessman Mark Drakes has said that he is disappointed and dissatisfied with the company. The man, who is an electrician, told...

Illegal minibus park, structures on reserve near DHB irk Works Ministry

Feb 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Illegal minibus park, structures on reserve near DHB irk Works Ministry

Certain Route 32 (Georgetown/Parika) minibuses have taken to gathering at the eastern end of the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) to await passengers travelling to West Coast Demerara, rather than...

Best business decision was made to import sugar

Feb 05, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Best business decision was made to import sugar

Dear Editor, I find it strange that Guyana will be importing sugar even though this country is one of the largest sugar-producing countries in the Caribbean. At first I was outraged, and ventured to...

The Ministry of Health is equally responsible

Feb 05, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The Ministry of Health is equally responsible

Dear Editor, Kindly permit me space in your widely circulated paper to comment on the Ministry of Health’s failure to accept responsibility for letting hundreds of people get robbed. Medical...

Workers accuse Public Works Ministry of contract breach

Feb 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Workers accuse Public Works Ministry of contract breach

Three contracted ‘sign painters’ attached to the Ministry of Public Works are accusing the Ministry of breaching a contract that they sign every year. One of the contracted workers, Shindel...

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The danger of renting another country’s power

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(Kaieteur News) – There is an old temptation among small countries, particularly those situated beside larger and more troublesome neighbours. They often mistake the friendship of a great power for an insurance policy. The illusion is comforting. It permits governments to spend less time...

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...

Praising President Ali, PPP for thinking of Guyanese

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(Kaieteur News) – I wish to thank publicly President Ali and the PPP Govt for keeping Guyanese in mind, caring for them. This should have been done before, but circumstances kept getting in the way. The president helped to get priorities in order, so here I am with gratitude in my heart,...

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