February 2009

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Bishops’ eases past Marian Academy

Feb 04, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Bishops’ eases past Marian Academy

By Edison Jefford Obviously the stronger team against weak opposition, Bishops’ High School eased pass a young Marian Academy line–up that showed clear room for improvement as their newly...

Man charged for indecent assault of stepdaughter, 10

Feb 04, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Man charged for indecent assault of stepdaughter, 10

A 25-year-old Bagotstown man has been charged with indecently assaulting his 10-year-old stepdaughter. The child has since been taken into protective custody by the Childcare Protection Agency of the...

RHTY&SC attracts sponsorship from Gilgeous Pawn Shop & Scotia Bank

Feb 04, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC attracts sponsorship from Gilgeous Pawn Shop & Scotia Bank

The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club continue to attract sponsorship from corporate Guyana for its numerous activities. On Thursday last, the club received sponsorship from Scotia Bank and...

Reon King to head GCA senior selection panel

Feb 04, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Reon King to head GCA senior selection panel

Lovell in charge of juniors By Sean Devers Thirty-three year-old former West Indies fast bowler Reon King will head the senior selection panel of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), while...

Guyana, WWF sign carbon storage grant

Feb 04, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyana, WWF sign carbon storage grant

One of the largest environmental organizations in the world, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Guianas yesterday signed a grant totaling US$151,250 with the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) to support...

Itinerant vendors removed from Regent Street pavements

Feb 04, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Itinerant vendors removed from Regent Street pavements

Officers of the City Constabulary swooped down on itinerant vendors plying their trade along the Regent Street pavement early yesterday morning, in a bid to rid the M&CC reserves of the unlawful...

Ferreira James happy with sports personality award

Feb 04, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Ferreira James happy with sports personality award

“I am happy to hear that I have won the National Female Sports Personality Award for the 6th time,” leading Guyanese female football referee Dianne Ferreira James told Kaieteur Sport via...

P&P Insurance assists young athlete

Feb 04, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on P&P Insurance assists young athlete

To train with Mensfist Pioneer Athletics Club in T&T for Caribbean Games P&P Insurance Brokers & Consultants Limited recently made a contribution of $50,000: to Jermaine Pilgrim, an...

Gov’t still to meet GT&T on wiretapping debacle

Feb 04, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Gov’t still to meet GT&T on wiretapping debacle

By Gary Eleazar It will cost some US$1M for the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) to purchase the equipment to realize the interception and storage of communication on mobile phones....

Army mum on report on Cuyuni fatal crash

Feb 04, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Army mum on report on Cuyuni fatal crash

Army officials remain tight-lipped on the findings of an investigation into last December’s boat collision in the Cuyuni River, which claimed the lives of two soldiers. Contacted on Monday, an army...

Local domino players prepare for intense competition

Feb 04, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Local domino players prepare for intense competition

Local domino players are currently undergoing rigid practice sessions in preparation of the World Council of Domino Federation (WCDF) King and Queen Domino tournament scheduled for April 9-12 in...

Caricom Secretariat operating on tight financial constraints

Feb 04, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Caricom Secretariat operating on tight financial constraints

“….there is need for new perspective in the region” – Dr. Carrington By Tusika Martin The Caricom Secretariat will be operating under tight financial constraints this year as there have been...

Those in authority must be allowed to function

Feb 04, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Those in authority must be allowed to function

Dear Editor, Sometimes I wonder why is it that persons in Guyana place so much emphasis on issues that don’t really concern them, and spend less time in their own development and wellbeing. When a...

Father alleges that police encouraged dalliance with his daughter

Feb 04, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Father alleges that police encouraged dalliance with his daughter

The father of the 13-year-old Grove East Bank Demerara girl now in the custody of the Childcare and Protection Agency told this newspaper that it was the police who had told (name provided), also...

Harpy Eagles fly away with East Coast C/ship

Feb 04, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Harpy Eagles fly away with East Coast C/ship

– prepares for Pan Caribbean contest Harpy Eagles Martial Arts Academy dominated the East Coast National Championships on Saturday at Starlite Drive–In where more than fifteen of their athletes...

Channel 2 merges with American University of Peace Studies

Feb 04, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Channel 2 merges with American University of Peace Studies

The American University of Peace Studies and GWTV Channel 2 yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that aligned the two institutions to form the New Global Education Network Channel 2...

Guyana will someday shine at Olympic track and field

Feb 04, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana will someday shine at Olympic track and field

Dear Editor, Having being a sports enthusiast for almost my entire life, I have said it in the past and will forever maintain my stance that Guyana has definitely got hidden talent in Track and Field...

The PNCR must clearly state its position on the issue of mayoral elections for Georgetown

Feb 04, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The PNCR must clearly state its position on the issue of mayoral elections for Georgetown

Dear Editor, On Monday, 26 January 2009, a motion calling for the election of Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the City of Georgetown was, once again, deferred on a request by the mover, Mr. Llewellyn John....

Taking issue with NCN’s coverage of cricket

Feb 04, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Taking issue with NCN’s coverage of cricket

Dear Editor, Cricket fans around the region will be anxiously monitoring the up-coming England- West Indies (WI) Test and One Day International Series since our home team is in the rebuilding...

Can we have the plan?

Feb 04, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Can we have the plan?

Dear Editor, Guyana has lost three matches in a row. I hope we can come back and win some of the remaining matches, but even if we do, indications are that things are not healthy with our cricket. In...

Oh Beautiful New Amsterdam

Feb 04, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Oh Beautiful New Amsterdam

Dear Editor, A warm welcome awaits visitors to the enthralling town of New Amsterdam, which is situated on the Eastern bank of the Berbice River, four miles up river from the Atlantic Ocean, and 64...

Clarifying issues pertaining to the marketing of sugar by GuySuCo

Feb 04, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Clarifying issues pertaining to the marketing of sugar by GuySuCo

Dear Editor, Consequent upon recent articles by two of your columnists on matters pertaining to the marketing of sugar by the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc., we wish to respond as follows: The sugar...

$10.2M Guyanese monthly and a rendezvous in Subryanville

Feb 04, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on $10.2M Guyanese monthly and a rendezvous in Subryanville

Surprise! Surprise! The biggest joke in town is not about the Guyana Government. The PPP boys and girls are always the source of amusement given their innate penchant for doing and saying the wrong...

Indian dentists coming to join local fraternity

Feb 04, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Indian dentists coming to join local fraternity

As part of the Ministry of Health’s effort to expand its dental health care system in the country, three dentists from India are expected to be in Guyana within a month to provide support and...

Guyana has adequate human resources to deal with agricultural problems

Feb 04, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Guyana has adequate human resources to deal with agricultural problems

Dear Editor, Guyana seems to be continuing its legacy of dependency. With all of our human resources available locally we still look outwards to solve our problems. We have developed serious weed...

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Bread, circuses and the price of silence

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(Kaieteur News) – Juvenal, the Roman satirist, looked upon his fellow citizens nearly two thousand years ago and wondered what had become of a people who once cared passionately about the affairs of the Republic. “We have sold our votes,” he wrote, before observing that the Roman citizenry...

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...

From gunboat and Ping-Pong diplomacy to gangster diplomacy

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(Kaieteur News) – There was U.S. President James Munroe and his stellar vision: Manifest Destiny. Then came Presidents Andrew Jackson and Zachary Taylor, among others. Men of military acclaim; generals who laid claim to personal heraldry. Native American Indian tribes chased from their...

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