February 2009

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FLYING HIGH AND AIMING LOW

Feb 04, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on FLYING HIGH AND AIMING LOW

An aviation pilot was in my day a glamorous career choice. I am told that today, many of our school-leavers aim not to fly in the air but on our roadways, and are excited at the prospects of becoming...

Invaluable humour

Feb 04, 2009 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Invaluable humour

The Parrot loves a good joke. Reading the newspapers and following international developments on television recently, a number of issues I stumbled upon caused me to chuckle. Basically all of these...

Those of us who set out to criticise Corbin can at least do it with some degree of fairness

Feb 04, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Those of us who set out to criticise Corbin can at least do it with some degree of fairness

Dear Editor, Freddie Kissoon’s article which appeared in Kaieteur News, dated 29th January 2009 bearing the heading “Guyana’s future under the PNC’s hands”, presented a paradoxical drift....

Fish vendor chopped after teasing colleague

Feb 04, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Fish vendor chopped after teasing colleague

A Stabroek Market vendor could no longer contain his anger yesterday after being teased for as long as he could remember by his victim. Around 16:50 hours, fish vendor Gavin Mc Bean was rushed to the...

Diabetes and the feet

Feb 04, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on Diabetes and the feet

In our edition of yesterday, Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, was reported to have announced that his Ministry will soon embark on a campaign to encourage Guyanese to pay closer attention to...

Night flights called off

Feb 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Night flights called off

… as Air traffic controllers strike bites deep All-night flights have been cancelled at Guyana’s lone international airport because only one air traffic controller and one engineer are...

Sean Hinds remanded on abduction charge

Feb 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Sean Hinds remanded on abduction charge

Former murder accused Sean Hinds was yesterday remanded to prison after he appeared in court charged with abduction of a13-year-old girl. The 41-year-old Hinds allegedly abducted the 13- year-old...

Carjackers shoot, rob taxi driver

Feb 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Carjackers shoot, rob taxi driver

Carjackers shot a taxi driver in the face, at around 19:30 hrs last night, after luring him from the Stabroek area to North Ruimveldt. Carlton Jerrick, 47, of North East La Penitence, was attacked in...

Father, daughter recovering well

Feb 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Father, daughter recovering well

One day after successfully undergoing a kidney transplant, 47-year-old retired Major Winston George, and the donor, his 25-year-old daughter Melissa George, an Immigration Officer, are said to be...

Murder accused escapes from lock-ups, family turns him in

Feb 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Murder accused escapes from lock-ups, family turns him in

As police ranks at the Turkeyen Police Station conducted routine checks of their station yesterday morning, they discovered that a murder accused had escaped through a hole at the western end of the...

Gas price increases

Feb 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Gas price increases

The price of gasoline at all Shell Gas Stations has now been increased by about $70 per gallon. Consumers will now have to pay $627 per gallon, instead of $557. This increase kicked in since January...

Caricom Community Council maps out plan to deal with Obama administration

Feb 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Caricom Community Council maps out plan to deal with Obama administration

Secretary-General of Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. Edwin Carrington, yesterday said that the 23rd Meeting of the Community Council of Ministers, which was held at the Caricom Secretariat,...

City Hall unveils $2.1B budget

Feb 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on City Hall unveils $2.1B budget

– eyes re-valuation of properties to increase revenue base City Hall yesterday unveiled a $2.1billion budget which, according to Deputy Mayor Robert Williams, will aid the municipality’s...

Save your feet, or else – Health Minister

Feb 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Save your feet, or else – Health Minister

To prevent diabetes-related amputations, the Ministry of Health will soon embark on a campaign to encourage Guyanese to pay closer attention to their feet. Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has...

Remigrant contemplates abandoning business plans

Feb 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Remigrant contemplates abandoning business plans

A Guyanese who plans to re-migrate and invest in the hotel industry is currently contemplating the wisdom of his decision, following a robbery at the site of his business. The four-storeyed structure...

A BIG STONE FOR JERRY

Feb 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on A BIG STONE FOR JERRY

There was a time when the undertaker was supposed to be your best friend, because he was the last man to let you down. Now times have changed, and undertakers are not the only persons who sell...

Padmini Rambalak off to Miss India Worldwide

Feb 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Padmini Rambalak off to Miss India Worldwide

Miss Guyana India Worldwide, Padmini Rambalak, has left the country for South Africa, where she will participate at the Miss India Worldwide Pageant in Durban on February 14. Rambalak’s...

50/9 initiative to boost practice of breast self-examination

Feb 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on 50/9 initiative to boost practice of breast self-examination

The Ministry of Health is gearing to visit 50,000 women in their homes, before the end of October, to teach them the importance of breast self examination in the fight against breast cancer. The...

Subryanville residents to sue CPHA, developer

Feb 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Subryanville residents to sue CPHA, developer

As a result of a meeting held between residents of Subryanville and the Board of the Central Planning and Housing Authority (CPHA) on Thursday, over the construction of a three-storey commercial...

Yes we can

Feb 03, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Yes we can

By Rawle Welch When West Indies Captain Chris Gayle and his men walk onto Sabina Park tomorrow to play the first of four tests against England, most West Indian fans will be hoping that the now...

GAPF AGM set for Sunday at Hotel Tower

Feb 03, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GAPF AGM set for Sunday at Hotel Tower

The Annual General Meeting of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) will take place on Sunday in the Rupununi Room at the Hotel Tower, Main Street starting at 12:00hrs. A review of the...

Boyce ingeniously outlines national selection policy

Feb 03, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Boyce ingeniously outlines national selection policy

Congratulates Morgan on recent achievement By Edison Jefford While congratulating sportswoman of the year, Alika Morgan and hinting that the leading female distance athlete must be given scholarship...

Ulric ‘The ‘Master’ Harris returns to claim season opening scrabble tournament

Feb 03, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Ulric ‘The ‘Master’ Harris returns to claim season opening scrabble tournament

Ulric ‘The Master’ Harris employed superb tactics to out-spell a star-studded field of scrabble players and carted off top honours when the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) opened...

Blackout has final say in Alpha / Conquerors friendly

Feb 03, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Blackout has final say in Alpha / Conquerors friendly

Much more work to be done – Mervin Wilson By Franklin Wilson Guyana Power and Light floored both Alpha United and Fruta Conquerors ending their friendly match prematurely on Sunday evening at the...

Parris-Aaron remains in charge of GNA

Feb 03, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Parris-Aaron remains in charge of GNA

Dr. Maxine Parris-Aaron retained the Presidency when the Guyana Netball Association held its Annual General Meeting in the Boardroom of the Inter-American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana, – The two-day racing extravaganza that kicks off an action-packed month of motorsport starts today at the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) Thomaslands venue...

Punctuality is now a problem in Georgetown Schools

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(Kaieteur News) – Every school day in the city, in almost every ward, you can see scores of school children – dressed in their uniforms – ambling to school after 9:00am. The casualness of these children suggests that punctuality is no longer important to them or to their parents. But it does...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

UGGI Survey: Pt. IV

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(Kaieteur News) – This is the last commentary on the University of Guyana Green Institute (UGGI) Independence 60 Survey titled: Guyana at 60: Trust, Oil, and the Society being Built. Today’s focus goes beyond the two bottom performing areas of “national government” and “foreign oil...

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