February 2009

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Guyana’s health sector equal to other Caribbean countries – Dr. Ramsammy

Feb 24, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyana’s health sector equal to other Caribbean countries – Dr. Ramsammy

Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has said that the health sector in Guyana is attaining the same level of development like the other countries in the Caribbean. During his budget debate in...

West Ruimveldt community ground fence in need of repairs

Feb 24, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on West Ruimveldt community ground fence in need of repairs

The Western Tigers Football Club which is sponsored by BK International is calling for help to repair a dilapidated section of the fence that surrounds their Community ground. Speaking with Kaieteur...

City teams prevail over East Coast counterparts

Feb 24, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on City teams prevail over East Coast counterparts

By Michael Benjamin Pele FC dished out a 4-nil drubbing to Victoria Kings while Conquerors sent Golden Grove packing, 2-nil, as the city teams continued their dominance in the annual Mayor’s...

Crandon hits fourth fifty as Guyana, T&T play to draw

Feb 24, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Crandon hits fourth fifty as Guyana, T&T play to draw

By Sean Devers Back in the familiar middle order position after opening in the last match, Royston Crandon chalked up his fourth fifty this season as Guyana held on for a second consecutive draw...

Windies girls all set for ICC World Cup in Australia

Feb 24, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Windies girls all set for ICC World Cup in Australia

The West Indies Women’s Team departed from Barbados on Sunday night for Australia where they will participate in the International Cricket Council’s Women’s World Cup. The 15-member squad has...

GTI easily disposes of President’s College

Feb 24, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GTI easily disposes of President’s College

– to win NSC Schools’ Championships By Edison Jefford The Guyana Technical Institute (GTI) continued its rich sport history Sunday night when the institute easily disposed of President’s...

GCB make unprecedented media release on National holiday

Feb 24, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GCB make unprecedented media release on National holiday

Bissoon Singh to act as GCB head until next month By Sean Devers Just hours after a story chiding the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) for withholding information on the names of their new sub-committee...

Low business participation in Mash celebrations understandable

Feb 24, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Low business participation in Mash celebrations understandable

Dear Editor, Decisions by companies not participating during Mash 2009 celebrations must be accepted with the understanding that spending power is not at its best from the public at large. I really...

Adopting sustainable manufacturing practices can improve productivity, competitiveness – says visiting professor

Feb 24, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Adopting sustainable manufacturing practices can improve productivity, competitiveness – says visiting professor

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA), in collaboration with the Sobey School of Business, St. Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, recently hosted a seminar to...

NSC Mash Table Tennis tourney continues

Feb 24, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on NSC Mash Table Tennis tourney continues

Play in the Annual National Sports Commission Mashramani Table Tennis Tournament at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall continued on Sunday. Four categories were contested; the “C” Class Open, “B”...

Criticisms of PPP/C govt. just for sake of criticism

Feb 24, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Criticisms of PPP/C govt. just for sake of criticism

Dear Editor, Mr. Ramsaroop, in his article in the Kaieteur news, said that the PPP cannot handle criticism. He seems to be suffering from memory loss. What he wants he cannot get in any part of this...

The legless man in a sea of lawlessness and the real slum dogs

Feb 24, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The legless man in a sea of lawlessness and the real slum dogs

I was chatting with Christopher Ram the other day and I mentioned the name of Tacuma Ogunseye. A freedom fighter that did sufficient for the liberation of post-colonial Guyana, for which we should...

Kensington Test most important of series

Feb 24, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Kensington Test most important of series

By Rawle Welch The fourth test match between the West Indies and England at the Kensington Oval which starts this Thursday is perhaps the most important one for the hosts in the series. Victory over...

ALLOW THE PROCESS TO RUN ITS COURSE

Feb 24, 2009 knews Peeping Tom Comments Off on ALLOW THE PROCESS TO RUN ITS COURSE

A few years ago the Guyana Teachers’ Union signed an agreement with the government for annual 5% increases in wages and salaries for teachers, and for a quota system of duty-free concessions for...

Milo U-21 kicks on today with two matches

Feb 24, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Milo U-21 kicks on today with two matches

Play in the Milo under-21 competition, which is being played on a round-robin and knock-out format, is set to continue this afternoon with two matches. At the University of Guyana ground, the...

I consume, therefore I am

Feb 24, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on I consume, therefore I am

The news from the developed countries is so unremittingly gloomy that it almost makes one want to fill some barrels with foodstuff and ship them up north. Almost. Because even a moment’s reflection...

Berbice High School fiasco unbecoming of standards of education

Feb 24, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Berbice High School fiasco unbecoming of standards of education

Dear Editor, The recent shenanigans that are being played out at the Berbice High School in New Amsterdam are most unfortunate to the students, their parents, the teachers, and the education...

Guyana scores low for helping consumers

Feb 24, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyana scores low for helping consumers

Guyana is offering no apologies for intervening in the price of fuel, thus providing much needed relief for consumers. This is according to Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh who, during the closing...

Captured bandit dies from injuries

Feb 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Captured bandit dies from injuries

Bartica robbery spree… – girlfriend, other woman detained Lorenzo De Freitas, the fourth bandit from the gang that had terrorized Barticians in recent weeks, died from injuries some hours...

Rajesh Dubraj crowned Chutney Monarch

Feb 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Rajesh Dubraj crowned Chutney Monarch

– Dismal performances, mediocrity takes over By Neil Marks Rajesh Dubraj made it easy for the judges to hand him the $550,000 prize and the title of 2009 National Chutney Monarch Saturday...

Boat collision leaves one missing, one injured

Feb 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Boat collision leaves one missing, one injured

A collision on the Essequibo River, between a speedboat and a vessel used to transport farming produce on Saturday evening last, has left one person missing and another hospitalized. Reports have...

Robbery victims say prayer for bandits

Feb 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Robbery victims say prayer for bandits

The members of a Section C Enterprise family said prayers for two bandits minutes after they had relieved the household of an undisclosed but significant amount of cash and jewellery during a brazen...

Mashramani Pan-O-Rama thrills hundreds

Feb 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Mashramani Pan-O-Rama thrills hundreds

“Mashramani Pan-O-Rama” was the theme of the Republic Bank Mashramani Steel Pan competition, held at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall last Saturday night, which thrilled hundreds. The evening began...

Another rank held on bribery allegation

Feb 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Another rank held on bribery allegation

Another police rank was yesterday placed under close arrest in relation to a bribery allegation and charges are likely to be laid soon. This newspaper understands that the officer is a detective...

Lack of Internal Auditor could have led to financial irregularities

Feb 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Lack of Internal Auditor could have led to financial irregularities

– Deputy Mayor The lack of an Internal Auditor at City Hall may have been one of the principal reasons that financial irregularities and mismanagement have been allowed to persist at the Georgetown...

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(Kaieteur News) – I think that the Hon Leader of the Opposition (LOO), Mr. Azruddin Mohamed, blundered. Three Local Govt seats in hand. One went to the Hon Ms. Amanza Walton-Desir’s Forward Guyana Movement. Good! The second should have gone to the APNU. Would have been reflective of...

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