March 2009

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Dr. Cheddi Jagan and the world crisis

Mar 08, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on Dr. Cheddi Jagan and the world crisis

Last Friday marked the 12th anniversary of the death of President Cheddi Jagan. As the pre-eminent leader in the struggle for our country’s independence, there are many lessons that can be gleaned...

Pensioner has received all benefits due to him

Mar 08, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Pensioner has received all benefits due to him

Dear Editor, With reference to an article appearing in Kaieteur News (March 2, 2009) and bearing the caption: “Pensioner Waiting To Receive Benefits from NIS”, please see the following response...

Intense battle in the making for Mayor’s Cup semi-final places tonight

Mar 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Intense battle in the making for Mayor’s Cup semi-final places tonight

The eagerly awaited showdown between Pele FC and Bakewell Buxton will whet the appetites of football buffs, while Conquerors and the Guyana Defence Force will provide added entertainment when the...

Reviving history in school curriculum will promote Guyana

Mar 08, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Reviving history in school curriculum will promote Guyana

Dear Editor, Commitments made by donor companies towards Tourism development indeed go some way, and it was pleasant reading to learn that some companies came on board and supported the “Heritage...

Ticket centre at Bourda to open today

Mar 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Ticket centre at Bourda to open today

Yesterday many cricket fans converged on the ticketing centre at the Guyana Cricket Board Office on Regent Street to purchase tickets for the first two One-Day Internationals (ODIs) of the Digicel...

The PPP has used lies to entrench a dictatorship

Mar 08, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The PPP has used lies to entrench a dictatorship

Dear Editor, Some letter-writers use the letters section to spread their daily propaganda to a nation fed up with PPP lies. These lies and myths are couched in the identification as “facts” to...

Reports have always been a source of discomfort in Guyana

Mar 08, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Reports have always been a source of discomfort in Guyana

Dear Editor, Reports have always been a source of discomfort in a Guyana context, particularly as it relates to those that unfairly seek to shed Guyana in a bad light. Many of such can come to mind....

Mc Kay unstoppable at 18th R&R Int. feature

Mar 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Mc Kay unstoppable at 18th R&R Int. feature

By Franklin Wilson Warren ‘Forty’ Mc Kay of Continental Cycle Club once again rode a commanding race to win the feature 35 lap event at the 18th annual R&R International sponsored...

Our Nation’s ranking

Mar 08, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Our Nation’s ranking

Dear Editor, I refer to the editor’s note to my letter on March 5, 2009 of SN with the caption “Ms Lowden has been misguided by her ‘sources.” I note the response from Mr. Rakesh Latchana of...

Questions for two PPP Presidential contenders

Mar 08, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Questions for two PPP Presidential contenders

Dear Editor, The talk as to who will succeed Mr. Jagdeo is gaining momentum, and will certainly be a favourite topic of conversation as 2009 gets older. If you examine the two major contenders –...

Four records broken on day-1 of GASA Mash Meet

Mar 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Four records broken on day-1 of GASA Mash Meet

By Franklin Wilson Dorado Speed Swim Club’s (DSSC) Noelle Smith and Britany van Lange along with Jamaal Sobers of Orca Speed Swim Club (OSSC) set new records on day one of the Guyana Amateur...

Like Bush and Hankson, Jagdeo and Singh are clueless on situations like CLICO

Mar 08, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Like Bush and Hankson, Jagdeo and Singh are clueless on situations like CLICO

Dear Editor, I refer to a statement by President Bharrat Jagdeo in the SN article of February 6th, 2008 captioned “CLICO being closely watched”. This is what the SN quoted him as saying: “The...

Codrington on trial with USL side Charleston Battery

Mar 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Codrington on trial with USL side Charleston Battery

Nigel ‘Powers’ Codrington, Guyana’s explosive international striker has joined Charleston Battery, who plays in the United Soccer League (USL) A-league, for training since February 23. The...

Ramdeen (67), Moti (3-30) lead Berbice to victory over Demerara

Mar 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Ramdeen (67), Moti (3-30) lead Berbice to victory over Demerara

By Rawle Welch Led by an attractive half century from middle-order batsman Kevin Ramdeen (67) and a fine spell of bowling from left arm unorthodox spinner Gudakesh Moti Kanhai, who grabbed 3-30 from...

Untrue statements and an information blackout

Mar 08, 2009 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Untrue statements and an information blackout

Our party reiterates its disgust at the totally false and reckless statements made by His Excellency, President Bharrat Jagdeo, last Sunday, at the Dr. Cheddi Jagan Cremation Site, Babu John, Port...

Deonarine’s 6th ton gives Guyana 1st innings points against CCC

Mar 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Deonarine’s 6th ton gives Guyana 1st innings points against CCC

Consistent Dowlin (51) again among the runs By Sean Devers The last time Guyana and the Combined Colleges and Campuses (CCC) clashed at the First-Class level in Guyana, Shivnarine Chanderpaul made an...

Cestoda or the tapeworm

Mar 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Cestoda or the tapeworm

Cestoda is a class of parasitic flatworms, commonly called tapeworms that live in the digestive tract of vertebrates as adults and often in the bodies of various animals as juveniles. Some species of...

NLE scripts perfect opening

Mar 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on NLE scripts perfect opening

– Pistons, Ravens advance By Edison Jefford The writings were scripted on the wall for both minnows from the inception of the battle against the colossal Pistons and Ravens respectively Friday...

Who raped this poor, helpless 15-year-old girl?

Mar 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Who raped this poor, helpless 15-year-old girl?

It is always wise for media persons to share the details of their investigations with their colleagues so that more than one person would know about the contents of the journalistic findings. I have...

Vickram Oudit at the helm of the Guyana Horseracing Authority

Mar 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Vickram Oudit at the helm of the Guyana Horseracing Authority

The Guyana Horseracing Authority recently held its elections and Businessman Vickram Oudit was reelected unopposed as president. The election was held at the Guyana Horseracing Authority (GHRA)...

I remember Nat King Cole’s ‘Two loves have I’

Mar 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on I remember Nat King Cole’s ‘Two loves have I’

There was good news and bad news this past week, depending on which side of the fence you happen to be standing. For some people the good news came in the form of evidence that the local CLICO branch...

Computer provides release for Indian slum dwellers

Mar 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Computer provides release for Indian slum dwellers

The “Hole in the Wall” project simply came about when a computer was installed in the side wall of an office of NIIT (a global talent-development corporation and international finance...

Prison officer nabbed smuggling ganja into jail

Mar 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Prison officer nabbed smuggling ganja into jail

A prison officer, who had been allegedly under scrutiny for corruption at the Mazaruni Prison, has been caught attempting to smuggle marijuana into the Camp Street jail. Kaieteur News understands...

Results from recent Trophy 15-over cricket

Mar 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Results from recent Trophy 15-over cricket

A number of matches were played in the countrywide Trophy Stall sponsored Guyana Softball League 15-over cricket competition recently. Here are the full results from matches played: West Coast Zone:...

THE FALLOUT FROM CLICO (Guyana) – PART 2

Mar 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE FALLOUT FROM CLICO (Guyana) – PART 2

One of the sad indictments against the government has been its signal failure to effectively analyse and predict the possible fallout from not only the global financial crisis but also the related...

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Where is the Guyana Bar Association?

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(Kaieteur News) – The treatment of High Court Justice Gino Persaud is troubling. And equally disturbing is the silence of the Bar Association of Guyana. Reports in the media, which have not been contradicted, indicated that Justice Persaud was prevented from boarding a flight to Jamaica, where...

Crime thrives on weak justice, illegal guns and dirty money

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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...

Guyana dismantled

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Hard truths… (Kaieteur News) – The hope is that Guyanese are grasping what’s happening to their homeland. Forces of darkness are dismantling Guyana, one place and guardrail at a time; and one citizen and guardian at a time. Guyanese are free to define ‘forces of darkness’ however...

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