April 15, 2009 - Page 2 of 2

Archives by Month:

Archives by Year:

Vreed-en-Hoop residents without good water pressure for a month

Apr 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Vreed-en-Hoop residents without good water pressure for a month

By Rustom Seegopaul Since March 11, residents of Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara, have reported a significant drop in water pressure in their area. They claim that a number of reports have been...

Visitor arrivals for 2008 drops by five per cent

Apr 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Visitor arrivals for 2008 drops by five per cent

…Tourism Minister anticipates greater success this year Minister of Tourism, Manniram Prashad, has said that visitor arrivals to Guyana declined in 2008 by just under five percent. He noted that...

Correction

Apr 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Correction

DEAR EDITOR, In my letter published in Tuesday’s Kaieteur News I wrongly calculated the value of the 5,404 deposits of Globe Trust with balances up to $100,000 as $540.4M. That is an overstatement...

‘Passengers’ steal taxi driver’s car

Apr 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on ‘Passengers’ steal taxi driver’s car

Two passengers made off with a taxi at around 23:45 hrs on Monday after holding the driver at gunpoint near Mandela Avenue. Taxi driver, Troy Lewis, of Duncan Street, Campbellville, had picked up the...

The President’s remarks are encouraging

Apr 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The President’s remarks are encouraging

Dear Editor, The report that President Jagdeo will agree to an investigation into what transpired at CLICO only if there is a corresponding investigation into the affairs of Globe Trust should be...

GPL oil spill costs millions

Apr 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GPL oil spill costs millions

…cause of tank failure will be determined in a week The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has suffered millions in losses due to the most recent loss of fuel due to leakage at the Kingston Power Plant...

Looking ahead serves a greater purpose

Apr 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Looking ahead serves a greater purpose

Dear Editor, We should cease looking back at our past waves and look forward to steer clear of coming billows, lest our national ship be tossed away. I refer to some who say (at times via KN) that...

NBS members must be given a proper explanation

Apr 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on NBS members must be given a proper explanation

DEAR EDITOR, NBS is once again in the news and this time around it concerns its questionable purchase of CLICO’s bonds in the Berbice Bridge Company to the tune of approximately $1.5 billion when...

Oil spill effects forces Toucan Industries to send home employees, close doors

Apr 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Oil spill effects forces Toucan Industries to send home employees, close doors

General Manager of Toucan Industries Limited, Lennie Shuffler, yesterday told this newspaper that as a result of the oil spill at the Kingston Power Plant, yesterday at about noon, the company was...

Kite flying can be hard

Apr 15, 2009 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Kite flying can be hard

The Parrot was out flying a kite. Oh what an onerous experience it was. The heat from the scorching sun caused excessive tanning. A few moments of exposure resulted in darkened pigmentation. The real...

Two land in court for stealing from employers

Apr 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Two land in court for stealing from employers

Two men yesterday made appearances at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for stealing from their respective employers. Paul Chan, 27, of Craig, East Bank Demerara, who appeared before Acting Chief...

The traditional aspects of Easter were ignored by the newspapers

Apr 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The traditional aspects of Easter were ignored by the newspapers

Dear Editor, Have the daily newspapers boycotted the publicizing of the traditional celebrations of Good Friday and Easter, and perhaps even Palm Sunday? In years past, I can recall newspapers,...

Labelling of errant youngsters as ‘criminals’ and ‘burglars’ worsens their predicament

Apr 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Labelling of errant youngsters as ‘criminals’ and ‘burglars’ worsens their predicament

DEAR EDITOR, I really am not given to writing letters to the press, but I feel compelled to do so in this instance, as this matter seems to have escaped the notice of your regular correspondents, and...

Sex in the middle of the night on top a water tank

Apr 15, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Sex in the middle of the night on top a water tank

I know there is a study in the US (which I cannot put my hand on through the internet) in which it showed that male judges tend to be less draconian in their sentencing structure on domestic violence...

Mother of fire death toddlers may be charged

Apr 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Mother of fire death toddlers may be charged

The young mother whose children perished after their home caught fire is likely to know today whether she will be charged in connection with their deaths. Anita Ramdeo, 22, remained in custody...

Guyana was not on the brink of an economic take-off in 1992

Apr 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Guyana was not on the brink of an economic take-off in 1992

DEAR EDITOR, Today, many comments on Guyana’s development fail to appreciate the implications of a huge debt burden; and the nine or ten years subsequent to 1992 that elapsed before Guyana could...

GT&T commissions another cell site in Lethem

Apr 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GT&T commissions another cell site in Lethem

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T), recognising the pace of development at Lethem and the likelihood of increased cross border traffic once the bridge across the Takatu River is...

THE FUTURE OF THE PNCR AND THE PPP

Apr 15, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE FUTURE OF THE PNCR AND THE PPP

In life there are things that happen that have unintended consequences. Both of Guyana’s main political parties, the People’s National Congress Reform and the People’s Progressive Party are now...

To Bail out or not to…?

Apr 15, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on To Bail out or not to…?

Back in early March, President Bharrat Jagdeo assured CLICO’s local policyholders that none of them would lose their money. Even then, it was evident that CLICO was insolvent and such a guarantee...

PREV 12

GPF arrests Presidential Guards by 48 runs as cricket action gets underway

No immigrant should feel safe in America today

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- There was a time when an illegal immigrant in America could live in the shadows with some... more