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Legal fraternity, reporters review court reporting

May 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Legal fraternity, reporters review court reporting

The last leg of the Media and Caribbean Justice System workshop ended yesterday at the Grand Coastal Hotel, Le Ressouvenir, East Coast Demerara. The two-day workshop, which was held under the theme,...

Victim unmasks armed robber, identifies him to police

May 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Victim unmasks armed robber, identifies him to police

– court hears Howard Johnson, a 23-year-old Albouystown resident was denied his pretrial liberty on Thursday by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, when he appeared before her, charged...

Prices lower than first quarter of last year

May 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Prices lower than first quarter of last year

The Bureau of Statistics has released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures for the first quarter of this year. According to the information released by the Bureau, every economy has directly or...

Ramjattan should recognise and respect Corbin’s right to privacy

May 23, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Ramjattan should recognise and respect Corbin’s right to privacy

Dear Editor, I have read the comments attributed to Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan in the Kaieteur News on 18th May 2009, entitled, “AFC wants more information on Corbin’s medical expenses”. I will...

The paradigm has been established in Guyana for what is acceptable as viable discourse, and what is not

May 23, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The paradigm has been established in Guyana for what is acceptable as viable discourse, and what is not

Dear Editor, Before putting this discussion on group suffering to rest, I wish to respond to two points raised by two authors subsequent to my initial letter. One is presented by Vishnu Bisram, and...

Lawyer accuses police of targeting client because of sexual orientation

May 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Lawyer accuses police of targeting client because of sexual orientation

Seon Persaud, a 20-year-old, was remanded to prison by magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton yesterday, on a charge of robbery under arms. It was alleged that the accused on May 16, last, at North Road,...

Academic credibility on the line

May 23, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Academic credibility on the line

Dear Editor Many academics are discrediting themselves daily by meddling in the affairs of politics. Academics should limit their political concerns to matters of curriculum, pedagogy and...

The information in Kowlessar’s table is totally incorrect

May 23, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The information in Kowlessar’s table is totally incorrect

Dear Editor, I refer to the fiction written by Mahadeo Kowlesar in Friday’s edition of SN (2009-5-15). This individual chooses to totally misrepresent the statements made by the Hon. Minister of...

Shooting accused heads to jail

May 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Shooting accused heads to jail

Devon Searles, who allegedly shot at Kelvin Barker with the intent to maim, disfigure or cause grievous bodily harm, was yesterday remanded by Magistrate Hazel Octive Hamilton, at the Georgetown...

Taxi driver remanded on rape charge

May 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Taxi driver remanded on rape charge

Brian Craig, 24, of Walker Terrace, East La Penitence, was yesterday remanded to prison on the charge of rape, by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. It was alleged that the accused, on...

The freedom to make wrongheaded claims

May 23, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The freedom to make wrongheaded claims

Dear Editor, Guyanese seem to have developed a new characteristic; the ability to shamelessly and boldly make a public exhibition of their ignorance. And when this brazenness is broadcast to the...

Fustigating “Fuzzy” becomes a fusama

May 23, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Fustigating “Fuzzy” becomes a fusama

We southern Georgetowners like to pronounce the name “Fuzzy” with a long drag, “Fuzaaay.’ We draw out the vowel sounds and the pronunciation is done slowly. At St. Thomas More Primary School...

Comparing Portuguese indentureship to Indian indentureship

May 23, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Comparing Portuguese indentureship to Indian indentureship

Dear Editor, I refer to Kowlasar Misir’s letter “Indentureship was a clever euphemism for slavery” in Kaieteur News, May 19, 2009. In his letter, he said that he presented evidentiary material...

Speed claims another victim on Corentyne highway

May 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Speed claims another victim on Corentyne highway

Twenty-four year-old Damine Drepaul, of King Street, New Amsterdam, was added to the road fatality statistics Thursday evening – a victim of speed. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the New...

Almond trees planted in observance of World Biodiversity Day

May 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Almond trees planted in observance of World Biodiversity Day

As part of local observance of World Biodiversity Day, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education yesterday...

Opposition seeks to expand Leader’s benefits in new Bill

May 23, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Opposition seeks to expand Leader’s benefits in new Bill

The Bill defining the Benefits of a sitting Parliamentary Opposition Leader was on Thursday deferred to a later date, but the parliamentary opposition is seeking to have the range of benefits...

Pornography and women

May 23, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on Pornography and women

Recently the Advisory Committee on Broadcasting (ACB) was forced to warn one TV station about the pornographic content of a movie it had broadcast. We had hoped that there would have been wider...

SOMEBODY NEEDS TO WALK FOR THIS

May 23, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on SOMEBODY NEEDS TO WALK FOR THIS

Guyana must be a very rich country. How else does one explain that we failed, despite the flexibility demonstrated by the European Union, to submit a sugar development plan which would have allowed...

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Chase: We want newbies to approach Bangladesh conditions with open...

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(Cricinfo) – West Indies will allow their first-timers in Bangladesh to figure out their own path in the two-match Test series starting on Wednesday. The visitors have only five players in the...

Tomorrow should be declared as a day of mourning in Guyana

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(Kaieteur News) – Guyana has seemingly decided that the inconvenience of possessing an independent mind is no longer worth the trouble. It has changed direction. The irony is that while Guyana appears increasingly willing to trade diplomatic independence for Washington’s approval, Brazil’s...

Are We All Ukrainians?

Oct 25, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 19 October, accepting the award of Ukraine’s Order of Merit, I said that my commitment to Ukraine rests on a principle essential to small nations everywhere: sovereignty is the freedom to govern ourselves, preserve our identity and decide our future....

Ambassador Theriot, one unhappy Excellency

Oct 27, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – American Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole D. Theriot, has to be one unhappy puppy. Sorry, Excellency; the Americanism should be understood, taken gracefully. But Excellency Theriot has to be unhappy as the day is long. A soft, feathery ambassadorial assignment, looking after...

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Legal fraternity, reporters review court reporting

Victim unmasks armed robber, identifies him to police

Prices lower than first quarter of last year

Ramjattan should recognise and respect Corbin’s right to privacy

The paradigm has been established in Guyana for what is acceptable as viable discourse, and what is not

Lawyer accuses police of targeting client because of sexual orientation

Academic credibility on the line

The information in Kowlessar’s table is totally incorrect

Shooting accused heads to jail

Taxi driver remanded on rape charge

The freedom to make wrongheaded claims

Fustigating “Fuzzy” becomes a fusama

Comparing Portuguese indentureship to Indian indentureship

Speed claims another victim on Corentyne highway

Almond trees planted in observance of World Biodiversity Day

Opposition seeks to expand Leader’s benefits in new Bill

Pornography and women

SOMEBODY NEEDS TO WALK FOR THIS

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