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Wasn’t the President borrowing fresh loans while getting the PNC-incurred debt written off?

May 19, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Wasn’t the President borrowing fresh loans while getting the PNC-incurred debt written off?

Dear Editor, Dr. Prem Misir describes the major points of my last letter as a chimera, but he is the one who needs a reality check. In his letter, “Let history be the judge of this Government’s...

Mystery surrounds Bee Hive chopping

May 19, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Mystery surrounds Bee Hive chopping

Mystery surrounds the wounding of a Bee Hive, East Coast Demerara man who sustained a gaping wound to the back of his head at about 20:30 on Sunday night. Colin Brown, who identified himself as a...

There must be closer collaboration between the region’s security forces

May 19, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on There must be closer collaboration between the region’s security forces

Dear Editor, I have read your editorial on May 16th 2009 captioned, “Policing strategy” and I have agreed with some of your views. It should not be a surprise that the discussion appeared to be...

Lifting one’s party from the dumps

May 19, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Lifting one’s party from the dumps

Dear Editor, It is amazing what PNCR hacks have to say in the letters column. I mean the lengths they go trying to lift the image of their party from out of the dumps. Recent articles, though...

Woman struck down while awaiting transportation

May 19, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Woman struck down while awaiting transportation

A 20- year-old woman was another victim of one of the many accidents on East Coast Demerara on Sunday night. Bethel Braithwaite was waiting for transportation when a car, which spun out of control...

Fogarty’s stages Mother’s Day promotion

May 19, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Fogarty’s stages Mother’s Day promotion

Yesterday, with a gala ceremony at its Water Street location, the management of Fogarty’s Store presented the prizes to the winners of its Mother’s Day promotion and Essay Competition. The...

Mervin’s unprovoked outbursts

May 19, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Mervin’s unprovoked outbursts

Dear Editor, Why is Mr. Emile Mervin trying to dismantle one of Guyana’s greatest accomplishments? The achievement of debt relief releases funds which were used for debt repayment towards the...

Falling standards plague Supreme Court

May 19, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Falling standards plague Supreme Court

Dear Editor, I am a former clerk of the Supreme Court and I worked with the Registrar as well as with Mr. Mohamed, who was a legal clerk and I believe, is the Judicial Officer. Since the Registrar of...

PNCR says… Corbin’s challengers resort to falsehoods in media

May 19, 2009 knews News Comments Off on PNCR says… Corbin’s challengers resort to falsehoods in media

An official within the Peoples National Congress Reform says that the Dr. Richard Van-West Charles’ faction seeking to challenge the leadership of the party is now resorting to erroneous media...

Beyond the boundary

May 19, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Beyond the boundary

Dear Editor, I write in reference to a letter written by a Prem Persaud and which appeared in our daily news-papers last week. One newspaper even dealt with the subject on their front page by...

What’s the big fuss about at NCN Radio?

May 19, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on What’s the big fuss about at NCN Radio?

Dear Editor, I am appalled by the turn of events at NCN following the death of Ayube Hamid, which resulted in the discontinuation of the ever popular radio programme – “Indian Memory...

Squatting destroys property values

May 19, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Squatting destroys property values

Many years ago when it dawned upon the residents of the new Eccles Housing Scheme that a dumpsite for the disposal of refuse would be located behind their posh residential area, a strong protest was...

Suspect charged after six months on the run

May 19, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Suspect charged after six months on the run

A 62-year-old Princes Street resident was yesterday charged with the murder of Kanhai’s Security guard Patricia Rose. Hubert George was not required to plead before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa...

The Fruits of Disdain

May 19, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on The Fruits of Disdain

The David Thompson Government of Barbados, elected on a “Barbadian First” jobs platform has decided to “remove” illegal immigrants from other CARICOM countries, immigrants who reside in its...

GPL to construct state-of-the-art control centre

May 19, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GPL to construct state-of-the-art control centre

The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) is proposing to construct a state-of-the-art control centre located on a new plot of land in Sophia, with financing from China. The Chinese Government...

Paper forms and forms of conspiracies inside the PNC

May 19, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Paper forms and forms of conspiracies inside the PNC

PNC Parliamentarian, Aubrey Norton, said that he would not call Dr. Van West Charles a liar but that Dr Van West Charles “is a little bit distant from the truth.” One wonders if Mr. Norton...

Guyanese in Barbados plead for President Jagdeo’s intervention

May 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyanese in Barbados plead for President Jagdeo’s intervention

– houses reportedly being raided by night “I don’t know if Jagdeo has any teeth,” Barbadian-based Guyanese Guyanese nationals living in Barbados are calling on President Bharat Jagdeo to...

One killed, three injured

May 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on One killed, three injured

…as bus slams into truck By Latoya Giles A 62 year old welder was killed at around 19:00 hrs yesterday evening and three others were seriously injured after the minibus in which they were...

Policewoman among detainees in AK-47 find

May 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Policewoman among detainees in AK-47 find

A policewoman is among those detained following last Saturday’s raid at Haslington, East Coast Demerara, which netted an AK-47 assault rifle and a .32 revolver. Kaieteur News understands that the...

Masked bandits kill labourer

May 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Masked bandits kill labourer

– Corentyne businessman shot in stomach, thighs Bandits in the Corentyne area shot dead a 34-year old labourer during a brutal robbery spree on Saturday night. Ganesh Ramkellawan was pronounced...

GuySuCo takes over Skeldon Sugar Factory

May 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GuySuCo takes over Skeldon Sugar Factory

By Tusika Martin The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has taken over the Skeldon Sugar Factory following a successful testing period. Kaieteur News was told yesterday that the sugar company assumed...

Man stabbed to death in $1,000 gambling row

May 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Man stabbed to death in $1,000 gambling row

The police are investigating the murder of a 39-year-old man who was reportedly stabbed to death on Saturday night over a gambling dispute. According to reports, Redwin Europe alias “Boojie” of...

Pomeroon coconut industry under threat from worm infestation

May 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Pomeroon coconut industry under threat from worm infestation

– several farms reportedly affected Lower Pomeroon coconut farmers especially in the Grant Tenez Ferme locale, are calling on the Agriculture Ministry to intervene in what they say is a massive...

Tuschen taxi driver shot

May 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Tuschen taxi driver shot

A taxi driver from Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo received a gunshot wound on his left hand during a scuffle with a bandit who robbed him of his jewellery on Saturday night. Police in a press release...

Punctured tyre leaves LIAT passengers stranded

May 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Punctured tyre leaves LIAT passengers stranded

A punctured tyre reportedly caused a LIAT flight to be grounded yesterday at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, leaving several passengers stranded. Reports are that passengers of LIAT...

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Morally Right. Legally wrong

…Peeping Tom Morally Right. Legally wrong Kaieteur News- The situation concerning the disputed parliamentary seat held... more