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Is Corbin’s illness being used for political propaganda?

May 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Is Corbin’s illness being used for political propaganda?

DEAR Editor, It is interesting how some sections of the media are giving full publicity to Mr. Robert Corbin’s medical arrangement and, in particular, the Government has made no bones to advertise...

Health unit clamps down on fish and poultry processing plants

May 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Health unit clamps down on fish and poultry processing plants

The Environmental Health Unit has been accelerating its program in ensuring that there is safe meat on the market. This is according to Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy who noted that the...

An example of nitpicking

May 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on An example of nitpicking

Dear Editor, Over the last few days, persons have bombarded the newsprint media, objecting to the Former Presidents (Benefits and Other Facilities) Bill 2009. Nothing is wrong with this, since we do...

Telephone woes

May 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Telephone woes

Dear Editor, For quite some time now many GT&T landlines in Mabaruma, North West District have been down. The resident technician claims that he cannot do the repairs and that he has reported the...

Is this how it is done?

May 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Is this how it is done?

Dear Editor, This is a public appeal for the Food for the Poor organisation to explain how the system of distribution of their aid should be employed. I seek this information because there is a Food...

Neighbourhood police boosts manpower in Berbice

May 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Neighbourhood police boosts manpower in Berbice

ADVENTURE, CORENTYNE – In a little while, Division ‘B’ (Berbice) of the Guyana Police Force would have additional manpower. Last week 29 persons took the oath and commenced a six-week...

National Unity: a prerequisite for development

May 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on National Unity: a prerequisite for development

Dear Editor, In order to fight our economic, social, cultural problems and promote and encourage respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, we must strive towards national unity. National...

NA Mayor and Town Council places meat storage practices under the microscope

May 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on NA Mayor and Town Council places meat storage practices under the microscope

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – The New Amsterdam Municipality is soon to adopt a zero tolerance approach to poor meat and fish storage in the New Amsterdam Market and other similar facilities in the...

The sale of shares in the telephone company

May 11, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The sale of shares in the telephone company

The government of Guyana despite being represented on the Board of Directors of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) has little influence on the affairs of that entity. The...

The zeitgeist of an age long gone; How cruel is life

May 11, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The zeitgeist of an age long gone; How cruel is life

Last year I read something that was depressing. But though it was so, it was revealing. And we all should learn from it because such are the lessons of life. The Australian authorities were planning...

Something is definitely wrong

May 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Something is definitely wrong

Dear Editor, When one reads the news of the goings on in Guyana today, you cannot help but say “something has gone drastically wrong with society, Black society.” The events are spine...

Scotia Bank pampers mothers at Good Samaritan Home

May 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Scotia Bank pampers mothers at Good Samaritan Home

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Women at the Good Samaritan Home at 41 Stanleytown in New Amsterdam were given the ‘royal treatment’ on Friday when staff members of the New Amsterdam Branch of the...

Police investigating suspected suicide at East Canje

May 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Police investigating suspected suicide at East Canje

Police are investigating the death of cane harvester Gowrajdei Seepersaud, who is believed to have taken a fatal dose of poison after accusing his wife of having an affair. Seepersaud, 44 of 188,...

MIAMI HEAT

May 11, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on MIAMI HEAT

It is not yet summer and already it is mucho caliente in Miami. It is as if a hot, hot habanero has burst in the arroz y frijoles or there is too much jalapeno in the chili con carne. Whatever it is,...

Clearing of Abary River mouth welcomed

May 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Clearing of Abary River mouth welcomed

Dear Editor, We are beginning to experience the effects of heavy rains and as is customary in Guyana, May/June is the rainy season that put fright in most farmers, especially in the riverain areas. I...

Financial Supervision Architecture

May 11, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on Financial Supervision Architecture

The recent debate in Parliament surrounding the passage of the Insurance (Supplementary Provisions) Bill of 2009, presented the opportunity to our politicians to enlighten the populace on the key...

Gunmen hijack RAV 4, flee with $12M in jewellery

May 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Gunmen hijack RAV 4, flee with $12M in jewellery

Two gunmen held up an America Street businessman, escaped with his Toyota Rav 4, which contained a bag with a reported $12M in jewellery and then led the police on a high-speed chase that ended at Le...

Pumping iron into his patriotic veins

May 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Pumping iron into his patriotic veins

89-year-old Sydney Paul is a Special Person “Honour your Creator whoever you may conceive him to be. Eat right, sleep early and get involved in weightlifting.” By Michael Benjamin He is 89 years...

Woman burnt in Laing Avenue fire, hospitalised

May 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Woman burnt in Laing Avenue fire, hospitalised

…family left homeless A woman is nursing burns about her body after fire destroyed her Laing Avenue home yesterday leaving her along with her daughter Lisa aged 3, and her husband Burke homeless....

Judge orders police to produce Sophia murder suspect

May 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Judge orders police to produce Sophia murder suspect

Death of GPL Chief Security Officer… Justice Frank Holder has granted an order nisi directed to police Commissioner Henry Green to produce prisoner, Arnim Joseph Griffith, by Monday at 11: 30...

Hapless porter defies the odds and dies

May 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Hapless porter defies the odds and dies

Every now and then we see porters on lorries seated precariously atop of goods and the vehicles speeding merrily along. These porters are not supposed to be there, and not like that. They ought to be...

Tobacco – legal but deadly

May 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Tobacco – legal but deadly

Tobacco is arguably the only legal product in the world that will harm an individual once used as recommended by the manufacturers. This fact was emphasised recently by Eshwar Raghunath who is the...

Vivienne Munroe is a mother well worth emulating

May 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Vivienne Munroe is a mother well worth emulating

Vivienne Munroe, nee Semple, the proud mother of two boys and one girl, strongly advocates the teaching of God-fearing principles in the home, exhorting parents to train their children in the way...

Will justice ever be served for one-year-old Ryan?

May 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Will justice ever be served for one-year-old Ryan?

A mother’s plight On May 18, last year, what was supposed to be a family outing, ended in tragedy as one year-old Ryan Hemanchand was crushed to death by a minibus that was expected to take the...

Mary- A strong woman who exemplifies a mother

May 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Mary- A strong woman who exemplifies a mother

Today is Mothers’ Day and mothers around the world will be pampered and praised for the sacrifices they have made over the years for their families and children. And even if there were no...

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The PPPC does not practice political inclusion

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPPC) has mastered the art of political rhetoric.... more