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Misconception about RESLOCARE’s closure

Jun 02, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Misconception about RESLOCARE’s closure

Dear Editor, Please permit me the opportunity to shed some light and give clarity to a situation on the West Bank Demerara. Most persons have more misconceptions than facts when it concerns the...

Critics of the PNC’s foreign debt should be critical of misappropriation of public funds

Jun 02, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Critics of the PNC’s foreign debt should be critical of misappropriation of public funds

Dear Editor, Ever since I wrote a letter urging President Bharrat Jagdeo to redeem his sagging legacy by restoring public confidence in government – executive, legislative and judicial – PPP and...

The Nagamootoo enigma explained

Jun 02, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The Nagamootoo enigma explained

One of the omissions of my daily column, is that I have failed (and badly too) over the years to pen explanations that people ask me for all the time, explanations that arose out of their reading of...

The Mervin debt relief saga

Jun 02, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The Mervin debt relief saga

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr. Emile Mervin’s letter above. ‘This man takes his eyes and passes me’; and refers to me as a spin doctor; he knows little about me; should stop using dysphemisms as a...

Berbice minibus operators want shift in operation regulations

Jun 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Berbice minibus operators want shift in operation regulations

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – With all things being equal, bus operators of the Number 63 ‘A’ route – Moleson Creek on the Corentyne to Georgetown – may soon have a park to call their own. The...

GEORGETOWN IS SITTING ON SEWAGE

Jun 02, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on GEORGETOWN IS SITTING ON SEWAGE

Where some people see a crisis, others see opportunities. I would therefore like to encourage the government of Guyana, to see an opportunity in the problems being encountered, with the sewage system...

The European Imperial Empire and its legacy of racial inferiority in the 21st century

Jun 02, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The European Imperial Empire and its legacy of racial inferiority in the 21st century

Dear Editor, Recently various letters have blown up in the letter columns about similarities and dissimilarities between (“slavery” and “indentureship”) and I cannot help but speculate...

Many pedal cyclists ignore traffic laws

Jun 02, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Many pedal cyclists ignore traffic laws

Dear Editor, I must commend the effort of the Police Traffic Department to ensure road safety in Guyana. Indeed they have done a wonderful job to educate persons about road safety in Guyana. Most...

The working hypothesis of the primordial soup is a fascinating coming together of mathematic and science

Jun 02, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The working hypothesis of the primordial soup is a fascinating coming together of mathematic and science

Dear Editor, The primordial soup is a hypothesis not a theory. It can be compare to a scrambled jigsaw puzzle of a thousand odd pieces with two huge problems. First problem: most of the pieces are...

Repairs commence on Bourda Market

Jun 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Repairs commence on Bourda Market

– but vendors raise concerns about quality of work Bourda Market is undergoing $2M in repairs, and the programme should last two weeks, according to Deputy Mayor Robert Williams, yesterday. He...

Safety body focuses on porters, labourers on trucks

Jun 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Safety body focuses on porters, labourers on trucks

The National Advisory Council of Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH), is concerned about the lack of safe accommodation for labourers and porters on Lorries and other vehicles. Chairman of the...

Caricom and the IFIs

Jun 02, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on Caricom and the IFIs

The leaders of Caricom recently called on the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) – the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) – to become more sympathetic to the...