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Media Monitoring Unit gears for Local Gov’t elections

Jun 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Media Monitoring Unit gears for Local Gov’t elections

Merely weeks, subsequent to President Bharrat Jagdeo’s announcement of his government’s intention to forge ahead with plans to hold local government elections, the Media Monitoring Unit has...

Foreign Affairs Ministry has no reports of difficulties experienced

Jun 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Foreign Affairs Ministry has no reports of difficulties experienced

Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett yesterday told media operatives that her Ministry did not have any reports of Guyanese in Barbados experiencing any difficulties. “I know...

Guyana commences HCFC phase out plan

Jun 03, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana commences HCFC phase out plan

Guyana yesterday hosted its first local National Stakeholders Meeting on the Hydrochlorofluorcarbons (HCFC) Phase-Out Programme under the Montreal Protocol. The seminar was held at the Ministry of...

President Bharrat Jagdeo needs a viable vision beyond the IMF/WB

Jun 03, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on President Bharrat Jagdeo needs a viable vision beyond the IMF/WB

Dear Editor, My letter, “The President should think about redeeming his sagging legacy,” (April 27), urged the President to at least spend the remaining two years of his tenure working on...

Licence Revenue Office urges motorists not to panic

Jun 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Licence Revenue Office urges motorists not to panic

– deadline expires on June 22, work being done on weekends The Licence Revenue Office of the Guyana Revenue Authority is asking vehicle owners not to panic since they have 22 more days to...

The ESC had nothing to do with oversight of the CLICO matter

Jun 03, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The ESC had nothing to do with oversight of the CLICO matter

Dear Editor, In your issue of Monday June 01st 2009 Kaieteur News published a report captioned “Parliamentary committee still to get CLICO [Guy] annual reports”. I am not going to list...

Heart breaking flight disappearance

Jun 03, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Heart breaking flight disappearance

Dear Editor, It is heart breaking to learn about the disappearance of the Air France plane over the Atlantic Ocean. Thanks for highlighting it. Naturally, everyone, including those who do not have...

The discontentment never ends

Jun 03, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The discontentment never ends

Dear Editor Let us look at Mr. Clarence F. Ellis’ letter in the Kaieteur news on June 2, 2009, with the title, “An open letter to President Bharrat Jagdeo”. Mr. Ellis demonstrates a lot...

Another drug accused remanded

Jun 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Another drug accused remanded

Devon Peters was yesterday remanded to prison by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. It was alleged that the accused, on May 22, had in his possession six grams...

Have you tried it, if not, how do you know?

Jun 03, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Have you tried it, if not, how do you know?

Dear Editor, In my letter “How can chemicals suddenly decide to become live?” (Kaieteur News (20-05-09) Mr. Justin De Freitas responded (GC 21-05-09) by misquoting me and, based on a...

Beaten woman succumbs, husband to be charged

Jun 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Beaten woman succumbs, husband to be charged

A North Vryheid’s Lust man who was charged with the attempted murder of his reputed wife is now to be charged with killing his spouse. George Gulliver, said to be in his 60s, was remanded to prison...

The trouble with courtship

Jun 03, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The trouble with courtship

Judging from the reaction of the Alliance For Change, the opposition is not too impressed by the pitch the President made recently when he called for greater political cooperation. And if this is...

What qualifies a pastor?

Jun 03, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on What qualifies a pastor?

Dear Editor, Pastor Daniel Singh says I am in some sort of tag team. As usual, I guess, he is pushing hilarity over common sense (Guyana Chronicle June 1st). He continues to write silly things about...

June sessions opens, murder cases predominate

Jun 03, 2009 knews News Comments Off on June sessions opens, murder cases predominate

The June criminal sessions of Demerara Assizes opened yesterday morning with Justice James Bovell-Drakes, one of the judges hearing the matters this session, taking the salute and inspecting the...

Charity begins at home

Jun 03, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Charity begins at home

Dear Editor, The behaviours of the politicians to Barbados’ immigration policy as a sovereign nation are seeing attitudes never seen before. In SN (May 30, 2009), the Alliance for Change (AFC)...

Atonement, propaganda and the truth

Jun 03, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Atonement, propaganda and the truth

One doubts that the Guyanese people internalise the propaganda that the PPP carry on daily in the state media. The Guyana Government has emerged as one of the most despised and despicable regimes in...

Lockups, hotels and victims

Jun 03, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on Lockups, hotels and victims

Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, raised quite a few eyebrows when he recently responded to persistent questions about conditions in our lockups. “A police station lockup is not a...