June 2009

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GFA extends condolences on passing of young footballer

Jun 11, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GFA extends condolences on passing of young footballer

The Executive and affiliates of the Georgetown Football Association extend condolences to the family, relatives, friends and teammates of the late Royell Ramsey, a former U-17 member of Sunburst...

Police seize music equipment from minibuses

Jun 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Police seize music equipment from minibuses

“…once you intend to breach the law we’re going to do what the law requires,”– traffic officer. Despite repeated warnings some minibus operators are bent on amplifying their musical...

No ‘special’ consultations for Amerindians

Jun 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on No ‘special’ consultations for Amerindians

… Low Carbon Development Strategy Amerindian communities in Guyana, which own 14 percent of the country’s land, will not benefit from any “special” treatment in the consultations that...

Correction/Apology

Jun 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Correction/Apology

In yesterday’s edition of this newspaper, it was erroneously stated that the head of the Home Economics Department of President’s College, Lorraine Brower, had given an interview to Kaieteur News...

Countdown to 2011 has started

Jun 11, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Countdown to 2011 has started

To the great majority of citizens in this land, the Guyana Times does not make sense. I lived in Guyana during the reign of Burnham and people were desperate to get a copy of the Catholic Standard....

CHEDDI JAGAN WAS NO RACIST!

Jun 11, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on CHEDDI JAGAN WAS NO RACIST!

A few years ago, declassified documents published under the review of U.S. Foreign Relations confirmed that regionalism was simply a pawn for Forbes Burnham to consolidate his grip on power in...

Remittances – a plus for Guyana’s economy

Jun 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Remittances – a plus for Guyana’s economy

Dear Editor, I have been following the debate between Dr. Prem Misir and Mr. Emile Mervin over the last few days. I note the issues raised by Mr. Mervin; however, his understanding of the concept of...

Govt. remains steadfast to the education sector

Jun 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Govt. remains steadfast to the education sector

Dear Editor, Education is a powerful instrument which conveys knowledge about health, the world, character, building experiences, a responsibility to participate in government and it fosters national...

I am not persuaded that there is any need for the PPP to apologise

Jun 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on I am not persuaded that there is any need for the PPP to apologise

Dear Editor, I would like to make some responses to David Hinds’ letter SN Friday June 5/2009 captioned “For the PPP its all about a god- given right to govern” which may not be appropriate to...

Correcting several inaccuracies

Jun 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Correcting several inaccuracies

Dear Editor, I refer to a recent letter in a newspaper by a parent Amanda Blair, who claimed to have noticed several improprieties at the St. Margaret’s Primary School Fair. As a concerned parent,...

Stop piggybacking Freddie Kissoon

Jun 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Stop piggybacking Freddie Kissoon

Dear Editor, Frederick Kissoon describes what he writes as “essays.” Essayists find their own issues to write about. Why doesn’t Frederick Kissoon, the essayist, find his own subjects to write...

A process that leaves much to be desired

Jun 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on A process that leaves much to be desired

Dear Editor, In December, 2008 I, like many other teachers graduated from the University of Guyana. To be a graduate at the top of my class in my area of study I was quite exuberated. In the first...

The irregularities cited in the AG’s 2006 report are only part of a bigger cancer

Jun 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The irregularities cited in the AG’s 2006 report are only part of a bigger cancer

Dear Editor, Dr. Prem Misir’s letter, “Improved accountability and transparency via the Auditor-General’s Office,” (June 9), let me say that though the Finance Minister did put out a...

Govt. committed to sustain macroeconomic stability

Jun 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Govt. committed to sustain macroeconomic stability

Dear Editor, The global economic meltdown is now beginning to devastate developing countries, especially those with investment products in the USA. The devastation produces fluctuations in national...

Guyana has lost a great son

Jun 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Guyana has lost a great son

Dear Editor, Like many Guyanese I mourn the lost of a great son of Guyana, Professor Richard Allsopp. I have a great appreciation for his work as a linguist, who chronicled the history and importance...

The Ethanol Train

Jun 11, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on The Ethanol Train

Brazil organised a Global Ethanol Summit last week that drew a gamut of specialists, entrepreneurs, investors, elected officials and environmentalists from interested countries, not to mention...

Man kills wife, commits suicide

Jun 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Man kills wife, commits suicide

– police recover bag with three knives Yet another horrific crime of passion played out yesterday, this time at Canal Number Two Polder, where an estranged man stabbed his wife to death before...

I’m ready for polygraph test

Jun 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on I’m ready for polygraph test

– Dr Leslie Ramsammy Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, says that he is willing to undergo a polygraph to clear his name in the Roger Khan/Robert Simels issue should the Guyana Police...

Nigerian jailed, fined $4.5M on cocaine conviction

Jun 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Nigerian jailed, fined $4.5M on cocaine conviction

Jacklyn Diliatu, one of the Nigerians charged with trafficking in narcotics, received a three-year jail term along with a hefty fine of $4.5 million fine from Magistrate Faith Mc Gusty. The hefty...

$100,000 bail each for army ranks

Jun 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on $100,000 bail each for army ranks

Lawyers claim that case is a “Meh Meh and a smoke screen” Four serving members of the Guyana Defence Force were yesterday admitted to their pretrial liberty after making a court appearance before...

Guyana records two suspected Swine Flu cases

Jun 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyana records two suspected Swine Flu cases

…blood samples to be sent overseas The Ministry of Health has detected two cases of what is suspected to be the H1N1 Virus (Swine Flu) in Guyana. It was noted that the cases are related to travel...

$200M Mahaicony mansion goes up in flames

Jun 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on $200M Mahaicony mansion goes up in flames

A sprawling two-storeyed concrete building at Dundee, Mahaicony, was completely gutted by a blaze which started around 12:45hrs yesterday, leaving four homeless. The imposing structure which had five...

City Hall investigates mysterious oil flow in America Street drain

Jun 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on City Hall investigates mysterious oil flow in America Street drain

Could be someone storing oil illegally – Mayor Green City Hall is yet again investigating the mysterious flow of fuel in the America Street drains. The flow was first spotted on Sunday....

Western Union assists ECHO project

Jun 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Western Union assists ECHO project

Western Union has donated $100,000 to the Environmental Community Health Organisation (ECHO) project, to raise awareness on climate change within nine public primary schools in Georgetown. This is to...

“Nothing good comes cheap”

Jun 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on “Nothing good comes cheap”

Municipal IT programme… – says Mayor Green In recognition that the Information Technology System at City Hall is in a bad state, City Mayor Hamilton Green, has said that the...

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Chase’s and Santa Rosa eye top spot as Republic Bank Schools...

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Santa Rosa Secondary and defending champions Chase’s Academic Foundation sit primed on seven points as action continues today in the Republic Bank Secondary School Football...

A capital city beyond redemption?

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown has become so dysfunctional, so hopelessly disorganised and so resistant to correction that one must ask whether the effort to save it is worth the trouble. The greatest mistake successive governments have made is not recognising that Georgetown should have long been...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

The epitaph on Mr. Gavin Douglas’ tombstone should read: Murdered...

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Another Guyanese dead, and in degraded fashion, at the hands of State agents. A State that now stands as a monument to how much the PPP Govt. has criminalized it. When not one alleged rogue cop, with blood in his eye, but four of them, can deliver blows on a man that’s...

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