June 2009

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Agriculture is becoming one of the fastest growing sectors

Jun 02, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Agriculture is becoming one of the fastest growing sectors

Dear Editor, Recently there have been a few isolated heavy downpours of rain and this is all due to the May/June rainy season. I am very convinced as a farmer, resident and senior citizen of Region...

Shop owner remanded for shooting incident

Jun 02, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Shop owner remanded for shooting incident

A Linden shop owner was yesterday remanded to prison by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Royston Jerome, 37, of 767 One-Mile Wismar, on May 28,...

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...

AFC announces alliance with Peter Ramsaroop

Jun 01, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on AFC announces alliance with Peter Ramsaroop

AFC announces alliance with Peter Ramsaroop The Alliance for Change yesterday officially announced the expansion of its management team through partnership with Peter Ramsaroop and Vision Guyana....

Four man crew, boat vanish

Jun 01, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Four man crew, boat vanish

– boat flag found, families fear the worst A search has been launched for a four-man fishing crew from Unity, Mahaica on the East Coast of Demerara, after they reportedly disappeared at sea....

Parliamentary Committee still to get CLICO (Guy) annual reports

Jun 01, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Parliamentary Committee still to get CLICO (Guy) annual reports

The Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Economic Services, which was tasked with the monitoring of the developments as it relates to Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) Guyana, is yet to receive...

Businessman disarms gun-toting bandit

Jun 01, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Businessman disarms gun-toting bandit

Three armed bandits bolted for safety leaving one of their weapons behind, after meeting up with strong resistance from a Martysville, Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara shopkeeper and his son on...

Tucville man to be charged for murder of female guard

Jun 01, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Tucville man to be charged for murder of female guard

– eyewitness claimed to have seen him fleeing crime scene Police say they expect to charge a Tucville Squatting Area resident this week, for the murder of R.K’s Security Guard, Simone...

Three new generators arrive for GPL

Jun 01, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Three new generators arrive for GPL

(By Mondale Smith) The frequent power outages experienced by consumers, are likely to be significantly reduced soon, thanks to the acquisition yesterday of three new generators by Guyana Power and...

Woman paralyzed after beating

Jun 01, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Woman paralyzed after beating

Charges are likely for an East Coast Demerara man, after he allegedly inflicted a sound trashing on a 45-year-old woman, which has caused her to become paralyzed from the waist down. Bibi Ali 45, of...

Residents praise EPA intervention

Jun 01, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Residents praise EPA intervention

Good Hope sawmill controversy… Following the intervention of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the proprietor of a Good Hope sawmilling establishment, has taken steps to remedy a breach of...

External environment threatens Guyana’s economy

Jun 01, 2009 knews News Comments Off on External environment threatens Guyana’s economy

The growth outlook for the Guyanese economy, is now severely threatened by an external environment that has resulted in delayed materialising of critical foreign direct investment projects, lingering...

Rice assessment committees appointed

Jun 01, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Rice assessment committees appointed

Cabinet has finally appointed new Rice Assessment Committees in Regions Two, Three, Four, Five and Six, subsequent to requests made by farmers for greater assistance from the Rice Assessment...

Tourism body seeking to ensure hotels, resorts operate within the law

Jun 01, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Tourism body seeking to ensure hotels, resorts operate within the law

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) will soon move to implement the Guyana Tourism Regulations 2009, to ensure that hotels, lodges, resorts, tour operators and tourist guides operate within the...

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2026 Republic Bank CPL…GAW vs. SKL (Kaieteur News) – Two mind-boggling spells from spin wizard Imran Tahir, who put on a magic show for his 5-fer, backed by Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s 3 wickets on...

When someone we love is taken from us

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(Kaieteur News) – After my first encounter with the Guru, I had to probe for some more life lessons. I pressed Guru a much heavier question. “Guru,” I said, “how does one recover from losing someone one loves?” He did not answer immediately. Perhaps there are some questions that deserve...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

A double centurion-not Roman, but Guyanese

Sep 10, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I have honoured before and lived to regret the lapse. In the instance of Chartered Accountant, attorney-at-law, and social activist, there is firm belief that I’m on good grounds to publish this tribute. For the milestone of his 200th oil and gas column. A milestone...

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