July 28, 2009

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ACDA and the Ministry of Health fire

Jul 28, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on ACDA and the Ministry of Health fire

Dear Editor, It is laughable to now hear the criminals who burnt down the Ministry of Health blaming this vicious act on ACDA. This incredible stretch of the imagination is surpassed only by the...

Mother remanded for cocaine trafficking

Jul 28, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Mother remanded for cocaine trafficking

Annette Brummell, 31, of 135 Waterloo Street Kingston allegedly had in her possession on July 23, last, 25 grams of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking in narcotics. She pleaded not guilty to the...

Mayor Green peeved at disclosures at municipal staff meeting

Jul 28, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Mayor Green peeved at disclosures at municipal staff meeting

– Claims financial problems politically based The administration of the Georgetown municipality has made it public that it has been breaking the law. This was accentuated by City Mayor Hamilton...

The Joint Services are now synonymous with torture

Jul 28, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The Joint Services are now synonymous with torture

Dear Editor, The following is a description of my second encounter with members of Guyana’s Joint Services. On the first occasion I had cause to write to Chief-of-Staff Commodore Gary Best,...

Democracy and justice at the crossroads in Guyana

Jul 28, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Democracy and justice at the crossroads in Guyana

Dear Editor, The recent and mysterious death of a murder suspect while in State Custody, and just weeks after his so called confession statement was justifiably thrown out by the presiding Magistrate...

Agriculture necessary for economic growth, poverty reduction and food security

Jul 28, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Agriculture necessary for economic growth, poverty reduction and food security

Dear Editor, Over the years, agriculture in the Caribbean has continued to decline, and with the erratic global food prices and the growing food import bill, the region must now produce its own food;...

Gunmen terrorise Village Day revelers

Jul 28, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Gunmen terrorise Village Day revelers

Village Day celebrations at Guyhoc Park erupted in chaos around 01:00 hrs yesterday, after a gang of youths with handguns invaded the community. By the time they left, Keith Tute, 19, was lying in an...

The stage is set for the ‘licensed to kill’ behaviour

Jul 28, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The stage is set for the ‘licensed to kill’ behaviour

Dear Editor, Newspapers and television have carried images of Troy Small, trembling uncontrollably as he was helped out of the Alberttown police station on Wednesday July 22, 2009. What does it mean...

ON HOLY RIGHTS AND HOLY GROUND

Jul 28, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on ON HOLY RIGHTS AND HOLY GROUND

The right to demonstrate carries with it the right to determine the place and hour during which such a demonstration should take place. However, as with all human rights, the right to demonstrate is...

Guyanese journalists should emulate Cronkite

Jul 28, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Guyanese journalists should emulate Cronkite

Dear Editor, I learn of the passing of former CBS News anchorman Walter Cronkite. He was an outstanding journalist whose professionalism, competence and integrity should be emulated by Guyanese...

No guarantee govt will accept recommendations in Inquiry Report – Burrowes

Jul 28, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on No guarantee govt will accept recommendations in Inquiry Report – Burrowes

It is completely up to the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Kellawan Lall, to share the contents of the Commission of Inquiry Report with officials of the Mayor and City Council...

The fallout from the Brickdam fire

Jul 28, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on The fallout from the Brickdam fire

The most talked about event is the fallout from the fire that destroyed the Ministry of Health. Yesterday two men were placed before the courts and others are still wanted. This is remarkably quick...

City Council to seek investigation into Small’s assault

Jul 28, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on City Council to seek investigation into Small’s assault

“The only criminals that the police seem able to identify live either in Albouystown, Buxton or in the Ghetto where the black people live,” said City Mayor Hamilton Green yesterday. He made this...

This is an historic letter. Circulate it now!

Jul 28, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on This is an historic letter. Circulate it now!

Dr. Rupert Roopnarine published a short letter with an immensely long value in the Sunday edition of the Stabroek News. This is a statement pregnant with historical importance. This is a letter...

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By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s largest-ever team to the World Athletics U20 Championships has made an encouraging start to its campaign in Oregon, USA, with several athletes advancing...

Caste, capitalism and the plantation

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(Kaieteur News) – The argument was recently made on a BBC radio podcast dealing with Indian indentured immigration that the Indian caste system was incompatible with the capitalist ethos of the post-Emancipation Caribbean plantation. There is an appealing simplicity to the argument. Caste was...

Nicaragua’s Abandoned Ballot: What the OAS Can and Cannot Do

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Daniel Ortega has now said openly what his regime has demonstrated for years: the people of Nicaragua are not to be permitted to remove their rulers through elections. During celebrations marking the 47th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution, Ortega...

Who’s responsible, who will take responsibility?

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Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – A tragedy of catastrophic proportions is now Guyana’s to manage. An old passenger ferry boat went to the bottom. According to news reports of Saturday, 73 bodies have been recovered and 76 rescued. Taking the official count of 179 passengers on...

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ACDA and the Ministry of Health fire

Mother remanded for cocaine trafficking

Mayor Green peeved at disclosures at municipal staff meeting

The Joint Services are now synonymous with torture

Democracy and justice at the crossroads in Guyana

Agriculture necessary for economic growth, poverty reduction and food security

Gunmen terrorise Village Day revelers

The stage is set for the ‘licensed to kill’ behaviour

ON HOLY RIGHTS AND HOLY GROUND

Guyanese journalists should emulate Cronkite

No guarantee govt will accept recommendations in Inquiry Report – Burrowes

The fallout from the Brickdam fire

City Council to seek investigation into Small’s assault

This is an historic letter. Circulate it now!

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