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Evident neglect of agricultural development in the Pomeroon – Corbin

Jul 18, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Evident neglect of agricultural development in the Pomeroon – Corbin

…residents still await promises by Agri. Minister to materialise Neglect of agricultural development in the Pomeroon is evident with frequent floods and continuous losses by dedicated farmers as...

Judoka dissatisfied despite GOA mediator to resolve impasse

Jul 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Judoka dissatisfied despite GOA mediator to resolve impasse

By Michael Benjamin The executive committee of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), in response to a request by black belt judoka, Andy Moore, to appoint a mediator to quell the raging dispute...

Essequibo teams book semi-final places

Jul 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Essequibo teams book semi-final places

Essequibo teams Die Hard XI and Young Warriors are through to the national semi-finals, defeating Farm Masjid and Ariel XI last Sunday at the Police Sports Club Ground. In the first match, Die Hard...

BCB to celebrate 70th anniversary in September

Jul 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on BCB to celebrate 70th anniversary in September

Week of activities planned under the theme ‘Celebrating a Glorious Past’ The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) will be celebrating its 70th anniversary from September 20-27. The BCB known then as the...

Relatives blame nurse for infant’s death

Jul 18, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Relatives blame nurse for infant’s death

‘Says her shift was over’ A young mother is mourning the death of her 16-day-old daughter. Nineteen-year-old Neisa Mahase, on Thursday, noticed that her baby girl, Hailey Amy Budram (born July...

Horrible injustices: They just go on

Jul 18, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Horrible injustices: They just go on

Do you know that there is a very nasty injustice that is perpetrated on poor people in this country and for almost a decade now there hasn’t been a single voice raised in anger? The Ministry of...

Teacher Rose dies at 104

Jul 18, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Teacher Rose dies at 104

Roseline Ioana King, known as ‘Teacher Rose’ died yesterday after a brief illness. She was 104. Live-in nurse, Sharon McRae told Kaieteur News that on Wednesday last, a doctor visited the...

Zaheer Hussain (4 for 19) helps put Edinburgh through to Quarter-finals

Jul 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Zaheer Hussain (4 for 19) helps put Edinburgh through to Quarter-finals

The 2009 Spready’s Bakery Under-19, 50-over Cricket Competition in Berbice is continuing after a break for bad weather. Edinburgh defeated Rose Hall Community Centre to gain enough points to see...

GOOD WORK, KAIETEUR NEWS!

Jul 18, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on GOOD WORK, KAIETEUR NEWS!

The Kaieteur News must be congratulated for the fine investigative work it has so far done in relation to a sluice on West Coast Demerara. I urge this newspaper to continue in this vein to bring to...

BCB congratulates Dowlin on Test appointment

Jul 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on BCB congratulates Dowlin on Test appointment

The President and Executive members of the Berbice Cricket Board are extending congratulations to national middle order batsman Travis Dowlin on his Test debut for the West Indies versus Bangladesh....

West Indies Cricket Board writes players on strike action

Jul 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on West Indies Cricket Board writes players on strike action

A release from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) indicates that the board has written individually to all players involved in the West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) strike action – those...

Fire will not deter ministry from functioning’ – Min. Ramsammy

Jul 18, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Fire will not deter ministry from functioning’ – Min. Ramsammy

By Fareeza Haniff Despite the complete destruction of his Ministry, Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, has made it clear that his staff will be out in full on Monday morning to provide the...

Civil Aviation Authority yet to identify recovered device

Jul 18, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Civil Aviation Authority yet to identify recovered device

…awaiting word from makers By Gary Eleazar A senior official at the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCCA) yesterday said that the body is yet to identify the device recovered on Hope Beach,...

Exploitation of human labour to the highest

Jul 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Exploitation of human labour to the highest

DEAR EDITOR, I would like to congratulate the Ministry of Labour for a job well done in regularizing standards in workplaces and ensuring that workers receive the benefits they are entitled to....

Misapprehensions and extraordinary statements

Jul 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Misapprehensions and extraordinary statements

DEAR EDITOR, Some observations on the reports in all three daily newspapers on July 14, 2009, about the presentations to the Forest Products Association by a government team on the President’s Low...

Linden-Lethem corridor can be developed with limited deforestation-IDB study

Jul 18, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Linden-Lethem corridor can be developed with limited deforestation-IDB study

The Linden-Lethem transportation corridor can be developed with low rates of deforestation and forest degradation, Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud said yesterday. He was commenting on the...

Unharnessed remittances contribute to our social ills

Jul 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Unharnessed remittances contribute to our social ills

Dear Editor, There is an interesting discussion underway with reference to remittances and their impact on our economy, and I have been reading Dr. Prem Misir, Emile Mervin, Dr. Tarron Khemraj (in...

Proposed Sexual Offences Bill most advanced in the Caribbean

Jul 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Proposed Sexual Offences Bill most advanced in the Caribbean

Dear Editor, If the Sexual Offences Bill 2009 laid in Parliament last week is passed in its current form, Guyanese will benefit from the most enlightened legislation in the Caribbean. Currently...

PPP ‘concerned’ over fire at Health Ministry

Jul 18, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on PPP ‘concerned’ over fire at Health Ministry

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has expressed its concern and sadness over the destruction of the main building of the Ministry of Health in Brickdam. The party, in a press statement, said...

We are not captive to Freddie Kissoon’s timing and focus

Jul 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on We are not captive to Freddie Kissoon’s timing and focus

DEAR EDITOR, Frederick Kissoon’s column (July 16), in which he questions Andaiye, Alissa and me in relation to our perceived lack of home focus deserves an answer. There are two main planks to his...

Thieves snatch $140, 000 from West Demerara businessman’s car

Jul 18, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Thieves snatch $140, 000 from West Demerara businessman’s car

– Stumped at treatment by Police A West Coast Demerara businessman lost $140, 000 when thieves broke into his car, but it was the treatment meted out to him by the Police that has left him even...

Selective cleaning creates more mess

Jul 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Selective cleaning creates more mess

Dear Editor, I am writing to draw attention to the following issue. During the week of the Caricom Heads’ Meeting, workers from the City Council did an almost excellent job cleaning the drains and...

GPHC gets endowment from Canada

Jul 18, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC gets endowment from Canada

Linens in abundance were donated to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation yesterday, compliments of the Sheraton Hotel, in Toronto Canada. Making the donation on behalf of the establishment...

The fire and the halt to any investigation

Jul 18, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on The fire and the halt to any investigation

Yesterday, the nation woke up to find that one of the historic buildings in the city had gone up in flames. At the time of its destruction it was home to the Ministry of Health and had established...

Regional agriculturists meet on invasive species

Jul 18, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Regional agriculturists meet on invasive species

Agriculture policymakers and plant scientists believe that the time has come for countries to measure the financial impact of invasive species on national economies. Consequently they believe there...

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The Opposition is engaged in self-sabotage

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- You know, I never thought I’d see the day when elections in Guyana would become something... more