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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...

Bandits hit police headquarters

Jul 27, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits hit police headquarters

– cash, uniforms, boots stolen While significant attention is being paid to the fire at the Ministry of Health headquarters on Brickdam, police now have to shift some of their focus to...

NBS $800 Million contract manipulated to Dr Gopaul’s friend

Jul 27, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on NBS $800 Million contract manipulated to Dr Gopaul’s friend

– Christopher Ram Eminent Chartered Accountant, Christopher Ram, has lashed out at Chairman of the Board of Directors at the New Building Society, Dr Nanda Gopaul, calling his remarks a...

Corbin losing his marbles

Jul 27, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Corbin losing his marbles

– Donald Ramotar …reiterates that PPP is against all forms of torture General Secretary of the Peoples Progressive Party, Donald Ramotar, yesterday reiterated that his party was against...

Four more arrested

Jul 27, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Four more arrested

Health Ministry fire… – Joint Services raid C/ville, South Ruimveldt homes By Michael Jordan Joint Services ranks yesterday detained three Campbellville residents and a South Ruimveldt man...

Security forces seem to be manufacturing evidence using torture

Jul 27, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Security forces seem to be manufacturing evidence using torture

Ministry of Health fire… – Robert Corbin Although the Head of State has said that there would be no casting of blame until the investigations into the Ministry of Health’s fire is completed,...

House burns down…Man sets self afire, plunges through window

Jul 27, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on House burns down…Man sets self afire, plunges through window

A young businessman is clinging onto life after setting himself alight in an early morning blaze which destroyed his Lot 41 Virginia, Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara business and house, yesterday....

Gov’t needs to pay more attention to the elderly

Jul 27, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t needs to pay more attention to the elderly

– medical watch doctor Dr. Saruabh Mehta, a Pharmacist attached to the Guyana Watch team has said the government needs to pay closer attention to the elderly population in Guyana in an effort to...

Man dies in Lethem motorcycle crash

Jul 27, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Man dies in Lethem motorcycle crash

A 22 year old rehab assistant from the Rupununi succumbed in a Brazil hospital on Saturday night following a collision between two motorcycles on the Lethem airstrip road. Clinton D’Oliviera, of...

Laboratory tests at Regional facilities to be improved

Jul 27, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Laboratory tests at Regional facilities to be improved

– Dr Roach As part of its mandate to improve the quality of laboratory tests available within the public health sector, the National Public Health Reference Laboratory has commenced a technique...

Who’s to be blamed?

Jul 27, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Who’s to be blamed?

Two drivers are at war as to who caused an accident which occurred yesterday in Meten –Meer–Zorg, West Coast Demerara. According to Kumar Bissoon, the driver of the car PLL 6256, he was heading...

Security guard killed by mini bus in Linden

Jul 27, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Security guard killed by mini bus in Linden

An early morning accident yesterday, at Half Mile Wismar, opposite Dellie’s Nightspot, has left one man dead and a mini bus driver in police custody. Dead is Wilton Craig, 58, of 51 One Mile...