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High Court orders seized vehicles returned to CLICO

Aug 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on High Court orders seized vehicles returned to CLICO

The drama between CLICO (Guyana) and the Kissoon Group of Companies continued yesterday after the High Court ordered that three vehicles that were seized from CLICO be returned to the beleaguered...

Gov’t acting like vultures picking at the flesh of a dying nation – Lincoln Lewis

Aug 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Gov’t acting like vultures picking at the flesh of a dying nation – Lincoln Lewis

Veteran Trade Unionist Lincoln Lewis yesterday lashed out at the Government, saying that the administration was acting like vultures picking at the flesh of a dying nation, citing what he sees as the...

North Sophia man brutally murdered …killer chased wounded man around shop

Aug 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on North Sophia man brutally murdered …killer chased wounded man around shop

A 38-year-old unemployed man was stabbed to death during a brawl on Sunday night outside a North Sophia shop. Adrian Thomas, called ‘Pyee’, of North Sophia, sustained a gaping wound to the neck...

Prisoner causes courtroom ruckus – Lunges at magistrate

Aug 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Prisoner causes courtroom ruckus – Lunges at magistrate

A man who allegedly stole a cell phone caused uproar at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday. Randy Samuel had to be subdued by several police officers as he attempted to reach the...

Berbice Sea Defence Unit grossly understaffed

Aug 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Berbice Sea Defence Unit grossly understaffed

The Sea Defence Unit at Springlands on the Corentyne, which is responsible for river and sea defences in the entire county, currently has no emergency crew, and in fact has but two technical staff....

Sugar production for second crop passes 26,000 tonnes

Aug 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Sugar production for second crop passes 26,000 tonnes

Sugar production for the second crop has surpassed 26,000 tonnes after four weeks of grinding. The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) said the “encouraging” tonnage was contributed by seven...

ERC launches investigation into McCoy’s allegations

Aug 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on ERC launches investigation into McCoy’s allegations

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) has launched an investigation into the complaint made by Information Liaison to the President, Kwame McCoy, against Kaieteur News Columnist, Freddie Kissoon. In...

Youths suspected of manipulating ATM caught on camera

Aug 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Youths suspected of manipulating ATM caught on camera

Some city youths who hatched a plan to hit a city bank’s Automated Teller Machine (ATM) and thought that they could get away with it, have landed in hot water with the police. The youths did not...

Bulletin issued for another suspect

Aug 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Bulletin issued for another suspect

The police have issued a bulletin for another suspect in the fire which gutted the Ministry of Health a month ago. The suspect is George Lashley, who according to the police is about 60 years old and...

Jurors peruse Vaughn/Simels taped conversation …as fourth day passes without verdict

Aug 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Jurors peruse Vaughn/Simels taped conversation …as fourth day passes without verdict

Jurors deliberating the Robert Simels/Arianne Irving obstruction, witness tampering and illegal importation case, in New York, USA, have requested additional extracts of testimonies to assist them as...

Contractor did not abandoned the media team

Aug 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Contractor did not abandoned the media team

Dear Editor, Reference is made to your Saturday 15th August, 2009 edition, captioned “Minister abandons media team and contractor seeks to frustrate…..” in which a few points mentioned are not...

Behold! Who is playing the race card?

Aug 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Behold! Who is playing the race card?

Dear Editor, Kwame McCoy is lodging a complaint against Freddie Kissoon on the basis of a historical racist behaviour against persons of African descent. Mr. McCoy’s has suddenly become sensitive...

‘We are living in the cloud of darkness’

Aug 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on ‘We are living in the cloud of darkness’

Dear Editor, I believe the various issues that were raised on Channel 8 last weekend on a live call-in programme with an herbal doctor in Berbice and Mr. Ramjattan of the Alliance for Change (AFC)...

Machiavelli did not rescue Guyana

Aug 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Machiavelli did not rescue Guyana

Dear Editor, Freddie Kissoon must be credited for his efforts for his recent work in shedding some light on the people who have led Guyana since the run up to Independence to present day. The two...

Gandhi’s views on political culture

Aug 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Gandhi’s views on political culture

Dear Editor, Saturday, August 15, 2009 was the 62nd Anniversary of India’s Independence. And I thought in an effort to review India’s emergent move into global economic dominance that it might be...

Obama can’t be bothered with our delusions

Aug 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Obama can’t be bothered with our delusions

Dear Editor, Poor Barack Obama, militant forces here in Guyana are trying to get him to fight for their cause, but the chap seems to have his own headaches to think about. The Southern Poverty Law...

Largest evidence to date we are a 10th rate country

Aug 18, 2009 knews Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Largest evidence to date we are a 10th rate country

In every sphere of life in this country, we see the falling down, the fast rate of social decline, the disappearing human resource index. Out of all of this comes the ubiquity of mediocrity. It...

Back to square one

Aug 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Back to square one

Dear Editor, During the count down to the CARICOM Summit there were massive clean up campaigns in Guyana. Those indigent ones living on our streets were assembled and taken to homeless shelters. Huge...

There must be answers to these queries

Aug 18, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on There must be answers to these queries

The government is not happy that Kaieteur News is taking a look at some of the contracts awarded in the Drainage and Irrigation sector. Such has been the anger that Agriculture Minister Robert...

Closing the doors after the horse has bolted

Aug 18, 2009 knews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Closing the doors after the horse has bolted

The announcement by the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) that it will allow observers, public counting of votes and scrutineers for the forthcoming elections within the party is a case of...

East trample West in Linden All-Star duel

Aug 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on East trample West in Linden All-Star duel

By Edison Jefford The Eastern half of the Demerara River that flows through Linden proved that they really produce better ‘ballers’ when they overcame the Western half in an All–Star Basketball...

Monkey Mountain is an actual place in Guyana

Aug 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Monkey Mountain is an actual place in Guyana

Dear Editor, Could someone please inform Kwame McCoy that Monkey Mountain is indeed an actual place in Guyana? This is what Freddie Kissoon said in his column captioned, Ten years of Jagdeo: Faustian...

Irish Gel wins feature, Singh named best jockey

Aug 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Irish Gel wins feature, Singh named best jockey

Irish Gel ridden by champion jockey Kumar Singh produced an authoritative display to capture the C & Lower feature event at last Sunday’s Jumbo Jet Auto Sales Guyana Cup Horseracing Meeting...

Ram has lost all claims to his non-partisan credentials

Aug 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Ram has lost all claims to his non-partisan credentials

Dear Editor, Chartered Accountant Christopher Ram, to the surprise of no one, was true to form, trying to embellish his non-partisan credentials by attempting to ‘chair’ a large gathering of 25...

Annandale edge Brusche Dam on penalties

Aug 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Annandale edge Brusche Dam on penalties

Annandale edged Brusche Dam on penalty kicks 4-2 after the pair played out a 0-0 stalemate at the end of regulation time at the Vigilance ground in the lone match played on Sunday last in the...

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The stakes are high in Guyana’s democracy

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In any vibrant democracy, the mechanisms that bind it together are those that mediate differences,... more