August 2009

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Two charged for defrauding NIS

Aug 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Two charged for defrauding NIS

Deon Pearson, an aeronautical engineer, was yesterday placed on $450,000 bail after he made a court appearance before Magistrate Priya Beharry, at the Georgetown Magistrates Court. It is alleged that...

Rohee warns against use of state assets for illegal activities

Aug 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Rohee warns against use of state assets for illegal activities

Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee has warned members of the Police Force that they “should not take it out of their thoughts” and use the resources of the state to commit nefarious activity....

The PPP Govt. has never had a good track record of soliciting the services of capable ‘spin doctors’

Aug 27, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The PPP Govt. has never had a good track record of soliciting the services of capable ‘spin doctors’

Dear Editor, The Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) as a government has never had a good track record of soliciting the services of capable ‘spin doctors’. That unfortunate trend continues in the...

Govt. and the Rule of Law

Aug 27, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Govt. and the Rule of Law

Dear Editor, With the recent revelations from a Brooklyn court room regarding self confessed drug smuggler Roger Khan and his unholy alliance with government officials, there has been an attempt...

Calling on Sheila Holder

Aug 27, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Calling on Sheila Holder

Dear Editor, As a journalist and as an aggrieved party to an unsubstantiated attack, I am making a public appeal to AFC’s Parliamentarian, Sheila Holder, to confirm the several claims made by...

Caribbean trade to drop 13% this year – ECLAC

Aug 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Caribbean trade to drop 13% this year – ECLAC

The volume of trade in Latin America and the Caribbean will drop 13% in 2009, surpassing the 10% decline in world trade expected this year, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America...

Provide credible evidence for polls relating to our country

Aug 27, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Provide credible evidence for polls relating to our country

Dear Editor, Many die-hard PPP supporters will not see the necessity for transparency of any sort in delivering sensitive data dealing with the politics of Guyana. Any Guyanese familiar with PPP...

Jamzone Summer Break Chutney Bacchanal tonight

Aug 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Jamzone Summer Break Chutney Bacchanal tonight

The long awaited inaugural Jamzone Summer Break Weekend concert series kicks of tonight with a Chutney Bacchanal at the National Stadium, Providence. There, chutney artistes Drupattie, Rakesh...

Storytellers versus journalists

Aug 27, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Storytellers versus journalists

Dear Editor, “Press Freedom” recently seems to be seizing the moment of the day. Talks are centered on the word ‘freedom’; however, not much weight is given to the responsibilities attached...

It’s always someone else’s fault

Aug 27, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on It’s always someone else’s fault

Dear Editor, Guyana faces an existential threat not because of external aggression but from within its own borders. It has become increasingly clear with each passing day that Guyana is a country not...

Travel Service manager disappears with millions

Aug 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Travel Service manager disappears with millions

– passengers left stranded The hunt is still on for an airline Travel Service manager who disappeared with millions of dollars in cash leaving several passengers stranded both in Guyana and...

THE PNCR IS BEHAVING LIKE A BULLY

Aug 27, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE PNCR IS BEHAVING LIKE A BULLY

I do not know about Macbeth’s witches being unleashed in Guyana. What I do know was that witchcraft and the dark arts were utilized in the streets of Georgetown as part of a devious and shameless...

Machine readable passports required for Canadian visas

Aug 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Machine readable passports required for Canadian visas

The High Commission of Canada yesterday said that as of September 1, only machine readable passports will be accepted for visa applications. As of that date, persons desirous of applying for a visa...

Guyana’s decline into complete mediocrity

Aug 27, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Guyana’s decline into complete mediocrity

Dear Editor, If you ever had the time to catch the nightly televised programmes titled, “Count Down with Keith Olbermann” and “The Rachel Maddow Show”, broadcast on MSNBC, then you will...

The Kissoons, the speed of justice and the cry for justice

Aug 27, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The Kissoons, the speed of justice and the cry for justice

The nature of this country is so, so sad. We opened our newspapers and read that the Kissoon Group of Companies got a court order against CLICO. A week before, the centre page of the Stabroek News...

Review the police and the army

Aug 27, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on Review the police and the army

Ever since the news broke that the military might have been involved in criminal acts on the waterways of the Essequibo, the nation has been set to wonder about the safety of ordinary citizens. One...

Arson cripples Wales Estate

Aug 26, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Arson cripples Wales Estate

– workers sent home Over 180 punts of cane were destroyed by arson as protests over inadequate remuneration in the sugar belt spilled over to West Demerara, crippling the Wales Estate. The cane...

‘Dirty Cops’ to appear in court today

Aug 26, 2009 knews News Comments Off on ‘Dirty Cops’ to appear in court today

Three police ranks, including a Cadet Officer, are to appear in court today charged with the larceny of almost $4M. The money represented a part of the total cash recovered following last...

PNCR has witness under protection ready to testify – Corbin

Aug 26, 2009 knews News Comments Off on PNCR has witness under protection ready to testify – Corbin

Leader of the Main Opposition Party Robert Corbin says that the party has a witness that is prepared to testify in the investigation of the activities of self-confessed drug dealer Shaheed...

Bicycle thief shot dead, two others wounded

Aug 26, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Bicycle thief shot dead, two others wounded

One man was shot dead and two others seriously wounded under controversial circumstances, following the theft of several bicycles early yesterday morning from the Crescent Cycle Store in King Street....

Mother of five fished out of city canal

Aug 26, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Mother of five fished out of city canal

The body of 45-year-old Ann Lespeur was last evening fished out a canal on Sheriff Street, a short distance from the Chinese Embassy. She was originally a resident of Sophia but just before her...

Boat investigation stalled, ‘snitch’ still in custody

Aug 26, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Boat investigation stalled, ‘snitch’ still in custody

Investigations into the suspected boat accident that resulted in the deaths of Jainarine Dinanauth and Henry Gibson and the disappearance of Ricky Jainarine appeared to have stalled. Kaieteur News...

Roger Khan to know fate on October 16

Aug 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Roger Khan to know fate on October 16

October 16 is the date set for sentencing of confessed Guyanese drug trafficker Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan. This was disclosed by his defence attorney, Diurmuid White in a telephone interview with this...

Dr. Van West Charles to remain active in local politics

Aug 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Dr. Van West Charles to remain active in local politics

Seemingly undaunted by a recent failed bid to secure a spot on the Central Executive arm of the People’s National Congress Reform Dr Richard Van West Charles says that there is a political future...

Sir Shridath issues clarification on wrongly attributed remarks

Aug 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Sir Shridath issues clarification on wrongly attributed remarks

Senior regional integrationist, Guyana-born Sir Shridath Ramphal, has expressed his dissatisfaction with what he described as ‘misleading information’ that has wrongly attributed remarks to him...

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The three leashes of empire

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(Kaieteur News) – Empire, in its modern form, seldom arrives wearing a military uniform. It comes dressed instead as an investment banker, carrying a development plan, or as the representative of a multinational corporation bearing gifts in the language of progress. The empire does not always...

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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...

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(Kaieteur News) – It was just a matter of when. From where they hail. Then, how many of them. Last, what kind of undesirables. They go by the name of ‘deportees’, third country nationals. From the moment the first word of a destination for deportees from the U.S. came up, I...

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