September 2009

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The PNC’s and Mr. Corbin’ silly game

Sep 21, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The PNC’s and Mr. Corbin’ silly game

The PNC at the moment under the control of Robert Corbin cannot be that bereft of intellectual skills that it cannot make even elementary analysis of socio-political phenomena. The Leslie Ramsammy...

BY HOOKER OR CROOKER

Sep 21, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on BY HOOKER OR CROOKER

There was an Embassy function in Trinidad a few years ago and when the band started playing, a top-level and most senior politician who was much the worse for Johnny Walker Black, approached one of...

Failure to utilise ORS may have led to deaths in Region One – Dr Ramsammy

Sep 21, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Failure to utilise ORS may have led to deaths in Region One – Dr Ramsammy

The use of Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) may have been the key treatment that was not utilised by health workers in Region One when a gastrointestinal illness struck residents there just over two...

The McCoy issue is alive

Sep 21, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on The McCoy issue is alive

Scandals abound everywhere and often the people involved would remain silent. All of those who begin denying their involvement often end up embarrassed because investigations reveal their complicity....

Pulling out your pools

Sep 21, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Pulling out your pools

Every day there is an issue with Freddie about poll. For weeks now, he and Bisram arguing about Bisram’s poll. Why Freddie doesn’t leave the man and his poll alone, is beyond explanation. He...

Guyana is rapidly spiralling down into political mediocrity and self-destruction

Sep 21, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Guyana is rapidly spiralling down into political mediocrity and self-destruction

Dear Editor, Evidently a dangerous and destructive lifestyle is fast becoming the new norm in our society. Once held acceptable values, ethics, respect for law and order, decency and civility are...

Digicel Kick Start Clinics footballers ready for Sunderland challenge

Sep 21, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Digicel Kick Start Clinics footballers ready for Sunderland challenge

Sunderland, England: Following their long journey from the Caribbean Island of Jamaica to Sunderland in England, the eight talented young footballers selected by John Barnes, Head Coach of the...

Parika boat operators convinced that Hogg Island victims were murdered

Sep 20, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Parika boat operators convinced that Hogg Island victims were murdered

– call for deeper probe of imprisoned Coast Guardsmen Boat operators at the Parika Stelling are convinced that like Dweive Kant Ramdass, foul play was responsible for the deaths of Henry Gibson...

Kwame McCoy recorded soliciting sex from schoolboy

Sep 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Kwame McCoy recorded soliciting sex from schoolboy

…this has implications for Rights of the Child Commission – citizens A tape-recording of a conversation between a boy who identifies himself as Julius from Linden , and an individual who many...

A selfless and dedicated educator

Sep 20, 2009 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on A selfless and dedicated educator

Ingrid Fung is this week’s ‘Special Person’ “Although my purse is not heavier in terms of dollars, I wouldn’t trade my teaching profession for the world. If I was asked to go through...

Vryheid’s Lust man dies after collision with motorcycle

Sep 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Vryheid’s Lust man dies after collision with motorcycle

Forty-seven year-old Chateram Singh called Trevon of 26 Vryheid’s Lust Public Road, East Coast Demerara, succumbed almost five-and-a-half hours after he was struck down by a motorcycle on the main...

Health Ministry clamps down on private labs for fake H1N1 testing

Sep 20, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry clamps down on private labs for fake H1N1 testing

…as 12th case is confirmed The Ministry of Health is in the process of conducting firsthand inspections at private laboratories that are involved in testing for the H1N1 virus, commonly referred...

The Bearded saki

Sep 20, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Bearded saki

With a head of thick, black hair and a dense beard framing the face, bearded sakis are highly distinctive monkeys. The coat is mostly black, with highlights of light yellow brown to dark brown on the...

Teacher instructs class of over 100 students

Sep 20, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Teacher instructs class of over 100 students

One teacher now holds the responsibility of teaching approximately 138 students at the Kuru Kururu Primary School, Soesdyke/Linden Highway. During Kaieteur News’s visit to the school on Tuesday...

Three homeless after Cove & John fire

Sep 20, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Three homeless after Cove & John fire

A fire of unknown origin destroyed a two-storey house in Cove and John, East Coast Demerara yesterday morning, leaving a family of three homeless. Escaping the conflagration were 75-year-old...

Mr. Mc Bean ought to have known the correct procedure

Sep 20, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Mc Bean ought to have known the correct procedure

Dear Editor, The recent dismissal of a senior police officer has been given much publicity. Reading all the articles in the newspapers about the subject, one is led to believe that the Public Service...

The rice industry has come a very long way

Sep 20, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The rice industry has come a very long way

Dear Editor, Response to the GRPA Press Release issued by Mr. Jinnah Rahaman on the 15th day of September, 2009 The first part of Mr Jinnah Rahaman missive, states that Minister of Agriculture...

Is Mr. Bisram ‘polls’ technically from a one man ‘polling organisation’?

Sep 20, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Is Mr. Bisram ‘polls’ technically from a one man ‘polling organisation’?

Dear Editor, Unfortunately, in his letter, Mr. Bisram, has not answered any of the basic questions with regards to his polling strategies, protocols, and organisation. In addition, no attempt was...

PCA receives over 250 complaints so far for 2009

Sep 20, 2009 knews News Comments Off on PCA receives over 250 complaints so far for 2009

As the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) continues in its quest to have justice served to persons who feel they have been wrongly dealt with by police ranks, the body has received more than 250...

Mr. Rampertab is avoiding debate on the authoritarian nature of the ‘new blood’ in Guyana

Sep 20, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Rampertab is avoiding debate on the authoritarian nature of the ‘new blood’ in Guyana

Dear Editor, I offer here a reply to Mr. Rakesh Rampertab,’s letter, “Until the opposition can offer a detailed plan to Indian voters they cannot compete”, (SN, September 4). This is in...

An open letter to Norman Faria

Sep 20, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on An open letter to Norman Faria

Dear Mr. Norman Faria, This is an open letter with a copy forwarded to Barbadian and Guyanese Media. I have chosen to communicate with you both privately and publicly since the issue that prompted...

Senior Bodybuilding C/ships expected to sizzle

Sep 20, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Senior Bodybuilding C/ships expected to sizzle

Geddes Grant weighs in with key support From all indications the Guyana Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation Senior championships at the National Cultural Centre from 7:00pm tonight promises...

‘I don’t speak the language’

Sep 20, 2009 knews News Comments Off on ‘I don’t speak the language’

– Orealla struggles to hold on to its culture By Neil Marks When the M.V Epira docked at Orealla in the dark of night, I wasn’t exactly expecting to hear the spicy Chutney song “Lootala.”...

D’Andrade wins KISS 5k in Trinidad

Sep 20, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on D’Andrade wins KISS 5k in Trinidad

Johnson second at MOH 5k Lionel D’Andrade and Kelvin Johnson continued to carve names for them yesterday in Trinidad and Tobago with top podium finishes in the KISS 5k Road Race and Ministry of...

There is greater need for an IMC at the national level of governance

Sep 20, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on There is greater need for an IMC at the national level of governance

Dear Editor, The current state of the Capital City is a microcosmic representation of what the nation of Guyana has become. Yes, there might be corruption and ineffectual leadership in the governance...

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Guyanese athletes secure bronze finish at HYROX Competition in...

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(Kaieteur News) – Four Guyana athletes created history over the weekend by not just competing for the first time at the HYROX Fitness competition in Suriname but Team Fitness Express comprising...

Tomorrow should be declared as a day of mourning in Guyana

Oct 27, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana has seemingly decided that the inconvenience of possessing an independent mind is no longer worth the trouble. It has changed direction. The irony is that while Guyana appears increasingly willing to trade diplomatic independence for Washington’s approval, Brazil’s...

Are We All Ukrainians?

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 19 October, accepting the award of Ukraine’s Order of Merit, I said that my commitment to Ukraine rests on a principle essential to small nations everywhere: sovereignty is the freedom to govern ourselves, preserve our identity and decide our future....

Ambassador Theriot, one unhappy Excellency

Oct 27, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – American Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole D. Theriot, has to be one unhappy puppy. Sorry, Excellency; the Americanism should be understood, taken gracefully. But Excellency Theriot has to be unhappy as the day is long. A soft, feathery ambassadorial assignment, looking after...

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