September 2009

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Electors have a right to vote for the party of their choice

Sep 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Electors have a right to vote for the party of their choice

Dear Editor, I wish to address some points in Eric Phillips letter “It’s a moral imperative that these two imbalances be addressed”, published in Kaieteur News of Sunday, September 13/2009....

9/11 was an attack on the entire world and humanity

Sep 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on 9/11 was an attack on the entire world and humanity

Dear Editor, Maybe if one of our loved ones called us from a commercial airliner to tell us that the plane that they are in is about to be part of a mass terror plot and suicide mission, then we...

Will the court prevent K-News for exposing corruption?

Sep 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Will the court prevent K-News for exposing corruption?

Dear Editor, I cannot be seeing right! The front page photograph in the Sunday edition of the Kaieteur News actually caused me to lose appetite. I thought that by now Kaieteur News would have run out...

New Amsterdam looks like a pasture

Sep 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on New Amsterdam looks like a pasture

Dear Editor, I have noted with great concern, the number of animals that are allowed to stray on our roadways, particularly the herds of cattle and the numerous donkeys and horses. Our laws do not...

We need to learn from our indigenous people

Sep 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on We need to learn from our indigenous people

Dear Editor, One of the greatest tragedies in human history occurred when the worlds of Europe and The Americas encountered each other through “explorers” in 1492. At that time there was an...

The claim that AFC is Guyana’s only multi-racial party is a myth

Sep 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The claim that AFC is Guyana’s only multi-racial party is a myth

Dear Editor, The claim that the Alliance for Change (AFC) is Guyana’s only multi-ethnic party is a myth perpetuated by some, or a truism ignored by all. All the political parties including the PPP,...

Weed out all ‘Defectives’ from CID

Sep 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Weed out all ‘Defectives’ from CID

Dear Editor, I wish to draw your attention that CID Ranks in Georgetown are using their offices to settle matters of civil nature and in the process using threats of incarceration and demanding with...

Why a mane change?

Sep 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Why a mane change?

Dear Editor, I wish to refer to Mr. T. Pemberton’s letter titled, “Rename Tiger Bay to Nation’s Bay,” in your September 14 edition. I am not aware, and I could be wrong, of any part of the...

The electricity dilemma

Sep 15, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on The electricity dilemma

There are some things that are crucial to development in today’s world. One of them is a stable electricity supply. If one is to use this as a measure of Guyana’s ability to compete in the real...

City Hall calls on residents to disinfect refuse

Sep 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on City Hall calls on residents to disinfect refuse

— Still lacks finance to pay contractors Residents of Georgetown are being advised to sprinkle their accumulated refuse with disinfectant since according to City Mayor Hamilton Green, the...

Repairs commence at MMZ School Bridge

Sep 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Repairs commence at MMZ School Bridge

The Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) of Meten – Meer – Zorg (MMZ), West Coast Demerara has finally commenced repairs on the MMZ school bridge. This newspaper had reported on September 4,...

More Army ammo, vests reportedly missing

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on More Army ammo, vests reportedly missing

Officials of the Guyana Defence Force are reportedly probing reports that a number of AK-47 magazines and bullet proof vests are missing from Base Morawhanna in Region One. A source told Kaieteur...

State media boycott Canadian sponsored workshop

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on State media boycott Canadian sponsored workshop

The Canadian High Commission and the Guyana Press Association on Saturday concluded a two-day workshop aimed at getting the ground work started for the preparation of a Media Code of Conduct for...

Several bodies decomposing at funeral parlour

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Several bodies decomposing at funeral parlour

The Essequibo Funeral Parlour which is currently run by the Region Two Administration is at the center of tough criticisms after five families who recently used the service for the month of...

Man fathered child with 13-yr-old step daughter

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Man fathered child with 13-yr-old step daughter

A resident of Angoy’s Avenue (Cow Dam) in New Amsterdam was refused bail by Magistrate Chandra Sohan when he appeared before him at the Reliance Magistrate’s Court to answer to the charge of...

Sisters call for full investigation

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Sisters call for full investigation

Murdered overseas based Guyanese… Three sisters of the overseas-based Guyanese, Motilall Singh, want police investigating his murder to cover all angles, including overseas connections and the...

Group calls for Amerindian Affairs Minister’s resignation

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Group calls for Amerindian Affairs Minister’s resignation

Elections controversy threatens unity of Orealla… Controversy over recent elections for a Captain and Village Council has the once closely-knit Amerindian reservation of Orealla divided, but...

Gold miner mulls future of Barama operation

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Gold miner mulls future of Barama operation

After brutal attack on dredge… A week after gunmen killed his manager and badly wounded another employee, dredge owner Morris Hopkinson is unsure whether he should pull his operation out of the...

Problem within building may have caused Education Ministry fire

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Problem within building may have caused Education Ministry fire

– Dindyal Reports suggest that the fire at the Ministry of Education Branch in Plantain Walk, West Bank Demerara, may have been caused by a problem within the building. This is according to...

Exclusive breastfeeding produces healthier, smarter and more productive children

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Exclusive breastfeeding produces healthier, smarter and more productive children

Breastfeeding Week launched… The fact that breast milk is the safest, most natural and nutritious food that a mother can provide her baby, was emphasised by National Breast Feeding Co-ordinator,...

NBTS to embark on media blood drive

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on NBTS to embark on media blood drive

The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), in its quest to maintain an adequate level of blood will soon embark on a programme for media houses to be part of the blood donation exercise. This is...

Investors, Agriculture Ministry negotiations must accelerate

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Investors, Agriculture Ministry negotiations must accelerate

– Persaud Agriculture Minister, Robert Persaud, said that Guyana’s development is tied to a combination of subsistence agriculture and commercial agriculture, “if we are going to truly be...

GPL proposing to extend transmission link from Sophia to Versailles

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on GPL proposing to extend transmission link from Sophia to Versailles

With the construction of the new GPL plant at Kingston, where GPL is building a 69 KB link from Georgetown to Sophia, a proposal is being examined to extend the link from Sophia across to Versailles,...

Garbage disposal a nightmare for New Amsterdam Town Council

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Garbage disposal a nightmare for New Amsterdam Town Council

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Indiscriminate dumping of garbage continues to be a bugbear for the New Amsterdam Town Council. Public Health Inspector for New Amsterdam, Ackloo Ramsudh, singled out...

All set for Rose Hall Town Week

Sep 14, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on All set for Rose Hall Town Week

ROSE HALL TOWN, CORENTYNE – The stage is set to usher in the 39th Anniversary of Rose Hall Town on the Corentyne. In observance of this milestone, activities have been identified for the Rose Hall...

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Guyana Cup rematch on the cards in President’s Cup feature

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The field will be a packed one on Sunday November 29, at Rising Sun Turf Club when the President’s Cup horse race meet shoots off. More than 100 horses have thrown their names...

Who says the government does not listen?

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Who says the government does not listen? That is an unfair accusation. The government does listen. In fact, it listens very attentively. The only problem is that it appears to have a rather selective hearing. It can hear a whisper from certain quarters of the private sector...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Sinking ship, bailing out-US midterms – Pt. II

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – U.S. Vice President, J.D. Vance is among the first bailing from a sinking ship. The Iran War led to the ashes of defeat in the midterms. President Trump suddenly sheds his crazy man persona. Now talks of working with Democrats. From America I wing to Guyana, and Vice...

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