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History has a puckish way of repeating itself

Nov 07, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on History has a puckish way of repeating itself

DEAR EDITOR, We need to compliment this PPP administration for having so far been able to tear apart the slender moral fabric of our society, and in essence be allowed to as the old folks say, “get...

Are we taking care of our future?

Nov 07, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Are we taking care of our future?

DEAR EDITOR, The CCWU is concerned with the issues of abuse and exportation faced by our nation’s children. We wish to highlight the domestic abuse of children within our society and advocate the...

SDA youth arms host youth congress

Nov 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on SDA youth arms host youth congress

The Guyana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists recently, over the last weekend, held its Youth Congress under the theme “Pass it on.” GCSDA’s Youth Congress is a forum that allows the youth...

Coconut exports quadruple over past 10 months

Nov 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Coconut exports quadruple over past 10 months

Guyana’s coconut industry boomed this year with almost $50M earned from exports at the end of October. According to the New Guyana Marketing Corporation (New GMC), more than 900 tonnes of dried...

Regulations that involve workers’ money should be written in lucid language

Nov 07, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Regulations that involve workers’ money should be written in lucid language

Dear Editor, In reading the Stabroek News edition of Saturday October 17th, 09, I saw the letter under the heading “Mr. Ramdeen’s NIS claims were disallowed”, a reply by NIS Publicity and...

Min of Education, Softball Association locked in land dispute

Nov 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Min of Education, Softball Association locked in land dispute

… latter occupied plot for almost 30 years The Ministry of Education and the Guyana Softball Association are heading for a bitter stand off over a plot of land that currently houses the...

UNICEF brings CROCS Initiative to Guyana

Nov 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on UNICEF brings CROCS Initiative to Guyana

UNICEF, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, has supplied 42,000 pairs of Crocs (shoes) to the school systems in which the hinterland and river schools in Region Two, Three, Four, Five,...

Let us address the rice industry’s real concerns

Nov 07, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Let us address the rice industry’s real concerns

DEAR EDITOR, I will be among the first to passionately admit the rice industry needs critical support from government for it to survive these trying economic times. Rice has remained a very volatile...

Relative attempts to bribe jury, judge aborts trial

Nov 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Relative attempts to bribe jury, judge aborts trial

Justice Winston Patterson, on Thursday, aborted the trial of 34-year-old Eric Sookchine for the murder of his 24-year-old wife, Jasodra Sookchine. At the time, her husband, who was 30, allegedly...

Two arrested for Gizmos and Gadgets robbery

Nov 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Two arrested for Gizmos and Gadgets robbery

Two persons have been arrested for the robbery at Gizmos and Gadgets Auto Zone on Regent Street last Tuesday. According to a police press release, following rigorous investigations, a man, who has...

Government must get serious when it comes to spending taxpayers’ money

Nov 07, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Government must get serious when it comes to spending taxpayers’ money

Dear Editor, I live at Jonestown, Mahaica, East Coast, Demerara. It was 14:00hrs on Tuesday 27th October, 2009. I was sitting at my front door looking out and up comes a grader. It was grading Lima...

Govt. has not signed any agreement-President

Nov 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Govt. has not signed any agreement-President

A Trinidad company interested in sharing power from an 800-megawatt hydroelectric project in Guyana, never signed any agreements with the government. Rather, according to President Bharrat Jagdeo,...

Is God removed from the hearts of men?

Nov 07, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Is God removed from the hearts of men?

DEAR EDITOR, It is appalling and atrocious to say the least at the mere sight of the young boy who was viciously attacked by custodians of the law [law officers] Let it be known that the Church...

A move to correct so many social ills

Nov 07, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on A move to correct so many social ills

It is the dream of every individual to own a home. Older folk always say that people should always look for somewhere to rest their head; it is the home that often becomes the centre of the family....

Interact Clubs to donate books to Drop In Centre today

Nov 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Interact Clubs to donate books to Drop In Centre today

As the Rotary International observance of World Interact Week 2009 comes to an end, members of the Interact Clubs of Queen’s College, Bishops’ High School, Christ Church Secondary and St....

Abducted man suffocated

Nov 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Abducted man suffocated

Wodette Roberts, whose bound and handcuffed body was found at Dora last Wednesday, succumbed from asphyxiation compounded by compression to the neck. This was revealed yesterday during a post mortem...

Fire at Supreme Court underscores the need to speed up judicial modernisation – Bar Association President

Nov 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Fire at Supreme Court underscores the need to speed up judicial modernisation – Bar Association President

President of the Guyana Bar Association, Teni Housty, said that the body has grave concerns when the foundations of Guyana’s judicial system become the victim of brazen attacks. He made the comment...

GBA takes sport to ABC Academy

Nov 07, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GBA takes sport to ABC Academy

The Guyana Badminton Association junior drive, which has been targeting schools, again took place, this time at the ABC Academy on New Market Street. Demonstrations of the Basic Rules and on court...

Bartica police brutality file with DPP

Nov 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Bartica police brutality file with DPP

The Director of Public Prosecutors has instructed the police to conduct further investigations into the alleged beating by police ranks of Bartica on robbery suspect, Cedric Babb. A police statement...

President Jagdeo’s style

Nov 07, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on President Jagdeo’s style

I am not going to get personal or get into the gutter with President Jagdeo. There is bound to be tremendous loss of respect by citizens when a President behaves so wildly. Perhaps the only person...

GDF celebrates 44th anniversary

Nov 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GDF celebrates 44th anniversary

The Guyana Defence Force(GDF) is celebrating a month of activities that began with a church service, and will continue with a Veterans Day Observance on the second Friday in November. There will be a...

State’s ability to prosecute has been seriously compromised-Anil Nandalall

Nov 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on State’s ability to prosecute has been seriously compromised-Anil Nandalall

The methods being employed by the security forces could seriously undermine the judicial process and prove counter productive to what is desired. This view was expressed by attorney at law, Anil...

EVERY SINGLE DAY THIS HAPPENS!

Nov 07, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on EVERY SINGLE DAY THIS HAPPENS!

The ruling People’s Progressive Party must summon an emergency meeting of its Central Executive to discuss the crisis that is besetting the presidency. The ruling party cannot afford to wait any...

Moves afoot to scrap Trained Teachers’ Certificate

Nov 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Moves afoot to scrap Trained Teachers’ Certificate

The Ministry of Education is prepared to do away with the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) trained teachers’ certificate and is set to phase in an initiative called ‘Two Plus Two’. The...

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India produce dominant 60-run win over West Indies to claim 2-1 T20I series victory in Mumbai

A question of timing and priorities

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The advent of significant oil discoveries has catapulted Guyana into the global spotlight.... more