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Edwin Richards steals the honours at Inter-club Boxing Championships

Dec 16, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Edwin Richards steals the honours at Inter-club Boxing Championships

Bantamweight boxer, Edwin Richards, representing the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) turned in a courageous display to prevail over Dillon Allicock (FYF) when the Inter-gym Boxing tournament got underway...

Sugar workers protest at Berbice estates

Dec 16, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Sugar workers protest at Berbice estates

By Leonard Gildarie Sugar workers, fighting for an early payment of their recently approved wage increase, yesterday picketed four Berbice estates, with workers downing tools and striking at Rose...

Rudolph Mitchell is national race walk champion of the year

Dec 16, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rudolph Mitchell is national race walk champion of the year

Media representatives/corporate community to be honoured National race walk champion, Rudolph Mitchell has been named race walker of the year. Shortly after administrators of the Cavaliers Sports and...

Barnwell not in Guyana 13-man squad

Dec 16, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Barnwell not in Guyana 13-man squad

While the contents of a story headlined ‘Barnwell, Singh omitted from Guyana’s 13-man squad’ in yesterday’s Kaieteur News is correct, Sewnarine Chattergoon’s name was inadvertently replaced...

Gov’t recovers $36M from errant employers for 2009

Dec 16, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Gov’t recovers $36M from errant employers for 2009

– reports of workplace accidents increase almost tenfold by Leonard Gildarie The Ministry of Labour says that it has recovered more than $36M representing employees and lobbying to workplaces...

UG Council cannot be expected to overturn the administration’s decision

Dec 16, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on UG Council cannot be expected to overturn the administration’s decision

Dear Editor, I read with interest an article, “UGWU mulls legal action over dismissal of lecturer”, (Kaieteur News, November 29, 2009) and a letter to the editor, “Why the double standard at...

St. Stanislaus ‘A’ win National Schools Chess Championship

Dec 16, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on St. Stanislaus ‘A’ win National Schools Chess Championship

Georgetown International Academy take Individual Title St. Stanislaus College ‘A’ Team defied the odds and played undefeated to capture the National Schools Chess Championship team category title...

Nothing should shock one when politicians open their mouths

Dec 16, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Nothing should shock one when politicians open their mouths

Dear Editor, This country has produced so much farcical expressions of human nature among its political actors that there isn’t anything left to surprise citizens who follow the political and...

Medical council probe ongoing

Dec 16, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Medical council probe ongoing

– Recommendations must be sent for health minister’s approval By Fareeza Haniff The Guyana Medical Council is still carrying out investigations into the actions of police surgeon, Dr....

Campbell slams 112 in RHTM mammoth 376-4; West Berbice crushed by 307 runs

Dec 16, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Campbell slams 112 in RHTM mammoth 376-4; West Berbice crushed by 307 runs

Led by a swashbuckling hundred (the first of the tournament) by Guyana and West Indies player Shemaine Campbell, the Rose Hall Town Metro (RHTM) team crushed West Berbice by a whopping 307 runs to...

The PPP/C has nothing to hide

Dec 16, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The PPP/C has nothing to hide

Dear Editor, As a PPP/Civic supporter over the last 17 years or so, I have found it very interesting to read the criticisms and unsubstantiated accusations about lack of transparency and...

This is just the tip of the iceberg – Corbin

Dec 16, 2009 knews News Comments Off on This is just the tip of the iceberg – Corbin

“Even if they pay the CEO a dollar, the sugar industry will still collapse.” The issue of Chief Executive Officer Errol Hanoman’s salary is only one part of the dilemma being experienced by the...

Gopaul denies charging or collecting any money from GuySuCo

Dec 16, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Gopaul denies charging or collecting any money from GuySuCo

Dear Editor, Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan in Kaieteur News of Monday, December 14th, 2009, under the caption, GuySuCo’s CEO salary outrageous – AFC,” was quoted as saying, “Workers should demand...

The weakening of the PNC continues

Dec 16, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The weakening of the PNC continues

I believe the general elections will follow within months of the local government polls. In that local government scenario there will be a referendum on changing the Constitution to excise the clause...

H1N1 vaccine shipment delayed

Dec 16, 2009 knews News Comments Off on H1N1 vaccine shipment delayed

By Fareeza Haniff Guyana is still awaiting the arrival of 240,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine. The shipment was scheduled to arrive in Guyana yesterday, but this did not materialize. Minister of...

Now we see why the ordinary sugar workers could not be paid

Dec 16, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Now we see why the ordinary sugar workers could not be paid

Dear Editor, I am stunned by the super salary being given to the CEO of GuySuCo. Here is a man that was sent packing as Finance Controller because of whatever reasons at the time by the PPP...

WHY DO WE LIKE TO PULL OUR LEADERS DOWN?

Dec 16, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHY DO WE LIKE TO PULL OUR LEADERS DOWN?

I remember when Brian Lara broke the world batting record for a second time in ten years. It was one of the greatest moments for the Caribbean and showed that despite what V. S. Naipaul may have...

Sugar workers could only get as good as they want if the industry is healthy

Dec 16, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Sugar workers could only get as good as they want if the industry is healthy

Dear Editor, Do the sugar workers unions, GAWU and NACCIE know something the general public does not? Are they conscious of the situation across the Industry, or are they stuck in a time warp of a...

Executive compensation row

Dec 16, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on Executive compensation row

In the midst of the assertions by GuySuCo that they could not afford to pay more than a 3% wage increase to their unionised workers – and then, when this was granted by an arbitration panel, their...

Jagdeo remains unimpressed with US$10B fund

Dec 16, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Jagdeo remains unimpressed with US$10B fund

From Neil Marks in Copenhagen The proposal by rich countries of a US$10 billion fund to help poor countries cope with the disasters brought on by climate change is “nowhere near what is required”...

Clyde Roopchand Guyana’s highest paid pensioner

Dec 15, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Clyde Roopchand Guyana’s highest paid pensioner

A pensioner working in the Ministry of Finance is one of the highest paid public officer in Guyana. Sources now say that by offering so much money to the pensioner, the government is breaking all the...

Almost 500 vehicles illegally registered in Guyana – GRA

Dec 15, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Almost 500 vehicles illegally registered in Guyana – GRA

By Leonard Gildarie The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) says that it has discovered numerous cases of false documents across the country being used to register vehicles. And a great number of these...

Sugar workers want bonus, increase before Christmas

Dec 15, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Sugar workers want bonus, increase before Christmas

– picket GuySuCo, question execs super-salaries Several sugar workers have picketed the estate offices of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) across the country, demanding that they be paid...

Student remanded for indecently assaulting niece

Dec 15, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Student remanded for indecently assaulting niece

A second form student of Central High School was yesterday remanded into police custody after appearing before Magistrate Fazil Azeez. He was charged with indecently assaulting his niece. The...

Lawyers now fighting over more legal fees

Dec 15, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Lawyers now fighting over more legal fees

… Victor Bourne estate More controversy is erupting over the estate of the late Victor Bourne with attorneys at law battling for further payment from the sale of properties. Attorney at law...

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No place for little boys in a big man’s world

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- There’s an old saying in Guyana: “You can’t put a little boy to do a big man’s... more