December 2009

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CSME audit reveals mixed findings

Dec 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on CSME audit reveals mixed findings

– Household Domestics added to list of free movers The Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME) has come under the spotlight yet again, with a forensic audit carried out by the Caricom...

Indigenous peoples feel “undermined” by unregulated integration policy

Dec 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Indigenous peoples feel “undermined” by unregulated integration policy

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) yesterday celebrated International Human Rights Day, and during its commemoration of the occasion, a few shortcomings and inefficiencies were highlighted....

UN climate chief spreads more uncertainty about Copenhagen deal

Dec 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on UN climate chief spreads more uncertainty about Copenhagen deal

By Neil Marks in Copenhagen United Nations climate chief Yvo de Boer has spread further uncertainty that the Copenhagen summit would produce a new legally binding agreement to make the planet cooler....

Banks Masters Tennis serves off today

Dec 11, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Banks Masters Tennis serves off today

– Keenly contested matches anticipated The country’s leading tennis players will commence battle from today in the season ending Tropical Mist Banks Masters Tournament which is being played,...

Inter-Gym Championships this Weekend

Dec 11, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Inter-Gym Championships this Weekend

Fistic fury anticipated as amateur boxers battle The country’s top amateur boxers are scheduled to match skills when the monthly Inter-Gym Boxing tournament continues at the Andrew ‘Sixhead’...

GAWU, sugar workers picket Finance Ministry

Dec 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GAWU, sugar workers picket Finance Ministry

– Union vows to continue “struggle” for better conditions Following a 3% salary increase awarded to sugar workers earlier this week by a government-ordered Arbitration Tribunal, the Guyana...

Relatives seek answers on inmate’s death at Timehri Prison

Dec 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Relatives seek answers on inmate’s death at Timehri Prison

On her first visit to Guyana, the country where her father was born, Latisha Eastman never expected it would be to bury her dad. And the circumstances surrounding his death are less than clear. Ms....

Fertilizer under research could save Guyana $500M annually

Dec 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Fertilizer under research could save Guyana $500M annually

A regional agricultural research body says that it is working on cheaper fertilizers that will also increase higher yields of rice. Executive Director of the Caribbean Agricultural Research and...

Regional Chairman’s behaviour confirms a dictatorial style

Dec 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Regional Chairman’s behaviour confirms a dictatorial style

Dear Editor, As a concerned citizen of Region Four and one who demonstrates keen attention of the many issues that have been affecting the regional democratic council of Region Four, I am amazed in...

BK Int. equip Western Tigers ahead of K&S Tourney

Dec 11, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on BK Int. equip Western Tigers ahead of K&S Tourney

Cash also donated; Club promises to make sponsor proud By Franklin Wilson BK International Inc. has boosted the morale of the Western Tigers Football Club (WTFC) by equipping the team with a new set...

Titan updates Grass Track riders ahead of second race meeting

Dec 11, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Titan updates Grass Track riders ahead of second race meeting

By Edison Jefford Titan Entertainment hosted a public meeting for Grass Track riders Wednesday night that was aimed at apprising them of the new developments ahead of the Second Race Meeting in the...

600 farmers receive fertilizer vouchers in Essequibo

Dec 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on 600 farmers receive fertilizer vouchers in Essequibo

As part of a $400M Government Assistance Programme, the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) on Wednesday began the distribution of fertilizer vouchers in Region Two, with 600 farmers being the...

Guyana has lost a true legal luminary

Dec 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Guyana has lost a true legal luminary

Dear Editor, The passing of Professor Peter Britton is, undoubtedly, a severe blow to the legal profession and more particularly, the field of Criminal Law. I met Senior Counsel Britton in 2000 at...

E-Networks provides free cable service for the Palms

Dec 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on E-Networks provides free cable service for the Palms

At a presentation yesterday afternoon at the Palms Geriatric Home, the Assistant Manager for E-Networks Inc., Maurice Robello, handed over the company’s donation of free digital television service,...

Sponsors play defence with Super-Ward

Dec 11, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Sponsors play defence with Super-Ward

– force postponement of event to 2010 By Edison Jefford “We will have to reschedule to start in late January into February due to sponsorship lack. The Christmas Season has apparently...

Harnarine spurs Seawall Boys to Khan General Store domino title

Dec 11, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Harnarine spurs Seawall Boys to Khan General Store domino title

Suraj Harinarine chalked up 16 games as his team Seawall Boys won the Wazir Khan General Store Domino competition played on Saturday last at Wakenaam Community Centre. Seawall Boys ended with 78...

Could someone help me understand what is going on here?

Dec 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Could someone help me understand what is going on here?

Dear Editor, I had submitted a letter to your newspaper in May 2009, captioned, “Seeking help on how to get car registration after purchase from government auction”. This letter now serves to...

SELL STABROEK MARKET!

Dec 11, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on SELL STABROEK MARKET!

The dispute between the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) and the Mayor & City Council (M&CC) is a straightforward matter. The Council owes GPL and GPL owes the Council. Where the problem...

Better response needed from the police

Dec 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Better response needed from the police

Dear Editor, The bandits seem to have shifted operations to the Esssequibo Coast, yet the police seem not to be aware of this. Not withstanding the recent arrests, the response has been poor to date,...

Affected persons will have an opportunity to initiate remedial action associated with deficiencies of the ID card

Dec 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Affected persons will have an opportunity to initiate remedial action associated with deficiencies of the ID card

Dear Editor, Please permit me to respond to the letter authored by Mr. Ronald Harsawack which was published under the titles (i) “GECOM should have had quality control protocols in place in...

Controversy lingers over agreement for pay increase

Dec 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Controversy lingers over agreement for pay increase

Workers of the Sugar Industry Labour Welfare Fund Committee (SILWFC), who picketed the Ministry of Labour on Monday for a salary increase, are back on the job. According to President of the Guyana...

Cops probe disappearance of miner’s raw gold

Dec 11, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Cops probe disappearance of miner’s raw gold

A 45-year-old miner is moving to the police force’s Office of Professional Responsibility as he seeks to recover $1.4M in raw gold which disappeared mysteriously during his arrest on Monday night...

Burnham and Jagdeo: History repeating itself

Dec 11, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Burnham and Jagdeo: History repeating itself

One of the amazing occurrences in 2009 in this country is the identical format of Presidents Forbes Burnham and Bharrat Jagdeo in a frenetic search for international credibility, while at home, their...

There is plenty of talent in Windies cricket says Hooper

Dec 11, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on There is plenty of talent in Windies cricket says Hooper

Feels ‘change of guard’ needed at GCB level By Sean Devers Former Guyana and West Indies Captain Carl Hooper feels that despite the ordinary recent record of the regional team, there is still...

The bauxite workers struggle is about workers’ rights and govt. abuses

Dec 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The bauxite workers struggle is about workers’ rights and govt. abuses

Dear Editor, From a distance I have followed the struggle for decent wages and, improved working conditions of Bauxite workers. I am proud and encouraged by their determination in standing up in...

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Who owns the MSC?

Oct 08, 2026

…MSC General Secretary Joe Chapman questions ownership, calls for transparency By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – With the remodeled Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) preparing to reopen its doors for...

Leave, but please explain why

Oct 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Apparently, in Guyana, the moment a person is accused of a serious offence, a mysterious administrative switch is supposed to be flipped. CLICK. The accused goes on leave. No investigation into whether the person’s continued presence could interfere with the investigation. No...

The People’s Wars, Caribbean Bills

Oct 04, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The Caribbean did not start, or participate in, the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran, nor the other continuing conflicts in the Middle East. Yet millions of Caribbean people are paying a price for them every day. They pay it at petrol...

Congrats to Drs. Ali, Jagdeo

Oct 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – It must be done; avoiding out of the question. Congratulations to Excellencies Ali and Jagdeo, the former a sitting president, the latter still a president in all but title. Drs. Ali and Jagdeo must have pig iron stomachs. Whoever is halal or haram, holy or a heathen...

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