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Amerindian Affairs Ministry sets sight on 2010

Jan 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Amerindian Affairs Ministry sets sight on 2010

The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs is hopeful that this year will be as successful as the previous one. The Ministry plans to embark on a much more expansive approach to the National Hinterland...

UG administration seems comfortable with lecturers with First degrees

Jan 10, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on UG administration seems comfortable with lecturers with First degrees

Dear Editor, I greatly appreciate your paper informing us about the achievements of the late Dr. Desrey Fox. However several of my friends and I were horrified to learn recently she was fired from...

Residents write Top Cop on Sergeant’s conduct

Jan 10, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Residents write Top Cop on Sergeant’s conduct

The conduct of a Sergeant of Police is being called into question by residents of East Bank Demerara. The residents, who have written to the Commissioner of Police, are of the view that the conduct...

It’s imperative you sterilise your pets

Jan 10, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on It’s imperative you sterilise your pets

Dear Editor, What a great advocate Syeada is for the voiceless animals. I wish I was there helping her, but I will never return to Guyana again, due to ill health. My thanks, at least, go out to her...

Agri. Ministry recognises the need for crop insurance in Guyana

Jan 10, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Agri. Ministry recognises the need for crop insurance in Guyana

Dear Editor, I wish to refer to Mr. Sewnauth Punalall’s (AFC Executive Member) article entitled, ‘Crop Insurance Required for Our Farmers’, dated the 3rd January, 2010, in the Kaieteur News...

Why the silence delinquency of lawyers?

Jan 10, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Why the silence delinquency of lawyers?

Dear Editor, A major ongoing topic at the moment has to do with the delinquency of lawyers who are practicing in Guyana. The issue has even reached our Parliament which is the highest forum of our...

India engaging its Diaspora

Jan 10, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on India engaging its Diaspora

DEAR EDITOR, The Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, India, was the hub of the 8th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas from January 7-9, 2010 (PBD 2010). Its theme was “Engaging the Diaspora: The Way Forward.” The...

Not Kissoon Group of Companies land

Jan 10, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Not Kissoon Group of Companies land

Dear Editor, I refer to the article penned by Freddie Kissoon in last Thursday’s edition of Kaieteur News (January 07, 2010) captioned, “Year of Secrets and Revelations”. I cannot comprehend as...

Gentlemen, let the games begin!

Jan 10, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Gentlemen, let the games begin!

Dear Editor, I throw out a challenge to Randy Persaud and Ravi Dev in relation to their latest analyses of my revisionist outlines on contemporary Guyanese history with emphasis on the role of the...

Why not introduce a Youth of the Year Award

Jan 10, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Why not introduce a Youth of the Year Award

Dear Editor, It seems that our tradition of annual national awards has gone never to return. We have abandoned a laudable system through which we formally recognised outstanding achievers and our own...

Selfish and wanton behaviour at City Council

Jan 10, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Selfish and wanton behaviour at City Council

Dear Editor, From a recent report in the press in which a union leader expressed concern about the manner in which the staff of the City Treasury rewarded themselves exclusively with the payout of a...

Lumumba’s mining deal explained

Jan 10, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Lumumba’s mining deal explained

Dear Editor, We, the undersigned, hereby pen this response to an article in SN dated the 8th day of January, 2010, entitled “Lumumba mining deal raised queries” McNeal Enterprise headed by Odinga...

Chattergoon to Skipper Guyana, Fudadin is his deputy

Jan 10, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Chattergoon to Skipper Guyana, Fudadin is his deputy

By Sean Devers Test left-hander Sewnarine Chattergoon who led the West Indies ‘A’ last year has replaced Ramnaresh Sarwan as Guyana Captain for their historic opening match against...

GNRA hosts successful fund raising raffle

Jan 10, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on GNRA hosts successful fund raising raffle

Prizes handed over to the 35 winners The Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) yesterday handed over 35 prizes which were won by persons from across Guyana who participated in the...

The Baccoo speaks

Jan 10, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

The shootings have just started and they are not about to end. Even as the police are hunting the perpetrators people associated with the victims are conducting their own investigations with a view...

CCC scent victory against T&T

Jan 10, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on CCC scent victory against T&T

Jamaica in control against W/Wards, Bajans & L/Ward locked in battle The Combined Colleges & Campuses (CCC) were 105-4 in their 2nd innings against defending regional One-Day champions...

THE DILEMMA OF BELONGING

Jan 10, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, The Arts Forum Comments Off on THE DILEMMA OF BELONGING

A Book Review by Frank Birbalsingh Patricia Wendy Dathan, Bauxite, Sugar and Mud: Memories of Living in Colonial Guyana 1928-1944, St-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Shoreline, 2006, pp.220, ISBN...

Hot talk, but no Climate Change help from Copenhagen

Jan 10, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Hot talk, but no Climate Change help from Copenhagen

By Sir Ronald sanders Concluding the week before Christmas, the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change was no gift to small islands and countries with low lying coastlands. What emerged from it was...

The goalkeeper that won the K&S trophy for Western Tigers FC

Jan 10, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on The goalkeeper that won the K&S trophy for Western Tigers FC

By Michael Benjamin Some football buffs argue that the most important players on a football team are the defenders since a strong defensive lineup curtails the volume of goals scored against the...

For an Effective Opposition

Jan 10, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on For an Effective Opposition

I refer to the letter by Mr Lincoln Lewis, “Rights and the rule of law are the foundation of every modern society” of Jan 4th and wonder if he had actually bothered to read the articles of mine...

Dr Jackson conducts ‘Self Examination’ sessions for cricketers

Jan 10, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dr Jackson conducts ‘Self Examination’ sessions for cricketers

Several cricketers who have lost their places in the Guyana team were yesterday exposed to a ‘self examination’ session from Dr Janice Jackson at the Mildred Mansfield Youth Club. The session was...

GOVERNANCE: THE CHALLENGE FOR 2010

Jan 10, 2010 knews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on GOVERNANCE: THE CHALLENGE FOR 2010

In his New Year message for 2010, Mr. Robert Corbin, MP, Leader of the PNCR and of the Opposition, stated the following: “The cycle of events over the past years should alert us to the fact that,...

Mohamed is cricketer of the year

Jan 10, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mohamed is cricketer of the year

Good Success allrounder Nazeer Mohamed carted off the cricketer of the year award when the Wakenaam Cricket Committee held its annual awards ceremony on Saturday at the Wakenaam Community Centre...

A NEW TAG TO ECONOMIC MENDICANCY

Jan 10, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A NEW TAG TO ECONOMIC MENDICANCY

On May 26, 2009, ironically the anniversary of Guyana’s Independence, the World Bank issued a press release in which it indicated that it had endorsed a new Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) for...

Guyanese hoping to do well for USA in U-19 World Cup

Jan 10, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese hoping to do well for USA in U-19 World Cup

Guyanese-born Azurdeen Mohammed is a 2nd year student in College and currently representing the United States in the 2010 ICC under-19 World Cup in New Zealand. His uncle Ajaz Asgarally kept wicket...

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