January 2010

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GNRA gears up for busy year

Jan 11, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on GNRA gears up for busy year

Maintained high degree of success in 2009 By Franklin Wilson The Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) is anticipating a hectic year with a number of Regional and International competitions on...

High Court Registry still spending $$$M on taxis

Jan 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on High Court Registry still spending $$$M on taxis

…vehicle owners affiliated with department For several years now the Auditor General’s reports have been pointing out a situation at the High Court Registry where several millions are being paid...

Johnson, D’Andrade open season with podium finishes

Jan 11, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Johnson, D’Andrade open season with podium finishes

Duo up ante ahead of Trinidad International Marathon Established regional Guyanese distance runners, Kelvin Johnson and Lionel D’Andrade, opened their new season in Trinidad and Tobago with...

‘Dog face’ forces Magistrate to abandon court

Jan 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Dog face’ forces Magistrate to abandon court

David Williams called ‘Dog face’,24, of Angoy’s Avenue, who is charged with larceny of a cell phone had to be subdued by police ranks after he caused a commotion in the New Amsterdam Magistrate...

GABA executives commence rebuilding process of beleaguered association

Jan 11, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABA executives commence rebuilding process of beleaguered association

President of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association, Steve Ninvalle last Saturday morning presided over a specially arranged meeting with his executives at his Main Street office and installed several...

TUF will contest 2011 General Elections

Jan 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on TUF will contest 2011 General Elections

The United Force party currently headed by Labour Minister, Manzoor Nadir, will be contesting the 2011 General Elections. This was confirmed by Nadir yesterday who told this newspaper that...

Backer attempts to defend contempt charge before Parliamentary Committee of Privileges

Jan 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Backer attempts to defend contempt charge before Parliamentary Committee of Privileges

People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Member of Parliament (MP), Deborah Backer, is currently making attempts to commence defending herself against charges currently before the Parliamentary...

Shamshudin, Lashley and Sukhram impressive at Dask Ent. Golf tourney

Jan 11, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shamshudin, Lashley and Sukhram impressive at Dask Ent. Golf tourney

Esau Shamshudin and Mark Lashley won their respective flights, while Christine Sukhram recorded the best net among the female players when the Dask Enterprise 15th Anniversary Medal Play golf...

Shem’s Domino team emerges victorious in South Turkeyen competition

Jan 11, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shem’s Domino team emerges victorious in South Turkeyen competition

Shemroy Waddle and Granville Harris amassed 17 games apiece to lead Shem’s Domino team to victory when the South Turkeyen Sports Committee (STSC) staged its 6 teams domino competition at the...

Skeldon Factory will have a full supply of canes in 2011

Jan 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Skeldon Factory will have a full supply of canes in 2011

– GuySuCo In light of recent publications from another media house, the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. has assured that it is continuing to work closely with the contractor of the project to...

Auditing of Triage system commences at GPHC – Dr Rambaran

Jan 11, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Auditing of Triage system commences at GPHC – Dr Rambaran

With the intent of determining the impact of the triage process at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), mechanisms have been put in place to carry out continuous audits of the crucial...

Overseas-based group answers prayer of 109-year old

Jan 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Overseas-based group answers prayer of 109-year old

Little Africa , Corriverton – The New Jersey Arya Samaj Humanitarian Mission has contributed to making the final days more enjoyable for 109-year old Ismay Spooner. Late last month, the centenarian...

Parika residents upset at lack of basic utilities

Jan 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Parika residents upset at lack of basic utilities

Residents of Parika Backdam are concerned of the lack of basic utilities that are not given to them and the relevant authorities that seem not to acknowledge their existence. According to Devi Gobin,...

New contractor to complete Port Mourant Market by month end

Jan 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on New contractor to complete Port Mourant Market by month end

PORT MOURANT, CORENTYNE – A new contractor signed an agreement with the Basic Needs Trust Fund for the completion of the Port Mourant Market. Region Six Chairman, Zulfikar Mustapha, said work...

Corriverton businessman hopes for brighter 2010

Jan 11, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Corriverton businessman hopes for brighter 2010

CORRIVERTON, BERBICE – Former President and founder member of the Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce, David Subnauth, is hopeful that 2010 would be a more productive and transparent year for...

Is the rift between Jagdeo and the PPP aimed at splitting the party so a new guard can emerge?

Jan 11, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is the rift between Jagdeo and the PPP aimed at splitting the party so a new guard can emerge?

Dear Editor, For some time now I have been saying in my letters that the President seems to be operating from a different plan than the PPP, but what definitely confirmed this was his shocking public...

The Ministry of Finance needs to seriously evaluate likely remittance contraction

Jan 11, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Ministry of Finance needs to seriously evaluate likely remittance contraction

Dear Editor, The Financial Times reported on January 4 that remittances that Mexican emigrants sent home to their families from the US dropped by 16 per cent year-on-year in 2009. This led me to...

Apology to Kissoon Group of Companies

Jan 11, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Apology to Kissoon Group of Companies

Dear Editor, I offer an apology to the Kissoon Group of Companies for mistakenly writing that the billboard calling for a third term for President Jagdeo was on lands owned by that company. Nothing...

The Livestock Development Authority Bill

Jan 11, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Livestock Development Authority Bill

Dear Editor, What a joke! Ask the Minister why the Ministry of Agriculture cannot get the USDA to remove the restrictions on the importation of beef from Guyana to the USA. The Animal Products Manual...

A new form of shared governance

Jan 11, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on A new form of shared governance

Dear Editor, I have read with interest the renewed call by the Leader of the Opposition for Shared Governance with the ruling party. As I reflect on this call, it does bring back to memory the...

Deal with the sources not the symptoms

Jan 11, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Deal with the sources not the symptoms

When the East Bank Public Road between Providence and Ruimveldt was just a two lane highway, every day there was a monstrous build- up of traffic during peak hours. This caused huge economic losses...

Randy Persaud replies to Hinds

Jan 11, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Randy Persaud replies to Hinds

Dear Editor, I write with reference to Dr. Hind’s article, “I hope Dr. Persaud acknowledges his mistake: if it is a mistake at all” (Kaieteur News 01-09-10). Hinds states that I am...

A family tree that will shock all Guyana

Jan 11, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on A family tree that will shock all Guyana

A group of patriotic Guyanese who after long and deep reflection and without ambiguity and reservation have concluded that the immoralities, venalities and social decay of the PPP Government...

My encounter with the PNC’s Aubrey Norton

Jan 11, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on My encounter with the PNC’s Aubrey Norton

Dear Editor, My visit to Guyana last Christmas was a memorable one in the sense that I was able to make my presence and my presents felt in a very tangible way. I am in the process of building one of...

BEYONCÉ A BOUNDARY

Jan 11, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on BEYONCÉ A BOUNDARY

If West Indian author CLR James were alive today he would certainly be tempted to go “Beyond A Boundary” and write “Beyoncé A Boundary” given the hullabaloo, hype and...

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The transportation cash grant

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(Kaieteur News) – There was a time when public policy was expected to solve real problems rather than create expensive spectacles. The government’s transportation cash grant for every primary school child is a prime example of a policy that confuses universality with fairness. When I...

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Antigua and Barbuda is one of the smaller countries of the Caribbean. Yet small states have often advanced ideas that have significance beyond their size. The decision by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, led by Prime Minister Gaston Browne, to make...

Unlimited benefits for former presidents – third go

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Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – This is the third go at the unlimited benefits bill for former presidents introduced by the PPP govt. in parliament. Three expresses anger, may even lead to a part four. I let the facts and numbers speak. Guyanese get to think, decide. Differing is fine....

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