January 2010

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National Carib Beer softball cricket tournament continues tomorrow

Jan 09, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on National Carib Beer softball cricket tournament continues tomorrow

Competition in the Carib Beer/Ansa McAl sponsored national softball cricket competition, which has been organized by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and Guyana Softball League, continues...

GTTA forms sub-committee in Essequibo

Jan 09, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on GTTA forms sub-committee in Essequibo

Initiative part of decentralisation programme The much-talked-about and much-anticipated Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) decentralisation programme was initiated in Essequibo earlier this week...

Salim is Good Success cricketer of the year

Jan 09, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Salim is Good Success cricketer of the year

Allrounder Abdool Salim took the cricketer of the year award when the Good Success Sports Club of Wakenaam held its annual awards ceremony on Tuesday evening at the Wakenaam Community Centre...

I hope Dr Persaud acknowledges his mistake: if it is a mistake at all

Jan 09, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on I hope Dr Persaud acknowledges his mistake: if it is a mistake at all

Dear Editor, Dr Randy Persaud’s letter (Kaieteur News January 7, 2009) on “the revisionist hoax and other fallacies” of David Hinds and Freddie Kissoon is in keeping with his previous critique...

THE TWO DILEMMAS OF THE PPP

Jan 09, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE TWO DILEMMAS OF THE PPP

In this the final in the series of articles on the PPP, I examine the prospects for the party in the years ahead. There is no doubt that the passing of two of the most dominant figures in the party,...

The place of the Trade Union movement in Guyana’s Development

Jan 09, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on The place of the Trade Union movement in Guyana’s Development

Dear Editor, The Trade Union Movement has a vested interest in the development of Guyana. More than that; it has a right and duty to be actively involved in the task of development. The whole purpose...

Mashramani begins at Ashmins January 16

Jan 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Mashramani begins at Ashmins January 16

The Ashmin’s Christmas ‘Win this car’ promotion concludes today with a final draw. On January 15, next, the $2.5M Toyota car will be handed over via a game show. But the company is already...

The funnier side of 2009

Jan 09, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The funnier side of 2009

Politics is a caricatured process in this country that leaves the society without surprises. Guyanese are accustomed to the comical, hypocritical and unusual utterances and behaviour of those who...

Plastic has an advantage

Jan 09, 2010 knews Editorial Comments Off on Plastic has an advantage

Guyanese pay one of the highest income tax rates in the world. They are asked to pay thirty-three per cent on their taxable income. This tax is derived after the minimum wage, National Insurance...

Guyanese gears up for Trinidad Carnival competitions

Jan 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese gears up for Trinidad Carnival competitions

Trinidad-based Guyanese Edmond ‘Ejo’ Johnson is hoping to be among the contestants competing for top honours in the 2010 carnival music competitions. He is taking aim at several competitions such...

Simels heads to jail after failed bail application

Jan 08, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Simels heads to jail after failed bail application

Yesterday, the three-judge panel in a US Appeals Court formally denied Robert Simels’s application for bail. As a result he is to have reported to the Big Springs Federal Correctional Institution...

Unofficial economy benefiting from cash-based nature of country – Chris Ram

Jan 08, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Unofficial economy benefiting from cash-based nature of country – Chris Ram

Corruption, money laundering, tax evasion and unfair competition are some of the factors contributing to the stifling of growth in Guyana. This is according to prominent chartered accountant and...

GMSA calls for urgent resolution to CLICO issue

Jan 08, 2010 knews News Comments Off on GMSA calls for urgent resolution to CLICO issue

One of the country’s most prominent business entities, the Guyana Manufacturers and Services Association (GMSA), is calling for an urgent resolution to the CLICO issue. GMSA, in expressing its...

Students, parents stage protest over teachers’ transfer

Jan 08, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Students, parents stage protest over teachers’ transfer

By Jenelle Carter Four days into the start of the new school term, there were scenes of confusion outside of the Stewartville Primary School as students, parents and members of the Parent-Teacher...

Burglars torch way into Grove Post Office…again

Jan 08, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Burglars torch way into Grove Post Office…again

– $100,000 plus computer stolen By Leonard Gildarie For the second time in months, unknown persons have torched their way in the Grove Post Office, this time stealing more than $100,000 in cash...

Dem big ones got nuff passion

Jan 08, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Dem big ones got nuff passion

Passion is a thing that does tek lang to cool down and dem boys find out de hard way. Christmas and New Year, de people at de Waterfalls paper decide to mek joke wid some big ones in de country. Dem...

Police launch search for missing GRA cashier

Jan 08, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Police launch search for missing GRA cashier

Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said that the return of the stolen money by a cashier of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) does not negate the actual larceny. The Crime Chief made the comment to this...

$160M in presidential grants issued to Amerindian communities last year

Jan 08, 2010 knews News Comments Off on $160M in presidential grants issued to Amerindian communities last year

In 2009, the government issued a total of $160 million in presidential grants to Amerindian communities. This is according to Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai, who noted that this money...

Govt. analyst warns of Tylenol recall

Jan 08, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Govt. analyst warns of Tylenol recall

It was consumers’ complaints of an unusual mouldy, musty or mildew-like odour of a Tylenol brand product that has warranted its recall. In a release, the Government Analyst Food and Drug Department...

Miners’ association meets to ‘determine sector’s future’

Jan 08, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Miners’ association meets to ‘determine sector’s future’

– full-page advertisement flays Norway deal As government contemplates a proposal of six months’ notice of intention by miners to commence operations, the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners...

RUSAL wants to pursue an anti-worker strategy – PNCR

Jan 08, 2010 knews News Comments Off on RUSAL wants to pursue an anti-worker strategy – PNCR

By Brushell Blackman “It is a disgrace for the Minister of Labour to sit idly by and allow this foreign company (RUSAL) to trample on the rights of workers in this country.” This is the view of...

UG puts spotlight on quality assurance

Jan 08, 2010 knews News Comments Off on UG puts spotlight on quality assurance

The University of Guyana (UG) will be holding a one-week Quality Assurance Workshop from January 11-15 at its Turkeyen Campus. This workshop is a follow-up to the situation analysis that was...

Reigon Two Chairman urges farmers to wait on gravity flow

Jan 08, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Reigon Two Chairman urges farmers to wait on gravity flow

Reigon Two Chairman Alli Baksh is appealing to rice farmers between Anna Regina and New Road in the north of the Essequibo Coast to co-operate with the Regional Administration and wait on gravity...

Livestock exporters will soon have to be licensed

Jan 08, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Livestock exporters will soon have to be licensed

…as House approves regulatory legislation By Gary Eleazar The house was last evening left divided on what initially seemed to be a relatively simple piece of legislation. Nonetheless there were...

Field Audits will reduce illegal house-lot acquisition – Minister Ali

Jan 08, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Field Audits will reduce illegal house-lot acquisition – Minister Ali

By Sharmain Cornette Field audits will be the continued approach utilised by the Ministry of Housing and Water this year, as the drive to put an end to the illegal acquisition of house-lots is...

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(Kaieteur News) – We are told that the reason regular government press conferences have disappeared is because the administration has moved from “campaign mode” into “implementation mode.” In other words, governing has apparently become too demanding an occupation to permit the...

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Migration policy is a matter of sovereign control. Governments assert, rightly, their authority to regulate borders, determine who may enter, and enforce their laws. The United States has that right, as does every sovereign state. All Caribbean governments...

Sanctity of contract

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Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Sanctity of contract has a resonant ring. In isolation. Sanctity of contract placed next to sanctity of sovereignty doesn’t have a leg on which to stand. It pales. It must fade. For what does sanctity of contract do to sanctity of...

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