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Debate for Allied Health Professionals Bill likely by March

Feb 08, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Debate for Allied Health Professionals Bill likely by March

Although it is currently with the Special Select Committee, the Allied Health Professionals Bill is likely to be up for debate by next month. This is according to an optimistic Health Minister, Dr...

Island Princess returns today

Feb 08, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Island Princess returns today

The ill-fated cargo vessel Island Princess is due in Guyana today. Its owner, Errol Prince, told Kaieteur News that the vessel was finally released on Thursday after police officials here contacted...

Four refrigerated truck, five containers for farmers

Feb 08, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Four refrigerated truck, five containers for farmers

Venezuela finances key agri project: Farmers facing severe transportation constraints to ship their produce will see their plight eased considerably as government yesterday signed an agreement for...

Another vehicular smash up…

Feb 08, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Another vehicular smash up…

The two cars involved in the smash up at Meten-Meer Zorg, West Coast Demerara, Saturday, were heading in opposite directions when one turned across the other. Both drivers claimed to have been in the...

Arjoon holds nerves to capture title

Feb 08, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Arjoon holds nerves to capture title

It was tough going at the finals of the 2010 Bounty Farm Handicap Squash Tournament on Saturday night, at the Georgetown Club. In the Open Category final, Andrew Arjoon (+10) defeated Alan Downes...

Grove Hi Tec tame Kuru Kururu Warriors 6-0 to top table at end of 1st round

Feb 08, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Grove Hi Tec tame Kuru Kururu Warriors 6-0 to top table at end of 1st round

Grove Hi Tec took pole position going into round two of the Stag Beer sponsored East Bank Football Association (EBFA) with an emphatic 6-0 whipping of Kuru Kururu Lions in the final first round game...

Alpha, Uprising draw 3-3 as 2009 DeSinco U-19 football tourney resumes

Feb 08, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Alpha, Uprising draw 3-3 as 2009 DeSinco U-19 football tourney resumes

The 2009 U-19 Round Robin tournament organized by the Guyana Football Association (GFA), in collaboration with DeSinco Trading Ltd which was temporarily aborted late last year, resumed last Saturday...

Police Commander assures Berbicians of reduced crime rate

Feb 08, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Police Commander assures Berbicians of reduced crime rate

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – “We would be hot on their heels.” This is a promise from Commander of Division ‘B’ of the Guyana Police Force, Assistant Commissioner, Steve Merai, as ranks...

No charges laid yet in Line Path murder

Feb 08, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on No charges laid yet in Line Path murder

LINE PATH, CORENTYNE – No charges have yet been laid in the Line Path, Corentyne homicide after the body of 43-year old Nalini Bhoge was found in her Lot 19 Line Path home. The mother of three was...

Another heart patient gets financial assistance

Feb 08, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Another heart patient gets financial assistance

ROSE HALL TOWN, CORENTYNE – Linden Mason, a 13-year old J.C. Chandisingh Secondary School student must undergo open heart surgery and is in dire need of financial assistance. The boy’s foster...

New ambulance for Kwakwani today – Health Minister

Feb 08, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on New ambulance for Kwakwani today – Health Minister

Major focus will be placed this year on the availability of ambulances at public health facilities countrywide. In fact, Health Minister, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, revealed that efforts will even be made...

No amount of criticism of the USA and cozying up to Iran can excuse the PPP’s failure in the last 17 years

Feb 08, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on No amount of criticism of the USA and cozying up to Iran can excuse the PPP’s failure in the last 17 years

Dear Editor, If R. Chickerie, writer of the letter, “Why all the anti-Iran hysteria?” (Kaieteur News, February 6), is the same reporter who covered the President’s Iran visit for the...

Construction on Hope/Dochfour Canal

Feb 08, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Construction on Hope/Dochfour Canal

Dear Editor, In an Article which appeared in Kaieteur News of January 29, Agriculture Minister, Robert Persaud announced that construction on the Hope/Dochfour Canal is expected to start in late...

ELECTIONS BUDGET

Feb 08, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on ELECTIONS BUDGET

Today is Budget Day, a day that holds more significance for the contracting class than it does for the working class whose only fears today will be whether the government will continue to subsidize...

Why is Mr. Trotman attacking Mr. Corbin for alleged talks with PPP?

Feb 08, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why is Mr. Trotman attacking Mr. Corbin for alleged talks with PPP?

Dear Editor, I would like to comment on the recent articles in both the SN and Kaieteur News, reporting Mr. Robert Corbin’s statements concerning the revelations by Mr. Raphael Trotman and the AFC,...

When will the President give his ministers a chance to represent Guyana?

Feb 08, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on When will the President give his ministers a chance to represent Guyana?

Dear Editor, It is good that Guyanese in some letters to the media still have the courage and patriotism to draw attention to some inconceivable situations that continue to draw dark clouds over our...

Mr. Speakaah! I beg to diffah!

Feb 08, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Mr. Speakaah! I beg to diffah!

Today is Parliament. The ruling party that has been in power for seventeen years will present its 2010 budget. It has been compiled without consultations and this has been the pattern over the years....

FOR WHOM THE BALL TOLLS

Feb 08, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on FOR WHOM THE BALL TOLLS

“Biting the bullet” is not merely a physical act but also has metaphysical consequences. In the old days when a wounded soldier was undergoing surgery under battlefield conditions, and there...

Self preservation forces UG graduates to look for and stay in greener pastures

Feb 08, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Self preservation forces UG graduates to look for and stay in greener pastures

Dear Editor, Mr. Frank Fyffe seems troubled UG graduates are not contributing to the welfare of Guyana as he would like them to do, and that they are basically selfish (“How can this Desirable...

The Budget Process

Feb 08, 2010 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The Budget Process

Today, the Minister of Finance will present the Budget 2010. Over the past years we have presented an overview of the Budget process and its premises to assist citizens in evaluating a presentation...

Year-round Table Tennis Academy launched at MSC

Feb 08, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Year-round Table Tennis Academy launched at MSC

National players to conduct sessions every Saturday Last year the Malteenoes Sport Club revived its rich tradition of competitive table tennis at the club by establishing a modern playing and...

Rum-drinking sugar workers behave unruly during forum with Minister

Feb 07, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Rum-drinking sugar workers behave unruly during forum with Minister

– GuySuCo says they will be punished By Leonard Gildarie The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) says that it will be sanctioning a number of sugar workers who behaved unruly and drank alcohol...

600 million lack toilets in India

Feb 07, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on 600 million lack toilets in India

MUMBAI: No one would ever call Radha Jagarya fortunate. The 45-year-old widow and her four children live on the pavement in an upmarket south Mumbai suburb, scraping a living by selling flowers to...

Police car slams into cyclist

Feb 07, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Police car slams into cyclist

A Land of Canaan man sustained injuries and is at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre after he was hit by police car, PJJ 7790, in front of Two Brothers gas station at Land of Canaan. The man, whose name...

Dazzling the nation for decades… This week’s ‘Special Person’ is cultural icon Daphne Rogers

Feb 07, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Dazzling the nation for decades… This week’s ‘Special Person’ is cultural icon Daphne Rogers

“I have gained great maturity; I have had rich experiences in dealing with people. It has given me quality of life. Our culture is what makes us who we are as a people and I am proud to have done...

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Poor Power Planning (PPP)

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- Planning has long been the PPP/C government’s pride and joy. The PPP/C touts it at rallies,... more