March 2010

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IN THE WIDER INTEREST OF JUSTICE

Mar 18, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on IN THE WIDER INTEREST OF JUSTICE

The Guyana Police Force needs to get serious. A good way to start is to take a leaf out of the book of the New York Police Department. Two weeks ago there was a murder of a Guyanese man in...

Coconut offers bright future for Pomeroon

Mar 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Coconut offers bright future for Pomeroon

Region Two chairman, Alli Baksh, has said that there is a bright future ahead for the coconut industry in the Pomeroon. His comments came at the recent Regional Democratic Council (RDC) statutory....

If GECOM is responsible for conducting elections, why is the Minister setting the date?

Mar 18, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on If GECOM is responsible for conducting elections, why is the Minister setting the date?

Dear Editor, In a March 11 letter to SN, Mr. Christopher Ram said, “The Minister of Local Government should not have control over local authorities and their elections,” and to which Local...

I now understand Mr. Kissoon better than before

Mar 18, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on I now understand Mr. Kissoon better than before

Dear Editor, For a number of years there have been, naturally mixed reviews, opinions and commentaries of Frederick Kissoon, Columnist, Journalist, Opinion Maker, Political Scientist, Commentator,...

Guyana Rice Development Board advisory to rice farmers is pathetic

Mar 18, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Guyana Rice Development Board advisory to rice farmers is pathetic

Dear Editor, “Sad indeed” is the phrase I would like to use to describe an advertisement in the local press advising rice farmers not to sell paddy to Mahaicony Rice Limited. On at least three...

Man remanded, co accused granted bail for stealing

Mar 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Man remanded, co accused granted bail for stealing

Two men, Phillip Bobb and Roy Callendar, yesterday appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court after being charged with simple larceny. The duo appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa...

PPP presidential hopefuls

Mar 18, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on PPP presidential hopefuls

Dear Editor, I have seen the campaign to be the PPP’s presidential candidate has started. The Kaieteur News (March 10, 2010), has two letters promoting Moses Nagamootoo and Ralph Ramkarran. While...

National Toshoas Council slams APA on LCDS brouhaha

Mar 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on National Toshoas Council slams APA on LCDS brouhaha

…flip-flops on whether Guyana could lose money from Norway National Toshoas Council’s (NTC) chairperson, Yvonne Pearson, the body that is the legal representatives of Indigenous people in Guyana,...

Politicians should stop making uninformed comments about GECOM and its work

Mar 18, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Politicians should stop making uninformed comments about GECOM and its work

Dear Editor, It is with a sense of futility that we pen this response to public comments which were made by leading politicians in Guyana pertaining to the Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM)...

Cheddi Jagan was a Marxist and also a realist

Mar 18, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Cheddi Jagan was a Marxist and also a realist

Dear Editor, The letter by Mr. Emile Mervin in Kaieteur News on March 16, in which he referred to my comments on the disposition of the PPP political elites and in which he tries to place the PPP and...

Room for improvement in Consumer Safety and Product Control

Mar 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Room for improvement in Consumer Safety and Product Control

A large quantity of consumer goods ranging from clothing and textiles to hardware and food products, enter the country on a daily basis of these there are numerous ‘legitimate’ imports and then...

An opportunity for Guyana to shine

Mar 18, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on An opportunity for Guyana to shine

Dear Editor, The Peeping Tom column in Kaieteur News (March 17th, 2010) open the eyes of sports organisers and promoters in Guyana. Integration of the Diaspora in the development of the country...

Guyana does not have a child labour problem-Nadir

Mar 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana does not have a child labour problem-Nadir

…govt. mulls providing transportation for students Government has refuted reports that the country is faced with a major child labour problem. Rather, according to Minister of Labour, Manzoor...

Freedom of information

Mar 18, 2010 knews Editorial Comments Off on Freedom of information

It is absolutely necessary for the government and people of Guyana to pursue greater freedom of information, within reasonable boundaries, if they hope to achieve true democracy and good governance....

Alleged abductor remanded

Mar 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged abductor remanded

A 24 year-old man has been remanded to prison after being charged with abducting Andre Barnes. The accused, Renaldo Marks, of 29 Louisa Row, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown, made his appearance yesterday at...

CANU officers, cop on bail

Mar 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on CANU officers, cop on bail

Cocaine in pink suitcase… By Jenelle Carter Some two months after a United States citizen was charged for carrying some 24 kilograms of cocaine into the US which was shipped from Guyana through the...

Kwame McCoy in physical altercation with PNCR Councillor

Mar 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Kwame McCoy in physical altercation with PNCR Councillor

The Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Four was thrown into further turmoil yesterday following allegations and counter allegations of assault involving embattled PPP/C Councillor, Kwame...

Dem boys seh…Dem picking pun Kwame again

Mar 17, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Dem picking pun Kwame again

Barrels does come two time a year; when is Christmas when up north get cold and now when up north start fuh get warm. Of course de barrel does done pack since November or December but is now it...

Seven homeless after Corentyne blaze

Mar 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Seven homeless after Corentyne blaze

CROMARTY, CORENTYNE – Chandrawattie Samsundar believes that a bitter relationship may have led to the fire which left seven persons homeless at Cromarty on Monday night. She was one of the persons...

Drop in H1N1 cases puts hold on Reference lab validation

Mar 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Drop in H1N1 cases puts hold on Reference lab validation

– Director By Sharmain Cornette Several millions were expended by Government to procure needful Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing equipment for the National Public Health Reference Laboratory...

Funds needed to commence excavation of canals

Mar 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Funds needed to commence excavation of canals

– Deputy City Engineer By Sharmain Cornette Sections of the city’s drainage system are currently undergoing much needed desilting works, a project which is being undertaken through the...

Family Court to meet May deadline

Mar 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Family Court to meet May deadline

The construction of the first ever Family Court in Guyana in the compound of the Supreme Court, Georgetown, is well on schedule and is expected to be completed in another nine weeks, to meet the May...

Kingston wharf undergoing repairs

Mar 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Kingston wharf undergoing repairs

The wharf facility in Kingston at which government’s ferries to the North West dock, is undergoing a major upgrade as can be evidenced from this recent photo. The facility has been in a state of...

Courts powers GAPF ahead of Caribbean Championships

Mar 17, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Courts powers GAPF ahead of Caribbean Championships

Hands over cheque for $150,000 By Franklin Wilson With just a matter of days away from the start of the 4th Annual International Powerlifting Federation (IPF), North American Powerlifting...

Morgan aims to repeat as overall Champion

Mar 17, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Morgan aims to repeat as overall Champion

Corentyne-based lifters, confident of doing Guyana proud on debut By Franklin Wilson Reigning Caribbean overall Best Lifter and Champion of the 82.5kg class Randolph Morgan is relishing the...

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Junior Chess athletes wrap up successful stint at CAC Games to date

Nov 11, 2026

– Sam cops fifth-place medal in U14 Girls Category (Kaieteur News) – The seven junior chess players, who competed in the XXI Central American and Caribbean Youth Chess Festival, concluded...

The landlord is eating the entrepreneur’s lunch

Nov 11, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Recently, a group of young entrepreneurs decided to pool their resources and embark on a business venture. They were determined to take a chance, invest their savings and build something for themselves. Rather than wait for somebody to offer them employment, they wanted to...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

What the video says?

Nov 11, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Once what is termed the “new video” is confirmed as authentic, a new story emerges. In this, the age of AI, one must be cautious. Until confirmation, it’s just a new video, no more. If confirmed, the saga of the 12th October nighttime gunfight between Senior Supt...

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