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Progress underway but overall picture not bright – AFC

May 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Progress underway but overall picture not bright – AFC

“People know that while we have made progress on some things the overall picture is not a bright one.” This is according to Leader of the Alliance for Change, Raphael Trotman,...

Region Six may now be making headway in its fight against truancy

May 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Region Six may now be making headway in its fight against truancy

– 20 parents placed before the courts NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – With the freedom to prosecute parents of truants, Region Six may now be making headway in its fight. This is according to...

Glasgow murder suspect still on the run

May 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Glasgow murder suspect still on the run

GLASGOW, BERBICE – Police in Division B have sought the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions on the way forward in the probe into the death of 31-year old Lilowtee Seeram called...

All Saints leads the way

May 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on All Saints leads the way

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – The All Saints Presbyterian Development Centre is on a mission to empower 150 young persons in New Amsterdam and its immediate environs. Project Coordinator of CELL, Marian...

It’s irresponsible for the opposition to forego the electoral option

May 03, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on It’s irresponsible for the opposition to forego the electoral option

Dear Editor, Since Mr. Robert Corbin announced that he will not be the presidential candidate for the PNCR-1G at the upcoming general elections, many opinions have been expressed as to the way...

Freddie is right

May 03, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Freddie is right

Dear Editor, I had reasons to write letters critical of Freddie Kissoon before, but I firmly believe in the fairness doctrine: when a man is right, he must be complimented with the same fervor as...

NO TIME FOR SILENCE

May 03, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on NO TIME FOR SILENCE

Given the revelations exposed by this newspaper in relation to the road contract awarded to Synergy Holdings Inc, it is now clear that the contract should be put on hold and a commission of inquiry...

Bring more programmes to the B’ce Campus

May 03, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Bring more programmes to the B’ce Campus

Dear Editor, I write with the utmost support to Mr. Ameer Bacchus’s letter in Kaieteur News (02-05-10) about English being done as a discipline at the University of Guyana Berbice Campus (UGBC)....

Today is Press Freedom Day: What’s Guyana’s balance sheet?

May 03, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Today is Press Freedom Day: What’s Guyana’s balance sheet?

President Jagdeo referred to the private media as the new opposition. That was more of an indictment of the opposition parties though Mr. Jagdeo had the private media in mind. Why did Mr. Jagdeo say...

Question for Peeping Tom

May 03, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Question for Peeping Tom

Dear Editor, In Sunday (May 2, 2010) column Peeping Tom starts with, “When Guyana was the second poorest nation in the western hemisphere”. Might I ask Peeping Tom, What is Guyana’s...

TAKE THIS EGG AND SKILLET

May 03, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on TAKE THIS EGG AND SKILLET

I can crack a joke with the best of them but have never been able to crack a yolk without getting egg on my hands, on the floor, on the outside of the frying pan and bits of shell in my egg. I...

Can a person travel overseas with a photocopy of his passport?

May 03, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Can a person travel overseas with a photocopy of his passport?

Dear Editor, I wish to comment on the statement made by the DPP as reported in the Kaieteur News on May 1, 2010. The article reads, “The request by the legal team for embattled television...

The State s. the Press

May 03, 2010 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The State s. the Press

In 1852, the editorial writer of “The Times” responded to Lord Derby’s assertion that the press, which aspires to share the influence of statesmen, must also share in the...

Makeshwar Fip Motilall: Contractor or Grocery Salesman

May 02, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Makeshwar Fip Motilall: Contractor or Grocery Salesman

As investigations continue into Synergy Holdings Inc. headed by Makeshwar Fip Motilall, even more questions surface. This newspaper previously reported that even though the company has had a vested...

Pandit from India fleecing Guyanese

May 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Pandit from India fleecing Guyanese

…tells undercover reporter, pig, cow and chicken were killed to prevent her from getting pregnant When I do puja, you must not mingle (sex) for three nights. I guarantee you pregnant one...

Dem boys seh….Jumbie bee bite Robeson

May 02, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh….Jumbie bee bite Robeson

Nobody ain’t got right to suffer these days. In fact, nobody should complain about being unemployed. Dem boys seh that all dem who thiefing putting dem whole life at risk because dem got other ways...

All indictable matters should be prosecuted by trained legal practitioners – former Attorney General

May 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on All indictable matters should be prosecuted by trained legal practitioners – former Attorney General

Former Attorney General, Doodnauth Singh, is convinced that all indictable matters should be prosecuted by qualified attorneys at law from the chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Singh,...

Police in hot water for stealing seized marijuana

May 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Police in hot water for stealing seized marijuana

Corruption has raised its ugly head in the Guyana Police Force as ranks stationed at the Mahaica Police Station are being investigated for the theft of a substantial amount of marijuana which was...

Three committed to High Court for Lusignan massacre

May 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Three committed to High Court for Lusignan massacre

Three youths from the Buxton/Friendship area on the East Coast of Demerara have been committed to stand trial in the High Court for their involvement in the 2008 massacre of 11 persons at Lusignan....

Cross Debarment: A new global tool against corruption

May 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Cross Debarment: A new global tool against corruption

The cross debarment agreement signed recently by the world’s top multilateral banks is a milestone for the anticorruption agenda. Due to come into force by mid-year, the agreement says that if one...

Berbice Education Department withholds teachers’ salaries

May 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice Education Department withholds teachers’ salaries

East Berbice Corentyne- More than 20 teachers in East Berbice will have to seek alternative means of providing for themselves and families. Their salaries for April have been withheld by the...

Huge overseas demand for mangoes putting strain on local market

May 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Huge overseas demand for mangoes putting strain on local market

– earned $38M in exports last year By Leonard Gildarie As international markets struggle to recover from the global economic crisis, at least two crops in Guyana are recording unprecedented...

JP president calls for compulsory registration

May 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on JP president calls for compulsory registration

“By instituting compulsory registration with the Association, we can assist the authorities in preparing and compiling a list of all JP’s and COA in all of the 10 administrative regions in...

Charlestown Secondary School student wins Pepsi essay competition

May 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Charlestown Secondary School student wins Pepsi essay competition

Pepsi, sponsor of the ICC World T20 and local bottler Demerara Distillers Limited Friday rewarded secondary school students for outstanding performances in the secondary school essay competition. As...

Critchlow Labour College to reopen next month

May 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Critchlow Labour College to reopen next month

The Critchlow Labour College, which closed its doors last year after facing severe financial problems, is set to open its doors again this month, even as Thursday’s “re-opening” ceremony saw a...

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“One Guyana” is no less a national slogan than “Green Guyana”

Kaieteur News- The notion that “One Guyana” is a partisan slogan is pure poppycock. It is a desperate fiction... more