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Kudos for GT&T

Nov 25, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Kudos for GT&T

Dear Editor, I wish to express my sincere gratitude to the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company for the prompt response to my questions and the clarifications provided. The staff was very courteous...

Danny Doobay deserves a medal

Nov 25, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Danny Doobay deserves a medal

Dear Editor, Allow me to join others in their tribute towards the elegant and efficient Honourable Danny Doobay, who leaves very big shoes to fill in his former capacity of Guyana Consulate General...

The passing of a political icon

Nov 25, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on The passing of a political icon

Dear Editor, Over the last 11 days Guyanese, and more particularly, the members and supporters of the Peoples National Congress Reform (PNCR) have been hoping and praying for a total reverse in the...

The photo-op is over but the job is not yet done

Nov 25, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on The photo-op is over but the job is not yet done

Dear Editor, In all the hubbub around news of Dr. Vishwamintra Persaud’s sexual assault conviction against a minor girl child in the United States, one voice has been quite noticeably absent...

Everyone needs to act in the interest of the present and future generations

Nov 25, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Everyone needs to act in the interest of the present and future generations

Dear Editor, The new book, “Walking In My Shoes”, by the former US Ambassador to the United Nations and former two-term Mayor of Atlanta, is very intriguing and aptly applies to what 344,000,...

In the best interest of the nation the Govt. should resign

Nov 25, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on In the best interest of the nation the Govt. should resign

Dear Editor, The current PPP/C Government has destroyed educational and economic opportunities of Guyanese especially each emerging generation of Guyanese. Symptomatic of the platform for poor...

Violence against women remains a tragically pervasive problem

Nov 25, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Violence against women remains a tragically pervasive problem

Dear Editor, On the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of all Forms of Violence Against Women 2010, Help & Shelter notes with increasing concern that violence against women (VAW)...

How can one serve if one is not given the opportunity?

Nov 25, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on How can one serve if one is not given the opportunity?

Dear Editor, After reading Mr. Fyffe’s letter, published in both SN and Kaieteur News on Monday, November 22nd under different captions, I concluded that either Mr. Fyffe has buried his head in the...

The school system needs more Thomases

Nov 25, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on The school system needs more Thomases

Dear Editor, Mr. Cleveland Thomas has refused to go along with a directive from the Ministry of Education. This very act of defiance says so much about the dynamic nature of society and the need for...

The plight of the sugar industry

Nov 25, 2010 knews Editorial Comments Off on The plight of the sugar industry

Sugar was long regarded as the lifeblood of the country. Today, it seems as if the country is haemorrhaging this lifeblood. It is all but non-existent. If one were to look at the production figures...

Gold & diamond dealer found dead with gunshot wound

Nov 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Gold & diamond dealer found dead with gunshot wound

– suicide suspected Guyana’s mining fraternity was in shock last night after popular gold and diamond dealer Joseph Hillaire, known as “Uncle Joe” was found dead in his Lot 57 Brickdam,...

Murder suspect emerges after five years in hiding

Nov 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Murder suspect emerges after five years in hiding

– thought incident had been forgotten After being on the run for some five years, police on Sunday last nabbed a murder suspect who had managed to elude their dragnet. He thought that he had...

City Treasurer arrested on bribery allegation

Nov 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on City Treasurer arrested on bribery allegation

Andrew Meredith, the City Treasurer of the Mayor and City Council, sought refuge at the Guyana Revenue Authority’s Licence and Revenue Office (LRO) in Georgetown yesterday after he was confronted...

Convicted sex offence doctor meets with Medical Council

Nov 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Convicted sex offence doctor meets with Medical Council

– has to respond to allegations within seven days The Guyana Medical Council has met with embattled physician Dr. Vishwamintra Persaud, who was convicted in the US for a sexual offence against...

Govt. shares in GT&T up for sale again

Nov 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. shares in GT&T up for sale again

The National Industrial Commercial and Investment Company Limited (NICIL) has seemingly yet again not found favour with the bids it received during the last request for proposals for the purchase of...

Neesa Gopaul PI commences

Nov 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Neesa Gopaul PI commences

The preliminary inquiry into the murder charge against gym instructor Jarvis Small and his lover, Bibi Sharima Gopaul, got underway yesterday before Magistrate Priya Beharry, at the Georgetown...

Death row inmates lament delays in appeal hearings

Nov 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Death row inmates lament delays in appeal hearings

– slam prison authorities for inhumane treatment By Dale Andrews Several prisoners who have been sentenced to death are up in arms over the delay in the hearing of their appeals. Some of the...

Berbice businesses slam continuing sugar strike

Nov 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice businesses slam continuing sugar strike

– GuySuCo, GAWU trade barbs As the standoff between the sugar industry and its workers enters its sixth day today, the Berbice business community has joined the call for normalcy to resume. In...

Talks on Linden-Lethem highway “advanced”

Nov 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Talks on Linden-Lethem highway “advanced”

– Ambassador Nawbatt Guyana’s Ambassador to Brazil Harrinarine Nawbatt said yesterday talks between Guyana and Brazil on building a paved highway from Lethem to Linden are “advanced” and...

Dr. Joycelynne Loncke is UG’s latest Professor Emeritus

Nov 24, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Dr. Joycelynne Loncke is UG’s latest Professor Emeritus

Dr. Joycelynne Loncke was formally welcomed as the University of Guyana’s newest Professor Emeritus during the institution’s 44th Convocation Ceremony on Saturday evening last. Dr. Loncke has...

GFF raps with Media on a range of issues

Nov 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF raps with Media on a range of issues

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) yesterday held a press conference to update the Media on a range of issues pertaining to football and its development. Accompanying GFF President at the head...

Alexander Village, Laing Avenue advance to KO stage

Nov 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Alexander Village, Laing Avenue advance to KO stage

By Sean Devers Switched from the East Ruimveldt Day Care Centre to the Albouystown Basketball Court, the latest action in the ‘Guinness in da Street’ small goal Football competition continued on...

Tain, No. 70 Lalman, Seawell, Fyrish and Tamarind Root advance to play-offs

Nov 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tain, No. 70 Lalman, Seawell, Fyrish and Tamarind Root advance to play-offs

The 2009 New Building Society Berbice Second Division 40-Over Cricket Competition resumed recently with No. 70 Lalman, Tain, Seawell, Fyrish and Tamarind Root winning their latest matches to top...

Western Tigers receive Mackeson/Digicel Sweet Sixteen football winnings

Nov 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Western Tigers receive Mackeson/Digicel Sweet Sixteen football winnings

– organisers laud tournament The Betterverwagting office of Ansa McAl was a hive of activity when the various winners of the just concluded 3rd Annual Mackeson/Digicel Sweet Sixteen football...

Western Tiger’s Super eight football tournament kicks off this evening

Nov 24, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Western Tiger’s Super eight football tournament kicks off this evening

Football buffs are encouraged to troop to the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground when the organizers of BK International Western Tigers Football club raise the curtains on its Super 8 football...

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Teen arrested over uncle’s murder after sharing burial plan with relative

Kaieteur News- A teenager of Tabatinga, Lethem, Central Rupununi, Region Nine was arrested for murder on Friday after he... more