January 12, 2011

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CARICOM remembers Haiti on anniversary of deadly earthquake

Jan 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM remembers Haiti on anniversary of deadly earthquake

The following is a message issued by the Chairman of the Caribbean Community the Honourable Tillman Thomas Prime Minister of Grenada, on the first Anniversary of the earthquake that devastated...

October was deadliest month for road fatalities last year

Jan 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on October was deadliest month for road fatalities last year

– pedestrians top list October turned out to be the deadliest month for road users last year, with 22 fatalities. This is according to figures released by the Police Traffic Department...

She asked for it!

Jan 12, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Stella Says Comments Off on She asked for it!

Just before the “Break the Silence, Stop the Violence” rally last November, I was on television almost daily to promote the rally. As a result, many people would come up to me and tell me their...

Man sustains severe injuries after being struck by Tundra

Jan 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man sustains severe injuries after being struck by Tundra

Sixty-six-year-old Rodwell Thomas, of 56 Back Street, Mc Doom, is currently a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, nursing injuries to his spine, head, back and neck, after he was...

MRL faces non-renewal of operating licence

Jan 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on MRL faces non-renewal of operating licence

The country’s largest rice milling company, which controls an estimated 40 per cent of purchases across the country, is facing the non-renewal of its operating licence over millions it is believed...

Medical Malaise

Jan 12, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Medical Malaise

Dear Editor, There is a justified reason for government elites and the rich not utilising local medical personnel and facilities. And by the way, this is consistent with the late Dr. Cheddie...

The Jagdeo Administration is like a leech

Jan 12, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Jagdeo Administration is like a leech

Dear Editor, The tip of an iceberg is a phrase we often use to describe something much bigger than it appears. This is so because an iceberg is really a very large piece of ice hidden below the...

Politics and emotions

Jan 12, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Politics and emotions

Dear Editor, I strongly believe that Guyanese are very near if not arrived at, that crucial intersection of power, politics and emotions which often times confuse the less perceptive mind and result...

Horrible defence of life’s indefensible things

Jan 12, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Horrible defence of life’s indefensible things

Life has degrees of everything. A simple example is that the offence of pickpocket cannot be treated with the same punishment as robbery with violence. In terms of governmental misbehaviour, there...

Realpolitik Compromise

Jan 12, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Realpolitik Compromise

In a speech delivered last May, Thabo Mbeki, immediate past President of South Africa, revealed the crucial “compromise” that effectively sealed the end of apartheid. The excerpts below should be...

AN ELECTION YEAR DECISION

Jan 12, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on AN ELECTION YEAR DECISION

In the eyes of the vendors being allowed to return to Stabroek Square, the President is benevolent. He came to their rescue when they needed him the most. He came through for them. The vendors fail...

IDB’s new policy allows for greater transparency of projects

Jan 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on IDB’s new policy allows for greater transparency of projects

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), which is a major financier of several government-run projects, has unveiled new measures that will allow for greater transparency of projects. The bank,...

Is Harry Gill fish or fowl?

Jan 12, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is Harry Gill fish or fowl?

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter from one Harry Gill, under the caption, “Corbin must produce all evidence to save whatever credibility he has left”, printed in the January 11, issue of Kaieteur...

Kudos for Robert Persaud

Jan 12, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Kudos for Robert Persaud

Dear Editor, I have noticed a number of articles in the daily newspaper regarding the construction of the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) northern relief channel at Hope/Dochfour and wish to...

African organizations should boycott Govt. launch – Dr. David Hinds

Jan 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on African organizations should boycott Govt. launch – Dr. David Hinds

Representative of the African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA), Dr. David Hinds has made a call to all African Organizations to boycott the government’s launching of the “International...

Geoff Da Silva is new Ambassador to Venezuela

Jan 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Geoff Da Silva is new Ambassador to Venezuela

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday announced that the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has granted Agrément (permission) to the Government of Guyana for the appointment of ...

Why would India set up such a Monument?

Jan 12, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why would India set up such a Monument?

Dear Editor, Please allow me to comment on an article appearing on the Demerara Waves website and entitled, “Monument Honouring Indentured Indian Immigrants to be unveiled in India” The first...

Someone has an axe to grind

Jan 12, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Someone has an axe to grind

Dear Editor, It is with a deep sense of frustration that I put together this response to Mr. Rohit Parmanand or whomever is behind this figure that is seemingly bent on demeaning the team of managers...

A cause for concern

Jan 12, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on A cause for concern

Dear Editor, It is appalling again to read that the Republic Bank branch which is located at Vreed-en-Hoop is the centre of yet another robbery in less than a month. And, all that is emanating from...

An apology is needed

Jan 12, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on An apology is needed

Dear Editor, I find your publication of the young woman’s name and photograph ( “Doctors forced to remove 17-year-old girl’s uterus”) to be distasteful, lacking in professionalism and an...

This is inexcusable

Jan 12, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on This is inexcusable

Dear Editor, I read in your letter column in which a Cuban doctor left a surgical instrument in a patient’s abdomen. It is due to gross negligence not only by the doctor, but also by the nurse who...

City council carries out sanitization exercise in Tiger Bay

Jan 12, 2011 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on City council carries out sanitization exercise in Tiger Bay

On Tuesday workers from the City Council carried out a massive sanitization campaign targeting the Tiger bay area and its environs. During the campaign several drains, canal and parapets in the...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana, – The two-day racing extravaganza that kicks off an action-packed month of motorsport starts today at the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) Thomaslands venue...

Punctuality is now a problem in Georgetown Schools

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(Kaieteur News) – Every school day in the city, in almost every ward, you can see scores of school children – dressed in their uniforms – ambling to school after 9:00am. The casualness of these children suggests that punctuality is no longer important to them or to their parents. But it does...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

UGGI Survey: Pt. IV

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(Kaieteur News) – This is the last commentary on the University of Guyana Green Institute (UGGI) Independence 60 Survey titled: Guyana at 60: Trust, Oil, and the Society being Built. Today’s focus goes beyond the two bottom performing areas of “national government” and “foreign oil...

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