January 2011

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Budget does not inspire change for the better – PNCR

Jan 26, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Budget does not inspire change for the better – PNCR

“We are certainly not building tomorrow’s Guyana today,” said Executive Member of the People’s National Congress/Reform, Cheryl Sampson, as she highlighted the glaring limitations of what has...

RHTY&SC recognise national U-20 football team

Jan 26, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC recognise national U-20 football team

$300,000 in hygienic & educational kits presented The National Under-20 football team on Monday were recognised by the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club for their efforts in the just concluded...

RHTY&SC/Church of Latter Day Saints donate items valued $2M

Jan 26, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC/Church of Latter Day Saints donate items valued $2M

Schools, Churches & Health Centers benefit The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Friday last donated items valued at $2million to a...

Suspect remanded for diamond dealers’ robbery

Jan 26, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Suspect remanded for diamond dealers’ robbery

Ryan Couchman, 32, of 1360 18th Street Diamond, East Bank Demerara, appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday to answer to the charge of...

Fire scare at Tutorial High compound

Jan 26, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Fire scare at Tutorial High compound

Staff and students of Tutorial High School, located on Woolford Avenue, yesterday experienced a fire scare that raised sufficient concern for them to completely evacuate the compound. This newspaper...

Guyana 1984 CONCACAF under-20 team was a force to be reckoned with

Jan 26, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana 1984 CONCACAF under-20 team was a force to be reckoned with

Dear Editor, Trinidad and Tobago hosted the 1984 Fifa 10th Concacaf youth football championship from August 19 to September 7. Guyana was placed in Group 3 alongside host Trinidad and Tobago,...

Amateur Boxing’s Referees and Judges for skills upgrade

Jan 26, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Amateur Boxing’s Referees and Judges for skills upgrade

The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) will hold a seminar/workshop, which officially opens form 1:00pm today at the National Gymnasium, which has been geared to upgrade the skills of the...

Millions allocated for improving technical/vocational education

Jan 26, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Millions allocated for improving technical/vocational education

In excess of $875M has been budgeted for this year to facilitate the construction of Technical and Vocational facilities in Regions Three and Five. Works in this regard were given a January 1, 2008...

Woman pleads guilty to attempting to smuggle phone into prison

Jan 26, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Woman pleads guilty to attempting to smuggle phone into prison

Despite prison authorities trying tirelessly to prevent the smuggling of illegal articles into the prison’s walls, a young woman was caught on Monday last, attempting to commit the illegal act. She...

Agri Ministry displeased with “seeming inaction”

Jan 26, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Agri Ministry displeased with “seeming inaction”

The Ministry of Agriculture has expressed its unhappiness with the “seeming inaction” of the police and the “unhelpful position” taken by the magistracy regarding the non-payment of over...

The British High Commission played no part in freeing a female drug suspect

Jan 26, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The British High Commission played no part in freeing a female drug suspect

Dear Editor Your editorial of 20th January “A case of disrespect for the nation” raised a number of points I want to comment on. The starting point of the editorial was a sound one: that the...

A terrifying story of domestic violence in Trinidad and Tobago

Jan 26, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Stella Says Comments Off on A terrifying story of domestic violence in Trinidad and Tobago

The fight against domestic violence is a global struggle – and that includes other parts of the Caribbean. I want to share a story from Trinidad and Tobago that is particularly disturbing in both...

Mr Corbin was lacking in some aspects of opposition

Jan 26, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr Corbin was lacking in some aspects of opposition

Dear Editor: B. Beniprashad Rayman obviously is delusional to think that if she calls me a liar and repeats it often, that it would automatically translate into a fact. It’s just as if I were to...

Inter-Faith TV channel imminent

Jan 26, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Inter-Faith TV channel imminent

A television channel dedicated solely to religious programming is to be realised within three months. A government statement Monday said that President Bharrat Jagdeo in 2005 had signaled his...

Proposed specialist surgical hospital is a symbol of Guyana’s future – Minister Ramsaran

Jan 26, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Proposed specialist surgical hospital is a symbol of Guyana’s future – Minister Ramsaran

“We are already building on what we did especially last year with this budget,” said Minister within the Health Ministry, Dr Bheri Ramsaran, on Monday evening, as he attempted to defend the...

Accusations of managerial deficiencies levelled against Govt.

Jan 26, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Accusations of managerial deficiencies levelled against Govt.

By Jenelle Carter As the 2011 budget continued in the National Assembly yesterday, PNCR Member of Parliament, Amna Ally continued to level accusations of corruption and managerial deficiencies...

Bissoondyal’s star may be fading fast

Jan 26, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Bissoondyal’s star may be fading fast

Dear Editor, I have been following very closely the continuous saga of Mr. Singh’s quest for power. I note that Mr. Bissoondyal Singh is now the president of the East Coast Board, President of one...

Allegations cannot become truth

Jan 26, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Allegations cannot become truth

Dear Editor, Mr. Freddie Kissoon may well run but he cannot escape exposure of the shortcomings of his method and analysis by subterfuge or, as in the current case, resort to a specious offer of...

Dictatorship always, inevitably devours its own creators

Jan 26, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Dictatorship always, inevitably devours its own creators

When I got the call, it was about ten minutes after I was on the phone chatting with Adam Harris. That was last Sunday. The person on the other end of the line asked me if I saw the letter section of...

Rice Farmers welcome support from Agri Ministry

Jan 26, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Rice Farmers welcome support from Agri Ministry

Dear Editor, As a concerned and middle class rice farmer I have been closely following the developments within the rice industry, particularly the non payment/delayed payment of rice farmers by the...

Substantiate those claims of impropriety

Jan 26, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Substantiate those claims of impropriety

Dear Editor, The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) takes this opportunity to respond to the letter written by S. Samaroo in the Friday, January 21, 2011 edition of the Kaieteur newspaper...

A LITTLE HELP FROM FRIENDS

Jan 26, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A LITTLE HELP FROM FRIENDS

When you think about big business in Guyana, certain firms spring to mind and certain names, the backbone of those businesses, are thought of. Those individuals are considered business geniuses in...

Two nabbed after arson attack

Jan 26, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Two nabbed after arson attack

Police apprehended two suspects yesterday morning in the wake of an arson attack. According to the police, the two assailants who are from the Essequibo Coast carried out the brazen assault on...

Remembering Lumumba

Jan 26, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Remembering Lumumba

In this “International Year for People of African Descent”, it is more than a matter of serendipity that it is also the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Patrice Lumumba. That the United...

Word of caution and encouragement for PNCR presidential candidates

Jan 26, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Word of caution and encouragement for PNCR presidential candidates

Dear Editor, On Friday January 21, 2011 the Demerara Waves online news item captioned “PNCR presidential candidate would head candidates’ list; merging top positions on the cards”, attributed...

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Watch the PPPC like a hawk!

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(Kaieteur News) – A curious silence has greeted what ought to be one of the most debated economic announcements of the year. President Irfaan Ali has indicated that bonds will be issued to members of the Guyanese diaspora, allowing them to invest in major infrastructure projects in Guyana. One...

If the OAS did not exist, it could not be created today

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have spent a decade in the councils of the Organization of American States. I have watched governments come and go, seen some crises handled well and others handled badly, sat through more commemorative meetings than sessions discussing pressing issues,...

More money for Guyanese workers

Jun 22, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I like it. More money for Guyanese workers. Not private sector minimum wage workers, regrettably. If any local workers are due more money, private sector (and public service) minimum wage workers standout. More money is for Guyanese in the oil industry. Well, that’s...

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