January 2011

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Dem boys seh…Hold on to yuh underwear

Jan 23, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Hold on to yuh underwear

Last week dem people tackle dem stalls at La Penitence market. All dem stalls was full because Christmas just done and some things didn’t sell. De stalls get demolish and de goods get removed. Dem...

The man who built the Harbour Bridge Joseph Holder, A.A., is a ‘Special Person’

Jan 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on The man who built the Harbour Bridge Joseph Holder, A.A., is a ‘Special Person’

By Leonard Gildarie “I don’t have a problem with people considering me as that (a role model). But what I say to young people and especially young engineers, is that if you have to do something,...

Indonesia sends team to Guyana to check “Gayus” passport

Jan 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Indonesia sends team to Guyana to check “Gayus” passport

Indonesian authorities have announced that they have sent investigators to Guyana to check the authenticity of passports which bear the likeness of convicted tax official, Gayus Tambunan and his...

Education Officer’s son accused of sodomising three-year-old neighbour

Jan 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Education Officer’s son accused of sodomising three-year-old neighbour

Victim’s mother pressured to take compensation Life for a 30-year-old mother who resides on East Coast Demerara was normal prior to January 14, last, when her three-year-old son was sodomised by...

PPP candidates to ‘faceoff’ before Executive Committee in three weeks

Jan 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on PPP candidates to ‘faceoff’ before Executive Committee in three weeks

Five senior members of the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) who are vying to be the Presidential candidate in an historic race, are expected to present their case in as little as three weeks...

Jagdeo rejected authentic African Organisation at IYPAD launch – PNCR

Jan 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo rejected authentic African Organisation at IYPAD launch – PNCR

Head of State Bharrat Jagdeo reportedly rejected the call by the authentic African organisations in Guyana for a postponement until a mutually agreed upon “National Programme for the UN’s Year...

All Singh at DCB elections

Jan 23, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on All Singh at DCB elections

– January 28 set for legitimacy ruling The two breakaway factions of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) as ordered by Judge Rishi Persaud held their respective elections yesterday, at different...

Guyana going all out for morale boosting win against Netherlands Antilles

Jan 23, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana going all out for morale boosting win against Netherlands Antilles

By Franklin Wilson in Suriname In Association with Fazia’s Collection, Len’s Craft Optical and Lifetime Reality With the local team out of the reckoning as regards to qualifying for the CONCACAF...

Trinidadian remanded to prison for Guyanese woman’s murder

Jan 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Trinidadian remanded to prison for Guyanese woman’s murder

…Victim flown back to Guyana for burial The man accused of killing 41-year-old Patricia Duncan has been remanded to prison in Trinidad days after the incident. According to reports from the...

Horses arrive to do battle as growth in sport continues

Jan 23, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Horses arrive to do battle as growth in sport continues

Samuel Whyte With the start of the 2011/2012 horse racing season just a mere week away, most racing Stables, owners, grooms and other connections have almost completed preparation for the start of...

The time for change is now!

Jan 23, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on The time for change is now!

By Sean Devers in Barbados In association with Digicel, Carib Beer, Leisure Inn, GSL, Queensway & Dave’s West Indian Imports (NY) Einstein said the definition of insanity is doing the same...

Don’t promote students willy nilly — Education officials

Jan 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Don’t promote students willy nilly — Education officials

Senior education officials within the Ministry of Education (MOE) have come down hard on school managers in Berbice for their ad hoc promotion of students to new grades. The officials expressed...

Drowned Guyanese twin laid to rest

Jan 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Drowned Guyanese twin laid to rest

Newsday, Trinidad- The pain of the loss of her twin sons who drowned in Mayaro last Sunday, was too much for Ramona Baldi to bear. As a result, she collapsed several times between their coffins...

Selfishness is suffocating this nation!

Jan 23, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Selfishness is suffocating this nation!

Dear Editor, Thursday 20th January, 2011 started as any normal day with the usual home engagements prior to leaving for work on our very overcrowded, busy streets. However, two incidents occurred...

Rice farmers need their money

Jan 23, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Rice farmers need their money

Dear Editor, What more can I say? When it’s the weather, it’s pricing and when it’s not that, it’s us farmers being put under pressure due to non-payment from the Mahaicony Rice Mill (MRL)....

Corbin should fade away in the interest of his party and country

Jan 23, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Corbin should fade away in the interest of his party and country

Dear Editor, What is it about old, over-the-hill fighters that they don’t know when they’re beaten? We see it all the time with professional boxers, even with our own Terrence Ali; is it the...

Impending general elections must be trigger process of development

Jan 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Impending general elections must be trigger process of development

By Michael Benjamin Guyanese, it would seem, are prepared to do almost anything to migrate to America. It matters not to them that they would be squatting in another country devoid of an identity; it...

Narco agents come up blank after taking passenger off flight

Jan 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Narco agents come up blank after taking passenger off flight

Drug agents of the police anti narcotics unit came up blank yesterday when they detained an outgoing passenger at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri on a suspicion that he had swallowed...

Mr. Freddie Kissoon has sought refuge in a redefinition of oligarchy

Jan 23, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Freddie Kissoon has sought refuge in a redefinition of oligarchy

Dear Editor, Wisely, rather than considering the issues raised in my response to him (“Who says organisation says oligarchy”: (Kaieteur News 18/01/11), Mr. Kissoon has sought refuge in a...

Opposition Leader’s ineffectiveness against Government’s shenanigans fueling public suspicions

Jan 23, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Opposition Leader’s ineffectiveness against Government’s shenanigans fueling public suspicions

Dear Editor, B. Beniprashad Rayman’s letter, “Is Mr. Mervin driven by fact or mischief?”, (Kaieteur News, January 20), dealt with three of several points/questions I raised in my separate...

WILL THE P.N.C. “HOLD THE PEACE” IF THEY LOSE THE NEXT ELECTION?

Jan 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on WILL THE P.N.C. “HOLD THE PEACE” IF THEY LOSE THE NEXT ELECTION?

By Ralph Seeram I do not think that I have been writing long enough in this newspaper for readers to recognize my style of writing, but apparently readers do, because despite the fact that my name...

“A paradigm shift”? From rhetoric to reality

Jan 23, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on “A paradigm shift”? From rhetoric to reality

Dear Editor, It is encouraging to see statements by senior education officials appearing in the press. I refer, specifically, to statements in SN 15-01-11, and, KN 17-01-11 which feature the new...

An alarming number of petty offenders being remanded on a daily basis

Jan 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on An alarming number of petty offenders being remanded on a daily basis

With the Magistrates’ Courts sitting once, twice or every working day per week, one may be surprised to know the number of minor offenders that are being remanded. These offences range from larceny...

Then there were five?

Jan 23, 2011 knews Editorial Comments Off on Then there were five?

To say that the PPP’s presidential candidate selection process is heating up would be akin to remarking that a supernova is a blast. It had long been expected that the tight little fraternity that...

PPP ELECTION BUDGET: NOTHING TO SHOUT ABOUT

Jan 23, 2011 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on PPP ELECTION BUDGET: NOTHING TO SHOUT ABOUT

What Quality of Life? As predicted, the $161.4 billion, 2011 Election Budget, presented to the National Assembly last Monday fell mighty short of offering a better quality of life for the workers and...

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(Kaieteur News) – The driver drove to the parking spot, aligned the vehicle into one of the lanes and then shut the engine down. I opened the door so that we could exit. The scene was slightly intimidating. This was a posh location. If the service matched the façade, then this was the perfect...

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...

Keeping my day job advising Pres. Ali

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Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Because Pres. Ali needs the hand, I’m keeping my day job. Unpaid advisor to HE Ali. It’s a thankless gig. But for country and presidency, no sacrifice is too high. Guyana needs some standards. Plenty; with starting all over recommended. ...

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