January 2011

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New ferries touted during budget presentation

Jan 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on New ferries touted during budget presentation

Three days before Christmas the Government signed contracts with the Chinese Government that will pave the way for two brand new ferries to ply the Essequibo routes before the end of 2011. The two...

Guyana oppose Bermuda as battle for final berth starts

Jan 19, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana oppose Bermuda as battle for final berth starts

– Suriname face Netherlands Antilles By Franklin Wilson in Suriname In association with Fazia’s Collection, Len’s Craft Optical and Lifetime Reality It’s now down to crunch time for the...

Is there campaign funding for the presidential candidates?

Jan 19, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is there campaign funding for the presidential candidates?

Dear Editor: Now that the elections process in Guyana has changed to have some form of “primaries” within the political parties to elect a presidential candidate, have the elections laws changed...

What’s the fuss about show of hands

Jan 19, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on What’s the fuss about show of hands

Dear Editor, President Bharrat Jagdeo is reported in the press as saying that using a secret ballot to decide on the PPP presidential candidate could be dangerous as candidate hopefuls could promise...

Motor cyclist hospitalised after struck on Mandela Avenue

Jan 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Motor cyclist hospitalised after struck on Mandela Avenue

Twenty-nine year old Mahendra Prashad is currently in the Male Ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after sustaining serious injuries about his body after being involved in a...

LABA completely out of options

Jan 19, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on LABA completely out of options

– to decide on way forward today It seems as though the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) is out of options when it comes to the advancement of the sport in the community and its...

An agricultural enthusiasm

Jan 19, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on An agricultural enthusiasm

Dear Editor, As a practising agriculturist I would like to express my enthusiasm as it relates to the presentation of the 2011 Budget presentation which outlined significant achievements within the...

Bulldozing the people

Jan 19, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Stella Says Comments Off on Bulldozing the people

A January 15 Kaieteur News article entitled, “La Penitence Market vendors face dislocation”, said this concerning Minister of Transport and Hydraulics, Robeson Benn, “When asked about the...

The domestic violence scene is not what it always seems

Jan 19, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The domestic violence scene is not what it always seems

Dear Editor, For some time now, I have been noticing some letters and columns in your publication on the jarring subject of Domestic Violence. In many instances, the authors of these columns/letters...

Blasé Budget

Jan 19, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Blasé Budget

Well it’s a good thing we didn’t hold our breath for what the President promised in the Budget: “several growth poles that …will catapult Guyana to a new era of prosperity never seen before...

Guyana first among CARIFORUM countries to implement EPA tariffs

Jan 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana first among CARIFORUM countries to implement EPA tariffs

Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh in his budget presentation on Monday last updated the House as it relates to the developments in the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed on to by CARIFORUM...

The roads must be improved

Jan 19, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The roads must be improved

Dear Editor, My concern for this week is roads.. Roads in our country are an embarrassment to society. The people of this country should come together and fight for more roads. The roadway on the...

Congrats for Joan Baveghems

Jan 19, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Congrats for Joan Baveghems

Dear Editor, I wish to congratulate Ms. Joan Baveghems on her recent accession to the office of Member of Parliament. Ms. Baveghems is well known by both party members and citizens as one of the most...

Presidential candidates do not matter

Jan 19, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Presidential candidates do not matter

Dear Editor, In this election year, I think that Freddie Kissoon should be more concerned with the Party of his choice rather than to be worried about the next PPP presidential nominee. Freddie wrote...

Kwakwani roads are embarrassing

Jan 19, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Kwakwani roads are embarrassing

Dear Editor, It is with a great sense of disgust and embarrassment that highlight the condition of the roads in Kwakwani. Being a bauxite mining community with the readily available road building...

The PPP ought to elect a ‘Young Gun’

Jan 19, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP ought to elect a ‘Young Gun’

Dear Editor, President Bharrat Jagdeo’s successful travel schedule during the past year adequately demonstrated why the presidential candidate of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) for the 2011...

THE TRICKLE DOWN BUDGET

Jan 19, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE TRICKLE DOWN BUDGET

Any budget in an election year is going to have a certain amount of goodies. That the election year budgets of the PNC regime were unable to offer adequate “sweets” to the populace because of the...

Robert Corbin, victim of the ghastly zeitgeist

Jan 19, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Robert Corbin, victim of the ghastly zeitgeist

There can be no argument about it – under Mr. Corbin’s leadership, the PNC lost six seats at the last election. The PPP has demolished the PNC’s influence in the Guyana Labour Union (GLU). This...

2011 Budget… Income tax threshold raised, Corporation tax lowered

Jan 18, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 2011 Budget… Income tax threshold raised, Corporation tax lowered

Minister of Finance, Dr Ashni Singh yesterday presented what he justifiably called the largest budget in Guyana’s history but unlike the previous year, budget persons can look forward to some sense...

2011 budget… Public Assistance, Old Age Pension increased

Jan 18, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 2011 budget… Public Assistance, Old Age Pension increased

The 2011 budget contains increases that will benefit approximately 50,000 people on Public Assistance or receiving Old Age pensions. Yesterday, Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, announced the...

2011 budget… Health sector gets $14B allocation

Jan 18, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 2011 budget… Health sector gets $14B allocation

– construction of 150-bed surgical specialty hospital on the cards A whopping $14B has been allocated to the health sector this year with the aim of improving quality of services, Finance...

2011 budget… $3.6B allocated for housing

Jan 18, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 2011 budget… $3.6B allocated for housing

– 7,500 house lots; 4,000 land titles for distribution Government has targeted 7,500 house lots this year with 4,000 land titles to be distributed. During his presentation of the 2011 National...

Dem boys seh… Ashni sing in parliament

Jan 18, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Ashni sing in parliament

Ashni sing in Parliament and he sing a song that people been hearing fuh a long time. He change some of de words but was de same song. Every now and then some of he backers beat a rhythm pun de desk...

Budget designed to buy votes – Opposition

Jan 18, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Budget designed to buy votes – Opposition

Opposition parties yesterday charged that the $161.4 billion budget that the government announced was designed as a package of goodies to dangle before the electorate ahead of general elections this...

Guyanese twin feared drowned off T&T beach

Jan 18, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese twin feared drowned off T&T beach

A Guyanese twin and their Trinidadian friend are feared dead after they disappeared of the southern coast of Trinidad last Sunday. The two brothers whose names were given as Ricky and Ryan Lall, and...

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Hridoy’s historic 242* powers Bangladesh’s epic...

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Cricinfo – Towhid Hridoy staged a turnaround for the ages as his record-breaking unbeaten 242 handed Bangladesh a 30-run first-innings lead on day three of the second Test against West Indies....

Who says the government does not listen?

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(Kaieteur News) – Who says the government does not listen? That is an unfair accusation. The government does listen. In fact, it listens very attentively. The only problem is that it appears to have a rather selective hearing. It can hear a whisper from certain quarters of the private sector...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Sinking ship, bailing out-US midterms – Pt. II

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – U.S. Vice President, J.D. Vance is among the first bailing from a sinking ship. The Iran War led to the ashes of defeat in the midterms. President Trump suddenly sheds his crazy man persona. Now talks of working with Democrats. From America I wing to Guyana, and Vice...

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