January 2011

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PNCR concerned about road deterioration countrywide

Jan 28, 2011 knews News Comments Off on PNCR concerned about road deterioration countrywide

Failure on the part of Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn, and his team to follow certain basic road design procedures was cited yesterday as the primary reason for the deteriorating state of...

Officials introduced to new techniques as training workshop continues

Jan 28, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Officials introduced to new techniques as training workshop continues

New lessons, different adaptations and practical applications were just a part of the issues addressed as International Amateur Boxing Association (IABA) referee, Trinidadian James Beckles employed...

Regal XI remain unbeaten in Georgetown /East Coast Zone

Jan 28, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regal XI remain unbeaten in Georgetown /East Coast Zone

Regal XI triumphed over Mac Masters ‘B’ by 71 runs in a low scoring affair to retain its unbeaten streak when play continued in the Regal Stationery & Computer Centre over-35 Males 20/20...

Tattered legacy, tattered nation, tattered human beings

Jan 28, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Tattered legacy, tattered nation, tattered human beings

There is a scholarly analysis of the legacy of the departing president of Guyana that is making the rounds all over Guyana and in the Diaspora over the internet titled; “Guyanese President Leaves a...

And the droning continues

Jan 28, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on And the droning continues

One of the debilitating features of our political system is the rancour that accompanies the budget debate. One would hope that a sense of decorum would be observed by our elected officials as they...

When there is a vacuum in intellect it must be matched with noise

Jan 28, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on When there is a vacuum in intellect it must be matched with noise

Dear Editor, I would want to encourage all Guyana to take a minute silence with the families of Lusignan who lost their loved ones on January 26, 2008 in a massacre. Eleven persons were killed...

We must treat corruption with moral outrage

Jan 28, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on We must treat corruption with moral outrage

Dear Editor, Your editorial of 24 January 2011, “Tackling Corruption” succinctly described the affects of runaway corruption. It may be fair to say that Guyana has, over the years, become a more...

ASKING GUYANA TO TURN A HUG INTO A VICE WAS WRONG!

Jan 28, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on ASKING GUYANA TO TURN A HUG INTO A VICE WAS WRONG!

Guyana is not Trinidad and Tobago. Foreign countries are not going to dictate to Guyana when it comes to the rendition or extraditing of foreign nationals, and more so when that foreign national is...

I am not an agent provocateur of the PPP/C or the PNCR

Jan 28, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on I am not an agent provocateur of the PPP/C or the PNCR

Dear Editor, Congratulations to management and staff for consistently surpassing 100,000 readers of your online edition. This reflects not only the credibility of the news you produce, but the...

Deficiencies at the GPHC

Jan 28, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Deficiencies at the GPHC

Dear Editor, I wish to bring to the attention of the general public especially those who are not aware of some of the many deficiencies persons faced with at the Georgetown Public Hospital...

Our attitudes toward issues are driven by personalities rather than rules and facts

Jan 28, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Our attitudes toward issues are driven by personalities rather than rules and facts

Dear Editor, Response is made to letter by Suegin Thomas titled, “Propping up Corbin’s shattered image” Kaieteur News (25-1-2011). What Thomas calls “propping up a shattered image,” I call...

A timely reminder

Jan 28, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on A timely reminder

Dear Editor, It is no secret that General Elections has loomed on the political horizon and will be held shortly. To this effect, a wide array of pretenders, have presented themselves to the public...

Mings Sponsors Golf Tournament

Jan 28, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mings Sponsors Golf Tournament

Mings Products and Services Ltd will sponsor this week’s golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club. The tournament is a medal play event starting at 12:30pm. Assembly time is 12:15pm. Members are...

Breaking News!!! Fort Wellington Secondary teacher charged with carnal knowledge; dismissal from education system likely to follow

Jan 27, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Breaking News!!! Fort Wellington Secondary teacher charged with carnal knowledge; dismissal from education system likely to follow

Ronald Forde, the 25- year- old teacher of the Fort Wellington Secondary School on the West Coast of Berbice, was charged yesterday (THURSDAY) with having carnal knowledge of one of his 14- year- old...

Cop gets four years for allowing prisoner to escape

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Cop gets four years for allowing prisoner to escape

A place at the Georgetown Prison which was meant for a simple larceny accused has now been taken by a policeman who allowed the prisoner to escape from the Sparendaam Police Station lock-ups....

Chinese celebrate year of the Rabbit

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Chinese celebrate year of the Rabbit

The Chinese Embassy last evening celebrated the Chinese New Year with a grand cultural presentation comprised of beautiful dances, songs and Kung Fu displays that reflect the Chinese culture. The...

Male teacher molests 10-year-old schoolboy, arrested

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Male teacher molests 10-year-old schoolboy, arrested

A ten-year-old male student of Saraswat Primary School, De Willem South, West Coast Demerara, was on Sunday last, sexually molested by his 33-year-old male teacher who is now in police custody. The...

Neesa Gopaul saga… Small’s wife banned from prison

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Neesa Gopaul saga… Small’s wife banned from prison

Prison authorities have instituted an indefinite ban on the wife of murder accused Jarvis Small from visiting him in prison. The ban was imposed on Marceline Small on Monday after she was reportedly...

Dem boys seh… Manny, ee birdie and a luptap

Jan 27, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Manny, ee birdie and a luptap

Manny show off in Parliament de other day. He try fuh talk English and all dem word come out wrang. He arguing how de budget good and how de laptop programme is one of de best. De only thing is that...

Treason trio returns to court

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Treason trio returns to court

The three persons accused of trying to overthrow the government made another court appearance yesterday before Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates Court. Bruce Munroe, a Major in...

Backer calls for transformation of security sector

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Backer calls for transformation of security sector

Deborah Backer walked with Sunshine cornflakes (she couldn’t afford the Kelloggs brand) and it seems as if she had watched the 1993 American flick Groundhog Day quite often. But it wasn’t just...

Opposition parties deliberately misrepresent budget – says Min. Westford

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition parties deliberately misrepresent budget – says Min. Westford

“Like all the budgets which preceded this one misinterpretation and deliberate misrepresentations are the order of the day from the government’s critics,” said Minister Dr Jennifer Westford. of...

West Berbice teacher confesses to sex scandal

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on West Berbice teacher confesses to sex scandal

A 24-year-old teacher accused of having sex with a female student of the Fort Wellington Secondary School has confessed. According to investigators, the teacher confessed to having sex with a...

Pressy’s employees robbed in broad daylight

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Pressy’s employees robbed in broad daylight

In broad daylight, two employees of Pressy’s Enterprise, Regent Street branch, were forcefully relived of a large sum of money by armed bandits who operated on a black CG motorcycle. The robbery...

CARICOM has lost momentum-Jagdeo

Jan 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM has lost momentum-Jagdeo

– Guyana to improve relations with new growth prospects President Bharat Jagdeo is not too optimistic about CARICOM, stating that the regional integration movement has lost momentum and Guyana...

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By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports – Newly appointed Guyana Men’s National Basketball Team Head Coach Alan Walls wasted little time settling into his new role, arriving in Guyana last Friday and...

MOTHER KNOWS BEST!

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(Kaieteur News) – There was a time when a young man receiving his first pay packet did not suddenly transform himself into an international financial expert. He did not rush to buy expensive sneakers, upgrade his cellphone, or begin offering investment advice to people twice his age. In those...

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,...

Guyana Development Bank – what’s coming

Jun 24, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Development Bank (GDB) has generated much excitement. Not yet fully airborne, but still stirring considerable interest. Guyanese sit, wait, smile. They are ready. One set anticipates what’s in it for them. To get them off the...

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