February 2011

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Efforts to resuscitate Chess underway in Rupununi

Feb 21, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Efforts to resuscitate Chess underway in Rupununi

Efforts have commenced to resuscitate Chess in the Rupununi area with the staging of the first tournament at Lethem in over 15 years last week. The Mashramani tournament held at Debbie Nichols...

NSC Mashramani Junior Singles Badminton tournament concludes

Feb 21, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on NSC Mashramani Junior Singles Badminton tournament concludes

The National Sports Commission Mashramani Junior Singles Badminton Tournament concluded on Saturday at the Queens College Badminton Courts. Several quarterfinals, semis and finals were contested as...

Inclement weather interrupts BVA programme

Feb 21, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Inclement weather interrupts BVA programme

The inclement weather has put a damper on activities organized by the Berbice Volleyball Association with some two competitions being affected. First the BVA’s Second Division volleyball...

Abdool triumphs over Pollard in keen contest

Feb 21, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Abdool triumphs over Pollard in keen contest

The Bounty Farm Limited Mash Handicap Squash Tournament continued Saturday night at the Georgetown Club courts and the highlight of the night featured top seed Regan Pollard and Joshua Abdool...

Roaming cattle continue to wreak havoc in Grove/Diamond

Feb 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Roaming cattle continue to wreak havoc in Grove/Diamond

— as new pound remains empty The officials in the Grove/Diamond Housing Schemes continue to ignore the plight of residents whose lives and property are being threatened by the presence of large...

Designer says Banks DIH costumes almost complete

Feb 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Designer says Banks DIH costumes almost complete

Despite being shot at and robbed on Friday night, local designer Trevor Rose says his Mash Band costumes are almost complete and he expects them to be ready by tomorrow evening. The designer was...

Fiona Singh is Chutney Queen

Feb 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Fiona Singh is Chutney Queen

Performing the song ‘Money,’ which she composed in less than a day, popular Chutney sensation and former lead singer from the popular Sugar Cake Girl Band Fiona Singh retained her crown as she...

We have finally recognised the problem which has been looming for decades

Feb 21, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on We have finally recognised the problem which has been looming for decades

Dear Editor, It was quite an astonishment that I have read that the Government of Guyana is seriously thinking about recruiting overseas trained teachers (OTT), in an effect to improve science and...

‘Guyana is a fragile democracy’ says Dr. Prem Misir

Feb 21, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on ‘Guyana is a fragile democracy’ says Dr. Prem Misir

Dear Editor, Dr. Prem Misir whose official title is “Advisor to the President” and works in the office of the Presidential Secretariat within close proximity of the President, writes (Kaieteur...

Dog breeding is adding to a problem

Feb 21, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dog breeding is adding to a problem

Dear Editor, I refer to SN February 15, 2011, “Dog breeder dies after North Ruimveldt shooting”, is a pitiful trade that should be illegal for a country with a growing population problem of...

THE END OF PRIVATE TELEVISION IN GUYANA IS NEAR

Feb 21, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE END OF PRIVATE TELEVISION IN GUYANA IS NEAR

The government had long announced that a channel would be licensed to broadcast religious programs. Given the large number of religious bodies in Guyana and the financial health of most of these...

The PPP has exceeded the PNC

Feb 21, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP has exceeded the PNC

Dear Editor, The PPP regime’s propaganda czar, Dr Prem Misir in his letter, “Replicating “Egypt in Guyana” against the new opposition,” (Kaieteur News 02-19-11), wrote, “Let me reiterate...

Goodbye Maniram! Sorry for what happened!

Feb 21, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Goodbye Maniram! Sorry for what happened!

If God should speak to me, and ask me what I desire most at the moment, though it would be either a reconditioned or second hand car, I would put country before self and say, I want to see the...

NATURE, NURTURE AND NATIVITY

Feb 21, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on NATURE, NURTURE AND NATIVITY

A long time ago, in rural Trinidad, we settled the ongoing battle of nature versus nurture, or whether an individual’s innate qualities are more important than personal experiences in determining...

Mr. Vieira should stick with facts when he makes his opinion public

Feb 21, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Vieira should stick with facts when he makes his opinion public

Dear Editor, The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) has noted the reappearance of Mr. Anthony Vieira in the letter column of the Kaieteur News (16 February 2011). It seems that he has emerged with his...

Crunch Time World Cup

Feb 21, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Crunch Time World Cup

Cricket World Cup #10 has finally kicked off. The opening ceremony was certainly spectacular – and flawlessly executed. Bangladesh’s reputation as an international “basket case” must have...

“My boss probably feels that I know too much” – sacked OP employee

Feb 20, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on “My boss probably feels that I know too much” – sacked OP employee

Marcelle Joseph, the Office of the President employee who was sacked last week on suspicion of leaking information to Kaieteur News about the purchase of 20 laptop computers believes that she was...

‘Kaieteur News’ tops at Children’s Mash kaiso competition

Feb 20, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Kaieteur News’ tops at Children’s Mash kaiso competition

With the Mash season in full swing, hundreds turned up at the National Cultural Centre on Friday, last, to offer encouragement and support to the regional winners of the Children’s Mashramani...

Supenaam stelling undergoes third rehabilitation in one year

Feb 20, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Supenaam stelling undergoes third rehabilitation in one year

– repairs to beam, new pontoon included in works Repairs are underway to the multi-million-dollar Supenaam stelling to correct a number of defects with authorities yesterday saying that the...

Students may have to work for laptops – says project document

Feb 20, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Students may have to work for laptops – says project document

The government could end up asking students to buy the laptops it will be distributing under the One Laptop Per Family Project (OLPF), while also asking them to perform community service, according...

Regional official’s son among two detained

Feb 20, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Regional official’s son among two detained

Police have detained the son of a senior regional official and another man as they step up investigations into last Thursday’s multimillion-dollar robbery at the Regional Democratic Council office...

Helping to unearth pre-historic Guyana

Feb 20, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Helping to unearth pre-historic Guyana

– Jennifer Wishart is a ‘Special Person’ “If you know where you come from, it is only then that you can chart your future.” By Neil Marks When fellow anthropologists in the...

Dem boys seh…Kwame on de prowl

Feb 20, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Kwame on de prowl

People does feel that dem big when dem pose wid de President of a country. Some does feel great when dem eat wid de President and some does believe that dem is de best thing on de planet when dem hug...

Oil tank ignites during welding

Feb 20, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Oil tank ignites during welding

Fire ignited by welders trying to dismantle a metal tank that contained remnants of lube oil caused fire to erupt inside the tank at the old GNIC wharf, Lombard and Sussex Streets, yesterday. The...

Man severely chopped, assailant released on bail

Feb 20, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man severely chopped, assailant released on bail

When asked by the police what his victim did to cause him to react in such a manner, an Albouystown resident identified as Roy Williams AKA “Lassie” replied, “He dis me”. Williams reportedly...

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Kaieteur Sports – After thrilling action in Demerara and Berbice, the Future Warriors Tapeball for Primary Schools, which is powered by ExxonMobil Guyana, arrives at the Anna Regina National...

TEK A TASTE

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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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