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That letter was not mine

Feb 02, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on That letter was not mine

Dear Editor, I am the wife of Mr. Navin Chandarpal’s chauffeur, Claude Leong, who worked with the man from 1996 to 2009. I was shocked and embarrassed when friends called me on Sunday January 23,...

Agricultural revenues, employment in Latin American tropical areas likely to decline – IDB study

Feb 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Agricultural revenues, employment in Latin American tropical areas likely to decline – IDB study

Farmers in Latin America and Caribbean could see billions in lost revenue over the next two decades if a complete ban on deforestation is put in place, highlighting the need for compensatory actions...

Does building a Specialty Hospital mean GPHC will be another White Elephant?

Feb 02, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Does building a Specialty Hospital mean GPHC will be another White Elephant?

Dear Editor I read in your newspaper that the President went to India to get a soft loan for building a Specialty Hospital. If one wants a loan doesn’t one need to have collateral to secure the...

Consumers Ignored

Feb 02, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Consumers Ignored

In 1962, the 35th president of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, defined consumers as, “The largest economic group in the economy, affecting and affected by almost every public and...

Clouded reasoning and tunnel vision

Feb 02, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Clouded reasoning and tunnel vision

Dear Editor, I read a letter in your Tuesday February 01, 2010 edition entitled, AFC’s lofty ideas lack real substance, where the writer highlighted a general disapproval of that party’s...

This is careless spending

Feb 02, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on This is careless spending

Dear Editor I was in South Ruimveldt Sunday afternoon. While walking across the PLAZA BRIDGE, I observed what I considered a prime example of waste. I traversed that bridge last Sunday and was...

ONE BILLION DOLLARS POORER

Feb 02, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on ONE BILLION DOLLARS POORER

Carifesta 2008, hosted in Guyana at a staggering price tag estimated at close to one billion dollars, was good while it lasted. There was a buzz about Guyana, the atmosphere was relaxed but...

Oxford Flight denies licences revoked

Feb 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Oxford Flight denies licences revoked

Oxford Flight, the charter company which suffered two incidents in the space of five months, leaving their aircraft substantially damaged, has denied that its operating licences have been revoked by...

The winds of change

Feb 02, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The winds of change

Dear Editor, We are living in exciting times. Unlike two decades ago when the United States and other western countries were prepared to turn a blind eye to dictatorial regimes, we now are witnessing...

The AFC is a friend. I will forget the insult.

Feb 02, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The AFC is a friend. I will forget the insult.

I voted for the AFC the last election. I probably will do the same this year. As a matter of fact I am available to help the combined opposition. Many in the AFC are people I consider friends....

Desperate employee faces court on break and enter charge

Feb 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Desperate employee faces court on break and enter charge

After allegedly pilfering $143,000 worth of articles from his employer, Collis Duke found himself yesterday before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Duke...

PPP exploits racial fears to enbloc Indo Guyanese votes

Feb 02, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on PPP exploits racial fears to enbloc Indo Guyanese votes

Dear Editor, I read Ms Lurlene Nestor’s letter, “KhemrajRamjattan’s Bath settlement call was ill advised,” (KN 01-22-11) in which she dealt with Mr Ramjattan’s request to Indo Guyanese not...

Chief Magistrate completes first Paper Committal in eight days

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Chief Magistrate completes first Paper Committal in eight days

A significant and major piece of legal history was recently made without noise and fanfare when on Friday, Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry concluded the first ever paper committal...

Budget debate ends with clash between Corbin, Dr Ashni Singh

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Budget debate ends with clash between Corbin, Dr Ashni Singh

The budget debates ended yesterday with a face-off between Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh and Opposition Leader Robert Corbin. They were the final two speakers on the 2011 budget. From today the...

Two wounded in Grove shooting

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Two wounded in Grove shooting

A taxi driver and a passenger were rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital with gunshot wounds around 22:00 hrs last night after they were shot at 110th Street, Grove, East Bank Demerara. Police...

Reputed husband to be charged with murder

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Reputed husband to be charged with murder

… Nursery school teacher dies Several weeks after being beaten in the head allegedly by her reputed husband, nursery school teacher, Shaunell Warrick, succumbed to severe head injuries at the...

Killer may have hired slain taxi driver

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Killer may have hired slain taxi driver

Taxi driver Charles Caesar may have been slain by a passenger who lured him to dark and deserted Perry Street, Tucville on Sunday night before shooting him in his car. Police sources confirmed...

N/A Deputy Mayor dies

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on N/A Deputy Mayor dies

The Deputy Mayor of New Amsterdam Hyacinth James died on Sunday. She was 83. She took ill some time on Sunday evening during celebrations for her 83rd birth anniversary at her Pope Street, New...

Dem boys seh… A man get kill dead, dead

Feb 01, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… A man get kill dead, dead

Yesterday de whole country and even people who live in a foreign country get a lesson in ignorance. One man claim he never know that some reporters suh dunce. Dem had a murder; a man lash he...

US citizen further remanded for murder

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on US citizen further remanded for murder

… Detective body in septic tank Yesterday 58-year-old Desiree Jeffers, who is accused of killing her reputed husband Detective Igris Bobb-Blackman, was further remanded to prison, yesterday....

Harbour Bridge hit and run driver on $100,000 bail

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Harbour Bridge hit and run driver on $100,000 bail

Twenty-six-year old Reeyaz Ally, of 387 Block X Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara appeared before Magistrate Leslie Sobers at the Providence Magistrate’s Court, East Bank Demerara yesterday to...

City Hall suffers $700M shortfall in 2010

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall suffers $700M shortfall in 2010

– Anticipates operational challenges this year Having suffered a shortfall of $700M last year, the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown, will have to engage every means possible this year to...

AFC not a cloistered party – Trotman

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on AFC not a cloistered party – Trotman

“The AFC today’ by this wonderful launch, is not demonstrating that it is going it alone. On the contrary, we are saying to all those who are looking at us, assessing us, weighing and measuring...

Loggers threatened to up production or lose concessions

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Loggers threatened to up production or lose concessions

By Leonard Gildarie As demands for lumber grow, government yesterday threatened to seize forestry concessions granted to several large operators which are being under-utilised and re-allocate them....

15-year-old girl attempts suicide

Feb 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 15-year-old girl attempts suicide

A 15-year-old girl attempted suicide by jumping off the “Jimbo Bridge” about 13:45 hours, Friday. The teen was seen in a pleasant mood until about 13:00 hours that day. Her class teacher recalled...

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