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Guyanese held in St. Lucia drug bust…Detainees face at least 10 years jail

Oct 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese held in St. Lucia drug bust…Detainees face at least 10 years jail

The six Guyanese who were arrested last Saturday after their vessel was intercepted in St Lucia waters were on Friday evening slapped with ten charges. According to news out of St Lucia...

Jimmy Carter invites Sir Ronald Sanders to join ‘Friends’

Oct 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Jimmy Carter invites Sir Ronald Sanders to join ‘Friends’

Sir Ronald Sanders, the Guyana-born international consultant, writer and a former Caribbean diplomat, has been invited by former US President, Jimmy Carter, to join the group of...

Armed gunmen attack, rob and chop ‘Rambo’

Oct 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Armed gunmen attack, rob and chop ‘Rambo’

While listening to music and entertaining some guests in his home yesterday afternoon, at his Lot 75 Dennis Street, Campbellville residence, Ramon Gaskin, was attacked and chopped by one of three...

The time has come for CHANGE!

Oct 02, 2011 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The time has come for CHANGE!

By Anita Jaikaran From a recent trip to Guyana, I am just appalled by the many excuses that the Guyanese people, especially and most surprisingly, the youths, are fabricating not to vote in the...

Surama Eco Lodge…Exhibits unique in concept and execution

Oct 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Surama Eco Lodge…Exhibits unique in concept and execution

There is an array of exhibits on display in this year’s GuyExpo. Walking through one will find that there is something for everyone and their preferences such as Fab-Star pre...

Border dispute…Guyana, Venezuela to negotiate maritime issue

Oct 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Border dispute…Guyana, Venezuela to negotiate maritime issue

In a move geared to diffuse tensions, Guyana and Venezuela have signed a joint declaration to negotiate the delimitation of maritime boundaries between the two countries. The agreement was signed on...

Strange sensations inside of me Thursday evening at Buxton

Oct 02, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Strange sensations inside of me Thursday evening at Buxton

I first met Walter Rodney one evening at a political rally. The time was 1974. The place was the George Walcott Lecture Theatre at UG. It was his first political outing on the campus after the UG...

Baksh underscores parental involvement in children’s education

Oct 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Baksh underscores parental involvement in children’s education

Education Minister Shaik Baksh has said that while more parents in the past few years have been paying greater attention to their children’s education, many are still to come on...

Who’s calling on my dead daughter’s phone?

Oct 02, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Who’s calling on my dead daughter’s phone?

-a killer may be playing a sadistic game with a Charlestown family By Michael Jordan A rather odd thing happened at Yvette Parris’ Sussex Street home last March. The phone in her home rang, but...

Mangrove restoration project begins to yield financial returns

Oct 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Mangrove restoration project begins to yield financial returns

The mangrove restoration project is beginning to benefit communities, financially. The income generating aspect recently commenced with members of the Mangrove Reserves Women’s Group marketing its...

Amaila Falls—a case of too much money for the wrong reasons?

Oct 02, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Amaila Falls—a case of too much money for the wrong reasons?

Development is a costly affair, and Guyana has been pursuing a course of development that is seeing huge expenditures. There is a huge expenditure on sea defence, more money on education, a large sum...

Aletha Shepherd for pageants in Korea, Albania

Oct 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Aletha Shepherd for pageants in Korea, Albania

The stunning and talented Aletha Shepherd will be continuing her Miss Guyana reign by taking part in two prestigious pageants in order to sustain and uphold Guyana within the beauty pageant...

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE ENTERTAINMENT

Oct 02, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on IT’S ALL ABOUT THE ENTERTAINMENT

There is nothing unusual in APNU or the AFC not publishing or releasing to the public any photographs of its fundraising events in Florida or in Brooklyn. The general conclusion here, and no...

Preparing for oil

Oct 02, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Preparing for oil

Last month’s discovery of oil (by Tullow Oil) off the coast of French Guiana reinforces geological data that Guyana also shares in that fortunate circumstance. As the CEO pointed out, they knew the...

NO NEED TO FEAR COMMONWEALTH DEMOCRACY COMMISSIONER

Oct 02, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on NO NEED TO FEAR COMMONWEALTH DEMOCRACY COMMISSIONER

By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is a member of the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group) The establishment of a Commissioner for Democracy, the Rule of Law, and Human Rights will be an important...

GRA Conducts Tax Workshops for Security Companies, Small businesses

Oct 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on GRA Conducts Tax Workshops for Security Companies, Small businesses

Income Tax Act public education campaign… Security Companies and small businesses were educated in the tax laws recently after the Communication and Tax Advisory Services Division of...

Plaisance’s oldest is 105

Oct 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Plaisance’s oldest is 105

Family and close friends were yesterday joined by Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Priya Manickchand, to celebrate the 105th birthday of Plaisance’s eldest resident,...

The Baccoo Speaks

Oct 02, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

The fires are never-ending. People are creating them for all the wrong reasons. But we have not seen the last of them. Another man is going to set his home alight while he is in a drunken...

CNS 6 gets second 4-month ban

Oct 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on CNS 6 gets second 4-month ban

…to go off air from Monday; workers to be laid off CNS TV Channel Six has been ordered off the air for four months starting Monday, owner Chandra Narine Sharma said yesterday after meeting with...

Housing Ministry exposes Region 10 Chairman

Oct 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Housing Ministry exposes Region 10 Chairman

– releases cheque issued for house lot on ‘Pradoville 2’ The Ministry of Housing yesterday released a copy of a $1.5M cheque that Region Ten Chairman, Mortimer Mingo,...

Dem boys seh…Irfaat skin up Linden Mango

Oct 01, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Irfaat skin up Linden Mango

Is a long time now people believe that de government buy out everybody but nobody ever believe that because dem didn’t have proof. Dem boys seh that dem use to know people who use to talk...

GuyExpo offers meaningful exposure to manufacturers

Oct 01, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on GuyExpo offers meaningful exposure to manufacturers

Another year and another exhibition of the products made in Guyana. The exhibition is about showcasing some of the things that we manufacture more often than not from raw materials acquired...

THE PPP ELECTION CAMPAIGN GETS ROLLING TOMORROW

Oct 01, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE PPP ELECTION CAMPAIGN GETS ROLLING TOMORROW

The ruling People’s Progressive Party launches its election campaign tomorrow at Albion. The turnout is expected to be big but not mammoth since elections are about two months away and these are...

Logic and good sense will determine who the “rotten peas in a pod” are

Oct 01, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Logic and good sense will determine who the “rotten peas in a pod” are

Dear Editor, I have the highest regard for Harry Gill as a patriotic Guyanese, and truly value our friendship. I also know of the lofty values and integrity of David Granger. For these...

‘What strange creatures human beings are’

Oct 01, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on ‘What strange creatures human beings are’

Dear Editor, “Let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart be acceptable in thy sight here tonight.” For some strange reason these words kept ringing in my ears as I...

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Morally Right. Legally wrong

…Peeping Tom Morally Right. Legally wrong Kaieteur News- The situation concerning the disputed parliamentary seat held... more