November 2011

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South E’bo and NLC record victories at Anna Regina

Nov 15, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on South E’bo and NLC record victories at Anna Regina

South Essequibo and New Line Cavaliers recorded victories as the Guyana Cricket Board twenty\20 tournament continued Sunday at Anna Regina on the Essequibo Coast. In the first game, New...

Culbard re-elected president of GCU&SA

Nov 15, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Culbard re-elected president of GCU&SA

The Georgetown Cricket Umpires & Scorers Association (GCU&SA) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, November 10 at the CCWU hall, Quamina Street,...

Elizabeth Style U19 & U21 Inter Club tournaments launched by BCB

Nov 15, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Elizabeth Style U19 & U21 Inter Club tournaments launched by BCB

An already hectic Berbice cricket season will get even busier with the launching of another two tournaments on Tuesday last at the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) Office, New Amsterdam. The...

New regime must revisit the President’s pension, grant Varshnie Singh a First Lady benefits

Nov 15, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on New regime must revisit the President’s pension, grant Varshnie Singh a First Lady benefits

Dear Editor, I believe every President, along with every elected official, is entitled to a retirement package since serving in an elected office is a job. In retrospect, the late...

Will there be any actions on Kwame’s gun-butting incident?

Nov 15, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Will there be any actions on Kwame’s gun-butting incident?

Dear Editor, Yesterday’s Guyana Chronicle reported that President Bharrat Jagdeo at a rally in Stewartville stated very clearly for all to hear that the law would deal fully with...

I am no longer voting

Nov 15, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on I am no longer voting

Dear Editor, Earlier in the year, I had a great interest in participating for the very first time as a voter in the November 28, 2011 general elections. However, it now appears that I...

Sasenarine Singh a Finance Expert, not an Economist

Nov 15, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sasenarine Singh a Finance Expert, not an Economist

Dear Editor, My academic credentials are as follows: 1. A Degree in Accountancy; 2. A Masters in Finance; 3. A Certified Chartered Accountant; 4. An Executive MBA Diploma I have...

A Pope, Juan Edghill and blasphemy

Nov 15, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on A Pope, Juan Edghill and blasphemy

Dear Editor, A little more than five years ago, I unsuccessfully asked- “How does anyone become a bishop?” I was motivated to advance that question as at that time I was...

Absolute power corrupts absolutely

Nov 15, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Absolute power corrupts absolutely

Dear Editor, If the PPP/C wins the most votes but not a majority (50% or more), it still gets the Presidency, forms the government, selects the ministers and dominates Parliament. It...

Cops seize cocaine after high-speed chase

Nov 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Cops seize cocaine after high-speed chase

Police have seized ten kilograms of cocaine following a high-speed chase yesterday at Skeldon, Corentyne. According to a release, around 10:30 hours, police ranks stopped motor car PMM 9535 at...

Three-year-old injured after car hits motorcycle

Nov 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Three-year-old injured after car hits motorcycle

-Yellow cab driver yet to be held in custody Three persons, including three-year-old Ashley McKenzie, were injured after a yellow taxi cab HB4993 struck their motorcycle on...

Slow progress in mandatory continuing education for nurses- Guyana Nurses Association

Nov 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Slow progress in mandatory continuing education for nurses- Guyana Nurses Association

The slow progress being made to have continuing education for nurses mandatory in keeping with Guyana’s laws were highlighted at the recent Midwives Association of Guyana Annual Conference...

Whale beached on Essequibo Coast

Nov 15, 2011 KNews News 9

A whale was identified by villagers as a black whale, swam ashore on the Essequibo Coast yesterday, and subsequently died. According to residents apparently the whale had sustained injuries. It was...

Lethem to GT journey slashed by two hours- Minibus operators

Nov 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Lethem to GT journey slashed by two hours- Minibus operators

Minibus operators traversing the Lethem to Georgetown route are relieved that the journey has been reduced to 10 hours from its previous 12 hours. They are however concerned that improvements...

Neal and Massy honours 90 yr old

Nov 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Neal and Massy honours 90 yr old

The Neal and Massy (Guyana) Group, Essequibo Branch, presented a plaque to Mr. William Alexander Lord of Maria’s Lodge, Essequibo Coast on his 90th birthday on November 13. The...

PANCAP sets 2012 goals… To reduce HIV mortality by 25%, new infections by 25%, AIDS by 25%.

Nov 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on PANCAP sets 2012 goals… To reduce HIV mortality by 25%, new infections by 25%, AIDS by 25%.

Under The Theme, “Enhancing Country Ownership and Sustainability” more than 120 representatives of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), including one...

Presidential Candidates pledge level playing field for Private Sector

Nov 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Presidential Candidates pledge level playing field for Private Sector

The four Presidential Candidates contesting this year’s General Elections have acknowledged that there needs to be legislation that would guarantee a level playing field in the...

Man clears gun, kills cousin

Nov 15, 2011 KNews News 5

A young GuySuCo employee was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was accidentally shot by a close relative while returning from a wedding. According to...

$City Constables show lax attitude during fracas$

City Constables show lax attitude during fracas

Nov 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on City Constables show lax attitude during fracas

– Constabulary to investigate The lax behaviour of some City Constables in preventing an early morning fracas yesterday was criticized by enraged citizens. According to an eyewitness,...

Presidential immunity must be reversed, says Nigel Hughes at AFC Rally

Nov 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Presidential immunity must be reversed, says Nigel Hughes at AFC Rally

Attorney-at-Law, Nigel Hughes, at the Alliance for Change (AFC) Bath, West Berbice rally on Saturday, said that one of the most dangerous thing that has taken place over the years is the...

Horseback gunman found dead in Cotton Tree backdam

Nov 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Horseback gunman found dead in Cotton Tree backdam

-rice farmer in custody In a scene that came straight out of a Western movie, a rice farmer blasted a man with his shotgun, fatally wounding him, in the Cotton Tree backlands. Dead...

UG to review its human resources management

Nov 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on UG to review its human resources management

Come January 2012, the regulatory structure of human resources management and financial operations of the University of Guyana (UG) will be monitored to improve its efficiencies, Vice...

Linden Fund Trust launches the LINDEN MEDIA FORUM

Nov 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Linden Fund Trust launches the LINDEN MEDIA FORUM

AFC to expose “Development Strategy for Linden and Region 10” The Linden Fund Trust (LFT) is announcing a brand new initiative, a Linden Media Forum, to be held tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. at...

YMCA caretaker “kicked out” by community members

Nov 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on YMCA caretaker “kicked out” by community members

By Romila Boodram A caretaker, Philbert Richards, who was employed with the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in Albouystown, Georgetown for five years, was dismissed from duty for...

Guyana observes World Diabetes Day with book launch

Nov 15, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana observes World Diabetes Day with book launch

Yesterday, as Guyana joined the rest of the world in observing World Diabetes Day a handbook for schools was officially launched by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the...

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(Kaieteur News) – Santa Rosa Secondary and defending champions Chase’s Academic Foundation sit primed on seven points as action continues today in the Republic Bank Secondary School Football...

A capital city beyond redemption?

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(Kaieteur News) – Georgetown has become so dysfunctional, so hopelessly disorganised and so resistant to correction that one must ask whether the effort to save it is worth the trouble. The greatest mistake successive governments have made is not recognising that Georgetown should have long been...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

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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...

The epitaph on Mr. Gavin Douglas’ tombstone should read: Murdered...

Nov 08, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Another Guyanese dead, and in degraded fashion, at the hands of State agents. A State that now stands as a monument to how much the PPP Govt. has criminalized it. When not one alleged rogue cop, with blood in his eye, but four of them, can deliver blows on a man that’s...

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