January 2012 - Kaieteur News

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‘Contest’ found dead in Annandale canal

Jan 31, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Contest’ found dead in Annandale canal

Police on the East Coast of Demerara are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man at Annadale, East Coast Demerara. The body of 52-year-old Surendra Roy Singh...

Committee plans to shut down UG

Jan 31, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Committee plans to shut down UG

By Latoya Giles Classes at the University of Guyana are expected to be suspended until further notice as plans are apace for mass protest today at the Turkeyen Campus. Yesterday the leading...

Freddie Kissoon vs Jagdeo libel case…Luncheon faces heat over NIS for redundant LINMINE workers

Jan 31, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Freddie Kissoon vs Jagdeo libel case…Luncheon faces heat over NIS for redundant LINMINE workers

Court blocks pile of Kaieteur News from courtroom Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon, could face the heat next Monday in court for claiming that the government had paid...

Magistrate refuses breathalyser test

Jan 31, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Magistrate refuses breathalyser test

-walks out of police station while victim at hospital The East Coast Demerara police are contemplating how to deal with a Magistrate who refused to take a breathalyser test following a...

The disasters, both natural and man-made

Jan 31, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The disasters, both natural and man-made

It has been a while since the rains have as intense as they have been over the weekend. Indeed Guyana is a land of rain and sun. When there is a lot of sun the ground is parched to the extent...

Stabroek News, Messrs Gordon Moseley, Thomas Singh and Gerhard Ramsaroop

Jan 31, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Stabroek News, Messrs Gordon Moseley, Thomas Singh and Gerhard Ramsaroop

In the dissemination of information on the instant termination of my contract, the Stabroek News and Gordon Moseley zeroed in on a valuable aspect of the situation that is worth...

OVER TO THE BIG BOYS!

Jan 31, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on OVER TO THE BIG BOYS!

Two news items appeared in yesterday’s newspapers which if true should lead to the immediate suspension of the police officers concerned, investigations into both incidents and if the...

Dem boys seh…People forget dem Minister already

Jan 31, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…People forget dem Minister already

Events does mek people realise how important dem important. Teachers use to beat children when dem ain’t know who is Minister because a Minister is suppose to be a powerful person....

A tribute to Professor Carrington

Jan 31, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on A tribute to Professor Carrington

DEAR EDITOR, I write in tribute to Lawrence D. Carrington, the Outgoing Vice-Chancellor of the University of Guyana, someone I came to know in my sabbatical year (2009-2010) and my...

GPL responds to Sahadeo Bates

Jan 31, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on GPL responds to Sahadeo Bates

DEAR EDITOR, GPL wishes to respond to a letter from one Sahadeo Bates in your January 26th issue captioned “GPL’s officials should he blaming themselves”. The writer contends that:...

Use of the ugly phrase “Up for grabs”

Jan 31, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Use of the ugly phrase “Up for grabs”

DEAR EDITOR, I wish to associate myself with the sentiments expressed by Ms. Joyce Sinclair in her letter published in your newspaper on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 concerning the...

Yes, we do have a problem

Jan 31, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Yes, we do have a problem

DEAR EDITOR, I read Mr. Royston King’s letter in KN 1/30/2012;”The state of our surroundings tells a lot about our values”. I can empathize with Mr. King and as the PRO for the City...

Sea defence collapse at Wakenaam raises troubling questions

Jan 31, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sea defence collapse at Wakenaam raises troubling questions

DEAR EDITOR, Your report with accompanying photo of Sunday Jan 29 on slippage of a section of the concrete river defence adjacent to a koker at eastern Maria’s Pleasure on the beautiful...

Annoying disorder at the airport

Jan 31, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Annoying disorder at the airport

DEAR EDITOR, I visited Guyana recently and was stunned when I cleared Customs to find what happened next. I didn’t mind paying the porter to take my suitcases to the waiting...

(GMR&SC) Race Meet, Sunday February 5…Frenetic battles anticipated at South Dakota this weekend

Jan 31, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on (GMR&SC) Race Meet, Sunday February 5…Frenetic battles anticipated at South Dakota this weekend

The arrival of Trinidadian karting champion Ravi Singh, who descended to these shores to challenge the local opposition on Sunday’s Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) Race...

AAG National Cross Country race deferred

Jan 31, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on AAG National Cross Country race deferred

By Juanita Hooper Sustained rainfall last Saturday and Sunday caused the first meet on the AAG calendar to be postposed to a later date. The continuous rainfall during Saturday and...

Trophy Stall chess tournament gets underway

Jan 31, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall chess tournament gets underway

The Trophy Stall chess tournament began on Sunday at the KEISHAR’S Sports Club with a predominance of junior players including National junior champion Suhai Feng Su and former champion...

Knockouts specialist Hardy sets his eyes on prestigious World Boxing Council accolade

Jan 31, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Knockouts specialist Hardy sets his eyes on prestigious World Boxing Council accolade

By Michael Benjamin The widely held view that blamed the absence of regular ring activity on the poor quality of local boxers’ performance might have been endorsed when one peruses the...

Wolf Warriors wants to devour preys again

Jan 31, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Wolf Warriors wants to devour preys again

-Says it will successfully defend GT&T 10/10 title Little was known about them in the softball world before 2011, but excellent leadership from its captain, Amrith Rai and...

Jairam unanimously reelected as draughts association AGM concludes

Jan 31, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jairam unanimously reelected as draughts association AGM concludes

Mr. Jairam was unanimously reelected to the post of President when the Guyana Draughts Association (GDA) held its annual General Meeting (AGM) at its 185 Carmichael Street, South Cummings burg...

GCB comments on cricket scenario

Jan 31, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB comments on cricket scenario

The Guyana Cricket Board has noted with extreme concern the widespread and deliberate confusion that is currently enveloping the state of the game in Guyana and would like to reiterate...

Gizmos & Gadgets maintains sponsorship of RHTY&SC Div. 1 club

Jan 31, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gizmos & Gadgets maintains sponsorship of RHTY&SC Div. 1 club

One of Guyana’s leading electronic stores, Gizmos & Gadgets, has renewed its cricket sponsorship of Berbice First Division team; Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets. The...

RCMTC&SF Horserace meet also postponed

Jan 31, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on RCMTC&SF Horserace meet also postponed

With the inclement weather taking a toll on outdoor activities and more rain scheduled, the principals of the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf club (RCMTC) has taken an early decision to...

FML renew RHTY&SC sponsorship for 15th straight year

Jan 31, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on FML renew RHTY&SC sponsorship for 15th straight year

Georgetown based company Farfan & Mendes Limited (FML) has renewed sponsorship of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club Under-15 cricket team for the 15th consecutive year. The...

Scotia Pepsi youth football 2012 Academy to be officially launched today

Jan 31, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Scotia Pepsi youth football 2012 Academy to be officially launched today

The official launching of the second Annual Scotia Bank/Pepsi Schools Academy will be held today at the Ministry of Education Sports Club ground on Carifesta Avenue at 9:00am. The first...