January 2012

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A Challenge to Freddie Kissoon

Jan 24, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on A Challenge to Freddie Kissoon

Dear Editor, Mr. Freddie Kissoon and I have never met formally or ever engaged in serious conversation. I therefore have no pre-conceived notions of him. When convenient, I sometimes...

More amusement in 21st century Guyana

Jan 24, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on More amusement in 21st century Guyana

Dear Editor, In recent years the police have been releasing their annual statistics in a manner which does not allow for a proper evaluation of their overall performance. For last year...

The PPP/C’s description of Mashramani as a ‘wine up’ affair is a long held view by that party

Jan 24, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP/C’s description of Mashramani as a ‘wine up’ affair is a long held view by that party

Dear Editor, It is reassuring to hear the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport finally admit to this nation that Mashramani celebrations in Guyana have become a mere ‘wine up’...

The interests of the citizens and the country are pre-eminent

Jan 24, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The interests of the citizens and the country are pre-eminent

Dear Editor, It is with some trepidation that I pen these few words on the ongoing exchanges regarding the management of the affairs of Georgetown, our capital city. The reemergence of...

Not “Jack of All”, just simply serving my country.

Jan 24, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Not “Jack of All”, just simply serving my country.

Dear Editor, Allow me to respond to the points raised in an unsigned letter that appeared in the Kaieteur News of January 23, 2012. First, I understand that the Kaieteur News has a...

Dr Hunte congratulates T&T on “awesome display”

Jan 24, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dr Hunte congratulates T&T on “awesome display”

Bridgetown, Barbados – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has congratulated Trinidad and Tobago following their superb display to win the WICB Caribbean T20 tournament for the second time....

Junior karters vow to steal spotlight from seniors

Jan 24, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Junior karters vow to steal spotlight from seniors

They’ve consistently been overshadowed by the more high profiled competitors such as Andrew King, Kevin Jeffrey, Mark Vieira, Ryan Rahaman, Stephen Vieira and a few others, but the ‘new...

GABBFF conduct visits to Gyms nationwide

Jan 24, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABBFF conduct visits to Gyms nationwide

Increased cooperation & networking vital to future The new Executive of the Guyana Amateur Body Building & Fitness Federation (GABBFF) has embarked on a series of visits...

GASA to start year with ‘January Splash’ on Saturday @ Colgrain Pool

Jan 24, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GASA to start year with ‘January Splash’ on Saturday @ Colgrain Pool

With the new Olympic size Swimming Pool now available to local athletes, the sport of swimming is anticipated to really kick off this year with athletes being able to better prepare for...

Basketball Leagues are invaluable

Jan 24, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Basketball Leagues are invaluable

By Edison Jefford The recent public disclosures from both the Linden and Georgetown basketball sub-associations that they are both moving in the direction of well-established and...

Annual NaMilCo Football Festival…Junior’s Jewellery donates Highest Goal-scorer award

Jan 24, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Annual NaMilCo Football Festival…Junior’s Jewellery donates Highest Goal-scorer award

Junior’s Jewellery and Pawn Shop of lot 64 Robb St. Lacytown for the 6th consecutive year maintained support for the Annual NaMilCo Football Festival after pledging one gold chain...

Johnson, D’Andrade sustain early 10k form

Jan 24, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Johnson, D’Andrade sustain early 10k form

– improves times with top TTUTA finishes Guyana’s senior national distance athletes, Lionel D’Andrade and Kelvin Johnson sustained their early form this year when they...

137 kilo cocaine goes to court, 136 returned to HQ

Jan 24, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on 137 kilo cocaine goes to court, 136 returned to HQ

The police have launched an investigation into the disappearance of one parcel of cocaine which went missing on Friday last. This coincided with the appearance of the accused in a massive...

Dixie owner shrouded in a cloud after vessel found

Jan 24, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Dixie owner shrouded in a cloud after vessel found

– No news of sailors, owner refused to speak. One week of continuous efforts by this publication to contact the owner, Shirab Sears, of the 2005 missing vessel, Dixie, has proved...

Mon Repos fisherman yet to be found

Jan 24, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Mon Repos fisherman yet to be found

Several days have passed since 48-year-old fisherman Surujpaul Sookraj left his lot 210 Mon Repos North, East Coast Demerara home to conduct fishing activities and his family have not heard...

New regional chairmen to be chosen tomorrow

Jan 24, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on New regional chairmen to be chosen tomorrow

-McCoy left out by PPP in Region Four – Mingo left out by APNU in Region Ten The election of Regional Chairman for the country’s ten administrative regions takes place tomorrow....

Canal farmers upset over distribution of fertilizers

Jan 24, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Canal farmers upset over distribution of fertilizers

– claim selected farmers were beneficiaries Scores of farmers from the Canal Number One West Bank Demerara (WBD) are upset that specific farmers were given bags of fertilizers as...

CANU smashes major bogus ID card ring

Jan 24, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on CANU smashes major bogus ID card ring

Three persons are currently in police custody as the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit had tapped into what appears to be a major bogus identification card ring. According to Head of...

Scrap metal site blamed for ailments on Essequibo Coast

Jan 24, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Scrap metal site blamed for ailments on Essequibo Coast

School children as well as residents residing close to a site that burns rubber-coated metals, at Affiance, Essequibo Coast, are complaining of becoming ill after being exposed to what they...

Region Six Chairman keeps promise to 102-year- old

Jan 24, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Region Six Chairman keeps promise to 102-year- old

Region Six Chairman, Zulfikar Mustapha, sought to honour a promise he made to residents of Canefield, East Canje during a community meeting in the area late last year. Mustapha had...

More child protection needed, urges Head of Camal Home

Jan 24, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on More child protection needed, urges Head of Camal Home

By Leon Suseran Head of the Camal International Home for battered women and children, Carmen Kissoon, has made a call to the government to get more Social Workers in the schools and in...

Cyril Shaw to be buried today

Jan 24, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Cyril Shaw to be buried today

The Celebration of the Life of the Late Cyril Shaw will be held at the National Cultural Centre, today, from 14:00 hours. Cyril Shaw died on January 12, last. The body will be laid for viewing...

Female miner remanded for drugs at Ogle Airport

Jan 24, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Female miner remanded for drugs at Ogle Airport

A female miner was yesterday remanded to jail after an appearance before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine- Beharry. Michelle Sanko was charged for having in her possession six grams of...

Parents call for investigation into NOC beating

Jan 24, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Parents call for investigation into NOC beating

The parents of an inmate at the New Opportunity Corp is calling for a thorough investigation into his beating which has left several scars and lacerations about his body. This publication was...

Vaccination campaign against cervical cancer continues despite protest

Jan 24, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Vaccination campaign against cervical cancer continues despite protest

Health Minister, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran, has said the Ministry’s Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine campaign aimed at slashing incidences of cervical cancer is ongoing despite calls for its...

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(Kaieteur News) – We are told that the reason regular government press conferences have disappeared is because the administration has moved from “campaign mode” into “implementation mode.” In other words, governing has apparently become too demanding an occupation to permit the...

The Caribbean’s Limits in Absorbing Other States’ Deportees

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Migration policy is a matter of sovereign control. Governments assert, rightly, their authority to regulate borders, determine who may enter, and enforce their laws. The United States has that right, as does every sovereign state. All Caribbean governments...

Sanctity of contract

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Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Sanctity of contract has a resonant ring. In isolation. Sanctity of contract placed next to sanctity of sovereignty doesn’t have a leg on which to stand. It pales. It must fade. For what does sanctity of contract do to sanctity of...

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