January 2012

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Chinese usher in year of the Dragon

Jan 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Chinese usher in year of the Dragon

The New Year observance is the most important festival for the Chinese people, and Guyana’s Head-of State Donald Ramotar joined the celebration at the Chinese Embassy on Wednesday. The President...

President makes inaugural address to GDF Officers

Jan 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on President makes inaugural address to GDF Officers

By Latoya Giles President Donald Ramotar has issued a stern warning to the Guyana Defence Force to ensure that it gets value for every penny that it spends. “After all we must be conscious...

We do not issue firearms licences- Ministry of Home Affairs

Jan 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on We do not issue firearms licences- Ministry of Home Affairs

The Ministry of Home Affairs says that while it is involved in the process leading up to the approval of firearm licences, it does not issue the licences. The ministry’s stated position is...

Govt. intervenes to protect Amerindian village from unscrupulous miner

Jan 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. intervenes to protect Amerindian village from unscrupulous miner

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment intends to vigorously defend the rights of the country’s indigenous people in light of reports of unwanted mining and other means of...

GPHC Management still awaiting report on Clonebrook woman’s PM

Jan 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC Management still awaiting report on Clonebrook woman’s PM

The management of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is yet to receive a final report on the post mortem examination conducted on the remains of Rohini Balkaran who passed away...

Women miners seeking to erase discrimination in the sector

Jan 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Women miners seeking to erase discrimination in the sector

To combat discrimination and promote chivalry towards women in the mining sector, the Guyana Women Miners’ Organization was formed two months ago. The body comprises 35 members thus far, and...

Glasgow Housing Scheme residents argue for electricity

Jan 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Glasgow Housing Scheme residents argue for electricity

….GPL says area not regularised By Leon Suseran Several residents of Glasgow Housing Scheme, East Bank Berbice aired their dissatisfaction about the unavailability of electricity...

Concerned Women Group petitions Health Ministry to halt HPV campaign

Jan 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Concerned Women Group petitions Health Ministry to halt HPV campaign

Having amplified their concerns at a picketing exercise on the lawns of the Ministry of Health last week about the recently introduced Gardasil vaccine, which is intended to help combat the...

Thieves caught in electronic store, but loot missing

Jan 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Thieves caught in electronic store, but loot missing

Two bandits were caught red-handed yesterday by police after they had “cleaned out” the Super Songs CD and Electronic Store, which is located at Lot 1 Cornhill Street, Stabroek. The...

Loyal customer drives away with Survival Supermarket Toyota IST

Jan 20, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Loyal customer drives away with Survival Supermarket Toyota IST

Indian National, Dilip Mursani, of Owen Street, Kitty on Wednesday evening last, was presented with the first prize, a Toyota IST motorcar, at the official drawing of Survival...

Imam at center of child sex probe

Jan 19, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Imam at center of child sex probe

-alleged victims shown guns and threatened An Islamic scholar who is also the Imam for a Masjid in Turkeyen is under investigation for allegedly having sex with four boys. According to reports, the...

$135M in cocaine seized from fishing trawler

Jan 19, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on $135M in cocaine seized from fishing trawler

…after months of surveillance In what is said to be their first major drug bust for the year, ranks from the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU), along with the Guyana Defense Force (GDF), yesterday...

GuySuCo reneges on commitment to divulge fees paid to US lawyers

Jan 19, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo reneges on commitment to divulge fees paid to US lawyers

…conservative estimate pegs figure at $350M One day after committing to provide this publication with the amount of money paid to overseas lawyers for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo),...

Top Cop rape allegation… Police now await DPP’s advice

Jan 19, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Top Cop rape allegation… Police now await DPP’s advice

The police are awaiting the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions on whether or not to institute charges against Police Commissioner Henry Greene. According to Crime Chief Seelall Persaud, an...

Artificial Insemination Laboratory…US$12M bid for supply, installation of lab equipment

Jan 19, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Artificial Insemination Laboratory…US$12M bid for supply, installation of lab equipment

The Ministry of Agriculture’s Artificial Insemination Laboratory project on Tuesday attracted two bids at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), for the supply,...

Dictators have discovered democracy

Jan 19, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Dictators have discovered democracy

After the storm of the Speaker of Parliament controversy dies down, let it be known that this columnist suggested that the PPP should be given the Speaker’s position. I submitted this...

The disabled and our society

Jan 19, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The disabled and our society

Today, the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre would be forty-five years old. For nearly half of a century, it has been trying to rehabilitate the physically disabled so that they could play...

APNU SHOULD APOLOGIZE TO THE PEOPLE OF GUYANA

Jan 19, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on APNU SHOULD APOLOGIZE TO THE PEOPLE OF GUYANA

APNU has no reason to be fearful of a snap election. It is the Guyanese people who have to be fearful. After what APNU put this country through, the fear is not the holding of elections but...

Dem boys seh…Donald get handcuff

Jan 19, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Donald get handcuff

When people thief dem does deh in handcuff. But Donald get handcuff and he ain’t commit no crime. Is not that dem carrying he to jail but he still got de handcuff. Is dem contract wha...

Violation of Parliamentary Convention hurts ‘Coming Together’

Jan 19, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Violation of Parliamentary Convention hurts ‘Coming Together’

Dear Editor, Convening of the 10th Parliament happened on Thursday, January 12, 2012. I observed at the Parliament on that day that the House proceeded to institute the elections...

How about some mauby syrup?

Jan 19, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on How about some mauby syrup?

DEAR EDITOR, Good to read that Banks DIH plans “to introduce several new products”, including soft drinks. Perhaps mauby syrup may be on the agenda. I recently did some ‘market...

‘Trunkers’ claimed to be employed by Home Affairs Ministry and Police Force

Jan 19, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on ‘Trunkers’ claimed to be employed by Home Affairs Ministry and Police Force

DEAR EDITOR, Crime seems to be slowly declining in our country and I must say hats off to the hard work of the Guyana Police Force (GPF). However, I am very concerned about a recent...

Henry Greene should do the honourable thing

Jan 19, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Henry Greene should do the honourable thing

DEAR EDITOR, There have been a number of articles which have been designed to influence the outcome of the complaint against Henry Greene. One lawyer even had the audacity to make...

Dutch stun CCC

Jan 19, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dutch stun CCC

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – An entertaining 57 from opener Michael Swart helped Netherlands virtually condemn the Combined Campuses & Colleges to an early exit from the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament...

Guyana in another must win contest today

Jan 19, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana in another must win contest today

Following Narsingh Deonarine propelling them to a comfortable victory over Canada on Tuesday, Guyana, while enhancing their chances in the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament need to win against the...

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The Brazilian Bulldozer

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(Kaieteur News) – The local livestock industry has always had its challenges but there was a time when the livestock farmer could earn a decent living. The cattle rancher braved droughts, floods, rustlers, marauding jaguars and government promises. The poultry farmer rose before dawn, tended his...

If the OAS did not exist, it could not be created today

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have spent a decade in the councils of the Organization of American States. I have watched governments come and go, seen some crises handled well and others handled badly, sat through more commemorative meetings than sessions discussing pressing issues,...

From Kamla to the U.S. – SOS

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Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – I confess to disagreements with Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Excellency Kamla Persad-Bissessar. Too much under the thumb of the U.S. Reacting too readily to stimuli from DJ Trump. But whatever is said about PM Kamla, she has the interests...

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