January 2012

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North Springs Resource Corp. has acquired land through agreements with private parties

Jan 15, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on North Springs Resource Corp. has acquired land through agreements with private parties

Dear Editor, I refer to your story captioned GGMC Denies Knowledge Of US Based Mining Company in your edition of 7 January 2012. The story is regrettable as it proceeds on a fundamental...

Opportunity knocks for Guyana

Jan 15, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Opportunity knocks for Guyana

Dear Editor, In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar there are four lines (IV. iii. 219-222) applicable to Guyana: “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on...

Socialization of corruption occurs when frontline cops expect favours

Jan 15, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Socialization of corruption occurs when frontline cops expect favours

Dear Editor, The first paragraph of my last letter on the need for another approach to policing should have read “I am of the firm view that hardly anyone who knows me can argue...

Time to bow out, Mayor Green

Jan 15, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Time to bow out, Mayor Green

Dear Editor, Georgetown indeed needs an interim management committee since years of trying on the part of the Mayor and City Council have shown that the body is not capable of providing...

Tribute to Shawn ‘Fatso’ Bishop

Jan 15, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tribute to Shawn ‘Fatso’ Bishop

by Gordon ‘Ultimate Warrior’ Brathwaite How sad it is once again Guyana’s football fraternity has to go into mourning as early as 2012 we learn of Shawn ‘Fatso’...

Six years later…Unanswered questions remain for relatives of missing ‘Dixie’ sailors

Jan 15, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Six years later…Unanswered questions remain for relatives of missing ‘Dixie’ sailors

By Romila Boodram Relatives of the four Guyanese sailors who disappeared after setting sail in 2005 on the vessel, Dixie, are still clinging to hope, but they remain frustrated and...

Coconuts dominated agri exports in 2011…Thriving industry produces over 92 million nuts annually-statistics

Jan 15, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Coconuts dominated agri exports in 2011…Thriving industry produces over 92 million nuts annually-statistics

By Rabindra Rooplall The coconut industry in Guyana has been identified as one of the sectors with a large potential for further development, as over 7,000 tonnes were shipped last year....

Caricom official’s son kidnapper sentenced to four years

Jan 15, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Caricom official’s son kidnapper sentenced to four years

One of the men who kidnapped Andre Barnes, a Caricom official’s son, in early 2010, was on Thursday sentenced to four years’ imprisonment after he was found guilty of abduction for ransom....

Livan confirmed as GGMC head

Jan 15, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Livan confirmed as GGMC head

– as reorganization commences with new appointments Miss Karen Livan has been confirmed as the head of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission. The decision was taken as the initial phase of...

Three-year-old succumbs after being pinned by toppled mini-bus

Jan 15, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Three-year-old succumbs after being pinned by toppled mini-bus

– Sister slowly recovering The three-year-old who was run over on Wednesday last by a privately-owned mini bus has succumbed to his injuries. The toddler, Komal Balkaran, succumbed around...

Man accuses stepfather of abusing daughters

Jan 15, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Man accuses stepfather of abusing daughters

A father of two is deeply concerned about the welfare of his two daughters after finding marks of violence on their bodies. Sardar Singh, the children’s father, told Kaieteur News that he and his...

Not Dr Ashni Singh’s signature

Jan 15, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Not Dr Ashni Singh’s signature

Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh is adamant that he did not sign the most recent contract entered into between the Guyana Government and Synergy Holdings. Reports that he had signed the...

Two Chinese ferries officially handed over to Guyana

Jan 15, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Two Chinese ferries officially handed over to Guyana

– But stelling modifications still incomplete The roll-on roll-off ferries that arrived in Guyana recently were officially transferred to the Guyana Government on Friday by Chinese Ambassador...

West Berbice man seeks help in supporting stroke-afflicted mother

Jan 15, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on West Berbice man seeks help in supporting stroke-afflicted mother

A son is appealing for assistance for his 75- year- old mother who suffered a stroke and has been bed ridden for about a year now. Arshad Mc Doom, 34, of Lot 13 Block ‘D’, Bath...

Amaila Falls Hydro project…Sithe Global favours ‘open dialogue’ with MPs

Jan 15, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Amaila Falls Hydro project…Sithe Global favours ‘open dialogue’ with MPs

Sithe Global, the developers of the Amaila Falls Hydro Project, say they are looking forward to an “open dialogue” with Parliamentarians and other interested parties in Guyana as they look...

Activists picket Office of the President again

Jan 15, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Activists picket Office of the President again

University of Guyana lecturer Freddie Kissoon, Alliance for Change representative Gerhard Ramsaroop, Social Activist Mark Benschop, and trade unionist Norris Witter once again picketed the...

Health Ministry HPV vaccination campaign garners support

Jan 15, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry HPV vaccination campaign garners support

Although the recent launch of the cervical cancer vaccination campaign has been receiving some flack, there are some who have been praising the ambitious move, which is said to be one of the...

Moving On

Jan 15, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Moving On

We are only in the middle of the first month of the year and already there is firm evidence, as we predicted right after the elections, that a ‘new breeze is blowing’ across our land. There were...

ImmigrationTALK: Immigration Detention & Rights while in Detention

Jan 15, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationTALK: Immigration Detention & Rights while in Detention

By: Attorney Gail S. Seeram, 1-877-GAIL-LAW, www.GailLaw.com On New Year’s Eve, President Barack Obama signed the National Defence Authorization Act (NDAA), allowing indefinite detention to...

Famed promoter Cyril Shaw dies at 90

Jan 15, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Famed promoter Cyril Shaw dies at 90

Cyril Shaw whose name became a household name in the local and regional arts industry died on Thursday just short of his 90th birthday. Shaw has left an indelible contribution to...

From the Diaspora…DRUGS, CANCER AND THE LOVE OF MY LIFE

Jan 15, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…DRUGS, CANCER AND THE LOVE OF MY LIFE

By Ralph Seeram There is an old saying, drugs “will either kill you or cure you”. I never paid much attention to that statement until recently when I discovered that there is some truth in that...

Couple makes Guyana second historic sailing mission

Jan 15, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Couple makes Guyana second historic sailing mission

By Sharmain Grainger Sailing to some may be a recreational activity intended to relief the mind of stress. However, there are others who have embarked on such missions simply to prove that...

WE ARE READY TO SERVE

Jan 15, 2012 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on WE ARE READY TO SERVE

To say that a new era of politics was birthed in our beloved Guyana on Thursday, January 12, 2012, would be an understatement. What we witnessed with the convening of the 10th session of the...

My “mansion,” Irfaan Ali’s home and Khurshid Sattaur’s motive

Jan 15, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on My “mansion,” Irfaan Ali’s home and Khurshid Sattaur’s motive

I would advise Minister Irfaan Ali to do just what I did when my home was highlighted in the press by the GRA boss Khurshid Sattaur. If Irfaan Ali has nothing to hide, he should adopt my course of...

The Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)

Jan 15, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)

The Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) is a large, colourful macaw. It is native to humid evergreen forests in the tropics. Range extends from extreme south-eastern Mexico to Amazonian Peru, Bolivia and...

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FIFA Arena Mini-Pitch in Linden nears completion

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(Kaieteur News) – The GFF is moving forward with its plan to increase access to quality football infrastructure as the installation works of football turf for FIFA Arena Mini-Pitch at Retrieve,...

Guyana has mislaid its Independence

Oct 29, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Yesterday, at the United Nations General Assembly, Guyana abstained from voting for a resolution calling for an end to the American economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba. It was a small act, requiring neither courage nor conviction. Yet it said more about the...

Are We All Ukrainians?

Oct 25, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 19 October, accepting the award of Ukraine’s Order of Merit, I said that my commitment to Ukraine rests on a principle essential to small nations everywhere: sovereignty is the freedom to govern ourselves, preserve our identity and decide our future....

Guyana the unbelievable, the inexplicable

Oct 29, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana is one hell of a country. This country under the PPP Govt must qualify to be in an extremely ugly category of hell. I watch as a citizen is savaged repeatedly, and silence is the only sound that splits the air. Silence, the bleats of fear. Or cheap ambition. ...

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