April 2012

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MISJUDGMENT IS NOT A CRIME

Apr 09, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on MISJUDGMENT IS NOT A CRIME

Why should Henry Greene be removed from office? He has, for all intents and purposes, been exonerated of the allegations of rape leveled against him. He had claimed that the sexual...

GETTING A HEAD IN LIFE

Apr 09, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on GETTING A HEAD IN LIFE

If there is a typical West Indian sport it is not “choke-and-rob” since that has not spread through the Caribbean as widely as its inventors or, put it another way, has not grabbed...

Revetment works at New Hope finally completed

Apr 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Revetment works at New Hope finally completed

Steel sheet-pile revetment work totaling $310M at New Hope along the East Bank Demerara Public Road, is finally completed. The contractor, Samaroo Investment is currently recapping the roadway, which...

Childcare Protection Agency awaits report on suicide of 11-year-old

Apr 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Childcare Protection Agency awaits report on suicide of 11-year-old

A senior official from the Childcare Protection Agency (CPA) said yesterday that they have launched an investigation into the death of 11- year-old C.V. Nunes Primary School student, Shivan Singh....

BOSAI asks for patience to fix Linden’s dust problem

Apr 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on BOSAI asks for patience to fix Linden’s dust problem

BOSAI Mineral Group (Guyana) Inc. is insisting that it will complete the dust collector system at its operations in Linden this year. “Kiln 14 will be completed by the end of June 2012, and Kiln 13...

Pay heed to Easter’s important message – IAC

Apr 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Pay heed to Easter’s important message – IAC

The Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) joins with our Christian brothers and sisters in commemorating the festival of Easter. This auspicious occasion, not only marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ,...

Let us see real atonement in this Republic

Apr 09, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let us see real atonement in this Republic

Dear Editor, A group referred to as a ‘Christian Community’ invited citizens by modern methods to a Good Friday service for “Atonement,” interestingly, outside the High Courts, where...

This ruling puts a serious damper on the gains made by Women’s Rights organisations

Apr 09, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on This ruling puts a serious damper on the gains made by Women’s Rights organisations

Dear Editor Permit me to publically welcome the convenient voice of Minister Priya Manickchand as she joins in the public call for the removal of the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Henry Greene, since...

Health and Age

Apr 09, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Health and Age

Saturday was “World Health Day” – it was also – not coincidentally – the day the World Health Organisation (WHO) was founded. While there have been many quibbles about the UN as a...

$300M Hydroclave (waste disposal) system…Huge discrepancy in price of GPHC’s Hydroclave system

Apr 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on $300M Hydroclave (waste disposal) system…Huge discrepancy in price of GPHC’s Hydroclave system

A quotation from the Canadian supplier has put the cost of the Georgetown Public Hospital’s Hydroclave Sterilization System and its waste collection truck at millions of dollars below the...

No gov’t guarantee on private financing for Marriott – Brassington

Apr 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on No gov’t guarantee on private financing for Marriott – Brassington

There is no government guarantee on the US$27 million debt that is being facilitated by Republic Bank (Trinidad) for the Marriott Hotel Project, says Winston Brassington, who manages...

GPL rental will be examined – APNU

Apr 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GPL rental will be examined – APNU

The country’s power company, Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL), is expected to come under Parliamentary scrutiny, when the 2012 National Budget debate kicks off this week. The issue is the...

Badal spends US$8M to upgrade Pegasus

Apr 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Badal spends US$8M to upgrade Pegasus

Despite gov’t hostility, sees Marriott as a ‘sour grapes’ project Businessman Robert Badal is spending US$8 million to upgrade the Pegasus Hotel, which he bought over from Le Meridien...

Man beats woman unconscious with hammer

Apr 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Man beats woman unconscious with hammer

– goes on the run, sends threatening messages to family A Prashad Nagar resident is on the run after allegedly slashing his 38-year-old lover and beating her unconscious with a...

Dem boys seh…Is not only Christians live in Guyana

Apr 08, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Is not only Christians live in Guyana

De other day was Good Friday and all dem rum shop close up. Even dem food place and dem shop close because de law tell dem shop owners that if dem open is straight to jail dem going....

A man for all seasons… Marcel Crawford SC is a ‘Special Person’

Apr 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on A man for all seasons… Marcel Crawford SC is a ‘Special Person’

By Samuel Whyte To put someone’s life and achievements in writing is seldom an easy task, especially if they are multitalented and have diverse pursuits. Many persons have excelled in just one...

The people must ensure that promises made on the campaign trail are kept

Apr 08, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The people must ensure that promises made on the campaign trail are kept

Dear Editor, During the just concluded November 2011 General and Regional Elections, political parties campaigned rigorously laid out their plans for the people, should they win the...

We need to look at the previous decisions of Chief Justice Chang

Apr 08, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on We need to look at the previous decisions of Chief Justice Chang

Dear Editor, I would like to reiterate at the expense of being criticized for beating my own drum, that prior to the court decision on the Henry Greene rape allegation, I was the only...

Many teachers still to receive their GTU ballots

Apr 08, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Many teachers still to receive their GTU ballots

Dear Editor, I make reference to an article which was based on an interview of Milne Seymour Presidential Candidate, GTU, Malcolm Marcus Presidential Candidate as well as incumbent Vice...

Poor management of Guyana’s tropical rainforest

Apr 08, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Poor management of Guyana’s tropical rainforest

Dear Editor, I am writing coincidentally on a day when Kaieteur News’ front page banner says ‘Indian coffee company ships out 50 containers of logs in two months – contrary to...

I hope that our judicial system develops the new mindset that this case has highlighted a need for

Apr 08, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on I hope that our judicial system develops the new mindset that this case has highlighted a need for

Dear Editor, I join the community of persons who have felt confident enough to comment on Chief Justice Chang’s decision in the Henry Greene case. And in repudiation of the ludicrous...

Large slice of budget to bail out two insolvent, badly mismanaged institutions

Apr 08, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Large slice of budget to bail out two insolvent, badly mismanaged institutions

Dear Editor, The PPP claims this is the biggest budget ever and there was lots of cheering from the PPP benches in parliament. What the PPP conveniently forgot to tell us is that the...

West Indies grind on dour day

Apr 08, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Indies grind on dour day

There’s no doubt about it: the Test series has started. After two weeks of limited-overs games between these two teams and while the IPL, with its promise of immediate gratification,...

Third Hugh Ross Classic Body Building Show…Mohamed’s Enterprise & City Mall flexes $500,000 muscle

Apr 08, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Third Hugh Ross Classic Body Building Show…Mohamed’s Enterprise & City Mall flexes $500,000 muscle

The buzz is already on and athletes are busy getting themselves in shape ahead of what is anticipated to be the biggest Hugh Ross Classic Body Building and Fitness show yet, slated for Saturday July...

Mitchell on her way to athletic stardom

Apr 08, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mitchell on her way to athletic stardom

By Edison Jefford Tiranna Mitchell is an unassuming teenager with an intrinsic girlishness that literally undermines her imposing ability on the track, but it is clear after just...

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Guyana Cup rematch on the cards in President’s Cup feature

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The field will be a packed one on Sunday November 29, at Rising Sun Turf Club when the President’s Cup horse race meet shoots off. More than 100 horses have thrown their names...

Who says the government does not listen?

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Who says the government does not listen? That is an unfair accusation. The government does listen. In fact, it listens very attentively. The only problem is that it appears to have a rather selective hearing. It can hear a whisper from certain quarters of the private sector...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

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...

Sinking ship, bailing out-US midterms – Pt. II

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – U.S. Vice President, J.D. Vance is among the first bailing from a sinking ship. The Iran War led to the ashes of defeat in the midterms. President Trump suddenly sheds his crazy man persona. Now talks of working with Democrats. From America I wing to Guyana, and Vice...

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