April 2012

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Dead motorcyclist…Wife denies husband was “drunk”

Apr 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Dead motorcyclist…Wife denies husband was “drunk”

The wife of the La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, contractor, who was killed in Thursday’s night horrific crash on Vlissengen Road, is claiming that her husband was not under...

Guyanese medical student accused of killing Cuban

Apr 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese medical student accused of killing Cuban

A 27-year-old Guyanese studying in Cuba has been accused of killing a national there, while also severely injuring the Cuban’s wife. Contacted yesterday, Public Service Minister Jennifer...

Alcoholic mother leaves baby and family behind

Apr 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Alcoholic mother leaves baby and family behind

….abused husband finds peace in home By Leon Suseran Significant changes have taken place for little Lalita Yudharam since this newspaper last reported on the...

The Sand Industry in Guyana

Apr 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on The Sand Industry in Guyana

‘Sand business here is useless,’ a sandpit operator claimed Works on the East Bank Demerara four-lane highway extensions have heavily impacted the supply and price of sand in the country....

St. Margaret’s student feared dead after seawall outing

Apr 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on St. Margaret’s student feared dead after seawall outing

A seven year-old student of the St Margaret’s Primary School is feared dead after he disappeared when he jumped off the jetty at the Kingston Seawall. According to reports, the lad, Devon...

Miss Guyana lands Shabeau magazine cover

Apr 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Miss Guyana lands Shabeau magazine cover

Arti Cameron, Miss Guyana World 2012, has landed the cover of Shabeau (Shades of Beauty) Magazine. Miss Cameron won the nod from the premier international beauty and lifestyle magazine whose...

“Countries are not poor because they don’t have resources. Countries are poor because they have corruption.”

Apr 29, 2012 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on “Countries are not poor because they don’t have resources. Countries are poor because they have corruption.”

NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (NCN) The national spectrum is a national asset. It is not the property of any group, class political party or ideology. Similarly the management of this...

Green Economy, Poverty Eradication, Environment confab to convene in Brazil

Apr 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Green Economy, Poverty Eradication, Environment confab to convene in Brazil

Under the theme “Green Economy in the context of Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development and the Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development,” the Thirty – Ninth...

Is the cooperative movement in Guyana dying?

Apr 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Is the cooperative movement in Guyana dying?

– A two-part interview with Patrick Mentore, Community Advocate Paradise Housing Scheme By Dale Andrews After several years, the cooperative movement in...

The Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria)

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria)

The Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria) is a tortoise native to South America. It has also been introduced to many islands in the Caribbean. It draws its name from the red or orange...

The first contract worker who got his termination letter

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The first contract worker who got his termination letter

To watch what was taking place in the historic year of 2012 in the month of April in Guyana was an act of brutal imagination gone wild on the moors of Wuthering Heights. Was this theatre? Was it...

C’bean should rebuild economic resilience and flexibility – IMF

Apr 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on C’bean should rebuild economic resilience and flexibility – IMF

Growth in the Caribbean continues to be firm despite a slowdown in the second half of 2011 due to tightened policies following the post-crisis rebound and the effect of global uncertainties,...

The hunt for the claw-hammer killer

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The hunt for the claw-hammer killer

…he led cops on a chase from the US to the Soesdyke/Linden backlands By Michael Jordan It was pitch-black, cold and raining heavily when the men entered the track off the Soesdyke/Linden highway....

The budget cuts will not have the proclaimed impact

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on The budget cuts will not have the proclaimed impact

I have heard a lot about the budget cuts. I have also seen the spin put on the situation. I have seen the emotions on both sides of the table and most of all, I have seen the likely fallout from a...

MONOPOLY ECONOMICS

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on MONOPOLY ECONOMICS

Let us presume that you intend to buy a house and that you take a decision to go to the bank to secure a loan to purchase this house. The bank inquires of you how you intend to repay the loan,...

Delayed Gratification and Youths

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Delayed Gratification and Youths

Over the past few weeks as I listened to the back and forthing on the budget, I remembered thinking while I used to be there, how easy it is to forget that in the end, the whole point...

Awareness of the new Sexual Offences Act is an imperative – State Counsel

Apr 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Awareness of the new Sexual Offences Act is an imperative – State Counsel

Although it has served to redefine rape, the new Sexual Offences Act, which became a reality a few years ago, even to date, remains flawed. This observation has been made by State Counsel...

Trinidad and the CCJ – Still loitering

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Trinidad and the CCJ – Still loitering

By Sir Ronald Sanders Just in case it has escaped careful attention, the Trinidad and Tobago government does not intend to abolish appeals to the British Privy Council for civil and...

LUSCSL hosts informative, insightful symposium

Apr 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on LUSCSL hosts informative, insightful symposium

By Enid Joaquin The Linden Utility Services Cooperative Society Limited (LUSCSL) on Friday, last, hosted a symposium to highlight the origins, challenges and future of electricity generation...

ImmigrationTALK: Resolving Problems at the U.S. Port of Entry

Apr 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationTALK: Resolving Problems at the U.S. Port of Entry

By: Attorney Gail S. Seeram, Since 9/11, there has been heightening security at the airports and U.S. ports of entry. Though many travelers feel safer at the airports and on...

The National Interest

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The National Interest

In the wake of the end of the 2012 budget process in parliament – which saw the Opposition make unprecedented and decisive cuts in the government’s proposed spending –...

APNU column – THE EXERCISE OF POWER BY THE MAJORITY IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

Apr 29, 2012 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on APNU column – THE EXERCISE OF POWER BY THE MAJORITY IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

…and the implications for Guyanese and multilateral agencies. Consideration of the annual budget for 2012 in the National Assembly was completed last Thursday evening but the job of grasping...

Nrityageet 33 celebrates 174 years since the first East Indians arrival

Apr 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Nrityageet 33 celebrates 174 years since the first East Indians arrival

This year, the Nadira and Indranie Shah Dance Troupe is celebrating 174 years since the first East Indians arrived aboard the Hesperus and the Whitby and stepped onto the shores of...

From the Diaspora…WILL THE PPP CALL NEW ELECTIONS?

Apr 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…WILL THE PPP CALL NEW ELECTIONS?

By Ralph Seeram The PNC has demonstrated once again that it cannot handle power; it has shown that it cannot be trusted with power and has made it abundantly clear that it is prepared to put...

Farm arson/murder…Relatives still awaiting justice one month later

Apr 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Farm arson/murder…Relatives still awaiting justice one month later

While it may seem as if investigators have reached a dead end in their investigation into the demise of former national boxer, Godfrey Alexander, called ‘Hell Fire’ relatives are...

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(Kaieteur News) – The driver drove to the parking spot, aligned the vehicle into one of the lanes and then shut the engine down. I opened the door so that we could exit. The scene was slightly intimidating. This was a posh location. If the service matched the façade, then this was the perfect...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Keeping my day job advising Pres. Ali

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Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Because Pres. Ali needs the hand, I’m keeping my day job. Unpaid advisor to HE Ali. It’s a thankless gig. But for country and presidency, no sacrifice is too high. Guyana needs some standards. Plenty; with starting all over recommended. ...

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