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Dumped body of US citizen on C’tyne…Four months after marriage, US wife confesses to killing husband

May 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Dumped body of US citizen on C’tyne…Four months after marriage, US wife confesses to killing husband

– victim had taken out million $$$ insurance policy by Michael Jordan The wife of US-based Guyanese Abdool Shakeel Majid has reportedly confessed to murdering her spouse, whose battered...

QAII paid only $4M on agreed lease fees for Sanata Complex in 2009

May 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on QAII paid only $4M on agreed lease fees for Sanata Complex in 2009

…had negotiated $50M rental charges Having negotiated with the government to pay some $50M per year, to initially lease the Sanata Complex at Industrial Site, Ruimveldt, by Queen’s...

Heidegger, Derrida, and a Guyanese pretender

May 22, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Heidegger, Derrida, and a Guyanese pretender

In one of the great philosophical books ever written since the ancient Greeks attempted to understand and explain the meaning of human existence, “Being and Time,” the early 20th...

THE WISDOM OF SEEKING SECOND AND THIRD OPINIONS

May 22, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE WISDOM OF SEEKING SECOND AND THIRD OPINIONS

The principal legal adviser to the government is the Minister of Legal Affairs who also happens to be the Attorney General. When the President needs advice on legal matters, it is expected that he...

Money spent but the deaths continue

May 22, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Money spent but the deaths continue

Every maternal death is a cause for concern. Childbirth is a natural phenomenon and every minute some woman, somewhere in the world, is giving birth. Most of these women will deliver their...

Dem boys seh…Uncle Donald peep Irfaat and Rob Bert bank account

May 22, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Uncle Donald peep Irfaat and Rob Bert bank account

You brother always come first. Nobody got to go to school fuh learn that. Blood always thicker than water. Then you friend come next. Is alright to hold you friend close. Brazzy hold he...

The PPP government and its AG exude unbridled ignorance and arrogance

May 22, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP government and its AG exude unbridled ignorance and arrogance

DEAR EDITOR, After reading KN’s news articles, “AG challenges Opposition to move to courts on NICIL,” and “Anil Nandlall defends Brassington brothers,” (May 21), I am...

Encouraging signs for animals in distress

May 22, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Encouraging signs for animals in distress

DEAR EDITOR, There is something about animals in distress that tugs at our heart strings and makes many of us want to take action. I used to think the majority of Guyanese didn’t care about animals...

The things we do for money!

May 22, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The things we do for money!

DEAR EDITOR, In a recent letter to you, I saw a stirring plea to women to turn away from abortion, for mainly biblical reasons. A few weeks ago I read in a UK newspaper that aborted...

Don’t expect dogs to sing, even if birds bark

May 22, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Don’t expect dogs to sing, even if birds bark

DEAR EDITOR, The other day, a highly respected compatriot expressed in a letter to the Editor his understandable disappointment at the misuse of the platform provided at Highbury, East Bank...

Bisram doesn’t care about the Linden issue or the people

May 22, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Bisram doesn’t care about the Linden issue or the people

DEAR EDITOR, Response is made to Vishnu Bisram’s letters, “Lincoln Lewis inaccurate on racial coding complaint” and “Indians did fight for right to vote” (KN, May 13 and 18). He is reminded...

Do we have the resources?

May 22, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Do we have the resources?

DEAR EDITOR, With respect to the forensic laboratory that is being established, does Guyana have persons in that field that are qualified enough to take up positions there? We need people who...

Guyana should push hard to have a Turkish Embassy

May 22, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana should push hard to have a Turkish Embassy

DEAR EDITOR, Turkey and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in 2011 signed a memorandum of understanding on consultation and cooperation. The agreement was signed by Turkish Foreign...

Cook and Bell deny plucky West Indies

May 22, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cook and Bell deny plucky West Indies

AFP – Alastair Cook and Ian Bell led England to victory in the first Test against the West Indies at Lord’s here on Monday. England, set a target of 191 to win, were faltering at 57...

Ramnaresh Sarwan: West Indies to blame for my team absence

May 22, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ramnaresh Sarwan: West Indies to blame for my team absence

Ramnaresh Sarwan claims the negative actions of “certain individuals” in the West Indies coaching set-up have been behind his absence from the team. Sarwan averages more than 40 in...

President’s/Jefford Track & Field Classic…Burnett, Forde, Fortune show superior class

May 22, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on President’s/Jefford Track & Field Classic…Burnett, Forde, Fortune show superior class

– Police SC crowned overall champions She was off the athletic scene for a little while due to the birth of her son, but US-based Guyanese track star Marian Burnett urged on by adoring fans...

Morgan completes Telesur 10K sweep

May 22, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Morgan completes Telesur 10K sweep

Distance star Alika Morgan completed a sweep at the Telesur 10K Road Races after cruising to victory in a time of 40 minutes 33 seconds to claim the second leg that was staged in Nickerie,...

Inter Ministry/Corporation 7-A-side football competition kicks off this afternoon

May 22, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Inter Ministry/Corporation 7-A-side football competition kicks off this afternoon

Football fans are in for a treat when the curtains go up on the Inter Ministry/Corporation 7-A-side football competition this afternoon at the Banks DIH Thirst Park Ground starting at...

Suspension of Municipal Officers sparks confrontation between Town Council, Local Govt. Ministry

May 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Suspension of Municipal Officers sparks confrontation between Town Council, Local Govt. Ministry

…Deputy Mayor blasts Minister for presiding over injustice The New Amsterdam Mayor and Town Council is up in arms over what it called the high handed and callous behaviour of the...

Mining crackdown…Private bodies move to help Brazilians avoid expulsion

May 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Mining crackdown…Private bodies move to help Brazilians avoid expulsion

Thousands of Brazilians are reportedly facing expulsion, but only a few have started to trickle in to apply for legal papers. According to the non-profit Brazil/Guyana Development Institute,...

Ramnarine’s transfer politically motivated – retired officer

May 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Ramnarine’s transfer politically motivated – retired officer

– embattled Assistant Commissioner maintains he did the right thing The recent move to strip Assistant Commissioner David Ramnarine of his Commander posting was too harsh and an...

Govt to ask Appeal Court to review Chief Justice ruling

May 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Govt to ask Appeal Court to review Chief Justice ruling

By Gary Eleazar The Government’s Legal Advisor and Guyana’s Attorney General, Anil Nandlall disagrees with the recent ruling by Chief Justice Ian Chang on the composition of the...

Vigil held for murdered schoolboy

May 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Vigil held for murdered schoolboy

There wasn’t a dry eye last night as family, friends and teachers of the late Shane George, held a vigil at the Morgan Learning Centre. President of the Guyana Teacher’s...

Boxing champ gets five years for chopping wife, mother-in-law

May 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Boxing champ gets five years for chopping wife, mother-in-law

Former bantamweight and Caribbean Boxing Federation champion, Dexter Marques, will be spending the next 59 months behind bars for wounding two females last year. The sentence was handed...

More midwives get enhanced neo-natal training at GPHC

May 22, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on More midwives get enhanced neo-natal training at GPHC

As staff members at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) continue to benefit from extensive training, nine more midwives attached to the hospital’s Maternity Unit completed a...