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TGI, Govt. avoid local cement crisis

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on TGI, Govt. avoid local cement crisis

…T&T strike triggered hiccup, local hoarders to be penalized By Gary Eleazar The Guyana Government and the local premier supplier for cement TGI Inc have avoided a potential crisis over...

West Demerara fisherman killed in hit and run

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on West Demerara fisherman killed in hit and run

– police recover parts of car found at scene While hundreds of families participated in “Arrival Day” celebrations yesterday, the family of Baldeo Mohan, of La Grange, West Bank...

Vendors criticize Mayor and City for demolition of Bourda stalls

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Vendors criticize Mayor and City for demolition of Bourda stalls

Officials at the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) are once again being chastised by the public, this time for breaking down stalls along Bourda Street (in close proximity to Bourda market)...

Mahdia in crisis – APNU

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Mahdia in crisis – APNU

-main access roads a war zone Opposition political parties are calling for urgent Government intervention, yesterday saying that Mahdia, a mining community in Region Eight, is in deep crisis....

The flavoursome rums of Demerara

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on The flavoursome rums of Demerara

By Margaret Swaine Guyana is not a place on most tourists’ radar. It should however figure prominently on a rum lover’s bucket list. All of the world’s fantastic Demerara rum comes from...

Guyana’s LCDS and the Norway funds

May 06, 2012 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Guyana’s LCDS and the Norway funds

What is the Guyana LCDS? According to the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) website, the LCDS sets out Guyana’s approach to transition to a green economy. Its stated aim is to combat...

Is the cooperative movement in Guyana dying?

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Is the cooperative movement in Guyana dying?

– The second and final part of an interview with Patrick Mentore, Community Advocate, Paradise Housing Scheme By Dale Andrews (Continued from last Sunday) Kaieteur News (KN): It seems that...

The American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)

May 06, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)

The American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) is a species of crocodilian found in the Neotropics. It is the most widespread of the four extant species of crocodiles from the Americas. Populations occur...

A failed system?…Help for those little children…the vulnerable

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on A failed system?…Help for those little children…the vulnerable

By Leonard Gildarie As a journalist, years of practice would automatically steel you for the harsh realities. The sight of mutilated bodies, heart rending tears, fire, and twisted metal in...

The wealthy party boy in the suit among the protesters

May 06, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The wealthy party boy in the suit among the protesters

There is an insurmountable dilemma the PPP has with its propaganda. For propaganda to penetrate, the facts have to be on the side of those driving the machine. Adolf Hitler became increasingly...

Greening the Economy – Challenges and Opportunities for Guyana

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Greening the Economy – Challenges and Opportunities for Guyana

By Mark Bynoe, PhD Two decades after the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) that brought us the three multilateral environmental agreements in the United...

200th anniversary of Capital City… Massive clean-up exercise, stakeholders’ meeting planned – M&CC

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on 200th anniversary of Capital City… Massive clean-up exercise, stakeholders’ meeting planned – M&CC

In observation of the 200th anniversary since the renaming of the Capital City, Georgetown, the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has arranged a meeting of critical stakeholders to discuss...

A brazen abduction and execution…Another cold case

May 06, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on A brazen abduction and execution…Another cold case

By Michael Jordan Of all of the cases that I have reported on in this series, I believe that none has been quite as strange as the saga of Mohamed Hassan Ibrahimi. Ibrahimi, an Islamic cleric from...

Is the government shortchanging the treasury?

May 06, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Is the government shortchanging the treasury?

There was a time when people believed that money was a scarce commodity in Guyana. Of course this was indeed the case when the country could not import many things, leading to a call for what...

Nurses also have a role in research activities – Lecturer

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Nurses also have a role in research activities – Lecturer

The knowledge and skills of nurses should not be confined to the hospital setting, but rather, they should be exposed to the research arena. In fact, according to Nurse Lois Stephanas...

THE WORLD IS NOT WAITING ON GUYANA TO SOLVE ITS POLITICAL PROBLEMS

May 06, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE WORLD IS NOT WAITING ON GUYANA TO SOLVE ITS POLITICAL PROBLEMS

For many years, political divisions were blamed for the problems in Guyana. But on closer examination, the real problem was the lack of proper models and the lack of talent to effectively...

The Poles melt, we drown

May 06, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on The Poles melt, we drown

By Sir Ronald Sanders In 1982, the less than one-year old Caribbean small island state, Antigua and Barbuda, raised the proposition at the United Nations that Antarctica should be regarded as...

Courts celebrates Indian Arrival Day

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Courts celebrates Indian Arrival Day

Courts Guyana Incorporated on Friday welcomed the occasion of Indian Arrival Day by donating $200,000 to the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha. The money will go towards the construction of the...

Immigration TALK TM

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Immigration TALK TM

Widow(er) of U.S. Citizen Eligible for Permanent Residency By: Attorney Gail S. Seeram, Prior immigration laws required a widow(er) of a U.S. citizen be married at least two...

Essequibo’s oldest, May Garraway, is 102

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo’s oldest, May Garraway, is 102

May Garraway accredits her longevity to God. She is also of the opinion that her being around for 102 years must have been the result of a good deed on her part. The 102-year-old Pomeroon...

President attacks budget cuts at Highbury Arrival Day celebrations

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on President attacks budget cuts at Highbury Arrival Day celebrations

By Leon Suseran “We have made mistakes– we have probably made many mistakes, but only a fool who does nothing makes no mistakes”- Ramotar President Donald Ramotar,...

Battered woman bullied in police station

May 06, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Battered woman bullied in police station

– Alleged abuser a member of Community Policing Group A mother of four is calling on the Commander of ‘C’ Division, Brian Joseph, and relevant authorities to investigate a female...

APNU column

May 06, 2012 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on APNU column

Where have the rewards of increased growth been placed? Does the Government find no discomfort in dolling out $3M to one person as pension and benefits every month or $100,000 per day? The...

Principles Of Life

May 06, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Principles Of Life

Winning isn’t everything but wanting to win is. You would achieve more, if you don’t mind who gets the credit. When everything else is lost, the future still remains. Don’t...

Sunday Cartoon – May 6, 2012

May 06, 2012 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon – May 6, 2012

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