July 8, 2012

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Mohamed cops MVP award as All Star takes Ramnarine Dominoes title

Jul 08, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Mohamed cops MVP award as All Star takes Ramnarine Dominoes title

Nazeer Mohamed marked 17 games, while Vijay Persaud chalked 17 to lead All Star, who totaled 80 games, to victory in the final of the Amit Ramnarine Dominoes competition which was played last Sunday...

Mohamed cops MVP award as All Star takes Ramnarine Dominoes title

Jul 08, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Mohamed cops MVP award as All Star takes Ramnarine Dominoes title

Halt to new river mining licences…Severe threats to livelihoods, environment prompted decision – Govt.

Jul 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Halt to new river mining licences…Severe threats to livelihoods, environment prompted decision – Govt.

Constant complaints by Amerindians and other groups led to government’s decision to halt the issuance of any new mining permits for river claims. According to Minister of Natural Resources...

Govt. will not pronounce on Ramkarran’s resignation

Jul 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. will not pronounce on Ramkarran’s resignation

…Dr. Luncheon says it’s a Party matter The Guyana Government will not be making any pronouncements any time soon, on the resignation of Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran, from the...

Political leaders, activists call for reform of Chronicle

Jul 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Political leaders, activists call for reform of Chronicle

Political leaders and civil society activists are calling for a reform of the state-owned Guyana Chronicle and the state media in general. They say that the Guyana Chronicle is being used by the...

Miner alleges $6M robbery by neighbourhood police group

Jul 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Miner alleges $6M robbery by neighbourhood police group

….calls on Commissioner of Police to investigate corrupt police A gold miner is alleging that he was robbed $6M by two neighborhood police group personnel who collaborated with the police in...

Anger and Violence

Jul 08, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Anger and Violence

A childhood friend of mine is visiting from Toronto. He’s a psychologist and family therapist by training and specialises in “anger management’. I showed him the letter by Lincoln Lewis,...

This is no time for a weaker Caribbean Community

Jul 08, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on This is no time for a weaker Caribbean Community

By Sir Ronald Sanders At the opening of the 33rd Conference of the 15-Nation Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM), the incoming Chairman, St Lucia’s Prime Minister, Kenny Anthony, called...

Silence is not golden for the government

Jul 08, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Silence is not golden for the government

The attacks against the government are unending and apparently unceasing. It would seem that the last days of President Bharrat Jagdeo sparked these attacks. Indeed he pursued the development of the...

The Baccoo Speaks

Jul 08, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

These are trying times, with the politicians keeping the nation on tenterhooks with their shenanigans. The language in the media is what is going to fuel the pace of the conversation, and in the end...

We, too, have our work cut out

Jul 08, 2012 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on We, too, have our work cut out

By Khemraj Ramjattan AFC Chairman I wish to publicly apologise to the many supporters, members, and the public at large who rightly felt frustrated and angry at the absence of Trevor Williams at the...

Ethnic power and ideological racism: Comparing presidencies in Guyana

Jul 08, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Ethnic power and ideological racism: Comparing presidencies in Guyana

This is the title of an eighty-page research I did over a two-year period that looked at the practice of racism by the Guyana Government during the tenure of Bharrat Jagdeo. It will be tendered by my...

The Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda)

Jul 08, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda)

The Turnip-tailed gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda) is a species of gecko widely distributed from Mexico southward through Central America and into South America as far south as Brazil, and on many...

IS THE PNCR WILLING TO CEDE THE LEADERSHIP OF APNU?

Jul 08, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on IS THE PNCR WILLING TO CEDE THE LEADERSHIP OF APNU?

For a party that has not won a free and fair election in over twenty years, and which on its own may never win such an election, it is surprising that the PNCR is yet to recognize the wisdom of...

The Leonora axe murders

Jul 08, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The Leonora axe murders

– he lured his family into the house, and slaughtered them one by one… By Michael Jordan This is part horror story, part ghost story, and now that I have your attention, let me tell you what...

APNU presents signed petition to disband Corriverton IMC

Jul 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on APNU presents signed petition to disband Corriverton IMC

….says body is illegal and unconstitutional By Leon Suseran A team from A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) descended on Corriverton on Friday and handed to the Town Clerk of the Interim...

ImmigrationTalk….What is an Affidavit of Support?

Jul 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationTalk….What is an Affidavit of Support?

By Attorney Gail S. Seeram An affidavit of support is a document that must be completed by all petitioners for family-based and some employment-based sponsorship. In the affidavit of...

Bandit rapes Essequibo educator

Jul 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Bandit rapes Essequibo educator

A female Educationist/Pastor has been left traumatized after she was robbed, beaten and raped by an unknown perpetrator. The teacher is said to be attached to the Hampton-Court Primary School and...

From the Diaspora… PRESIDENT DONALD RAMOTAR IS PRESIDING OVER THE DEATH OF THE PPP

Jul 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora… PRESIDENT DONALD RAMOTAR IS PRESIDING OVER THE DEATH OF THE PPP

By Ralph Seeram Some years ago on a visit to Guyana, I had the misfortune of experiencing a relative dying. It was not pleasant, but it was an experience that remains indelibly in memory. He had an...

Expired NCN board delays internal probe – Dr. Luncheon

Jul 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Expired NCN board delays internal probe – Dr. Luncheon

Investigations at the state-owned National Communications Network (NCN) have been delayed because the life of the Board of Directors has expired. According to Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon,...

Former GRA accountant says that she was not missing

Jul 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Former GRA accountant says that she was not missing

Raajnee Baldeo, 22, contacted this publication yesterday to clear the air on an article published in yesterday’s edition of Kaieteur News, which stated that she had been missing...

Can’t afford to die, funerals are too expensive

Jul 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Can’t afford to die, funerals are too expensive

By Romila Boodram It will be the last thing that most people will think about, but death is inevitable. And Guyana is no different from the rest of the world. It can prove quite a hassle or an...

Applying the Albert Speer case to the Ramkarran controversy

Jul 08, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Applying the Albert Speer case to the Ramkarran controversy

Dear Editor, I would like to add my analysis to the ongoing debate on Ralph Ramkarran. I studied philosophy at the university level and if there is anything one learns from a class in philosophy is...

With this father incarcerated, the door is unguarded and it’s happy hour for the comforting wily wolf

Jul 08, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on With this father incarcerated, the door is unguarded and it’s happy hour for the comforting wily wolf

Dear Editor, I presented a letter to the Stabroek News editor on the 26th, June, dealing with the subject of the Editorial published on the 28, June. My letter was published on 29, June. “This...

Mr. Ramkarran should be given a free hand to seek patriots to lead a Government of National Unity

Jul 08, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Ramkarran should be given a free hand to seek patriots to lead a Government of National Unity

Dear Editor, In recent days, two important factors have entered into the political arena. First was the resonating resignation of Mr. Ralph Ramkarran from the PPP. The simple lesson is that a...

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