August 2012

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Samuels puts WI on course for victory

Aug 05, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Samuels puts WI on course for victory

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Marlon Samuels defied a dropped chance and the “distraction” of the women’s Olympic 100 metres final being shown in the ground to score a pivotal 52 that fortified...

POLITICAL PLURALISM AND THE COLLECTIVE WILL OF THE MAJORITY

Aug 05, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on POLITICAL PLURALISM AND THE COLLECTIVE WILL OF THE MAJORITY

There was a scheduled follow-up meeting between the government and leaders representing Region 10, APNU and the AFC. This meeting was to continue the process of finding solutions to the crisis in...

Public procurement…Systems in place for accountability and transparency

Aug 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Public procurement…Systems in place for accountability and transparency

“I don’t want to see the same names looking at and evaluating bids.” – Ramotar By Latoya Giles President Donald Ramotar yesterday reiterated that errant contractors and service-providers...

Slain Lindeners remembered as Buxtonians unveil monument

Aug 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Slain Lindeners remembered as Buxtonians unveil monument

Names in excess of 450 persons, inclusive of the three Lindeners, who died in what is being described as unlawful killings during the period of 2003 to present day, are expected to be inscribed on a...

Bel Air businessman died of suffocation, blunt trauma

Aug 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Bel Air businessman died of suffocation, blunt trauma

Police have written to the Guyana Revenue Authority to ascertain whether any of their staffers had been paying recent visits to the home of stallholder Frank Persaud, who was slain last Tuesday by...

So why gun for Minister Rohee’s head?

Aug 04, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on So why gun for Minister Rohee’s head?

Dear Editor, I have been following the calls by members of the opposition parties for the immediate removal of Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, from his portfolio. This is, to my mind, is...

Mining tensions ease as President says no ban on mercury

Aug 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Mining tensions ease as President says no ban on mercury

– GGMC to resume accepting river claims applications Executives of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA), accompanied by some leading miners, met yesterday with President...

Dem boys seh…President Jagdeo shameless

Aug 04, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…President Jagdeo shameless

Some people name does tell wha dem is. Tek de name Ali. When dem woman miners check pun some Chinee who wukking dredge in de bush de people tell dem that Ramzan Ali bring dem fuh wuk. Well dem boys...

Samuels fails to stop NZ edging ahead

Aug 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Samuels fails to stop NZ edging ahead

Kingston, Jamaica – Narsingh Deonarine gave West Indies a boost with two late wickets, after Marlon Samuels emphasised his batting rebirth with a fourth Test hundred in the face of a batting...

Pompey to go faster in 400m semis

Aug 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pompey to go faster in 400m semis

-Winston George 400 m hunger to be fulfilled today Guyana’s Aliann Pompey yesterday eased her way into the semi finals of the Women’s 400m preliminary round at the 2012 London Olympic Games after...

Anis Ade-Thomas soaring to higher heights despite challenges

Aug 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Anis Ade-Thomas soaring to higher heights despite challenges

– real support needed from government and corporate Guyana Despite the lack of real corporate and governmental support, many of Guyana’s athletes continues to soar the ladder of positive...

National Chess champion Taffin Khan retains lead in the Red Cherry tournament

Aug 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on National Chess champion Taffin Khan retains lead in the Red Cherry tournament

Senior National Chess champion, Taffin Khan, in an exhibition of speed and shrewd concentration, turned back the challenges of his detractors to lead the points table when the fourth preliminary...

Peacemaker stabbed by cousin

Aug 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Peacemaker stabbed by cousin

A 27-year-old construction worker was on Thursday stabbed twice in his abdomen by his cousin, with whom he once shared a close relationship. Damien Moore of Non Pareil, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was...

There is no Civic in the PPP

Aug 04, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on There is no Civic in the PPP

Dear Editor, The statements by Peeping Tom in your August 2 edition concerning the Civic component of the PPP/Civic is very interesting and revealing. Especially at the end of the article, when Mr....

Falling through the cracks

Aug 04, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Falling through the cracks

The results of the Caribbean Secondary Examinations Council examinations should be out anytime now. More than 18,000 Guyanese students would have written these examinations and no more than twenty...

Mom believes poor patient care caused newborn’s death

Aug 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Mom believes poor patient care caused newborn’s death

Eighteen-year-old Natasha Singh of Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo, lost her first child at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Wednesday last, around 02:30 hours,...

Soesdyke children killings…Preliminary Inquiry underway

Aug 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Soesdyke children killings…Preliminary Inquiry underway

Almost ten months after the brutal slaying of three children at Soesdyke, the Preliminary Inquiry into the case got underway on Tuesday last with the accused, John Blanchard, appearing before...

GPHC ‘christens’ Maternity Unit Theatre

Aug 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC ‘christens’ Maternity Unit Theatre

– patients no longer have to be sent to main operating facility Mandy Smith, 23, yesterday became the first-ever patient to be operated on in the recently commissioned Operating Theatre...

Over 200 kids to attend annual police youth camp

Aug 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Over 200 kids to attend annual police youth camp

Over 200 children will attend the Guyana Police Force’s Annual Youth Camp which is being held in collaboration with the Guyana Police Wives’ Association, between Monday August 6 and Saturday...

G/town, Vreed-en-Hoop stellings are critical as a backup to Demerara Bridge

Aug 04, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on G/town, Vreed-en-Hoop stellings are critical as a backup to Demerara Bridge

Dear Editor, The submerging of the Demerara Harbour Bridge leaves a lot of unanswered questions and many, many lessons to be learnt, and I do hope that those in authority learn quickly and put...

Homer continues ascendancy

Aug 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Homer continues ascendancy

By Edison Jefford Up and coming table tennis star, Jamaali Homer continued her ascendancy in Jamaica at the Pre-Cadets Caribbean Championships when she tallied four medals to help the Guyanese...

Cuba’s Leuris Pupo wins pistol gold

Aug 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cuba’s Leuris Pupo wins pistol gold

Leuris Pupo gave Cuba their first gold medal of the London 2012 Olympics with victory in the men’s 25m rapid pistol event at the Royal Artillery Barracks. Pupo equalled the finals world record with...

Immigration TALK: Questions & Answers

Aug 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Immigration TALK: Questions & Answers

By: Attorney Gail S. Seeram, Through this “Question & Answer” column, our goal is to answer your immigration questions. Many of you have questions on backlog time and eligibility – we...

Linden yet to return to normalcy

Aug 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Linden yet to return to normalcy

It has been just over two weeks since the protest against increased electricity tariffs for the mining town of Linden started, and the shooting to death of the three Lindeners who were buried on...

WHO WERE THE WILD ONES?

Aug 04, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHO WERE THE WILD ONES?

There is a cloud of secrecy hanging over the just concluded elections of the People’s National Congress Reform. And interestingly, many of the unashamedly anti- government journalists in Guyana can...

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A lesson the PSC missed

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(Kaieteur News) – There is no question that Guyanese would have noticed the brooch worn by Delcy Rodríguez during her recent visits to Grenada and Barbados. Nor is there any doubt that for Guyanese the depiction of the Essequibo as Venezuelan on that brooch cuts deeply. But it does not follow...

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) –As with all my commentaries, this one is strictly in my personal capacity, drawing on more than fifty years of engagement with Caribbean affairs and a lifelong commitment to the cause of regional integration. I do not speak on behalf of any government or...

A special kind of lawyering, and at its best

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Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – For those with Biblical contexts, it said: “no man can serve two masters at the same time.” Sage advice due to its practicality. Divided loyalty is one. Playing one against the other is second. And always coming out ahead when the first two wrangle...

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