December 2012

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Police on top of things, don’t expect retaliation

Dec 10, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Police on top of things, don’t expect retaliation

Spate of Drug busts… – Crime Chief (ag) Assistant Commissioner Law Enforcement, and Acting Crime Chief, Winston Cosbert, yesterday pronounced that the Guyana Police Force is “on top...

Nesha’s Flower Shop gutted by fire

Dec 10, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Nesha’s Flower Shop gutted by fire

It will be a gloomy Christmas for one city businesswoman, whose business went up in flames right before her eyes as she watched firemen fighting the blaze, yesterday afternoon. At around 17:13 hours,...

Phones, marijuana, sharp instruments unearthed in Prison search

Dec 10, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Phones, marijuana, sharp instruments unearthed in Prison search

A joint services search of the Camp Street Prison, yesterday unearthed sharp instruments, cellular phones, money and marijuana, according to Prison sources. Joint services ranks...

Guyana, Cuba express mutual sentiments of togetherness

Dec 10, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana, Cuba express mutual sentiments of togetherness

Guyanese and Cuban nationals shared mutual sentiments of togetherness, growth and partnership last Saturday as they celebrated the 40th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between the...

Police youth club initiative “significantly” reduced crime in Tiger Bay

Dec 10, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Police youth club initiative “significantly” reduced crime in Tiger Bay

The Guyana Police Force has recorded another successful year for the Rosemary Lane Youth Club saying that the initiative has led to a significant reduction of criminal activities in the...

Region Eight micro-hydropower construction to begin in 2013

Dec 10, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Region Eight micro-hydropower construction to begin in 2013

Construction of the micro-hydro power system at Chiung Water Fall in Kato, Region Eight is expected to commence by October 2013. This initiative which is part of Government’s broader...

President Ramotar checks on Marriott hotel construction

Dec 10, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on President Ramotar checks on Marriott hotel construction

President Donald Ramotar yesterday made a spot check on the ongoing construction works on the Marriott Hotel in Kingston, Georgetown. This is the Head of State’s first visit to the...

The state is being run like a private corporation – GHRA

Dec 10, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on The state is being run like a private corporation – GHRA

The winner-take-all, unaccountable politics in Guyana has always been vulnerable to those in power using their position to accumulate personal wealth. This weakness, according to the Guyana...

Construction of Kato Secondary School to commence early in 2013

Dec 10, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Construction of Kato Secondary School to commence early in 2013

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds on Saturday visited Region Eight to inspect the site where the Kato Secondary School will be constructed and he was briefed on the status of the project. The...

President sings ‘Oh Holy Night’ at Berbice Children’s Christmas party

Dec 10, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on President sings ‘Oh Holy Night’ at Berbice Children’s Christmas party

The First Lady Foundation under the auspices of First Lady Deolatchmee Ramotar as well as the President of Guyana, Donald Ramotar, yesterday spread the Christmas cheer with over 400...

Radio licences granted days before Jagdeo’s departure…Applicants deem Jagdeo’s action dishonest, partisan

Dec 10, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Radio licences granted days before Jagdeo’s departure…Applicants deem Jagdeo’s action dishonest, partisan

A decision by the then President Bharrat Jagdeo to issue a number of radio licences days before the November 28, 2011 General and Regional Elections has been described as an act that saw the...

Guyana Association of Scrabble Players donate to two orphanages after successful fund raiser

Dec 10, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Association of Scrabble Players donate to two orphanages after successful fund raiser

Two charitable organizations, St Ann’s Girls’ Orphanage of Thomas Street Georgetown and the St John’s Bosco of Plaisance ECD, yesterday afternoon collected more than $60,000 cash, toiletries...

The onus is on President Ramotar to right this injustice and avoid tarnishing his reputation

Dec 10, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The onus is on President Ramotar to right this injustice and avoid tarnishing his reputation

Dear Editor, The recent disclosure that Dr. Ranjisinghi ‘Bobby’ Ramroop, owner of Guyana Times, was given a radio licence in preference to the ‘Media of Choice’ in Guyana -Kaieteur News, and...

Juan Manuel Marquez knocks out Manny Pacquiao in sixth round

Dec 10, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Juan Manuel Marquez knocks out Manny Pacquiao in sixth round

BBC Sport – Juan Manuel Marquez delivered a devastating right hand to knock out Manny Pacquiao in the sixth round of their welterweight bout in Las Vegas. Mexican Marquez, 39, floored Pacquiao,...

The Southern Connection

Dec 10, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The Southern Connection

Late last week, Foreign Affairs Minister, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and her Brazilian counterpart, Antonio Patriota signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a Working Group on...

The enriched bullies and the Minister

Dec 10, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The enriched bullies and the Minister

Dear Editor, The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment told SN reporters (SN, December 8, 2012) that “…We are awaiting some more information and as I said a team will be in Curacao...

Contrary to national policy and the FPA, export of timber logs to Asia is thriving

Dec 10, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Contrary to national policy and the FPA, export of timber logs to Asia is thriving

Dear Editor, The Forest Products Association (FPA) of Guyana is one of the oldest trade associations in the Caribbean, founded in 1944. Like the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association...

Water and security issues plague Parfaite Harmonie residents

Dec 10, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Water and security issues plague Parfaite Harmonie residents

Irate residents of Phase Two Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara vented their frustrations on Saturday at what they said is a total lack of concern by authorities for persons living in that...

TIME FOR A CABINET RESHUFFLE

Dec 10, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on TIME FOR A CABINET RESHUFFLE

They say that you should not hit a man when he is down. But sometimes when a man is down, it is the best time to consider his future. Mr. Roger Forbes Luncheon is at present recovering from a fall....

Soepe Koese wins Mr. Flex Night Int. from Green, Clarke & Harlequin

Dec 10, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Soepe Koese wins Mr. Flex Night Int. from Green, Clarke & Harlequin

– Taharally (Best Legs), Warner (Bikini) & Fortune (Flex Night) are top ladies By Franklin Wilson Mr. Suriname Soepe ‘The Little Dutchman’ Koese sealed excellent back to back weekends...

The Communist style of Dictatorship is alive and well in Guyana

Dec 10, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Communist style of Dictatorship is alive and well in Guyana

Dear Editor, After reading Mr. Ramkarran’s lengthy analysis we have concluded that he has not addressed some of the more serious issues that have and continue to plague the PPP. One such issue is...

Ms. Teixeira dismisses Guyana Corruption Report: Is she Correct?

Dec 10, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ms. Teixeira dismisses Guyana Corruption Report: Is she Correct?

Dear Editor, Pronouncements made by Governance Advisor Gail Teixeira on corruption are indeed interesting, having dismissed the ranking on corruption in Guyana by Transparency International (TI). ...

$Unity\Lancaster honours Chanderpaul$

Unity\Lancaster honours Chanderpaul

Dec 10, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Unity\Lancaster honours Chanderpaul

National team beat Tiger’s XI in feature T\20 By Zaheer Mohamed The Unity \ Lancaster Sports Club yesterday honoured West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul with a simple ceremony...

Andrew Wong carts off motorcycle after winning Grass Track Race Meet

Dec 10, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Andrew Wong carts off motorcycle after winning Grass Track Race Meet

Several weeks of competitive motorcycle Grass Track racing at venues countrywide culminated with Andrew Wong emerging victorious when the final stage of the Grass Track Race Meet concluded at the...

WHAT IN THE WORLD?

Dec 10, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on WHAT IN THE WORLD?

We have only one world but many different perspectives on it. In 1999, James Bond said emphatically, “The world is not enough.” Now, according to climate experts and Bond freaks, Skyfall is...

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Silence and sloth

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