December 2012

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Convict gets third sentence a day after his release

Dec 05, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Convict gets third sentence a day after his release

A 29-year-old man, who obviously had not learnt from his previous errors, was yesterday sentenced to six months imprisonment by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry. Vickram Sukdeo, who...

Helping micro- and small-enterprise development in Guyana

Dec 05, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Helping micro- and small-enterprise development in Guyana

Dear Editor, SN reported on 16 November that the LCDS project ‘Micro and small enterprise development and building alternative livelihoods for vulnerable groups’ will start in...

Government not listening to rice farmers

Dec 05, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Government not listening to rice farmers

Dear Editor, Rice farmers in the MMA district and probably other parts of the country are planting on lands rented from lessees. These lands were leased to persons, some of whom know...

Government mishandled SN breach of Intelligence Building

Dec 05, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Government mishandled SN breach of Intelligence Building

Dear Editor, Regarding your news item on the police visit to SN office and the quizzing of its editor, the government made a terrible mistake in its handling of the breach of the...

A tribute to Hilbert Spence, former Minister of Trade

Dec 05, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on A tribute to Hilbert Spence, former Minister of Trade

Dear Editor, It is with regret that I learnt of the passing of Hilbert Spence who I am told died at the age of 92. Too often patriotic Guyanese pass away without anyone knowing of the...

The political Permanent Secretary

Dec 05, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The political Permanent Secretary

Dear Editor, As is customary we do not read the Chronicle of propaganda, distortions and untruths but our friends and supporters continue to send us pertinent articles from that pitiful...

Government should order mid-term review of Hope Canal project

Dec 05, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Government should order mid-term review of Hope Canal project

Dear Editor, A few days ago we made a site visit to the Hope Canal Project to assess construction progress. What we observed with respect to project activities, quality control and the...

Partnering development

Dec 05, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Partnering development

The evident abandonment by the World Trade Organization (WTO) of the Doha Development Round of negotiations highlights importance of the last Millennium Goal: for countries to enter...

Thanks for the money, Mr. Corbin!

Dec 05, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Thanks for the money, Mr. Corbin!

Two months ago, I got a call from Robert Corbin. Mr. Corbin contacted me to give me some good news. More than two years ago, the police had shot and killed a sixteen-year-old boy at Patentia. The...

Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Futsal Competition…

Dec 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Futsal Competition…

Massive support anticipated for teams as semi-finals begin tonight Even though most times in sports the best teams make it to the championship round, no one could have predicted that the...

Chess champions Taffin Khan and Anthony Drayton collect accolades at GCF ceremony

Dec 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Chess champions Taffin Khan and Anthony Drayton collect accolades at GCF ceremony

Errol Tiwari honoured for sterling contribution to sport After an especially hectic year where chess players travelled to several rural communities to compete for lucrative accolades, the Guyana...

23rd Kashif and Shanghai Football Tournament…Beharry to hand over MVP Motor Car today

Dec 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on 23rd Kashif and Shanghai Football Tournament…Beharry to hand over MVP Motor Car today

Corporate Guyana is making good of its promise as it relates to the 23rd Kashif and Shanghai Football Tournament, as Edward B. Beharry & Company LTD, is set to hand over a brand new motor car...

Exclusive Styles presents tournament balls

Dec 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Exclusive Styles presents tournament balls

Known for its support for athletes and sports events, Exclusive Styles further enhanced its reputation as a corporate entity that delivers on its promises to aid in the development of sports...

Flex Night International…Mukesh Kanhai vows “Suriname is coming to Guyana to win”

Dec 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Flex Night International…Mukesh Kanhai vows “Suriname is coming to Guyana to win”

Mike Tyson once said that in the ring he threw punches “with bad intentions.” President of the Suriname Bodybuilding and Weightlifting Federation, Mukesh Kanhai, was in similar combative...

Orphans to benefit as Scrabble Association stages benefit tournament

Dec 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Orphans to benefit as Scrabble Association stages benefit tournament

The Christmas season is upon us and the newly elected officers of the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP), under the Presidency of Leon Belony, will join in the spirit of giving when...

Mayor Green 78th birthday football tourney…Teams vie for quarterfinals spots tomorrow at GFC

Dec 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mayor Green 78th birthday football tourney…Teams vie for quarterfinals spots tomorrow at GFC

Football lovers that have witnessed the excitement in the Mayor Hamilton Green 78th birth anniversary inter-ward KO soccer tournament can expect more of the same when several teams square off...

LABA Malta Supreme Christmas Basketball C/ship starts…Jets, Kings, Raiders each record wins over weekend

Dec 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on LABA Malta Supreme Christmas Basketball C/ship starts…Jets, Kings, Raiders each record wins over weekend

Amelia’s Ward Jets, Kashif and Shanghai Kings and Retrieve Raiders all won their opening matches as the Linden Amateur Basketball Association’s Malta Supreme Magnificent Seven...

Shariff put things in order for Bush Lot United Horserace meet Sunday

Dec 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shariff put things in order for Bush Lot United Horserace meet Sunday

Horseracing over the years has been dubbed the king of sports and with recent competition from other sports for sponsorship and publicity, those in the horseracing fraternity are giving the...

$Permaul to lead Guyana in Regional T\20 tourney$

Permaul to lead Guyana in Regional T\20 tourney

Dec 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Permaul to lead Guyana in Regional T\20 tourney

West Indies left arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul has been chosen to lead Guyana in the Regional Twenty\20 tournament which begins on January 6th 2013. Demerara all-rounder Christopher Barnwell...

Black Bush Polder Secondary wins Inter School Chess championship in Berbice

Dec 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Black Bush Polder Secondary wins Inter School Chess championship in Berbice

Defending champions Black Bush Secondary School of Mibicuri Black Bush, Corentyne made good use of home advantage as they for the second year running won the Berbice Inter School Chess...

Underdog are Dinban Memorial Dominoes Champs

Dec 04, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Underdog are Dinban Memorial Dominoes Champs

Asif Ahmad scored a Maximum 18 games to lead Underdog to victory in the final of the Anand Dinban Memorial Dominoes competition which was contested on Sunday last at Amit Ramnarine Restaurant...

Anger boils over at EZjet’s office for refunds

Dec 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Anger boils over at EZjet’s office for refunds

– CEO remains in hiding from FBI Refunds to passengers have not been an easy ride for the embattled air charter, EZjet, as several angry persons converged at the Brickdam offices...

Parliament grills PS over $10M taxi bill

Dec 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Parliament grills PS over $10M taxi bill

Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Tourism, Willet Hamilton, was grilled about why the Ministry spent $13M in 2009 and $10M in 2010 over the use of taxi services for staffers....

Depositor disappointed with Globe Trust payout

Dec 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Depositor disappointed with Globe Trust payout

A depositor who waited for 11 years to receive money owed to him when Globe Trust and Investments Company Limited (GTICL) failed in 2001 was disappointed with the meager sum paid to him by the...

Govt withdraws court challenge against ‘no confidence’ motion

Dec 04, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Govt withdraws court challenge against ‘no confidence’ motion

Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, in light of his most recently filed High Court action, withdrew his previous challenge against the no confidence motion against Home Affairs Minister Clement...

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The danger of renting another country’s power

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(Kaieteur News) – There is an old temptation among small countries, particularly those situated beside larger and more troublesome neighbours. They often mistake the friendship of a great power for an insurance policy. The illusion is comforting. It permits governments to spend less time...

Haiti after Kenscoff: Pledges and Promises Do Not Stop the Killing

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in January 2025, but it remained an important barrier between...

Praising President Ali, PPP for thinking of Guyanese

Aug 31, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – I wish to thank publicly President Ali and the PPP Govt for keeping Guyanese in mind, caring for them. This should have been done before, but circumstances kept getting in the way. The president helped to get priorities in order, so here I am with gratitude in my heart,...

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