February 10, 2013

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$4.5M fraud at Eccles NDC…Auditor General also probing possible arson attempt

Feb 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on $4.5M fraud at Eccles NDC…Auditor General also probing possible arson attempt

State auditors probing a possible fraud of several millions of dollars at a Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) on East Bank Demerara are expected to complete their work in as little...

This disparity in sentence ought to inform us that we have a dysfunctional justice system

Feb 10, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on This disparity in sentence ought to inform us that we have a dysfunctional justice system

Dear Editor, I refer to an article published in Stabroek News’ Feb 7, 2013 edition captioned “’Burning a joint’ gets vendor two-year jail term”. Below I provide a summary of the facts of...

Guyanese jailed after using stolen money to buy Blackberry, tennis shoes

Feb 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese jailed after using stolen money to buy Blackberry, tennis shoes

Antigua (caribarena.com)- A man who said that his former boss was partly to blame for his crime, was sentenced when he appeared in the High Court before Chief Justice Keith Thom. Osmond...

Pregnant women should refrain from consuming alcohol

Feb 10, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Pregnant women should refrain from consuming alcohol

Dear Editor, Alcohol abuse has been a chronic problem in the Guyanese society for many decades with dim prospects of solving it. Relief to this problem is not in sight due to a severe lack of skilled...

Nagamootoo exposed yet again

Feb 10, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Nagamootoo exposed yet again

Dear Editor, Last Sunday, the Chronicle published an article informing the public that the Alliance for Change (AFC’s) Moses Nagamootoo voted in support of the Former President’s Benefits and...

Backer says Nandlall is but a transmitting officer when Bills are passed

Feb 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Backer says Nandlall is but a transmitting officer when Bills are passed

Ramjattan says AG should not touch Bills passed Attorney General Anil Nandlall serves as mere “transmitting officer” once Bills are passed in the National Assembly,...

Man gets 14 years for killing wife

Feb 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Man gets 14 years for killing wife

Suresh Persaud, 31, formerly of Columbia Village, Essequibo Coast, was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment by Justice Franklin Holder, at the conclusion of his trial at the Suddie High...

Linden father for re-trial for son’s murder case

Feb 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Linden father for re-trial for son’s murder case

Linden resident, Calvin Bailey, will have to face another trial to ascertain whether he was the cause of his 18-month-old son’s death in 2007. The man was, on Friday, remanded back...

Once accountability is allowed, those rags to riches stories will vanish from the lives of PPP officials

Feb 10, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Once accountability is allowed, those rags to riches stories will vanish from the lives of PPP officials

Dear Editor, The PPP and its minority government have been accused of and are in fact demonstrably guilty of violating our constitution. From their continuing refusal to implement the Public...

Duck thieving fisherman tells court…Ducks flew into yard and dogs ate them

Feb 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Duck thieving fisherman tells court…Ducks flew into yard and dogs ate them

“I was at home when three ducks flew into my yard and the dogs were chasing them. I took a stick and pelt one of the ducks and killed it. The dog picked up the duck and ran away. I...

Walk on fire if you must

Feb 10, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Walk on fire if you must

Dear Editor, Many of us are constantly battered by any number of challenges. Among these is the destruction of the moral fabric that is society. We are constantly lied to and lied about. Many times...

My concerns over the CCTV issue are about fairness, transparency, reciprocity and sovereignty

Feb 10, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on My concerns over the CCTV issue are about fairness, transparency, reciprocity and sovereignty

Dear Editor, The official launch of CCTV by the Administration on Friday (February 8th 2013) continues to raise more questions. Some of those questions are: What procedures were taken to license the...

Fire destroys New Amsterdam home

Feb 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Fire destroys New Amsterdam home

An early morning fire yesterday destroyed a home at Vryman’s Erven, New Amsterdam resulting in two persons being left homeless. According to reports the fire started around 01:30...

Relative of murdered Berbice businessman receives death threats

Feb 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Relative of murdered Berbice businessman receives death threats

It has been almost three months since the death of Winston Ragnauth, called’ Toney’ the Shopkeeper of Lot 2 North Whim Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice, whose body was discovered...

Parliamentary Sectoral Committees

Feb 10, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Parliamentary Sectoral Committees

Last Thursday, in addition to the fireworks and walkouts that accompanied the speech by Minister of Home Affairs on the floor of the House, there were some other, potentially more productive,...

From the Diaspora…IS THE PPP SELLING OUT THE SOVEREIGN RIGHTS OF GUYANESE

Feb 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…IS THE PPP SELLING OUT THE SOVEREIGN RIGHTS OF GUYANESE

By Ralph Seeram The villagers “arrested” the thief; they took him to the village office; they held him down on the steps of the office. Some held his feet, other held down his arms outstretched,...

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Podium dreams alive as Guyana’s U20 athletes shine on Day One in...

Aug 06, 2026

By Rawle Toney (Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s largest-ever team to the World Athletics U20 Championships has made an encouraging start to its campaign in Oregon, USA, with several athletes advancing...

Caste, capitalism and the plantation

Aug 06, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The argument was recently made on a BBC radio podcast dealing with Indian indentured immigration that the Indian caste system was incompatible with the capitalist ethos of the post-Emancipation Caribbean plantation. There is an appealing simplicity to the argument. Caste was...

Nicaragua’s Abandoned Ballot: What the OAS Can and Cannot Do

Aug 02, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Daniel Ortega has now said openly what his regime has demonstrated for years: the people of Nicaragua are not to be permitted to remove their rulers through elections. During celebrations marking the 47th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution, Ortega...

Who’s responsible, who will take responsibility?

Jul 30, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – A tragedy of catastrophic proportions is now Guyana’s to manage. An old passenger ferry boat went to the bottom. According to news reports of Saturday, 73 bodies have been recovered and 76 rescued. Taking the official count of 179 passengers on...

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$4.5M fraud at Eccles NDC…Auditor General also probing possible arson attempt

This disparity in sentence ought to inform us that we have a dysfunctional justice system

Guyanese jailed after using stolen money to buy Blackberry, tennis shoes

Pregnant women should refrain from consuming alcohol

Nagamootoo exposed yet again

Backer says Nandlall is but a transmitting officer when Bills are passed

Man gets 14 years for killing wife

Linden father for re-trial for son’s murder case

Once accountability is allowed, those rags to riches stories will vanish from the lives of PPP officials

Duck thieving fisherman tells court…Ducks flew into yard and dogs ate them

Walk on fire if you must

My concerns over the CCTV issue are about fairness, transparency, reciprocity and sovereignty

Fire destroys New Amsterdam home

Relative of murdered Berbice businessman receives death threats

Parliamentary Sectoral Committees

From the Diaspora…IS THE PPP SELLING OUT THE SOVEREIGN RIGHTS OF GUYANESE

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