February 2013

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LABA names squads for March 2 showdown against Georgetown

Feb 15, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on LABA names squads for March 2 showdown against Georgetown

The Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) has called up some 21 prospective Under-19 players ahead of their clash against Georgetown on March 2 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The Under-19...

Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club coordinator, Olga Harry, passes on

Feb 15, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club coordinator, Olga Harry, passes on

Members of the Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club (CSTC), noted for the promotion of Racewalk activities, are mourning the death of its founder member and coordinator, Ms. Olga Harry, who passed away on...

WICB President salutes Windies Women’s historic achievement

Feb 15, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on WICB President salutes Windies Women’s historic achievement

– says success is part of Strategic Plan to support and grow women’s cricket St John’s, Antigua – Dr. Julian Hunte, President of the West Indies Cricket Board has congratulated the West...

GFF/GFRC/Nat. Referees Committee host Beginners Course from today

Feb 15, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/GFRC/Nat. Referees Committee host Beginners Course from today

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) in association with the Guyana Football Referees Council (GFRC) and the National Referees Committee (NRC) will be hosting a Beginners Referees Course that will be...

Bartica Regatta 2K 13 to be launched on Tuesday at Pegasus

Feb 15, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bartica Regatta 2K 13 to be launched on Tuesday at Pegasus

The 2013 edition of the biggest water sport event in Guyana, ‘Bartica Easter Regatta’ is set for Tuesday next at the Le Meriden Pegasus Hotel, from 10:30hrs. According to a release from the...

NLSC 5th Inter Corporation Dominoes starts today

Feb 15, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on NLSC 5th Inter Corporation Dominoes starts today

Dominoes lovers and players are eagerly awaiting the start of the 5th Next Level Sports Club (NLSC) Inter Corporation Dominoes competition and family fun day set for Banks DIH Limited, Thirst Park,...

Goolsarran rejects unwarranted attacks

Feb 15, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Goolsarran rejects unwarranted attacks

DEAR EDITOR, There were two recent anonymous letters appearing in the Guyana Chronicle newspaper attacking the Doctor in Business Administration degree that I obtained from the Robert Kennedy College...

Another con game!

Feb 15, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Another con game!

Dear Editor: In a classified conversation that Bharrat Jagdeo has with the then US Ambassador His Excellency Mr. Robinson on October 2, 2006, that was leaked by WIKILEAKS; he outlined his priorities...

Focus on the wages paid by the Chinese

Feb 15, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Focus on the wages paid by the Chinese

Dear Editor, About 10 to 15 years ago, when I was an engineering student and before, I realised that the labour cost to construct a typical residential house on the coast of Guyana was approximately...

I lost hope in Guyana

Feb 15, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on I lost hope in Guyana

Dear editor Four weeks ago, I attended Parliament and the debate was on the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Cuba. It was a rare occasion: all parliamentarians were in agreement. What I...

The harsh lot of the sugar workers

Feb 15, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The harsh lot of the sugar workers

Dear Editor, Mr Editor, as I am wont to do to begin my day here in New York, I open the Guyana newspapers on line and read in minute details all the news on my dear, suffering country of my birth,...

Is the NIS committing suicide?

Feb 15, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Is the NIS committing suicide?

Notwithstanding all the protestations from the Chairman and the Board of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), the latter has been in trouble for quite some time. Last December, after the eighth...

US Embassy launches ‘American Spot’ at National Library

Feb 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on US Embassy launches ‘American Spot’ at National Library

– anticipates closer collaboration with Guyana Aimed at exemplifying the United States of America’s commitment to the core tenet of democracy, which speaks to a citizen’s...

GuySuCo official dismisses chronically ill workers’ claims

Feb 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo official dismisses chronically ill workers’ claims

– one of them was paid off by corporation Evidence has emerged that claims made by sugar workers attached to the East Demerara Estates may not be entirely accurate. A reliable...

Brazilian businesswoman was beaten, strangled

Feb 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Brazilian businesswoman was beaten, strangled

– prime suspect reportedly has history of violence A post mortem performed on Wednesday confirmed that Brazilian businesswoman Elisangela Silva Figueara was beaten and strangled, but all...

Guyana collected $5.3B EU sugar support in 2012

Feb 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana collected $5.3B EU sugar support in 2012

– drew down $24.7B since 2006 Government collected 19.7M euro (G$5.3B) in December as part of the ongoing sugar support measures. According to a joint statement from the Ministry...

Disability Organisations record largest single donation

Feb 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Disability Organisations record largest single donation

The Guyana Council of Organisations for Persons with Disabilities yesterday recorded its single largest donation, compliments of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints....

Bel Air heist…Cop remanded on bribery accusation

Feb 15, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Bel Air heist…Cop remanded on bribery accusation

Police Constable Odel Percival was yesterday remanded to jail after being accused of trying to pervert the course of justice. The 33-year-old policeman along with a colleague,...

Corruption, time and indispensability

Feb 15, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Corruption, time and indispensability

There are two reasons why corruption has taken over the life of the PPP administration and has made the PPP vulnerable to cracking up. There may be other variables at work but this...

Brassington dodges questions on Marriott tender process

Feb 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Brassington dodges questions on Marriott tender process

…political parties, trade unions, and youth groups to protest today Winston Brassington, Chief Executive Officer of Atlantic Hotel Inc. (AHI), has avoided questions regarding the tender...

Marriott ‘atrocity’ must be stopped – GTUC

Feb 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Marriott ‘atrocity’ must be stopped – GTUC

The construction of the Marriott hotel without any Guyanese workers is an “atrocity” that must be stopped, the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) declared yesterday. The GTUC said that the...

Pensioner rescued from burning house

Feb 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Pensioner rescued from burning house

– Four homeless By: Romila Boodram and Leonard Gildarie Four persons are now homeless after a fire of so far; unknown origin completely destroyed their two-storey house located at Lot 78 First...

Driver plunges ambulance overboard with nurse

Feb 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Driver plunges ambulance overboard with nurse

The driver of an ambulance attached to the East Bank Demerara Regional Hospital yesterday lost control of the vehicle and ended up in the trench at Banks DIH Limited around 14:00 hours. The...

Dem boys seh … Love beat all today

Feb 14, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh … Love beat all today

Today is Valentine’s Day and whole day yesterday dem had men running fuh mek up wid dem lady friend who had dem in de dog house because de man couldn’t give dem money after Christmas. Man buy dem...

Protests begin against absent Guyanese in Marriott construction

Feb 14, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Protests begin against absent Guyanese in Marriott construction

Guyanese are now beginning to protest the recent move by the government to support the Chinese Construction Company, Shanghai Construction Group (SCG), responsible for the Construction of the...

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(Kaieteur News) – There was once a young man who had spent years preparing for what he believed would be the most important moment of his life. He studied late into the night. He sacrificed weekends. He turned down invitations from friends because he had a goal. When the opportunity finally...

Crime thrives on weak justice, illegal guns and dirty money

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is no longer only a matter for the police. It is weakening societies, draining economies and obstructing development. It is also testing public confidence in courts, governments and democratic institutions. The...

Visa revocations – corruption and drug trafficking ties

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(Kaieteur News) – Bolivians carried a goodly fraction of those exposed and tarnished by U.S. visa revocations. Columbians, Ecuadorians, Peruvians all suffered the same fate. Judges. Prosecutors. A Police official. An attorney general. The allegations: corruption and involvement in...

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