2013 - Page 625 of 645 - Kaieteur News

Archives by Month:

Archives by Year:

Feasibility study, design this year for Grove to Timehri road

Jan 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Feasibility study, design this year for Grove to Timehri road

– material shortages caused delays to roads, bridges construction in 2012 Government has announced major plans this year for its long term programme to deal with the country’s traffic...

Gunmen rob Mon Repos jeweller

Jan 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Gunmen rob Mon Repos jeweller

Gunmen escaped with an undisclosed sum of gold and diamond jewellery around 16:00 hrs yesterday after holding up a stall owner at the Mon Repos Market, East Coast Demerara. Owner of the...

Mining and farming clash, – Which takes precedence?

Jan 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Mining and farming clash, – Which takes precedence?

Despite the Caribbean and the rest of the world seeking ways to improve food security, it would appear that in Guyana, once there is mining, farming may be secondary. At least that is the notion of...

GNBS intensifies surveillance, inspection of commodities

Jan 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GNBS intensifies surveillance, inspection of commodities

– textiles, garments and footwear to be tested By Rabindra Rooplall For 2013, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) will commence the testing of textiles, garments and...

Ten graduate from Sterling Products literacy programme

Jan 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Ten graduate from Sterling Products literacy programme

In its continued efforts to facilitate the growth and development of employees, Sterling Products Limited (SPL) held its annual Literacy Graduation Ceremony on Friday. Ten staff members...

The day seven died at Rose Hall, Canje in 1970

Jan 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on The day seven died at Rose Hall, Canje in 1970

By Winston Felix It was indeed a sad day in Canje 43 years ago. Thousands of Guyanese flocked to Rose Hall Estate to determine what happened at the factory. They wanted to know what had...

Sunday Cartoon

Jan 13, 2013 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

A Guyanese cricketing icon…Basil Fitzherbert Butcher is a ‘Special Person’

Jan 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on A Guyanese cricketing icon…Basil Fitzherbert Butcher is a ‘Special Person’

“I played my first test match in Bombay; five against India and three against Pakistan, and in the first six test matches I made 50 and above, including two centuries. This feat was never repeated...

Living A Life That Matters

Jan 13, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Living A Life That Matters

Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end. There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours, or days. All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to...

The Guyana Society for the Blind – A truly inspiring unit

Jan 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on The Guyana Society for the Blind – A truly inspiring unit

By Jenelle Willabus The Guyana Society for the Blind has been around for decades, and while it can be logically deduced that the name of the organization denotes who it essentially represents,...

The Baccoo Speaks

Jan 13, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

When I spoke of the electrocution I was talking about the incident outside the Stabroek Market. The situation could have been much worse but for the lack of attention by the Angel of Doom. The...

Planning beyond Hugo Chavez

Jan 13, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Planning beyond Hugo Chavez

By Sir Ronald Sanders Hugo Chavez, the populist leader of Venezuela, could not turn-up on January 10 for his swearing-in ceremony as President for a fourth consecutive term. Quite naturally, the...

MODERATION AND COALITION

Jan 13, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on MODERATION AND COALITION

David Hinds recently awarded APNU an “F” grade for its evident abandonment of its pre-election commitment to a ‘national government’ platform. While the grade might be deserved for other...

WHERE ARE THE LOCAL GOOD OFFICERS?

Jan 13, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHERE ARE THE LOCAL GOOD OFFICERS?

It is regrettable that it had to take the presence of a delegation from FIFA to reach an agreement which it is hoped will finally bring a resolution to the impasse within the...

Life’s enjoyments are just there

Jan 13, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Life’s enjoyments are just there

Enjoyment is a tiny package packed with moments of intense pleasure. Everyone knows this and that is why some of us have pleasant memories of things that might have otherwise been...

A strange man…an equally strange death

Jan 13, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on A strange man…an equally strange death

By Michael Jordan He apparently had no close friends. No women in his life…few photographs of himself. He seldom confided in anyone….not his family, not his colleagues. So no one could quite...

Former QC student set for prestigious Harvard Conference

Jan 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Former QC student set for prestigious Harvard Conference

By Sharmain Grainger An ambitious attitude backed by a keen sense of intuition has been the driving force that has kept former Queen’s College student, Elson Low, focused and passionate about his...

I saw the fragility of everything last year

Jan 13, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I saw the fragility of everything last year

In its New Year’s Day edition, the Stabroek News listed a number of prominent Guyanese who died in 2012. Left out was one the most famous names in Guyana in the sixties. We all make little mistakes...

The Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria)

Jan 13, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria)

The Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria) is a tortoise native to South America. It has also been introduced to many islands in the Caribbean. It draws its name from the red or orange scales...

Book Review: Akin to No One

Jan 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Book Review: Akin to No One

Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby Fate and free will collide in Haitian drama Akin to No One is an existential masterpiece. It is vintage story telling that moves, provokes, and instructs. Haitian...

“Blackout Nation”

Jan 13, 2013 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on “Blackout Nation”

We all have been experiencing blackouts almost daily in Guyana. We are becoming known as the “Blackout Nation”. Many have complained that even with good internal wiring, surge protectors...

Scrap metal dealer remanded on drug charge

Jan 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Scrap metal dealer remanded on drug charge

An Albouystown Scrap metal dealer, who reportedly had in his possession a significant quantity of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking, was denied bail when he faced the court last Friday. Police...

From the Diaspora…WHAT DO DRUGS, NIS AND THE 1823 MONUMENT HAVE INCOMMON?

Jan 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…WHAT DO DRUGS, NIS AND THE 1823 MONUMENT HAVE INCOMMON?

By Ralph Seeram My article today would be of a rambling nature, a sort of rants, if you may. I am a little depressed, that might be too strong a word, a melancholy mood might better describe me....

ImmigrationINFO …Immigration News For Our Community

Jan 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO …Immigration News For Our Community

How to Avoid Paying Immigration Filing Fees? Attorney Gail S. Seeram Given the economic hardship that is faced by many in the United States and worldwide, Citizenship and Immigration Services...

Lost lives

Jan 13, 2013 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Lost lives

The People’s Progressive Party seems intent on obstructing any attempt to investigate criminal violence during Bharrat Jagdeo’s 12-year presidency. Despite its majority in the National Assembly...

PREV 623 624625626 627 NEXT LAST

Two more young cricketers benefit from Project “Cricket Gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana”

Does the PNCR really want to go down this road?

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- By the time I reached the fourth cup of chamomile tea—don’t judge me, it’s calming—I... more