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Fashion Village for Carifesta well underway

May 18, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Fashion Village for Carifesta well underway

The Carifesta Fashion Village is going to be excellent, assures Chairman of the Carifesta Fashion Focus Committee, Sonia Noel. Noel said that the current committee has been working day in and day out...

Retracting the letter that Ms. Alleyne-Persico did not write

May 18, 2008 KNews Letters Comments Off on Retracting the letter that Ms. Alleyne-Persico did not write

Dear Editor, I am hereby requesting the IMMEDIATE retraction of the piece titled “A Practical Guide to Visiting Guyana for CARIFESTA” published in the letters section of your paper on Saturday 17...

Is Ms Burton really a true trade unionist?

May 18, 2008 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is Ms Burton really a true trade unionist?

Dear Editor, I continue to observe evolving events over the years, and I have become increasingly disillusioned by many things. I make one such reference to Ms. Ali’s letter in Kaieteur News, 6th...

President not meeting CNS 6 on suspension

May 18, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on President not meeting CNS 6 on suspension

President Bharrat Jagdeo is not inclined to lift the suspension of the broadcast licence for CNS Channel 6, but would rather the matter be handled in court. On Friday, the President, who had...

Lusignan Prison undertakes fruit, vegetable project.

May 18, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Lusignan Prison undertakes fruit, vegetable project.

The Lusignan Prison, in collaboration with Food For The Poor Guyana Inc., has undertaken a project, and the Guyana Prison Service has undertaken a project to plant fruit and vegetables at the prison....

Extend the polygraph test to our Parliamentarians

May 18, 2008 KNews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Extend the polygraph test to our Parliamentarians

Lie detector tests are here and they have been put into effect even before the country has legislation to justify their use. The first set of people to undergo the tests are those drug enforcement...

We need to make every effort to avoid wasting water

May 18, 2008 KNews Letters Comments Off on We need to make every effort to avoid wasting water

Dear Editor, Inasmuch as I have reported here within these columns over the past years that the villages of Cumberland and Canefield, in East Canje, have been receiving water from the Cumberland...

The violations of human rights by Mugabe must not go unnoticed

May 18, 2008 KNews Letters Comments Off on The violations of human rights by Mugabe must not go unnoticed

Dear Editor, Throughout Africa, Zimbabwe is seen as one of the engineers of the anti-colonial struggle, with its now President, Mr. Robert Mugabe, leading the charge. Independence came after much...

Interesting Creatures in Guyana

May 18, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Interesting Creatures in Guyana

The Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) A pelican is any of several very large water birds belonging to the bird family ‘Pelecanidae’ that possess a distinctive pouch under the beak....

Blame the Government – When civilized people can’t talk to each other

May 18, 2008 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Blame the Government – When civilized people can’t talk to each other

People talk to each other in the civilized world, and when they fail to agree on something they talk again. If they still fail, then they seek mediation. It is like a husband and a wife; they do not...

The damage to public property

May 18, 2008 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The damage to public property

The destruction of property is almost as worrying as the crime situation, and it is time that something drastic is done. We keep hearing that stray animals caused vehicles to crash, sometimes with...

Guyana to seek US help for info on Roger Khan’s operations here

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to seek US help for info on Roger Khan’s operations here

Local police may be writing the United States and its embassy here to find out about alleged murder hits ordered by Shaheed Roger Khan, a Guyanese businessman who is implicated in drug trafficking in...

Corbin’s bodyguard released on bail, no formal charges laid

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Corbin’s bodyguard released on bail, no formal charges laid

Shortly after a letter was dispatched by the leader of the main opposition party, Robert Corbin, to Police Commissioner Henry Greene, the police released his bodyguard, Cyrus Boyce, on $15,000 bail....

Marriott Hotel construction closer to take off

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Marriott Hotel construction closer to take off

…edifice to be 10 storeys high The construction of the US$52M Marriott Hotel, Casino and Entertainment Complex is now one step closer after the company slated to construct the edifice, Adams...

Preparations stepped up for Agri business forum

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Preparations stepped up for Agri business forum

With food prices soaring in the Caribbean and around the globe and its annual food bill expected to climb this year, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is taking a proactive approach to the issue by...

South America’s oldest woman…

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on South America’s oldest woman…

Human Services Ministry honours Matilda Lewis South America’s oldest woman, Guyanese Matilda Lewis was yesterday honoured by the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security during the...

Police child-flogging incident…

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Police child-flogging incident…

Manickchand satisfied with staff investigation Minister of Human Services Priya Manickchand said she is satisfied with the level of investigations conducted by her staff following revelations that a...

Boy drowns in Blairmont canal

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Boy drowns in Blairmont canal

A nine-year-old boy drowned in a canal near the Blairmont sugar estate at around 15:30 hrs yesterday while swimming there with two friends. Hemraj Persaud, of Lot 68 Bacchus Street, Rosignol,...

Infrastructure arrangements for CARIFESTA X moving apace

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Infrastructure arrangements for CARIFESTA X moving apace

Venues in Georgetown and its environs which have been selected to host delegations that will be performing in Guyana during the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) X in August are being upgraded....

GECOM registration behind schedule Ramotar

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM registration behind schedule Ramotar

The work of encoders at GECOM is extremely unacceptable, General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Donald Ramotar, said yesterday. Speaking to the media at Freedom House, Ramotar...

No atmosphere of trust between PPP, PNCR

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on No atmosphere of trust between PPP, PNCR

– President Jagdeo Opposition Leader Robert Corbin’s time would be better spent if he uses it to educate his supporters about the real nature of the increase in the price of food, Donald Ramotar...

AFC concerned about Govt/ PNCR rhetoric, recent actions

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on AFC concerned about Govt/ PNCR rhetoric, recent actions

The Alliance For Change (AFC) is calling on the PPP/C and the PNCR to “tone down the rhetoric and actions which seem to be taking the country, and their respective supporters, down a path of...

Trio on larceny charges granted bail

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Trio on larceny charges granted bail

Three young men were yesterday granted bail after appearing in court charged with larceny by clerk or servant committed on National Hardware. Anil Bhagwandeen, a 20-year-old bond clerk, of Cornelia...

Guyana acquires polygraph machine

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana acquires polygraph machine

– President warns of increased use locally Guyana has acquired its own polygraph equipment and Government intends to use it in the wider security field, according to President Bharrat Jagdeo....

More British support for police within Security Sector Reform

May 17, 2008 KNews News Comments Off on More British support for police within Security Sector Reform

In support of the Government of Guyana’s programme of Security Sector Reform (SSR), the British High Commission will soon deliver further training and equipment to the Guyana Police Force. This...

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