May 2011

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Tired of Harry Gill’s biased writings

May 25, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Tired of Harry Gill’s biased writings

Dear Editor, Mr. Editor I have grown weary reading the biased writing of one Mr. Harry Gill. But when I read his reckless articles, I consider what my brother said to me a few years ago “Haters...

Alcohol is insidious

May 25, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Alcohol is insidious

Dear Editor The Government has launched its Feminition Women’s Expo weekend. The press releases from the launch indicate that Banks DIH, DDL and Ansa McAl who all sell alcoholic and non-alcoholic...

Murder accused walks free

May 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Murder accused walks free

Twenty-eight year-old Bernstein James yesterday walked out of the Mahaica Magistrate’s Court a free man, freed of the charge of murder. He had been accused of killing his brother Floyd James, on...

PM Hinds cannot deny he spoke to me on March 4

May 25, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on PM Hinds cannot deny he spoke to me on March 4

The Prime Minister can hardly deny speaking to citizens when he is on the streets of Georgetown, because there are also five attendants who can testify to his action. The PM always has with him five...

Power and Sex

May 25, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Power and Sex

Henry Kissinger, who knew a thing or two about power in his days, once pithily remarked that power was the ultimate aphrodisiac. Nothing that has happened before and since – culminating with the...

The Legacy of Dr. Cheddi Jagan is Tarnished

May 25, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Legacy of Dr. Cheddi Jagan is Tarnished

Dear Editor Everyday one reads in the daily newspapers of corruption, crimes, substandard works and family disruption. In post 1992, many Guyanese felt that such attritions would no longer happen....

THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES…

May 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES…

Democracy is electronic these days. Television is all. Look at the history from poor Richard Nixon in 1960 (he looked shifty and he never changed that image until he resigned in 1973) to...

Is PPP really a democratically elected Gov’t?

May 25, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is PPP really a democratically elected Gov’t?

Dear Editor, Kindly allow me to respond to Mr Vishnu BIsram’s letter, “ One can’t bully his or her way into governance when rejected by the voters,” (KN 05-20-11). Mr Bisram on several...

Let the PPP account for its years in office

May 25, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let the PPP account for its years in office

Dear Editor, There seems to be an orchestrated and concerted effort on the part of the PPP/C and its collaborators to make their campaign theme “28 years of PNC”, a strategy they hope will cause...

A deplorable situation

May 25, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on A deplorable situation

Dear Editor, I would like to draw your attention to the deplorable state of the Diamond Community Center Street (aka Cinema Street) on the East Bank of Demerara. Attached is a picture of what happens...

WHEN GOOD MEN DO NOTHING

May 24, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHEN GOOD MEN DO NOTHING

Within two weeks, the people of Guyana would have forgotten about the Islamic cleric who was arrested in Guyana and who was released without any charges being laid. There will be from time to time...

Breaking News…Sleeping toddlers perish in East Coast fire

May 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Breaking News…Sleeping toddlers perish in East Coast fire

Two toddlers left at home alone perished yesterday in an early morning fire that destroyed the family’s shack at Dazelle Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara. Julius De Clou, six, and his...

Cost of US$12.5M packaging plant questionable

May 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Cost of US$12.5M packaging plant questionable

Kenya installs four times bigger plant for US$3M There are questions over the seemingly high cost of the recently commissioned US$12.5M ($2.5B) sugar packaging plant at Enmore. Last week, Christopher...

We’re here to take you anywhere

May 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on We’re here to take you anywhere

– ASL commissions new cessna As Air Services Limited operations continue to grow with an additional Cessna aircraft at the Ogle Airport, Government is calling for disagreements that exist at...

Sugar worker dies… Joint GuySuCo-GAWU team to probe Enmore factory explosion

May 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Sugar worker dies… Joint GuySuCo-GAWU team to probe Enmore factory explosion

A sugar worker who was severely injured during an explosion at the recently upgraded section of the Enmore factory has died. The news came hours after the country’s main sugar workers’ union...

Amaila Falls Hydro Project … ‘Several millions’ already spent to develop project

May 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Amaila Falls Hydro Project … ‘Several millions’ already spent to develop project

– says Sithe Global Sithe Global, the company developing the Amaila Falls Hydro project, has already spent “several million dollars,” Senior Vice President James McGowan said yesterday....

Teen shot three times

May 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Teen shot three times

Nineteen-year-old Colwyn Mercurius was shot thrice by a lone gunman following a heated argument yesterday morning at his mother’s North East La Penitence home. Mercurius was shot twice to the hand...

US denies allegations surrounding cleric’s arrest

May 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on US denies allegations surrounding cleric’s arrest

By Latoya Giles The United States has denied that it provided any information to the Guyana Police Force to arrest Nation of Islam Advisor Akbar Muhammad. Muhammad, Guyana-born Canadian citizen,...

Dem boys seh… HTC means Hide Thief Coming

May 24, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… HTC means Hide Thief Coming

Long time was cast-iron pipe fuh water. Then dem start fuh use copper because of de rust. But copper get expensive suh de White man devise a new, cheap and light pipe. He call it PVC. Dem boys seh...

UNASUR Council of Delegates meets in Guyana

May 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on UNASUR Council of Delegates meets in Guyana

The Council of Delegates of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) opens a two-day meeting in Guyana today in extraordinary session to discuss the structure and budget for the General...

Police detain businessman’s daughter among three

May 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Police detain businessman’s daughter among three

…find gold, stolen cash under suspect’s mattress Police have arrested three other suspects in connection with the murder of businessman, Victor Warner. They have also released his 21-year-old son...

Two men found dead in Canje

May 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Two men found dead in Canje

Two men, both said to be alcoholics, were found dead at different locations in East Canje. The body of Abdul Satar Rasheed, 47, of Lot 9 Adelphi Settlement was discovered lying in his yard around...

June 1 is deadline for Motor Vehicle Licence purchases

May 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on June 1 is deadline for Motor Vehicle Licence purchases

The deadline for the sale of Motor Vehicle Licences is June 1, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) says. The announcement was made in a statement by the tax collection agency yesterday which also...

BILL COTTON/REFORM… NOT QUITE HANSARD LAST WEEK IN PARLIAMENT

May 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on BILL COTTON/REFORM… NOT QUITE HANSARD LAST WEEK IN PARLIAMENT

Bill likes Parliaments and he also likes pantomimes. Sometimes he gets them mixed up. Last Thursday it was Guyana National Assembly time and the school kids were lining up outside. They were from...

Man takes own life after first trying to kill wife on daughter’s birthday

May 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man takes own life after first trying to kill wife on daughter’s birthday

The intended birthday celebration of a warring couple turned disastrous when Neville Samaroo, 57, of Timmers Dam, Mount Sinai, New Amsterdam, Berbice killed himself after first trying to kill his...

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GBF secures certified Hardwood Court in major boost for basketball...

Jun 17, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – As Guyana prepares to host the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers from July 8-12 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has made a...

No right to a firearm permit exists

Jun 17, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Years ago, there was a man who contended, “I need a firearm licence because I have a lot of money.” The then relevant officer replied, “Then you can afford security—next application, please.” The man had been so confident he would get a firearm licence...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

Jun 14, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Carolyn Rodrigues – Birkett for UN Sec Gen. – I endorse

Jun 17, 2026

Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Way to go, Excellency Ali. Excellency Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett is Guyana’s nominee for the prestigious and demanding role of United Nations Secretary General. Why not? Since everybody globally have their eyes on a wedge of Guyana’s riches,...

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