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The Roop Column – Our Local Energy Crisis – A Must Fix

Jun 08, 2008 knews Features / Columnists 2

Introduction: I wrote many columns over the last four years on the subject of Economic Diversification – “Sugar to Ethanol” and “Producing Ethanol – a Guyana Product.” I continue to...

Ronald Sanders – Tourism Crisis Soars: Caribbean Airlines Sink

Jun 08, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders 1

By Sir Ronald Sanders Tourism in the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) countries is in deep crisis as trumpeted by St. Lucia’s Minister of Tourism, Senator Alan Chastanet, at an...

The Arts Forum

Jun 08, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, The Arts Forum Comments Off on The Arts Forum

The Arts Forum is devoted to raising awareness of the literary, artistic and cultural legacies of Guyanese and the peoples of the Caribbean with whom we share a cultural and historical past. The...

Blame the Government – The way ahead is clear

Jun 08, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Blame the Government – The way ahead is clear

With each passing day the news from the international community becomes more and more grim. This past week some big companies in the United States announced that they were halting production of large...

My column – The world must be coming to an end

Jun 08, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, My Column 3

by Adam Harris The whole world seems to be in turmoil and I have been caught up in it. So many things that I would not have expected to experience in my lifetime have happened and I am now left to...

The Parrot Speaks – Even cow-dung is now in demand

Jun 08, 2008 knews Features / Columnists 1

The Parrot, like many others, has come to the stark realization of the demands of the global high food and fuel prices. The demands globally seem never ending if a list were to be made: a demand for...

Alarming and inaccurate announcement at University of Guyana

Jun 08, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Alarming and inaccurate announcement at University of Guyana

DEAR EDITOR, The University of Guyana Students’ Society (UGSS) is the body which attends to any student welfare matters and ensures that the UG Administration provides a safe studying/working...

The threat on the life of the Leader of the Opposition reminds me of George Bacchus

Jun 08, 2008 knews Letters 1

DEAR EDITOR, It is with great trepidation and shock that I read in your newspaper of Friday, June 06, 2008 that the Honourable Mr. Robert Corbin’s life has been threatened as a result of ensuring...

The AFC Column – Why so much disrespect and disdain?

Jun 08, 2008 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The AFC Column – Why so much disrespect and disdain?

By Khemraj Ramjattan Jagdeo’s PPP/C Government is at it again. By now, people in this country must realize that the scorpion will always sting and the skunk will always smell. They will never...

Correcting Mr. Simon’s misconceptions in his advice to the media

Jun 08, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Correcting Mr. Simon’s misconceptions in his advice to the media

DEAR EDITOR, Mr. Treon C. Simon is only partially correct when he castigates our media for reporting policemen/officers as ranks (Guyana Chronicle letter: “Lack of knowledge?” June 6, 2008). He...

I was nearly raped at night under the Stabroek Market Clock

Jun 08, 2008 knews Letters 4

DEAR EDITOR, I’m a 19-year-old female student. Approximately one month ago, after completing my classes at the University of Guyana, at around 18:10hrs, I ventured through the Sophia gate. While...

weekend cartoon

Jun 08, 2008 knews Cartoons 1

Why should citizens complain when nothing will be done?

Jun 08, 2008 knews Letters 1

DEAR EDITOR, Vicious Pit Bull attacks will continue, with no consequences to their owners. More innocent people will be maimed, disfigured and killed by Pit Bull dogs. More and more illegal bottom...

Joint Services corner elusive gang at Kwakwani

Jun 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Joint Services corner elusive gang at Kwakwani

…kill one, seize machine guns, shotguns, ammunition The Joint Services moved one step closer to bringing an end to the reign of a band of gunmen when they cornered a large gang in the vicinity of...

Manickchand challenges US to validate TIP report

Jun 07, 2008 knews News 1

“They have been invited to come and do an accurate survey…let’s find these hundreds of persons that they are talking about…We shall not manufacture charges against Guyanese citizens so as...

Police pick-up loses control at Airy Hall

Jun 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Police pick-up loses control at Airy Hall

-Six ranks injured At least six ranks of the Guyana Police Force were yesterday rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital following an accident at Airy Hall, Mahaicony. Those injured are Sergeant...

GPL employee escapes death on power pole

Jun 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GPL employee escapes death on power pole

At just about 17:30 hours yesterday, a Guyana Power and Light (GPL) employee came into contact with high voltage power lines while he was attempting to fix a problem on one of the lamp posts on...

CARICOM preparing agenda for upcoming conference

Jun 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on CARICOM preparing agenda for upcoming conference

The 22nd meeting of the CARICOM Council of Ministers yesterday commenced its meeting to prepare an agenda for the upcoming conference. According to CARICOM Secretary General, Edwin Carrington,...

Corbin on speaking ..duties in Canada

Jun 07, 2008 knews News 1

Opposition Leader and Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Robert Corbin, left Guyana on Friday to address a Town Hall Meeting in Toronto, Canada, tomorrow, at the invitation of...

Orphans get textbooks from Islamic Foundation

Jun 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Orphans get textbooks from Islamic Foundation

Another donation was made to the Al-Madinah Islamic Academy, in Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast, on Thursday, and the recipients were eight male orphans who each received a number of text books. The...

Gunmen rob IPED mobile -drive off with $3M

Jun 07, 2008 knews News 1

The Institute of Private Enterprise Development (IPED) was yesterday struck a severe financial blow when bandits attacked and robbed a vehicle transporting some $3M from its South Road location to a...

GT&T maintains home-building collaboration with Habitat for Humanity

Jun 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GT&T maintains home-building collaboration with Habitat for Humanity

GT&T yesterday renewed its annual collaboration with the NGO, Habitat for Humanity, when the company presented a cheque for the amount of one million dollars as its contribution to assist in the...

Cellphone Shack broken into

Jun 07, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Cellphone Shack broken into

–$2M stolen in cell phones, laptops, flat screen monitors Employees of Cellphone Shack located on North Road, Bourda arrived at their workplace yesterday morning to find the structure broken...

Teacher remanded on sex assault charge

Jun 07, 2008 knews News 2

A teacher attached to the Charlestown Secondary School was remanded to prison, yesterday, on a charge of indecently assaulting a student. The accused, 32-year-old Gopaul Ramatulla, made his...

Education Ministry launches sign language training

Jun 07, 2008 knews News 1

The Ministry of Education, in partnership with the Guyana Community Based Rehabilitation Programme (GCBRP), on Wednesday began a sign language training project aimed at preparing the way for greater...

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