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Saturday, 07 January 2012 |
Three men on Thursday morning beat and doused an Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam man with gasoline in a goat pen, chained him down, set him on fire and then escaped.
According to labourer Corwin Duff, 32, who is now in a critical state nursing first, second and third degree burns about his body at the New Amsterdam Hospital, three men whom he knew “from since childhood days” turned up at the corner of Main and Alexander Streets in New Amsterdam in a car shortly after 08:00 hrs on Thursday and asked him if he wanted some work (since he was a labourer). Duff left with the men in the car and then realized that they were taking him to a location aback of Tucber, one of the outer wards of the town.
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Saturday, 07 January 2012 |
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DEAR EDITOR,
In Guyana, we have a Press Association and a Media Owners Association. I hope by the publication of this letter, both organizations would seek to address some of the thorny issues in Guyana’s journalism. This correspondence is about the abuse of journalism by one of its longest serving servants, Adam Harris. I have become a recent victim of this abuse.
During the long time I have been a columnist with the Kaieteur News, there have been many occasions in which I have had to remonstrate with KN’s editor Adam Harris about inserting his opinions into my opinion pieces when editing my stuff. I have conceded to KN that an editor has a right to correct wrong dates and incorrect facts and to remove libelous and scurrilous paragraphs.
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Saturday, 07 January 2012 |
Dear Editor,
Sometimes it appears as though time, progress and development seem to march right past Guyana, especially when one looks in particular at the state of our politics.
The current impasse surrounding the position for Speaker of the House of Parliament is emerging as an unnecessarily messy activity that sadly leaves many fair-minded Guyanese distressed at the state of affairs.
The opposition in Guyana have to work together whether they like it or not, if they are to help steer Guyana back on to a successful path.
Before the elections, many had argued that the new government could have only been won by a united opposition should they have put aside their petty differences. This same group is now in a position where it is the majority in parliament.
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Saturday, 07 January 2012 |
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Alliance For Change (AFC) representatives and columnist Freddie Kissoon who are on a  Some of the protestor in front of the Office of the President yesterday. continuous protest seeking the release of three treason accused, picketed the Office of the President yesterday.
They are calling on newly elected president, Donald Ramotar, to release Bruce Munroe, his wife Carol Ann Munroe and Leonard Wharton, while accusing the court of procrastinating with the matter.
Some of the placards read;
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Saturday, 07 January 2012 |
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…seeks further $20M in damages  Housing Minister Irfaan Ali has sued Kaieteur News for $100M over a front page in New Year’s Day edition under the headline “After two years as Minister Irfaan Ali builds mansion and pool house’.
The lawsuit was filed in the High Court yesterday by the Minsiter’s Attorney-at-law, Parag Hukumchand who also sought and was granted an ex parte injunction restraining Kaieteur News from printing or publishing anything about the Minister’s house or any elated matter until the hearing and of the matter. Justice Diana Fazeela-Insanally granted the injunction and set January 19 for a hearing.
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Saturday, 07 January 2012 |
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By Denis Scott Chabrol 
Guyana on Thursday announced several key diplomatic appointments including a Consul General to Barbados and a new Ambassador to Suriname, but Foreign Affairs Minister, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett said the new faces had nothing to with racial-balancing.
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Wednesday, 04 January 2012 |
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Fourteen year old girl, allegedly raped and impregnated by her 52 year old dad. She's about 7 months pregnant. Mark Benschop interviewed the little girl and her mother earlier today. Tune in this evening (9pm Guyana time) onwww.benschopradio.com or www.guyanaobservernews.org for the entire story.
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Wednesday, 04 January 2012 |
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Written by Kwesi Isles  One time treason-accused Mark Benschop and others are calling on President Donald Ramotar to pardon three persons accused of treason.
The former talk show host, columnist Freddie Kissoon and trade unionist Norris Witter Tuesday morning picketed the Office of the President compound calling for the release of Guyana Defence Force Major Bruce Munroe, his wife Carol Ann and ex-soldier Leonard Wharton. According to the charge leveled against the trio, between December 1, 2009 and December 16, 2010, at Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara, they intended to level war within Guyana to force the President out of his office, in order to compel the Government of Guyana to change its measures.
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M.Benschop
