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GOA confirms, defends Coach Ryan’s appointment for Beijing Olympics

Jun 08, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on GOA confirms, defends Coach Ryan’s appointment for Beijing Olympics

…welcomes anyone who is eligible to represent Guyana By Sean Devers President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) K Juman Yassin yesterday confirmed that United States based Track and Field...

GABF Inter-Sub Association Competition : Who will it be?

Jun 08, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on GABF Inter-Sub Association Competition : Who will it be?

G/town, Linden seniors square-off Whenever any sporting team from Linden invade Georgetown you can rest assure that the rivalry between the two will be intense with no quarters given by either and...

GSMDA Chairman warns scrap metal dealers of closure/severe penalties

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Chairman of the Guyana Scrap Metal Dealers Association, Perry Cole, yesterday issued a warning that all buyers or exporters in the trade will feel the full penalty of the law should they be caught...

Letters to the Sports Editor: Jefford’s story unnecessary and unfortunate

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Dear Editor, Please permit me space to respond to two articles in your Sport Section Sunday June 1 and again Thursday June 5 written by Edison Jefford both of which I find unnecessary and...

Ryan counters Blackmore’s claim makes revelation in exclusive interview

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By Edison Jefford After Claude Blackmore denied the appointment of Manhattan College’s Assistant Coach, Joe Ryan (JR), as National Coach for the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Kaieteur...

Fixtures for Guyana Softball League Banks DIH competition continue today

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Play in the Guyana Softball League, Banks DIH sponsored 15-over cricket competition continues today with several matches. Starting at 9:00am, Rangers XI take on Good Fortuin XI at the Den Amstel...

Business entity support amateur boxing

Jun 08, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Business entity support amateur boxing

The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) received assistance for its boxers when Suresh Sabnani of Jeet Enterprises of 104 Regent Street, Georgetown presented eight pairs of training boots for...

Zeeburg battle Meter-Meer-Zorg in Barakat 20/20 final today

Jun 08, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Zeeburg battle Meter-Meer-Zorg in Barakat 20/20 final today

A useful all-round performance from former Guyana under-19 player Rakesh Goberdhan led Meter-Meer-Zorg to a comfortable five-wicket victory against Cornelia Ida (CI), while Jason Helliger’s...

Peeping Tom – Who gat more seeds?

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There used to be a time when Uncle Freddie thought that he had more seeds that Bharrat. Well, the President set aside that challenge a long time ago. He showed real guts and character when he took a...

Ravi Dev – Marginalisation and Racism

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Last week we used the term “heuristic” to describe the tendency of individuals who, in order to deal with the overwhelming amount of data that confronts them on various issues, resort to a...

The Baccoo speaks

Jun 08, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks 1

The armed robberies are going to intensify as more and more people try to get spending money for which they simply would not work and equally, the police are going to lay hands on many of them. One...

Freddie Kissoon – President Jagdeo’s turf

Jun 08, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 5

Some leaders get their power from sheer grit. The name Obama comes to mind. Some leaders arrive at their authority through some strange routes; maybe luck, maybe the uninspiring nature of the...

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

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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

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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?

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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...