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Sugar workers and Enmore

Jun 17, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on Sugar workers and Enmore

Yesterday, the commemoration of the sixtieth anniversary of Enmore Martyrs’ Day was postponed because of inclement weather. Otherwise, it would have most likely been marked by a few officials of...

Many other injustices are being perpetrated by some teachers on the job

Jun 17, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Many other injustices are being perpetrated by some teachers on the job

DEAR EDITOR, I must applaud the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) for dealing with the defaulting teachers through either disciplinary action or dismissal from classrooms. What a shame! I’ve been...

Helpless creatures are entitled to protection by man from the cruelty of man

Jun 17, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Helpless creatures are entitled to protection by man from the cruelty of man

DEAR EDITOR, I read the horrific, emotionally charged article on an incident that happened last week Sunday, at around midday, in Bush Lot, West Berbice. According to the article, a gang of men...

You just cannot speak with both sides of your mouth

Jun 17, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on You just cannot speak with both sides of your mouth

DEAR EDITOR, I must respond to Leon Jameson Suseran’s letter captioned “My letters were taken out of context,” dated June 16th, 2008. Leon Jameson, you just can not speak with both sides of...

‘Uncle Willie’, ‘Chung Boy’ shot dead

Jun 17, 2008 knews News 4

Two members of the so-called ‘Fine Man Gang’ were shot dead by the Joint Services at Goat Farm, a community on the left bank of the Berbice River. The men were identified as Cecil Simeon...

Why can’t people just leave Senator Hillary Clinton alone?

Jun 17, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Why can’t people just leave Senator Hillary Clinton alone?

DEAR EDITOR, The conversations that are ongoing and that seek to trash former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton are absurd. Why can’t people leave Senator Clinton alone? The woman...

‘Fine Man Gang’ escapes cordon, hijacks bus

Jun 17, 2008 knews News 3

– robs passengers, releases driver, abandons bus hours later at Unamco Guyana’s most wanted fugitive, Rondell ‘Fine Man’ Rawlins, and his gang slipped through a heavy Joint Services’ cordon...

Ill-mannered and distasteful remarks on Yesu Persaud are unacceptable

Jun 17, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Ill-mannered and distasteful remarks on Yesu Persaud are unacceptable

DEAR EDITOR, May I be permitted to comment on one part of Dr. Prem Misir’s letter, “Sunday editorial lacked enlightenment” (SN, 10-06-08)? The part I am commenting on is Dr. Misir’s...

Johnson among the runs and wickets in England -Singh continues to be impressive in debut season

Jun 17, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Johnson among the runs and wickets in England -Singh continues to be impressive in debut season

By Sean Devers Former West Indies under-19 Skipper and Guyana First-Class left-hander Leon Johnson took a five-wicket haul two Saturdays ago in the Kent Premier League and scored an accomplished...

Granny, 82, bound, strangled

Jun 17, 2008 knews News 1

Relatives of 82-year-old Margaret Sinjuste found the elderly woman’s bound body in her bed at 418 Cane View Avenue, South Ruimveldt Gardens shortly after 21:00 hours last night. Death appeared to...

15-year-old rape/murder… Suspect, female friend arrested

Jun 17, 2008 knews News 1

Investigators probing the brutal death of 15-year-old Shaliesha Khan have detained two persons, including a 21-year-old man who had previously threatened to kill the teen. The other person in custody...

EDFA under-17 League: Adams blasts 5 in Ann’s Grove win over Black Stallion

Jun 17, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on EDFA under-17 League: Adams blasts 5 in Ann’s Grove win over Black Stallion

Ann’s Grove’s Maxton Adams blasted 5 goals to lead his team to a convincing 6-3 win over Black Stallion when action in the East Demerara Football Association under-17 League continued over the...

Gregory ‘Jackie Chan’ Richardson aiming for the bigger stage: Voted T&T 2007 FA Trophy MVP

Jun 17, 2008 knews Sports 1

By Franklin Wilson He has come from very humble beginnings but has transformed himself into one of the leading strikers with Guyana’s flagship football team, the ‘Golden Jaguars’. His name is...

El Sadiek band owner killed in U.S.

Jun 17, 2008 knews News 2

John Alli, owner of the popular local chutney band El Sadiek and the Sugar Cake Girls, was killed in the United States on Sunday morning last. Reports are that Alli, a 46-year-old resident of the...

National Cultural Centre set on fire

Jun 17, 2008 knews News 1

Alert security guards averted a major disaster at the National Cultural Centre last night when suspected arsonists set the building on fire. According to reports, smoke was seen emanating from the...

Banks DIH / MCY&S / UDFA Division 1 League: Milerock take overall lead

Jun 17, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Banks DIH / MCY&S / UDFA Division 1 League: Milerock take overall lead

Milerock FC squeezed past Bakewell Topp XX by the odd goal in 5 to take the overall lead in the Banks DIH / Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport / Upper Demerara Football Association division one...

Night vision goggles for police

Jun 17, 2008 knews News 2

Guyana’s fight to curtail criminal activity received a shot in the arm with a donation of night vision goggles and GPS systems by the British Government. British High Commissioner to Guyana,...

Crowd support vital for ‘Jaguars’ : Surinamese crowd was intimidating – Shabazz

Jun 17, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Crowd support vital for ‘Jaguars’ : Surinamese crowd was intimidating – Shabazz

By Franklin Wilson Crowd support for Sunday’s return game between Guyana and Suriname is very important for the ‘Golden Jaguars’. So says Technical Director of the Guyana Football Federation,...

Berbice cyclist killed in road accident

Jun 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Berbice cyclist killed in road accident

Early yesterday morning, a West Berbice cyclist reportedly died as a result of an accident with a vehicle belonging to the Guyana Police Force, on the Cotton Tree Public Road. Dead is Angad Chan, a...

Inaccurate media report could affect GWI/City Hall debt resolution process

Jun 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Inaccurate media report could affect GWI/City Hall debt resolution process

– PUC Chairman Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Justice Prem Persaud, is concerned that inaccurate reports in some sections of the media could have an adverse effect on the...

Melissa Humphrey snares GT&T Golf tourney

Jun 17, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Melissa Humphrey snares GT&T Golf tourney

Experienced female golfer Melissa Humphrey won last Saturday’s Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) sponsored pre-Father’s Day Medal Play golf tournament and in the process ruined the...

House-to-house registration funds allocation…

Jun 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on House-to-house registration funds allocation…

Appeal Court rules in favour of AFC/ROAR The Appeal Court yesterday ruled that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) should proportionately allocate monies to the Parliamentary opposition parties...

BFA U-15 League : Wins for New Amsterdam United, Corentyne Links and Rosignol United

Jun 17, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on BFA U-15 League : Wins for New Amsterdam United, Corentyne Links and Rosignol United

The Berbice Football Association U-15 League competition continued last Saturday at the All Saints Scot’s Church Ground with three games. There were wins for Corentyne Links, Rosignol United and...

AIDS still prevalent in Caribbean

Jun 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on AIDS still prevalent in Caribbean

Progress has been made in efforts to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean, notably the reduction in mother-to child transmission in all countries and the significant increase in persons...

Housewife succumbs after embassy vehicle accident

Jun 17, 2008 knews News 1

After almost one week of being hospitalized having been struck by a United States Embassy vehicle, 22-year-old Shonette Williams succumbed to her injuries. According to her relatives, the housewife,...