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Peeping Tom – CAN I HAVE PERMISSION?

Jun 22, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Peeping Tom – CAN I HAVE PERMISSION?

I was driving south along the Ruimveldt bypass – the road that connects Mandela Avenue to the East Bank Public Road – when I noticed that there is a giant billboard advertising the...

UDFA/Banks DIH/MCYS Division 1 League…Milerock lose 1st game to Shattas

Jun 22, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on UDFA/Banks DIH/MCYS Division 1 League…Milerock lose 1st game to Shattas

Milerock suffered their first loss of the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) Banks DIH / Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports division one league going under to Silver Shattas 3-0 on Friday...

Ravi Dev column – Cultural marginalisation

Jun 22, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Ravi Dev column – Cultural marginalisation

The graphic evidence of the involvement of large numbers of teenagers in the criminal gangs that were based in Buxton (by their deaths and capture) have brought to the fore the need for an...

Torture report still to be turned over 80+ days later…Defence Board Secretary, Army Chief differ on status

Jun 22, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Torture report still to be turned over 80+ days later…Defence Board Secretary, Army Chief differ on status

Secretary to the Defence Board, Dr Roger Luncheon, says that the report emanating from the allegations of torture by army ranks will now be handed over to the Defence Board at the planned meeting...

Is our education system really fulfilling for us humans?

Jun 22, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Is our education system really fulfilling for us humans?

DEAR EDITOR, The education that we are acquiring in schools today is basically academic. It helps us to get a job and earn money, in order that we can acquire the things we need. But is this the end...

Such sadistic acts can never be justified

Jun 22, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Such sadistic acts can never be justified

DEAR EDITOR, I was horrified to learn of how 15-year-old Shelisha Khan was brutally gang raped, bludgeoned and shot after which her body was dumped on the Hope Estate Access Road. It is heart rending...

GASP Open on today

Jun 22, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on GASP Open on today

With the Caribbean Championships just over one month away, word-formers will be eager to test their skills and preparatory work when they face each other today in the Guyana Association of Scrabble...

DDL cops coveted Spirits Award 10 years in a row

Jun 22, 2008 knews News Comments Off on DDL cops coveted Spirits Award 10 years in a row

In recognition of its unwavering efforts to maintain its renowned status as one the best spirits producers in the world, Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) recently secured Gold Medal awards for three...

Caribbean leaders: The right to denounce Mugabe

Jun 22, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Caribbean leaders: The right to denounce Mugabe

By Sir Ronald Sanders “Treachery, tribalism and mass murder is all that can result from a false solution. To accept such a Zimbabwe would be a betrayal of our people, of our principles and quite...

Speedboat operator feared dead

Jun 22, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Speedboat operator feared dead

Relatives of a boat operator who lives at Louisiana, Leguan yesterday began a frantic search for his body after he reportedly fell into a canal in a neighbouring village. According to reports, at...

Where are the fathers?

Jun 22, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Where are the fathers?

DEAR EDITOR, One of the questions that most people are grappling with is how is it possible that those who are responsible for the recent massacres are mere teenagers. Kaieteur News reported recently...

We cannot have two standards for justice in Guyana

Jun 22, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on We cannot have two standards for justice in Guyana

DEAR EDITOR, Emile Mervin’s letter captioned “New revelations about Khan pose tough questions of Gajraj, McDonald”, SN Friday June 20, 2008, poignantly highlight the discordant chimes in the...

The Baccoo speaks

Jun 22, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

An attempt at a brazen robbery in the city is going to go awry because the victim would be prepared for any eventuality. The bandits would set out to commit a robbery but they would get the shock of...

2008 Int’l Olympic Day Walk/Runs set for today

Jun 22, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on 2008 Int’l Olympic Day Walk/Runs set for today

The Guyana Olympic Association will stage the annual International Olympic Day Run/Walk which this year would be held once again in two (2) categories today. The two categories are Fun Run/Walk;...

Legislators seeking public contribution on Money Laundering Bill

Jun 22, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Legislators seeking public contribution on Money Laundering Bill

The Parliamentary Select Committee one year after receiving the Money Laundering and Anti Terrorism Bill for review before it is returned to the National Assembly for debate and eventual passage is...

Shoddy work done at LBI Housing Scheme

Jun 22, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Shoddy work done at LBI Housing Scheme

Dear Editor, I am a resident of La Bonne Intention (LBI) Housing Scheme on the East Coast of Demerara and a die-hard supporter of the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic Government. The...

Carifesta X… Youth accommodations already in place

Jun 22, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Carifesta X… Youth accommodations already in place

Accommodation and transportation arrangements are now fully in place for the overseas youths who will join their local counterparts in Georgetown, Guyana for the Tenth Caribbean Festival of Arts...

The “Roop” Column – Money and Security

Jun 22, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on The “Roop” Column – Money and Security

– Need jobs, jobs and jobs to solve crime Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA, Chairman Vision Guyana INTRODUCTION: There was finally a meeting between the President and Opposition Leader in the past week....

Jainarine Lall – a thriving, disabled upholsterer

Jun 22, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Jainarine Lall – a thriving, disabled upholsterer

By Yannason Duncan The name Jainarine Lall, aka Bam, of Bush Lot Village, Essequibo Coast, has become a household name to Essequibians for some 15 years now. This 50-year-old upholsterer is popularly...

Buxtonians must start questioning their political leaders

Jun 22, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Buxtonians must start questioning their political leaders

DEAR EDITOR, The PNCR lost every election held from 1992 and ever since violence has reared its ugly head. The violence continued and even got worse when the PNC lost the 2001 elections. What...

Missing guns from 1970s…

Jun 22, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Missing guns from 1970s…

Focus will be maintained on investigation – Dr Luncheon The focus will be maintained on the investigation into the missing weapons from the 1970s that were issued to the Ministry of...

USAID donates equipment to enhance print, broadcast communication at UG

Jun 22, 2008 knews News Comments Off on USAID donates equipment to enhance print, broadcast communication at UG

On Friday last, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) donated equipment for the print and television studios at the University of Guyana’s (UG) Centre for Communication...

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Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- When the Cold War ended, western liberalism declared its victory over communism. It immediately... more