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Letter to the Sports Editor

Jul 29, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor

I Agree With Sir Allen Stanford I refer to the statement attributed to Sir Allen Stanford that there are two many cooks in the West Indies Cricket Board’s kitchen. I agree totally with Sir Allen,...

Mangal captures Neal and Massy Golf tourney

Jul 29, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Mangal captures Neal and Massy Golf tourney

Mike Mangal came out victorious in last Saturday’s Neal and Massy 40th Anniversary Golf tournament. Playing off an eight handicap Mangal scored a gross 78 to end with a net 70 to stop a fierce...

Cellink Plus Premier League

Jul 29, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Cellink Plus Premier League

GDF maul Uprising 10-1, Alpha humble Pele 3-1 By Franklin Wilson There were no surprises on the 2nd night of action in the Cellink Plus Premier league which continued on Sunday at the Tucville...

Errol Tiwari wins Oasis Café Open Chess Tournament

Jul 29, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Errol Tiwari wins Oasis Café Open Chess Tournament

President of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) and veteran player Errol Tiwari defeated Shiv Nandalall to take championship honour in the Oasis Café and Yong’s Bakery sponsored tournament at the...

Sunday’s Race Meet saw outstanding performances

Jul 29, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Sunday’s Race Meet saw outstanding performances

While Andrew King shone bright at the South Dakota circuit in Sunday’s GMR&SC Meet, several other performers in the various categories turned in excellent performances. Among them Rookie Shan...

Chanderpaul is world’s no. 1

Jul 29, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Chanderpaul is world’s no. 1

The West Indies may be down in the dumps in international cricket but it has a batsman on top of the world. Shivnarine Chanderpaul is leading the International Cricket Council’s batting rankings...

T&T Windballers visit Sports Minister

Jul 29, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on T&T Windballers visit Sports Minister

– Locals presented with jerseys Minister of Culture, Youth & Sport Dr. Frank Anthony took time off his busy schedule to meet the visiting Trinidad and Tobago schoolgirls Windball Cricket...

D.C. Jammers cancels annual tour

Jul 29, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on D.C. Jammers cancels annual tour

– CARIFESTA cited as reason By Edison Jefford The yearend analysis of local basketball will certainly reflect negatively on the sport with the development of yet another misfortune. Kaieteur Sport...

Guyana aiming for redemption in TCL Group one-day format

Jul 29, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana aiming for redemption in TCL Group one-day format

Face Leeward Islands today in opening match By Sean Devers in Barbados In association with Demerara Power Company, Lifetime Realty &… Although they were last year’s losing finalist,...

The advertising standard bearer

Jul 29, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The advertising standard bearer

DEAR EDITOR, I commend King’s Jewellery World for its latest TV advertisement. I have done a mini poll among my associates and the consensus is that King’s has certainly raised the bar (again)....

A very worrying situation

Jul 29, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on A very worrying situation

DEAR EDITOR, It will be inappropriate for me to deal with the contents of a report which appeared in the centre pages of the July 24, 2008 issue of SN, referring to a report that Ms. Beulah Williams...

Sedition in slow motion

Jul 29, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Sedition in slow motion

DEAR EDITOR, Slowly the fog lifts, and we see how the daily “news” is being misused by some professional propagandists and political operatives as tools with which to achieve their own...

Websites that are like gravesites

Jul 29, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Websites that are like gravesites

DEAR EDITOR, I noted the announcement in the newspapers about the launch of a website for a popular funeral home. Many websites are launched with much fanfare and become virtual ‘white elephants’...

What the President sees as ‘negative news’ the people see as ‘necessary news’

Jul 29, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on What the President sees as ‘negative news’ the people see as ‘necessary news’

DEAR EDITOR, First, I want to take this opportunity to remind those operatives working in the local free media that they have a vital role to play in bringing the unvarnished news to the people, and...

Driving under the influence (DUI)

Jul 29, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on Driving under the influence (DUI)

At long last, it appears that one of the major contributory causes of the carnage on our roads is going to be addressed – driving while intoxicated (DWI) or driving under the influence (DUI)....

Western democracy and the PPP’s rejection of it

Jul 29, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Western democracy and the PPP’s rejection of it

There is no doubt in my mind that if you ask the real core leaders of the PPP what they think of US democracy, they would harshly condemn it as imperialist rule by the super wealthy class; the crumbs...

A leaderless party?

Jul 29, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A leaderless party?

The PPP has been without an official leader for close to forty years. During the great part of that period, however, from 1970-1997, there was never any question as to who was the leader of the PPP....

Soesdyke man killed by mini bus

Jul 29, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Soesdyke man killed by mini bus

The police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 15:30 hours on Sunday at the Linden/Soesdyke Highway Junction. The accident resulted in the death of pedal cyclist Tyrone Singh,...

CARICOM clerk still awaiting compensation from GPL

Jul 29, 2008 knews News Comments Off on CARICOM clerk still awaiting compensation from GPL

A documentary clerk at the CARICOM Secretariat is currently seeking compensation for her vehicle which was damaged by one of the Guyana Power and Light company’s utility poles. Pamela Das is the...

Child rapist hangs self … chopped victim’s aunt, uncle when confronted

Jul 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Child rapist hangs self … chopped victim’s aunt, uncle when confronted

The small community of Cottage, Mahaicony, on the East Coast of Demerara, awoke early yesterday morning to a shocking sequence of events, which started with the alleged rape of a nine-year-old girl...

TPL Timber Sales Agreement suspended for breaching Forestry Act

Jul 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on TPL Timber Sales Agreement suspended for breaching Forestry Act

The Guyana Forestry Commission has suspended the Timber Sales Agreement of Toolsie Persaud Limited (TPL). Kaieteur News was told that a letter was sent to the company’s managing director, David...

Another Camp Street prisoner dies under mysterious circumstances

Jul 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Another Camp Street prisoner dies under mysterious circumstances

Prison officials are said to be investigating the death of another inmate of the Camp Street penitentiary. One report stated that Nolan Noble, a 30-year-old who was incarcerated on a murder charge,...

Fire destroys two-storey house at Tuschen

Jul 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Fire destroys two-storey house at Tuschen

Three persons were left homeless last evening when a fire of unknown origin gutted a two-storey wooden house at Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo. Those homeless are Kumarie Jairam, her...

Dead prisoner… The silence is deafening – PNC

Jul 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Dead prisoner… The silence is deafening – PNC

The silence surrounding the dead inmate of the Camp Street lockups, Edwin Niles, is deafening. This is according to the People’s National Congress Reform, which made the announcement during its...

National footballer did not commit suicide – mother

Jul 28, 2008 knews News Comments Off on National footballer did not commit suicide – mother

Limbs and teeth were missing… The mother of the late footballer Neil Hernandez, who was suspected to have committed suicide by setting the house that he lived in on fire, is claiming that her son...

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Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport endorses Mashramani Street Football Championships

Guyana’s silence represents a shocking neglect of its national interest

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-Guyana has long championed the sanctity of territorial integrity and the rejection of aggression... more