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Guyana Karate team invited for ISKF World Shoto Cup tourney

Aug 07, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Karate team invited for ISKF World Shoto Cup tourney

The Guyana Japan Karate Association received an invitation from the International Shotokan Karate Federation of Canada to participate in the 2008 ISKF World Shoto Cup which will be held in Toronto,...

Guyana to host ITTF Level 1 Coaching and Women’s Forum

Aug 07, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana to host ITTF Level 1 Coaching and Women’s Forum

The Guyana table Tennis Association will be hosting an International Table Tennis Federation level one (1) coaching and women’s development programme schedule to commence at 10:30am and will run...

Suriname using DCC as warm up for World Cup match against Haiti

Aug 07, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Suriname using DCC as warm up for World Cup match against Haiti

Suriname’s Head Coach Jaliens Kenneth says that they will be using the Digicel Caribbean Championship (DCC) as warm up for their all important World Cup Qualifying match up against DCC defending...

Wheat Up cycle road race set for Sunday

Aug 07, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Wheat Up cycle road race set for Sunday

The Annual Wheat Up cycling road race sponsored by National Milling Company (NAMILCO) will take place on Sunday starting at 08:00 hours. The Race will roll off from Namilco head office at Agricola...

Shabazz and staff impressed with young players in training

Aug 07, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Shabazz and staff impressed with young players in training

Technical Director of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Jamaal Shabazz said he and his staff are very impressed with the commitment of the young players drafted into the senior squad preparing for...

A commendable response

Aug 07, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on A commendable response

DEAR EDITOR, As an update, I wish to commend GT&T for promptly responding to my concerns. Following the visit of a technician, the issue relating to the phone cards was rectified, though the...

An absurd, insolent comparison

Aug 07, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on An absurd, insolent comparison

DEAR EDITOR, I refer to the letter “Noise pollution perennial on the Essequibo Coast” (Kaieteur News 04/08/08). Mr. Khan considers the “sermons of priests” as “lawlessness” and believes...

Some things in life are difficult to fathom

Aug 07, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Some things in life are difficult to fathom

DEAR EDITOR, The way our law and order functions is definitely one, and finding a sober reason why some people in position of authority do what they do is another. Often times, the things that we see...

Fatal road accidents still a great distress

Aug 07, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Fatal road accidents still a great distress

DEAR EDITOR, The increase in the number of fatal road accidents is still a great distress to our country as it further reduces the already low population numbers we have here in Guyana (a population...

Every sane Guyanese should be wary of President’s Chavez’s carrot stick diplomacy

Aug 07, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Every sane Guyanese should be wary of President’s Chavez’s carrot stick diplomacy

DEAR EDITOR, I continue to believe the letters columns in the private media serve an extremely useful purpose for Guyanese who have views to share, concerns to be raised and questions to be answered....

Witness to dictatorship

Aug 07, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on Witness to dictatorship

Alexander Solzhenitsyn is dead at the age of 89. Maybe not many Guyanese know of him and this is a pity. He has been called the greatest Russian writer of the twentieth century and in 1970 won the...

The PPP congress: 15% is alarming

Aug 07, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The PPP congress: 15% is alarming

In countless columns, my analytical position on congressional voting in both parties, PPP and PNC, is that it is not a wholly democratic process. By this I do not mean lobbying. To canvass for votes...

The 29th Congress did choose the PPP presidential candidate

Aug 07, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The 29th Congress did choose the PPP presidential candidate

The 29th Congress of the ruling People’s Progressive Party is over and very little has changed. True, a plagiarist has been appointed to the Central Committee, and true there were some surprises...