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DCB Inter-Association U-17 Cricket starts today

Aug 21, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on DCB Inter-Association U-17 Cricket starts today

Gizmos and Gadgets have confirmed sponsorship of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) inter association U-17 50-overs cricket competition which bowls off today at the Everest ground in the City and Wales...

NSC/GTTA Summer Camp concludes

Aug 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on NSC/GTTA Summer Camp concludes

– to be used as pilot programme for schools By Edison Jefford The National Sports Commission (NSC) sponsored Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) seven–week Summer Camp for beginner players...

Braithwaite fails as DCC whip Bajans by three wickets

Aug 21, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Braithwaite fails as DCC whip Bajans by three wickets

Prolific Barbados and West Indies under-15 opener Kraig Braithwaite suffered a rare failure as his Barbados school Combermere lost by three wickets to host DCC yesterday in a feature 40-overs...

How a phone call dissolved a positive thought

Aug 21, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on How a phone call dissolved a positive thought

By Rawle Welch As me and my family sat in front of our television set anxiously awaiting the start of the women’s 100 metres final at this year’s Beijing Olympics last Sunday, I was quickly...

Let us take politics out of sport

Aug 21, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Let us take politics out of sport

DEAR EDITOR, Sunday Kaieteur News Editorial titled “Let’s get proper facilities” in a sense exposed the myopia of a government whose functionaries feel confident that defying logic and history...

The changing role of the CCWU

Aug 21, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The changing role of the CCWU

DEAR EDITOR, Despite the day to day problems and defensive actions of the CCWU, changes in the functions of the union gradually began to emerge. In the 21st Century, we in the union were extending...

It is time we move to adopt alternative economic policies

Aug 21, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on It is time we move to adopt alternative economic policies

DEAR EDITOR, I refer to a letter in the SN dated Friday 1, 2008 and captioned “Private sector disappointed at lack of real discourse” and recognise that a letter writer had written criticising...

Kwakwani CCG must be held accountable

Aug 21, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Kwakwani CCG must be held accountable

DEAR EDITOR, It is time the residents of Kwakwani start to take action and demand answers from those persons elected to represent them, the Neighbourhood Democratic Councillors (NDC) and those...

Govt. must remove corrupt public officers

Aug 21, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Govt. must remove corrupt public officers

DEAR EDITOR, I do not blame drivers after reading this headline in Kaieteur news dated August 20.08 “Beating the radars…Drivers develop ways to beat police checkpoints”. At Cove and John a...

Reform of the Disciplined Forces

Aug 21, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on Reform of the Disciplined Forces

There has been a flurry of activity in the security sector as the kick-off of Carifesta becomes imminent. Whether as a coincidence or not, there have been encouraging reports of progress in tracking...

THE OLYMPICS

Aug 21, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE OLYMPICS

The Olympics are winding down. It has without any doubt been one of the better Olympics that we have seen. A great deal of tourists have gone to China for this super-event, but millions more are...

The silence of two PPP supporters

Aug 21, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The silence of two PPP supporters

Dr. Randy Persaud who teaches at the American University in Washington, D.C loves to engage in political debates. He does a useful service to young Guyanese by so doing. He does not fail to rejoin me...