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Aug 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Carifesta retraces history to Festival City
Residents of Festival City were, last evening, entertained by the Saint Kitts& Nevis and Saint Lucian contingents who are in Guyana for Carifesta X. This was part of the formal launching of...Aug 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Carifesta X celebration…Grand Market gets underway with slow start
– but promises to be very intriguing More than 200 exhibits have been set up at the Sophia Exhibition Site as part of the Grand Market event, which is expected to attract thousands for the...Aug 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Process for external review of GuySuCo begins
As the threat on the sugar industry continues, with workers being on strike, the Ministry of Agriculture yesterday revealed its tender process for an external review of the Guyana Sugar Corporation....Aug 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Carifesta X celebration…Film Festival gets underway
…commences with ‘Pan-Man; Rhythms of the Palms’ The Carifesta X Film Festivals got underway last evening at the National Conference Centre with Pan-Man; Rhythms of the Palms, a film which...Aug 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Caribbean land use – land capability
By Dr Edsel Edmunds Enormous international attention is being given to the subject of food security. The Caribbean has joined this chorus while millions of dollars are spent on food importation. At...Aug 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Book in honour of Sir Shridath Ramphal to be launched during Carifesta
Sir Shridath Ramphal, former Commonwealth Secretary General and member of the International Commission of the 1980s, and former Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI) and the...Aug 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Chile seeks closer ties with CARICOM
Chile’s new Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Wednesday last underscored his country’s interest in developing closer ties with the Community in trade, poverty alleviation and...Aug 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Eight-year-old needs heart surgery, parents seek help
The parents of an eight-year old boy are seeking assistance from the general public in raising funds to take their only child to India to undergo heart surgery. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Poon, of 86 Better...Aug 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Pensioner robbed on way to work
At approximately 21:25hrs on Saturday night, 71-year-old Maurice Mack Singh was attacked and robbed by three men on the West Ruimveldt Front Road. At the time, Singh was on his way to work at the...Aug 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Edutainment Symposia: Artistes must be taken seriously – participants
Carifesta X continued to unfold yesterday in Guyana. An ‘Edutainment Symposia’ was held with the aim of revitalizing the art form and seeking to establish a way to ensure its survival and...Aug 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Are the roadblocks really working?
I live on the East Coast of Demerara, and almost every day I encounter the inconvenience of roadblocks set up by the Joint Services. These roadblocks, I suppose, are designed to at least curtail the...Aug 24, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Guyanese Literature Comments Off on Guyanese literature junction
by Petamber Persaud Recent articles in this column examined Carifesta issues: we were privy to various aspects of the Caribbean Festival of Arts from its inception in 1972 and its successful...Aug 24, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on September21st is the UN International Day of Peace
DEAR EDITOR, The UN International Day of Peace, on September 21st 2008, is fast approaching. On this day, the world calls for 24 hours of worldwide ceasefire and non-violence. The UN appointed this...Aug 24, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on This betrayal comes as no surprise to anyone
DEAR EDITOR, Costa Rica’s Arias surprises no one by turning his back on the Dalai Lama. Costa Rica’s President, Oscar Arias, has once again turned his back on an existing relationship and the...Aug 24, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The Consular Officer does have the responsibility to determine sufficiency of ties
DEAR EDITOR, I agree with your columnist “Peeping Tom” that the burden of proof lies with the applicant for a non-immigrant visa. However, he is not correct when he noted that the Consular...Aug 24, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Making the Caribbean a nation of living cultures
DEAR EDITOR, CARIFESTA is here! And last Friday evening, Guyana staged the opening ceremony of CARIFESTA, after a 36-year absence. For me, CARIFESTA is about understanding each person’s culture,...Aug 24, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on Carifesta X is about Guyana
It may be wishful thinking to expect that Carifesta X will transform Guyana’s luck for the remainder of this year. That the remaining few months will evidence a change in fortune for our country is...Aug 24, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on GT&T, Gizmos & Gadgets U-17 cricket final…G/Town face off with East Bank at Enmore today
By Sean Devers A pulsating contest is anticipated today from 09:30hrs at Enmore when Georgetown face-off with East Bank in the final of the GT&T, Gizmos & Gadgets Demerara Cricket Board...Aug 24, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The other crime wave
-bodies were dropping almost daily, but the killings had nothing to do with the Mash Day escapees… By Michael Jordan It was nightfall on Sunday March 10, 2002, and popular Albouystown businessman...Aug 24, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Chubby Under-14 League – Day 4…Fruta Conquerors & Renaissance are group leaders
By Franklin Wilson Following rivalry on day-four of the Chubby, under-14 league organised by the Georgetown Football Association and sponsored by Guyana Beverage Inc., Fruta Conquerors by way of walk...Aug 24, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Carifesta is here
The people have the chance of a lifetime to make this country proud and, at the same time, enhance their economic condition. This is the time when people can do things to make visitors always want to...Nov 25, 2024
…Chase’s Academic Foundation remains unblemished Kaieteur Sports- Round six of the Republic Bank Under-18 Football League unfolded yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, featuring...…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- There’s a peculiar phenomenon in Guyana, a sort of cyclical ritual, where members of... more
By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News – There is an alarming surge in gun-related violence, particularly among younger... more
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