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CARIFESTA X…Brazilians thrill thousands with spectacular air show

Aug 25, 2008 knews News Comments Off on CARIFESTA X…Brazilians thrill thousands with spectacular air show

Those who missed it will be gnashing their teeth in disappointment when their friends relate what a splendid show it was. The world-renowned Brazilian Smoke Squadron thrilled thousands of Guyanese...

Local HIV/AIDS cases on the decline – Reports

Aug 25, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Local HIV/AIDS cases on the decline – Reports

….Region Four still highest The trend in the reported cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), according to local statistics, has shown that...

Police constable shot in barrack room

Aug 25, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Police constable shot in barrack room

A police constable is currently nursing a gunshot wound at the Georgetown Public Hospital, after being shot by a fellow rank on Saturday night. The victim, police constable 19705 Raymond Larson, 25,...

Le Repentir cemetery storage facility to be privatized

Aug 25, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Le Repentir cemetery storage facility to be privatized

The issue of decomposing bodies being dumped in the compound of the Le Repentir cemetery has been a longstanding issue, and despite numerous concerns being raised, the relevant authorities seem to...

Former Agri. Minister preserving mangroves through art

Aug 25, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Former Agri. Minister preserving mangroves through art

The preservation of mangroves has been highlighted as one of the important factors to lend to the protection of the natural environment. This notion is being emphasised through art form by one...

Kidney transplant patient anxious to return to school

Aug 25, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Kidney transplant patient anxious to return to school

Guyana’s first kidney transplant patient, Munesh Mangal, says that now that he is feeling much better, he is anxiously looking forward to going back to school next week. Mangal says he is almost...

Cops trying to identify hit-and-run victim

Aug 25, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Cops trying to identify hit-and-run victim

Police are trying to ascertain the identity of a man of East Indian ancestry who was killed in a hit-and-run accident on Saturday night at Diamond, East Bank Demerara. The man, who is believed to be...

Carifesta X…Visual Arts Exhibition fascinates visitors

Aug 25, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Carifesta X…Visual Arts Exhibition fascinates visitors

The auditorium of the National Gymnasium was transformed into an art gallery yesterday when the Visual Arts Exhibition opened. The event showcased the works of many talented artists and sculptors...

Carifesta X Symposia gets underway…Nobel laureate challenges CARICOM Govts. to invest more in culture

Aug 25, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Carifesta X Symposia gets underway…Nobel laureate challenges CARICOM Govts. to invest more in culture

…input of youth excluded from forum– concerned artiste “Why is culture being celebrated when governments are to be blamed for continually depriving artistes of necessary support?” Derek...

Canada Scotia Bank Tri-Nation ODI series…Gayle (110*) blows Windies to 7-wicket victory against Canada

Aug 25, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Canada Scotia Bank Tri-Nation ODI series…Gayle (110*) blows Windies to 7-wicket victory against Canada

By Sean Devers Twenty-eight year-old Skipper Chris Gayle smashed an unbeaten 110 as the West Indies galloped to a seven-wicket victory against host Canada in the final of the Scotia Bank Tri-Nation...

GT&T/Gizmos & Gadgets U-17 final washed out

Aug 25, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on GT&T/Gizmos & Gadgets U-17 final washed out

Match re-fixed for Everest on Wednesday Heavy overnight and morning rain yesterday battered the Enmore Community Centre ground on the East Coast of Demerara and washed out the final of the Demerara...

D’Andrade sets new PB in Trinidad

Aug 25, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on D’Andrade sets new PB in Trinidad

– wins fourth Kiss 5km road run By Edison Jefford Local distance star, Lionel D’Andrade, campaigning in Trinidad and Tobago since April, set a new Personal Best (PB) time over 5km on Saturday in...

Vishal Singh continues impressive debut English season

Aug 25, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Vishal Singh continues impressive debut English season

By Sean Devers Nineteen-year-old Former Guyana under-19 left-hander Vishal Singh continues to enjoy an impressive debut season in English cricket and is now eying selection on the senior Guyana team....

Human rights, sexual orientation, and gender identity

Aug 25, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Human rights, sexual orientation, and gender identity

Dear Editor, As a citizen of a member-country of the OAS, it is with some concern that I viewed the adoption of the resolution on “Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity” cited...

Ocean View/Carifesta X 60-mile cycle road race…Greaves outsprints rivals again, Williams, Lovell, Croal also shine

Aug 25, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Ocean View/Carifesta X 60-mile cycle road race…Greaves outsprints rivals again, Williams, Lovell, Croal also shine

By Franklin Wilson Undoubtedly, he is undisputed local sprinting champion, and this was further emphasized yesterday in the Ocean View International Hotel / Carifesta X 60 mile cycle road race...

C/tyne family robbed at gunpoint

Aug 25, 2008 knews News Comments Off on C/tyne family robbed at gunpoint

LINE PATH, CORRIVERTON – It may have been a case of mistaken identity, but a Corentyne family was robbed at gunpoint over the weekend. The incident took place at about 21:30 hours on Saturday...

Election of Obama would signal serious change for U.S.

Aug 25, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Election of Obama would signal serious change for U.S.

Dear Editor, Most of the world prefers someone who represents a clear break from the Bush years. Most Canadians prefer Barack Obama to John McCain for U.S. President. But the Canadian policy...

Pompey responds to criticisms

Aug 25, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Pompey responds to criticisms

– says we should all be proud Dear Editor, Without all the amenities and Governmental commitments the Jamaican athletes have, we still got pretty far at the Olympic Games. We do need the same...

BILL COTTON/REFORM…Sweet television music?

Aug 25, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on BILL COTTON/REFORM…Sweet television music?

Bill was going to de Banks Super Concert. Then he met (as you Guyanese say) the traffic and gave up the ghost. Perhaps Bill will do a deal with the GDF for them to drop me in from that Bell...

Reprint of rare book on Guyana’s history for launch at Carifesta

Aug 25, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Reprint of rare book on Guyana’s history for launch at Carifesta

Dear Editor, The Guyana Heritage Society will launch its latest republication, “Centenary History and Handbook of British Guiana” by Alfred Raymond Forbes Webber, on Wednesday, August 27th 2008,...

Republic Bank August Vacation Camp wraps up

Aug 25, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Republic Bank August Vacation Camp wraps up

ROSE HALL TOWN, CORENTYNE – Eleven-year-old Alima Alli, of Rose Hall Town on the Corentyne, was named the top student of the Republic Bank August Vacation Camp. At the closing ceremony, which was...

Tony Deyal…A kiss before dyeing

Aug 25, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on Tony Deyal…A kiss before dyeing

While the world and I revelled in the Olympics now being held in Peking, China’s formerly forbidden city, in the middle of the marathon sessions of television viewing, I thought of the Greeks. ...

Roadblocks being manned by army personnel without police presence

Aug 25, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Roadblocks being manned by army personnel without police presence

Dear Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to highlight the fact that army ranks have been manning some of the roadblocks which the city has seen since the onset of Carifesta X. The army does...

Division ‘B’ tightens vigilance for Carifesta X

Aug 25, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Division ‘B’ tightens vigilance for Carifesta X

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Police in Berbice are on high alert and are prepared for any eventuality during the Carifesta X celebration. Assistant Commissioner Clinton Conway, who heads Division...

GCA presents shirts to Umpires

Aug 25, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on GCA presents shirts to Umpires

At a simple presentation ceremony held recently at the Georgetown Cricket Club, the Georgetown Cricket Association handed over three (3) dozen shirts to the Georgetown Cricket Umpires and Scorers...