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Carifesta X… Festival should be emancipated from politicians – regional artists

Aug 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Carifesta X… Festival should be emancipated from politicians – regional artists

By Tusika Martin The Caribbean Festival of Arts (Carifesta) should be emancipated from politicians while at the same time there is need for action within the arts industry in the Caribbean. This was...

‘Muslim Night’ represents historic feature at Carifesta X

Aug 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on ‘Muslim Night’ represents historic feature at Carifesta X

As Carifesta continues to be showcased for the second time on these shores, one of Guyana’s three main religious groups made its contribution to the extragavanza, thereby creating history, as...

Carifesta X ‘Youth Village’ launched

Aug 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Carifesta X ‘Youth Village’ launched

The National Park was a hive of activity last evening with an energetic launching of the Carifesta X ‘Youth Village’. The highlight of the evening was the energetic drumming by the...

GAWU/Guysuco wages dispute… Stalemate continues

Aug 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GAWU/Guysuco wages dispute… Stalemate continues

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) met again yesterday as conciliation continues in the wages dispute between the two parties. This is...

Teens allegedly robbed, tortured by soldiers

Aug 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Teens allegedly robbed, tortured by soldiers

A young Amerindian from the North West District is seeking medical attention in the city following a severe beating last Saturday, reportedly at the hands of a group of soldiers posing as policemen,...

Mentally-ill man may have killed sleeping vagrants – police

Aug 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Mentally-ill man may have killed sleeping vagrants – police

By Michael Jordan Police are trying to locate a mentally-ill man who they believe clubbed two sleeping vagrants to death within the space of three days. One of the victims has been identified as...

Watchman’s battered body found in yard

Aug 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Watchman’s battered body found in yard

The battered body of a watchman was found early yesterday morning at what was reportedly his former work site, at North Road, Bourda. Reports are that the man, who has since been identified as...

GuyberNet receives US$7,000 from IDB entity

Aug 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GuyberNet receives US$7,000 from IDB entity

Yesterday, the Cultural Centre of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) donated a US$7,000 cheque to GuyberNet to fund its project entitled “Conflict Transformation through Cultural...

Couple remanded for possession of ammunition

Aug 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Couple remanded for possession of ammunition

Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton yesterday remanded an 18-year-old female, Okemo Todd, and Charles Rawlins, 21, both of Ketley Street, Charlestown, for possession of ammunition. It is alleged that on...

Mining Week 2008 gets underway

Aug 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Mining Week 2008 gets underway

A host of events are billed for Mining Week 2008, which kicked off yesterday. The opening ceremony of a related exhibition was held yesterday afternoon at the Guyana Girl Guides Association...

Derek Walcott hosts interactive writers’ session

Aug 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Derek Walcott hosts interactive writers’ session

As the Carifesta celebrations continued yesterday, career and amateur writers were afforded the opportunity to have their works perused by St. Lucian Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott, when he hosted a...

Duo on simple larceny charge remanded

Aug 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Duo on simple larceny charge remanded

Two men have been remanded to prison after they were jointly charged with simple larceny. The men, Michael Raphael and Rudolph Joseph, made their appearance yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’...

Krakowsky wins locally

Aug 26, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Krakowsky wins locally

National scrabble team reflects on loss in Barbados By Michael Benjamin James Krakowsky suffered two losses to Colin Chichester and Ulric Harris but rebounded to register 4 points with a positive...

Former national footballer Jamain Alleyne passes on

Aug 26, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Former national footballer Jamain Alleyne passes on

GFF extends condolences to the bereaved family Former junior and senior national footballer Jamain Alleyne aka ‘Turtle’ of Laing Avenue, Georgetown passed away on Friday at the Georgetown Public...

AHBF holds session on crime prevention

Aug 26, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on AHBF holds session on crime prevention

The Abdulla Hamid Basketball Foundation (AHBF) Basketball Summer Programme continued last week when Police Officer, Anthony White held a session on crime prevention with the young players. Hamid told...

Jacobs accepts ABIIT basketball scholarship

Aug 26, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Jacobs accepts ABIIT basketball scholarship

– Courts to present airline ticket By Edison Jefford After months of serious thought, national women’s basketball player, Nichola Jacobs, has finally decided to take up an Antigua and Barbuda...

Third round abandoned due to rain

Aug 26, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Third round abandoned due to rain

Rain had the final say in zone B as the third round of the Essequibo Busta 50 overs Cricket Festival was completely washed out without a ball being bowled. Both venues were water logged and umpires...

Busta Essequibo Cricket Festival: Wakenaam, Bartica record 2nd round victories

Aug 26, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Busta Essequibo Cricket Festival: Wakenaam, Bartica record 2nd round victories

Wakenaam and Bartica recorded second round victories as the Essequibo Busta 50 overs Cricket Festival continued in zone B on Saturday last. At Leguan, Wakenaam defeated the home team by 55 runs. In a...

I cannot feel proud

Aug 26, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on I cannot feel proud

By Rawle Welch After reading Aliann Pompey’s response to my missive about how a phone call succeeded in dissolving a positive thought I had about her Olympic performance, a flow of emotional guilt...

Police preparing report on sexual assault case involving priest

Aug 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Police preparing report on sexual assault case involving priest

Police are preparing a report on their investigations into the allegations of sexual assault of a two-year-old girl by a prominent local priest. A senior police official at the CID Headquarters, Eve...

WHISPERS AND MORE

Aug 26, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on WHISPERS AND MORE

Bill was telling you about the geography of gossip. Well, it is starting to fructify as my Guyanese Journalist hero Sharief Khan used to say (Hope you’re well and enjoying retirement ..). Bill has...

Prisoner escapes from NA hospital

Aug 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Prisoner escapes from NA hospital

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – A prisoner is on the run after escaping in Houdini-like fashion from the New Amsterdam hospital early yesterday morning. According to police reports, 22 year-old Lyndon...

Where does the buck stop?

Aug 26, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Where does the buck stop?

One of the serious difficulties this column has with the government of Guyana’s position on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) concerns where the blame must be laid. It is the position of the...

An eight-year-old Carifesta sore

Aug 26, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on An eight-year-old Carifesta sore

There can be no doubt about it; by now every Georgetowner would like the Guyana Government to host an international event every day. In a month’s time, Guyana would become a modern city. We would...

Skeldon Sugar Modernisation Project…Factory commissioning set for Oct. 5

Aug 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Skeldon Sugar Modernisation Project…Factory commissioning set for Oct. 5

Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud yesterday confirmed that the formal commissioning of the modern Skeldon Sugar factory has been pushed back to October 5. Persaud noted that there was no delay in...

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Sometimes the best of leaders fail

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Jimmy Carter’s presidency fell victim to global and domestic upheavals. His single term... more