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World AIDS Day 2008 preparation: ‘Shattered Hopes and Dreams’ launched

Aug 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on World AIDS Day 2008 preparation: ‘Shattered Hopes and Dreams’ launched

– UNAIDS Rep criticizes message it portrays to youths As part of the activities and events planned for World AIDS Day, which will be observed on December 1st, 2008, a thirty (30) minutes movie...

Bomb Scare disrupts operations at GRA

Aug 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Bomb Scare disrupts operations at GRA

At approximately 10:00 hrs yesterday, a bomb scare forced the employees of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to evacuate the offices at Lamaha and East Streets, North Cummingsburg. Fire engines...

Classic Brazilian play for mega festival

Aug 21, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Classic Brazilian play for mega festival

As part of the unique contributions to Carifesta X, a play entitled ‘Pluft, The Little Ghost’ will be staged next Wednesday August 27, at the National Cultural Centre, and on Sunday August 24, at...

Sixth Busta Essequibo Cricket Festival launched

Aug 21, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Sixth Busta Essequibo Cricket Festival launched

More matches, locations for this year’s tourney By Sean Devers The launching of the sixth annual 50-overs Busta Essequibo Cricket Festival was held yesterday at the Guyana Beverage Inc. Head Office...

GCA U-15 Squad selected to face Bajans

Aug 21, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on GCA U-15 Squad selected to face Bajans

A 15-member squad has been selected to represent the GCA under-15 team against the Barbados Combermere Secondary school under-15 side from 11:00 tomorrow. The game is fixed for the Demerara Cricket...

Chubby U-14 League: GFC, Fruta Conquerors, Renaissance, Strike Again win on day 2

Aug 21, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Chubby U-14 League: GFC, Fruta Conquerors, Renaissance, Strike Again win on day 2

By Franklin Wilson Georgetown Football Club (GFC) posted their seconded win in as many matches when play in the Chubby under-14 league organised by the Georgetown Football Association and sponsored...

‘Golden Jaguar’ Shawn Beveney signs for Cray Wanderers in UK

Aug 21, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on ‘Golden Jaguar’ Shawn Beveney signs for Cray Wanderers in UK

By Franklin Wilson Cray Wanderers have pulled off a massive coup by signing 26 year old Guyanese International Shawn Beveney for their RymanLeague promotion bid this season. Beveney, known on the...

2008 Cellink Southern Caribbean Squash Championships: Nicolette Fernandes crowned Southern Caribbean Squash Queen

Aug 21, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on 2008 Cellink Southern Caribbean Squash Championships: Nicolette Fernandes crowned Southern Caribbean Squash Queen

Buoyed by a crowd of vociferous supporters, local squash queen Nicolette Fernandes rebounded from losing the first set 7-9 to defeat arch rival Bajan Karen Meakins, snatching the next three sets 9-7,...

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...

‘Fine man’ gang eludes Joint Services again

Aug 20, 2008 knews News Comments Off on ‘Fine man’ gang eludes Joint Services again

A sting operation in the backlands of the East Coast of Demerara on Monday unearthed another hideout believed to be that of the notorious gang led by wanted man Rondell ‘Fineman’ Rawlins....

Stolen vaults recovered from Bartica slaughter

Aug 20, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Stolen vaults recovered from Bartica slaughter

– suspect arrested Diligent enquiries by the Criminal Investigations Department coupled with sound intelligence gathered so far have led to the arrest of another male suspect in the...

Psychiatric patient to be charged for hospital fire

Aug 20, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Psychiatric patient to be charged for hospital fire

– suspect’s mother says son mentally unfit to stand trial “If they charge my son, they have to charge the woman who kill the patient in the Observation Ward. “If they putting mad...

GPF denies claims made by prisoners

Aug 20, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GPF denies claims made by prisoners

– delay of trials compounded by Magistrate’s absence The Guyana Police Force has denied claims made by four capital offence prisoners who had stated that they are denied their court...

GRDB launches probe into mill employee’s death

Aug 20, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GRDB launches probe into mill employee’s death

The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has launched an investigation into the death of Kenneth Roberts, who died while performing official duties at the Mahaicony Rice Mill Limited. Yesterday,...

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No place for little boys in a big man’s world

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- There’s an old saying in Guyana: “You can’t put a little boy to do a big man’s... more