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Courts hosts Emancipation Dress Contest

Aug 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Courts hosts Emancipation Dress Contest

Courts Inc. yesterday hosted its 2008 Emancipation Dress Competition involving staff at the Main Street location. Each staff member was given the opportunity to enter the competition which was judged...

From President Bharrat Jagdeo

Aug 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on From President Bharrat Jagdeo

One hundred and seventy-four years ago, on August 1, 1834, the most hideous and barbaric system of human exploitation was abolished, and full and final freedom announced for all enslaved Africans...

From the People’s National Congress Reform

Aug 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on From the People’s National Congress Reform

On the occasion of Emancipation Day 2008, the People’s National Congress Reform joins the rest of the nation in celebrating the 170th anniversary of the freedom of slaves in Guyana and the rest of...

From the Alliance For Change

Aug 01, 2008 knews News Comments Off on From the Alliance For Change

August 1, 2008 commemorates the 170th Anniversary of the abolition of the enslavement of Africans in the British colonies. As Guyanese observe Emancipation Day, we must be mindful of the fact that...

DCC Guyana leg launched

Aug 01, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on DCC Guyana leg launched

Flood light football to hit Stadium for 1st time By Franklin Wilson The 2008 Digicel Caribbean Cup (DCC) train is set to make the second stop on its Caribbean 5-month tour in Guyana from August 6 to...

Namilco Annual ‘Wheat-up’ Cycle Road Race postponed

Aug 01, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Namilco Annual ‘Wheat-up’ Cycle Road Race postponed

The annual Namilco ‘Wheat-up’ cycle road race which was scheduled to take place today from the Flour Mill to Long Creek on the Linden Soesdyke Highway and back has been postponed. President of...

Women squad called to trials for AWIRA Sevens Championships

Aug 01, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Women squad called to trials for AWIRA Sevens Championships

The NAWIRA Women’s Sevens Championships will take place in Bahamas, on October 25 and 26, to coincide with the NAWIRA Rugby World Cup Sevens Qualifying Tournament. The Guyana Rugby Football Union...

GRFU names 29 players in squad for World Cup Sevens qualifier

Aug 01, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on GRFU names 29 players in squad for World Cup Sevens qualifier

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has called up 29 players to prepare for Guyana’s participation in the NAWIRA Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009 Qualifying Tournament to take place on October 25 and...

4th Annual Regan Rodrigues Memorial 50-miler set for Sunday

Aug 01, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on 4th Annual Regan Rodrigues Memorial 50-miler set for Sunday

Defending champ Robin Persaud to be tested While the Annual Namilco ‘Wheat Up’ road race has been rescheduled for August 10, the best riders in the national will throw down the gauntlet to each...

TCL Group regional U-19 One-Day cricket

Aug 01, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on TCL Group regional U-19 One-Day cricket

Guyana battle T&T today for place in second successive final Champions Jamaica must win big to advance By Sean Devers in Barbados After an emphatic victory against the Leeward Islands in the...

Nuff kok pass

Aug 01, 2008 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Nuff kok pass

When things ain’t go right people does seh, “kok pass”. Dem boys seh that kok pass Tuesday when all dem big businessmen meet fuh a tax seminar at Pegasus. Was nice to see de whole place full...

Emancipate yourself from negativity

Aug 01, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Emancipate yourself from negativity

The Parrot like many others would be joining in the celebrations of the 174th anniversary of Emancipation form slavery. The celebrations on this, the first day of August, can be seen as ushering in...

The view from an East Indian on Emancipation Day

Aug 01, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The view from an East Indian on Emancipation Day

I guess no matter how much I like to refer to myself as a “raceless” person occupying space in a country called Guyana but quintessentially a human being who believes that rights cannot be...

“You, the Boss”

Aug 01, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on “You, the Boss”

Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA INTRODUCTION: My focus today shifts from macro/micro-economic policies to some basic elements of starting a business or entrepreneurship. I receive at least five phone calls a...

IT’S ‘THE DONALD’’S TIME

Aug 01, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on IT’S ‘THE DONALD’’S TIME

The centre of attraction for tomorrow’s 29th Congress of the People’s Progressive Party will for the first time in a long time not be Bharrat Jagdeo. All eyes instead will be on ‘The Donald’....

Govt must do more to protect its citizens

Aug 01, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Govt must do more to protect its citizens

DEAR EDITOR, Why are there so many unsolved crimes in Guyana, especially high profile murders? Something is definitely wrong with the Guyana Police Force. We have the Monica Reece case, Kalamadeen,...

More accuracy needed in information available on websites

Aug 01, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on More accuracy needed in information available on websites

DEAR EDITOR, In SN 2008-07-30, the Minister of Health was reported as taking exception to statistics published in the UNAIDS Report, specifically the prevalence rate of the disease and the coverage...

Suseran is wrong about this website

Aug 01, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Suseran is wrong about this website

DEAR EDITOR, I write this letter in response to one written by Mr. Leon James Suseran in Kaieteur News dated July 29th, 2008 and captioned, “Websites that are like Gravesites.” It seems on this...

Minister Persaud acted in accordance with party protocol

Aug 01, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Minister Persaud acted in accordance with party protocol

DEAR EDITOR, Your columnist Frederick Kissoon lacks the capacity to advance the reputation of his friends without at the same time pulling down others. In his latest column published in the Kaieteur...

Guyana is in dire need of healing

Aug 01, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Guyana is in dire need of healing

DEAR EDITOR, Based on reports culled from the daily newspapers, the number of murders in Guyana for this year up to the end of July has equalled the 113 official murder figures for the whole of last...

Tax holidays for value-added wood processing

Aug 01, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Tax holidays for value-added wood processing

DEAR EDITOR, Bill #14 of 2008 will allow the Minister of Finance to grant tax holidays to value-added wood processing (Christopher Ram’s column “The role of the Privatisation Unit in the QAII...

A day long in coming

Aug 01, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on A day long in coming

Happy Emancipation Day to all Guyanese. While this is a day in which the struggles and sacrifices of the African community is observed, it is also a day that is important to all Guyanese because...