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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...

Corruption is all over the place

Aug 26, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Corruption is all over the place

DEAR EDITOR, Some bloggers in SN sympathised with the immigration officer who is charged for corrupt transactions as a Government agent. Too often, we hear of how these people are working for low...

Bail for businessman accused of demanding money by menace

Aug 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Bail for businessman accused of demanding money by menace

Bail was granted to the tune of $75,000 to a city businessman who has been charged with demanding money by menace with intent to steal. The accused, 35 year-old Dexter Lynch called ‘Yankee’ made...

Labourer found floating in Essequibo Coast canal

Aug 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Labourer found floating in Essequibo Coast canal

Police on the Essequibo Coast have launched an investigation into the discovery of the body of a man which was found floating in a canal at Affiance Back Street. Reports are that the body of...

After the party is over, what?

Aug 26, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on After the party is over, what?

DEAR EDITOR, I have been reading of the glitter and extraordinary excitement due to the presentations at CARIFESTA. What is likely to occur when this festival is over? Are things going back to the...

Brazilian Air Show was magnificent!

Aug 26, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Brazilian Air Show was magnificent!

DEAR EDITOR, I consider it a blessing to have witnessed the Brazilian Air Show on Sunday, August 24. Given that it was the first live air show I would have witnessed, I was somewhat unsure as to what...

Vagrants to benefit significantly from collaborative programme

Aug 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Vagrants to benefit significantly from collaborative programme

The Ministry of Health will soon be extending its public health care and mental health services as part of a collaborative programme set to eliminate the presence of vagrants on the streets of...

Visual Arts symposium… Carifesta should be emancipated from politicians – regional artists

Aug 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Visual Arts symposium… Carifesta 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...

Let’s face the grim reality of what’s ahead for Guyana

Aug 26, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Let’s face the grim reality of what’s ahead for Guyana

DEAR EDITOR, At the time of this writing, which would be day two of CARIFESTA X, I am getting mixed reviews, via Internet, about the various presentations; and while I join other overseas Guyanese in...

Police Military Band celebrates 150th anniversary

Aug 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Police Military Band celebrates 150th anniversary

The Guyana Police Force Military Band (MS) is celebrating one hundred and fifty years of service to the people of Guyana. The band, which was initially named the British Guiana Militia Band, was...

Sometimes, we ignore and condemn our achievements and distinctive cultural patterns

Aug 26, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Sometimes, we ignore and condemn our achievements and distinctive cultural patterns

DEAR EDITOR, To many, independence means merely the formal conceding of political and constitutional power by the imperialists to representatives of the local populace. Some may go further and...

Inclement weather delays capital works programme in Region Four

Aug 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Inclement weather delays capital works programme in Region Four

The Government of Guyana, in its annual budget presentation in March, allocated a sum of $140.2 million to the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region #4 for its capital works programme. Regional...

Culture and development

Aug 26, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on Culture and development

Whatever the naysayers may have prognosticated, the Government of Guyana must be commended for hosting Carifesta X very credibly. There are those who may quibble, for instance, about the quality of...

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...