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ANIDAN DOJO – TEACHING THE ART OF SELF DEFENCE

Sep 18, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on ANIDAN DOJO – TEACHING THE ART OF SELF DEFENCE

By Michael Benjamin Ever since the primitive days when man used clubs to hunt wild animals for food his most basic concern was protecting and defending himself from both, the wiles of these very...

Sixth Annual Laparkan Holdings Ltd cycling meet set for Saturday

Sep 18, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Sixth Annual Laparkan Holdings Ltd cycling meet set for Saturday

Alonzo Greaves is man to beat in feature 35 lap race Defending champion Alonzo Greaves has established himself as the man to beat having won numerous races on the road and at the National Park...

Network Deliverance Ministry Futsal competition

Sep 18, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Network Deliverance Ministry Futsal competition

52 goals scored on opening night A total of 52 goals were scored on the opening night of action in the Network Deliverance Ministry Third Annual Inter Church Futsal competition which kicked off on...

Banks Beer division one football league

Sep 18, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Banks Beer division one football league

BK Int. Western Tigers maul Northern Rangers 6-1 Northern Rangers suffered the similar fate as their counterparts from Beacon when BK International Western Tigers mauled them 6-1, when rivalry in the...

ICC Annual Umpires’ and Match Referees’ Seminar fixed for Dubai

Sep 18, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on ICC Annual Umpires’ and Match Referees’ Seminar fixed for Dubai

Guyanese Clyde Duncan to participate The ICC’s Annual Umpires’ and Match Referees’ Seminar will be held in Dubai from September 23-25 and Guyanese umpire Clyde Duncan is among four West Indians...

Secondary Schools Windball Cricket to make comeback

Sep 18, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Secondary Schools Windball Cricket to make comeback

Secondary School Boys Windball Cricket is set to make a return later this month when The Ministry Culture Youth & Sport / National Sport Commission and AL Sport Promotions stage a tournament, at...

PNCR commended for motion recognising the work of LFS Burnham

Sep 18, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on PNCR commended for motion recognising the work of LFS Burnham

DEAR EDITOR, I was glad to see that the PNCR accepted the advice offered in one of my letters to the editor, and moved their own motion for the Parliamentary recognition of the work of President...

How much longer will Strathspey be without water?

Sep 18, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on How much longer will Strathspey be without water?

DEAR EDITOR, The village of Strathspey has been faced with a serious water crisis for the past six weeks. Residents are finding it extremely difficult to manage without running water to do their...

Bisram should provide a demographic breakdown of his sample population

Sep 18, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Bisram should provide a demographic breakdown of his sample population

DEAR EDITOR, In his letter captioned “According to Gallup Hillary Clinton’s speech had a 70 percent approval rating”, Vishnu Bisram stated, quote, “With regards to why as many as half...

Food For The Poor spends $9M on schools’ sanitation projects

Sep 18, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Food For The Poor spends $9M on schools’ sanitation projects

Seven schools have benefited from a Food for the Poor (Guyana) Inc Sanitation project which has been executed to the tune of some $9M. The schools include the 8th May Primary, Essequibo Coast; the...

What happens when a company becomes bankrupt?

Sep 18, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on What happens when a company becomes bankrupt?

DEAR EDITOR, It was reported some weeks ago that the Zoom Airline has become bankrupt. Little information was given in the media concerning this. There are several Guyanese who are affected by this...

Climate change will affect mining industry – Agriculture Ministry

Sep 18, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Climate change will affect mining industry – Agriculture Ministry

The Ministry of Agriculture’s Climate Unit has said that changes in rainfall patterns, evaporation rates and temperature in Guyana will have direct implications on the mining industry. Information...

The PPP pretence of being committed to upholding political rights has long been exposed

Sep 18, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The PPP pretence of being committed to upholding political rights has long been exposed

DEAR EDITOR, I do hope that the publisher of the Mirror newspaper will take heed of Mrs. Janet Jagan call in her article published in the paper’s weekend edition, 13-14 September, 2008 –...

A progress report on the Turkeyen campus must be given to the public

Sep 18, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on A progress report on the Turkeyen campus must be given to the public

DEAR EDITOR, Unfortunately, it seems as if the students of the University of Guyana have been detrimentally forgotten and it is absolutely appalling that no one has seen the need to raise any such...

GRPA gears for 35th anniversary

Sep 18, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GRPA gears for 35th anniversary

The Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) would be celebrating its 35th anniversary in existence within weeks. The agency, which is a non-governmental organization (NGO), has maintained an...

Guyana on track with Montreal Protocol – Agri Minister

Sep 18, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Guyana on track with Montreal Protocol – Agri Minister

In commemoration of International Ozone Day 2008, Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud, yesterday highlighted Guyana’s progress in honouring its commitment to the Montreal Protocol. He was...

India’s Way

Sep 18, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on India’s Way

The latest meltdown on Wall Street is a reminder that at some level, economics cannot be disjunctured from morality and ethics: the whole subprime mortgage fiasco is at its most fundamental level, an...

At what stage do we confront a dictatorship?

Sep 18, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on At what stage do we confront a dictatorship?

In Tuesday’s Peeping Tom, a number of accusations were made against my political activism. Even if one person believes the fictionalization in that assessment, such a person ought to know the...

Police seize security service’s firearms

Sep 18, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Police seize security service’s firearms

Police in Berbice have seized two firearms registered to the COPS Security Service after it was learnt that the operatives in whose possession they were found were not trained in the use of the...

GLU to ‘escalate’ industrial actions

Sep 18, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GLU to ‘escalate’ industrial actions

…‘workers cannot take ‘nationality’ to store for food’ – Duncan The Guyana Labour Union will escalate its actions once City Constables are not paid, according to General Secretary of the...

A WONDERFUL HUMAN BEING

Sep 18, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A WONDERFUL HUMAN BEING

A medical doctor does not need to consult with the Ministry of Health in advising persons as to what course of action they should take in relation to an environmental threat. That medical doctor is...