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Man’s life depends on urgent kidney transplant

Sep 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Man’s life depends on urgent kidney transplant

Forty-three-year-old Abdool Raffi Khan has been made to face the challenges of living with two failing kidneys and may even succumb if he does not undergo an urgent kidney transplant. During an...

Thieves cart off vacationing businessman’s firearm, cash

Sep 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Thieves cart off vacationing businessman’s firearm, cash

Police on the West Coast Berbice are investigating the theft of a licenced firearm and a large quantity of cash from the home of businessman Nasrudeen Mohamed. The discovery of the theft was made on...

Amerindian leaders call for more trained teachers

Sep 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Amerindian leaders call for more trained teachers

Representatives of several Amerindian communities are calling for more trained teachers in their area because they are convinced that there has been a decline in the education standard in the...

Historic Day/Night Inter-County cricket final…Galaxy of stars set to light up Providence on October 3

Sep 24, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Historic Day/Night Inter-County cricket final…Galaxy of stars set to light up Providence on October 3

By Sean Devers History will be made when Umpires Duncan and Somwaru call ‘play’ at the Guyana National Stadium at 14:30 hrs on Friday October 3 to start Guyana’s first ever ‘official’...

No surprises as national U-17 20-man cricket squad named

Sep 24, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on No surprises as national U-17 20-man cricket squad named

Five days after a 20-man Guyana under-17 cricket squad was selected by the National junior selectors, the squad was released on Tuesday after being approved by Acting President of the Guyana Cricket...

Looking into the PL

Sep 24, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Looking into the PL

The Parrot, like thousands of others, was shocked at the horrific manner in which 9-year-old Tenesha De Souza met her demise after falling into a pit-latrine at Santa Rosa. It was an unfortunate...

Kristian Jeffrey gets big boost to budding Squash career

Sep 24, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Kristian Jeffrey gets big boost to budding Squash career

Guyana’s national champion Kristian Jeffrey, who has joined the Western Ontario University Squash team pursuing a degree in the Business Field, recently received the biggest surprise and boost to...

Beautiful democracy! Simply beautiful

Sep 24, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Beautiful democracy! Simply beautiful

There are times I wonder if we in Guyana will forever be left behind. I ran into this stranger at Nigel’s Supermarket. She introduced herself to me, said that she lived in Jamaica and that she has...

Jobs & Education

Sep 24, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Jobs & Education

Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA INTRODUCTION Our company receives many applications per day from young and old looking for meaningful work. Recently we saw the results from the CSEC where many students...

GABA to host interactive session tonight

Sep 24, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on GABA to host interactive session tonight

– aims at inclusiveness The Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) will be hosting an interactive session tonight from 7:00pm at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall with all affiliate clubs...

Policeman committed for murder

Sep 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Policeman committed for murder

Police Lance Corporal, Clement Bailey has been committed to stand trial in the High Court for the murder of West Ruimveldt barber, Clifton Garraway. The committal order was made when Bailey appeared...

Salim Hack Speedboat Service 50-over Cricket in Wakenaam…Wins for Good Success, Sans Souci, Maria’s Pleasure

Sep 24, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Salim Hack Speedboat Service 50-over Cricket in Wakenaam…Wins for Good Success, Sans Souci, Maria’s Pleasure

Good Success, Sans Souci and Maria’s Pleasure recorded victories in the Salim Hack Speedboat Service 50-over knockout Cricket competition which commenced in Wakenaam last Sunday. At Good Success,...

Some suggestions on how to avoid fatal accidents on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway

Sep 24, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Some suggestions on how to avoid fatal accidents on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway

DEAR EDITOR, The method of dealing with this problem, that of penning this open letter, is necessary, since it would have been very difficult to address all of these issues through individual letters...

Fisherman remanded for possession of cocaine

Sep 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Fisherman remanded for possession of cocaine

Acting Chief Magistrate, Melissa Robertson-Olge has remanded a fisherman of Albouystown who appeared before her on a charge with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. The accused,...

Scrabble players unleash word banks next Sunday

Sep 24, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Scrabble players unleash word banks next Sunday

Ulric Harris will attempt to be the first to etch his name on the Metro Lien Trophy when scrabble players start afresh to vie for this prestigious trophy at the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players...

Valentine’s Day liquor smuggling case…

Sep 24, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Valentine’s Day liquor smuggling case…

Third prosecution witness testifies The seven suspects who have been charged by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) in connection with the largest seizure of assorted liquor in the history of local...

Moseley Fast bowling clinic postponed

Sep 24, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Moseley Fast bowling clinic postponed

The planned Fast bowling Clinic organized by the Guyana Cricket Board in collaboration with the Reds Perreira Sports Foundation (RPSF), which was scheduled for September 23-25 has been postponed....

The Guyana National Stadium is underdeveloped and is being underutilised

Sep 24, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The Guyana National Stadium is underdeveloped and is being underutilised

DEAR EDITOR, Kindly permit me the privilege of expressing my opinion on an issue with regard to the use of our National Stadium. I have never had the pleasure of visiting this national edifice since...

Errol Arthur is no ‘ghost writer’

Sep 24, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Errol Arthur is no ‘ghost writer’

DEAR EDITOR, Enough is enough from Mr. Frederick Kissoon. It has become habitual now for Mr. Kissoon to resort to name calling, unfounded accusations and a cussing out whenever someone challenges his...

Trophy Stall/Oasis Café Junior Chess Tournament on this Saturday

Sep 24, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall/Oasis Café Junior Chess Tournament on this Saturday

On Saturday the Oasis Too will come alive, when the Trophy Stall/Oasis Café holds its annual Junior Chess Tournament. The event will be played according to the Swiss system and consist of seven...

THE GROUSE SEASON BEGINS IN GUYANA

Sep 24, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on THE GROUSE SEASON BEGINS IN GUYANA

The media eat themselves. Wherever they are. There’s no better story than a hack against the wall. In Scotland, they have a Grouse season .Shooting begins on the ‘Glorious Twelfth ‘of August....

We must have balance and fairness instead of ill-advised misinformation

Sep 24, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on We must have balance and fairness instead of ill-advised misinformation

DEAR EDITOR, My attention has been drawn to a letter to the editor entitled “Guyanese in Barbados upset with Consul representation” (Kaieteur News, 15 September 2008) by PNC MP Ernest Elliot....

The critics are shortsighted

Sep 24, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on The critics are shortsighted

Guyana’s hesitation and reluctance to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement continues to be a major talking point at home and in some sections of the Caribbean that it has attracted speculation....

THE TRAFFIC ACROSS THE BRIDGE

Sep 24, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE TRAFFIC ACROSS THE BRIDGE

The four-lane highway was built to try to ease the traffic woes on the East Bank Demerara Public Road, particularly between the Demerara Harbour Bridge and Ruimveldt. The road took some time to build...

KASHIF & SHANGHAI FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT

Sep 24, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on KASHIF & SHANGHAI FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT

– a Christmas gift to Guyana By Michael Benjamin Great inventions sprout from little thoughts, unrestrained honesty and extraordinary determination. Ingredients: It was a foolproof...

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No immigrant should feel safe in America today

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- There was a time when an illegal immigrant in America could live in the shadows with some... more