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Digicel launches mobile service at Santa Rosa

Sep 22, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Digicel launches mobile service at Santa Rosa

– two women’s groups, Village Council receive Digicel support On Saturday, mobile telecommunications provider Digicel joined residents of Santa Rosa, Region One, and its environs in...

Female amateur boxers receive uniforms

Sep 22, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Female amateur boxers receive uniforms

The female amateur boxing team scheduled to participate in the Female Pan Am Games in Trinidad and Tobago from October 1-8, received their uniforms over the weekend. Guyana Amateur Boxing Association...

DeSinco Under-18 quarter-finals…Conquerors hammer Thomas, GFC & Alpha also post wins

Sep 22, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on DeSinco Under-18 quarter-finals…Conquerors hammer Thomas, GFC & Alpha also post wins

By Franklin Wilson A helmet-trick by forward Manasseh Primo and double from strike partner Paul Bobb ensured ten-man Fruta Conquerors hammered Thomas United 8-1 to advance to the semi-finals of the...

Financial controversy strains LABA final

Sep 22, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Financial controversy strains LABA final

– issues force third postponement By Edison Jefford Just a week after an informant had confirmed that a communication problem forced the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) to postpone...

Windies Women to tour Pakistan and Sri Lanka

Sep 22, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Windies Women to tour Pakistan and Sri Lanka

Erva Giddings only Guyanese selected The West Indies selectors have named a strong 14-member squad for a women’s cricket tour of Pakistan and Sri Lanka in October and November. The Captain is...

‘Ultimate Warrior’ pays tribute to the world’s fastest man

Sep 22, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on ‘Ultimate Warrior’ pays tribute to the world’s fastest man

Better known for his exploits as a national footballer and coach, the former Queen’s College student also have other artistic talents, in this case, a passion for writing poems. Today, Kaieteur...

Beharry Cup 2nd division cricket…MSC, GNIC & GYO in winners’ row

Sep 22, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Beharry Cup 2nd division cricket…MSC, GNIC & GYO in winners’ row

MSC, GNIC and GYO were in winners’ row on Saturday when the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Beharry Cup second division cricket competition continued in the Capitol. At MSC, the home team beat...

We should join our CARICOM brothers and sign the EPA agreements

Sep 22, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on We should join our CARICOM brothers and sign the EPA agreements

DEAR EDITOR, There have been a lot of views and statements about the signing of the EPA – from the Government, the Opposition and even from such notables as Mr. Shirdath Ramphal – all...

Govt. has no stomach to cooperate with institutions which it perceives it cannot dominate

Sep 22, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Govt. has no stomach to cooperate with institutions which it perceives it cannot dominate

DEAR EDITOR, The Parrot is true to its character of a parrot — merely repeating faithfully what someone else has been saying of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council. At best, it is poor journalism...

Eastman versus Lewis promises to be a scorcher

Sep 22, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Eastman versus Lewis promises to be a scorcher

– Frank to finally make appearance against PompeyBy Rawle Welch When middleweight champion Howard ‘Battersea Bomber’ Eastman and former WBA welterweight champion Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis...

The very selective memory of Freddie Kissoon

Sep 22, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The very selective memory of Freddie Kissoon

DEAR EDITOR, I have seen that Freddie Kissoon has become the biggest defender of Burnham and the past PNC regime. He constantly mentions in his articles what Burnham would have done or not done. His...

Hanoman captures Muneshwar’s Golf tourney

Sep 22, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Hanoman captures Muneshwar’s Golf tourney

Robert Hanoman came out victorious in last Saturday’s Muneshwar’s Ltd. sponsored Stableford Golf tournament played at the Lusignan Golf Course. Hanoman recorded 39 points to beat a field of 37...

Steve’s Jewellery over-40 cricket…Hutson slams first ton as GNIC beat TSC

Sep 22, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Steve’s Jewellery over-40 cricket…Hutson slams first ton as GNIC beat TSC

Forty-two year-old left-hander Orin Hutson rolled back the years with a shot-filled 102 while former Test off-spinner Clyde Butts weighted in with a rapid 51 as GNIC beat Transport Sports Club (TSC)...

Please place priority where it is needed in the prison service

Sep 22, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Please place priority where it is needed in the prison service

DEAR EDITOR, I am a career public servant and a concerned prison officer. I wish to voice my dissatisfaction at the manner in which certain sectors of our society are using the situation of a...

It seems as if Govt. made no preparations to accommodate scholarship graduands

Sep 22, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on It seems as if Govt. made no preparations to accommodate scholarship graduands

DEAR EDITOR, Six years ago, I stood with pride and a lot of tears, as I watched my son leave Guyana to take up a scholarship in Cuba to study engineering. While I was saddened because he would have...

GCA Pepsi 1st division cricket (1st round)…Jacobs warms up for Inter-County with unbeaten 53 for MSC

Sep 22, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on GCA Pepsi 1st division cricket (1st round)…Jacobs warms up for Inter-County with unbeaten 53 for MSC

By Sean Devers West Indies under-19 Vice-Captain Steven Jacobs hit an attractive unbeaten 53 to spur Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) to an emphatic nine-wicket win against host Everest yesterday in...

Corentyne club hosts Career Day

Sep 22, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Corentyne club hosts Career Day

ROSE HALL TOWN, CORENTYNE – The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club successfully staged its first Career Day. The activity was held on Friday in the compound of the J.C. Chandisingh Secondary...

Singh pilots AINLIM/NMSL to Tapeball title

Sep 22, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Singh pilots AINLIM/NMSL to Tapeball title

A swashbuckling century by Marc Singh piloted AINLIM/NMSL to a blowout victory over N&M Security Solutions (NMSS) by 127 in the Neal and Massy Inter-Company 20-over Tapeball Cricket final played...

Man in custody for giving false information

Sep 22, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Man in custody for giving false information

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – A 23-year-old Good Faith, Mahaicony man is in police custody after he allegedly gave false information to ranks at the Fort Wellington Police Station. The man told...

Where do you stand, Leslie?

Sep 22, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Where do you stand, Leslie?

DEAR EDITOR, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy’s long missive published in Kaieteur News on 15th September was quite intriguing. It even attracted the attention of your columnist, Freddie Kissoon (see...

Corentyne family robbed at gun point

Sep 22, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Corentyne family robbed at gun point

KILTEARN, CORENTYNE – Police in Berbice are investigating a robbery committed on a Corentyne family by armed bandits who relieved them of more than $500,000. The incident occurred at about...

These are very dangerous times in which we live

Sep 22, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on These are very dangerous times in which we live

DEAR EDITOR, The attempt on the life of Mr. Lincoln Lewis, General Secretary of the Caribbean Congress of Labour, must not be ignored. These are very dangerous times, and the attempt on Lewis’s...

IT ALL PASSES

Sep 22, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on IT ALL PASSES

Death is something we all have to face. We are all mortal and we all must one day end our time here on Earth. Death is not easy to accept. But we must accept that, just as how a flower opens one day...

C/tyne Chamber assists Nicola Blades

Sep 22, 2008 knews News Comments Off on C/tyne Chamber assists Nicola Blades

ROSE HALL TOWN, CORENTYNE – Members of the Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce offered 20-year-old Nicola Blades some hope when they handed her a $50,000 cheque last week. This is to assist...

Open letter to PNCR supporters

Sep 22, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Open letter to PNCR supporters

DEAR EDITOR, Today, we are entering a phase of profound social, political and economic uncertainty punctuated by increasing separateness among the various races. Ethnic polarization is real and alive...

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“One Guyana” is no less a national slogan than “Green Guyana”

Kaieteur News- The notion that “One Guyana” is a partisan slogan is pure poppycock. It is a desperate fiction... more