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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...

Wismar Hospital attack…Prime suspect confesses

Sep 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Wismar Hospital attack…Prime suspect confesses

– nurses’ stolen jewellery recovered The prime suspect in the attack on two hospital nurses has reportedly confessed, and has led detectives to a resident to whom he gave items he stole from...

Special religious ceremony for Lusignan massacre victims

Sep 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Special religious ceremony for Lusignan massacre victims

– Joint Services praised for ‘taking out’ criminals Thousands gathered to pay homage to the slain victims of the Lusignan massacre last evening at the Lusignan Market Tarmac, where the...

Le Meridien investors mull sale of hotel

Sep 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Le Meridien investors mull sale of hotel

….US$8M offer currently being negotiated This newspaper has been reliably informed that the investors of Le Meridien are considering a sale of the hotel when the franchise’s contract expires in...

PNCR now sucking-up to CARICOM

Sep 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on PNCR now sucking-up to CARICOM

– OP A statement from the Office of the President yesterday noted that the latest act of confusion by the People’s National Congress Reform is demonstrated in its press statement on Monday...

Shot fugitive’s mom, girlfriend detained for allegedly harbouring him

Sep 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Shot fugitive’s mom, girlfriend detained for allegedly harbouring him

Police at Linden have arrested the mother and girlfriend of a man who was shot last Friday during a confrontation with a Wismar businessman. The two women were detained on Sunday after police...

Dumpsite issues…Future combustion cannot be ruled out

Sep 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Dumpsite issues…Future combustion cannot be ruled out

– Mayor…says unfortunate that Local Govt. Minister uses incident for political rhetoric City Mayor Hamilton Green says it is unfortunate that the Local Government Minister, Kellawan Lall,...

Inadequate furniture at North Georgetown Secondary worries parents

Sep 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Inadequate furniture at North Georgetown Secondary worries parents

Parents of students attending the North Georgetown Secondary School are very concerned about the conditions under which their children are accommodated at the learning institution. Yesterday, several...

Sexually molested toddler placed into foster care

Sep 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Sexually molested toddler placed into foster care

The three-year-old boy who was allegedly sexually assaulted by his policeman father is now in foster care. The decision was taken to place the child in a home following revelations that he continues...

Latin America, Caribbean could save US$36B through energy efficiency investments

Sep 17, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Latin America, Caribbean could save US$36B through energy efficiency investments

SAO PAULO – Latin American and Caribbean countries could save an estimated US$36 billion over the next decade by adopting affordable and available technologies to improve their energy...

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Desecration, Disrespectful, and Disgraceful

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The solemnity of Babu Jaan, a site meant to commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Cheddi... more