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EDFA under-15 league second round

Oct 07, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on EDFA under-15 league second round

Wins for Buxton United & Plaisance East Coast Demerara’s leading junior teams Buxton United and Plaisance both recorded wins in second round action of the East Demerara Football Association...

Demerara Bank Berbice second division cricket

Oct 07, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Demerara Bank Berbice second division cricket

Karamachand Roopraj (9 -24), Jason Itwaru (92 & 5-36) grab 1st round headlines Number 71 pacer Karamchand Roopraj wreaked Number 70 MYO with a sensational six-over spell to grab 9-24, while Jason...

Mackeson Senior Football League

Oct 07, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Mackeson Senior Football League

Mahaica maul Black Stallion, Buxton United continue good form The young Buxton United team has continued their solid showing in the 2008 Mackeson/East Demerara Football Association senior league by...

McDonald carts off GASP Open Scrabble Championships

Oct 07, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on McDonald carts off GASP Open Scrabble Championships

Abigail McDonald returned from a self-imposed hiatus, defeated a star-studded line up of scrabble players and comfortably carted off the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) Open...

KISHORE CAPTURES EU GOLF TITLE

Oct 07, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on KISHORE CAPTURES EU GOLF TITLE

Teenager Avinda Kishore won last Saturday’s European Union (EU) Stableford Golf tournament played at the Lusignan Golf Course and the players were feted later in the evening at Ambassador’s Greet...

Gafson’s $3 Million National 20/20 competition launched

Oct 07, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Gafson’s $3 Million National 20/20 competition launched

Malteenoes begin title defence against Nandy Park as Demerara zone starts Friday By Sean Devers The Gafson’s National first division 20/20 cricket competition was launched yesterday at the GCC...

GABA ‘Retreat’ to continue in Worrel’s honour

Oct 07, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on GABA ‘Retreat’ to continue in Worrel’s honour

– Courts to contribute to funeral GABA President, Trevor Rose [centre addressing the media yesterday with Courts Pacesetters Chairman, Dennis Clarke [left] and GABA Secretary and Pacesetters Head...

Ramdass, Drepaul hit fifties as Everest win

Oct 07, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Ramdass, Drepaul hit fifties as Everest win

Twenty-five-year-old Test opener Ryan Ramdass hit a polished half-century and got support from former Guyana under-19 skipper Sauid Drepaul to lead host Everest to a 58-run win against the Guyana...

Stick with the principle

Oct 07, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Stick with the principle

DEAR EDITOR, Horace Stuart, in a letter to Kaieteur News, wonders how come all stakeholders in West Indies Cricket have gone quiet on the current issue between Digicel and Stanford. How come Chetram...

The Essequibo Deeds Registry needs urgent attention

Oct 07, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The Essequibo Deeds Registry needs urgent attention

DEAR EDITOR, An administrative blunder, with detrimental effects on lawyers and litigants, is facing the Essequibo Deeds Registry at Suddie in Region Two, where the passing of transports is at a...

Dedicated people will keep this party alive

Oct 07, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Dedicated people will keep this party alive

DEAR EDITOR, I was very pleased to read the letter by Ms. Williams, Youth Parliament Minister of Finance in SN of 4th October 2008. It is good to see young people getting involved and engaging in the...

A most inexpert opinion on security strategies and tactics

Oct 07, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on A most inexpert opinion on security strategies and tactics

DEAR EDITOR I write to draw attention to two newspaper reports titled “Toucan Suites owner awarded $125M” and “Judge grants $125M damages to Guest House Owner’. In one of the newspaper...

Feedback and suggestions are important to companies holding promos

Oct 07, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Feedback and suggestions are important to companies holding promos

DEAR EDITOR, The Guyana Lottery Company has every right to its decision with respect to an unclaimed prize. It’s a very successful company, and I commend the company for its contribution towards...

PNCR’s storyline on the EPA not factual

Oct 07, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on PNCR’s storyline on the EPA not factual

DEAR EDITOR, It’s not surprising that the main opposition group erroneously claimed, not long ago, that it was awaiting EPA handouts and other types of feedback from the PPP/C Administration during...

On elephants and grass

Oct 07, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on On elephants and grass

There is an old African saying that says: whether elephants fight or make love, the grass always suffers. The Africans obviously know a thing or two about elephants – including some from the human...

Jamaican PM targets President Jagdeo

Oct 07, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Jamaican PM targets President Jagdeo

In what must be considered one of the most vicious attacks on another Caricom leader since the birth of Carifta, Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding made a devastating critique on one of his...

THE DONALD WAS THERE

Oct 07, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE DONALD WAS THERE

When it first happened, I was tempted to raise it in these columns. However, I presumed then that there must have been some good reason why it took place, and I gave the benefit of the doubt to the...