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William ‘the Conqueror’ France competes in his 9th NY Marathon

Oct 29, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on William ‘the Conqueror’ France competes in his 9th NY Marathon

Aims to become world’s oldest Amputee to complete the race By Sean Devers Top Guyanese amputee athlete 51-year-old William ‘the Conqueror’ France will aim to become the world’s oldest...

GJKA thanks its sponsors

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The Guyana Japan Karate Association is expressing its sincere gratitude to all those who assisted in whatever way to make their tour to the 2008 ISKF World Shoto Cup Karate Championships in Toronto,...

GPOC ‘doing all it can’ to combat illicit trade

Oct 29, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GPOC ‘doing all it can’ to combat illicit trade

Every law enforcement agency has been doing its bit to combat the drug trade locally. Guyana has been declared a major drug transshipment point. To this end, the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC)...

Runaway Essequibo teen found in Kitty

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After she ran away from home for approximately one week, 15-year-old Amrita Layne returned home to her parents, yesterday. The teen, who hails from 32 Sea Road, Golden Fleece, on the Essequibo Coast,...

Hogg Island man found dead in living quarters

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-police suspect suicide Police on the Essequibo Coast are awaiting a post mortem examination to determine the cause of death of a man who they believe may have committed suicide. Reports are that, on...

Chinese Ambassador presents Shuttlecocks to Badminton Association

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The Guyana Badminton Association received a Quantity of Feather Shuttlecocks worth over $ 40,000 from Mr. Jun Jao Zhang, the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China on Monday last. The...

Workshop on SPS systems concludes

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Recognising the need to have a solid sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) regime in place in order to effectively become a viable trading partner, Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and...

Cougar found dead in La Harmonie

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Residents of La Harmonie, on the West Coast of Demerara, discovered a large cat which, they reported, was dead when it was discovered not far from their homes in the early hours of yesterday morning....

Vreed-en-Hoop NDC clears drains but creates another problem

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The Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) of Best/Klien Pouderoyen, West Coast Demerara has continued with its exercises of cleaning and maintaining the drains along the public road, and has...

The family would benefit from celebrating Thanksgiving and Halloween Days

Oct 29, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The family would benefit from celebrating Thanksgiving and Halloween Days

Dear Editor, I believe the family, an institution on the brink of extinction, would benefit from the celebration of holidays like Thanksgiving Day, and even perhaps Halloween, in Guyana. We see today...

What archives?

Oct 29, 2008 knews Features / Columnists 1

The Parrot has been following the recent developments with regard to Suriname seizing a Guyanese vessel and the use of the Corentyne River. Obviously, something is amiss. As Lorrie would say, “Ting...

Technology infusion

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Introduction When we discuss technology in a broad sense, most of us view it from the context of artifacts. (The manufactured objects of technological design: cell phones, IPods, computers etc) One...

Now is the time for legal interpretations

Oct 29, 2008 knews Letters 1

Dear Editor, The SN Editorial of October 21st, 2008 asked a very important question: “What is behind Suriname’s military braggadocio?” The answer is competition for resources, power and...

GPL rationalization exercise…

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More workers face imminent separation As the Guyana Power and Light continues its rationalisation process, the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Bharat Dindyal, has said that the separation of the...

‘Joe the Plumber’ at GPL

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If you have read my article, “Joe the Plumber on the Harbour Bridge,” for October 18, you would know that I have lifted the story of ‘Joe the Plumber’ from its American political milieu and...

The doldrums of negative politics

Oct 29, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The doldrums of negative politics

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr. James McAllister’s letter to the editor published on the SN website, dated 17th October, 2008. I am in no position to comment on the central issue of Mr. Mc Allister’s...

PNCR charges against the GPF are baseless

Oct 29, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on PNCR charges against the GPF are baseless

Dear Editor, I respond to the recent statement issued by the PNCR in which it accused the Ministry of Home Affairs of justifying “the regular, unlawful arrests by the police of young men from...

Guyana/Suriname river tragedy…

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Crossing was illegal, hence no immediate formal search and rescue – Benn The route used by the ill-fated Sevi 2 recently, when six persons lost their lives, was illegal, hence there was no...

The Suriname Border

Oct 29, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on The Suriname Border

Our newspaper carried two articles and one letter recently on the Suriname Border issue. In Peeping Tom’s article, he/she did not quote the agreement or material on which he/she referred, but...

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West Indies ride on Greaves’ 115 to exert dominance over Bangladesh

Jagdeo’s idea of transparency

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Transparency, as conceived by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, seems to be a peculiar exercise... more