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NBS Challenge 2nd division 40-over cricket

Oct 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on NBS Challenge 2nd division 40-over cricket

Latchman (4-15 & 92*), Ramsarran (6- 24) destroy Number 70 Young Blood The New Building Society Challenge Second Division 40-Over Berbice Cricket Competition which involves over 100 teams in...

Free Tai Chi and Qi Gong workshop to be staged

Oct 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Free Tai Chi and Qi Gong workshop to be staged

In an effort to popularise Tai Chi and Qi Gong, the Guyana Wushu Association will stage a Workshop on Sunday November 9 at the National Gymnasium starting from 13:00hrs. The local association has...

Neal & Massy national 40-over 1st division cricket

Oct 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Neal & Massy national 40-over 1st division cricket

DCC beat South E’bo to advance to final City side DCC whipped home team South Essequibo by six wickets Saturday at the Anna Regina ground in Region two to advance to the National final of the Neal...

Annual Nestle Supligen All Star Basketball Extravaganza

Oct 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Annual Nestle Supligen All Star Basketball Extravaganza

Rose heroics help Linden dethrone G/town Gillis, Hamid win 3-point shootout and slam dunk respectively By Rawle Welch Mark Rose waited until the dying moments of the game to make his impact and he...

DeSinco Cup Under-19 cricket

Oct 27, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on DeSinco Cup Under-19 cricket

In-form Sookdeo (119) spurs GCC into semis National under-19 left-hander Jeetendra Sookdeo continued his recent Good form with his third century in two weeks to spur GCC to victory against GYO Friday...

Public Works Ministry undertakes rehabilitation of Cemetery Road bridges

Oct 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Public Works Ministry undertakes rehabilitation of Cemetery Road bridges

The cries of several motorists, and even pedestrians, to have the bridges along Cemetery Road repaired have been answered by the Ministry of Public Works. The bridges, which have been in a state of...

Annandale man’s battered body found at Friendship

Oct 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Annandale man’s battered body found at Friendship

The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Victor Anthony Sancho, 31, of Annandale, East Coast Demerara, whose body was found at about 06:00 hours yesterday on the...

Is the state a faithful partner with which any professional can blindly strike an agreement?

Oct 27, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Is the state a faithful partner with which any professional can blindly strike an agreement?

DEAR EDITOR, The Kaieteur News story of Friday, October 24 captioned, “Former Chief Magistrate will be paid,” may appear to the casual observer as though the state, via the judiciary, will...

Zeelugt man killed by drunken driver

Oct 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Zeelugt man killed by drunken driver

Police on the West Coast of Demerara have detained the driver of a motor van after he had reportedly struck and killed a Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo resident. Reports are that 30-year-old Ricky...

Motorcycle bandits rob goldsmith of $1.5M in jewellery

Oct 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Motorcycle bandits rob goldsmith of $1.5M in jewellery

Two motorcycle bandits yesterday made good their escape with close to $1.5M in jewellery stolen from a goldsmith at the Plaisance Market. Reports are that Tularam Deodat, of Ogle Front, East Coast...

NCN is really trying with 98.1FM

Oct 27, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on NCN is really trying with 98.1FM

DEAR EDITOR, I’ve been listening to 98.1 “Hot” FM on JumpTV.com over the past couple of weeks, and am now in a better position to evaluate the programmes and broadcasting style of this lone FM...

An appeal against noise pollution on the seawalls

Oct 27, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on An appeal against noise pollution on the seawalls

DEAR EDITOR, I wish to appeal to the relevant authorities and those who violate my Sunday evenings with loud boom box music coming from the seawalls. Sunday is a time to relax and prepare for Monday...

Is another glaring robbery going to happen to me?

Oct 27, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Is another glaring robbery going to happen to me?

DEAR EDITOR, My NIS is usually available, beginning every first Monday every month. Because so many persons are present, I usually make myself available for payment after the first Monday has passed,...

Chamber calls for stricter monitoring of back-track operations

Oct 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Chamber calls for stricter monitoring of back-track operations

NUMBER FIFTY-EIGHT VILLAGE, CORENTYNE – President of the Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce, David Subnauth, believes that stricter measures should be put in place to monitor the back-track...

Taking small steps towards a larger goal

Oct 27, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Taking small steps towards a larger goal

I do not pay much heed to the Transparency International index. There is a greater need for public transparency in the manner in which such surveys are done, by whom they are done, and why they are...

Granny at 88

Oct 27, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Granny at 88

In Friday’s Peeping Tom, titled, “Respect due to Granny,” the writer penned some glowing tributes to Mrs. Janet Jagan on the attainment of 88 years of being alive on Planet Earth. One hopes...

Aditya Kids Trust Fund Foundation donation

Oct 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Aditya Kids Trust Fund Foundation donation

BATH SETTLEMENT, WEST COAST, BERBICE — The Aditya Kids Trust Fund Foundation last week donated a DVD player, a quantity of toys and reading material to the Waterloo Nursery School of Bath...

Dumping of garbage

Oct 27, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Dumping of garbage

DEAR EDITOR, I wish to support Mr. Adrian Lutchman’s letter in SN dated October 8, 2008, titled “Garbage being dumped at back of Grove.” Mr. Lutchman talked about the garbage that is being...

The Rice Man cometh

Oct 27, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on The Rice Man cometh

If I am what I eat, I am constituted almost entirely of bread and rice, with some bits of chicken and beans thrown in for balance. My love for bread is already well documented and spreading (if you...

All Saints Presbyterian (Scots) sets up social services centre

Oct 27, 2008 knews News Comments Off on All Saints Presbyterian (Scots) sets up social services centre

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE — The All Saints Presbyterian (Scots) Church is now in the process of establishing the All Saints Social Services Centre. This project is to be commissioned in time for...

There is hope for the seemingly hopeless

Oct 27, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on There is hope for the seemingly hopeless

DEAR EDITOR, I feel compelled to respond to the article on page13 of SN, Tuesday, October21, 2008, entitled: “Local Sex Workers, MSM Form Rights Coalition.” Today’s society is striving to win...

Pink Ribbon Day

Oct 27, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on Pink Ribbon Day

October is “Breast Cancer Awareness Month,” and in several countries, today is observed as Pink Ribbon Day. The wearing of a pink ribbon is to raise awareness of the dreaded disease that appears...

Sunday October 26, 2008

Oct 27, 2008 knews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday October 26, 2008

One survives Guyana/Suriname river tragedy…

Oct 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on One survives Guyana/Suriname river tragedy…

Seven drown – boat engine got entangled with fishing seine By Melissa Johnson NUMBER SEVENTY-ONE VILLAGE, CORENTYNE – Seven people who use the unofficial crossing between Guyana and Suriname...

Probe to determine how officer got possession of arsenal

Oct 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Probe to determine how officer got possession of arsenal

Officer under house arrest The grenade-toting army lieutenant who had allegedly threatened to bomb the home of his girlfriend’s mother has been detained at Camp Ayanganna. The army issued a...

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Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport endorses Mashramani Street Football Championships

Guyana’s silence represents a shocking neglect of its national interest

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-Guyana has long championed the sanctity of territorial integrity and the rejection of aggression... more