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Squibs and fire crackers pose grave danger to people and animals

Nov 03, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Squibs and fire crackers pose grave danger to people and animals

DEAR EDITOR, Both people and animals are fearful of high-pitched noises, but animals in particular have an extremely sensitive sense of hearing for high pitched sounds. Such noise pollution from...

Region Six improves performance at CSEC

Nov 03, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Region Six improves performance at CSEC

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – Region Six students may be at a disadvantage in terms of foreign languages being offered on the schools’ curriculum. This year, only 12 students in East...

Barack Obama and two pints of oil

Nov 03, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 2

A few months ago, I reminded readers of what Minister Henry Jeffrey had written in a letter in the Stabroek News. This was a few years back when he was Minister of Education. It is necessary to touch...

Analysing things Sir Ronald Sanders mentioned in his column

Nov 03, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Analysing things Sir Ronald Sanders mentioned in his column

DEAR EDITOR, Sir Ronald Sanders writes: “Not that the abolition of slavery did much more than formally release blacks from ownership, for the heel of white America’s foot remained firmly placed...

Family loses home, belongings in Grove fire

Nov 03, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Family loses home, belongings in Grove fire

A family of five lost their two-bedroom home and all their valuables in a mystery fire, at around 20:30 hrs last night, at Grove, East Bank Demerara. None of the occupants was at home when the fire...

Sweetening sugar

Nov 03, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on Sweetening sugar

In the Friday edition of our newspaper, we reported on a press conference hosted by DDL, in which it was announced that a new bottling plant would be launched early next year. It was also mentioned...