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Teacher cited at centre of student abuse

Nov 09, 2008 knews Sports 1

The parents of a 12-year-old student of Ann’s Grove Community High School are insisting that a teacher be placed before the court for wounds she allegedly inflicted on the child last Thursday. The...

Guyanese Literature Junction

Nov 09, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Guyanese Literature Comments Off on Guyanese Literature Junction

by Petamber Persaud The NEW WORLD journal comprising forty-eight fortnightly and two monthly issues was a periodical that pushed the frontier of magazine production further than its contemporaries,...

New economic orientation for Guyana?

Nov 09, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on New economic orientation for Guyana?

One of the points we have attempted to stress over the period we have been commenting on matters Guyanese, is that the “one shoe fits all” formula that defines the IMF/World Bank (IFIs)...

Over 300 benefit from computer classes

Nov 09, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Over 300 benefit from computer classes

Whoever said that age is a barrier to learning was proven wrong yesterday, when 350 persons graduated from the Mark Benschop Foundation with a certificate in the Introduction to Computers course....

Today is Remembrance Day

Nov 09, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Today is Remembrance Day

Every second Sunday in November of every year, Guyanese turn out in their numbers to observe and remember the contributions of the fallen heroes in the two World Wars. Today is no different. The...

Changing – Foreign & Domestic Policies

Nov 09, 2008 knews Peeping Tom 4

Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA Chairman, Vision Guyana INTRODUCTION: One of the weakest links in our system is the lack of a foreign policy agenda which in turn affects the development of our nation....

Barack Obama’s “Change” and the Alliance For Change…“A vision shared”

Nov 09, 2008 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists 1

By Raphael Trotman, AFC Leader This week the word “change” took on a whole new meaning for the people of the world. Amazingly, it appeared to have resonated in Guyana as much as it did in the...

Mother accuses GPHC nurses of causing son’s blindness

Nov 09, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Mother accuses GPHC nurses of causing son’s blindness

A distraught and irate mother is accusing nurses at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) of causing her son to become blind in the left eye after he used several eye drops they gave to...

Automotive Art sponsored softball

Nov 09, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Automotive Art sponsored softball

Floodlights females triumph, men loose Last Friday night, the Thomas Land venue of the Malteenoes Sports Club came alive with the staging of the first female softball cricket match under floodlights....

JPs discuss draft amendments to constitution

Nov 09, 2008 knews News Comments Off on JPs discuss draft amendments to constitution

…examine review of obsolete fee charges The Guyana Justices of the Peace and Commissioner of Oaths to Affidavits Association met yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts to discuss...

OBAMANIA

Nov 09, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on OBAMANIA

The Parrot is still squawking on the recent U.S. Presidential election. It is of vital importance to countries across the world, including us. The U.S. is a major donor to many programs and projects...

U. S. elections an opportunity for a new global dispensation

Nov 09, 2008 knews Clarence E. Pilgrim, Features / Columnists Comments Off on U. S. elections an opportunity for a new global dispensation

By Clarence E. Pilgrim When exit polls pointed to a change in the political compass and ultimately the leadership landscape in the United States, many people both inside and beyond that...

Baby’s surgery hindered by insufficient airfare

Nov 09, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Baby’s surgery hindered by insufficient airfare

A surgery intended to correct a defect in the heart of one-year-old Intiaz Ali should have been performed about seven months ago in India, but due to his mother’s inability to secure the necessary...

GCA Busta 2nd division 20/20 cricket

Nov 09, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on GCA Busta 2nd division 20/20 cricket

Grenville slams even ton, Lewis continues fine form – Fernandes, Legay grab 4-wkt hauls By Sean Devers Guyana-born Australian Romaine Grenville smashed 10 fours and three sixes in an even...

WICB set to contract 29 cricketers

Nov 09, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on WICB set to contract 29 cricketers

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) will retain 29 cricketers for the next year. This was the revelation made by CEO of the WICB, Dr. Donald Peters. Currently the WICB and the West Indies Players...

“…observing the hypocrites as they would mingle with the good people we meet”

Nov 09, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 5

That line is taken from Bob Marley’s evergreen hit, “No woman no cry.” Its context is about the plight of poor people in despair about the dilemma of poverty, reflecting on life’s pessimism...

The Domestic Dog

Nov 09, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Domestic Dog

The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated subspecies of the grey wolf which is a mammal of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term dog encompasses both feral and pet varieties...

GCA Pepsi 1st division cricket

Nov 09, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on GCA Pepsi 1st division cricket

Police & GNIC play to exciting tie as Butts’ clan grab seven wickets By Sean Devers Police pacer Troy Benn trapped Collis Butts leg before with GNIC needing one run to win to end their Pepsi...

Relatives grateful for capture of Agricola shooting suspects

Nov 09, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Relatives grateful for capture of Agricola shooting suspects

The relatives of 27-year-old Melissa Payne are lauding the Guyana Police Force for their swift action which led to the capture of her killers. Speaking with Kaieteur News yesterday was Debora Payne,...

Obama ran: Our children can fly

Nov 09, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders 1

By Sir Ronald Sanders We have lived through a truly historic moment. The election of Barack Obama as President of the United States of America defied all odds and lifted the hopes and aspirations of...

China issues Policy Paper on Caribbean/ Latin American region

Nov 09, 2008 knews News Comments Off on China issues Policy Paper on Caribbean/ Latin American region

The Chinese Government prepared a Policy Paper on the Caribbean and Latin American region on November 5 last. The document represents an important part of Chinese diplomacy to the region. A release...

THE ARTS JOURNAL: THE SIXTH ISSUE

Nov 09, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, The Arts Forum 1

Another double issue of THE ARTS JOURNAL, Volume 4 Numbers 1 & 2, has just been released. This unique issue is entirely devoted to new interpretations of East Indian experience 170 years after...

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Guyana Beverages Inc. partners with GFF for Maid Marian Wheat Up Women’s Cup

Fastest growing economy and an empty stadium

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- It’s a classic Guyanese tale, really. You live in the fastest growing economy in the... more