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Albion Community Centre regains Balram Shane trophy

Nov 26, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Albion Community Centre regains Balram Shane trophy

Albion Community Centre regained the annual Balram Shane trophy when they defeated arch rivals Port Mourant Community Centre by 60 runs in the game played last Sunday at the Port Mourant ground. In a...

Private company to invest $5B in Guyana

Nov 26, 2008 knews News 1

…. Promises to create over 200 jobs within three years Caricom Bottling Company Inc has so far invested $1.75 billion in Guyana for the complete installation of a state-of-the-art bottling plant...

GTM day of sports at Wakenaam

Nov 26, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on GTM day of sports at Wakenaam

Underdog, Queenstown are domino and football champions Wakenaam’s Underdog won the domino competition, while Queenstown took the football title at the GTM day of sports last Saturday at the Anna...

Pensioners to picket CLICO office today

Nov 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Pensioners to picket CLICO office today

Several former employees of the Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) say that they are frustrated to the point where they will be taking to the streets today in protest action over the non-payment...

Nagamootoo spurs New Line Cavaliers to win against Canadian combination

Nov 26, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Nagamootoo spurs New Line Cavaliers to win against Canadian combination

The New Line Aqua Farm’s New Line Cavaliers of West Demerara defeated a Canada line-up in a 20/20 cricket contest at the Canal Number Two Sports Club in West Bank Demerara last Saturday. The...

Renting generating sets most feasible option — Brassington

Nov 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Renting generating sets most feasible option — Brassington

Renting generators is the most feasible option for the Guyana Power and Light Inc. at this point in time, given that there are a number of capitol projects streamlined for the near future. This is...

Digicel Caribbean Championship finals

Nov 26, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Digicel Caribbean Championship finals

Will the traditional powerhouses prevail Haiti are defending champs By Franklin Wilson The battle for bragging rights as the top team in the Caribbean begins next Wednesday when the final of the 2008...

International phone call business…

Nov 26, 2008 knews News 2

Impact on revenue collection too significant to ignore – GRA The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has taken note of the large number of individuals and entities that have become involved in the...

An open appeal to the US Embassy in Guyana

Nov 26, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 5

This writer is one Guyanese who has absolutely no remorse in appealing to friendly foreign governments to look into flawed governance in Guyana. I would like to see a reason advanced for...

The Green Grinch

Nov 26, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on The Green Grinch

The Parrot loves movies with a Christmas theme. My favourite is “Home Alone,” parts one and two only. Yes, like thousands of you, I have seen them over and over, and over and over. You get the...

Atrocious sanitary conditions at Ketley Primary School

Nov 26, 2008 knews Letters 3

Dear Editor, Allow me to highlight a rundown sanitary condition which exists at the Ketley Primary School in Charlestown. My grandson came home during the lunch break (he would normally take his...

Violence and women take centre stage at special forum

Nov 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Violence and women take centre stage at special forum

While there is a United Nations declaration concerning violence against women, much more needs to be done worldwide to have a convention to this effect, rather than a mere declaration, Justice...

The Government is right

Nov 26, 2008 knews Peeping Tom Comments Off on The Government is right

A financial crisis is gripping the world, and in some countries, where the mere mention of certain policies that actually make sense was seen as criminal, there were the critics who said that these...

PUT THE FRENZY ON ICE

Nov 26, 2008 knews Peeping Tom Comments Off on PUT THE FRENZY ON ICE

I enjoy this time of the year. Christmas is my favourite time of the year. Unlike some people, I do not have to wait until I get the “feelings”. I do not know what these “feelings” are that...

The atrocities by the Industry/UG minibus operators must stop

Nov 26, 2008 knews Letters 1

Dear Editor, The minibus operators plying the Industry/UG route are frustrating commuters. These minibus operators are demanding that passengers — both adults and school children (in uniforms) —...

Power outages plague West Coast Demerara

Nov 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Power outages plague West Coast Demerara

Residents fearful outages will stretch into Xmas Residents on the West Coast of Demerara have reported frequent power outages in the past few weeks, and have expressed their fear that the power...

Ending violence against women

Nov 26, 2008 knews Editorial 1

Yesterday marked the end of one year’s activities designed to support United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s multi-year UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign. Yesterday had been...

Plywood exports recover in third quarter despite gloomy projections

Nov 26, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Plywood exports recover in third quarter despite gloomy projections

Export volumes of plywood in the third quarter of 2008 have, according to international reports, recovered from the first two quarters, showing progressively greater export volumes. Plywood accounted...

The scourge of gender-based violence remains a reality

Nov 26, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The scourge of gender-based violence remains a reality

Dear Editor, The observance of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 2008 is a reminder to all that the scourge of gender-based violence remains a reality in the lives of...

The Issues – Sugar workers’ wages & VAT

Nov 26, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on The Issues – Sugar workers’ wages & VAT

Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA INTRODUCTION This week, the IMF Chief Economist, in speaking about the global financial crisis, said that the worst is yet to come and a lot of time is needed before the...

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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