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‘Seeram sacked for incompetence, Dowlin pleased with team’ says DCB County board vows to fight GCB on Gajanand Singh’s dispute

Nov 29, 2008 knews Sports 1

By Sean Devers The saga continues! Just days after two ex-Guyana First-Class cricketers and former Demerara selectors allegedly quit citing insularity in the selecting of the Demerara 20/20 team, the...

Brothers granted bail for forged tint permit

Nov 29, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Brothers granted bail for forged tint permit

Two men were yesterday granted bail to the tune of $95,000 each, after being charged with forging a tint permit. The men, Eric Sankar and his brother, Nigel Sankar, made their appearance at the...

‘Ultimate Warrior’ celebrates 51st birthday with football fun day

Nov 29, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on ‘Ultimate Warrior’ celebrates 51st birthday with football fun day

Former national player Gordon ‘Ultimate Warrior’ Braithwaite will celebrate his 51st birth anniversary with a football fun day tomorrow at the Parade ground, Middle Street. The Beacon Football...

Maid jailed for stealing raw gold

Nov 29, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Maid jailed for stealing raw gold

A woman who admitted to stealing a quantity of raw gold from her employers has been jailed. Bhena Mohamed, who was charged with simple larceny, made her appearance yesterday at the Georgetown...

Domestic and community tourism standouts honoured

Nov 29, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Domestic and community tourism standouts honoured

Pioneers in domestic and community service, Frank Singh and Sydney Allicock, are among those who have been honoured for their contributions to the development of the tourism industry in Guyana....

Folkes joins Windies as new Strength and Conditioning Coach

Nov 29, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Folkes joins Windies as new Strength and Conditioning Coach

The West Indies Cricket Team has a new Strength and Conditioning Coach. He is Steve Folkes, the legendary Australian Rugby League player and coach, who has joined the Windies as they get ready for...

Don’t blame it on the children

Nov 29, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Don’t blame it on the children

Dear Editor, On Thursday November 13 I attended a meeting at the Linden Foundation School, at which Parents/guardians were hurriedly summoned by the school’s authority to address the serious and...

GWI defends delay in payment of workers

Nov 29, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GWI defends delay in payment of workers

Several staffers of the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) have expressed their dissatisfaction that the water company has failed to pay them their salaries for this month without offering them as much...

Region Ten Chairman responds to ‘school sports’ allegations

Nov 29, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Region Ten Chairman responds to ‘school sports’ allegations

Dear Editor, As Chairman of Region 10, I had initially refrained from commenting on the various statements attributed to the President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union and others in the media, which...

Vision Guyana, Computer High Tech donate system

Nov 29, 2008 knews News 2

Yesterday, Keevil Stephens, who has been confined to a wheelchair for most of his life, and has faced marginalisation due to his disability, was presented with a complete computer system, courtesy of...

Poetic Conference slated for Dec. 6

Nov 29, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Poetic Conference slated for Dec. 6

On Saturday, December 6, at the National Library’s Conference Room Three, a number of entities will come together as part of the first ever Poetic Conference, with poets (all Guyanese) between the...

Uneasy about aspects of the Berbice Bridge

Nov 29, 2008 knews Letters 2

Dear Editor The long awaited Berbice River Bridge is almost complete. Soon the long delays and inconveniences that were always associated with traveling to and from Berbice will be a thing of the...

Two companies explore ethanol production here

Nov 29, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Two companies explore ethanol production here

Chief Executive Officer of Guyana Office for Investment (Go Invest), Geoffrey Da Silva, has said that two feasibility studies are underway for ethanol projects in Guyana. According to him, two major...

AFC’S irresponsible remarks

Nov 29, 2008 knews Letters 2

Dear Editor I refer to the Alliance for Change (AFC) recent press conference at the Sidewalk Café on Wednesday 26, November 2008. This AFC conference definitively suggested that, “Guyana is...

Special bulletin to be released on HIV stats

Nov 29, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Special bulletin to be released on HIV stats

…as plans for World AIDS Day observance unfold The implementation of a much anticipated HIV/AIDS legislation will be placed high on the Parliamentary agenda for next year, according to Health...

GuySuCo payroll heist…

Nov 29, 2008 knews News 1

Police ranks should be rewarded for their bravery, honesty — AFC Alliance For Change Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan says that, based on the fact that the administration is in the habit of handing...

THE REINTRODUCTION OF DESIGNATED BUS STOPS

Nov 29, 2008 knews Editorial 3

There are a number of things necessary to bring order to the traffic situation in the city. Amongst these measures is the reintroduction of designated bus stops. Bus stops went out of existence many...

With more than 500 criminal cases pending in High Court

Nov 29, 2008 knews News Comments Off on With more than 500 criminal cases pending in High Court

…What are the consequences? By Nadia Guyadeen Even with the introduction of mediation, there still remains an unprecedented backlog in the court system, and this seems to increase annually....

This one thing about people I truly hate

Nov 29, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 2

I once wrote a letter published in this paper and the Stabroek News confessing to something in life that I have hatred for. Hate is not an emotion or mental feeling people should nurture inside of...

WHERE DO YOU LIVE?

Nov 29, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHERE DO YOU LIVE?

The cardinal rule in journalism is that facts are sacred and that nothing is to be assumed to be fact unless checked. I once read about a sign in an editorial room which stated, “If your mother...

Ramsammy calls for proper storage of blood at recruitment workshop

Nov 29, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Ramsammy calls for proper storage of blood at recruitment workshop

Even as the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) is appealing for donors to come forward, Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, is calling for the proper storage of blood. At a one-day blood...

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Fingerprinting and Finger-Pointing

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- No one, not even the staunchest supporters of Guyana’s electoral process, would claim... more