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Panic sets in as downpours cause excessive flooding

Dec 12, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Panic sets in as downpours cause excessive flooding

…Guyanese should brace themselves for more rain – Hydromet Office The recent heavy rains have brought a feeling of déjà vu for residents of Bee Hive and Ann’s Grove, on the East Coast of...

Regent Multiplex transforms downtown landscape

Dec 12, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Regent Multiplex transforms downtown landscape

– $$M shopping mall opens its doors Regent Multiplex, a multi-million-dollar shopping mall, opened at the heart of the city’s shopping district yesterday, helping to transform the landscape...

Civilian vessel fled into Venezuelan waters after collision

Dec 12, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Civilian vessel fled into Venezuelan waters after collision

– boat captain being questioned The army has recovered the body of Corporal Wesley Hopkinson, one of the two GDF ranks who went missing following Monday’s mishap in the Cuyuni River. An army...

Relatively small numbers affected by denial

Dec 12, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Relatively small numbers affected by denial

– CARICOM Only a small number of persons have been denied entry into Caricom Member States under the Free Movement of Skills’ provision in the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME)....

George Bacchus’s killer gets 10 years

Dec 12, 2008 knews News Comments Off on George Bacchus’s killer gets 10 years

Delon ‘Fatboy’ Reynolds was yesterday sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment for the killing of self-confessed death squad informant George Bacchus. Reynolds, 23, threw himself at the mercy of the...

GHRA condemns mob killings

Dec 12, 2008 knews News Comments Off on GHRA condemns mob killings

“Broader approach needed on issue” — Mc Cormack In the wake of recent mob killings, the Guyana Human Rights Association has strongly condemned the actions. In an interview with this...

Majority of ‘club foot’ cases treated at GPHC

Dec 12, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Majority of ‘club foot’ cases treated at GPHC

…Guyanese surgeons to receive training from U.S. specialists The team of US-based doctors which has been in Guyana since Monday conducting orthopaedic surgeries at the Georgetown Public Hospital...

TTCB 50-overs Regional U-17 cricket series

Dec 12, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on TTCB 50-overs Regional U-17 cricket series

Braithwaite top scores as Barbados beat Guyana by 27 runs By Sean Devers in Trinidad In association with Igloo Ice Cream, Pepsi, Smalta, TCL, Demerara Power Company, Lifetime Reality & Noble...

National Schools Chess Championship begins tomorrow

Dec 12, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on National Schools Chess Championship begins tomorrow

The National Schools Chess Championship will be played this weekend at the Queens College Auditorium, Camp Road. The Championship will be conducted in two categories in a Swiss system format. The...

National Secondary School under-15 40 over cricket

Dec 12, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on National Secondary School under-15 40 over cricket

Easy victories for New Amsterdam, Lower Corentyne branches The jointly sponsored MoE / NSC / GCB / GTU Secondary School U-15 40-over cricket competition continued in the New Amsterdam / Canje and...

Caribbean Airlines flying with K&S

Dec 12, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Caribbean Airlines flying with K&S

Three tickets presented For the 7th consecutive year, Caribbean Airlines (CA) has committed to flying with the Kashif and Shanghai (K&S) Football tournament. Yesterday at the main office, located...

What is the battle of the opposition?

Dec 12, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on What is the battle of the opposition?

Dear Editor, When the Alliance For Change (AFC) was formed, I thought that they had a great battle ahead which most Guyanese did not see. To my surprise, they ended up just like the rest of the...

Reckless Government

Dec 12, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Reckless Government

The World Bank says that there will be global gloom in 2009. It says the world may be facing a deep recession. It predicts a drastic reduction in growth rates for all types of countries. While the...

Difficult, if not impossible to salvage sugar industry -PNCR

Dec 12, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Difficult, if not impossible to salvage sugar industry -PNCR

“…nation was better off building hydro power electric plant” By Gary Eleazar The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) is of the view that Guyana was better off constructing the Amaila...

Nabaclis businesswoman robbed at gunpoint

Dec 12, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Nabaclis businesswoman robbed at gunpoint

Bandits, using the cover of heavy rainfall, invaded a Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara business place and held up the female proprietor before proceeding to rob her of a quantity of jewellery,...

When politics dictates

Dec 12, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on When politics dictates

By Rawle Welch Quite a few social commentators have described Guyana as a failed state and this hypothesis is based on the fact that so many of the prerequisites that embrace a normal functioning...

A wake-up call

Dec 12, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on A wake-up call

The Parrot is feeling cold as a result of the continuous unusually high persistent rainfall that we experienced over the past few days. I am only cold, but those who reside along the coast are...

Disgusted and fed up with GPL’s quality of service

Dec 12, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Disgusted and fed up with GPL’s quality of service

Dear Editor, Please permit me to highlight a situation which has, over time, become very frustrating, to the extent that residents who are in a position to afford a generator are seriously thinking...

Bids out for tower at CJIA

Dec 12, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Bids out for tower at CJIA

– training also part of package Following the near mid-air collision of an outbound Caribbean Airlines (BW 484) aircraft and an inbound Delta Airlines (DAL 383) flight, the Guyana Civil Aviation...

GAWA enjoyed a favourable 2008 but challenges abound in 2009

Dec 12, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on GAWA enjoyed a favourable 2008 but challenges abound in 2009

By Michael Benjamin Despite undergoing severe financial and other challenges over the year, the Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA) has performed creditably under the circumstances and...

The story of Mud Dam, Sophia

Dec 12, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The story of Mud Dam, Sophia

Dear Editor, I am glad that Hydar Ally highlighted the development of the PPP Administration, especially as it relates to Sophia. For the record, sir, I was born there at a time when Sophia only...

Sitting governments should not be ousted by “fiddled constitutional arrangements”

Dec 12, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Sitting governments should not be ousted by “fiddled constitutional arrangements”

Dear Editor, Whatever the eventual outcome of the constitutional ‘crisis’ in Canada, I think that the opposition parties – the Liberals and New Democrats – along with the written support of...

Be Prepared – The Economy Rolling

Dec 12, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Be Prepared – The Economy Rolling

INTRODUCTION: The current global economic performance continues to look bleak and it seems to be getting worse with every passing day. The implications for economies like Guyana are astounding...

Is de time of giving but Bharrat ain’t deh suh

Dec 12, 2008 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Is de time of giving but Bharrat ain’t deh suh

Christmas in de air and every year if nutten else, people does look out fuh de Christmas party. Is like if some employers does be tekking out people money in de sly and then giving dem a big party at...

‘National faith-and-hiv Coalition’ launched

Dec 12, 2008 knews News Comments Off on ‘National faith-and-hiv Coalition’ launched

…Declaration of Commitment signed By Melanie Allicock Against the backdrop that faith-based leadership plays an influential role in efforts to stop the spread of hiv and supports those living with...

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…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more