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Man who officiated in inaugural ODI in C’bean dies at 75

Jan 27, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Man who officiated in inaugural ODI in C’bean dies at 75

Umpire Vyphuis to be buried on Friday By Sean Devers International cricket Umpire Guyanese Compton Vyphuis, who died early Saturday morning at the Georgetown Public Hospital, will be buried on Friday...

RHTY&SC extends condolences to Vyphius family

Jan 27, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC extends condolences to Vyphius family

To rename cricketer of the year award in his honour The President, executive and members of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) has joined the rest of the cricketing fraternity...

Should not the spirit of the law take precedence over the letter of the law?

Jan 27, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Should not the spirit of the law take precedence over the letter of the law?

Dear Editor, There are recent statements issued in the press regarding the legitimacy of the Integrity Commission, and whether or not this commission has the mandate at this time to carry out its...

Focus on vector control as flood waters subside

Jan 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Focus on vector control as flood waters subside

Although the incidence of flood-related ailments have subsided, and most of the health teams dispatched into the field last month have been recalled, the Ministry of Health is still on high alert for...

GWI to commence conservation campaign

Jan 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GWI to commence conservation campaign

– hopes to target school children The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is poised to increase awareness on the subject of water conservation, a feature which must first start at the school level,...

Are the serious allegations now surfacing real?

Jan 27, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Are the serious allegations now surfacing real?

Dear Editor, It is shocking to read in the Kaieteur News, dated January 25, an article captioned, “Canadian visa scam…More victims surface.” It leaves one to think that someone lied to...

As NACTA predicted, PNM won Tobago

Jan 27, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on As NACTA predicted, PNM won Tobago

Dear Editor, Your daily columnist Freddie Kissoon is on record discrediting the polls of NACTA, saying that NACTA does not exist and does not conduct polls, and pollster Vishnu Bisram is not a...

Cyclist killed in accident

Jan 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Cyclist killed in accident

The police in Berbice are currently investigating an accident which occurred on Sunday at approximately 19:15 hours. A pedal cyclist, Prakash Tulsie, 53, was struck down by a motor car (PFF 7589)....

China mounts exhibition on economic boom

Jan 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on China mounts exhibition on economic boom

China’s 30th Parallel, a Chinese photographic exhibition which is expected to run until February 14 at the Linden Economic Advancement Programme (LEAP) building and the Linden museum, was...

We ought to amend our building code to cater for fires

Jan 27, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on We ought to amend our building code to cater for fires

Dear Editor, It was almost exactly seven years ago — January 26, 2002 — that we lost one of our gracious Guyanese, Laxhmie Kallicharran, in a fire in Kitty. The assumptions were the same for a...

Balanced commentary

Jan 27, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Balanced commentary

Dear Editor, Should a realistic approach be taken by me to share commentary on the Israel/Gaza ongoing situation of instability, I will be condemned to the stake. But on the humanitarian aspect, it...

Too much ‘alcohol’ and you say the wrong things

Jan 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Too much ‘alcohol’ and you say the wrong things

Andrew Chalmers, 28, of 9428 North Ruimveldt, Georgetown, yesterday appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson charged with using abusive language and disturbing the peace. It is...

Ahmadiyya Anjuman sends message of peace from Pakistan

Jan 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Ahmadiyya Anjuman sends message of peace from Pakistan

As part of his worldwide visit, the General Secretary of the Ahmadiyya Anjuman Lahore International, Amir Aziz, has come to Guyana to meet the members of the Ahmadiyya Anjuman Lahore, Guyana and...

Transportation fares not reduced in Canal # 1

Jan 27, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Transportation fares not reduced in Canal # 1

Dear Editor, Justice should be given to those commuting between Canal No.1 and Georgetown via minibuses which ply this route. Permit me to inform you that when the price of fuel escalated, the...

Hail to the new chief!

Jan 27, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Hail to the new chief!

Dear Editor, Barack Obama’s inauguration as President of the US is one for all of humanity to cheer. Indeed, America and the world gathered around their TVs and cheered his swearing-in, and...

Kayman and Seraji Sankar celebrate 64 years of marital bliss

Jan 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Kayman and Seraji Sankar celebrate 64 years of marital bliss

By Yannason Duncan Many marriages today end in a divorce or separation, due to problems that the couple would inevitably encounter in their union. With regard to Mr and Mrs. Kayman Sankar, that there...

Citizens are seeking refuge abroad because of sex crimes committed against them

Jan 27, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Citizens are seeking refuge abroad because of sex crimes committed against them

Dear Editor, The SN article dated January 21, 2009 titled “Gang-raped girl granted refugee status in Canada”, has cast the Guyana law enforcement agency and the Government in a bad light. In the...

19 nurses graduate with BSc from UG

Jan 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on 19 nurses graduate with BSc from UG

Some 19 nurses were on Saturday evening honoured for graduating with the Bachelor of Science (BSc) Degree in Nursing from the University of Guyana (UG) when an awards ceremony was held for them at...

Send them home to vote!

Jan 27, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Send them home to vote!

On the accession of the Baltic countries – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – to the European Community, then British PM, Tony Blair asserted that there will be no automatic entrance of these...

You bloggers are pushing it

Jan 27, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on You bloggers are pushing it

The world of communication has changed so drastically that just about anything can be said to another person thousands of miles away in the twinkling of an eye. Hardly anyone writes letters these...

JPs support call for temporary judges

Jan 27, 2009 knews News Comments Off on JPs support call for temporary judges

The Guyana Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths to Affidavits Association has expressed strong support for the view put forward by the President of the Guyana Bar Association, Teni...

THE PPP CAN LOSE ITS PARLIAMENTARY MAJORITY

Jan 27, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE PPP CAN LOSE ITS PARLIAMENTARY MAJORITY

The PPP should have no fears about winning the Presidency of Guyana in the 2011 elections. This is a certainty. What is not certain is if the PPP will win a majority in the National Assembly. The...

Nattering nabobs of negativity?

Jan 27, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on Nattering nabobs of negativity?

The Vice-Presidents of the US, by and large, have been a rather forgettable cast of characters; and among them, Spiro Agnew, who served under Richard Nixon, was one of its more unremarkable members....

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“One Guyana” is no less a national slogan than “Green Guyana”

Kaieteur News- The notion that “One Guyana” is a partisan slogan is pure poppycock. It is a desperate fiction... more