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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....

Sunken treasure ship found 40 miles off Guyana’s coast

Jan 26, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Sunken treasure ship found 40 miles off Guyana’s coast

…may contain10 tons of gold bullion, 70 tons of platinum, 11/2 tons of industrial diamonds and 16 million carats of gem-quality diamonds A United States-based marine research and recovery firm, Sub...

Two-yr-old dies after falling on wine glass

Jan 26, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Two-yr-old dies after falling on wine glass

Investigations are ongoing into the death of two-year-old Malaki Osbourne, of South Ruimveldt Gardens, who suffered a horrific death after being impaled by a wine glass on which he fell. Malaki, who...

Immigration Consultant responds to allegations

Jan 26, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Immigration Consultant responds to allegations

Canadian visa scam… In the wake of allegations of fraud by several persons who were reportedly conned out of large sums of money by persons claiming to be in a position to obtain Canadian Student...

GPL refuses to comment on who will pay for loss

Jan 26, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GPL refuses to comment on who will pay for loss

Senior official insists that fuel could be salvaged The only comment that Winston Brassington, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Guyana Power and Light company (GPL), would make prior to a...

Police ban cell phone use by ranks on duty

Jan 26, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Police ban cell phone use by ranks on duty

While the police are supposed to set the example for drivers who use their cell phones whilst driving, the administration of the force has gone a step further, and has banned the use of cellular...

Guyana needs a voice to champion its cause in EU

Jan 26, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyana needs a voice to champion its cause in EU

– President Jagdeo Head of State, President Bharrat Jagdeo, says that his recent trip to Greece was aimed at fostering an alliance that would provide a voice to champion the causes of...

State of the World’s Children 2009 launched

Jan 26, 2009 knews News Comments Off on State of the World’s Children 2009 launched

…highlights need for acceleration of progress on maternal mortality Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has called for the establishment of a new worldwide fund which countries can access to reduce...

Capacity of reference laboratory to be boosted

Jan 26, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Capacity of reference laboratory to be boosted

– Director The capabilities of the National Public Health Reference Institute to conduct advanced leptospirosis tests will soon become a reality, according to director of the institution, Dr...

Singh beats Panday 15-12 to retain GCB Presidency

Jan 26, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Singh beats Panday 15-12 to retain GCB Presidency

..says there will be changes to Guyana’s cricket By Sean Devers With the historic Bourda ground as a backdrop, the largest media contingent to cover a local cricket event in recent times...

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A psychological profile of a control freak

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- Imagine an official who believes he’s the last bastion of sanity in a world of incompetence.... more