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Literacy initiative gaining results

Apr 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Literacy initiative gaining results

By Fareeza Haniff In an effort to improve on its National Literacy Initiatives, and to eradicate illiteracy in Guyana, the Ministry of Education yesterday held a public consultation at the National...

Port Mourant Turf Club Easter Meet set for Sunday

Apr 10, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Port Mourant Turf Club Easter Meet set for Sunday

The Port Mourant Turf Club on the Corentyne Coast will come alive on Sunday when that entity stages its annual Easter one day horserace Meet from 1:00pm. Seven races are slated for the day’s...

US-based Guyanese remanded for ganja possession

Apr 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on US-based Guyanese remanded for ganja possession

A 25-year-old United States-based Guyanese, Wendell Dublin, was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge of drug possession. He appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. It is...

Several matches slated for today

Apr 10, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Several matches slated for today

Several matches have been scheduled for the Guyana Softball League organised Trophy Stall sponsored 15 overs round hand softball cricket competition slated for today. Zone A: West Coast Demerara: At...

West Indian Sports Complex sponsors countrywide inter-Jamaat softball tourney

Apr 10, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on West Indian Sports Complex sponsors countrywide inter-Jamaat softball tourney

The West Indian Sports Complex has untaken to sponsor a countrywide inter-Jamaat softball cricket tournament which will cover all the regions, beginning on Sunday with two zones being played off; the...

Battle for title & bragging rights now down to four

Apr 10, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Battle for title & bragging rights now down to four

By Franklin Wilson The quest to become the top knock-out club in the city and bragging rights, at least for the next year, commenced with 16 teams in the hunt a few weeks ago, but now it is down to...

New permanent secretaries appointed

Apr 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on New permanent secretaries appointed

There have been new appointments within several Ministries. Yesterday, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, announced that there will be new Permanent Secretaries with the...

Discredit the minority report

Apr 10, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Discredit the minority report

The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) has joined the chorus of criticisms against a UN Minority Report on Guyana. A great deal of what FITUG says has merit. However, this...

Jabar takes 6th and final spot on IGG male Swimming team

Apr 10, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Jabar takes 6th and final spot on IGG male Swimming team

The toss up for the 6th and final spot on Guyana’s male team for the Inter Guiana Games was a three way tussle between Jaime Jabar, Kevon De Moura and Zagale Fernandes and following deliberations...

Milo U-21 semis rescheduled to next Wednesday

Apr 10, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Milo U-21 semis rescheduled to next Wednesday

The semi-finals of the inaugural Milo under-21 football competition sponsored by M Beepat & sons will now be contested next Wednesday at the Tucville ground. The games were scheduled for...

Causing death driver granted $300,000 bail

Apr 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Causing death driver granted $300,000 bail

Terrence Gittens, 59, of 5 Laing Avenue, West Ruimveldt, was yesterday granted bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. On November 25, last, at Aubrey Barker Road, he drove his minibus in...

Fire destroys home at Bath Settlement

Apr 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Fire destroys home at Bath Settlement

Fire, believed to be electrical in origin, yesterday destroyed a three-bedroom house occupied by a family of four at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice. The owner, Zaheed Naiken, and his wife Bibi,...

Possible NIS collapse is ‘nonsense’ – Dr Luncheon

Apr 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Possible NIS collapse is ‘nonsense’ – Dr Luncheon

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) may not be able to recover ‘every cent’ of its money invested overseas but these difficulties will not scare the company, Head of the Presidential Secretariat,...

Of Saints and Sinners

Apr 10, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Of Saints and Sinners

Dear Editor, Officially, I am the worst sinner on Earth. Unofficially, I am the worst sinner on Earth. This is why I welcome the news that the police in Guyana are going to set up a “website” to...

Bartica Regatta Sports round-up – Cycling & Football contested

Apr 10, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Bartica Regatta Sports round-up – Cycling & Football contested

As sporting activities continue to take its hold on the Bartica Community ahead of this weekends Regatta celebrations, cyclists had their turn to shine on Wednesday. The streets around the Community...

Essequibo gets water treatment plant

Apr 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Essequibo gets water treatment plant

By the end of this year, 2009, Essequibians will benefit from a US$12.3 million Government of Guyana and World Bank-sponsored water treatment plant, which is currently under rapid construction at the...

Mr. Corbin should also enquire about NBS

Apr 10, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Corbin should also enquire about NBS

Dear Editor, I applaud Mr. Robert Corbin for investigating the CLICO scenario in Parliament. I think he should also enquire aggressively why NBS bought CLICO shares in the Berbice Bridge using...

Overseas based Guyanese donates chess sets to Albouystown Club

Apr 10, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Overseas based Guyanese donates chess sets to Albouystown Club

Even as the world experience a recession that has caused Guyanese in the Diaspora to cut back on the gift packages, some overseas based Guyanese remain staunchly committed to their corporate duty and...

What about the tax returns?

Apr 10, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on What about the tax returns?

Dear Editor, I must commend the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) for the progress it has made to update its system relative to issuance of Revenue Licence, more so, the effort to have persons submitted...

Youth shot in gun trap

Apr 10, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Youth shot in gun trap

A 23-year-old Onderneeming, Sand Pitt youth is a patient at the Suddie Public Hospital, nursing a gunshot wound to his right ankle. It is believed that Lennox Patterson was shot after he ventured...

Is bunnin’ and cross buns

Apr 10, 2009 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Is bunnin’ and cross buns

People does hot oil fuh fry fish but these days some woman does use hot oil fuh other reason. Dem got things to de stage wheh dem boys does call dem woman who hotting oil fuh bun man, Burnadette. And...

NY Guyanese pay tribute to Janet Jagan

Apr 10, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on NY Guyanese pay tribute to Janet Jagan

Dear Editor, Glowing tributes were paid to Janet Jagan at a memorial service at the American Sevashram Sangha in Jamaica last Saturday evening as a deya was lit at the portrait of the late former...

Headquarters are female champs, ‘A’ Division lift male title

Apr 10, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Headquarters are female champs, ‘A’ Division lift male title

Most Valuable Player of the final Ann Thompson marked the maximum 18 games and combined with teammate Judy Sandiford who also achieved the maximum along with June Edwards (17) to guide Headquarters...

Not so good a Friday

Apr 10, 2009 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Not so good a Friday

The Parrot takes this opportunity to wish all, especially the Christian community, the best on this sombre day of Good Friday. Is there a greeting like “Happy Good Friday”? I am not sure. While...

The greatest mystery in Christendom; the greatest mystery in religion

Apr 10, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The greatest mystery in Christendom; the greatest mystery in religion

Today is one of the most sacred and revered days in the Christian religion. It is the moment that the persecuted and executed religious fighter, Jesus Christ, rose from the dead. I am not a religious...

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GPF arrests Presidential Guards by 48 runs as cricket action gets underway

Govt. to scrap children’s textbook that attacks former Toshao

Kaieteur News- Chief Education Officer, Saddam Hussain, issued an apology on Thursday afternoon, after the current Toshao... more