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Guyanese trio spearheads Cavaliers to 20/20 semis in BVI

May 07, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese trio spearheads Cavaliers to 20/20 semis in BVI

Former Guyana under-19 left-handed opener Robin Bacchus scored a scintillating century, while countrymen Keith Semple and Vishal Bharat also contributed as defending champions Cavaliers crushed...

Army advances to semi-final of Sweet 16 Football tourney

May 07, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Army advances to semi-final of Sweet 16 Football tourney

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) made amends for their 2-1 loss to Sunburst Camptown in last year’s Sweet 16 Football championships with a similar 2-1 victory over Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United FC,...

Silence for the benefit of the judiciary

May 07, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Silence for the benefit of the judiciary

Dear Editor, I am indeed pained at the recent happenings, letter of complaint from the Registrar and press release from the office of the acting Chancellor of the Judiciary as they relate to the...

US citizens nabbed with coke

May 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on US citizens nabbed with coke

Another two American citizens were nabbed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, yesterday, when they tried to smuggle cocaine strapped to their bodies. The two women, Hagar Bourne, 31,...

Drug convict jailed for three years

May 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Drug convict jailed for three years

Roshel Smith, 32, of Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara, who admitted to having in his possession seven grams of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment...

Intelligent Design rides in on swine flu

May 07, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Intelligent Design rides in on swine flu

Dear Editor, Sometimes I don’t know if Pastor Daniel Singh is serious or if he is trying his hand at comedy. In his letter of May 6th (GC) he declares that evolution and mutation are two different...

GTU plans to increase dues

May 07, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on GTU plans to increase dues

Dear Editor, I heard through the grapevine that my union, the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), intends to increase dues by $200 at the end of May. This means that the GTU will be collecting some...

We have a reservoir of quality music that is being stifled

May 07, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on We have a reservoir of quality music that is being stifled

Dear Editor, The Calypso Symposium that was televised on Sunday night 19th April was very enlightening and gave some sort of hope that our Calypsonians are not prepared to sit and accept the sad and...

$1M night club theft lands man in court

May 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on $1M night club theft lands man in court

Forty-two-year old Marc Dannette, of Russell Street, Charlestown, was yesterday denied pretrial liberty when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown...

Workers are tired of unity tirades

May 07, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Workers are tired of unity tirades

Dear Editor, Workers are fed-up. They are not impressed by the unity rants. They are tried of the yearly unity shout fest. Union leaders, whose salaries are paid by union dues, think they are fooling...

Guyanese in Barbados scurry to regularise status

May 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyanese in Barbados scurry to regularise status

– following PM’s ultimatum The Guyana Consular Office in Barbados has seen an increase in inquiries following the ultimatum by Prime Minister David Thompson to deport anyone who is found to...

I believe in miracles, do you?

May 07, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on I believe in miracles, do you?

Dear Editor, It was History 200 under the Great Teacher Dr James Rose when my fellow colleague Wendy Martindale suddenly blurted out “thank God Christopher Columbus brought my grandparents to this...

CANU releases Wanted men

May 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on CANU releases Wanted men

Dennis Alexander Edwards and Cecil Anthony Edwards, the two men who turned themselves in to the Custom Anti Narcotics Unit on Monday evening have been released pending investigations. Reports are...

Can we afford this?

May 07, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Can we afford this?

Dear Editor, The Presidents Benefits Bill 2009 is a recipe for trouble and confusion. Let’s say the President after retirement decides to open a private business. His home is built in the same...

The state media hurts national unity

May 07, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The state media hurts national unity

Dear Editor, Before the Parliamentary decision was made to declare May 5th as Arrival Day, the East Indians of Guyana celebrated their arrival on the same day. As such, a number of private East...

GPHC relocates patients

May 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GPHC relocates patients

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has advised that patients are no longer being housed in the Surgical Block building due to ongoing construction on the new in-patient facility. From...

What if this was your daughter?

May 07, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on What if this was your daughter?

I moved in to my new address in Turkeyen, a community that is the neighbour of the Caricom Secretariat, from Wortmanville two years ago. When the house was in its construction stage, I saw a hole in...

MANGOES ARE NOT IN SEASON

May 07, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on MANGOES ARE NOT IN SEASON

The security services have done a great job in dismantling some of the heavily armed gangs that were creating havoc in Guyana. Where they have failed is in containing minor crime, and it is a failure...

Execution for electricity

May 07, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on Execution for electricity

On the first day of this month, the caption of our report on a Press Conference held by officials of Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) was stark: “23,000 illegal connections found, 800...

Bogus Health Inspector heads to jail

May 07, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Bogus Health Inspector heads to jail

A man purporting to be a Health Inspector from the Ministry was yesterday charged and remanded by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. Paul D’Andrews 42, of Third Street, Alberttown, was...

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