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PNCR protesters may have to wear masks soon -Norton

May 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on PNCR protesters may have to wear masks soon -Norton

People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Executive Member, Aubrey Norton, says that the party is reviewing its militancy approaches given its little or no clout in the National Assembly in which...

Powerlifters depart for regional c/ships

May 15, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Powerlifters depart for regional c/ships

The team to represent Guyana at the 3rd Annual Caribbean Islands Bench Press and Powerlifting Championships set for Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands from May 14–16, left the country...

Television report helps in return of missing lad

May 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Television report helps in return of missing lad

“Your aunt is depending on you to come home in your best interest and we love you; so please come home.” This was the message of Lisa Washington, 54, to her grandson, Shaqueel Washington, aka...

Cattle rustlers chop, beat farmer

May 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Cattle rustlers chop, beat farmer

A 40-year-old cattle and rice farmer narrowly escaped with his life at 11:00 hrs yesterday after a gang of rustlers chopped and beat him at Ithaca Savannah, West Coast Berbice, before making off with...

GCA cricket continues tomorrow

May 15, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GCA cricket continues tomorrow

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Cellink Plus two-day first division cricket competition continues tomorrow with three matches in the City. MSC host GNIC with Nigel Dugid and Hortence Isaacs...

NGOs picket Office of the President again

May 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on NGOs picket Office of the President again

The allegation of slothfulness in debating the recently drafted Sexual Offences Bill, some non-governmental organisations staged yet another picketing exercise outside of the Office of the President,...

Vishal Nagamootoo slams ton for United Sports Club in US league

May 15, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Vishal Nagamootoo slams ton for United Sports Club in US league

The 2009 Nassau Cricket League season in the United States got underway last weekend at the Flushing Meadows Park with United Sports recording a lopsided victory over Eagles. On a sunny day with...

Guyana Beverage Co. launches Busta 40-over Cricket in Bartica

May 15, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Beverage Co. launches Busta 40-over Cricket in Bartica

Just over a week after launching the Kool Kidz Cricket Championships in Berbice, the Guyana Beverage Company Ltd (GBCL) has acquiesced to another sponsorship deal, this time, the Busta 40 Overs...

Murdered GPL security boss laid to rest

May 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Murdered GPL security boss laid to rest

There wasn’t enough space in the Merriman Funeral Home to hold the hundreds of mourners who turned out to pay their final respects to the late Clifford Peters, former Chief Security Officer of...

Top horses on show at Kennard’s Memorial Arrival Day Meet

May 15, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Top horses on show at Kennard’s Memorial Arrival Day Meet

DDL lends customary support An exciting day of horseracing is envisaged when the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) stages its Post Arrival Day Meeting scheduled for the Club’s Bush Lot Farm,...

Police heads seek ways to treat chronic gang violence

May 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Police heads seek ways to treat chronic gang violence

By Mondale Smith With Trinidad and Jamaica in the lead, gang violence and its rippling effects in the Caribbean, are among the many risk factors that drive criminal activities at the regional...

GCC ‘A’ stun Hikers ‘A’ for place in final

May 15, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GCC ‘A’ stun Hikers ‘A’ for place in final

-GCC Ladies battle for crown GCC “A” men’s team produced a stunning performance to defeat tournament favourites Hikers ‘A’ 5-4 and advance to the final of the First Division as play in the...

DCC out of WIPA 20/20 tourney

May 15, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on DCC out of WIPA 20/20 tourney

Esuan Crandon spurs Merry Boys to next stage Merry Boys celebrated their controversial group ‘C’ quarter-final place in the West Indies Players Association 20/20 cricket tournament in Trinidad...

Caribbean Top Cops end successful meeting

May 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Caribbean Top Cops end successful meeting

“It’s now up to the policy makers” Caribbean Commissioners of Police and their counterparts from the French Antilles, British Virgin Islands and Suriname, yesterday concluded their 24th annual...

Lall’s Workshop play Floodlights XI tonight at Bourda

May 15, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Lall’s Workshop play Floodlights XI tonight at Bourda

The specialist for care and repairing of all small engines, Lall’s & Sons Workshop of Lot 8 A Eccles, East Bank Demerara will be fielding a squad to take on the Floodlights team in a featured...

Evolutionist or Evolution hypest?

May 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Evolutionist or Evolution hypest?

Dear Editor, Standard high school biology text holds that evolution is a theory and that mutation may be one of its mechanisms. Adaptation, variation, natural selection and such likes are observable...

Ministry Inter-Block Football continues

May 15, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Ministry Inter-Block Football continues

Play in the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport Inter-Block Football tournaments continue this weekend with the culmination of the Beterverwagting (BV) tourney and continued play in the Victoria and...

Minister Rohee missed the point and an opportunity

May 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Minister Rohee missed the point and an opportunity

Dear Editor, It has always been said that everyone should respect their elders and more so prominent persons in society, regardless if one should question their physiognomic condition. I will always...

THE NATIONAL LIBRARY

May 15, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE NATIONAL LIBRARY

The National Library should take a bow. It has been quietly providing a most important service to students and other booklovers over the years. Its main location is in Georgetown. That beautiful...

Has the Govt. turned its back on pensioners?

May 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Has the Govt. turned its back on pensioners?

Dear Editor, The government takes pride in emphasising the percentage increase for “Old Age Pensioners” over the past few years. The hypocrisy in this, however, is that the sum on which the...

Race walkers gear for hectic Independence Day activities

May 15, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Race walkers gear for hectic Independence Day activities

The Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club (CSTC) has planned a series of competitions to commemorate Guyana’s 43rd Independence Anniversary, starting with a 15-lap race walk around Melanie Damishana on...

Attempted murder accused gets charge withdrawn

May 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Attempted murder accused gets charge withdrawn

A man who was initially charged with attempted murder, yesterday appeared in court, and had the charge withdrawn and two new charges instituted. The man, Navendra Anand Dinoo, had appeared before...

Guyana’s HIV/AIDS work to be presented in Namibia

May 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyana’s HIV/AIDS work to be presented in Namibia

Oral presentations of Guyana’s work in HIV/AIDS have been selected to be showcased at the 2009 Implementers Meeting scheduled to take place from June 10 to June 14 in Windhoek, Namibia under the...

Securing debt relief is not an act of begging

May 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Securing debt relief is not an act of begging

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr. Freddie Kissoon’s column May 13, 2009 in the Kaieteur News, with the caption “Things about Guyana, the Caribbean Police Commissioners should know.” Mr. Kissoon...

Fuzzy bigger than big, ask Bharrat

May 15, 2009 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Fuzzy bigger than big, ask Bharrat

Dem boys frighten to talk because dem hear how dem can get victimise so much that dem actually believe. Dem even frighten to go near NCN because dem hear how dem have a man wukking deh who can do no...

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Deeply concerned about political dysfunction in society

Dear Editor The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) is deeply concerned about the political dysfunction in society that is... more