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Driver escapes fiery death after car bursts into flames

May 09, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Driver escapes fiery death after car bursts into flames

Kenroy Rose, of Cummings Street, Buxton, is fortunate to be alive after his car caught fire while he was driving on the Soesdyke/Linden highway on Thursday night. Rose has reportedly told police that...

GFF official to conduct referees ‘beginners’ course

May 09, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GFF official to conduct referees ‘beginners’ course

Residents of Linden desirous of becoming football referees will be given the opportunity to take the first step in that direction following the inauguration of a two-day Beginners Referees Course at...

Mexico’s swine flu slows by 80 per cent – Ambassador Sandoval

May 09, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Mexico’s swine flu slows by 80 per cent – Ambassador Sandoval

…country records no more deaths Mexican Ambassador to Guyana, Fernando Sandoval, has said that his country has been successful in radical measures to stop the spread of the flu virus A (H1N1)...

GCA cricket continues today

May 09, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GCA cricket continues today

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) first and second division two-day cricket competitions are scheduled to continue this weekend in the city. In the Cellink Plus first division competition, MSC...

Health Ministry to vaccinate some 50,000 people

May 09, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Health Ministry to vaccinate some 50,000 people

The Ministry of Health will soon be embarking on a massive campaign to vaccinate approximately 50,000 Guyanese against seasonal influenza. However, this vaccine does not prevent against...

This carnage must stop

May 09, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on This carnage must stop

DEAR EDITOR, Despite the months of relentless visibility of our traffic police, and the remarkable 30% reduction of road fatalities in 2008, we are once again witnessing a weekly upsurge of mangled...

Shot man identified as Lombard Street resident

May 09, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Shot man identified as Lombard Street resident

The man who was reportedly shot by police on Thursday in Anira Street has been positively identified as 37-year-old Keith Mitchell of 17, Lombard and Broad Streets, Charlestown. His brother, Anthony...

IAAF World Athletics Day Championships set for May 17

May 09, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on IAAF World Athletics Day Championships set for May 17

The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) will stage the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Day Championships on Sunday May 17, at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary, commencing 09:00 hours. The day’s...

The Former Presidents Bill is an outrage

May 09, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The Former Presidents Bill is an outrage

DEAR EDITOR, It’s an outrage! Our parliamentary representatives continue to abuse the privilege entrusted to them by the electorate, and show gross disregard to the taxpayers. The Former Presidents...

Barbados postpones Austin Sealy Classic

May 09, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Barbados postpones Austin Sealy Classic

– Pompey competes in Brazil this month Guyanese athletes that are expected to use the Austin Sealy Track Classic in Barbados as a qualifier for the upcoming Caribbean Games will have to wait...

Ettenuj World of Fashion honours mothers

May 09, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Ettenuj World of Fashion honours mothers

Ettenuj World of Fashion and Interior Designing Enterprise will be holding a Beauty and Trade Show at the Theatre Guild, Kingston tomorrow commencing from 13:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs. On display will be a...

Forde leaves today for Trinidad meet

May 09, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Forde leaves today for Trinidad meet

– aims at lowering personal best times Guyana’s foremost distance athlete, Cleveland Forde leaves Guyana today to compete in the Manny Ramjohn Memorial Track and Field meet in Trinidad and...

Local Government election is crucial

May 09, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Local Government election is crucial

DEAR EDITOR A local government election is crucial to Guyana’s progressive democracy, Guyana’s wellbeing, even for the reputation of the present government and the opposition parties. This...

Man blown off truck, dies

May 09, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Man blown off truck, dies

A 19 year-old, who was identified as Ravi Harripersaud, lost his life yesterday after he was blown from the back of a truck in the vicinity of Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice. Reports are that...

IDB released grants for export-oriented bodies

May 09, 2009 knews News Comments Off on IDB released grants for export-oriented bodies

Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Manniram Prashad, yesterday officially launched the Matching Grants Initiative. The primary objective of this initiative is the provision of matching...

Rights of the Child Commission sworn in

May 09, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Rights of the Child Commission sworn in

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday appointed 13 persons to serve on the Rights of the Child Commission, impressing upon them the importance of their task, since they “deal with the future of this...

Private schools should be encouraged to improve their status

May 09, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Private schools should be encouraged to improve their status

Dear Editor, The proliferation of private schools and their system of operation is cause for much speculation. Many of these so-called schools are fly-by-night operations which tend to amaze parents,...

GOAL Project approved – Klass

May 09, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GOAL Project approved – Klass

– two players to attend Digicel Kick Start clinic in Suriname By Rawle Welch President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Colin Klass in an interview with Kaieteur Sport yesterday revealed...

Digicel/GT&T clash over international licence

May 09, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Digicel/GT&T clash over international licence

Digicel, Guyana yesterday instituted legal proceedings challenging the exclusive licence of the incumbent provider in Guyana, Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) Company, to carry international...

The time has come for a complete overhaul of the Justice System

May 09, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The time has come for a complete overhaul of the Justice System

Dear Editor I write with reference to two related articles in SN headed ‘Backlog of Cases Too Much For Judges’ (Oct 26, 08) and ‘Judicial Decision Time Limit Law Can Have Adverse Effect’ (May...

Growth Forecast?

May 09, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on Growth Forecast?

The Minister of Finance recently trumpeted some projections on economic growth that were issued by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) a month ago. For Guyana, the Fund is projecting that our...

Several injured in bus, car collision

May 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Several injured in bus, car collision

Several persons sustained injuries, last night, when a car and a minibus collided on the East Coast Demerara Public Road in the vicinity of Vryheid’s Lust, around 20:30 hours. A passenger of the...

Govt. offers to sell its shares in GT&T

May 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Govt. offers to sell its shares in GT&T

…questions company’s annual $1B payout as advisory fees By Tusika Martin Government has offered to sell its 20 percent shares in the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T). Chairman of...

Corbin doing well after successful surgery

May 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Corbin doing well after successful surgery

After undergoing successful surgery yesterday at a Long Island, New York, medical facility, Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Robert Corbin, is said to be doing well....

Thief steals from Traffic HQ, shot dead

May 08, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Thief steals from Traffic HQ, shot dead

An unidentified man who chose the Police Traffic Headquarters at Eve Leary to steal a minibus windscreen succumbed at the Georgetown Hospital hours after he was shot by a police rank. The man, who...

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Rana five-for and enterprising batting put Bangladesh in the driver’s seat

Morally Right. Legally wrong

…Peeping Tom Morally Right. Legally wrong Kaieteur News- The situation concerning the disputed parliamentary seat held... more