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165 youths complete five-day Police youth Camp

Jul 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on 165 youths complete five-day Police youth Camp

By Mondale Smith One of the nations top performers at the grade six assessment exams said, “I like technology and having my parents do everything for me, but this camp gave me an...

Presenting macroeconmic variables as if the world is static

Jul 26, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Presenting macroeconmic variables as if the world is static

Dear Editor, Today, critics see loans and general financial aid as an end in themselves, but instead, they should be seen as means to build on resource capacity. And then the critics tend to present...

Will the brutality ever end?

Jul 26, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Will the brutality ever end?

Dear Editor, Justice is a fundamental virtue that renders to another what rightfully belongs to him. A trial with adequate evidence provided is subjected to anyone suspected of criminality. However,...

Expo and Trade fair earns kudos for Berbice Chamber

Jul 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Expo and Trade fair earns kudos for Berbice Chamber

ALBION, CORENTYNE – Chairman of the Private Sector Commission, Captain Gerry Gouveia, lauded the Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce for its contributions to society. At the time he was...

GT&T shares should not be sold

Jul 26, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on GT&T shares should not be sold

Dear Editor, The government wants to sell its shares in GT&T, but I see in the newspapers GT&T contributed $43 billion since 2000, paying nothing less than $200 million a year, and up to last...

Homo homini lupus

Jul 26, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on Homo homini lupus

“Homo homini lupus” – “man is a wolf to man” – is a Latin phrase that has come down to us from the Roman playwright Plautus (300BC). It succinctly summarises a view of man that sadly...

Roraima Airways introduces new aircraft

Jul 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Roraima Airways introduces new aircraft

Roraima Airways has increased its’ local fleet of airplanes to with the latest addition of an Islander to its fleet. Yesterday, a number of local media operatives were afforded the opportunity of...

Three more swine flu cases confirmed

Jul 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Three more swine flu cases confirmed

By Fareeza Haniff The Ministry of Health yesterday confirmed three more cases of the H1N1 virus (Swine Flu), from a batch of 37 specimens that have been tested so far in Trinidad. Minister of Health,...

Guyanese Literature Junction

Jul 26, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Guyanese Literature Comments Off on Guyanese Literature Junction

by Petamber Persaud ‘The Wanderer’ Charles Waterton (1782 – 1865) In 1826, Charles Waterton published his ‘Wanderings in South America’ which re-opened Guyana to the world, leading to...

King claims pole for Group 4 showdown

Jul 26, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on King claims pole for Group 4 showdown

Veteran motor racer Andrew King stormed to pole position for today’s feature clash in the Group 4 event at the South Dakota Circuit when qualifying was staged yesterday in the Guyana Motor Racing...

Judge temporarily bars CHPA from repossessing land

Jul 26, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Judge temporarily bars CHPA from repossessing land

High Court Judge, Justice Diana Insanally, has granted an injunction against the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) prohibiting the entity from canceling a transport, and repossessing and...

The Baccoo speaks

Jul 26, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

There are going to be even more road accidents as people continue to display the same recklessness they have grown accustomed to. This time around a group of partying youths is going to cause a major...

Man to man is so unjust

Jul 26, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Man to man is so unjust

By Adam Harris I read somewhere that man is the greatest predator. It might have been a book by James Michener who did a novel that actually traced the origin of man on the planet. And then there was...

Day of football to be staged at Paradise today

Jul 26, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Day of football to be staged at Paradise today

Organisers of the Bare Root Inter-Block Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport sponsored football tournament, has organised a day of football today at the Paradise ground starting at 11:30am. The...

Pan Am Games team to leave Wednesday

Jul 26, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pan Am Games team to leave Wednesday

– Ministry pledges support The national athletics team that will compete at the Pan American Games in Trinidad and Tobago from July 28-August 2 departs Guyana on Wednesday following a...

Low carbon, low life, low stereo, low everything

Jul 26, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Low carbon, low life, low stereo, low everything

Guyanese have a fantastic sense of humour. If President Bush had made one percent of the ocean of mistakes that the Guyanese President have incurred, the stand-up comedians in the US would have...

From third force to First Choice

Jul 26, 2009 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on From third force to First Choice

By Raphael Trotman AFC Leader This weekend the Delegates, Observers, guests, well wishers and supporters gathered to share in the historic moment of the 2nd Delegates’ Convention of the Alliance...

Third Annual Guyana Cup Race Meet fixed for Rising Sun August 16

Jul 26, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Third Annual Guyana Cup Race Meet fixed for Rising Sun August 16

Over $6.5 million in cash and prizes have been made available for the third annual running of the Guyana Cup horse race meeting, which will be held on Sunday August 16, at the Rising Sun Turf Club,...

Creative Corner : Roses on Linda’s tomb

Jul 26, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, The Creative Corner Comments Off on Creative Corner : Roses on Linda’s tomb

By Michael Jordan “Something wasn’t quite right about the cemetery…something I couldn’t quite place…” It was close to evening when I reached the crossroads leading into the cemetery. Not...

Davis to conduct basketball clinics

Jul 26, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Davis to conduct basketball clinics

Guyana’s national male basketball coach of the 2007 team that played in Puerto Rico, US-based, Larry Davis and a South Carolina Lady All-Star team will be in Guyana to conduct clinics for players...

A PRAYER

Jul 26, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A PRAYER

Dear God, Please stop climate change. It is causing too many problems. Sea levels are rising; the rains are more intense, and the Earth is warming. These things are causing a great deal of problems...

For stronger state leadership

Jul 26, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on For stronger state leadership

One of the enduring refrains in this space has been the need of the administration to become more directly involved in the economic development of the country. We had called for the creation of a...

The House Dust Mite

Jul 26, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The House Dust Mite

The house dust mite, sometimes referred to by allergists as HDM, is a cosmopolitan guest in human habitation. Dust mites feed on organic detritus such as flakes of shed human skin and flourish in the...

Facing financial challenges in the Caribbean’s smaller states

Jul 26, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Facing financial challenges in the Caribbean’s smaller states

By Sir Ronald sanders As the member countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) work toward the establishment of an Economic Union amongst themselves amid grave economic...