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THE ARTS FORUM

Jul 12, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, The Arts Forum Comments Off on THE ARTS FORUM

THE ARTS FORUM is a platform that accommodates multiple voices and perspectives which throw light on our artistic and cultural legacies and deepen our understanding of our condition of survival and...

WATCH THIS SALE CLOSELY!

Jul 12, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WATCH THIS SALE CLOSELY!

Hardly a murmur, except from this columnist, was uttered when the government first announced that it was proposing to sell its 20% share in the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company. Through this...

Scrabble Association hosts successful workshop ahead of school tournament

Jul 12, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Scrabble Association hosts successful workshop ahead of school tournament

Seven eager students, drawn from several city schools were tutored in the intricacies associated with scrabble as the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) staged the first of several...

Honduras: A Coup Provoked

Jul 12, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Honduras: A Coup Provoked

By Sir Ronald Sanders Honduras is not a country with which the average Caribbean person is familiar. Therefore, recent events there have not been a major talking point except among government...

Anthony Xavier wins Banks DIH CARICOM Day Pool tourney

Jul 12, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Anthony Xavier wins Banks DIH CARICOM Day Pool tourney

Anthony Xavier emerged as the top Pool player, when he captured the Banks DIH CARICOM Day sponsored tournament, held on Monday last at Buddies Pool Hall, Sheriff Street, Campbellville. Xavier, who...

GT&T workers must be given option to buy its shares

Jul 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on GT&T workers must be given option to buy its shares

…as Jagdeo administration prone to give concessions to its friends – PNCR The workers at Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company should be afforded the first option to buy the shares,...

Dr. Ramsammy lauds health system, but seeks medical attention in the US – AFC

Jul 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Dr. Ramsammy lauds health system, but seeks medical attention in the US – AFC

inister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, is hypocritical and is practising Animal Farm methodologies. This is according to Chairman of the Alliance for Change, Khemraj Ramjattan, who was commenting on...

Husband beats wife for working

Jul 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Husband beats wife for working

Shawn Richards, of Lot 62 Third Street Agricola, East Bank Demerara, appeared in court accused of unlawfully assaulting his wife, Nadira Ramnauth, because he had insisted that the woman stop working....

Ex-husband charged for Alpha Guest House owner’s murder

Jul 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Ex-husband charged for Alpha Guest House owner’s murder

Police have charged Alex Barker, called Amkabima’, with the murder of his ex-wife, Alpha Guest House owner, Roselanie Pearl Hall, whose decomposed remains were found near Yarrowkabra, off the...

Jagdeo refuses public debate with Trotman

Jul 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo refuses public debate with Trotman

President Bharrat Jagdeo does not debate with political aspirants, such as those residing in the Alliance For Change, especially since they do not command widespread support among the Guyanese...

Unlicensed driver remanded

Jul 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Unlicensed driver remanded

Magistrate Fazil Azeez described the recent accident at Versailles, West Bank Demerara, which claimed the life of 24-year-old Levi Leon Seecharran, as a very serious matter yesterday, when he...

Pastor charged with obtaining money falsely

Jul 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Pastor charged with obtaining money falsely

A man claiming to be a pastor attached to Revival Ministries, was yesterday placed on self bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Ronald...

Alexander Village killer teen driver remanded

Jul 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Alexander Village killer teen driver remanded

Police have charged the unlicensed 16-year-old driver who caused the death of 47-year-old Lilowtie Persaud. The teen was initially charged with dangerous driving and unlicensed driving after the...

Guyana bids farewell to Canadian High Commissioner

Jul 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana bids farewell to Canadian High Commissioner

Head of State Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday bade farewell to Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Charles Court, who paid a courtesy call to the Office of the President. The High Commissioner highlighted...

ITUC accuses govt. of violating trade union rights

Jul 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on ITUC accuses govt. of violating trade union rights

… Laws to stop anti-union discrimination are not applied – Report The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has produced a report in which it castigates the Jagdeo Administration for the...

Government revisits Hope Canal consultancy contract – Persaud

Jul 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Government revisits Hope Canal consultancy contract – Persaud

Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud has confirmed that he has been in receipt of several periodic preliminary reports from the consultancy contract as it relates to the construction of the East...

Guyana’s HIV prevalence rate stands at 1.8%

Jul 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s HIV prevalence rate stands at 1.8%

…major dent made in stigma and discrimination By Fareeza Haniff. Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, has revealed that Guyana’s HIV prevalence rate currently stands at 1.8 per cent. This, he...

Theft of stationery lands man in court

Jul 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Theft of stationery lands man in court

Randolph Spelling, 51, of 144 Calendar Street, Albouystown, was yesterday placed on $50,000 bail for allegedly stealing a quantity of correctional ink, pens, papers and other items valuing $88,609...

Carnal Knowledge accused remanded

Jul 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Carnal Knowledge accused remanded

A man who allegedly had carnal knowledge of a female under 15 years old was yesterday remanded by Acting Chief Magistrate, Melissa Robertson. Mark Persaud was not required to plead to the indictable...

Guyanese confident of creditable performances

Jul 11, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese confident of creditable performances

Guyana’s four-member team to compete at the 13th FINA World Championships in Rome, Italy, is confident of performing creditably. Heading the list is Niall Roberts, who is also the most...

Pepsi Sonics write Sports Minister

Jul 11, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Pepsi Sonics write Sports Minister

Lament state of basketball A source close to the Pepsi Sonics Basketball Club had told Kaieteur Sport this week that a letter was being drafted to be sent to the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport,...

Guinness Futsal starts tonight

Jul 11, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Guinness Futsal starts tonight

Nearly $600,000 in prizes and trophies will be up for grabs in the Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport (MCYS) / Banks DIH Guinness Futsal Indoor Tournament which kicks off tonight at the Cliff...

Overseas mission donates audiology booth to GPHC

Jul 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Overseas mission donates audiology booth to GPHC

The Ear, Nose and Throat Department of the Georgetown Public Hospital Paediatric Unit was on Thursday endowed with an audiology booth, which according to Head of the Department, Dr. Ruth Quaicoe,...

Horse racing season recommences tomorrow

Jul 11, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Horse racing season recommences tomorrow

At Ryan Crawford Memorial Race course With the second segment of the horse racing season set to begin tomorrow, the Ryan Crawford Turf club and Sports facilities at Alness Corentyne is where the...

4th Degree Black Belt Troy Bobb excels at US C/ships

Jul 11, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on 4th Degree Black Belt Troy Bobb excels at US C/ships

1st in Kata, 2nd in Weapons & Sword Fight at Karate Alliance By Franklin Wilson Guyanese 4th Degree Black Belt, Troy Bobb returned to the land of his birth last Sunday after excelling for the 6th...