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The Ashanti Schultz debacle

Jul 05, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The Ashanti Schultz debacle

Dear Editor, I am dismayed at the way the murder trial of Ashanti Schultz called ‘Blondie’ concluded. I have followed this case from its inception and I had always had a sneaking suspicion that...

Free movement does not mean persons can reside illegally in any other country

Jul 05, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Free movement does not mean persons can reside illegally in any other country

Dear Editor, Sir Shridath Ramphal allegation in Kaieteur News (July 4, 2009) that Barbados government is involved in “ethnic cleansing” based on an editorial he purportedly read in the Barbados...

Frequency flyer miles

Jul 05, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Frequency flyer miles

Dear Editor, Almost all airlines around the world offer incentives for passengers to use their respective airline and one of those enticements is the Frequency Flyer Programme. This works by awarding...

Our Future

Jul 05, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on Our Future

Last Friday, heralding the annual rite of passage for another crop of our children and our future – this year, 18,000-plus eleven-year olds – the results of the National Sixth Grade Assessment...

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Canada, El Salvador record opening night victories

Jul 05, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Canada, El Salvador record opening night victories

Both Canada and El Salvador scored late goals to record victories in the opening games of the Gold Cup, at a sold out Home Depot Centre on Friday evening. In the first game, it was Ali Gerba who...

GCB inks $49.5 contract for hostel and indoor nets

Jul 05, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB inks $49.5 contract for hostel and indoor nets

Facility to be completed in November By Sean Devers The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and B. Shivnath Construction Services on Thursday formally signed the contract for the construction of a hostel and...

Part Six: Evil twin

Jul 05, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, The Creative Corner Comments Off on Part Six: Evil twin

By Michael Jordan They placed Karen’s baby near the sick girl in ICU. It slept little, awakening every few minutes to cry feebly. The naked terror in its eyes chilled Maxwell. He found it hard to...

Top seeds Jeffrey, Fernandes into the finals

Jul 05, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Top seeds Jeffrey, Fernandes into the finals

Top seeds Kristian Jeffrey and Nicolette Fernandes marched into the finals of the Men’s and Ladies categories, after registering wins against their respective opponents, as the 2009 GT&T...

Syble Douglas

Jul 05, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Guyanese Literature Comments Off on Syble Douglas

by Petamber Persaud With the launch of ‘Transition, Poems Old & New’, Syble Douglas joined a small group of poetesses who have gravitated beyond the realm of a single publication. This is in...

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HAS GROWN TO BE A NATIONAL PROBLEM

Jul 05, 2009 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HAS GROWN TO BE A NATIONAL PROBLEM

By AFC Executive Member Pastor Sewnauth Punalall The continuing rise of domestic violence across Guyana is of grave concern to the Alliance For Change as a political party which views the human...

The Baccoo speaks

Jul 05, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

Things are still hectic with people doing all within their power to make others uncomfortable. In fact, there is something that is causing this misfortune and while I know what it is I am not at...

Two Guyanese officiating at CONCACAF Gold Cup in USA

Jul 05, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Two Guyanese officiating at CONCACAF Gold Cup in USA

Guyanese football officials have received appointments at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the 10th version of the Confederation’s premier national team event, which kicked off at the Home Depot Centre...

THE ARTS FORUM

Jul 05, 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...

Opportunities to strengthen Canada-CARICOM relations

Jul 05, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Opportunities to strengthen Canada-CARICOM relations

By Sir Ronald Sanders Seeing Jamaican guest workers on a farm in Canada recently reminded me of the close relationship that has always existed between Canada and the Caribbean. Canada’s...

Iran, Islam and Democracy

Jul 05, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Iran, Islam and Democracy

Last week we offered five reasons why we thought that the street protests in Iran, following charges by the opposition that the presidential elections had been rigged did not represent a...

Gregory Richardson on trail with USL’s Rail Hawks

Jul 05, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gregory Richardson on trail with USL’s Rail Hawks

WHO whip Wilmington 3-0 USL First division side, The Carolina RailHawks won their second straight friendly on Friday, downing the Wilmington Hammerheads 3-0 before a crowd of 4,136 at WakeMed Soccer...

Sachia Vickery plays at Wimbledon

Jul 05, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sachia Vickery plays at Wimbledon

Receives encouraging words from King and Williams Born of Guyanese parentage, Miami-based Sachia Vickery got her first opportunity to play at the prestigious Wimbledon Tennis championships and became...

THE REAL NARRATIVE

Jul 05, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE REAL NARRATIVE

Not all forms of political revisionism are deliberate. A great many distortions of history occur because one narrative is superimposed on another, one interpreted under the light of the other, even...

BFA/GFF coaching clinic ends today

Jul 05, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on BFA/GFF coaching clinic ends today

The Berbice Football Association (BFA) in association with the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), conclude their three-day coaching clinic for coaches in the Ancient County today at the Blairmont...

Another batch of young people is on the prowl

Jul 05, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Another batch of young people is on the prowl

Another school year has come to an end and once more a few thousands have joined the long line awaiting a job in a country where young people believe that there are just no proper paying jobs. Indeed...

Iwokrama, Annai prevail in North Rupununi Sub Association competition

Jul 05, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Iwokrama, Annai prevail in North Rupununi Sub Association competition

Iwokrama defeated Massara 3-1 in a penalty shootout in the final of a tournament organised by the North Rupununi Football Association (NRFA) that concluded at the Sarama Ground, North Rupununi on...

The sacrificial murders

Jul 05, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The sacrificial murders

By Michael Jordan Who would strangle a five-year-old girl after having a dream about ‘Dutch gold’ buried in their backyard? Or stab a nine-year-old boy to death and dump his corpse in a latrine?...

What CARICOM Heads saw and didn’t see

Jul 05, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on What CARICOM Heads saw and didn’t see

I live on the Railway Embankment next to the CARICOM Secretariat and the Convention Centre. There is a trench on the southern side of the road which looks like a jungle. This small waterway caused a...

‘Dorian’ cyclists raise $$$ for abused women

Jul 05, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Dorian’ cyclists raise $$$ for abused women

Beharry Group of Companies sponsored ride The recent rise in the incidence of domestic violence has prompted action from a group of cyclists identifying themselves as ‘Dorani.’ Sporting yellow...

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Body of Chinese national who fell from new Demerara River bridge recovered

Dem signs need calibrating

Dem Boys Seh… Kaieteur News- Dem boys bin pass one of dem fancy speed meter signs wah de guvament put up fuh tell drivers... more