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KAMARANG

Aug 23, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, The Creative Corner Comments Off on KAMARANG

Day Two The boy came in around midnight, bringing the smell of the girl with him. In the fluttering flambeau light, his eyes lifted to Sealey, who was smoking in his hammock. “Night Mr. Sealey.”...

‘Breezer’ Nedd Memorial on today at GFC

Aug 23, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on ‘Breezer’ Nedd Memorial on today at GFC

Defending champions of the Clive ‘Breezer’ Nedd Memorial Masters Football Tournament Pele will be hard pressed to retain the title when the competition is played today, at the GFC ground. The...

National Library Centenary, Part Three – The Oral Traditions

Aug 23, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Guyanese Literature Comments Off on National Library Centenary, Part Three – The Oral Traditions

By Petamber Persaud ‘Oral Tradition Part 1’ in the National Library’s Series of Literary Evenings staged at the Theatre Guild playhouse on Saturday August 25, 2009, was a reverberating and...

The Baccoo speaks

Aug 23, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

When I spoke of the river disasters I did not say that they would be caused by official sources because there were other sources. The coming days are going to be interesting because some of those...

Camptown ease past Pele 2-1, Conquerors thump Flamingo 3-1

Aug 23, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Camptown ease past Pele 2-1, Conquerors thump Flamingo 3-1

By Franklin Wilson Sunburst Camptown rebounded in style to take full points from Pele with a 2-1 win in Friday evening’s feature when the Cellink Premier League continued at the Tucville Community...

GCC teams make exit

Aug 23, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GCC teams make exit

Both GCC teams are out of the Banks International Hockey Festival after losing their latest matches at the National Hockey Centre in Barbados. The Men despite a 2-1 win over Dominion still failed to...

BOOK REVIEW By Professor Nigel Westmaas

Aug 23, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, The Arts Forum Comments Off on BOOK REVIEW By Professor Nigel Westmaas

THE ARTS FORUM offers an occasional page that illuminates the history, literatures, arts and culture of Guyana and the Caribbean. BOOK REVIEW By Professor Nigel Westmaas Selwyn R. Cudjoe. Caribbean...

New mega cruise ships pose challenges for the Caribbean

Aug 23, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on New mega cruise ships pose challenges for the Caribbean

By Sir Ronald Sanders Huge challenges lie ahead for the Caribbean in tourism, but none will be as big as coping with the two largest cruise ships in the world, one of which will be sailing the...

Conquerors to clash with Santos in Courts Pee Wee final

Aug 23, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Conquerors to clash with Santos in Courts Pee Wee final

Both win semis 1-0 margins The 2009 Courts Pee Wee Under-11 League champions will be crowned on Thursday at the Banks DIH Thirst ground, Thirst Park and clashing for the title will be defending...

Polls and Angst

Aug 23, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Polls and Angst

I am sure the Guyanese newspaper-reading public is as exhausted as I am with the extended colloquy between Mr Freddie Kissoon and Mr Vishnu Bisram on the latter’s polls. I was more than a little...

THE MILITARY NEEDS REFORMING, NOW!

Aug 23, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE MILITARY NEEDS REFORMING, NOW!

The present investigation in which three ranks of the Coast Guard have been allegedly implicated is yet another unwanted stain on the Guyana Defence Force. This is not the first time this year that...

Albion, RHT Pepsi through to Semi-finals

Aug 23, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Albion, RHT Pepsi through to Semi-finals

The 2009 Spready’s Bakery Under-19, 50-over Cricket Competition continued recently with Albion Community Centre and Rose Hall Town Pepsi advancing to the semi-finals after they both won their...

Wins for Zorg, Golden Fleece, J.C.C.H.S, Aurora Secondary

Aug 23, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Wins for Zorg, Golden Fleece, J.C.C.H.S, Aurora Secondary

Zorg, Golden Fleece, Johanna Cecelia Community High School and Aurora Secondary recorded victories as the South Essequibo U-17 20/20 cricket competition commenced last Tuesday at the Suddie Cricket...

Such arrogance from a nice young man

Aug 23, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Such arrogance from a nice young man

By Adam Harris This week I had planned to be light and to make people realize that there is a life away from the criminal scenes that give people nightmares. There was a time when people heard an...

Jamaica put title on the line against T&T today

Aug 23, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Jamaica put title on the line against T&T today

After 6-Wkt win against St Vincent in semis By Sean Devers Jamaica moved closer to retaining their Regional Women’s 50-over cricket title when they beat St Vincent by 6 wickets yesterday at Everest...

How can any government survive this ocean of scandal?

Aug 23, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on How can any government survive this ocean of scandal?

The Kaieteur News has given the police, the Government and the PPP the thing they have been asking for ever since the pathology of corruption began shortly after the PPP won the 1992 elections. That...

West Coast Berbice man complains about noise nuisance

Aug 23, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on West Coast Berbice man complains about noise nuisance

WOODLEY PARK , WEST COAST BERBICE – A West Coast of Berbice man is appealing to the Administration of the Guyana Police Force to curb a noise nuisance problem his family faces. Abel Seetaram of...

Golden Fleece are South E’bo 20/20 champs

Aug 23, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Golden Fleece are South E’bo 20/20 champs

Golden Fleece defeated Santos by 7 wickets to win the final of the South Essequibo twenty /20 cricket competition last Sunday at the Suddie Cricket Ground on the Essequibo Coast. Played in front of a...

The Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Aug 23, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

The Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is a medium-sized bird of prey, one of three species colloquially known as the “chickenhawk,” though it rarely preys on chickens. It breeds...

Trinidad and Tobago advance after edging Barbados

Aug 23, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Trinidad and Tobago advance after edging Barbados

By Michael Benjamin Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica clash this morning at the Georgetown Cricket Club Ground in a match that nets the winner the Regional Women’s 50-overs cricket title. Jamaica...

An open letter to Rickey Singh

Aug 23, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on An open letter to Rickey Singh

Dear Mr. Rickey Singh, Recently I have embarked on a task of asking prominent Guyanese in Guyana and the Diaspora to join those at home crying out for justice. This open letter, of which a copy is...

THE PARTY IS STANDING STRONG AND READY

Aug 23, 2009 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on THE PARTY IS STANDING STRONG AND READY

The AFC’s leaders have been the focus of phantom picketers for the past week as a strange and confused group continues to stage daily picketing exercises outside of the offices of the Leader, Mr....