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US fugitive returns to court

Aug 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on US fugitive returns to court

US fugitive, Ghalee Khan, made yet another court appearance before Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, yesterday. And as the matter continued, the prosecution informed...

U-15 in must win situation after registering second draw in a row

Aug 11, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on U-15 in must win situation after registering second draw in a row

Guyanese footballers tackle Netherlands Antilles tonight and must win by at least 3 goals if they are to win the four nation invitational tournament that also includes Suriname, French Guiana ant the...

Mining industry looks to confront challenges

Aug 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Mining industry looks to confront challenges

New President of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association, Norman McLean, says the issue of undocumented foreigners is among the problems facing the industry. He said that the new executive of...

RBC/K&S host exciting cycling fiesta in Linden

Aug 11, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on RBC/K&S host exciting cycling fiesta in Linden

Greaves wins feature, crowd impressed with 9-year-old Perez By Franklin Wilson The sun shone in all its glory for the most part and the cyclists were equally brilliant on the track when the Roraima...

AAG performs post mortem of Pan Am and World Juniors

Aug 11, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on AAG performs post mortem of Pan Am and World Juniors

The Athletic Association of Guyana yesterday performed a post mortem on the two recent engagements that national athletes participated which was conducted at the new GOA Head Office on High Street,...

US Embassy Humanitarian team takes medical services to Region Nine

Aug 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on US Embassy Humanitarian team takes medical services to Region Nine

The residents of Lethem, Region Nine, recently benefited from free medical services when a team from the US Embassy Humanitarian Assistance Programme (HAP) visited the area for a second time. The US...

Vigilance open Buxton Ministry Inter-Block football with win

Aug 11, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Vigilance open Buxton Ministry Inter-Block football with win

Vigilance opened play in the Buxton leg of the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport sponsored Inter-Block football tournament at the Vigilance Playfield with victory on Sunday last over Buxton Youth...

‘Hurry Up’ Moore, ‘Sixhead’ Lewis begin training for impending battles

Aug 11, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on ‘Hurry Up’ Moore, ‘Sixhead’ Lewis begin training for impending battles

The Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Boxing gym in Albouystown was a hive of activities yesterday afternoon as the man in whose honour the gym was erected sharpened his skills in preparation of the Rawle...

Woman rips off Brickdam prisoner

Aug 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Woman rips off Brickdam prisoner

An Avon representative appeared before Magistrate Priya Beharry, to answer a charge of fraudulent conversion. On October 6, 2007, Natasha Corbin, a mother of two, after being entrusted with two cell...

Repeat offender remanded after latest break in

Aug 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Repeat offender remanded after latest break in

Jamal Aaron, 19, yesterday appeared before Magistrate Priya Beharry, on the charge of break and entry. It is alleged that on the night of May 29, the accused broke into the home of Hensley Allen, and...

Albion to battle RHTWSB in Sunday’s final

Aug 11, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Albion to battle RHTWSB in Sunday’s final

Rose Hall Town Windies Sports Bar (RHTWSB) will battle Albion on Sunday in the final of the Tenelec 50 overs Berbice first division cricket competition after getting past Police in the 2nd semi-final...

NSC, basketball authorities forge relationship

Aug 11, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on NSC, basketball authorities forge relationship

Unanimous on working together By Edison Jefford The National Sports Commission (NSC) and basketball authorities inaugurated a strategic relationship yesterday after a no-holds-barred meeting at the...

Cash-strapped NDC wants speedy possession of new housing areas

Aug 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Cash-strapped NDC wants speedy possession of new housing areas

The delay in handing over new housing schemes by the Ministry of Housing to the Grove/Haslington Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) has left the cash strapped entity in a bind. Over the past few...

Flying little kites

Aug 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Flying little kites

Dear Editor, Mr. Sasenarine Singh, who was noticeably absent for some time from the corps of professional letter writers to local newspapers, is back to flying little kites. It is his democratic...

Show us the factual bases on which the LCDS is founded

Aug 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Show us the factual bases on which the LCDS is founded

Dear Editor, Todd Morgan is so anxious that I should improve the President’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) that his letter to the Editor of the Guyana Chronicle was printed twice, on...

More charges for threatening behaviour

Aug 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on More charges for threatening behaviour

Eon Bell yesterday appeared before Magistrate, Priya Beharry, faced with two counts of threatening language charges. However, after the virtual complainant in the matter spoke to the court, new...

‘Bashment Granny 2’ receives support from Digicel

Aug 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Bashment Granny 2’ receives support from Digicel

Guyana has taken an advanced step by developing a LCDS

Aug 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Guyana has taken an advanced step by developing a LCDS

Dear Editor, I am a Peruvian graduate student specialising in environmental science. (I am writing to you from Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, where I am currently doing research). Over the past year...

Why the silence or lukewarm?

Aug 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Why the silence or lukewarm?

Dear Editor, Guyana is falling apart around us and many of the stalwarts who fought the PNC administrations are still present, but remain silent. They are few, including, Freddie Kissoon, Tacuma...

Yes to civility in politics

Aug 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Yes to civility in politics

Dear Editor, I write to commend Kaieteur News (KN) for its thoughtful Editorial ‘Civility and the Polity (August 9). The editorial demonstrates that responsible journalism is still very much...

Ten years of Jagdeo: A stranger comes knocking

Aug 11, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Ten years of Jagdeo: A stranger comes knocking

Today marks the day in 1999, when Mr. Jagdeo much to the surprise of all Guyanese (I take the liberty of saying, all) in and out of this land, became President of the Republic. In 2008, I would have...

Rural constables accused of chopping Chateau Margot resident

Aug 11, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Rural constables accused of chopping Chateau Margot resident

Two rural constables are being questioned by the police in the wake of allegations by a Chateau Margot resident. Rafeek Shakur, 35, of Lot 17 Chateau Margot, East Coast Demerara, is claiming that he...

The PNCR commitment to transparency has to be made manifest

Aug 11, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The PNCR commitment to transparency has to be made manifest

Dear Editor, The PNCR commitment to transparency has to be made manifest in all spheres of activities related to the processes, especially those of the upcoming biennial Congress. According to...

The PNC was rebuilt with a little help from the imperialists

Aug 11, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The PNC was rebuilt with a little help from the imperialists

Supporters of Forbes Burnham believed in him. They saw him as a political saviour. Most believed his every word and would follow him to the ends of the world. Even when he decried imperialism and...

A long-awaited Brickdam rehabilitation

Aug 11, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on A long-awaited Brickdam rehabilitation

Four years ago, a British jurist came to Guyana and announced that the Brickdam lockups should be locked up. At the time he was responding to a question from a reporter who had long been seeking...