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Different guns used to execute crewmen

Oct 04, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Different guns used to execute crewmen

Investigators have established that two different weapons were used to execute crew members Mahendra Singh and Captain Titus Buckley. Ballistic tests conducted on bullets recovered from the skulls of...

Injunction fails to stop demolition K.P Thomas offices

Oct 04, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Injunction fails to stop demolition K.P Thomas offices

– as workers, company officials clash By Leonard Gildarie A Government Minister and media clashed yesterday and the police were called in during an early morning demolition exercise on the...

Guyana should take every action to protect its children – Min Ramsammy

Oct 04, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyana should take every action to protect its children – Min Ramsammy

While pointing out that sexual abuse is a major public health issue in Guyana, Minister of Health Dr. Leslie Ramsammy said, yesterday, that it is an area that Guyana should not be hesitant about. In...

GRA admits to stealing electricity

Oct 04, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GRA admits to stealing electricity

…GPL should not have gone to media -Sattaur Commissioner General Khurshid Sattaur says that the illegal connection that was discovered at one of the Guyana Revenue Authority’s building was not...

Woman begs for release of brother on death row

Oct 04, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Woman begs for release of brother on death row

– after 22 years in jail By Dale Andrews Relatives of convicted murderer Noel Thomas have written to President Bharrat Jagdeo pleading for his release from death row. Thomas along with Abdool...

GWI launches “Camp Resolution”

Oct 04, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GWI launches “Camp Resolution”

The many water woes being experienced may soon be addressed at the community level. As part of the Government’s strategy for the improvement of the Nation’s Water Sector, the Ministry of Housing...

NBS slated for BOG regularisation under proposed legislation

Oct 04, 2009 knews News Comments Off on NBS slated for BOG regularisation under proposed legislation

Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon, on Thursday last announced that the New Building Society (Amendment) Bill is among the priority Bills for the House when it resumes sitting...

A retraction is in order

Oct 04, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on A retraction is in order

Dear Editor, Parents and elders would chide us whenever we do “wrong” things. If we were caught lying, our parents would whip us or impose some other form of punishment. We were raised with good...

Robin Williams confused about Dr. Misir’s responsibilities

Oct 04, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Robin Williams confused about Dr. Misir’s responsibilities

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr. Robin William’s letter in the SN on October 2, 2009 captioned, “Fluctuating principles.” First and foremost, as the Pro-Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Dr....

When silence equals consent

Oct 04, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on When silence equals consent

Dear Editor, Approximately two weeks ago, my 13-year-old asked me two simple yet profound questions; why do you get so upset about what’s going on in Guyana when they themselves don’t seem to be...

What it takes to be an effective political leader in a multiethnic setting

Oct 04, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on What it takes to be an effective political leader in a multiethnic setting

Dear Editor, We want leaders and not managers! This may be true more so in politics. Unfortunately, many so-called political leaders are managers. Guyana through the nation’s chief executive and...

Deterioration of the situation in Honduras

Oct 04, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Deterioration of the situation in Honduras

Dear Editor, The people of Honduras are in a state of panic as a result of the “siege” declared by the de facto government. All human rights are suspended and there is much fear that reprisals...

Spare us this torment, Mr. Jagdeo!

Oct 04, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Spare us this torment, Mr. Jagdeo!

Dear Editor, Just when one thought that the revelations about a government official’s alleged inappropriate behaviour with a minor had taken us to the bottom of the barrel in terms of what the...

The nature of ‘Fear’ – then and now

Oct 04, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The nature of ‘Fear’ – then and now

Dear Editor, I lived through the entire Burnhamite era (1965-85) and, without a doubt, it was largely authoritarian. It was characterized for the most part, as I had written then, by political...

Thomas, GFC, Santos & Alpha book remaining knockout spots

Oct 04, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Thomas, GFC, Santos & Alpha book remaining knockout spots

Thomas United, Santos, Alpha and Georgetown Football (GFC) Club have booked the remaining spots in the knockout stage of the 2009 Chubby sponsored Under-13 football competition organised by the...

Politics, Power and Sex

Oct 04, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on Politics, Power and Sex

Politics, we should know, is all about power. Mr. Forbes Burnham once said that anyone in politics who said he did not want power was either a fool or a rascal. And Mr. Burnham knew a thing or two...

Sterling Products showcases new products at GuyExpo

Oct 04, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Sterling Products showcases new products at GuyExpo

Sterling Products Limited, known for its “Golden Cream” line of margarine and its Foam brand of soaps and detergents, is using GuyExpo to introduce some of its new products. The company,...

Satro take on Rebel in P&P 40-over final

Oct 04, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Satro take on Rebel in P&P 40-over final

Hardball cricket will take full flight today at Amsterdam, Leguan when Satro takes on Rebel in the P&P Insurance Brokers 40 overs cricket competition. The riveting contest is expected to bowl off...

THE MERMAID’S REVENGE

Oct 04, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, The Creative Corner Comments Off on THE MERMAID’S REVENGE

By Michael Jordan You may wonder why the date August 18, 1997 sticks in my head. I’ll tell you why. It was the day that me and Maxie did a terrible thing, though we hadn’t meant to hurt...

GFF National Super League continues today

Oct 04, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GFF National Super League continues today

Competition in the inaugural Guyana Football Federation National Super League funded under the Win in CONCACAF with CONCACAF project, will continue today with five matches around the country. One of...

Guyana/Venezuela closer to appointing Good Officer

Oct 04, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana/Venezuela closer to appointing Good Officer

…should work toward solution rather than managing dispute – AFC Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Cooperation, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, along with her Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas...

Griffith gets new bat from YK Investments

Oct 04, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Griffith gets new bat from YK Investments

West Indies provisional pick and Demerara Cricket Club opening batsman Trevon Griffith was the recipient of a new bat compliments of businessman Marlon Yenkana of YK Investments Pawn Shop of Regent...

The Paper Trail, part one

Oct 04, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Guyanese Literature Comments Off on The Paper Trail, part one

by Petamber Persaud (Extracts of a conversation on the movement of man, with Nalini Mohabir and Juliet Alexander, Georgetown, Guyana, August 28, 2009). Nalini Mohabir, born in Canada of a Guyanese...

DCC hammer MSC despite 50s from Holder & Barry

Oct 04, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on DCC hammer MSC despite 50s from Holder & Barry

In sweltering heat and watched by a small but vocal crowd, Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) defeated host Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) by 5 wickets yesterday to advance to the final of the Georgetown zone...

Court frees Prison Officers after Mazaruni escape

Oct 04, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Court frees Prison Officers after Mazaruni escape

– One to challenge his dismissal by the Prison Service By Brushell Blackman Magistrate Fazil Azeez dismissed the case of two prison officers who were charged for negligence that resulted in the...

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Futebol Real Brazil executive Naranda Wislon visits Guyana

The GRA is batting out of its crease

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has once again demonstrated a perplexing propensity... more