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NFMU seizes radio transmitter from Benschop’s house

Oct 30, 2009 knews News Comments Off on NFMU seizes radio transmitter from Benschop’s house

– controversial activist in police custody Controversial social activist Mark Benschop was again arrested by police yesterday afternoon shortly before officials from the National Frequency...

AAG names five for SA 10k Second Stage

Oct 30, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on AAG names five for SA 10k Second Stage

Athletes, two officials leave Guyana today By Edison Jefford The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) has named five athletes and two officials for the Second Stage of the International Association...

The usefulness of a non-fasting cholesterol blood test

Oct 30, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The usefulness of a non-fasting cholesterol blood test

Dear editor, The Public Relations Office of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation wishes to enlighten Mr. Thomas B. Singh and the general public on the usefulness of a non-fasting cholesterol...

UG – an evolving malaise

Oct 30, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on UG – an evolving malaise

Dear Editor, It remains the highest academic institution in the country, but the rapid decadence is so pungent and chronic, that it seems that this emerging malaise is now the mores of the Turkeyen...

Coach Dover praises team for excellent job

Oct 30, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Coach Dover praises team for excellent job

‘Millington is always an exceptional striker’ By Franklin Wilson in Suriname Compliments of Humphrey’s Bakery & Farm Products, Ketley Street, Charlestown Following Guyana’s hard fought...

Sad state of affairs

Oct 30, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Sad state of affairs

Dear Editor, It is now incumbent upon me to express my utter disgust at what has been happening at NCN Inc. It has irked me to the point that I am now a strong advocate for the issuance of radio...

Bad news for President Jagdeo

Oct 30, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Bad news for President Jagdeo

The news all around isn’t good for Mr. Jagdeo. We can start with the climate change conference in December in Copenhagen. It is no exaggeration to say that Mr. Jagdeo was pinning the acquisition of...

Robeson Benn’s demolition campaign

Oct 30, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Robeson Benn’s demolition campaign

Dear Editor, I have a penchant for local travel by roads. This must have come from my likeness of driving. With better highways these days, I have developed itchy feet especially at weekends and...

Face lift for Sparendaam Magistrate Court

Oct 30, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Face lift for Sparendaam Magistrate Court

Dear Editor, A little while back there was some disturbing news in the media stemming from the fact that there was no Magistrate at the Sparendaam Magistrate Court. As a result, many matters were put...

Stag Beer teams up with Ryan Rahaman

Oct 30, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Stag Beer teams up with Ryan Rahaman

Defending Group 2B champion Ryan Rahaman received a boost to his preparations when Ansa McAl under the Stag Beer brand renewed its relationship with the local speedster yesterday. This is the second...

Sophia woman, Mother’s Union honoured by Rotary Club

Oct 30, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Sophia woman, Mother’s Union honoured by Rotary Club

A female Sophia resident and the Mother’s Union, a Christian group dedicated to the well-being of families in Guyana, have been honoured and rewarded by the Rotary Club of Georgetown Central for...

Golden Jaguars stun Suriname 1-0, French Guiana beat Netherlands 4-1

Oct 30, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Golden Jaguars stun Suriname 1-0, French Guiana beat Netherlands 4-1

By Franklin Wilson in Suriname In association with Humphrey’s Bakery & Farm Products of Ketley Street, Charlestown It was sweet revenge for the young ‘Golden Jaguars’ line up...

Drug traffickers and gun-runners compromised our sovereignty in ways the British won’t

Oct 30, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Drug traffickers and gun-runners compromised our sovereignty in ways the British won’t

Dear Editor, Now that the British Government has officially withdrawn its offer of G$1.6 billion to fund the badly needed and long overdue security reform project in the Guyana Police Force, we, the...

There is no enforcement

Oct 30, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on There is no enforcement

There was a story about miracles on Thursday. It was a story about desperate action on the part of two little girls, both of whom are alive today, but who must be surely scarred for a long time....

Live firing had nothing to do with cancellation

Oct 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Live firing had nothing to do with cancellation

British ₤4.9M security grant… The British government yesterday said that its decision to no longer fund a security reform project with Guyana had nothing to do with Georgetown’s refusal to...

DDL opens US$9M bottling plant

Oct 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on DDL opens US$9M bottling plant

Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), which prides itself as being the leading manufacturer of wines and spirits in Guyana, yesterday opened a US$9 million state-of-the-art bottling plant. The plant,...

Detained coast guards were smuggling fuel

Oct 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Detained coast guards were smuggling fuel

The test result from the fuel found in the possession of the three army ranks on Sunday last has shown that fuel is indeed illegal fuel. This newspaper has been told that this may not have been the...

Dem boys seh… De British gun get cat boil

Oct 29, 2009 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… De British gun get cat boil

Every day bucket does go to de well one day de bottom gun drop out. For years Guyana was always calling de shot when it come to foreign aid to de country. De Americans announce that they giving...

Quick thinking pupils avoid death by 18-wheeler

Oct 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Quick thinking pupils avoid death by 18-wheeler

They say that miracles don’t happen nowadays, but yesterday two students of Winfer Gardens Primary School are evidence to the contrary. The two students, Olivia English, 10, and 11-year old Onisha...

Govt has one-track approach to economic development – AFC

Oct 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Govt has one-track approach to economic development – AFC

Alliance for Change Leader Raphael Trotman yesterday, said that the Government has one string to its economic bow, namely, “tree money”. “Our comatose economy now seems to depend on...

$76M Liliendaal Pumps commissioned

Oct 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on $76M Liliendaal Pumps commissioned

The Agriculture Ministry yesterday commissioned the Liliendaal drainage pumps, which was rehabilitated at a cost of some $76 million by contractor, Harrychand Tulsi. At the commissioning ceremony...

Guyana features in new climate change film

Oct 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana features in new climate change film

A hard-hitting documentary on climate change in the region is expected to start airing shortly in Guyana and the region. The 30-minute long film, “The Burning Agenda-The Climate Change Crisis in...

Guyana Legion gears for another Remembrance Day

Oct 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Legion gears for another Remembrance Day

President of the Guyana Legion, Col (Ret’d) Carl Morgan yesterday told members of the media that vast majority of young people know nothing about Remembrance Day or why you wear a...

Lucky Essequibians cash in on Fernleaf

Oct 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Lucky Essequibians cash in on Fernleaf

Two Essequibians out of five other winners were yesterday declared winners in the second draw in the Fernleaf “Get Ready to be a winner competition “. Rabeena Rajcoomar, a teacher by...

GUYANA LIMP TO THREE-WICKET WIN AGAINST LEEWARDS

Oct 29, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GUYANA LIMP TO THREE-WICKET WIN AGAINST LEEWARDS

A crucial unbroken eight wicket stand of 30 between brothers Royston (24 not out) and Esaun Crandon (17*) helped Guyana limp over the line in their opening clash against the Leeward Islands in this...

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“One Guyana” is no less a national slogan than “Green Guyana”

Kaieteur News- The notion that “One Guyana” is a partisan slogan is pure poppycock. It is a desperate fiction... more