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Alpha continue to lead National League

Oct 06, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Alpha continue to lead National League

Wilson double see Topp XX pass Kings By Edison Jefford Premier League Champions, Alpha United solidified their stay at the top of the points table in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and FIFA...

Benschop Foundation helps Roxanne Burnham Gardens

Oct 06, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Benschop Foundation helps Roxanne Burnham Gardens

Social activist Mark Benschop presented another donation to some of the less fortunate citizens of Greater Georgetown. This time the beneficiaries were residents of Roxanne Burnham Gardens. On...

Cancer patient dies suddenly

Oct 06, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Cancer patient dies suddenly

Jadgeo Holass, called Deo, 47, from Cromarty Corentyne, Berbice, who last weekend asked for public assistance in the sum of $856,000 to help with therapy for the cancerous growth beneath his ear,...

Caribs, Roraima win Hornets Rug-A-Rama

Oct 06, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Caribs, Roraima win Hornets Rug-A-Rama

Yamaha Caribs ended with the maximum 6 points from three matches to cart off Hornets Anniversary Rug-A-Rama which was held last Sunday at the National Park. Caribs played unbeaten to record victories...

Blood Sport cops Jardine Memorial Domino title in Bartica

Oct 06, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Blood Sport cops Jardine Memorial Domino title in Bartica

Blood Sport “A” totalled 78 games to win the Maurice Jardine Memorial Domino Competition which concluded on Friday in Bartica. Mean Machine placed second with 77 games while Lotto came...

Stalwart trade unionist retires

Oct 06, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Stalwart trade unionist retires

Grantley Culbard, former General Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Clerical and Commercial Workers’ Union (CCWU), has retired at the age of 66. Culbard has given long and dedicated...

Dita/USA donates hockey sticks to GHB

Oct 06, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Dita/USA donates hockey sticks to GHB

-To be used to enhance schools programme Sports Company Dita/USA recently made a generous donation of 147 hockey sticks to the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) for use in the newly embarked national schools...

Speed XI lift Steve’s Jewellery trophy

Oct 06, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Speed XI lift Steve’s Jewellery trophy

Speed XI defeated Part Plus XI by three wickets on Saturday evening at the Everest Cricket Club ground on Carifesta Avenue in a feature 20-over softball cricket match. Part Plus batted first and only...

Dorado takes top spot ahead of Dolphin, Silver Shark and Orca

Oct 06, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Dorado takes top spot ahead of Dolphin, Silver Shark and Orca

Dorado Speed Swim Club emerged as the best among four other clubs at the 2009 Guyana Amateur Swimming Association Inter Club Distance Meet which concluded on Sunday last following three days of...

Woman defrauds uncle

Oct 06, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Woman defrauds uncle

Yorshabelle Liverpool, 24, of 136 Crown Street, Queenstown, was remanded yesterday, after she appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson to answer two charges of obtaining money by...

Teenager sustains broken jaw at school sports

Oct 06, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Teenager sustains broken jaw at school sports

A mishap at a school sports, Thursday last, landed 13-year-old Shawanda Mohamed, at the Georgetown Public Hospital, suffering a broken jaw. It was reported that Shawanda, while assisting in...

Jattan (70) guides Rebel to P&P title in Leguan

Oct 06, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Jattan (70) guides Rebel to P&P title in Leguan

Rebel SC defeated Satro SC by 5 wickets to win the final of the P&P Insurance Brokers 40 overs Cricket competition played on Sunday at Whyte’s Park in Leguan. Rebel won the toss and asked Satro...

Team Guyana cop silver and bronze at 37th CAC championships

Oct 06, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Team Guyana cop silver and bronze at 37th CAC championships

Alicia Fortune place 5th in under 55kg female class By Franklin Wilson Guyana’s six member team returned from the 37th Central American & Caribbean Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships on...

Nursery school floor causes rise in asthma cases

Oct 06, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Nursery school floor causes rise in asthma cases

The first day of another school week, has seen children from the Christianburg Nursery School on Burnham Drive, Wismar, Linden, turning up for school as usual. These children have taken to building...

Wendell Meusa, Sham Khan prevail in National Chess Qualifiers

Oct 06, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Wendell Meusa, Sham Khan prevail in National Chess Qualifiers

Wendell Meusa turned in another brilliant performance to cart off the spoils and qualify for the National Championships slated for later this month when the National Chess Qualification tournament...

National Neal & Massy semis set for tomorrow

Oct 06, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on National Neal & Massy semis set for tomorrow

Albion, Anna Regina to host matches By Sean Devers The Neal & Massy National 40-overs first division cricket competition has reached the semi-finals stage and tomorrow matches will be held at...

Alkins (4-14,70) stars as South claims Busta cricket title in E’bo

Oct 06, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Alkins (4-14,70) stars as South claims Busta cricket title in E’bo

A fine allround performance by Guyana U-19 vice captain Royston Alkins guided South Essequibo to a thrilling 1 wicket victory over East Bank Essequibo in the final of the Busta 50 overs Essequibo...

The rule of law is what matters, not Williams’ piffle

Oct 06, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The rule of law is what matters, not Williams’ piffle

Dear Editor, Robin Williams’ letter in the Kaieteur News on October 5, 2009, is a deliberate attempt to politicize my previous letter. Dr. Misir’s statement was made within the jurisdiction of...

UG – a mere ‘cowboy’ institution?

Oct 06, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on UG – a mere ‘cowboy’ institution?

Dear Editor, The University of Guyana (UG) needs to get its act together. The administration and the lecturers seem to be a problem within their own educational institution, and so the University...

Is this representative of the population of Guyana?

Oct 06, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Is this representative of the population of Guyana?

Dear Editor, Looking at the images that comprise the Commission for the Rights of the Child in Guyana I have to weep over the chances for one of the demographics most at risk. I refer of course to...

The answer

Oct 06, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The answer

At the conclusion of the annual meeting of the Guyana Press Association last Sunday, a journalist put a question to me. It centered on my Sunday column in which I looked at the plethora of anonymous...

These culprits should be prosecuted

Oct 06, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on These culprits should be prosecuted

Dear Editor, The manufacturers of cell phones should device a system to prevent cell phone users from extracting cash out of the cell phones of others. The cell numbers of these thieves and the...

SAFE AND SECURE FROM CHALLENGE

Oct 06, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on SAFE AND SECURE FROM CHALLENGE

In yesterday’s column there was a grammatical error in the use of the third person singular pronoun rather than the third person plural pronoun. In commenting on why persons may desire a third term...

The only multiracial party identity cannot stick because it is not true

Oct 06, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The only multiracial party identity cannot stick because it is not true

Dear Editor, Mike Persaud in his letter “Rohanie Persaud’s arguments are baffling” (Kaieteur News 3rd October, 2009) thinks I am a “hired gun”, “obviously fictitious”, “an attack...

This manner of voting negates the true essence and meaning of democracy

Oct 06, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on This manner of voting negates the true essence and meaning of democracy

Dear Editor, Dr Randy Persaud in a series of letters (“AFC in a pickle”) and another writer using the name Rohanie Persaud have repeatedly attacked the AFC for its involvement in some sort of...

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The Opposition is engaged in self-sabotage

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- You know, I never thought I’d see the day when elections in Guyana would become something... more