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Caribbean countries gear up for World Domino Championships

Nov 13, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Caribbean countries gear up for World Domino Championships

Following a referee’s workshop organised by the World Council of Domino Federations (WCDF) and staged in St Lucia recently, the aforementioned country has been identified to host the World Domino...

NBS records $380M profit

Nov 13, 2009 knews News Comments Off on NBS records $380M profit

– earns $120M from Berbice Bridge investment – reassures that society is sound The New Building Society (NBS) has recorded $380M profit as at September 30, 2009, as compared to $197M made...

WHY A FENCE?

Nov 13, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHY A FENCE?

A few weeks ago I was passing by the corner of Thomas Lands and Vlissengen Road and looked at that plot of land to the west of the road, the very plot of land which is now the centre of controversy...

Singh & Lyght guides NLC to New Line Acqa Farm cricket titles in E’bo

Nov 13, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Singh & Lyght guides NLC to New Line Acqa Farm cricket titles in E’bo

Half centuries by former West Indies Under-19 batsman Gajanand Singh and opener Andrew Lyght Jnr. guided New Line Cavaliers to victory over an Essequibo select X1 in a feature 40 overs cricket match...

GCC under-21 Hockey team leaves today for T&T

Nov 13, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GCC under-21 Hockey team leaves today for T&T

The Georgetown Cricket Club’s (GCC) under-21 indoor ladies hockey team jets of to the twin-island republic of Trinidad and Tobago today to compete in this year’s annual Carib Magnolias Indoor...

Hopefully the nation will move on from this saga of wanton crime and destruction

Nov 13, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Hopefully the nation will move on from this saga of wanton crime and destruction

Dear Editor, I agree with the comments of Mr. Adam Harris in a recent column in which he stated that Guyanese (in Guyana as well as in the Diaspora) are deeply divided over the Roger Khan matter...

CARICOM Secretariat hosts blood donation drive

Nov 13, 2009 knews News Comments Off on CARICOM Secretariat hosts blood donation drive

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat yesterday responded to the recurrent call of the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), Guyana, for voluntary donation of blood of all types. The...

Singh (97), Ferrier (67) share unfinished century stand for Rest team

Nov 13, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Singh (97*), Ferrier (67*) share unfinished century stand for Rest team

Permaul, Bishoo help Berbice maul E’bo by 353 runs in 3 days By Sean Devers Vishal Singh and fellow Guyana player Deon Ferrier shared an unfinished 103-run 5th wicket stand on Thursday (yesterday)...

Some GPL engines taken out for servicing – Luncheon

Nov 13, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Some GPL engines taken out for servicing – Luncheon

Government says that recent blackouts, despite the commissioning of three new Wartsila engines, may be blamed on a number of engines being taken out of service to cater for the increased load during...

Serious crimes against humanity belong no where in public office

Nov 13, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Serious crimes against humanity belong no where in public office

Dear Editor, Two weeks ago, Guyana police brutally tortured and maimed a 14-year-old boy at Leonora Police Station where the Force’s “D” Division is headquartered. They also tortured and maimed...

After construction Versailles health building was not in use and not secured

Nov 13, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on After construction Versailles health building was not in use and not secured

Dear Editor, Thank you for providing readers with a graphic account of the misuse of public funds generally, and in particular, in Region Three. The unused buildings and other facilities, which you...

Origins of the third term conspiracy

Nov 13, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Origins of the third term conspiracy

You don’t have to study business science to understand, at an elementary level, that investors study the market before they rush into a purchase. To do otherwise is to court huge disasters. You...

How are we as a people to overcome this curse set upon us?

Nov 13, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on How are we as a people to overcome this curse set upon us?

Dear Editor, Ten years after independence, in the presence of Dr. Jagan and other patriots at the National Park, Forbes Burnham made two significant statements of which are of relevance today. First,...

Police seeking DPP’s advice

Nov 13, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Police seeking DPP’s advice

The Guyana Police Force says it is vigorously investigating the allegations leveled against ranks from one of its Anti Crime units, who are accused of pilfering a quantity of raw gold from a...

Matheson (137), Williams (97) among the runs for Gibraltar/ Courtland

Nov 13, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Matheson (137), Williams (97) among the runs for Gibraltar/ Courtland

Six-wicket hauls for Azeez and Baker The 2009 New Building Society Second Division 40-Over Cricket Competition organised by the Berbice Cricket Board for teams in the Ancient County continued...

This kind of political witch hunting has no place in modern democratic societies

Nov 13, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on This kind of political witch hunting has no place in modern democratic societies

Dear Editor, If there was any doubt in the minds of Guyanese of the PPP/C government’s mission to render unions impotent, that doubt has clearly been erased with the recent attack on the Guyana...

GRFU’s contemptuous behaviour

Nov 13, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GRFU’s contemptuous behaviour

By Rawle Welch The contempt shown by the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) towards the media, supporters and the business community that poured large sums of money into its coffers to get the male...

On what the axe falls

Nov 13, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on On what the axe falls

The demolition derby by the Ministry of Works, under its indefatigable leader Mr. Robeson Benn, continues apace and shows no sign of letting up. From Charity to Crabwood Creek (and soon possibly from...

TCL Group ‘unable to compete globally without CET’

Nov 13, 2009 knews News Comments Off on TCL Group ‘unable to compete globally without CET’

…reiterates ability to supply in excess of current demand By Gary Eleazar Disregarding President Bharrat Jagdeo’s claim that cement should not be protected by the Common External Tariff (CET)...

Venezuelan rice deal is a reality

Nov 13, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Venezuelan rice deal is a reality

Dear Editor, We respond to a letter published in the Tuesday, November 10 edition of Kaieteur News re: “What has happened to the Venezuela rice deal”, by Lenny Sumair Singh. It seems as though...

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The stakes are high in Guyana’s democracy

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In any vibrant democracy, the mechanisms that bind it together are those that mediate differences,... more