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Floodlights B trash Pine Ground A

Nov 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Floodlights B trash Pine Ground A

Donate $100,000 to Gordon Table Mandir Dindial Lakhan hit a brilliant 100 and together with Mark Harold 67, made and opening stand of 146 as Floodlight B amassed 209 runs for 3 wickets in their...

Dwarka grabs 9-4 as Rising Star fall for 19

Nov 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Dwarka grabs 9-4 as Rising Star fall for 19

The 2009 New Building Society Second Division 40- Over Cricket Competition continued recently with medium pacer Satesh Dwarka of Tamarind Root of Hampshire on the Corentyne producing one of the most...

Perreira (5-13) helps Corentyne Comprehensive to 10-wkt win

Nov 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Perreira (5-13) helps Corentyne Comprehensive to 10-wkt win

The 2009 Ministry of Education/ National Sports Commission/ Guyana Cricket Board National Secondary Schools Under-15 40- Over Cricket Competition continued at the inter-school stage recently. Berbice...

Don’t promote ‘Dark Tourism’ during ad campaign

Nov 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Don’t promote ‘Dark Tourism’ during ad campaign

Dear Editor, I have said it just recently that I am optimistic that we will eventually witness a decision to finally acknowledge the lives lost during the Jonestown Tragedy (November, 18, 1978) and...

Young basketball players underdeveloped

Nov 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Young basketball players underdeveloped

Pepsi Sonics blame GABA among others By Edison Jefford Pepsi Sonics berated Executives of the new Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA), stating that young and talented basketball players...

Police seeking legal advice

Nov 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Police seeking legal advice

The licensed firearm holder who was taken into custody on Sunday last after he shot and killed a man in his yard has been released. However sources close to the investigation have indicated that the...

Confirmation of appalling mediocrity

Nov 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Confirmation of appalling mediocrity

Dear Editor, I saw recently in the media that Minister of Tourism has coined a new word. I was even more dismayed to read that officials of the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana had...

Non-arrival of LEAP replacement worries Lindeners

Nov 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Non-arrival of LEAP replacement worries Lindeners

Dear Editor, We the members of the Linden Chamber would like to express our concern over the non-arrival of the entity that is expected to replace the Linden Economic Advancement Programme (LEAP)...

Banks DIH sponsors Guyana Open Golf tourney

Nov 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Banks DIH sponsors Guyana Open Golf tourney

Banks DIH Ltd. announced its sponsorship of the 2009 Guyana Open Golf tournament slated for this Saturday and Sunday at the Lusignan Golf Club, East Coast Demerara. Branded the “2009 Power Stout...

H1N1 vaccines to be distributed in December

Nov 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on H1N1 vaccines to be distributed in December

While the Ministry of Health is expecting the H1N1 vaccine to arrive in the country in a few days, there will be no distribution until December. This is according to Health Minister, Dr. Leslie...

Spartans win Senior and Advance Players’ title

Nov 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Spartans win Senior and Advance Players’ title

Spartans’ Hewley Griffith and Joel Alleyne won the Kenneth DeAbreu and Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) League’s Senior and Advance Players’ title when the contest continued at Malteenoes...

Norwegian paradox: The role of an opposition party

Nov 18, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Norwegian paradox: The role of an opposition party

There is a traditional misunderstanding in democratic countries of what the role of an opposition party should be. It is generally conceived that the parties that compete with the election winner...

Does Hammy have a convenient memory?

Nov 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Does Hammy have a convenient memory?

Dear Editor, I respond to Hamilton Green’s contribution in Kaieteur News of November 16. Is Hammy in la la land? I recall as a GDF recruit who happened to have received training in both the Army...

If this is not hi-tech banditry, then what is?

Nov 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on If this is not hi-tech banditry, then what is?

Dear Editor, While the Guyana Police Force (GPF) is hell bent on reducing ordinary criminal activity, from all appearances a blind eye is being turned to the hi-tech banditry we are experiencing in...

Two ‘suspects’ released on station bail

Nov 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Two ‘suspects’ released on station bail

The police have released two of the six persons for whom wanted bulletins were issued last week. Shawn Benn was released on $25,000 station bail after being questioned by the police. Benn, a resident...

Mayor Green 75th birthday football continues today at Tucville ground

Nov 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Mayor Green 75th birthday football continues today at Tucville ground

Action in the Mayor Hamilton Green 75th birthday 7-a-side football tournament continues at the Tucville (Fruta Conquerors) ground today with eight games following a brief break. Coordinator Lennox...

Coping with economics

Nov 18, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on Coping with economics

Ordinary citizens can be forgiven if much of the economic news spewed out by the political elites either just passes over their heads or if taken in, just serves to confuse them further. All they...

A conversation beyond climate conference in Copenhagen

Nov 18, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on A conversation beyond climate conference in Copenhagen

Dear Editor, Climate change appears to be almost inevitable. Still for all, leaders will gather in Copenhagen at a special conference to make an effort to stop it or at least to come up with a plan...

LOW CARBON CHRISTMAS IN GUYANA

Nov 18, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on LOW CARBON CHRISTMAS IN GUYANA

It has been an amazing week in the South American country of Guyana. What ups and downs, thrills and spills have been happening in that poor country of 730,000 inhabitants, as reflected in the...

Bishoo, Chandrika share 1st day honours at Everest

Nov 18, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Bishoo, Chandrika share 1st day honours at Everest

By Sean Devers Former West Indies youth batsman Rajendra Chandrika hit a maiden county century for Demerara while Guyana and Berbice leg-spinner Davendra Bishoo grabbed 6-74 to share the first day...

GuySuCo expects profits by 2011

Nov 18, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GuySuCo expects profits by 2011

– says 4M tonnes of cane by 2013 not unrealistic The sugar industry is expected to continue making losses into the next year, but a turnaround plan projects that by 2011, the Guyana Sugar...

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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