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Snackette owners vow to stand ground

Nov 29, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Snackette owners vow to stand ground

…as structure partially demolished A Peter’s Hall couple, whose snackette was partially demolished Wednesday by Public Works employees, is vowing not to move. According to owners Megan and...

Rebel United triumph over Airy Hall Sports Club

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Rebel United registered a comprehensive 5 wickets victory over Airy Hall Sports Club when play in the National Softball Cricket tournament continued during the past week. Airy Hall SC won the toss...

Guymine.com and A&J Carpet House backs K&S

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Linden’s Premier Website, Guymine.com has once again come on board in support of the Kashif & Shanghai Organization. CEO Whiddim Sibdhannie through Representative Dexter Pembroke yesterday...

THE REISSUING OF A SIGNIFICANT WORK OF GUYANESE SOCIAL HISTORY : A BOOK REVIEW

Nov 29, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, The Arts Forum Comments Off on THE REISSUING OF A SIGNIFICANT WORK OF GUYANESE SOCIAL HISTORY : A BOOK REVIEW

By PROFESSOR FRANK BIRBALSINGH N. E. Cameron, A History of the Queen’s College of British Guiana (Guyana), Toronto, Vantage Systems, Second Edition, 2009, pp. 143. ISBN 978-0-9696531-1-1-0 The...

Sonia Noel’s ‘ Style Mission’ is here again

Nov 29, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Sonia Noel’s ‘ Style Mission’ is here again

– funds to support Archer’s home Style Mission, Sonia Noel’s charity fashion show which started in December of 2007 is back for yet another year and an evening of great entertainment is...

Paradise community invades Tucville Ground in day of fun and sports today

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The Tucville Ground will come alive when Cinderella Promotions stages a grand Family Fun day at that venue starting at 10:00hrs today. Residents would be entertained when a team from the Paradise...

ACP Countries: Sidelined by Europe again?

Nov 29, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on ACP Countries: Sidelined by Europe again?

By Sir Ronald Sanders The European Union (EU) has not included in the Lisbon Treaty a crucial article that was a feature of treaties between the EU and African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states. The...

Preparations moving apace for Port Mourant end of year race meet

Nov 29, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Preparations moving apace for Port Mourant end of year race meet

Preparations are moving apace for the grand end of year one day horserace meet organised by the Port Mourant Turf Club, which is slated for Sunday December 13. So far a number of cooperate entities...

Falsifications of History

Nov 29, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Falsifications of History

In my article of last week, “Of Narratives and History”, I proposed that because of how history is composed – as narratives – it inevitably becomes a contestatory site. Revisionism is...

Ramdeen’s 14 wickets spur Rose Hall CC to quarter-finals

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Berbice Under-15 allrounder Kevin Ramdeen registered the best match bowling figures so far in the 2009 Leslie Amsterdam Memorial Under-17 Cricket Competition to help his team Rose Hall Community...

Woman found dead in Duncan St. home

Nov 29, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Woman found dead in Duncan St. home

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a middle-aged woman whose body was discovered at her Lot 232 Duncan Street home yesterday. Eileen Fredericks, said to be in her...

4R sponsors countrywide Over-40 male, Open female softball tourney

Nov 29, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on 4R sponsors countrywide Over-40 male, Open female softball tourney

4R Company has sponsored a countrywide softball cricket tournament that will be organized by the Guyana Softball League in collaboration with the Floodlight Association and will be played in two...

THE AGE OF INNOCENCE IS AN ILLUSION

Nov 29, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE AGE OF INNOCENCE IS AN ILLUSION

What is often nice-sounding and inspirational is often out of touch with reality. At a gathering at Queen’s College a few weeks ago, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine made an appeal for a return to “those...

DON’T BE STUMPED FOR CHRISTMAS – GIVE ‘GIFT OF CRICKET’ FOR ICC WT20 WI 2010!

Nov 29, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on DON’T BE STUMPED FOR CHRISTMAS – GIVE ‘GIFT OF CRICKET’ FOR ICC WT20 WI 2010!

Businesses across the Caribbean are being urged to embrace the novel option of giving the ‘Gift of Cricket for Christmas’ by purchasing tickets for next year’s ICC World Twenty20 tournament for...

Some people are causing me grief

Nov 29, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Some people are causing me grief

By Adam Harris Some time last year, I had cause to go to the doctor. As people start to get old, all manner of things surface. In my case it was that my blood pressure had begun to rise. I am...

World AIDS Day launched in Region Three with candlelight walk

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By Sharmain Cornette It may not have been the best attended event but the message of reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS was adequately presented Friday evening when the Region Three Regional AIDS...

The carpenter’s execution

Nov 29, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The carpenter’s execution

– who pumped a bullet in Vikesh Budram as he slept? It was at around 23:00 hrs on Saturday, November 22, 2008, that police ranks from the East Coast of Demerara rushed to Lot 642 Seventeenth...

ICC and WICB invite tenders for ICC World Twenty20 2010 accreditation service

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) have announced they are inviting tenders from qualified companies interested in providing accreditation service for...

“Pink slip” not compulsory- GECOM

Nov 29, 2009 knews News Comments Off on “Pink slip” not compulsory- GECOM

It is not compulsory for persons uplifting their National Identification Card to walk with their “pink slip”. Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commissions (GECOM), Steve Surujbally, made this...

The bestiality of Property Tax for an ordinary employee

Nov 29, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The bestiality of Property Tax for an ordinary employee

Crazy things happen in this country and the population just accepts it. Cruel violations take place in this land and people just shrug their shoulders and go about their business. Illegal manoeuvres...

Hooper lights up Kensington as Windies beat S/Lanka off last ball

Nov 29, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Hooper lights up Kensington as Windies beat S/Lanka off last ball

Elegant former Guyana and West Indies Captain Carl Hooper celebrates his 43rd birthday on the 15th of next month and on Friday night, under lights at the famous Kensington Oval he had hundreds of his...

The Red-Fan Parrot

Nov 29, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Red-Fan Parrot

The Red-Fan Parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus), also known as the Hawk-headed Parrot, is an unusual New World parrot hailing from the Amazon Rainforest. It is the only member of the genus Deroptyus. The...

Champs to be crowned tonight at Stadium

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‘Army Power’ versus ‘Hammer Power’, one must fall as GDF face Alpha By Franklin Wilson When the whistle is sounded for the start of what is expected to be a battle like no...

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By Raphael Trotman AFC Leader We in the AFC have always held firmly to the view that every effort should be made to conserve our forests and curb our carbon emissions, while being paid for it. This...

Brazilian delegation exploring trade opportunities

Nov 29, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Brazilian delegation exploring trade opportunities

A Brazilian private sector delegation is in Guyana exploring opportunities for trade. The members of the delegation are members of Sebrae, which offers support for micro and small enterprises in...

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