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Butts spurs GNIC to win against MSC after tie

Nov 30, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Butts spurs GNIC to win against MSC after tie

Holder makes 63 in losing effort Two over-40 players took the honours yesterday at the Malteenoes ground as the home team lost by 6 runs in a one-over bowl out after their Georgetown Cricket...

HANG THEM HIGH

Nov 30, 2009 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on HANG THEM HIGH

Except for brief periods when I lived and worked in cold and wintry climes, I let it all hang out. However, before you, dear reader, get your early morning exercise by jumping to conclusions that...

Several exciting matches witnessed in latest Tapeball League Power Stout tourney

Nov 30, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Several exciting matches witnessed in latest Tapeball League Power Stout tourney

Cricket buffs were treated to several exciting matches when play in the Power Stout Tapeball tournament continued at the Banks DIH Thirst Park Ground over the past week. Subsequently, several teams...

Chamber calls for heavy duty bridges

Nov 30, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Chamber calls for heavy duty bridges

CORRIVERTON, BERBICE – Former President and founder member of the Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce, David Subnauth is appealing to Government to construct only heavy duty bridges at...

Old Fort- The enigma of local hockey

Nov 30, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Old Fort- The enigma of local hockey

-Looking for championship glory Born from an idea conceived by then 12 year-old Jeremy Roberts, who had witnessed the first ever indoor tournament at the Guyana Defence Force gymnasium at Camp...

NA Town Week 2009 opens tomorrow

Nov 30, 2009 knews News Comments Off on NA Town Week 2009 opens tomorrow

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – The New Amsterdam Town Week opens tomorrow at the Town Hall with a Spelling Bee Competition for the primary level of both government and private schools. The objectives of...

US$10B nowhere close to what is required – Jagdeo

Nov 29, 2009 knews News Comments Off on US$10B nowhere close to what is required – Jagdeo

…Guyanese leader urges poor, developing nations to remain focused on bigger picture By Gary Eleazar in Trinidad Head of State Bharrat Jagdeo told regional and international media operatives...

Girl, 5, hospitalised after being raped by stepfather

Nov 29, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Girl, 5, hospitalised after being raped by stepfather

Police at Lethem are hunting for a 25-year-old man who brutally raped his five-year-old stepdaughter causing her to be hospitalised. The man disappeared after the child’s mother, his reputed wife,...

Dem boys seh… Robeson run into trouble in Trinidad

Nov 29, 2009 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Robeson run into trouble in Trinidad

Friday night de Queen feed all dem Heads who go to Trinidad fuh de Commonwealth Summit. Dem boys seh that de lady sit down and she watch dem during de meeting and she realise that all of dem hungry....

“Third Term” billboard removed

Nov 29, 2009 knews News Comments Off on “Third Term” billboard removed

Following scathing criticisms from different quarters, a controversial poster calling for a Third Term for President Bharrat Jagdeo has been removed. While it is unclear when the removal occurred,...

An unmatched penchant for sharing and caring

Nov 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on An unmatched penchant for sharing and caring

Bernice Mansell is a ‘Special Person’ “The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them, a man may live long yet get little from life. Whether you find...

Magistrate’s lawsuit against JSC to continue

Nov 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Magistrate’s lawsuit against JSC to continue

The action against the Judicial Service Commission by Magistrate Geeta Chandan-Edmond is expected to be called up in the Berbice High Court this week. According to lead attorney for Magistrate...

Armed bandits nabbed after quick police response

Nov 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Armed bandits nabbed after quick police response

The Guyana Police Force received high praises after ranks apprehended three armed bandits who had just robbed a Den Amstel resident on Friday night. Angela Austin, of Fellowship, West Coast Demerara,...

Dennis de Caires presents ‘Pictures for Georgetown’

Nov 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Dennis de Caires presents ‘Pictures for Georgetown’

By Neil Marks Still-life painting as an independent genre first blossomed among Dutch Europeans in the early part of the 17th century; fast-forward 400 years later and you will find Guyanese artist...

Immigration ‘B’ wins GPF’s Smellie Cup competition

Nov 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Immigration ‘B’ wins GPF’s Smellie Cup competition

By Andrunie Harris and Jamal Scott After several rounds of competitive displays of first aid skills, the Immigration ‘B’ team emerged victors of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) 2009 First Aid...

Private hospitals must comply with safety laws

Nov 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Private hospitals must comply with safety laws

By Fareeza Haniff While Guyana is fortunate to have among the most advanced occupational health and safety laws, many workplaces including the private and public health sectors are not in...

Controversial Duke Street property not sold yet – Luncheon

Nov 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Controversial Duke Street property not sold yet – Luncheon

As questions continue to swirl over the proposed sale of the property next door to Duke Lodge, in Kingston, Government says that it has not yet sold it. According to Cabinet Secretary, Dr Roger...

Stay focused, committed says UN Secretary General

Nov 29, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Stay focused, committed says UN Secretary General

…as Commonwealth finds consensus heading to Copenhagen Climate Change talks By Gary Eleazar in Trinidad By way of the Port of Spain Climate Change Consensus or the Commonwealth Climate...

Rice farmer challenges MMA-ADA land reallocation

Nov 29, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Rice farmer challenges MMA-ADA land reallocation

– accuses Authority of fraud A dispute over rice land had led to Justice Diana Insanally granting an order directed at the Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud for him to show cause for a...

Education Ministry introduces Guidance and Counselling Unit

Nov 29, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Education Ministry introduces Guidance and Counselling Unit

…as efforts are intensified to address unsavoury practices in schools By Sharmain Cornette In order to combat the prevalence of unsavoury practices found within some school environs, the Education...

Linden has the ability to significantly advance beyond this irritating situation

Nov 29, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Linden has the ability to significantly advance beyond this irritating situation

Dear Editor, A depressed community, a town that has fallen on hard times, the once prosperous mining town; these are a few of the phrases that are now attached to the sentences of some who endeavour...

Good cannot and will never come at NCN

Nov 29, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Good cannot and will never come at NCN

Dear Editor, The National Communications Network CEO visited Berbice last Sunday (22-11-09) to host a live call-in programme to discuss NCN Berbice with the general public. Well, in fact, the greater...

Ravens, Pacesetters on First ‘D’ collision course

Nov 29, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Ravens, Pacesetters on First ‘D’ collision course

Georgetown’s top seeds show clear superiority By Edison Jefford Courts Pacesetters ensured that their qualification for tonight’s First Division final was an automatic decision when the number...

The opposition’s failing via the ‘dossier’ route

Nov 29, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The opposition’s failing via the ‘dossier’ route

Dear Editor, The PNCR has a history of trying to gain political power through the back door and creating camouflages to conceal their weakened political status. The latest example of this chicanery...

The dossier speaks beyond Roger Khan

Nov 29, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on The dossier speaks beyond Roger Khan

Dear Editor, I attended the launching of the dossier of human rights abuses on Tuesday 17 November and left with a copy. The response from the Office of the President is as predictable as their...

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