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Liberation of creative energies of our youth will solve our economic insecurity

Dec 05, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Liberation of creative energies of our youth will solve our economic insecurity

Dear Editor, I wish to “block a sound” (Rastafarian way of saying “to say”) on Mr. Sharma Solomon’s letter “Economic security for Linden is not a hopeless dream”. It is meritorious and...

Climate change is a reality

Dec 05, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on Climate change is a reality

The debate on climate change is over. The world is convinced that climate change is a reality and that unless countries control emissions then many countries, particularly low lying states, are...

Contractor still awaiting payment 5 years later

Dec 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Contractor still awaiting payment 5 years later

…for works on Bartica Police Station A contractor is up in arms against the government, particularly the Ministry of Home Affairs, after he constructed the Bartica Police Station some five years...

Fire Service completes investigations in recent fires

Dec 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Fire Service completes investigations in recent fires

The Guyana Fire Service has completed investigations in some recent major fires and reports have been submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs. The findings into the investigations of the fires...

Fatima and its enduring tradition

Dec 05, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Fatima and its enduring tradition

Club esteem the Hockey Festival By Edison Jefford With coolers stacked with ice and beverages on the bleachers of the Cliff Anderson Sport Hall, the conspicuous presence of the always-uniformed...

Ogle U-17 register decisive victory over U-19 Village team

Dec 05, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Ogle U-17 register decisive victory over U-19 Village team

Ogle U-17 put up a sterling performance to upset their U-19 Village team by three wickets when the National Softball Cricket tournament, organized by Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, in...

Another Ministry/NSC Day of Interaction set for Port Mourant

Dec 05, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Another Ministry/NSC Day of Interaction set for Port Mourant

The fifth Day of Interaction organized by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport/ National Sports Commission is scheduled for Port Mourant, Corentyne tomorrow. An anticipated five hundred athletes...

Arbitrators to hold final meeting today

Dec 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Arbitrators to hold final meeting today

The arbitration meeting between the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) and the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) is expected to come to an end today. President of GAWU, Komal...

GBTI donates to seven Charitable Organisations

Dec 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GBTI donates to seven Charitable Organisations

The Guyana Bank of Trade Industry and Commerce Limited, on Thursday at its Water Street branch made financial donations to seven charitable organisations. The donation is that of an annual...

Rage storms to Stag Beer/Frankie Ford Memorial Domino title

Dec 05, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Rage storms to Stag Beer/Frankie Ford Memorial Domino title

Mix-Up takes 2nd and Providence Sports Bar 3rd Most Valuable Player (MVP) Derick ‘Mango’ Lambert, who marked the maximum 18 games, guided Rage to victory in the Stag Beer sponsored Frankie Ford...

Rusal crisis… Escalating tensions continue

Dec 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Rusal crisis… Escalating tensions continue

– workers refuse to be transported to locations Escalating tensions continued unabated on Thursday, as workers who were scheduled to return to work at RUSAL‘s Aroaima and Kwakwani bauxite...

Defending champions fall

Dec 05, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Defending champions fall

Defending champions Hikers and GCC suffered narrow defeats on the second day of competition in this year’s Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Festival which continued yesterday, at...

Keen competition anticipated as female footballers collide Dec 17-20

Dec 05, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Keen competition anticipated as female footballers collide Dec 17-20

Local footballers, those from the Guyanese Diaspora and Suriname will engage in fierce competition when the Guyana Football Federation hosts a Female International Friendly Tournament from December...

First Value for Money Audit report highlights woes at Palms

Dec 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on First Value for Money Audit report highlights woes at Palms

In the first ever Value for Money Audit Report to be published, many shortcomings within the Palms Geriatric Institution (Palms) were revealed. The Report was prepared by the Audit Office of Guyana....

West Coast Demerara teams battle East Bank Essequibo counterparts

Dec 05, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on West Coast Demerara teams battle East Bank Essequibo counterparts

Cricket teams on the West Coast Demerara will engage in keen competition against their East Bank Essequibo counterparts when the Barakat Brothers stages a 20/20 cricket competition starting December...

50 Mexican scholarships not an annual feature

Dec 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on 50 Mexican scholarships not an annual feature

The Mexican Embassy via a release has stated that contrary to what was reported in yesterday’s issue of this newspaper “Ten Guyanese to gain Mexican scholarship” there is no guarantee that ten...

‘Lawyers Bill’ deferred to facilitate consultations

Dec 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on ‘Lawyers Bill’ deferred to facilitate consultations

The controversial Legal Practitioner’s (Amendment) Bill 2009 was deferred to another date in order to facilitate ongoing consultations. This move was requested by Attorney General Charles Ramson in...

King of Football, Pele, is Guest of Honour at King of Football Tournaments

Dec 05, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on King of Football, Pele, is Guest of Honour at King of Football Tournaments

By Michael Benjamin Twenty years ago the Kashif and Shanghai football tournament was launched at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground, Linden with two teams, Eagle’s United FC and Milerock FC battling...

Workshop for the disabled ends on high note

Dec 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Workshop for the disabled ends on high note

The National Commission on Disability has concluded its two-day workshop, which was aimed at outlining the roles, functions and objectives of the commission. The workshop saw a number of disabled...

Students awarded for PEPFAR Celebrate Life poster competition

Dec 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Students awarded for PEPFAR Celebrate Life poster competition

As PEPFAR deepens its engagements with partners, the US has committed to continuing to support efforts to make systems more responsive to people living with HIV. Reaffirming the US Government’s...

Race walking organizers appeal for corporate intervention

Dec 05, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Race walking organizers appeal for corporate intervention

“Race walking is a very important leisure activity and continues to make an impact on the local sports fraternity.” Coordinator of the Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club (CSTC), Olga Harry recently...

The reporting of this dispute has not been of the best

Dec 05, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The reporting of this dispute has not been of the best

I confess. I need help. I am still to figure out from all the newspaper reports on the Internet just what are the reasons behind the strike in the Berbice bauxite operations. I still cannot make...

GT&T sponsors today’s Golf tourney

Dec 05, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on GT&T sponsors today’s Golf tourney

Local telephone giant GT&T will sponsor this weekend’s Three-ball Scramble Golf tournament today at the Lusignan Golf Course on the East Coast of Demerara. Dr. Ram Singh, Lusignan Golf Club...

GPL: We have enough power for Christmas

Dec 05, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GPL: We have enough power for Christmas

…two mobile generators for West Demerara Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) says that while demands for electricity in the Demerara area will peak at an unprecedented 78 megawatts (MW) for the...