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On the road back! Tyrell Tull eyes Guyana One-Day call-up

Dec 25, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on On the road back! Tyrell Tull eyes Guyana One-Day call-up

Gifted Keeper has lost 20 pounds in 30 days By Sean Devers If talent alone was the recipe for success former Guyana 20/20 wicketkeeper Tyrell Tull would have been an outstanding Test cricketer living...

Elderly woman found dead outside home

Dec 25, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Elderly woman found dead outside home

– murder suspected Police are probing the suspected murder of a 79-year-old woman, whose body was found outside her Lusignan, East Coast Demerara home at around 05:45 hrs yesterday. Relatives...

Barbados barely avoided a sweep in Goodwill International Series June 1997

Dec 25, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Barbados barely avoided a sweep in Goodwill International Series June 1997

Dear Editor, Guyana playing without seasoned veterans, Captain Lugard Mohan, Orin Mohan, Rawlwin Loncke, Lancelot Loncke, experienced forward Robert Cadogan and the temperamental Eion Leitch, humbled...

Woman charged with intent to murder

Dec 25, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Woman charged with intent to murder

A woman was yesterday remanded by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on a charge of wounding with intent to murder. Onica Kemraj, of Itaballi, in the Mazuruni area, on December 21 at her...

A Prayer for a Christmas tree

Dec 25, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on A Prayer for a Christmas tree

By Sharmain Cornette Christmas was always a bland celebration at the Ashbys relatively modest dwelling and was never a big deal, mainly because there was never any money to fund a festive time. In...

Both Guyanese in TCL Group West Indies Under-19 team

Dec 25, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Both Guyanese in TCL Group West Indies Under-19 team

By Sean Devers Both Guyanese in the TCL Group West Indies under-19 twenty-man squad have been named in the 15-man squad to participate in the 2010 U-19 World Cup in New Zealand from next month....

Christmas is a chance to reconnect with family, says Guyana-born US Army officer

Dec 25, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Christmas is a chance to reconnect with family, says Guyana-born US Army officer

By Mondale Smith Guyanese, like the salt of the earth, can be found everywhere in the world contributing positively to its development. But, wherever they are in pursuit of success, their hearts...

Yonex Badminton Club makes donation

Dec 25, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Yonex Badminton Club makes donation

The Yonex Badminton Club has donated a bicycle to the Queens College Caretaker/Groundsman Mr. William Nurses’ son Kevin Nurse for the Christmas Holidays. The Caretaker/Groundsman has been...

Guyana moving from floods to drought-like conditions

Dec 25, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Guyana moving from floods to drought-like conditions

…will get worse – Jagdeo By Gary Eleazar While in Guyana there are some that are still not appreciative of the fact that Guyana will be significantly affected by climate change President...

Five win Demerara Bank competition

Dec 25, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Five win Demerara Bank competition

Five lucky winners pulled from among 2,00 entries, walked away with household items as their prizes. They had entered a competition sponsored by Demerara Bank to coincide with the institution’s15th...

Christmas Greetings from Mayor and City Council

Dec 25, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Christmas Greetings from Mayor and City Council

The Mayor and Council of Georgetown takes this opportunity to extend special Christmas greetings, to its citizens and staff. This is the time when we celebrate one of the joyous events of the...

Freedom! Six Christmases behind bars – A reformed prisoner’s story

Dec 25, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Freedom! Six Christmases behind bars – A reformed prisoner’s story

There is no greater feeling of freedom than that of the prison stench being lifted from one’s shoulders especially at Christmas time. Such is the conviction of a reformed Mike (not his real name),...

UG continue preparation for Barbados cricket tour

Dec 25, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on UG continue preparation for Barbados cricket tour

Lose back-to-back games to select team The University of Guyana (UG) cricket team continued their preparation for next month’s Inter-Collegiate 20/20 competition in Barbados with 2 practice matches...

US-based Guyanese dream of ‘Christmas in the Motherland’

Dec 25, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on US-based Guyanese dream of ‘Christmas in the Motherland’

By Dale Andrews For 20 long years Marilyn Harper has been longing to come home and experience a good old Guyanese Christmas. But it’s not been that easy for her. You see Marilyn wants to come home...

Santa’s nightmare before Christmas

Dec 25, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Santa’s nightmare before Christmas

A man with a hammer was chasing him—and somebody was trying to change the colour of his sleigh… By Michael Jordan A hand shaking him gently stopped Santa in mid-scream. His eyes fluttered...

Christmas remains important to kids at the Drop-in Centre

Dec 25, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on Christmas remains important to kids at the Drop-in Centre

By Andrunie Harris Christmas is usually a time of sharing and spending time with family. These days not much has changed; gifts are still bought to show appreciation, and church is still...

A tale of a Person Living With HIV/AIDS

Dec 25, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on A tale of a Person Living With HIV/AIDS

By Sharmain Cornette He will not be indulging in foods laden with harmful cholesterol, neither will he opt for the bubbly, sparkling alcoholic beverages that are available in abundance this time...

Christmas and secularism in Guyana

Dec 25, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Christmas and secularism in Guyana

Dear Editor, As Christmas nears Guyana would celebrate yet again their greatest triumph of the age and that is in defending and promoting the wonders of secularism. Yes, secularism, and this should...

It’s time President Jagdeo provides evidence on when these projects will turn the corner

Dec 25, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on It’s time President Jagdeo provides evidence on when these projects will turn the corner

Dear Editor, Reading the Bank of Guyana 2009 half year report was a clear reminder that the core developmental issues in Guyana have been dealt with very superficially since 2006. GuySuCo, the...

Minibus owners should also be held culpable

Dec 25, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Minibus owners should also be held culpable

Dear Editor, As the carnage of road fatalities continues in Guyana, no one seems to be held accountable for the lives lost. Just recently a minibus travelling to Lethem crashed, killing three or more...

A letter to Santa

Dec 25, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on A letter to Santa

By Tessa Greene Performed by the children of the Police Outreach Programme DEAR SANTA, Me ah write you because meh heart seh that you does give people things. Me gat me momma, Annie, Curtis,...

Xmas must present a new opportunity to each of us each year

Dec 25, 2009 KNews Letters Comments Off on Xmas must present a new opportunity to each of us each year

Dear Editor, Something about Christmastime moves people to compassion and care for the less fortunate especially the children in our midst. More than any other festival or time in the calendar year,...

Kashif & Shanghai quarter-final begins tonight at Stadium

Dec 25, 2009 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kashif & Shanghai quarter-final begins tonight at Stadium

Dwayne Ali double guides Tigers to 4-0 whipping of Kings; GDF fires past Seawall 3-1 By Franklin Wilson The quarter-finals of the 20th Kashif and Shanghai Football tournament will commence this...

The festive season at the Palms

Dec 25, 2009 KNews News Comments Off on The festive season at the Palms

“We long to spend Christmas with our relatives again” By Latoya Giles Christmas is known as the season of giving and sharing, especially with loved ones. It is also that time of the...

Merry Christmas

Dec 25, 2009 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Merry Christmas

It’s Christmas morning and for certain that there is no Guyanese fast asleep: the tingling anticipation of all that makes our Christmases so special has taken care of that. Never mind all the...

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