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Terminated casuals continue protest at GPOC

Jan 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Terminated casuals continue protest at GPOC

– GPTWU president says 154 vacancies exist Yesterday, the casuals who were sent packing on December 31, last, continued their protest action at the Guyana Post Office Corporation. A meeting...

57-year-old is fifth road fatality for the year

Jan 12, 2010 knews News Comments Off on 57-year-old is fifth road fatality for the year

Eleven days into the New Year and already five persons have been killed on the country’s roads. The latest victim is 57-year-old Jack Singh, of Hope Village, East Bank Demerara. Singh was...

GAWU establishes Labour College

Jan 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GAWU establishes Labour College

– Navin Chandarpal appointed Principal The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) says that it will be advancing its worker education and training programmes with the...

Man charged for gold fraud

Jan 12, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Man charged for gold fraud

A man who allegedly stole gold which he was entrusted with was yesterday remanded by the Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. Navindra Samaroo, 31, of 28 First Street, Alexander Village...

GUYANESE DOMINATE USA SQUAD FOR FEBRUARY TOUR

Jan 12, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on GUYANESE DOMINATE USA SQUAD FOR FEBRUARY TOUR

The USA Cricket Association has announced the squad for the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier and World Cricket League Division 5 tournaments in Dubai, UAE and Nepal. Guyanese dominate the squad which...

TCL Group embraces Guyana’s LCDS

Jan 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on TCL Group embraces Guyana’s LCDS

…introduces environmentally friendly cement TCL Guyana Inc. has expanded its range of cement products to deliver a new environmentally friendly type of cement consistent with President Jagdeo’s...

Doctors fight to save Essequibo man’s leg

Jan 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Doctors fight to save Essequibo man’s leg

Doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital are desperately trying to save the left foot of porter, Mahadeo Rookim, of Golden Fleece Estate. The man was struck down by a hire car yesterday on the...

Stabroek News is being mischievous – Office of the President

Jan 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Stabroek News is being mischievous – Office of the President

The Stabroek News is attempting to be mischievous by reporting in an article in its January 11, 2010 edition that Mahaicony resident, Mr. Jairam Mohabeer, had directed a threat to President Bharrat...

GCA holds session for captains and coaches

Jan 12, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on GCA holds session for captains and coaches

Walcott envisions Health and Sports Institute

Jan 12, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Walcott envisions Health and Sports Institute

Idea is to develop high performance athletes Head Coach of the Bedford All-Stars Athletic Club, Wayne Walcott has major plans for a Health and Sport Science Fitness Institute that will provide...

Assassination victim laid to rest

Jan 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Assassination victim laid to rest

Scores turned out yesterday to get a final glimpse of former football player turned businessman, Vibert Weekes. Weekes was shot repeatedly on Robb Street, Lacytown, last Saturday night by a lone...

National Cycling Coach Hassan Mohamed promises another great year

Jan 12, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on National Cycling Coach Hassan Mohamed promises another great year

Organised 25 events in 2009, corporate support was excellent By Franklin Wilson Many of the Associations and Federations have been crying that they have not been getting the requisite financial...

Gunshots force thieves to abandon loot

Jan 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Gunshots force thieves to abandon loot

Gunshots rang out on North Road, Bourda, last night, but although it did set alarm bells ringing, in the end it turned out that it was just to scare of two petty thieves. The shots were discharged in...

Local Netball prepares for challenging 2010 despite tough 2009

Jan 12, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Local Netball prepares for challenging 2010 despite tough 2009

The Guyana Netball Association is gearing up for a challenging year and already executives are preparing for their first meeting scheduled for Wednesday January 13. In a release to this newspaper...

LBI accident victim still unconscious

Jan 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on LBI accident victim still unconscious

– no charges for driver The 18-year-old who was seriously injured in an accident on Old Year’s night remains in an unconscious state at the Georgetown Hospital Intensive Care Unit. Lakram...

Guyana needs a University on Forestry and Environmental Studies

Jan 12, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Guyana needs a University on Forestry and Environmental Studies

Dear Editor The Norway/Guyana MOU is an insult to President Jagdeo and the people of Guyana as claimed vehemently, by Patrick Pereira, the past President of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners...

Workers’ rights and the rule of law are non-negotiable

Jan 12, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Workers’ rights and the rule of law are non-negotiable

Dear Editor, Having been in the trade union movement long enough and exposed to the workings of the Ministry of Labour and the Ministers’ efforts to resolve industrial disputes it is clear from the...

Who are the drummers of war?

Jan 12, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Who are the drummers of war?

Over coffee on Saturday morning with Dale Andrews and Mark Benschop, I made the point that if the constitutionally mandated Human Rights Commission was in existence, I would have asked it to examine...

Could Mr. Kissoon explain his falsifications and mine

Jan 12, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Could Mr. Kissoon explain his falsifications and mine

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr. F. Kissoon’s letter, “Gentlemen, let the games begin!” (Kaieteur News 01-10-10). From the onset of my intervention in 2008 to caution Mr. Kissoon to “take care”...

A principled stand is required against corruption

Jan 12, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on A principled stand is required against corruption

Dear Editor, No game does morality better than cricket”, so commented Mike Atherton, the former England cricket captain in his UK Times article (07-01-2010) on the ball tampering controversy during...

THE PROBLEM IS CLASS

Jan 12, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE PROBLEM IS CLASS

One of the nauseating traits that have developed because of the nature of our politics is the rigid divide and compartments in which we judge others. We have two main political parties in Guyana,...

PPP courted the PNC whilst WPA battled the PNC

Jan 12, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on PPP courted the PNC whilst WPA battled the PNC

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr. Annan Boodram’s letter, “We must eschew the “us” vs. “them” mentality in the New Year” (SN 12-31-09). When I read that letter I was reminded of a verse in...

Dem boys seh… Who want shoot Bharrat?

Jan 12, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Who want shoot Bharrat?

Was confusion yesterday when news come that a man threaten to shoot de President. People want to know if de country gone mad. De Big market paper report how de man tell Bharrat that if he and all go...

Were our planners asleep at the wheel when the Norway Agreement went down?

Jan 12, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Were our planners asleep at the wheel when the Norway Agreement went down?

Dear Editor, Patrick Periera’s view of the Norway Agreement in a recent 5-page advertisement is a truly astonishing analysis…and has many of us scrambling to play catch-up. I remember having the...

Resignation of GPSU General Secretary

Jan 12, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Resignation of GPSU General Secretary

Dear Editor, It is indeed with genuine regret that I read of the resignation of the General Secretary of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU). I have known Ms Persaud for a very long time due to my...

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Windies captain Brathwaite stresses bravery, belief ahead of Pakistan Test Series

No conflict of interest exists

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Accusations of conflict of interest have a peculiar way of rising to the surface in Guyana.... more