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Guyana gone to the goats

Feb 16, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Guyana gone to the goats

Guyana went to the dogs a long time ago. All Guyanese know this. Then Guyana went to the cows. These animals have killed many drivers and injured a larger number. But they still roam the streets. No...

THE MINISTER APPROVES THE PERIOD NOT THE FORM OF THE SANCTION

Feb 16, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE MINISTER APPROVES THE PERIOD NOT THE FORM OF THE SANCTION

The case of the teen tortured while in the police lockups in Leonora is documented. It needs no repeating here. During the period of his detention by the police, the youth was allegedly hooded when...

Brilliant Chanderpaul (77) fails to save Struggling Guyana

Feb 16, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Brilliant Chanderpaul (77) fails to save Struggling Guyana

As Barbados keep title hopes alive with 58-run win Prolific West Indies left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul taught the few fortunate enough to be at Albion yesterday a fantastic lesson on the...

WIBA bantamweight world champion, Shondell Alfred leads GBBC ratings

Feb 16, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on WIBA bantamweight world champion, Shondell Alfred leads GBBC ratings

Shondell ‘Mystery Lady’ Alfred, who won that title on December 26 last, leads a list of local female boxers in the Guyana Boxing Board of Control, recently released ratings. Alfred is...

Reach for Greatness take Guinness street football 1st prize in BV

Feb 16, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Reach for Greatness take Guinness street football 1st prize in BV

Edge Full out Image 2-1 in final Reach for Greatness survived a late surge by Full out Image to win the Guinness sponsored one-day street football competition held at Post Office Street,...

MYO RECEIVES LAWN TRACTOR COMPLIMENTS OF FRIENDS OF NY

Feb 16, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on MYO RECEIVES LAWN TRACTOR COMPLIMENTS OF FRIENDS OF NY

The Muslim Youth Organisation’s (MYO) capacity to keep their ground and surroundings in tip top shape was enhanced yesterday with the donation of a Craftsman Lawn Tractor by members of the...

General Council sent Hamid to CBC meeting

Feb 16, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on General Council sent Hamid to CBC meeting

LABA President says he was not handpicked By Edison Jefford Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) President, Abdulla Hamid said he was not handpicked for the Caribbean Basketball Confederation...

Better Hope of New York beat Floodlights A in final

Feb 16, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Better Hope of New York beat Floodlights A in final

Better Hope of New York defeated Floodlights A in an exciting contest by three wickets in the final of the 2010 Florida Cup Masters 20-over softball cricket tournament on Sunday at the Fort...

Bartica 2010 football season opens with U-15 tourney

Feb 16, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Bartica 2010 football season opens with U-15 tourney

The Bartica Football Association opened its 2010 season with an Under-15 League sponsored by the Hand in Hand Insurance group of companies. The opening ceremony was held last Saturday at the Bartica...

Seven races carded for Rising Sun Turf Club Pre-Mash Meeting

Feb 16, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Seven races carded for Rising Sun Turf Club Pre-Mash Meeting

Seven races are carded for the Rising Sun Turf Club Pre-Mashramani Horse Race Meeting which is scheduled to take place this Sunday, February 21, at the club’s facility, Bush Lot West Coast Berbice....

Banks (6-113) sets up win for Leewards

Feb 16, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Banks (6-113) sets up win for Leewards

– Grabs match haul of 13-154 By Rawle Welch The Leeward Islands once again led by a rejuvenated Omari Banks comfortably formalised their first win in this year’s WICB Regional First Class...

Lambert wrecks CCC innings to register full points for Jamaica

Feb 16, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Lambert wrecks CCC innings to register full points for Jamaica

Jamaica, led by a 8 wicket haul from spin bowler Tamar Lambert, defeated Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) by 29 runs to lift full points and stay in contention for championship honours when the...

Our transport system reeks of indiscipline and hostility

Feb 16, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Our transport system reeks of indiscipline and hostility

Dear Editor, I refer to a recent article in the print media where a Magistrate fined a taxi driver for being abusive to a passenger. Bravo, Your Worship! The public transport system in Guyana...

The Constitution does not discriminate between Guyanese living at home or abroad

Feb 16, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on The Constitution does not discriminate between Guyanese living at home or abroad

Dear Editor, I refer to the article written by Freddie Kissoon, (February 14, 2010) captioned: Giving permanent foreign Guyanese the right to vote is morally horrible. In his article, Mr. Kissoon...

Housing of the CIA office in Castellani House building

Feb 16, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Housing of the CIA office in Castellani House building

Dear Editor, The verbal furore that the decision to house the offices of the soon to be established Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the compound of the Castellani House is very puzzling and the...

Reducing violence in schools

Feb 16, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Reducing violence in schools

Dear Editor, There is of course no single legal offence of ‘violence’. Various statutes and common law allow for the offences ranging from common assault (which may involved no more than...

Rights and the rule of law are paramount in the determination of any activity

Feb 16, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Rights and the rule of law are paramount in the determination of any activity

Dear Editor, In any decent and civilized society, rights and the rule of law are paramount in the determination of any activity, be it social, economic or political. All Guyanese, including President...

The effects of the ‘New World Order’

Feb 16, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on The effects of the ‘New World Order’

Dear Editor, In the past, the order of the male dominated world was fueled by man’s ‘adventuristic’ nature, competitiveness and the need to earn to support their progeny. Men were the...

Cash transactions must be curtailed

Feb 16, 2010 knews Editorial Comments Off on Cash transactions must be curtailed

Yesterday, Scotia Bank launched a menu of measures designed to aid small businesses as opposed to micro-businesses. These measures included credit cards for businesses, chequing accounts for the...

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The PPP/C’s greatest liability

Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- One might have expected that a ruling party basking in the largesse of oil wealth would chart... more