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Enthralling day envisaged as CCC go after full points against Jamaica

Feb 15, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Enthralling day envisaged as CCC go after full points against Jamaica

Kavish Kantasingh of Combined College Campuses (CCC) turned in an impressive spell of spin bowling to restrict Jamaica to a second innings total of 164 and an overall lead of 205, leaving his team...

Ballistic tests being done on gun found in student’s possession

Feb 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Ballistic tests being done on gun found in student’s possession

Police are in the process of conducting ballistic tests on a weapon that was found on a student of a Secondary School on the East Coast of Demerara over a week ago. The tests are being done even as...

Pompey wins 400m in Boston

Feb 15, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pompey wins 400m in Boston

Sets new 200m indoor PB National 400m record holder Aliann Pompey continued her ascendancy in the world with a blistering 52.40 seconds on Friday at the Boston University Valentine’s Invitational...

NBTS continues appeal for voluntary blood donation

Feb 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on NBTS continues appeal for voluntary blood donation

As it continues to struggle to maintain its buffer stock quota, the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) is intensifying its efforts to reach an increased amount of donors. As part of this...

Walker wins Elisha Bacchus sponsored Golf tourney

Feb 15, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Walker wins Elisha Bacchus sponsored Golf tourney

William Walker secured his first victory for this season when he emerged winner of the Elisha Bacchus sponsored Medal Play Golf tournament on Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Club, East Coast Demerara....

West Demerara Hospital theatre to resume surgeries today

Feb 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on West Demerara Hospital theatre to resume surgeries today

After being out of order for several months, the theatre at the West Demerara Regional Hospital is finally up and running. In fact, surgeries are slated to commence as soon as today, according to...

Guyana endure mixed fortunes, record draw with France

Feb 15, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana endure mixed fortunes, record draw with France

Guyana distinguished itself at the IRB World Sevens Series tournament in Las Vegas on Saturday by drawing 12 all with France, one of the top 12 core teams in the series as they endured mixed...

Pay up or face the music

Feb 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Pay up or face the music

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – That’s the warning from the Treasurer of the New Amsterdam Municipality, Sharon Anderson, to citizens who continue to fail to pay their taxes. During last year, the...

Leewards on verge of outright win

Feb 15, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Leewards on verge of outright win

– need a further six wickets to gain full points Six more wickets is all the Leeward Islands need today to secure their first outright win against the Windwards in their WICB Regional First...

National Psychiatric Hospital lacks trained staff – official

Feb 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on National Psychiatric Hospital lacks trained staff – official

FORT CANJE, BERBICE – The National Psychiatric Hospital at Fort Canje in Region Six is a source of concern to those close to it. Last week, a source close to the mental institution who requested...

Essequibo residents call for ban on aged mini bus driver

Feb 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo residents call for ban on aged mini bus driver

Residents of Essequibo Coast are appealing for the revocation of the driver’s licence of a 78-year-old, Queenstown Village man who was involved in an accident on Thursday evening last on the...

Pele, Sunburst Camptown & Fruta Conquerors into semis

Feb 15, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pele, Sunburst Camptown & Fruta Conquerors into semis

Pele Football Club, Sunburst Camptown and Fruta Conquerors have all advanced to the semi-finals of the 2009 DeSinco Trading sponsored Under-19 football competition in the city following quarter-final...

Floodlights A march into final

Feb 15, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Floodlights A march into final

– to face Better Hope of New York Floodlights A team have advanced to the final in the 2010 Florida Cup Masters 20-over softball cricket tournament after recording two victories on Saturday...

The Ministry of Education has to seriously act against school violence

Feb 15, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Ministry of Education has to seriously act against school violence

Dear Editor, I am a Guyanese living and working in the Islands. I was a teacher at a school in Georgetown for more than ten years; I am working overseas for just over three years. I am writing in...

Basketball Federation puts together ‘Dream Team’

Feb 15, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Basketball Federation puts together ‘Dream Team’

– Patterson wins Presidency, issues to be addressed By Edison Jefford The concept of a ‘Dream Team’ captures the hallucination of a composition that has been in the mindset of...

Continental Cycle Club AGM set for Wednesday

Feb 15, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Continental Cycle Club AGM set for Wednesday

The Continental Cycle Club (CCC) will convene their Annual General Meeting on Wednesday from 17:00hrs at the residence of former President, the Late Maxie Pereira, Duncan Street, Bel Air Park. Club...

Aroaima/Kwakwani bauxite saga revealed

Feb 15, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Aroaima/Kwakwani bauxite saga revealed

Dear Editor, The RUSAL/GB&GWU saga is now into its fourth month and there is no seeming embrace by the powerful to bring an end to the dispute. We have noted the exigent efforts in the other...

The issue of overseas voting

Feb 15, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on The issue of overseas voting

Dear Editor, I comment on Mr. Ralph Ramkarran’s statement concerning overseas voting. The PPP was against the overseas voting during the PNC regime and now Mr. Ramkarran, a leading member of the...

Friendship University or Stalinist School of Falsification?

Feb 15, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Friendship University or Stalinist School of Falsification?

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter written by Mr. Roger Williams (Kaieteur News of 10 February, 2010) in response to the article captioned, “Honorary Doctorate for President Jagdeo (SN 8/2/10)....

Minister’s request to the Guyana Medical Council

Feb 15, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Minister’s request to the Guyana Medical Council

Dear Editor, I feel compelled to write a response to a story carried in Kaieteur News on February 14th 2009, captioned, “Health Minister asks Medical Council to review doctor’s...

The issue should be put to the test

Feb 15, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The issue should be put to the test

This column seeks to present a wide variety of views of matters of public interest. It is intended to promote diversity of views free from the taint or prejudices induced by presenting a face behind...

Is this how the Ministry is promoting health?

Feb 15, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is this how the Ministry is promoting health?

Dear Editor, As a concerned group we would like to bring to your attention to a recurring problem that we have been facing for several months at Liliendaal, East Coast, Demerara. The issue we wish to...

Albouystown state of affairs

Feb 15, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Albouystown state of affairs

Dear Editor, I want to support the letter on Monday 8th February, by Jason Abdulla titled: “A few police ranks in Albouystown…” though this situation is true and reprehensible it is...

The Stabroek News and Guyana’s inexplicable psyche

Feb 15, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The Stabroek News and Guyana’s inexplicable psyche

One of the themes of my political activism and my social commentary over the decades is that this country is instinctively authoritarian. The evolution of this mentality can be traced to the effects...

Iraq is now a land of death and misery

Feb 15, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Iraq is now a land of death and misery

Dear Editor, With reference to your report on January 17, about Iran missile test and Gordon Brown saying the said missile test will boost the case of tougher sanctions against Iran, mind you Iran is...

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