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Nefta McFarlane is top religious graduate

Feb 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Nefta McFarlane is top religious graduate

The Assemblies of God Church last Saturday afternoon graduated six of its members in West Berbice with Diplomas as Christian workers. The graduation or commencement exercises were held at the Glad...

Guyana’s Haiti Relief fund nets $258M

Feb 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s Haiti Relief fund nets $258M

…and more than $45M in supplies The Guyana/Haiti relief efforts stand at $258M in cash at the banks and more than $45M in items donations. Yesterday, even as Guyana prepared to ship 11 more...

Foreign assistance needful to aid cemetery restoration – City Mayor

Feb 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Foreign assistance needful to aid cemetery restoration – City Mayor

Efforts to restore the Le Repentir Cemetery have ground to an indefinite halt and it is certainly not due to a lack of vision on the part of the municipality. At least, this is according to City...

Banks truck sparks multi-vehicle collision

Feb 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Banks truck sparks multi-vehicle collision

A Banks truck, GEE 6186, collided with a black Camry, PGG 8100, at the junction of Sheriff and Duncan Streets and left the driver of the car nursing serious wounds at the Georgetown Public Hospital...

Thief disarms policeman, then chops him

Feb 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Thief disarms policeman, then chops him

Rural Sergeant, Orin Belfield, is convinced that he could identify the lone attacker who has now left him with a deep chop to his right hand and another to his lower right face. Belfield also...

Private hospital foundation programme up for accreditation

Feb 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Private hospital foundation programme up for accreditation

Even as it seeks to get its Foundation Health Care Programme accredited, the Davis Memorial Hospital on Sunday churned out 12 graduates who have acquired basic knowledge to help boost the delivery of...

Guyana to use GIS to map housing areas

Feb 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to use GIS to map housing areas

…surveying, house lot identification will be enhanced By Leonard Gildarie Government is mulling the possibilities of using satellite imagery to speed up the processing of house lots and, once...

Missing car fare earns man three year’s jail

Feb 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Missing car fare earns man three year’s jail

A Rosignol, West Bank Berbice man who had drugs on his person did not cater for the taxi driver taking him to the police when he could not pay the fare. At the station, while booking him for the...

Gibson is new Windies head coach

Feb 02, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Gibson is new Windies head coach

Ottis Gibson has been named as the new West Indies head coach, the West Indies Cricket Board confirmed last evening. This comes after weekend media reports said the former West Indies fast bowler had...

Ravens untie Nets with heavy win

Feb 02, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Ravens untie Nets with heavy win

Melanie Patriots record first victory Ravens continued its record of heavy wins in the 2010 Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Open League Sunday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall...

20/20 Pro/Am boxing cards set for month end launching

Feb 02, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on 20/20 Pro/Am boxing cards set for month end launching

By Michael Benjamin The changing formats of sports disciplines have created controversy in some quarters but nonetheless have brought new excitement to the sports arena. Despite the outcries by the...

RHT Gizmos & Gadgets defeat Young Warriors by 41 runs

Feb 02, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on RHT Gizmos & Gadgets defeat Young Warriors by 41 runs

By Franklin Wilson A robust unbeaten half century by rising off spinning all-rounder and man-of-the match Troy Mathieson batting at No. 9 backed a telling spell of bowling from off spinner Dominic...

GABA President takes outreach programme to Ancient County

Feb 02, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on GABA President takes outreach programme to Ancient County

Visits made to New Amsterdam & Rose Hall Corentyne In an effort to get a feel of what takes place on the ground and to get first hand information about the challenges faced by the amateur boxing...

2009, quiet but productive

Feb 02, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on 2009, quiet but productive

– Haynes Foundation The Haynes Foundation has described 2009 as a quiet but productive year. The foundation is a New Jersey Nonprofit 501(c)(3) Corporation that is devoted towards the...

Trotman hits half century as United Brothers book final spot

Feb 02, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Trotman hits half century as United Brothers book final spot

A fine half century by Jermain Trotman enabled United Brothers to qualify for the final of the South Essequibo twenty/20 cricket competition when they defeated Eldorado by 14 runs in their semi-final...

Mayor Green 75th Birth Anniversary Football Tournament

Feb 02, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Mayor Green 75th Birth Anniversary Football Tournament

Two quarter-final matches set for Friday Two quarter-final matches have been planned for the re-commencement of the Mayor Hamilton Green 75th Birth Anniversary 7-a-side Football Competition this...

De Ambassadors host successful Grass Track Meet

Feb 02, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on De Ambassadors host successful Grass Track Meet

– Da Silva, Rajkarran tighten grip on C/ships Series Junior Da Silva and Andy Rajkarran could not have asked for a better atmosphere at the Mecca of local Grass Track Racing, the Ogle Community...

Fitzgerald claim Singles crown

Feb 02, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Fitzgerald claim Singles crown

Sudesh Fitzgerald claimed the Singles crown in the Mark’s Creole Corner & Jewellery Store sponsored Darts Tournament which was played recently, at the sponsor’s location on Brummell Place....

WIPA responds to media release by the WICB on Friday January 29th 2010

Feb 02, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on WIPA responds to media release by the WICB on Friday January 29th 2010

• Dr Hilaire’s comment regarding “airing of issues in the media” is puzzling, particularly in light of past behaviour by the WICB who frequently used the media during the conflict between...

No apology for looking out for betterment of workers and their families

Feb 02, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on No apology for looking out for betterment of workers and their families

Dear Editor, I will plead guilty as charged by Industrial relations guru cum Advisor to RUSAL, Mr. Mohamed Akeel, for being less than objective in the dispute between the GB&GWU and RUSAL. In my...

Freddie wrong on NACTA’s poll

Feb 02, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Freddie wrong on NACTA’s poll

Dear Editor, Bisram did not get the assessment wrong in the outcome of the UNC’s internal election in Trinidad (Kaieteur News, January 27, “Pollster got it wrong”). Rather it is Freddie Kissoon...

An independent foreign policy of a poverty-stricken nation is a mirage

Feb 02, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on An independent foreign policy of a poverty-stricken nation is a mirage

President Bharrat Jagdeo, in defending his disastrous faux paus on Iranian soil, justified it within the context of Guyana’s independent foreign policy. Then Dr. Randy Persaud (who strenuously...

BY RETURNING TO THE MINES, THE WORKERS HAVE MARGINALIZED THEIR UNION

Feb 02, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on BY RETURNING TO THE MINES, THE WORKERS HAVE MARGINALIZED THEIR UNION

Prior to a few years ago, there was no right to strike or a right to collective bargaining under our constitution. It was mistakenly assumed by some that the right to collective bargaining and the...

Obama will be around as President of the USA until 2016

Feb 02, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Obama will be around as President of the USA until 2016

Dear Editor, On the 26th January a letter by GHK Lall in SN painted a bleak picture of President Obama’s future based on all the polls and commentaries in the USA. According to Lall, Obama is...

Dem boys seh… Bharrat says: Ya na gavarue Paruski

Feb 02, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Bharrat says: Ya na gavarue Paruski

Communities and institutions does recognise de great people who come from them. Eddy Grant is the best thing that Plaisance produce but Plaisance don’t have to pay to get Eddy fuh visit. De man...

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Poor Power Planning (PPP)

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- Planning has long been the PPP/C government’s pride and joy. The PPP/C touts it at rallies,... more