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Caribbean rum in grave danger, urgent government action needed

Mar 28, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Caribbean rum in grave danger, urgent government action needed

By Sir Ronald Sanders The European Commission (EC) has, once again, let down the Caribbean. This time on rum. All rum producers in the Dominican Republic and Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries...

The Cicada

Mar 28, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Cicada

A cicada is an insect of the order Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha, in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with large eyes wide apart on the head and usually transparent, well-veined wings. There are...

Hinckson’s ton highlights opening day

Mar 28, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hinckson’s ton highlights opening day

A swashbuckling unbeaten 124 from Jamal Hinckson an unbeaten 97 from Rawle Browne and a five-wicket haul from Javeed Rasheed highlighted the opening round of the inaugural Georgetown Cricket...

Guyana end IGG football competition winless

Mar 28, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana end IGG football competition winless

– Swimmers produce only nine medals By Edison Jefford in French Guiana in association with YK Investments and Fon-J Cycle Store Guyana ended its sojourn in the football tournament of the...

Guyana has narrow lead in IGG Athletics

Mar 28, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana has narrow lead in IGG Athletics

-Field Events save team on day one By Edison Jefford in French Guiana in association with YK Investments and Fon-J Cycle Store Usually, Track events overshadows field events in local track and field,...

We expect good faith and faithfulness to the constitutional mandate

Mar 28, 2010 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on We expect good faith and faithfulness to the constitutional mandate

AFC’S RESPONSE TO THE GECOM LETTER OF MARCH 24 & PRESIDENT’S REMARKS ON MARCH 25, 2010, ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS The AFC has noted with great interest the position being taken by GECOM...

Theresa London impresses in amateur segment of Pro/Am boxing card

Mar 28, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Theresa London impresses in amateur segment of Pro/Am boxing card

Theresa London, daughter of woman professional boxer, Pamela London seemed to have inherited the boxing genes of her mother. The lanky lightweight from the Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) first came...

Women are God’s contradictions

Mar 28, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Women are God’s contradictions

Men are a strange species. In the first instance, we men want all that could be had and at the same time we take for granted what we have. I happened to be sitting at the Demerara Cricket Club the...

‘Special Person’ Nurse June Cato’s life revolves around newborns

Mar 28, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on ‘Special Person’ Nurse June Cato’s life revolves around newborns

“This is what I really wanted to do because I felt this would be my way of giving back to the society…you have to be a midwife to know the satisfying feeling it brings.” In the most respectful...

Action packed matches characterize second edition of Pro/Am boxing card

Mar 28, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Action packed matches characterize second edition of Pro/Am boxing card

By Michael Benjamin Improved crowd support, four bouts; three knockouts, and unbridled fury that kept the crowd bawling in delight were all characteristics of the second edition of the Pro/Am boxing...

Mr. Martinez and his apartment of secrets

Mar 28, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Mr. Martinez and his apartment of secrets

– it took a gruesome killing for a nine-year affair to come to light By Michael Jordan I guess you can call it a jigsaw puzzle with missing pieces. We know the killer. We know his victim. But...

Horseracing set for Anjue and Hamlet Park, Mahaicony on Sunday April 18

Mar 28, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Horseracing set for Anjue and Hamlet Park, Mahaicony on Sunday April 18

The Horseracing band wagon switches to Demerara when the Anjue and Hamlet race track situated at Branch Road Mahaicony on the East Coast Demerara stages its first race meet for the year. The action...

Marx is dead, Jagan is dead and Boyo just died

Mar 28, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Marx is dead, Jagan is dead and Boyo just died

I have had many good friends that have passed away. I count Brian Rodway (of the WPA) as one and definitely the man who raised me up, Fred Philips, the former CEO of the Georgetown Club. I have never...

STAG renews sponsorship for Rahaman

Mar 28, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on STAG renews sponsorship for Rahaman

STAG Beer renewed its support for motor racing champion Ryan Rahaman which will run for the entire year. Rahaman, who will be driving a Ford Sierra is the reigning 2B Champion and according to the...

The Baccoo speaks

Mar 28, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

The holidays are here and once more children would be using the various roadways. However, some drivers are reluctant to accept their responsibility so they would continue to drive as though there is...

Procedural aspects of federalism

Mar 28, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Procedural aspects of federalism

Even though all parties agree that our present form of governance is too centralised, the almost decade-long impasse over arriving at a consensus between the government and opposition on granting...

Alpha ‘The Hammer’ seeks revenge against Suriname’s Walking Boys today

Mar 28, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Alpha ‘The Hammer’ seeks revenge against Suriname’s Walking Boys today

By Franklin Wilson Apart from sinking their opponents en route to the next stage of the Caribbean Football Union Champion League Qualifying competition, Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United is seeking...

THE QUESTION OF POLITICAL SUCCESSION

Mar 28, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE QUESTION OF POLITICAL SUCCESSION

One of the criticisms made during this month when there are observances to mark the life of the former President of Guyana, Cheddi Jagan, is that he did not leave a succession plan. It has been...

20-year veteran Stephen Belle eyeing domination of unlimited category

Mar 28, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on 20-year veteran Stephen Belle eyeing domination of unlimited category

As the countdown to what is anticipated to be the biggest ever Bartica, Easter Regatta Powerboat Racing Championships, USA based Veteran Stephen Belle is eyeing domination of the unlimited division....

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EBDCA/D&R Construction 40-Over Cricket Competition continues

Land, taxes and penalties

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-The American humorist Will Rogers once remarked that the best investment on earth is earth... more