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‘Peeping’ could land you in jail

Apr 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Peeping’ could land you in jail

– Sexual Offences Act Someone accused and found guilty of secretly observing another person “doing a private act,” could face a fine of $500,000 and up to five years’ imprisonment. This...

Amateur boxers named as Castrol lubricates ProAm boxing card

Apr 29, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Amateur boxers named as Castrol lubricates ProAm boxing card

The management of Castrol, Waterloo Street, South Cummingsburg had injected a little ‘lubricating oil’ into the Pro/Am boxing card with a substantial monetary donation to the organizers. The gift...

One year later police yet to arrest suspect

Apr 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on One year later police yet to arrest suspect

Come Saturday, it will be one year since 51-year-old Rupert Randolph Gill was stabbed in his neck, in clear daylight. However police are yet to locate his attacker one year later. The man who lived...

Full points for MYO, Providence, LBI ‘A’ & Mon Repos ‘B’

Apr 29, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Full points for MYO, Providence, LBI ‘A’ & Mon Repos ‘B’

The annual Bakewell sponsored Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) of Guyana 15 overs Inter-Jamaat Softball round-robin cricket competition continued last Sunday at the MYO and LBI Grounds. At the MYO...

Afghans warm-up for India with 5-wicket win against Ireland

Apr 29, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Afghans warm-up for India with 5-wicket win against Ireland

By Sean Devers Afghanistan warmed up for their opening match against inaugural ICC 20/20 World Cup winners India on Saturday in St Lucia with a convincing 5-wicket win against fellow ICC qualifiers...

Charlotte Street shooting accused remanded

Apr 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Charlotte Street shooting accused remanded

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on Tuesday refused to grant bail to a former employee of Lambert’s Enterprise who was involved in a shooting incident on Saturday afternoon. The man,...

New entertainment facility reshapes Greenheart Street

Apr 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on New entertainment facility reshapes Greenheart Street

Greenheart Street, once famous for the neatly lined range houses stretching from Arvida Road (Republic Avenue) to David Rose Avenue, has slowly been changing over the years. Many persons who once...

A need for more welfare officers and guidance counselors

Apr 29, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on A need for more welfare officers and guidance counselors

Dear Editor, Student violence in schools in Guyana seems to be a growing culture among many disruptive elements today. What is really happening is that some parents of students in certain schools...

Violation of powerless young ladies

Apr 29, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Violation of powerless young ladies

Dear Editor, I write to congratulate Mr. Freddie Kissoon for his piece, “Sexual fascism in Guyana: Maniacs in the corridors of power” (Kaieteur News April 25, 2010). The article exposes a deep,...

Landowner closes 38-year-old thoroughfare

Apr 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Landowner closes 38-year-old thoroughfare

…some D’Urban Backlands residents contemplate legal action A roadway that led from Mandela Avenue into a section of D’Urban Backlands, in the vicinity of the National Cultural Centre has been...

Developing countries not tapping into their creative resources – says CARICOM cultural expert

Apr 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Developing countries not tapping into their creative resources – says CARICOM cultural expert

The lead authority on culture at the Secretariat of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has observed that developing countries including those in the Caribbean, have not maximized the opportunities...

Letter to the UNEP boss was about govt. corruption

Apr 29, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Letter to the UNEP boss was about govt. corruption

Dear Editor, First, let me say on Tuesday morning before leaving for work, only the Guyana Chronicle’s Internet version was available at the time, and so I read a letter from one Randy Kirton,...

Crime poses a “clear and present danger’ to the Caribbean – CARICOM official

Apr 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Crime poses a “clear and present danger’ to the Caribbean – CARICOM official

Crime and violence pose a “clear and present danger’ to the Caribbean, Dr Edward Greene, CARICOM’s Assistant Secretary-General for Human and Social Development, has said. Other security...

When one lies enough, one forgets the original lie

Apr 29, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on When one lies enough, one forgets the original lie

Dear Editor, Anna Goodridge who is suspected to be another pen name for Prem Misir or one of his band of merry entrepreneurs who daily spread domination propaganda has lost her (or his) mind. She...

Guyana’s opposition forces should keep a keen eye on T&T ‘Big Tent’ coalition

Apr 29, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Guyana’s opposition forces should keep a keen eye on T&T ‘Big Tent’ coalition

Dear Editor, The news from Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), that a “big tent” coalition of all opposition forces will contest the next general elections in May, is something that the opposition...

There is an urgent need for a city business plan

Apr 29, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on There is an urgent need for a city business plan

Dear Editor, I am firmly of the view that I am not alone in the belief that there are doable solutions to the problems of the Georgetown City Council. This thought was borne out in a recent article...

Former murder accused freed of robbery with violence charge

Apr 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Former murder accused freed of robbery with violence charge

…charged with possession of arms and ammunition Dorsette Mc Cammon who was freed in the high court in 2009 on a charge of murder stemming from the shooting death of police man Mica Cort on February...

Republic Bank rejects UG’s credentials

Apr 29, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Republic Bank rejects UG’s credentials

I responded on Tuesday morning to Republic Bank’s request to customers that as a requirement of the Anti-Money Laundering Law they have to come in to re-identify themselves and bring proof of...

Nrityageet 31 for National Cultural Centre

Apr 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Nrityageet 31 for National Cultural Centre

The Nadira and Indranie Shah Dance Troupe will hold its annual dance production, Nrityageet, over the next two weekends at the National Cultural Centre. The group has been presenting annual...

The media can play a role here

Apr 29, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on The media can play a role here

Dear Editor, The Catholic Church has rightly come in for some very harsh criticism from the press for its mishandling of clerical sex-abuse cases in several countries. There seems to have been...

GREED OR NEED?

Apr 29, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on GREED OR NEED?

Yesterday, we examined the role of greed in capitalism. Greed is groovy. But does this make it right or best for all concerned? And is this what the people want. Today’s column examines these...

Health Minister makes a mockery of Guyana Medical Council – GHRA

Apr 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Health Minister makes a mockery of Guyana Medical Council – GHRA

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has accused Minister of Health Dr. Leslie Ramsammy of effectively depriving the Guyana Medical Council of its capacity to enforce professional standards....

The joint services raid

Apr 29, 2010 knews Editorial Comments Off on The joint services raid

THE joint services swept down on the Stabroek Market and when they were through, there were more than two dozen arrests and the recovery of some stolen items. The manner of the raid caused some panic...

Hammer, chisel found in Death Row

Apr 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Hammer, chisel found in Death Row

– condemned prisoner accused of planning breakout Hafeez Hoosein, a Death Row inmate in the Camp Street jail, is now in solitary confinement. And his detention in solitary is not in keeping...

Rupununi resident survives 15-minute battle with 150-lb jaguar

Apr 28, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Rupununi resident survives 15-minute battle with 150-lb jaguar

A 28-year-old Amerindian fisherman is recovering at the Lethem Hospital after miraculously surviving a 15-minute battle with a ferocious female jaguar. At the end of the battle, the jaguar lay dead...

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National B/Ball team departs for Suriname today

Poverty does not come with a lifetime warranty

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- When the national discussion segues to poverty reduction, it resurrects the age-old debate... more