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Trophy Stall claim title with solid performance

May 05, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall claim title with solid performance

Trophy Stall defeated Regal XI by 44 runs to claim the Rockaway Auto Sales trophy and $50,000 first prize when the final of the competition was played last weekend at Lusignan. Trophy Stall took...

Timehri, St. Mary’s, Kuru Kuru all register wins

May 05, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Timehri, St. Mary’s, Kuru Kuru all register wins

Timehri, St. Mary’s and Kuru Kuru were among the latest winners in this year’s Primary Schools Windball Cricket Championships which continued recently at the Timehri Red ground. In results of...

Air Services Limited launches service to Mabaruma, expands schedule

May 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Air Services Limited launches service to Mabaruma, expands schedule

With fantastic views, a rich soil capable of producing an agriculture bounty, intriguing Amerindian culture, and miles upon miles of shell beach where endangered marine sea turtles nest, Region One...

Arrival and enigma: Fascism and the Guyanese East Indian mind

May 05, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Arrival and enigma: Fascism and the Guyanese East Indian mind

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DPP ‘orders inquest’ into vigilante killing

May 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on DPP ‘orders inquest’ into vigilante killing

The Director of Public Prosecutions Shalimar Ali-Hack has reportedly ordered that an inquest be held into the death of robbery suspect 18-year-old Simeon Lawrence. This is according to a source close...

Man bedridden one month after accident

May 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Man bedridden one month after accident

– accused fined $25,000 One month after he was struck down by a pickup while going to work, Mohamed Hassan is still bedridden, his motorbike is wrecked, and he has to hire an ambulance to take...

Village Imam further remanded

May 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Village Imam further remanded

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson again refused to grant bail to an Imam, who is embroiled in a sex probe involving a 14-year-old girl. Yesterday, Clairmont Meertins made his second court...

Training for crisis hotline operators completed

May 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Training for crisis hotline operators completed

– Health Ministry better poised to address suicide cases With the completion yesterday of an intense crisis hotline training programme, which was undertaken through the collaborative effort of...

It is time for the PPPC, PNCR to move on

May 05, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on It is time for the PPPC, PNCR to move on

dear Editor After experiencing 57 years (1953-2010) of what the P.P.P. and the P.N.C. have together chosen to toss to us as Good Governance, it is now the People’s Turn to speak; to say to the...

Help the human-animal bond with faith

May 05, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Help the human-animal bond with faith

Dear Editor: I refer to a letter of May 1 caption “Is this how cruel people have become?” where the writer was traumatized over a horse on the road with a slit stomach and that no one seemed...

Two charged for causing death by dangerous driving

May 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Two charged for causing death by dangerous driving

A 39-year-old driver from the Ministry of Education was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, to answer a charge of causing death by...

Answer the questions, Mr. President

May 05, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Answer the questions, Mr. President

Dear Editor, The courage of your staff to ask the hard questions and your refusal to succumb to overwhelming pressures to only publish articles favorable to the PPP/C Administration, is the reason...

What will the reaction be?

May 05, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on What will the reaction be?

Dear Editor, After reading Mr. Freddie Kissoon’s article in yesterday’s (2010- 05-04) edition of the Kaieteur News captioned “Did Robert Corbin get conned?”, I couldn’t help but ponder on...

CARELESS with CARICOM – Part 2

May 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on CARELESS with CARICOM – Part 2

By Sir Shridath Ramphal (Sir Shridath has held the positions of Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chancellor of the University of the West Indies, Chairman of the West Indian Commission and Chief...

Stop the abuse of the environment

May 05, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Stop the abuse of the environment

Dear Editor, Firstly, allow me to extend sincere congratulations to our President on achieving the UNEP Champion of the Earth Award. I hope that this desperate plea strikes a chord with His...

Police seeking advice from DPP

May 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Police seeking advice from DPP

As police are continuing their investigation into the death of labourer Inshan Ally, the two men who were detained remain in custody as the lawmen await the advice of the Director of Public...

VERY PRESUMPTUOUS!

May 05, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on VERY PRESUMPTUOUS!

A very presumptuous letter was sent to this newspaper concerning the general coverage given by the media of the recent international award received by the President of Guyana. While it was...

Arrival Day

May 05, 2010 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Arrival Day

To a large extent, the history of most post-colonial societies is a history of their search for identity. This observation is most relevant to us in Guyana. It has been observed, with great insight,...

The Labour Minister acted outside the constitution

May 05, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Labour Minister acted outside the constitution

Dear Editor, Response is made to Akbar Khan’s letter “The Labour Minister did no wrong” (KN 28/4/2010). To argue that the Minister broke no law in his handling of the unresolved six-month-old...

Importance of midwives emphasised as Int’l Day is observed

May 05, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Importance of midwives emphasised as Int’l Day is observed

Aimed at increasing the knowledge base of local midwives and at the same time strengthening their ability to network and share experiences, International Day of Midwives was observed yesterday with...

Arrival and enigma: Fascism and the Guyanese East Indian mind

May 05, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Arrival and enigma: Fascism and the Guyanese East Indian mind

The role of the historian is to probe, to be suspicious, to dig deep and deeper, to explode myths and dissolve mythologies and also to expose if the evidence is there. Today, like any other moment...

DPP seeks to have Judge recuse self

May 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on DPP seeks to have Judge recuse self

… Pink suitcase High court trial The ‘cocaine in pink suitcase’ hearing in the High Court took a surprising twist yesterday. When the matter was called before Justice William Ramlal and...

Cops seeking advice after finding no evidence of murder

May 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Cops seeking advice after finding no evidence of murder

With all the hoopla surrounding the tragic death of 30-year old Bridgette Gangadeen, investigators are now forced to seek the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions to determine what charge or...

PM clears air on mining issue

May 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on PM clears air on mining issue

…Asserts Government’s commitment to ensure survival of the industry Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, in a press release, stated that “contrary to what various paid advertisements have been...

UNICEF pledges continued support to Child Rights Commission

May 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on UNICEF pledges continued support to Child Rights Commission

By supporting the efforts of the Constitutional Commission on the Rights of the Child, the United Nation’s Children Fund (UNICEF) has reaffirmed its commitment to aid Government’s attempt of...