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Classy Jayawardene spurs S/Lanka to win

May 04, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Classy Jayawardene spurs S/Lanka to win

Zimbabwe lose rain-hit match by 14 runs on D/L system By Sean Devers The slam-bang 20/20 cricket seems well suited for the savage butcher at work but yesterday at Providence another sell-out crowd...

Collingwood blames Duckworth and Lewis system for loss

May 04, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Collingwood blames Duckworth and Lewis system for loss

By Rawle Welch England’s Captain Paul Collingwood told the media at the post match briefing that he feels there is a major problem with the Duckworth and Lewis system in the T20 format of the game...

Sammy, rain help Windies advance to next stage

May 04, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Sammy, rain help Windies advance to next stage

England lose by 8 wkts on D/L system By Sean Devers Another ram-packed Guyana National Stadium at Providence was in celebratory mode yesterday afternoon and not even the drenching rain could prevent...

Why isn’t Fip Motilall saying anything?

May 04, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Why isn’t Fip Motilall saying anything?

Dear Editor, Your newspaper has been carrying out an expose on very important issues related to the Amaila Falls Road Project, and along the way I, like many other readers, have for the first time...

T&T’s “big tent” politics different from Guyana’s

May 04, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on T&T’s “big tent” politics different from Guyana’s

Dear Editor, I am not sure “big tent” politics can work in Guyana. An attempt was made in 2005/6 but it collapsed. Dr. Joey Jagan is calling on the opposition forces to look to Trinidad (KN Apr...

ACDA’s tribute to Clarence Ellis

May 04, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on ACDA’s tribute to Clarence Ellis

Dear Editor, We buried our beloved friend and mentor Clarence Frederick Ellis in his hometown of Queenstown, Essequibo on Saturday May 1st. It was a fitting day, Labour Day, for his burial as...

Loss of Muslim Mother Tongue (Urdu)

May 04, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Loss of Muslim Mother Tongue (Urdu)

Dear Editor, The majority of Hindustani immigrants to British Guiana were from the Urdu speaking belt of northern India from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. During the period of Indian indentureship...

Two giants joining force for one common cause

May 04, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Two giants joining force for one common cause

Dear Editor, With great interest and satisfaction I learnt from a previous SN publication dated April 15, 2010 that talks were in the making with the Brazilian counterparts for local athletes having...

The noise nuisance debacle

May 04, 2010 knews Editorial Comments Off on The noise nuisance debacle

There is nothing more frustrating that going home to rest and being unable to. Some people suffer this discomfort because of domestic squabbles, others because the weight of domestic duties is such...

Woman’s head crushed by truck driven by husband

May 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Woman’s head crushed by truck driven by husband

– husband claims suicide, relatives suspect murder Fourteen turbulent years of marriage ended tragically with the mysterious death of 30-year old Bridgette Gangandeen, whose mangled body was...

Two bodies recovered, one still missing

May 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Two bodies recovered, one still missing

Omai boat mishap… Police have recovered the bodies of two of the missing miners who drowned during last Thursday’s boat mishap in the Essequibo River. The remains of Norman Newton of...

Dem boys seh….Waterfalls paper circulation double

May 03, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh….Waterfalls paper circulation double

De Waterfalls paper price increase $20 more and immediately de circulation double. People understand everything wha happening and dem behind de paper fully. When dem boys see de circulation double...

Deadline for customer identity verification to be extended by three months

May 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Deadline for customer identity verification to be extended by three months

Government responds favourably to request by banks… – Finance Minister Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh yesterday announced that, in response to representations made by a number of licensed...

Current administration most corrupt in history of British West Indies

May 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Current administration most corrupt in history of British West Indies

.now attempting to strangulate private media – Kissoon “In Guyana today, we have seen the emergence of an elected dictatorship characterised by fascist features which leads one to the...

GPA urges swift passage of Freedom of Information Act

May 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GPA urges swift passage of Freedom of Information Act

– On World Press Freedom Day The Guyana Press Association (GPA) in commemorating another World Press Freedom Day, has urged journalists and the press to be vigilant; to seek to be informed,...

IAC hosts 2010 Mela at National Park

May 03, 2010 KNews News 2

The blur of bright colours, the sound of rhythmic beats and the aromas of ‘seven curry’ drew the senses last evening as the Indian Arrival Committee staged their annual IAC Mela at the National...

UG hosts Brazilian Film

May 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on UG hosts Brazilian Film

Today the Department of Language and Cultural Studies, School of Education and Humanities, will be hosting two presentations on Brazilian culture. The Brazilian film ‘Macunima’ will be shown...

Woman torches neighbour’s home

May 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Woman torches neighbour’s home

The police are searching for a mother of five who allegedly burned down a neighbour’s home on Saturday night, at Swan Turn Soesdkye/ Linden Highway. The property was owned by Linieka Roopnaraine...

Windies batters need to fire against England

May 03, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windies batters need to fire against England

Zimbabwe hunting another upset win against S/Lanka By Sean Devers The Guyana-leg of the action in the 2010 ICC 20/20 World Cup continues today at Providence with another double-header including...

M&CC moves to fill the position of Town Clerk and City Treasurer

May 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on M&CC moves to fill the position of Town Clerk and City Treasurer

Having officially relinquished ties with Ms Beulah Williams as its Town Clerk, and Mr Roderick Edinboro as its City Treasurer, the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown is currently on a mission to...

Sammy reaches out to the home fans

May 03, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sammy reaches out to the home fans

Huge crowd for opener in Guyana was a great boost, says St Lucian all-rounder “A big shout out to all the people in the Caribbean to come out and support” Darren Sammy, the hero of...

Education Min. seeks collaborative effort to address school system woes

May 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Education Min. seeks collaborative effort to address school system woes

Leadership at the school level is crucial if the Ministry of Education is expected to truly intervene in the unacceptable practices that are rampant in some schools. According to Minister of...

Gilkes defeats King in Pro/Am Boxing Card

May 03, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gilkes defeats King in Pro/Am Boxing Card

By Michael Benjamin Leon entered the ring as ‘The Lion’ while Theopholous is the authentic ‘King.’ At the end of their four rounds encounter Gilkes snatched both titles and exited the ring as...

Regional Primary Schools Windball Cricket continues in Berbice

May 03, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional Primary Schools Windball Cricket continues in Berbice

This year’s 13th Annual Regional Primary Schools Windball Cricket Championships continued on Friday last, at the Skeldon Community Centre ground in Berbice. Among the winning schools were No.68,...

Amateur boxers turn in credible performances

May 03, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Amateur boxers turn in credible performances

Some of the nation’s top amateur boxers turned in credible performances and vindicated the view that the sport is on the rise when activities in the third ProAm boxing card continued at the Cliff...

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“One Guyana” is no less a national slogan than “Green Guyana”

Kaieteur News- The notion that “One Guyana” is a partisan slogan is pure poppycock. It is a desperate fiction... more