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Books are meant to be read, Part Four

May 02, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Guyanese Literature Comments Off on Books are meant to be read, Part Four

– By Petamber Persaud The Coolie, His Rights and Wrongs’ by John Edwards Jenkins The Caribbean Press, 2010 Imagine how you would feel come payday after toiling ten hours a day for six days in...

Alpha stunned by Riddim Squad as big names exit Mayor’s Cup

May 02, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Alpha stunned by Riddim Squad as big names exit Mayor’s Cup

GDF march forward after dramatic shootout With last year’s champion, Pele FC out of the championships, the Mayor’s Cup football extravaganza will witness the ascension of a new champion but even...

Fred Collins carts off Labour Day Open Scrabble championship

May 02, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fred Collins carts off Labour Day Open Scrabble championship

Former national scrabble champion, Fred Collins won five games and drew one to compile 5 1/2 points and a positive spread of 540 to capture the top prize when the nations best word formers convened...

The Daggernose Shark

May 02, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Daggernose Shark

The daggernose shark (Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus) is a little-known species of requiem shark, family Carcharhinidae, and the only extant member of its genus. It occurs in shallow tropical waters off...

Save the Caribbean’s standing: Sink the yen for whales

May 02, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Save the Caribbean’s standing: Sink the yen for whales

By Sir Ronald Sanders “…. He that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed”: Shakespeare, Othello Several Caribbean countries could be...

Racism… politically engineered or human flaw?

May 02, 2010 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Racism… politically engineered or human flaw?

YOUTH MAKE YOUR MARK! As our youth arm, Youth For Change (YFC) prepares to host its convention on Saturday, at the Ocean View Convention Centre, we feature an article on the evil of racism as seen...

GABA development thrust continues with U-15/Jnr competitions

May 02, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABA development thrust continues with U-15/Jnr competitions

The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association’s (GABA) development thrust continues under its President Steve Ninvalle and team of executives with planned competition for Under-15 and Junior boxers....

So many plans, so little execution

May 02, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on So many plans, so little execution

Cricket World Cup has come to Guyana and with it the reality that as much as we think we have roadways, the event has exposed this weakness. On Friday, as fate would have it, the telephone lines to...

Fascism in Guyana and the cult of the maximum leader

May 02, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Fascism in Guyana and the cult of the maximum leader

President Jagdeo is not as fortunate as President Burnham when the latter began to nurture the maximum leader syndrome. At that time all schools were public and school children had to march and...

The Baccoo speaks

May 02, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

Last week was just as horrid as I said. There was the river tragedy and the road accidents. Nothing is going to change. More madness would occur on the streets as craziness continues to take root....

Another emphatic statement was made on Friday

May 02, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Another emphatic statement was made on Friday

By Rawle Welch The capacity crowd that showed up at the National Stadium to witness the start of the ICC T20 World Cup played among the top nations in cricket must have made another emphatic...

Amerindians in the Centre

May 02, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Amerindians in the Centre

In a recent letter to the press, Dr Henry Jeffrey suggested that to break the logjam that has developed in Guyanese politics, an Amerindian be chosen as the Presidential candidate of a combined...

ICC Chief Executive praises people of Guyana after thrilling start

May 02, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on ICC Chief Executive praises people of Guyana after thrilling start

Haroon Lorgat: “The crowd chose to ‘Bring It’ to the National Stadium and created real calypso spirit” ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat congratulated the cricket lovers of Guyana for...

RICH MAN, POOR MAN!

May 02, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on RICH MAN, POOR MAN!

When Guyana was the second poorest nation in the western hemisphere, large acreages of agricultural land were given out to individuals by the then People’s National Congress government. This is an...

NOTICE TO ALL READERS OF KAIETEUR NEWS

May 01, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on NOTICE TO ALL READERS OF KAIETEUR NEWS

We are calling to your attention the continued systematic campaign to strangle this newspaper and at the same time to assure you, our readers and advertisers, that those behind this wicked plot are...

DPP says Sharma wants passport to travel to Canada

May 01, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on DPP says Sharma wants passport to travel to Canada

The request by the legal team for embattled television station owner CN Sharma to have copies of his passport has nothing to do with boosting Sharma’s defense but about him wanting to travel to...

Boat sinks during storm, three passengers missing

May 01, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Boat sinks during storm, three passengers missing

– pregnant woman among five survivors Police are scouring the Essequibo River for three persons who are feared drowned after a boat manned by an unlicensed operator capsized on Thursday near...

Jagdeo blasts US report on Guyana

May 01, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo blasts US report on Guyana

“I don’t care about some sterile economic index and our ranking on that” Head of State, Bharrat Jagdeo, blasted the 2010 Economic Freedom Report on Guyana which was prepared by Heritage...

Dem boys seh… BHARRAT is a champion

May 01, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… BHARRAT is a champion

Imagine people decide that Bharrat got to be treated like God. People does spell de name of the Man above wid a capital letter. Dr Randy get vex when de Waterfalls paper write how Bharrat is an...

Two GDF ranks charged with demanding money by menace

May 01, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Two GDF ranks charged with demanding money by menace

Two ranks from the Guyana Defence Force were granted their pre trial liberty, yesterday when they appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown Magistrates Court. The...

Driver in Sparendaam fatal crash on $2M bail

May 01, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Driver in Sparendaam fatal crash on $2M bail

Magistrate Judy Latchman yesterday placed driver, Keith King, on $2M bail, whenr he appeared in court in connection with Wednesday’s crash at Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara. That crash claimed the...

Georgetown in Guyana may be the most stink capital in the world

May 01, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Georgetown in Guyana may be the most stink capital in the world

I remember Colin Croft, former West Indies pace man, turned commentator once remarked that he visits a lot of countries in the world as a commentator but he hardly sees anything. He says that he just...

A THREAT IS LOOMING

May 01, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A THREAT IS LOOMING

There is a serious crisis brewing in Guyana. It is of a public health nature. This past week there was a mini scare when there were reports about the city’s municipality having cash flow problems,...

Major Brazil investor to produce paddy seeds in Rupununi

May 01, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Major Brazil investor to produce paddy seeds in Rupununi

A major European investor, based in Brazil, is to invest in a seed paddy farm and facility in the Rupununi area, Region Nine. Already, there are agreements made with the investor and a crucial...

Prime Minister receives Chinese delegation

May 01, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Prime Minister receives Chinese delegation

Government continues to make significant strides in establishing and strengthening linkages with its trading partners. This was evident by the remarks of Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, yesterday, when...

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GPF arrests Presidential Guards by 48 runs as cricket action gets underway

No immigrant should feel safe in America today

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- There was a time when an illegal immigrant in America could live in the shadows with some... more