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Vieux Fort & Gros Islet record wins

Jun 18, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Vieux Fort & Gros Islet record wins

Vieux Fort South and Gros Islet registered contrasting victories when competition in the Kashif & Shanghai/Blackheart/St. Lucia Football Association sanctioned knock-out football tournament...

The ultimate sacrifice for social justice

Jun 18, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on The ultimate sacrifice for social justice

Dear Editor, On June 16, 1948 62 years ago, five young cane-cutters, were shot and killed by the Colonial police, as a result of peaceful industrial action taken against the Colonial Masters on...

Mabaruma teen remanded on carnal knowledge charge

Jun 18, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Mabaruma teen remanded on carnal knowledge charge

An 18-year-old Mabaruma resident was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with carnal knowledge. The accused, Keireul Perez, made his appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court...

THE CANTER SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IMPOUNDED

Jun 18, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE CANTER SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IMPOUNDED

Yesterday, this column examined some of the issues that emerged following the fatal shooting of schoolboy, Kelvin Fraser. We looked at the media coverage of the event and the need for more...

Govt. needs to be proactive in planning the layout of communities

Jun 18, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Govt. needs to be proactive in planning the layout of communities

Dear Editor, I am neither a Civil Engineer nor an urban/suburban planner. I am simply an average citizen with a little bit of common sense. My issue is with the allocation of government land for...

Will the family of this child get justice Mr. Rohee?

Jun 18, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Will the family of this child get justice Mr. Rohee?

Dear Editor: “The police are here not to create disorder. They are here to preserve order.” – Richard J. Daley When I was a young man growing in Burnham’s Guyana, I perceived the police...

Immediate police reform needed

Jun 18, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Immediate police reform needed

Dear Editor, The brutal slaying of Kelvin Fraser highlights the fact that the Guyana Police Force (GPF) needs urgent reform. How many times must this statement be made of the police or how many more...

GTTA to host Presentation Ceremony today

Jun 18, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTTA to host Presentation Ceremony today

-leading players to collect various awards The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) will host its Presentation Ceremony today for the recently-concluded National Sports Commission-sponsored...

Food for the Poor donates to public service

Jun 18, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Food for the Poor donates to public service

Food For The Poor (Guyana) Inc, on Wednesday last, donated 94 pairs of rain boots, 20 mountain bikes, and one dozen flashlights to the East La Penitence Police Station, the City Constabulary...

Walter Rodney continues to be betrayed by none other than his own

Jun 18, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Walter Rodney continues to be betrayed by none other than his own

Dear Editor, After reading Freddie Kissoon’s “The WPA: Aging deceivers or aging revolutionaries?” (Kaieteur News, June 15) It became clearer to me why the death of Dr. Walter Rodney has not...

The PPP can lose the elections if the opposition does its work

Jun 18, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The PPP can lose the elections if the opposition does its work

I have read and I have heard many political observers opine that the PPP will still win the next general elections, though it may likely be with a reduced majority or even a minority position in...

NCN Under-15 Inter-Zone 50 overs tournament

Jun 18, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on NCN Under-15 Inter-Zone 50 overs tournament

Lower Corentyne and West Berbice clash in final The rural Village of Edinburgh will for the first time tomorrow host a Berbice cricket final when Lower Corentyne and West Berbice square off at the...

One can only marvel at the incredible assertions penned by Mr. Ogunsey

Jun 18, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on One can only marvel at the incredible assertions penned by Mr. Ogunsey

Dear Editor, Please permit me to respond to two very unfortunate, malicious and libelous references to me in my capacity of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and to Mr. Gocool...

BCB unveils historic Ricks & Sari Agro Industries Ltd. U-13 tournament

Jun 18, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB unveils historic Ricks & Sari Agro Industries Ltd. U-13 tournament

The Berbice Cricket Board on Wednesday with sponsorship from Ricks & Sari Agro Industries Ltd. launched an historic Under-13 Inter-club competition, the first of its kind to be organised by a...

Gov’t yet to come clean on cost of Brazil cable project

Jun 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t yet to come clean on cost of Brazil cable project

The government is yet to come clean on how much money will be spent on running a fibre optic cable from Brazil to Guyana, the government’s chief spokesman Dr Roger Luncheon stated the cost is yet...

Boy, 17, killed in CBR crash

Jun 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Boy, 17, killed in CBR crash

– relatives had pleaded with him not to ride bike A 17-year-old boy was killed on the spot around 23:10 hrs on Tuesday night near Craig, East Bank Demerara, after he crashed the new CBR...

Local Govt. Permanent Secretary sacked

Jun 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Local Govt. Permanent Secretary sacked

… as major reshuffling gets underway A major reshuffling is currently underway within the administration with one such casualty being the Permanent Secretary (ag) of the Ministry of Local...

Accused murderer freed after seven years

Jun 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Accused murderer freed after seven years

By Latoya Giles With a relieved look on his face as though a thousand pounds has been lifted off his shoulders, murder accused Justin John walked out the High Court a free man after spending an...

Govt. contracts… Measures mulled to sanction consultants, engineers

Jun 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. contracts… Measures mulled to sanction consultants, engineers

– performance bonds not ruled out Government is examining the possibility of introducing mechanisms that will make project consultants more liable for foul-ups in contracts, which end up...

19 kilos of cocaine slipped through, local investigators mount probe

Jun 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on 19 kilos of cocaine slipped through, local investigators mount probe

The local drug enforcement agencies have teamed up to conduct a thorough investigation into a shipment of some 19 kilograms of cocaine that arrived in the United States of America from Guyana....

Measures mulled to sanction consultants, engineers

Jun 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Measures mulled to sanction consultants, engineers

– performance bonds not ruled out Government is examining the possibility of introducing mechanisms that will make project consultants more liable for foul-ups in contracts, which end up...

Key sugar targets outlined as Enmore Martyrs remembered

Jun 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Key sugar targets outlined as Enmore Martyrs remembered

Government and union leaders yesterday listed pushing sugar production to 400,000 tonnes by the end of 2012, getting a packaging plant running by February, and setting up a refinery as key targets to...

Accused murderer freed after seven years

Jun 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Accused murderer freed after seven years

By Latoya Giles With a relieved look on his face as though a thousand pounds has been lifted off his shoulders, murder accused Justin John walked out the High Court a free man after spending an...

Private Sector Commission lauds National Competitive Strategy

Jun 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Private Sector Commission lauds National Competitive Strategy

It’s a common occurrence for a Government agency or any agency for that matter to tout the efficacy of their work. Less common is to have that agency’s work validated by an independent body. Yet...

Zeelandia flooded, sabotage suspected

Jun 17, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Zeelandia flooded, sabotage suspected

Police at Wakenaam were trying up to yesterday, to find out who removed the doors from two kokers at Zeelandia Village resulting in the flooding and millions of dollars worth of damage. One resident...

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Social media reporting is a double-edged sword

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Social media has undoubtedly changed how we share and receive information. It has made... more