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The Politics of Leadership: Guyana and its Presidency

Jun 13, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on The Politics of Leadership: Guyana and its Presidency

By Sir Ronald Sanders A number of Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) countries face leadership uncertainties in the coming months. However, in none of them are the uncertainties more...

Johnny Barnwell organises Fathers day domino tourney

Jun 13, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Johnny Barnwell organises Fathers day domino tourney

The South Turkeyen Sports Committee will host a grand domino tournament in honour of all fathers, on Father’s Day, scheduled to get underway today at Julian’s Guinness Hideout Mahaicony, ECD...

Mohamed Rahim and Sons support athletes’ preparations

Jun 13, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mohamed Rahim and Sons support athletes’ preparations

Seven athletes from the Enmore Athletics Club are scheduled to leave Guyana early next month to participate in the annual Hampton International Games scheduled for Trinidad and Tobago from July 2-4....

Karatekas off to ISKF Master Camp

Jun 13, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Karatekas off to ISKF Master Camp

On Friday morning a 5-member team of Shotokan Karatekas left Guyana to attend the 44th Annual ISKF Master Camp 2010 and International Goodwill Tournament which is being held in Philadelphia, USA,...

10 years after “Arrowhead” Courtney Noel eyes movie gig

Jun 13, 2010 knews News Comments Off on 10 years after “Arrowhead” Courtney Noel eyes movie gig

By Neil Marks Courtney Noel has a meeting coming up with the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr Frank Anthony. His wife has left him in charge of her snackette on Quamina Street, so the meeting...

Another Harpy Eagles boxer disciplined

Jun 13, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Another Harpy Eagles boxer disciplined

Another young boxer of the Harpy Eagles Gym has come under the hammer of the Disciplinary Committee of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) after showing some amount of disregard for the...

A Search for a Postcolonial Concept

Jun 13, 2010 knews News Comments Off on A Search for a Postcolonial Concept

A review of Churaumanie Bissundyal’s Dissertation Book By Balkrishna Naipaul Churaumanie Bissundyal’s Modern Western Fiction and Sanskrit Aesthetics and Theory: A Search for a Postcolonial...

Greaves tops field in feature 35 lap school boys & invitational race

Jun 13, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Greaves tops field in feature 35 lap school boys & invitational race

By Franklin Wilson Alonzo Greaves maintained his dominance on the cycling track yesterday when he comfortably won the feature school boys & invitational 35-lap contest at the 10th Annual P&P...

Only scrutiny can enhance GPF’s professionalism

Jun 13, 2010 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Only scrutiny can enhance GPF’s professionalism

(An excerpt from a presentation in 2003 by Khemraj Ramjattan) Calls for the “pruning of all deadwood” from within and outside of the Administration at Home Affairs, inclusive of the Police Force...

Worldly Words Scrabble Club takes the sport to Berbice

Jun 13, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Worldly Words Scrabble Club takes the sport to Berbice

Less than one month after successfully staging a tournament for intermediate players and those that fall outside of the top ten rating of the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP), President...

When our protector turns against us

Jun 13, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on When our protector turns against us

By Adam Harris Bob Marley once sang, ‘Man to man is so unjust, children you don’t know who to trust’. But he was not the only one to reach that conclusion. So many people know that man is most...

Goodluck & Persaud intensifies training ahead of Bisley

Jun 13, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Goodluck & Persaud intensifies training ahead of Bisley

Commence recorded shoots at Timehri Ranges today Following their history making performance at the West Indies Fullbore Shooting Championships at the Paragon Ranges in Barbados where Guyana won both...

Long live Walter Rodney: The struggle goes on!

Jun 13, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Long live Walter Rodney: The struggle goes on!

Today marks 30 years since the murder of historian, Dr. Walter Rodney, by the Government of that day. I attended the Walter Rodney lecture at the National Library last Friday delivered by Dr. David...

Dead man at Bamboo Turn

Jun 13, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Dead man at Bamboo Turn

By Michael Jordan Marva Usher was a very worried woman. Her son, 25-year-old taxi driver Edward Whinfield, had visited her in late December, 2009, for a family ‘get together’. He had left at...

The Baccoo speaks

Jun 13, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

The fires have returned with a vengeance and tears are falling like rain. There are going to be other fires, one of them breaking out in a government office which had closed for the day. Rumours are...

Rodney the Revolutionary

Jun 13, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Rodney the Revolutionary

On Friday 13th June, 1980 – exactly 30 years ago – in what has to be one of the most horrific acts that make us ever wary of “Black Fridays”, Dr Walter Rodney was brutally murdered. As to the...

Young Achievers ‘B’ latest team to advance

Jun 13, 2010 KNews Freddie Kissoon, Sports Comments Off on Young Achievers ‘B’ latest team to advance

Young Achievers ‘B’ became the latest team to advance in the Aracari Resort /Guyana Volleyball Federation All-Fours Beach Tournament when they played unbeaten in the second round of...

Bryan partners with Edghill and Humphrey to win two doubles titles

Jun 13, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bryan partners with Edghill and Humphrey to win two doubles titles

National table tennis player, Nigel ‘Poster Boy’ Bryan shared in two separate partnerships which resulted in two titles yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall when the Guyana Table...

WHAT IS THERE TO HIDE?

Jun 13, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHAT IS THERE TO HIDE?

Today we continue our examination of the Amaila Falls Hydroelectric Project and the contract for the construction of the access road to the project site. Last week we dealt with the responsibility of...

THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES COMMISSION: Will the recommendations ever be implemented?

Jun 13, 2010 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES COMMISSION: Will the recommendations ever be implemented?

The killing of 16-year-old student, Kelvin Anthony Fraser, on Monday, June 7, 2010 at Patentia, West Bank Demerara; the reported conduct of Police ranks assaulting a proprietor of a night club at...

Fire disrupts family of seven

Jun 13, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Fire disrupts family of seven

A family of seven is in disbelief and shock after they came home Friday night to a gutted house. Neighbours later told them that they believe that the fire was electrical in origin. According to...

Police sergeant, brother nabbed after Parika robbery

Jun 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Police sergeant, brother nabbed after Parika robbery

A Georgetown- based police sergeant, his brother and another man are in custody following a robbery at Hubu, Parika Backdam last night. Preliminary reports state that two men, Ryan Kailan, 17, and...

PPPC believed to be better party to grow economy

Jun 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on PPPC believed to be better party to grow economy

…crime/corruption is Achilles heel of administration-CADRES The recent poll conducted by the Caribbean Research and Development Services concludes that a large cross section of Guyanese believe...

Floods devastate Coomacka, promises still unfulfilled

Jun 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Floods devastate Coomacka, promises still unfulfilled

Residents of Coomacka are fed up with the flooding, and promises of relief measures that remain just that— promises that are never fulfilled. At present, sections of this small community located...

Two arrested during probe

Jun 12, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Two arrested during probe

NUMBER SEVEN VILLAGE, CORENTYNE – Detectives, in Division ‘B’ of the Guyana Police Force, are continuing to probe the murder of taxi driver, Trevor Kissoon, of 25 Alexander Street, New...

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Guyanese boxers shine at T&T National Boxing Championships

A warning to President Ali on U.S. Overtures

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- It remains unknown what President Ali told the U.S. Secretary of State during their recent... more