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Miss Wakenaam to be crowned tomorrow night

Jul 30, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Miss Wakenaam to be crowned tomorrow night

With a mission to assist young women to build self-confidence, and to promote self-worth, morals, and to provide social support for youth the stage is set for a grand Wakanaam Night. The event is...

Govt moves to Parliament for a further US$12.5M

Jul 30, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Govt moves to Parliament for a further US$12.5M

…reasons create doubt among MPs One hundred fifty-three days after Guyana’s largest ever ($143B) budget was approved in the National Assembly, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh has moved to the...

90,000 poor families to get laptops

Jul 30, 2010 knews News Comments Off on 90,000 poor families to get laptops

By Leonard Gildarie Government says that it has earmarked US$30M ($6B) over the next three years to equip an estimated 90,000 poor families with laptops as Guyana attempts to harness the potential of...

AFC’s decision to exclude PNCR not unanimous – Trotman

Jul 30, 2010 knews News Comments Off on AFC’s decision to exclude PNCR not unanimous – Trotman

… says it represents democracy at work By Gary Eleazar “I, as leader, know that people expect that the Alliance For Change (AFC) will find a way to make it possible for an alliance of all...

Boat owner detained at CID Headquarters

Jul 30, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Boat owner detained at CID Headquarters

– body of dead crew member brought back home Local police officials have detained the owner of the ill-fated MV Captain Tom as they try to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the death of...

Fire guts Red Thread Activist’s home

Jul 30, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Fire guts Red Thread Activist’s home

Fire of a so far unknown origin gutted a two-flat house in the posh community of Bonasika Street, Campbellville, around 19:45 hours yesterday, leaving popular Red Thread activist Andaiye and five...

Dem boys seh…Bharrat lying pun de flu?

Jul 30, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Bharrat lying pun de flu?

Poor people smiling. Bharrat announce that he gun put 90,000 computers in poor people house. Well dem boys want to know when this gun happen suh dem ask. De answer come back. Bharrat seh he gun put...

As GT&T launches US$30M fiber optic cable

Jul 30, 2010 knews News Comments Off on As GT&T launches US$30M fiber optic cable

Cheap PCs offered… The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) has allocated a significant portion of its bandwidth to the education sector even as moves are being made to introduce new...

Guyana Watch serves West Coast Berbice

Jul 30, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Guyana Watch serves West Coast Berbice

– medical team heads for Windsor Forest today Hundreds of residents of West Coast Berbice took the opportunity to see the doctors of the Guyana Watch Medical team yesterday. The Team descended...

Searches conducted at two warehouses

Jul 30, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Searches conducted at two warehouses

Two bonds, owned by The Discount Store, were yesterday searched for the fake “Piccadilly” shoes as marshals continued to execute court orders, in a battle of two Regent Street establishments. The...

Jamaican CAC gold medallist offers support to Guyanese Carifta gold medallist at CAC

Jul 30, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jamaican CAC gold medallist offers support to Guyanese Carifta gold medallist at CAC

Guyana’s young breaststroker and 3-time Carifta gold medallist enjoyed her first Senior Meet at the CAC Games ending the Meet with two Personal bests in the 100 and 200m breasts where she...

Taxi driver remanded for causing death

Jul 30, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Taxi driver remanded for causing death

A 28-year-old taxi driver was yesterday refused pretrial liberty when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown Magistrates Court, charged with causing death by...

GUYANA SINK PUERTO RICO IN CAC HOCKEY

Jul 30, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on GUYANA SINK PUERTO RICO IN CAC HOCKEY

The Guyana women’s hockey team relegated Puerto Rico to the 7th & 8th place match set for this morning with a 1-0 victory over the hosts in the CAC hockey tournament. The Guyanese suffered...

NACRA Champions Guyana unblemished record tarnished

Jul 30, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on NACRA Champions Guyana unblemished record tarnished

-T& T end the day unbeaten NACRA defending champions Guyana had to rebound from a stunning defeat at the hands of beaten Central American & Caribbean Championship finalist Jamaica to stay in...

We are all Guyanese citizens unless we choose to renounce it

Jul 30, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on We are all Guyanese citizens unless we choose to renounce it

Dear Editor, When I responded to Freddie Kissoon’s attack on three Guyanese – Lord Canary, Kenneth Denny, and Dr. Randy Persaud, two of whom are long dead and cannot defend themselves I knew that...

Rain could end Guyana’s S/Africa’s dream

Jul 30, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rain could end Guyana’s S/Africa’s dream

Today’s semis in jeopardy By Sean Devers in Trinidad In association with Digicel A day after over 17,000 fans jumped, danced and screamed as host Trinidad and Tobago, led by a wonderful 65 from the...

Success Masters X1 defeat Max Masters to book quarterfinal berth

Jul 30, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Success Masters X1 defeat Max Masters to book quarterfinal berth

Success Masters turned in a superb all round performance to defeat Max Masters and claim a quarterfinal berth when play in the 4R Masters Cup and Females Softball cricket tournament continued on...

GASP gears up for Emancipation Day tourney, Junior Scrabble competition

Jul 30, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on GASP gears up for Emancipation Day tourney, Junior Scrabble competition

Scrabble players are scheduled to match wits when the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) convenes at the Malteenoes Cricket Club for the Emancipation Day open on Monday August 2. Already...

Boxer Michael Carryl finds that thinking out of the box boosts teens’ confidence

Jul 30, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Boxer Michael Carryl finds that thinking out of the box boosts teens’ confidence

Michael Carryl, the president of the Long Island Amateur Boxing and Charities, is hopeful more than 500 boxers will participate in his Lawrence, L.I., tournament next month. Michael Carryl got...

Local boxers exit CAC C/ships with two bronze medals

Jul 30, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Local boxers exit CAC C/ships with two bronze medals

Other disciplines suffer mixed fortunes Guyanese boxers’ hopes of winning a silver or gold medal at the 21st Central American and Caribbean championships, currently underway in Mayaguez, Puerto...

The poison of Alcohol

Jul 30, 2010 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The poison of Alcohol

In our Wednesday edition, we reported on the outraged reaction of Magistrate Tejnarine Ramroop to the avalanche of cases of violence overwhelming the courts in Berbice, precipitated by excessive...

14 plus 28 equals ignorance

Jul 30, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on 14 plus 28 equals ignorance

The U.S. Embassy’s Chargé d’Affairs, Karen Williams, before she completed her tenure held a press conference and though the news was bad, it was good in the sense that the statistics on...

Sundays by law are already public holidays

Jul 30, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sundays by law are already public holidays

Dear Editor, I observed in the newspapers and in the Official Gazette a notice under the signature of Mr. Clement Rohee in which he purports to declare Sunday 1st August, 2010 to be a public holiday....

NOT ABOUT COMPETITION

Jul 30, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on NOT ABOUT COMPETITION

It is regrettable that the President of Guyana should have made those remarks at his last press conference about the Pegasus Hotel. While it is not the first time that the President has commented on...

The postal system needs revamping

Jul 30, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on The postal system needs revamping

Dear Editor, I don’t have much to say to Peter Fraser concerning his response to my letter in the press about the hours of service by GRA officers at the New Amsterdam Post office. (SN July 28,...

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