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Cycling Federation names nine for Commonwealth Games

Jul 09, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cycling Federation names nine for Commonwealth Games

-shortlist sent to Olympic Association By Edison Jefford The Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) has named nine riders for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India in October, which some factions...

Dairy Bar murder trial commences

Jul 09, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Dairy Bar murder trial commences

The murder trial of a man accused of shooting security guard Noel Jones at point blank range to the chest got underway yesterday. Seon Yaw is accused of killing the 73-year-old guard between December...

U-17 footballers commence encampment ahead of World Cup qualifiers

Jul 09, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on U-17 footballers commence encampment ahead of World Cup qualifiers

Face host Dominica, Aruba and Netherlands Antilles from July 18-24 The National Under-17 team under the guidance of Head Coach Sampson Gilbert commenced training for the upcoming Caribbean Football...

Xeon Academy beat Bequia CH by 5 wickets

Jul 09, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Xeon Academy beat Bequia CH by 5 wickets

Xenon Academy of Guyana notched up their first victory in their second game in this year’s Sir Garry Sobers International School’s cricket competition in Barbados. The Guyanese defeated Bequia...

4,000 acres of heart of palm discovered at Kara Kara

Jul 09, 2010 knews News Comments Off on 4,000 acres of heart of palm discovered at Kara Kara

– residents seek to exploit value Lindeners are looking to exploit over 4,000 acres of valuable heart of palm trees in the Kara Kara area. According to George Marshall, a long-time...

Mangrove education programmes continue

Jul 09, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Mangrove education programmes continue

The educational outreach programme of the Mangrove Restoration Project continued yesterday with a visit to the Hope Secondary School on the East Coast Demerara. Community Development Specialist Paul...

Prosecution asks for matter to be reassigned

Jul 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Prosecution asks for matter to be reassigned

As the witness tampering case against embattled television station owner Chandra Narine Sharma continues, the proceedings took another twist yesterday when Special Prosecutor Sanjeev Datadin made an...

Trophy Stall Medal Play Golf tourney set for tomorrow

Jul 09, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall Medal Play Golf tourney set for tomorrow

Local golfers will be looking for an improvement in the weather as they prepare for the Annual Trophy Stall Medal Play tournament tomorrow at the Lusignan Golf course. Rain washed out the Sanjay’s...

Affected families to receive $20,000 each from GGDMA

Jul 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Affected families to receive $20,000 each from GGDMA

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA), following a meeting with representatives of the Mahdia Mining Committee (MMC) has agreed to give an initial payout of over half a million...

Over ten teams confirm participation so far

Jul 09, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Over ten teams confirm participation so far

Over ten teams have already confirmed participation for the upcoming Castrol Strikers / Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF)-organised Tournament which is being sponsored by Tradewind Tankers, Shipping...

Guyana, Suriname, Jamaica to be updated on agri projects

Jul 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana, Suriname, Jamaica to be updated on agri projects

High-level agriculture teams from Guyana, Suriname and Jamaica are to meet today with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to seek new ways to improve on relations, the bank says. IDB, in a...

Excitement galore expected today at Providence in Digicel 20/20 semis

Jul 09, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Excitement galore expected today at Providence in Digicel 20/20 semis

By Sean Devers The Guyana National Stadium should be a hive of activity from 15:00hrs today when the semi-finals of the Digicel Summer Splash national 20/20 cricket competition bowls-off with the 2...

Robust diabetic prevention programme to meet needs countrywide

Jul 09, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Robust diabetic prevention programme to meet needs countrywide

By Sharmain Cornette Guyana has been developing a very robust programme in terms of diabetes prevention and control, according to Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, and a key aspect of this...

Police return Peter Ramsaroop’s equipment

Jul 09, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Police return Peter Ramsaroop’s equipment

Following an order by the Chief Justice (ag) Ian Chang, the Guyana Police Force has returned the four computer hard drives along with a recorder to businessman Peter Ramsaroop. Sometime around 16:00...

AN OBSCENE PROPOSAL

Jul 09, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on AN OBSCENE PROPOSAL

The verdict is in. The country’s two top hotels have been deemed to be inadequate for really pushing tourism in Guyana. Can you believe the things that come out of the mouths of politicians? Just a...

Semantics, epistemology and Guyana’s political culture

Jul 09, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Semantics, epistemology and Guyana’s political culture

As a commentator, you don’t ever want to write on persons in this country. Your preference is to analyse issues, both broad and small. The undeniable fact of life since the personality of Socrates...

Third term news item is propaganda

Jul 09, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Third term news item is propaganda

Dear Editor, The SN headline story (July 8, 2010) regarding a meeting about a third term possibility for President Jagdeo is not true. SN must desist from circulating material like this, all the...

Pay attention people

Jul 09, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Pay attention people

Dear Editor, I am shocked and appalled at a news piece I saw concerning the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on the Evening News (07/07/2010). Sometimes I wonder why the GRA no matter how hard they try...

Confirmation that Dr. Devon Dublin is real

Jul 09, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Confirmation that Dr. Devon Dublin is real

Dear Editor, In a letter in Kaieteur News dated July 6, 2010, captioned, “Freddie Kissoon takes on Dr. Devon Dublin” he said, “I do not reply to anonymous writers”. It’s below his dignity...

The Chinese Way

Jul 09, 2010 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The Chinese Way

The Chinese economy is the great wonder of the modern age. In a short span of thirty years, China has moved from being scorned as just another “poverty stricken third world country” to becoming...

The previous school placement system was more practical

Jul 09, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on The previous school placement system was more practical

Dear Editor, It is quite worrisome that many of our Grade Six children in school who received their National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) results only last week are depressed, discouraged,...

Am I living in a different Guyana from the one Jagdeo governs?

Jul 09, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Am I living in a different Guyana from the one Jagdeo governs?

Dear Editor, It was rather interesting to read of President Jagdeo telling CARICOM Heads of Government what they must do to improve the financial state of their countries when Guyana is nearly last...

Kwakwani residents fear more flooding

Jul 09, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Kwakwani residents fear more flooding

Dear Editor, The residents of Kwakwani and Hururu are again concerned about the rising water in the Berbiee River. We are seeing the disruption of our logging activities happening once more. It was...

Finally someone has made a discovery!

Jul 09, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Finally someone has made a discovery!

Dear Editor, In an article captioned, “Smuggling alert!” in the Guyana Chronicle, Saturday July 3, 2010, I read, with some amount of pleasure, that the Commissioner General of Guyana Revenue...

‘Globe Yard’ blaze leaves at least six homeless

Jul 08, 2010 knews News Comments Off on ‘Globe Yard’ blaze leaves at least six homeless

…exposes countless illegal connections At least six persons are homeless after a fire of unknown origin broke out in a crowded tenement yard on Waterloo Street early yesterday afternoon. ‘Globe...

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Investment Committee’s mandate is financial not political

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- There’s nothing quite as uniquely absurd as when someone misinterprets their job description.... more