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This is unprincipled and a smelly red herring

Aug 29, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on This is unprincipled and a smelly red herring

Dear Editor, The Cabinet Secretary’s (CS) statements as reported in SN of August 27, 2010, smacks of arrogance, feeble minded thinking, and surreptitious intent. If we take the CS at his word, the...

Miners send strong message to Govt. as Mining Week concludes

Aug 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Miners send strong message to Govt. as Mining Week concludes

– GGDMA President calls for genuine partnership Miners and their representatives yesterday called on the government for their genuine partnership within the industry, saying it is needed if...

Husband and wife perish in road accident heading to church

Aug 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Husband and wife perish in road accident heading to church

Lynette D’Olivieira, 60, and her husband Noland D’Olivieira, 70, of Lot Six Public Road Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD) lost their lives after motorcar, PJJ 1260, slammed into their...

A direct attack on private newspapers

Aug 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on A direct attack on private newspapers

Govt. Ads withdrawal… – Raphael Trotman Leader of the Alliance for Change, Raphael Trotman says that the government’s latest position on the issuance of advertisements is tantamount to a...

An exemplary career soldier Edward Orin Collins is a ‘Special Person’

Aug 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on An exemplary career soldier Edward Orin Collins is a ‘Special Person’

Not many persons would relish a career in which the threat of death is constant. But Edward Orin Collins is one of the many special men and women who never flinched at the idea of putting their lives...

Teen added to country’s list of road fatalities

Aug 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Teen added to country’s list of road fatalities

– driver in custody Eighteen- year old Malika Matteson, of South Better Hope, East Coast Demerara was on Friday night added to the list of road fatalities in Guyana. The young girl was struck...

Dem boys seh…Bharrat cut he nose fuh spite he face

Aug 29, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Bharrat cut he nose fuh spite he face

When blind man tell you that he gun pelt he already got brick in he hand. Bharrat announce that he gun tek way government ads from dem private papers and he do it. But dem boys seh that is not wha he...

UG’s unions call for fees’ abolition

Aug 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on UG’s unions call for fees’ abolition

Just a day from opening its doors to students for the new academic year, the students’ and workers’ unions of the country’s only university say that government should review its policy on...

Commissioner of Police calls for PNC/R to get ‘up-to-date’

Aug 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Commissioner of Police calls for PNC/R to get ‘up-to-date’

– addresses party’s comments on Murray/Shepherd Investigation Commissioner of Police Henry Greene posited yesterday that perhaps the members of the PNC/R need to get up to date on the...

Benn denies food and water shortage aboard vessel

Aug 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Benn denies food and water shortage aboard vessel

The MV Kimbia, which broke down Thursday night, stranding hundreds of travelers to the North West, was once again scheduled to leave yesterday for Mabaruma after repairs were done. Yesterday,...

Victoria Harry cops RHTY&SC 20th Anniversary Essay Competition

Aug 29, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Victoria Harry cops RHTY&SC 20th Anniversary Essay Competition

Eleven year-old Victoria Harry of Port Mourant copped the top prize when the winner of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club 20th Anniversary Essay Competition was announced on Wednesday last....

RHTY&SC Cricket teams distribute $150,000 worth of school bags

Aug 29, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC Cricket teams distribute $150,000 worth of school bags

The seven cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports (RHTY&SC) on Wednesday last started the distribution of $150,000 worth of school bags to members of the club and less fortunate...

Four honoured by RHT Bakewell cricket teams

Aug 29, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Four honoured by RHT Bakewell cricket teams

Four students selected from the Port Mourant Junior High and Port Mourant Primary Schools received a collection of Educational and Sports equipment when the RHTY&SC Bakewell Under-17 and Second...

Cougars play Strike Force; Mahaica to battle Pistons United today

Aug 29, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cougars play Strike Force; Mahaica to battle Pistons United today

Rivalry in the 3rd Annual Cheddi Jagan Memorial knock-out football competition organised by the Berbice Football Association (BFA) will continue today at the Burnham Park in New Amsterdam with a...

Michael Benjamin went shopping and discovered that: The cost of a politician’s brain is pretty prohibitive

Aug 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Michael Benjamin went shopping and discovered that: The cost of a politician’s brain is pretty prohibitive

I have travelled to numerous Caribbean countries and have always marveled at their breathtaking topography. Ironically, my travels overseas commenced in 1985 with a trip to Barbados to participate in...

THE LIFE & LEGACY OF LFS BURNHAM: Conclusion

Aug 29, 2010 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on THE LIFE & LEGACY OF LFS BURNHAM: Conclusion

Forbes Burnham: Thought and Times When the post-colonial predicaments of countries such as Congo, Cyprus, Pakistan, Sierra Leone Sri Lanka or Zimbabwe are considered, it becomes obvious that the task...

‘Reds’ contributes gear to GCA & GNA

Aug 29, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Reds’ contributes gear to GCA & GNA

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) this morning received two pairs of Wicketkeeping gloves from Guyanese-born International Cricket Commentator Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira. The presentation was...

Students urged to inculcate good team spirit

Aug 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Students urged to inculcate good team spirit

…as police work study attachment concludes Assistant Chief Education Officer (ag), Melcita Bovell lauded the efforts of the Guyana Police Force in their collaborative efforts with the Ministry...

Golden Grove Community Center holds fund raising activity today

Aug 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Golden Grove Community Center holds fund raising activity today

The Young Achievers Sports and Culture Club will stage a variety concert today at the Golden Grove Community Center from 6.00 pm. According to Aaron Blackman, the Social Worker attached to the group,...

Golden Grove Community Center holds fund raising activity today

Aug 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Golden Grove Community Center holds fund raising activity today

Sprint events to set MSC alight as fans expected in large numbers

Aug 29, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Sprint events to set MSC alight as fans expected in large numbers

Today is D-Day for the President’s /Jefford Track & Field Classic at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground today starting at 2:00pm and a packed programme is set to be highlighted by the...

Locked up for five years…… a well learnt lesson…

Aug 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Locked up for five years…… a well learnt lesson…

-”I’m forever stained by this” Nigel Forrester By Latoya Giles Have you wondered or imagined being incarcerated for a crime you never committed? Well let’s hope you never have to endure what...

City Mayor calls for stiff penalty for litterbugs

Aug 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on City Mayor calls for stiff penalty for litterbugs

City Mayor Hamilton Green is calling for the full brunt of the law to be meted out to persons found littering in the city. The Mayor at a recent press conference revealed that while the Municipality...

The Baccoo speaks

Aug 29, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

The problems of the criminal elements are going to continue as a small band continues to wreak havoc on small businesses, particularly in the city. But there is going to be a twist, especially...

Golden Jaguars to battle Soca Warriors on September 26

Aug 29, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Golden Jaguars to battle Soca Warriors on September 26

Seniors and U-20’s to meet @ National Stadium; Suriname U-17 being worked on Guyanese Football fans, lovers and followers are in for a great treat come Sunday September 26 when the famous...

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D-Up Basketball Academy Training camp brings Hoop Dreams to Life with Region 3 Jamboree

Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more