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Minister promises better quality of education for hinterland students

Aug 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Minister promises better quality of education for hinterland students

– some to attend President’s College Hinterland children can expect a better quality of education as the new school year approaches, Minister of Education Shaik Baksh promised at a graduation...

Quick thinking lad saves lives of Parliamentarian, Pastor

Aug 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Quick thinking lad saves lives of Parliamentarian, Pastor

A little boy saved the lives of Alliance for Change Member of Parliament, Latchmin Punalall along with her husband Sewnauth Punalall, who narrowly escaped death at Mango Landing last Sunday morning....

Guyana Watch Medical Outreach a Resounding Success

Aug 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Watch Medical Outreach a Resounding Success

– 26 children identified for heart surgery The Guyana Watch Medical Outreach team that arrived in Guyana late last month has had a truly successful visit according to President of the Organization,...

LFS BURNHAM – HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE LIBERATION OF SOUTH AFRICA

Aug 15, 2010 knews News Comments Off on LFS BURNHAM – HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE LIBERATION OF SOUTH AFRICA

BY HALIM MAJEED, FORMER POLITICAL ADVISER TO PRESIDENT BURNHAM Background: His Excellency Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham was elected Prime Minister of the Republic of Guyana, formerly British Guiana,...

Angry father blames hospital for daughter’s death

Aug 15, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Angry father blames hospital for daughter’s death

NUMBER SIXTY VILLAGE, CORENTYNE – Mr. Edwin Debarros, Proprietor of DM&S World of Spice is looking for answers. On Friday, the man claimed that his child, 14-year old daughter Savitri Debarros...

20-year-old heads to India for kidney transplant

Aug 15, 2010 knews News Comments Off on 20-year-old heads to India for kidney transplant

Rockel Gladstone, 20, of Kimbia, Berbice River was scheduled to leave Guyana yesterday for India to undergo a much needed kidney transplant. The trip is made possible by Three Rivers Kids Foundation,...

Girl Guides pays last respects to centenarian stalwart

Aug 15, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Girl Guides pays last respects to centenarian stalwart

The Guyana Girl Guides Association’s flag flew at half mast last week as the organization mourned the death of Muriel Wright, who passed away July 26th, 2010. Wright nee Fraser, 102, dedicated...

Govt. invites entity to operate, maintain casino

Aug 15, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Govt. invites entity to operate, maintain casino

“…is under no obligation to accept any or all of applications received” With the Government forging ahead to push for the construction of a Marriott-branded Hotel it appears that the...

Breathing Life into the Written Word

Aug 15, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Guyanese Literature Comments Off on Breathing Life into the Written Word

– By Petamber Persaud For me, it was an adventure of a lifetime, right here in my own backyard; within hours I was able to turn back the pages of history, going back in time to the late 18th...

The Jacamar

Aug 15, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Jacamar

The jacamar is of the family, Galbulidae, of near passerine birds from tropical South and Central America, extending up to Mexico. The order contains five genera and 18 species. The family is closely...

Human Rights Not for Sale

Aug 15, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Human Rights Not for Sale

By Sir Ronald Sanders The military leader of Fiji, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, recently said that he would like to cut his country’s ties with neighbouring Australia and New Zealand and align with...

The presidential candidate should be indentified not because of race but in spite of race

Aug 15, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on The presidential candidate should be indentified not because of race but in spite of race

Dear Editor, Rights form the bedrock of every modern and civilized society and they are enshrined in conventions, constitutions and laws. Guyana should be no different if it wants to be seen and...

WELCOME TO THE PLANTATION

Aug 15, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, The Arts Forum Comments Off on WELCOME TO THE PLANTATION

Part One Three Novels by David Dabydeen The Counting House, Disappearance, and The Intended. Leeds: Peepal Tree Press. By Keith Jardim The recruiter had promised romance, comparing it to the story of...

After the PPP’s choice of Jagdeo and treatment of the Civic arm, who can trust the PPP in any partnership?

Aug 15, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on After the PPP’s choice of Jagdeo and treatment of the Civic arm, who can trust the PPP in any partnership?

Dear Editor, PPP General Secretary, Mr. Donald Ramotar said that the “PPP is open to power-sharing with partners it could trust,” (Kaieteur News, August 13), but the stark truth is, since Dr....

MRL financial irresponsibility can trigger a partial collapse of the rice industry

Aug 15, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on MRL financial irresponsibility can trigger a partial collapse of the rice industry

Dear Editor, When one reads the SN article, captioned, “Payments from MRL to rice farmers trickling in”, of August 5th, 2010, one is driven to conclude that an absolute determination to prevent...

Threats and vilification of our character will not intimidate us

Aug 15, 2010 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Threats and vilification of our character will not intimidate us

By Sheila Holder AFC Vice-Chair The Alliance For Change (AFC) broke with tradition when it published the minority view of its National Executive Committee’s (NEC) decision not to form pre-elections...

Where have the opposition politicians gone?

Aug 15, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Where have the opposition politicians gone?

By Adam Harris When a government treats its people with scant disregard, it is sending a message that it is prepared to use everything in its power to justify its actions, whether wrong or right....

The PPP should find a way to govern all the people justly

Aug 15, 2010 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on The PPP should find a way to govern all the people justly

While studying journalism in college, would-be reporters are taught to look at an issue from every possible side. This is drilled into our heads. If I turned in an article that did not approach every...

Searching for traces of yesterday’s dream: Memoirs of F. Kissoon

Aug 15, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Searching for traces of yesterday’s dream: Memoirs of F. Kissoon

Sorry to mislead you but this article has nothing to do with my non-existent memoirs. But if I was to write my own, the above caption would be the title. I was moved to pen this column after reading...

Who killed teacher Melissa?

Aug 15, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Who killed teacher Melissa?

– was she slain by someone who was terrorising women in the community, or by someone whom she knew and trusted? At around 11:30 hrs on April 7, 2007, Tristan Grant, a student, went to the home...

The Baccoo speaks

Aug 15, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

There is a massive entertainment event on and the madness that envelopes people will spread so rapidly that people would lose their sanity. However, pain is a grim reminder that life is not about...

Grassroots View II

Aug 15, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Grassroots View II

My Aunt dropped in for a visit from NY after a decade’s absence. She’d originally migrated over thirty years ago. She wanted to participate in the activities marking the 100th Anniversary of the...

THE PPP MAY WELL PROVIDE THE CATALYST FOR THE BIG TENT

Aug 15, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE PPP MAY WELL PROVIDE THE CATALYST FOR THE BIG TENT

It is one thing for an opposition party to decide that the image, leadership, past history, ideology etc of another party precludes the entering into an alliance with that party. It is quite another...

Opening the Skies

Aug 15, 2010 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Opening the Skies

It has been almost six months since the idea of a government-backed airline was broached at the very highest levels of our administration. Responding to what was perceived to be arbitrary and...

Barge suspense continues

Aug 14, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Barge suspense continues

While there was word of a barge slated to arrive here yesterday, up to press time it was yet to come in to Port Georgetown and be docked, and despite repeated checks with the lighthouse, a specific...