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Guyanese female football referee for FIFA U-17 World Cup duties

Aug 31, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese female football referee for FIFA U-17 World Cup duties

FIFA assistant referee Nykasie Liverpool left Guyana yesterday to officiate in the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago. The 16-team finals will kick off on September 5 with...

Inter Block football opens at Timehri

Aug 31, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Inter Block football opens at Timehri

The Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport sponsored and organised Inter Block Football tournament opened for this year at Timehri on Sunday with a triple header. Yarrowkabra rolled over Kuru Kuru 3-0...

More financial support for Guyana team

Aug 31, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on More financial support for Guyana team

As overseas-based Guyanese chip in The Guyana national cricket team now preparing for the challenging Champions League Twenty/20 Tournament in South Africa next month continues to receive best wishes...

The conscious ones have been encouraging emancipation celebrations in Linden

Aug 31, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on The conscious ones have been encouraging emancipation celebrations in Linden

Dear Editor, As far as I know the community of Linden has not been known traditionally for staging of soiree to celebrate Emancipation Day. Though predominantly an African populated community, it can...

Disregard for cultural workers

Aug 31, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Disregard for cultural workers

Dear Editor, I wish to salute the excellent editorial posted in the August 28 edition of the Kaieteur News and offer my own comments on the subject. When I first came to this country I was...

Gill’s examples do not support his advocacy for change

Aug 31, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Gill’s examples do not support his advocacy for change

Dear Editor, Political neophytes and quacks must not be allowed to ignore the democratic processes of the PNCR. They must learn the rules of the game and abide by same. Having read Harry Gill’s...

Where is your empathy Mr. Baksh?

Aug 31, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Where is your empathy Mr. Baksh?

Dear Editor, I respond to a letter captioned, “Building an Islamic Centre near the 9-11 site”, in Kaieteur News August 29, written by Imam Baksh, in which he made reference to a previous letter...

The President’s visit to Buxton was all about political mileage

Aug 31, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on The President’s visit to Buxton was all about political mileage

Dear Editor, Jagdeo’s visit to Buxton was a brilliant but destructive political strategy on the eve of an election. I have to give it to the President and the PPP. The President really got what he...

Every day it’s a different horror story

Aug 31, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Every day it’s a different horror story

Dear Editor, I have just returned to New York after a three-week vacation in my homeland, Guyana. Last Friday (27-08-10) I sat down at a famous beer garden at Better Hope, E.C.D. for a few beers and...

AFC’s brand of politics is no good for women, democracy nor Guyanese

Aug 31, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on AFC’s brand of politics is no good for women, democracy nor Guyanese

Dear Editor, The Alliance For Change (AFC) is demonstrating that it is patterned in like image of the PPP, which is known for its lies and propaganda. As the PPP acts inimical to efforts at National...

More hands for the labour market but no jobs

Aug 31, 2010 knews Editorial Comments Off on More hands for the labour market but no jobs

A new school year begins. At the same time there are at least 12,000 who will no longer be attending school, and are therefore candidates for the world of work. All this is happening when the labour...

Police release photo of ‘Cobra’

Aug 30, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Police release photo of ‘Cobra’

Police have released a photo of one of Guyana’s most wanted, Tyrone Kacey Rowe, called ‘Cobra’. Rowe, who law enforcement officials have been unable to provide any photographs for...

Young Achievers dominate once again

Aug 30, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Young Achievers dominate once again

By Rawle Welch Despite fielding an under-strength unit Guyana’s best volleyball team Young Achievers finished the day with the most points and the No.1 seeding as the preliminary rounds of the...

Vigilance family beaten, terrorised by armed bandits

Aug 30, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Vigilance family beaten, terrorised by armed bandits

“Dem beat meh more dan meh mudda and fadda”- victim A gang of six armed men beat and terrorized a family of Vigilance North before fleeing with a quantity of cash and jewellery. Bibi Fizal...

Robber yells ‘thief, thief’ after mugging couple

Aug 30, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Robber yells ‘thief, thief’ after mugging couple

Public spirited citizens nabbed a would-be thief yesterday minutes after he had robbed a young couple at knife-point in the Botanical Gardens. An eyewitness told Kaieteur News that the couple was...

Guyana lose as T&T back up talk with 9-run win

Aug 30, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana lose as T&T back up talk with 9-run win

By Sean Devers It was just a practice match. But for the over 15,000 raucous, flag-waving fans at the Guyana National Stadium on Saturday night, national pride was at stake as Guyana battled...

Walker captures King’s Jewellery Golf tourney

Aug 30, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Walker captures King’s Jewellery Golf tourney

The weather was perfect, the scores were excellent with five players ending on net scores of 68 but in the end, William Walker clinched the winner’s prize at the King’s Jewellery World Medal Play...

Environmental, Social Impact Assessment report expected today

Aug 30, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Environmental, Social Impact Assessment report expected today

US$15.4M Amaila Falls Road Project… The actual construction of the US$15.4M Amaila Falls Road Project should get one step closer as the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) is expected...

Carjackers stab driver, hit down two in getaway

Aug 30, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Carjackers stab driver, hit down two in getaway

Police on the East Coast of Demerara are on the hunt for two carjackers who created mini chaos in the district early Saturday morning, resulting in a taxi driver and two females having to be treated...

Drakes, Jones star as Combermere beat Wakenaam X1 in U-15 encounter

Aug 30, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Drakes, Jones star as Combermere beat Wakenaam X1 in U-15 encounter

– hosts rebound to win 10/10 affair An attractive unbeaten 99 from Barbados U-15 player Jonathan Drakes and a five wicket haul by Matthew Jones guided the touring Combermere U-15 school team of...

Mosley, Chase shine as Combermere beat Wakenaam X1 in U-19 action

Aug 30, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mosley, Chase shine as Combermere beat Wakenaam X1 in U-19 action

The touring Combermere High School U-19 cricket team of Barbados defeated a Wakenaam select X1 in two matches played on Sunday at the Wakenaam Community Centre ground. In the first game which was a...

US citizen nabbed with seven kilos of cocaine

Aug 30, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on US citizen nabbed with seven kilos of cocaine

Yet another US citizen has been caught trying to smuggle cocaine out at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. According to reports reaching this newspaper, around 14:30 hours yesterday the suspect...

Keeve Allicock upsets CAC Games bronze medalist Dexter Jordon

Aug 30, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Keeve Allicock upsets CAC Games bronze medalist Dexter Jordon

Keeve Allicock registered a major upset when he outpointed 2010 Central America and Caribbean (CAC) Games bronze medalist, Dexter Jordon when the two bantamweight boxers squared off in the amateur...

First US Navy vessel docks at Port Georgetown

Aug 30, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on First US Navy vessel docks at Port Georgetown

– GDF personnel to benefit from subject matter expert exchange For the first time ever a United States Navy vessel has docked in Guyana. The high speed vessel Swift (HSV 2) arrived at the...

Defending champions Bourda keep hopes alive to retain championship

Aug 30, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Defending champions Bourda keep hopes alive to retain championship

Shawn Porter scored twice and received support from Leon Yaw (2) and Marvin Goodman (1) to book a place in the semifinals for their team, defending champions, Bourda over LaPenitence Market 4-3 when...

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No immigrant should feel safe in America today

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- There was a time when an illegal immigrant in America could live in the shadows with some... more