August 2010 - Page 31 of 33

Archives by Month:

Archives by Year:

Jehovah’s Witnesses to hold convention this weekend

Aug 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Jehovah’s Witnesses to hold convention this weekend

Jehovah’s Witness, best known for their house-to-house preaching activity and the distribution of the Watchtower and Awake magazines, will this weekend hold a three-day convention at the National...

Hope Canal groundbreaking still ‘weeks away’

Aug 03, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Hope Canal groundbreaking still ‘weeks away’

The Minister of Agriculture has said that his agency is weeks away from breaking ground on the Hope Canal. The statement came after the Ministry issued a call to fill the supervisory contracts on the...

The Message offers Elcock stable redemption

Aug 03, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on The Message offers Elcock stable redemption

– Sabrina Princess wins co-feature The Message from the Colin Elcock stables produced a storming run down the homestretch to ensure that its connections came away with a significant portion of...

Answering questions about Uncle Adam

Aug 03, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Answering questions about Uncle Adam

The publisher of this newspaper, Mr. Glenn Lall, once told me that he has to answer questions about my writings all the time from the wider society. Adam Harris, the editor, echoed the same...

Guyana still going to S/Africa

Aug 03, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana still going to S/Africa

‘CL T20 contract says 50% prize money for Board’- GCB official By Sean Devers in Trinidad In association with Digicel The worst seems to have passed and according to a high-ranking Guyana...

THIS IS A VERY SUSPICIOUS PROVISO

Aug 03, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THIS IS A VERY SUSPICIOUS PROVISO

The presidential hopefuls within the PPP, along with those like Donald Ramotar and Ralph Ramkarran who have expressed a willingness to serve as President if so chosen, will have to consider if any of...

Mayor’s Cup All Star U-23 footballers leave for Suriname tour today

Aug 03, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Mayor’s Cup All Star U-23 footballers leave for Suriname tour today

The Mayor’s Cup Under-23 All Star football squad departed the country today for their Goodwill tour to neighbouring Suriname running from today Tuesday August 3 to Saturday August 7. The squad will...

GABF senior team not ready for release

Aug 03, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on GABF senior team not ready for release

– Ifill expresses his availability By Edison Jefford The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) has identified the names of possible players for its senior male national team for the...

More and more people are leaving these shores

Aug 03, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on More and more people are leaving these shores

Dear Editor, More and more people in Guyana today are waiting to hear from the United States Embassy for their final interviews and paperwork to be completed; completed so that they can run off of...

Fip Motilall seems to have disappeared and there is no sign of any construction equipment

Aug 03, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Fip Motilall seems to have disappeared and there is no sign of any construction equipment

Dear Editor, To come directly to the point; I, and I’m sure most Guyanese, would like to know: “What is the relationship between the Jagdeo Administration and Makeshwar Fip Motilall? The answer...

We must sufficiently empower our women

Aug 03, 2010 knews Editorial Comments Off on We must sufficiently empower our women

Everyone should be extremely concerned about the persistence of violent abuse of females in our society despite numerous strategies developed by government and various social organisations to combat...

Friends perish after leaving wedding house

Aug 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Friends perish after leaving wedding house

– Five fatalities recorded for last week An evening of fun ended in tragedy for three friends, all of Ruimzeight, West Coast Demerara, after the car in which they were travelling in lost...

Govt. shares in GT&T up for sale

Aug 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. shares in GT&T up for sale

“GOG/PU/NICIL is not bound to accept the highest offer and/or proposal” – Ad The Guyana Government has for a while now signaled its intention to sell its 20 per cent shares owned in the...

Emancipation Day – a celebration for all Guyanese

Aug 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Emancipation Day – a celebration for all Guyanese

…as thousands transform National Park into a kaleidoscope of colours The National Park was a sea of colors and patterns yesterday afternoon as thousands of Guyanese thronged the venue as race,...

Human Rights body calls for serious investigation into ASP Murray’s death

Aug 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Human Rights body calls for serious investigation into ASP Murray’s death

By Michael Jordan President of the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) Michael Mc Cormack believes that there should be “a more serious investigation” into the death of Assistant...

Bandits beat, rob Coldingen family

Aug 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits beat, rob Coldingen family

Cops still to turn up three hours later After a lull, bandits on the East Coast of Demerara resumed their activities, attacking a Coldingen family in a ruthless ten-minute ordeal last night. But...

Robber nabbed with gun, booty after attacking bus conductor

Aug 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Robber nabbed with gun, booty after attacking bus conductor

A man is currently in police custody after he was nabbed with a .32 revolver, three matching rounds and a quantity of cash shortly after robbing a minibus conductor. Reports are that around 19:30...

Contract problem threatens team’s participation

Aug 02, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Contract problem threatens team’s participation

Guyanese face Royal Challengers in Champions League opener But contract problem threatens team’s participation By Sean Devers in Trinidad In association with Digicel West Indies representative...

Sensational Foo stuns Bajans as Guyana snatch Caribbean 20/20 title

Aug 02, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sensational Foo stuns Bajans as Guyana snatch Caribbean 20/20 title

By Sean Devers in Trinidad In association with Digicel It was just before mid-night on Saturday but Guyana flags were joyously waved and hundreds of Guyanese screamed in delight here at the Queens...

GABA Vice President lauds efforts of CAC boxers

Aug 02, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABA Vice President lauds efforts of CAC boxers

– says they performed commendably By Michael Benjamin Vice President of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA), Maurice Rajkumar is adamant that despite accruing only two bronze medals in...

Camptown, Buxton, Milerock & GDF clash today

Aug 02, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Camptown, Buxton, Milerock & GDF clash today

Alpha & Victoria Kings advance By Franklin Wilson The battle for the final two semifinal places in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Super League/Super 8 knock-out completion is set for this...

Two years later, Nicola Blades still unable to walk

Aug 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Two years later, Nicola Blades still unable to walk

NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE – “Imagine, I am 23 years old. My mother bathes me, she has to change my pampers and dress me as if I were a baby. I have a tumor growing on my spine. I am an invalid....

GBCHA looks back on a successful year in the fight against HIV/AIDS

Aug 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GBCHA looks back on a successful year in the fight against HIV/AIDS

The Guyana Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, which represents the private sector’s response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, has marked its first full successful year. As the group’s members met on...

The AFC’s ego is beyond its numerical importance

Aug 02, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on The AFC’s ego is beyond its numerical importance

Dear Editor, Reference is made to Mr. Raphael Trotman’s article “AFC’s decision to exclude PNCR not unanimous – Trotman” (30/7/2010). The more the AFC speaks the more people realise that...

The decision by the AFC to form a People’s Partnership without the PNC and the PPP is worthy of further exploration

Aug 02, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on The decision by the AFC to form a People’s Partnership without the PNC and the PPP is worthy of further exploration

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter from Rickford Burke dated July 27, 2010 captioned “AFC’s preemptive preclusion……… undermines the doctrine of coalition building”. Burke has failed to...

PREV 29 303132 33 NEXT LAST

GPF arrests Presidential Guards by 48 runs as cricket action gets underway

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