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Giftland Office Max maintains support of K&S tourney

Nov 25, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Giftland Office Max maintains support of K&S tourney

For the fifth successive year, Giftland Office Max, located at 13 A Water & Holmes Streets have maintained their commitment to Guyana’s Premiere football tournament. Yesterday, Accounts...

Prisoners’ health should be given high priority -GHRA Head

Nov 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Prisoners’ health should be given high priority -GHRA Head

By Dale Andrews Head of the Guyana Human Rights Association, Mike Mc Cormack, is convinced that the health situation in the Georgetown Prison is unacceptable. He is urging the Ministry of Home...

Armed bandits rob visiting overseas-based Guyanese

Nov 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Armed bandits rob visiting overseas-based Guyanese

NUMBER SIXTY VILLAGE, CORENTYNE – An overseas-based Guyanese couple was robbed at gunpoint by two men on the Corentyne on Tuesday. Two persons have been detained and are assisting police with...

When you have glass house don’t throw stones

Nov 25, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on When you have glass house don’t throw stones

Dear Editor, Very recently some very revealing and interesting events have been happening off the football field and I felt that I must have my say. The Kashif and Shanghai Organisation as is...

Six Guyanese players for try out in T&T; among 50 from around the globe

Nov 25, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Six Guyanese players for try out in T&T; among 50 from around the globe

MLS side Sporting Kansas City scouting players By Franklin Wilson “Guyana’s players hold lots of potential, they need opportunities and I think you can achieve a lot more than you have achieved...

New date for ProAm boxing card confirmed

Nov 25, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on New date for ProAm boxing card confirmed

Boxing buffs anxiously awaiting the announcement of the new date for the 10th edition of the ProAm boxing card can now rest easy following recent confirmation by the organizers. Boxers will now show...

Diamond/Grove residents blame outages on strike

Nov 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Diamond/Grove residents blame outages on strike

Millions in food products spoiled Residents of Diamond/Grove, East Bank Demerara are counting their losses after the recent abrupt power outages that struck the area since Tuesday. Yesterday,...

BK Int. Western Tigers Super 8 pushed back; starts tomorrow @ GFC

Nov 25, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on BK Int. Western Tigers Super 8 pushed back; starts tomorrow @ GFC

The BK International Western Tigers FC Super 8 knock-out football tournament which was scheduled to kick off last evening at the GFC Ground will now kick off tomorrow evening at the same venue and...

GuySuCo probes smuggled sugar in rice boat to T&T

Nov 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo probes smuggled sugar in rice boat to T&T

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) says that it is investigating how 3,000 unmarked bags of sugar ended up in a boat transporting rice to Trinidad and Tobago. The case has taken heightened...

50 truants nabbed in Georgetown, Region Three

Nov 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on 50 truants nabbed in Georgetown, Region Three

Some 50 truants from South Georgetown and selected communities in Region Three were nabbed during two separate campaigns conducted last week. According to the Schools’ Welfare Department, 20 of the...

17-year-old pleads guilty to manslaughter

Nov 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on 17-year-old pleads guilty to manslaughter

Stephen Julian, the 17-year-old of 64 Line Path Skeldon Corentyne who is on trial in the Berbice High Court before Justice Dawn Gregory-Barnes and an all male jury pleaded guilty to the lesser count...

DMW Cycling Road Race set for Saturday

Nov 25, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on DMW Cycling Road Race set for Saturday

The Diamond Mineral Water (DMW) Cycling Road Race returns to the roads of Guyana Saturday after Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) partnered with Hassan Mohamed for the 11th instalment of what has...

Another drug bust

Nov 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Another drug bust

Police Anti-Narcotics Unit (PNU) stationed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) intercepted yet another attempt to smuggle drug out of Guyana. Reports are that around 14:00 hours,...

Knock-out stage kicks off tomorrow

Nov 25, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Knock-out stage kicks off tomorrow

It’s win or go home time in the 2010 edition of the Guinness Greatest of the Streets football competition from tomorrow evening at the National Cultural centre Tarmac. Teams will be cognizant that...

U.S. Embassy Makes G$60M Donation to Ministry of Health, CDC

Nov 25, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on U.S. Embassy Makes G$60M Donation to Ministry of Health, CDC

On Monday, the Military Liaison Office (MLO) of the U.S. Embassy donated $5M worth of equipment to the Ministry of Health and $55M Guyana dollars of supplies and equipment to the Civil Defence...

Winston Murray made the ultimate sacrifice for his country’s democracy

Nov 25, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Winston Murray made the ultimate sacrifice for his country’s democracy

Dear Editor, Guyana is currently reflecting upon the life of one of Guyana’s bravest sons, Winston Murray. Yet, this is not the time for sorrow, blame, confusion or despair. This is the time for...

Kudos for GT&T

Nov 25, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Kudos for GT&T

Dear Editor, I wish to express my sincere gratitude to the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company for the prompt response to my questions and the clarifications provided. The staff was very courteous...

Danny Doobay deserves a medal

Nov 25, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Danny Doobay deserves a medal

Dear Editor, Allow me to join others in their tribute towards the elegant and efficient Honourable Danny Doobay, who leaves very big shoes to fill in his former capacity of Guyana Consulate General...

The passing of a political icon

Nov 25, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on The passing of a political icon

Dear Editor, Over the last 11 days Guyanese, and more particularly, the members and supporters of the Peoples National Congress Reform (PNCR) have been hoping and praying for a total reverse in the...

The photo-op is over but the job is not yet done

Nov 25, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on The photo-op is over but the job is not yet done

Dear Editor, In all the hubbub around news of Dr. Vishwamintra Persaud’s sexual assault conviction against a minor girl child in the United States, one voice has been quite noticeably absent...

Everyone needs to act in the interest of the present and future generations

Nov 25, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Everyone needs to act in the interest of the present and future generations

Dear Editor, The new book, “Walking In My Shoes”, by the former US Ambassador to the United Nations and former two-term Mayor of Atlanta, is very intriguing and aptly applies to what 344,000,...

In the best interest of the nation the Govt. should resign

Nov 25, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on In the best interest of the nation the Govt. should resign

Dear Editor, The current PPP/C Government has destroyed educational and economic opportunities of Guyanese especially each emerging generation of Guyanese. Symptomatic of the platform for poor...

Violence against women remains a tragically pervasive problem

Nov 25, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Violence against women remains a tragically pervasive problem

Dear Editor, On the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of all Forms of Violence Against Women 2010, Help & Shelter notes with increasing concern that violence against women (VAW)...

How can one serve if one is not given the opportunity?

Nov 25, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on How can one serve if one is not given the opportunity?

Dear Editor, After reading Mr. Fyffe’s letter, published in both SN and Kaieteur News on Monday, November 22nd under different captions, I concluded that either Mr. Fyffe has buried his head in the...

The school system needs more Thomases

Nov 25, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on The school system needs more Thomases

Dear Editor, Mr. Cleveland Thomas has refused to go along with a directive from the Ministry of Education. This very act of defiance says so much about the dynamic nature of society and the need for...

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