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Good year for horse racing, but improvements needed

Dec 30, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Good year for horse racing, but improvements needed

By Rawle Welch There is no doubt horseracing has become one of the major sport industries in Guyana, but there are quite a few things that needs to be rectified in order to raise the standard of...

Snowstorms and blizzard affect GPOC mail US

Dec 30, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Snowstorms and blizzard affect GPOC mail US

The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) has been informed by the Universal Postal Union that “heavy snowstorms and blizzard conditions have been severely affecting mail operations in the...

ESPN AND THE CARIBBEAN: THE STORY UNFOLDS

Dec 30, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on ESPN AND THE CARIBBEAN: THE STORY UNFOLDS

High up in the top tier of the Trelawny Stadium in Jamaica, I sat watching Shaka Hislop, Russell Latapy, Robbie Earle and some other football coaches working with about 100 young boys and girls. ...

Give the man his secret ballot!

Dec 30, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Give the man his secret ballot!

As readers would know, I did not pen my column for last Wednesday because of imprisonment at Brickdam Police Station and missed out on analyzing the political trends that went on from December 21 to...

Defection marred an excellent year of boxing achievements

Dec 30, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Defection marred an excellent year of boxing achievements

GABA President pledges to continue developmental programmes By Michael Benjamin The holding of its Annual General Meeting (AGM) coupled with the installment of a new President, supported by...

How the PPP will elect its new leader – secret ballot vs. show-of-hands

Dec 30, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on How the PPP will elect its new leader – secret ballot vs. show-of-hands

Dear Editor, Peeping Tom’s article (Kaieteur News 29-12-10) on Secret Ballot vs. Show-of-Hands – is a study in obfuscation and all manner of false arguments. And, it does matter Peeping Tom....

Guyana is an ‘Animal Farm’

Dec 30, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Guyana is an ‘Animal Farm’

Dear Editor, In 1992 I was a young high school student, when the results of the General Elections were announced, school was dismissed early due to the chaos and confusion that were erupting in...

A NATIONAL DISGRACE!

Dec 30, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A NATIONAL DISGRACE!

A few years ago, residents of Subryanville, a high-end neighbourhood within the capital, filed an injunction against a resident who was undertaking a project that the residents opposed. The work was...

Woman – God’s most beautiful creation

Dec 30, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Woman – God’s most beautiful creation

Dear Editor, One day looking up in the sky, were seen written in the shifting clouds the words, ‘Woman, God’s most beautiful creation.’ As life was breathed into her and she rose from the dust,...

Processing of reliable information is the cornerstone of successful law enforcement

Dec 30, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Processing of reliable information is the cornerstone of successful law enforcement

Dear Editor, In a recent news item Digicel is claiming that it faces challenges with regard to implementing wiretapping systems as required by law and which it is hoped, will enhance the intelligence...

I have no apologies for my commitment and support to the cause of GAWU

Dec 30, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on I have no apologies for my commitment and support to the cause of GAWU

Dear Editor, In a letter entitled, “What about the rights of workers?” published in the Guyana Chronicle of December 21, 2010, someone claiming to be Mr. Ganesh Singh made a number of malicious...

The Minister’s comment needs clarification

Dec 30, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on The Minister’s comment needs clarification

Dear Editor, I refer to Kaieteur News’ page 2 article of December 29, 2010, captioned, “500,000 tonnes of cane left uncut”, and more specifically to paragraph two therefore where the Minister...

A move toward dictatorship?

Dec 30, 2010 knews Editorial Comments Off on A move toward dictatorship?

There are some things that are among the inalienable rights of an individual. There are no substitutes for these things and they therefore should not be taken lightly. For example, there are no...

Trio accused of plotting to overthrow govt.

Dec 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Trio accused of plotting to overthrow govt.

By Latoya Giles A serving Major in the Guyana Defence Force, Bruce Munroe, his wife Carol-Ann Munroe, a mother of three and the proprietrix of a private school, and former army reserve officer...

500,000 tonnes of cane left uncut

Dec 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on 500,000 tonnes of cane left uncut

– Agri. Minister says GuySuCo moving ‘rapidly’ to mechanical harvesting Two major strikes over pay are partly to blame for an estimated 500,000 tonnes of sugar cane left uncut in the...

GWI trainee electrocuted at Linden Plant

Dec 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GWI trainee electrocuted at Linden Plant

Rhett Cole, a 22-year-old trainee attached to the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI)’s Linden Operations, was yesterday electrocuted at the Company’s Water Treatment and Supply Plant at Mackenzie,...

Illegal connection caused Bagotstown blaze – Fire Chief

Dec 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Illegal connection caused Bagotstown blaze – Fire Chief

Chief Fire Officer Marlon Gentle said yesterday that an illegal connection caused the Christmas Eve fire that destroyed two buildings at Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara. The official told Kaieteur...

Cops trace kidnappers’ phone call

Dec 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Cops trace kidnappers’ phone call

– two still in custody Police have intensified their investigations into the kidnapping of shipping employee, Gail Perreira, and questioning two men suspected to be linked to the plot. They are...

Dem boys seh…Everybody listening and talking

Dec 29, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Everybody listening and talking

Is a long time people suspect that de government listening pun every conversation. Dey listen and dem now announce how some people had plans to overthrow de government. Dem charge these people wid...

Race on to meet targeted 311,000 ounces

Dec 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Race on to meet targeted 311,000 ounces

Rains affect gold production… By Leonard Gildarie A severe dry spell followed by heavy rains during the midyear period has affected gold production, with the targeted 311,000 ounces still 17,000...

Pirates strike in Essequibo River

Dec 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Pirates strike in Essequibo River

Police in Essequibo have their hands full investigating two robberies that occurred on Monday. One of the robberies was committed on a Queenstown housewife, while the other occurred in the Essequibo...

The race is on for the two championship game slots in 21st K&S

Dec 29, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on The race is on for the two championship game slots in 21st K&S

Sunburst Camptown, Pele, Alpha & Bakewell Topp XX contesting They have all lifted the championship trophy before so they know the feelings all too well. This evening at the National Stadium,...

Trophy Stall Angels’ West Indies cricketers honoured

Dec 29, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall Angels’ West Indies cricketers honoured

Two members of the Trophy Stall Angels female softball cricket team were yesterday honoured by their teammates for gaining selection on the West Indies female cricket team which tour India next month...

Santos fans show disappointment

Dec 29, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Santos fans show disappointment

Fans of the Santos Football Club displayed their disappointment after their team’s loss in the quarter-final of the Kashif and Shanghai football championship. As pictures, some fans hanged an...

Dr. Blackman birthday 7-a-side football finals set for January 2

Dec 29, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dr. Blackman birthday 7-a-side football finals set for January 2

Football fans of mainly the shorter and smaller version of the game will be in for a treat at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground, Bourda on Sunday January 2 when coordinator Lennox Arthur...

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Futebol Real Brazil executive Naranda Wislon visits Guyana

The GRA is batting out of its crease

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has once again demonstrated a perplexing propensity... more