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Another difficult year for women in sport

Dec 29, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Another difficult year for women in sport

By Rawle Welch This year like so many others that have passed proved to be another difficult year for the promotion of sports among women. Women’s involvement in sports continues to suffer from the...

Boxing enjoyed favourable Year but much more needed for return to former days

Dec 29, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Boxing enjoyed favourable Year but much more needed for return to former days

By Michael Benjamin Despite the flair and fantasy associated to cricket boxing affiliates countrywide have always regarded the fistic sport as the leading discipline in regards to the quantity of...

National U-15s finished 3rd, U-19s disappoint

Dec 29, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on National U-15s finished 3rd, U-19s disappoint

Lack of sponsors affected local 2010 cricket By Sean Devers The Guyana under-15 team finished 3rd in the Regional under-15 tournament which was played in St Vincent over the Easter period in March...

Prosecutor, lawyer absent, matter adjourned

Dec 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Prosecutor, lawyer absent, matter adjourned

The case of witness tampering against Chandra Narine Sharma and five of his associates, Ravi Mangar, Tyrone Ali, Mark Reid, Raywattie Ramsaywack and Doodnauth came up again before Magistrate Geeta...

“2010 – A busy year for all WI cricketers – A quite successful one for Women’s Team”

Dec 29, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on “2010 – A busy year for all WI cricketers – A quite successful one for Women’s Team”

By Colin Croft A review of West Indies regional and international cricket activities, for 2010, shows that it has been one of the most active recent years for West Indies cricket. The men, and very...

Intent was good, implementation must improve

Dec 29, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Intent was good, implementation must improve

By Edison Jefford The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) was legitimised in mid-February when the federation held its long-overdue Annual General Meeting. David Patterson officially became...

Sugar workers refuse to heed Corporation’s call

Dec 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Sugar workers refuse to heed Corporation’s call

– attendance drops even further, no production for week The bad news has continued for the sugar industry as despite calls for an improvement, no production was recorded countrywide. As of...

Contractors who ‘mess up’ agri projects jump to other sectors

Dec 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Contractors who ‘mess up’ agri projects jump to other sectors

Contractors who “mess up” contracts awarded in the agricultural sector end up with contracts in other sectors, Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud admitted yesterday as the government...

Persons guilty of discriminatory practices can be sanctioned – ERC

Dec 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Persons guilty of discriminatory practices can be sanctioned – ERC

– $100,000 fine, 2 years imprisonment among penalties The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) is urging all State and Private Sector Agencies to develop a policy of non-discrimination against...

West Bank murder suspect remains hospitalised

Dec 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on West Bank murder suspect remains hospitalised

– Victim died as a result of punctured lung Ashton Peters, who fatally wounded his brother Royston Peters on Tuesday last, up to press time yesterday, was still under police guard. The man is...

Region Six sees completion of capital works in 2010

Dec 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Region Six sees completion of capital works in 2010

The Regional Administration of Region 6 held its final press conference for 2010 yesterday and disclosed that the total expenditure of its work programme is $298.9M. According to Regional Chairman,...

Refusing to register a serious offence – GECOM

Dec 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Refusing to register a serious offence – GECOM

Come January 1, 2011, and you are not registered, then you would be in breach of the laws of Guyana and could face as much as six months in prison. This is according to a notice posted by the Guyana...

Cash-strapped GuySuCo disposes of 1,000 acres

Dec 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Cash-strapped GuySuCo disposes of 1,000 acres

Negotiations between the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and the Central Housing and Planning Authority were scheduled to be completed yesterday to finalise the agreement between the two entities...

Stop giving the “doomsayers” so much to write about

Dec 29, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Stella Says Comments Off on Stop giving the “doomsayers” so much to write about

There is something so vital about living a life of freedom that causes humans to be willing to readily lay down their lives to ensure liberty for their posterity. Wicked governments have – for...

Govt. seeks supervisors for construction of forensic lab

Dec 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. seeks supervisors for construction of forensic lab

Having already invited bidders for the construction of a 5,817 square feet, two-storey (reinforced concrete) building to serve as a Forensic Laboratory, the Government is now seeking additional...

‘Wanted’ man found dead in Laing Avenue canal

Dec 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Wanted’ man found dead in Laing Avenue canal

– Gunshot wound on body The body of 21-year-old Paul Peters, of East Ruimveldt Front Road, was fished out of the Laing Avenue canal yesterday morning after it surfaced and was observed by...

The President should now extend his generosity to all marginalized workers

Dec 29, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on The President should now extend his generosity to all marginalized workers

Dear Sir, A basic principle in unionized entities where negotiations for wages/salaries are pursued is the ability to pay. Where such ability does not exist, the employer invariably implements wage...

Slouching towards democracy?

Dec 29, 2010 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Slouching towards democracy?

If Rome, as has been claimed, was not built in a day, most Guyanese would concede that democracy in our dear land might take a tad longer. The former after all, was a physical entity that could be...

SECRET BALLOTING IS NOT INHERENT TO DEMOCRACY

Dec 29, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on SECRET BALLOTING IS NOT INHERENT TO DEMOCRACY

The debate within the PPP has definitely shifted. The protests over the selection of the presidential candidate are no longer about whether the nominee should be selected/elected by the general...

Will people now demolish tombs to allot space for those to come?

Dec 29, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Will people now demolish tombs to allot space for those to come?

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my total frustration and utter disgust over the dumpsite at Mandela Avenue that has now encroached onto the Le Repentir Cemetery. I believe its existence speaks...

Jagdeo says, “If they cuss me down, I will cuss them down back.”

Dec 29, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Jagdeo says, “If they cuss me down, I will cuss them down back.”

These are the words President Jagdeo used at a public meeting with sugar workers at the Convention Centre last week. Like other abominable utterances from the Head of State, Mr. Jagdeo will get away...

Conflict of interests?

Dec 29, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on Conflict of interests?

Dear Editor, Time and circumstances have a way of letting us know what the real reasons are for peoples’ actions and behaviour. At the launching of the WiMax 4G Network in Guyana by Managing...

Missing teen’s relatives plead for her return

Dec 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Missing teen’s relatives plead for her return

The relatives of Latifah Marks are pleading with public-spirited persons to be on the lookout for the missing 15-year-old who resides in Forshaw Street, Queenstown The Tucville Secondary School...

Three remanded for armed robbery

Dec 29, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Three remanded for armed robbery

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry yesterday remanded three men after they appeared before her charged with the offence of robbery under arms. Their names were provided to the court as Dwayne...

The way things are even letter writers could face treason charges

Dec 29, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on The way things are even letter writers could face treason charges

Dear Editor I am more convinced now that the PPP government under Bharrat Jagdeo is fascist and a brutal dictatorship. They have driven fears into the population and the business community where...