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Emanie unbeaten after opening day

Jan 16, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Emanie unbeaten after opening day

Emanie won all three of their matches to lead after the first day in the Sherwyn McKenzie Mixed Team Netball Tournament which started yesterday at the National Gymnasium. The leading club in Guyana...

UN declares 2011 as Int’l Year of Forests

Jan 16, 2011 knews News Comments Off on UN declares 2011 as Int’l Year of Forests

– Deforestation rate proven at 0.06% – Agri Minister Despite more and more stringent demands by rigorous overseas markets for its forest products, Guyana has continued to gain access....

Benefits for elected officials and parliamentary matters should be addressed by parliamentary committees

Jan 16, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Benefits for elected officials and parliamentary matters should be addressed by parliamentary committees

Dear Editor, In response to Ms. Sonia Clarke’s missive, “Emile Mervin is on integrity collision,” (Kaieteur News, January 15), she identified six points I made in my three-part letter to...

CARICOM Community Council meets tomorrow

Jan 16, 2011 knews News Comments Off on CARICOM Community Council meets tomorrow

Preparations for the Twenty-Second Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government is among the agenda items for the Twenty-Seventh Meeting of the...

The PPP’s point man for general elections will either be Ramkarran or Ramotar

Jan 16, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP’s point man for general elections will either be Ramkarran or Ramotar

Dear Editor, I would like to add my comments to the correspondence of my good friend, Malcolm Haripaul, (“Mr. Ralph Ramkarran’s Democratic Centralism”, Kaieteur News, January 6, 2011). Mr....

Kaieteur sport offers apology

Jan 16, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kaieteur sport offers apology

As the race to occupy the helm of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) climaxes, the presidential hopefuls are unveiling plans and objectives in an attempt to influence the votes of the various counties...

A greater burden rests on the shoulders of public officials to be circumspect

Jan 16, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on A greater burden rests on the shoulders of public officials to be circumspect

Dear Editor, R. Small’s letter captioned, “There is a fine line between contemptuously attacking the Government and exposing bad governance”, amounts to another one of those polyphemus-like...

Amateur boxing forges ahead with youth development in 2011

Jan 16, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Amateur boxing forges ahead with youth development in 2011

Referee/Judges for skills upgrade The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) continues its forward thrust with youth development in 2011 after commencing in that vein during last year. GABA...

Recognising Palestine as a sovereign state was an act of folly

Jan 16, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Recognising Palestine as a sovereign state was an act of folly

Dear Editor, I refer to the article entitled, “Guyana recognises Palestine as sovereign state (SN January 13, 2011) and would appreciate the opportunity to comment! Recognition of Palestine as a...

Our Guyana T20 cricket team

Jan 16, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Our Guyana T20 cricket team

Dear Editor, “This is my first letter to any of the media houses and my love for the game of cricket drove me to make some comments of our present performances.” Was our Guyana cricket team well...

Bish Panday is ‘Da Man’

Jan 16, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Bish Panday is ‘Da Man’

Dear Editor, Bish Panday ought to be elected as the President of the Guyana Cricket Board at the end of this month. He is an experienced administrator, a fine communicator and well known to the...

Richardson is new Windies Team Manager

Jan 16, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Richardson is new Windies Team Manager

By Sean Devers in Antigua In association with Digicel, Carib Beer, Leisure Inn, GSL, Queensway & Dave’s West Indian Imports (NY) Former Antigua, Leeward Islands and West Indies Captain...

HIJACKING THE EVENT

Jan 16, 2011 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on HIJACKING THE EVENT

On January 9, 2011, the PNCR undertook to make a more definitive statement on the International Year for People of African Descent, after consultation with representative organizations. At that time,...

UNICEF, St Francis Community Developers upgrade four Berbice day care centres

Jan 16, 2011 knews News Comments Off on UNICEF, St Francis Community Developers upgrade four Berbice day care centres

Berbicians are now in a position to have their children taken care of at Day Care centres and playgroups that meet the minimum standards set by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in...

Are house lots at ‘Pradoville 2’ only available for a particular clique?

Jan 16, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Are house lots at ‘Pradoville 2’ only available for a particular clique?

Dear Editor, I looked at the President’s press conference of January 10. Some parts he was correct. Other parts I looked at with amusement and disgust. One is in relation to the Hope Canal. If the...

Col Hartley Liverpool is 75

Jan 16, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Col Hartley Liverpool is 75

On January 1, 2011, there was a celebration of maximum proportions. This event was the 75th birth anniversary of Rtd. Lt. Colonel Compton Hartley Liverpool. It was hosted in the United States where...

The PPP’s best presidential candidate is Ramotar

Jan 16, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP’s best presidential candidate is Ramotar

Dear Editor, I feel compelled to express my views on the PPP’s presidential candidate because I am seeing advertisements and a host of letters, which appear orchestrated in favour of Ralph...

The establishment of a cricket academy is essential

Jan 16, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on The establishment of a cricket academy is essential

Dear Editor, The race for the Presidency of the Guyana Cricket Board is interestingly poised at the moment and the three serious contenders are continuing to run a clean race; no doubt with the...

“Michael Conrad “Joey” Carew – West Indies’ Mr. Cricket”

Jan 16, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on “Michael Conrad “Joey” Carew – West Indies’ Mr. Cricket”

By Colin E. H. Croft I hate funerals! To me, they, normally, are just social events, organised by very guilty, hypocritical people, trying to make up for what they never did in the departed’s...

Delinquent contractors’ services will be terminated

Jan 16, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Delinquent contractors’ services will be terminated

Berbice road contractors who do not perform at optimum levels would see their services being terminated forthwith. This warning was made by the Regional Chairman, Zulfikar Mustapha, in their presence...

Culture and Poverty

Jan 16, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Culture and Poverty

In this International Year of People of African Descent, a debate that is unfolding in the US may assist activists and policy makers here in clarifying their ideas around a key characteristic that...

“Stag Beer & El Dorado Rum Softball” begins January 23

Jan 16, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on “Stag Beer & El Dorado Rum Softball” begins January 23

The eagerly awaited “Stag Beer & El Dorado Rum” countrywide male and female softball tournament begins next Sunday at various venues throughout the country. Demerara Distillers Ltd. (DDL),...

The Electorate Must Take Care Not To Step in The ‘Hoya’

Jan 16, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on The Electorate Must Take Care Not To Step in The ‘Hoya’

There are two sorts of politicians: those who can talk nonsense on any subject under the sun, and those who don’t need a subject to talk nonsense. Says Michael Benjamin A little girl asked her...

BCB launches 2011 Charity Programme

Jan 16, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB launches 2011 Charity Programme

$100,000 worth of clothing given to Alpha Children’s Home The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday last kicked off its 2011 Charity Programme with a donation of $130,000 worth of clothing and...

The Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)

Jan 16, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)

The Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), also known as the Sulfur-breasted Toucan and the Rainbow-billed Toucan, is a colourful Latin American member of the Toucan family. It is in fact the...

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