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Police detain Rohan Sarjoo for Cricket Board official acid attack

Jan 18, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Police detain Rohan Sarjoo for Cricket Board official acid attack

Former Guyana cricketer and member of the Demerara Cricket Board, businessman Rohan Sarjoo was up to late last night being questioned by police in connection with last May’s acid attack which...

Police Sergeant slapped with bribe charge, granted $125,000 bail

Jan 18, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Police Sergeant slapped with bribe charge, granted $125,000 bail

Sergeant Faye Perreira, a policewoman attached to the Beterverwagting Police Station was yesterday brought before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to...

Man charged with stealing $4.8M worth in articles

Jan 18, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Man charged with stealing $4.8M worth in articles

Allister Hall made his way into the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court barefooted to answer to the charge of break and enter. The accused that was sporting long hair was brought before acting Chief...

Carpenter sustains punctured lung after suspected beating

Jan 18, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Carpenter sustains punctured lung after suspected beating

A Wakenaam carpenter is now patient in the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was reportedly beaten by a group of men, obliquely opposite the Sans Souci Police Station. This newspaper learnt that...

Against All Odds: Doretta Wilson

Jan 18, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Against All Odds: Doretta Wilson

By Edison Jefford The mere imagination of the difficulties of perhaps one of Guyana’s most talented junior athletes to chase her passion immediately forces the mind to Chapter X of George...

National Under-20s arrive inSuriname confident of doing well

Jan 18, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on National Under-20s arrive inSuriname confident of doing well

Light session planned for today ahead of opening game tomorrow By Franklin Wilson in Suriname In association with Fazia’s Collection, Len’s Craft Optical & Lifetime Reality The...

Wilson, Giddings, Forde, Morgan top Cross Country race

Jan 18, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Wilson, Giddings, Forde, Morgan top Cross Country race

By Edison Jefford Region Nine’s, Doretta Wilson, Linden’s Nathanie Giddings and Georgetown’s Cleveland Forde and Alika Morgan emphatically topped the four categories of the National...

Mark’s Jewelry win teams Darts tournament

Jan 18, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Mark’s Jewelry win teams Darts tournament

Mark’s Jewelry emerged victorious in the 4-man team Darts Tournament which was contested last Friday at Mark’s Darts Club, 72 Brummel Place, Stabroek. Securing the runner-up spot was Hard Target,...

Horse owners urged to gear up for exciting year as KMTC unveils packed itinerary

Jan 18, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Horse owners urged to gear up for exciting year as KMTC unveils packed itinerary

Turfites, accustomed to the action packed encounters witnessed at the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) horse race meets will have their desires met over the coming months as the organisers have...

Warren McKay rides away with Franco Crawford cycle Road race in Berbice

Jan 18, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Warren McKay rides away with Franco Crawford cycle Road race in Berbice

By Samuel Whyte Seasoned cyclist Warren McKay held off the pack to win the fourth Annual Franco Crawford sponsored Flying Aces Cycling Club 46-mile cycle Road race held on Sunday from Springlands...

Guyana cops a first as world boxing body votes Sebert Blake Trainer of the Year

Jan 18, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana cops a first as world boxing body votes Sebert Blake Trainer of the Year

Former national amateur boxer Sebert Blake, now turned coach, training prowess was recently responsible for Shondell Alfred’s successful defence of her World International Boxing Association (WIBA)...

BVA outlines list of activities for 2011

Jan 18, 2011 knews News Comments Off on BVA outlines list of activities for 2011

The recently resuscitated Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) began their 2011 season with a one-day open Competition at the GTM Hardcourt in New Amsterdam. The entity in a release outlined their...

Loris Nathoo assumes lead as Trophy Stall Chess Tournament commences

Jan 18, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Loris Nathoo assumes lead as Trophy Stall Chess Tournament commences

– Rashad Hussain leads juniors Loris Nathoo, David Khan, former National Champion Wendell Meusa and Pierre Boucher all amassed two and a half points apiece after three rounds of intensive...

The Private Sector Commission has missed the point badly

Jan 18, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The Private Sector Commission has missed the point badly

There are many politically conscious members of the Private Sector Commission (PSC). I know a few of them. These are not people who are politically insensitive and who support crude policies from the...

Action packed bouts envisaged as Boxers intensify preparation

Jan 18, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Action packed bouts envisaged as Boxers intensify preparation

Leon ‘The Lion’ Gilkes slammed home a vicious right hook that sneaked past the highly held guards of Anthony Augustin. The punch appeared to unsettle Augustin but he took it like a man and...

There will be no rush to buy up land offered to remigrants

Jan 18, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on There will be no rush to buy up land offered to remigrants

Dear Editor, In his column, “The poor will count their debts” (Kaieteur News, January 14), Peeping Tom really has nothing to worry about: There will be no rush to buy up land offered to...

GUYANA IS AWASH IN BILLIONS!

Jan 18, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on GUYANA IS AWASH IN BILLIONS!

The government is stubborn and myopic when it comes to the sugar industry. It refuses to accept that a rethink is necessary to turn the industry around and it continues to believe that by following...

Freddie Kissoon replies to Hergash and Rodney

Jan 18, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Freddie Kissoon replies to Hergash and Rodney

Dear Editor, I refer to two letters in Monday’s edition (Jan. 17) of Kaieteur News in relation to two columns of mine. One is by Canada-based PPP supporter, Mr. Harry Hergash; the other by...

This lacks sensitivity and borders on cheap politicking

Jan 18, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on This lacks sensitivity and borders on cheap politicking

Dear Editor, Albert Bolo Joseph, the Linden businessman who succumbed to a gunshot wound some weeks ago, was never known to be associated to any political party. Like Prime Minister Sam Hinds, I too...

Now is not the time for ‘baby’ politicians or egoistic persons to experiment with the leadership of this country

Jan 18, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Now is not the time for ‘baby’ politicians or egoistic persons to experiment with the leadership of this country

Dear Editor, I am following the public conversation on the presidential hopefuls for the general elections to be held some time in 2011. The utterances of many aspirants and their backers are...

‘Who says organisa-tion says oligarchy’

Jan 18, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on ‘Who says organisa-tion says oligarchy’

Dear Editor, For reasons that will become obvious as we proceed, I usually would not pay much attention to Mr. Freddie Kissoon, but it is too tempting in light of the heights of absurdity reached...

Let’s regain control of a dirty situation

Jan 18, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Let’s regain control of a dirty situation

Dear Editor, I am sorry for the persons who were removed from the Stabroek Market Square. If they were given permission for a specific period of time then they should have known that it was not a...

The confusion surrounding this year

Jan 18, 2011 knews Editorial Comments Off on The confusion surrounding this year

This year has been designated the International Year of People of African descent and from the look of things, it seems that the people of African origin have organized precious little on their own....

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Uncertainty clouds Golden Jaguars’ Head Coach position as Barbados showdown approaches

Fingerprinting and Finger-Pointing

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- No one, not even the staunchest supporters of Guyana’s electoral process, would claim... more