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HYSDA formalised, host first meeting

Feb 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on HYSDA formalised, host first meeting

– AAG present sneaker for Wilson The Hinterland Youth and Sports Development Association (HYSDA) hosted their first meeting yesterday at the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) Headquarters after...

Domestic abuse cases pervasive in court

Feb 06, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Domestic abuse cases pervasive in court

Unlawful assault and malicious wounding are just few of the domestic violence offences that had begun to plague the judiciary. With courts sitting every working day of the week, more and more cases...

IS THE WEST INDIES WEST INDIAN?

Feb 06, 2011 knews News Comments Off on IS THE WEST INDIES WEST INDIAN?

[Extracts from a presentation at the Eleventh Sir Archibald Nedd Memorial Lecture in Grenada, 28 January 2011] By Sir Shridath Ramphal PART I It was here in St. George’s ninety-five [95] years ago...

Minister Rohee lives in a world of ‘make belief’

Feb 06, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Minister Rohee lives in a world of ‘make belief’

Dear Editor, Well well, at last, apart from those at our Mental Hospital and some who roam the streets, talking and answering themselves. At the level of the Guyana Cabinet, we have folks who live in...

AFC must carve out its niche and not be absorbed by any existing process

Feb 06, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on AFC must carve out its niche and not be absorbed by any existing process

DEAR EDITOR, Your newspaper’s reportage of remarks by Chairman of the Alliance For Change (AFC) party, Mr. Raphael Trotman, during his 2011 budget presentation, “Trotman calls for end to...

Negotiating a Transition

Feb 06, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Negotiating a Transition

The Egyptian Prime Minister has met with representatives of the protestors who have dedicated themselves to the proposition that President Mubarak must depart and there must be a more, open...

ITF Regional Development Officer Anthony Jeremiah arrives today

Feb 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on ITF Regional Development Officer Anthony Jeremiah arrives today

International Tennis Federation (ITF) Regional Development Officer, Anthony Jeremiah arrives in Guyana today for one of his routine four-day visits to the local tennis fraternity. Mr. Jeremiah who...

The Kinkajou (Potos Flavus)

Feb 06, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Kinkajou (Potos Flavus)

The kinkajou (Potos flavus), also known as the honey bear (a name it shares with the sun bear), is a rainforest mammal of the family Procyonidae, related to olingos, coatis, raccoons, and the...

18 year-old De Nobrega thumps experienced field in season

Feb 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on 18 year-old De Nobrega thumps experienced field in season

By Franklin Wilson The 2011 cycling programme (season) organised by National Coach Hassan Mohamed got off to an exhilarating start at the newly resurfaced National Park Cycling Circuit with 18...

Privately-owned media has responsibility too

Feb 06, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Privately-owned media has responsibility too

By Sir Ronald Sanders If the closure of the BBC’s Caribbean service leaves a vacuum for a daily pan-Caribbean radio news service, it is the fault of the Caribbean news media not the British...

Noble House Seafoods 2-day 2nd Division competition resumes

Feb 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Noble House Seafoods 2-day 2nd Division competition resumes

Four games were scheduled to be played off yesterday in the 2nd division 2-day Noble House Cricket competition but only three came off, with the match between UG and DCC being called off. There...

Liberal democracy – our guiding political principle

Feb 06, 2011 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Liberal democracy – our guiding political principle

An abridged version of the address given by AFC’s Prime Ministerial candidate, Sheila Holder, MP on the occasion of the launching of the party’s campaign on January 29, 2011 You know as much as I...

GDF wins Male and Female Inter-Services Cross Country team titles

Feb 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on GDF wins Male and Female Inter-Services Cross Country team titles

Team GDF snatched the male and female titles at the conclusion of the Inter-Services Cross Country Championships on Saturday, January 29. For males, Corporal Wilbert Mingo finished comfortably ahead...

An open letter to President Jagdeo

Feb 06, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on An open letter to President Jagdeo

Dear Mr. President, I here most respectfully wish to address your proposal of an Inter-Faith TV channel which, according to the press, is to be realised within the next three months. The press has...

Everything is a state secret

Feb 06, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Everything is a state secret

By Adam Harris About one year ago, President Bharrat Jagdeo accused local reporters of being lazy. I remember telling some of my colleagues that the Head of State was correct. Indeed, the reporters...

Narayan’s ton highlights Carib Beer 1st Division Heroes Cup action

Feb 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Narayan’s ton highlights Carib Beer 1st Division Heroes Cup action

Action resumed yesterday in Carib Beer and “Friends of Cricket” sponsored 1st Division Heroes Cup two day competition organised by the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA). The tourney which is...

Race walkers geared for action today as CSTC intensifies activities

Feb 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Race walkers geared for action today as CSTC intensifies activities

The cream of the country’s race walkers will be in action this morning when the Cavalier’s Sports and Tour Club (CSTC) presents it’s inaugural junior race walk 2011 this morning from the...

At the instinctive level, PPP leaders do not believe in freedom, rights and justice

Feb 06, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on At the instinctive level, PPP leaders do not believe in freedom, rights and justice

Mr. Raphael Trotman surprised the nation when he told Parliament last week that the current session of the National Assembly would be his last sitting. Trotman told the Guyanese people that he is fed...

Destiny is not a matter of chance it’s a matter of choice

Feb 06, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Destiny is not a matter of chance it’s a matter of choice

Dear Editor, I am intrigued by and genuinely excited about what is currently transpiring in Egypt. The people have spoken and signaled that the 30-year corruption-infested regime led by President...

If you want a successful business, put a woman in charge

Feb 06, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Stella Says Comments Off on If you want a successful business, put a woman in charge

I have never understood those men who are so adamant against equality for women. Personally, it seems an absolute necessity to me for humans to use the full potential of both genders to create a...

Mr. Atkinson’s assertions are grossly erroneous

Feb 06, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Atkinson’s assertions are grossly erroneous

Dear Editor, Please permit me to respond to the letter titled, “Many young Amerindians are not registered”, (Kaieteur News, Thursday, February 3, 2011) in the name of Mark Atkinson. At the...

The Baccoo speaks

Feb 06, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

A fire is going to break out in a storage bond and destroy property. Arson would be suspected because there is talk about the bond being owned by a man with a shady character. The police would get an...

Trotman’s quandary

Feb 06, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Trotman’s quandary

Mr Raphael Trotman is reported to have announced that, henceforth, he is unwilling to participate in a political system where the default setting is for opposition figures to oppose the government...

IMPROVED DEPLOYMENT OF RESOURCES WILL LEAD TO BETTER RESULTS IN CRIME-FIGHTING

Feb 06, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on IMPROVED DEPLOYMENT OF RESOURCES WILL LEAD TO BETTER RESULTS IN CRIME-FIGHTING

Armed robberies are on the increase. Since before the start of the new year, a number of armed robberies against businesses and homes have been taking place, and the police have not been able to...

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