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Former First Lady gets moving send off

Feb 20, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Former First Lady gets moving send off

…buried near to daughters It was a serene ambiance Friday at St Andrew’s Kirk when friends, family, Government officials and people from all walks of life gathered to bid farewell to Former First...

“Is a miracle possible for West Indies in ICC Cricket World Cup 2011?”

Feb 20, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on “Is a miracle possible for West Indies in ICC Cricket World Cup 2011?”

Colin E. H. Croft “Do you believe in miracles?” With only 10 seconds left, this was the eternal question, asked by American Broadcasting Corporation’s commentator, Al Michaels, when USA...

Amateur boxing goes to West Coast Demerara today

Feb 20, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Amateur boxing goes to West Coast Demerara today

President of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA), Steve Ninvalle will travel to the West Coast Demerara this morning where he will deliver short remarks before declaring the U-16 and Junior...

We have to import teachers

Feb 20, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on We have to import teachers

On Thursday I got a bit of a shock. I happened to be at a press conference when I heard Dr Roger Luncheon announce that Guyana was going to import teachers, because those that we have simply could...

Will Teixeira, Harding and Holder champion women’s issues?

Feb 20, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Stella Says Comments Off on Will Teixeira, Harding and Holder champion women’s issues?

With two women running as presidential candidates this year and one running as a prime ministerial candidate, this seems the perfect time to ensure that women’s issues finally find a way to the top...

Guyana Boxing Board officials reward its affiliates and friends

Feb 20, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Boxing Board officials reward its affiliates and friends

By Michael Benjamin Shondell ‘Mystery Lady’ Alfred continued a year of phenomenal successes, copping the Female Fighter of the Year award when the Guyana Boxing Board of Control staged its...

King Kong ain’t gat nuttin on me, Stella!

Feb 20, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on King Kong ain’t gat nuttin on me, Stella!

I hereby reply to Stella’s Friday piece, “Freddie, your fly is down.” Stella did you see the movie “Training Day’ when Denzel Washington yelled out “King Kong ain’t got sh.t on me.”...

El Dorado maybe in sight at last

Feb 20, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on El Dorado maybe in sight at last

Since the late 1970’s and until recently, the economy of Guyana has been the sick man of the Caribbean falling second only to Haiti as the poorest country in the region. Much of that has changed,...

GT&T /MCYS/GSL 10/10 underway

Feb 20, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT&T /MCYS/GSL 10/10 underway

The rivalry for the top prize in the 2nd Annual Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company (GT&T) / Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport (MCYS) and the Guyana Softball League (GSL) 10/10...

NSC Mashramani Junior Singles Badminton tournament underway

Feb 20, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on NSC Mashramani Junior Singles Badminton tournament underway

Play in the National Sports Commission Mashramani Junior Singles Badminton tournament began Friday at the Queens College Badminton Courts. Opening the Tournament was President of the GBA,...

The salesgirl’s prophecy

Feb 20, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The salesgirl’s prophecy

– all the clues seemed to point to one obsessive man… by Michael Jordan “One of these days y’all gun hear that I dead.” This was the prophecy that Radica Mohan made to one of her...

Building your home? Think again!

Feb 20, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Building your home? Think again!

By Leonard Gildarie I managed to move into my new home at La Parfait Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, in late November, after three months of hectic building. It was a grand experience. My first ever...

Boxers cited for indiscipline as GABA gets tough on affiliates

Feb 20, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Boxers cited for indiscipline as GABA gets tough on affiliates

Ray Sandiford, the boxer representing the Guyana Police Force that was cited for blatant indiscipline during his junior/welterweight bout against Stephon Gouveia in the January edition of the ProAm...

The Baccoo Speaks

Feb 20, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

There is going to be a spate of robberies because once more people who live a life of crime want money the easy way. The police have plans and they are going to be on the roads. In two cases they are...

Interesting Creatures… The Peccary (Pecari maximus)

Feb 20, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on Interesting Creatures… The Peccary (Pecari maximus)

A peccary (Pecari maximus) (plural peccaries; also javelina and skunk pig) is a medium-sized mammal of the family Tayassuidae, or New World Pigs. Peccaries are members of the artiodactyl suborder...

Director of Sport takes issue with Ram and Kissoon

Feb 20, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Director of Sport takes issue with Ram and Kissoon

Dear Editor, I noticed that a Mr. Christopher Ram and now Freddie Kissoon are desperately trying to make a mountain out of a molehill on Mr. Anthony Jeremiah not being able to meet Minister Anthony....

Bring the teachers

Feb 20, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Bring the teachers

Guyana needs specialist teachers, particularly in the areas of Science, Math, and English. The poor performance of our children in these subject areas at regional examinations is the best proof that...

Towards a national conversation on illiteracy

Feb 20, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Towards a national conversation on illiteracy

Dear Editor, Eric Phillips (SN 04-12-10), argued very passionately for: “…a national conversation on illiteracy”. He supported his argument by citing numerous examples of the mutilation of the...

North Essequibo holds AGM

Feb 20, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on North Essequibo holds AGM

The North Essequibo Cricket Committee held its Annual General Meeting [AGM] on February 18 at Sparta. The outcome of the recent meeting resulted in the following persons being elected as executive...

Other countries implemented laptop projects for children without national embarrassment over money

Feb 20, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Other countries implemented laptop projects for children without national embarrassment over money

Dear Editor, The One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) project was a brilliant idea that became badly tainted by a government that believes transparency is a terminal disease to be avoided and that deflecting...

88th Forbes Burnham Birth Anniversary Cycle Road Race set for today

Feb 20, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on 88th Forbes Burnham Birth Anniversary Cycle Road Race set for today

The Forbes Burnham Annual Memorial Cycle Race, which is in its fourth year, will be staged today from Carifesta Ave. to Belfield (Burnham’s Former Residence) and back starting at 7:00 this morning....

The IRO will never engage in any action where religion is made subservient

Feb 20, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The IRO will never engage in any action where religion is made subservient

Dear Editor, The Inter Religious Organisation (IRO) takes serious umbrage at the impudent statements made by Ms. Patricia Gonzalez and Mr. Anthony Vieira in the Kaieteur News where they both profess,...

An open letter to Commissioner General of the GRA and the Chancellor of the Judiciary

Feb 20, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on An open letter to Commissioner General of the GRA and the Chancellor of the Judiciary

Dear Gentlemen, Recently there has been an increase in prosecutions by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) against registrants of the VAT Act, who for various reasons, have failed to file VAT Returns...

If that is not subservience then what is?

Feb 20, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on If that is not subservience then what is?

Dear Editor, I have always been taught that it is impolite to discuss race, religion and politics in public, but since the Inter Religious Organisation (IRO) letter sent to the Press on February 18,...

21st Century Slavery and Exploitation

Feb 20, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on 21st Century Slavery and Exploitation

Dear Editor, I take this opportunity to make an analogy to describe a situation that is frustrating and demoralizing a certain section of the teaching profession. Here we go: The President of Guyana...

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