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Con woman captured in Berbice

Feb 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Con woman captured in Berbice

– had fleeced several businesses The rope came to an abrupt end for a con woman yesterday morning after she was captured at her Canje, Berbice home. The woman has reportedly fleeced several...

Kaiso king ‘De Professor’ takes rivals to school again

Feb 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Kaiso king ‘De Professor’ takes rivals to school again

For the second time in three years, Region Ten’s ‘De Professor’ taught his opponents a lesson in calypso, to be crowned the 2011 local Calypso Monarch. ‘De Professor’, whose real name is...

GTU wants careful screening of teachers recruited from overseas

Feb 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on GTU wants careful screening of teachers recruited from overseas

– fears persons with deviant traits may enter system The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has assumed a proactive mode in wake of the recent disclosure by Cabinet Secretary, Dr Roger Luncheon...

360 abused children placed in ‘safe homes’ for 2010 – CPA

Feb 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 360 abused children placed in ‘safe homes’ for 2010 – CPA

With the Child Protection Act in place there still appears to be a high number of child abuse cases reported, statistics from the Child Protection Agency revealed. In a recent interview with this...

Are there guns in Camp Street Prison?

Feb 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Are there guns in Camp Street Prison?

– discovery of .32 round sparks fears It may just be one bullet, but the discovery of a .32 round during a search of the Georgetown Prisons penitentiary has triggered memories among some law...

Students may have to work for laptops

Feb 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Students may have to work for laptops

One Laptop Per family Project… — says project document The government could end up asking students to buy the laptops it will be distributing under the One Laptop Per Family Project (OLPF), while...

Bogus medical school victims to take alleged fraudster to court

Feb 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Bogus medical school victims to take alleged fraudster to court

– woman still trying to recruit students Some of the victims of the recent ‘medical school’ scam have disclosed that they plan to take the head of the bogus school to court to force her to...

Windward’s struggle to 4-wkt win against Guyana

Feb 21, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windward’s struggle to 4-wkt win against Guyana

– as Bishoo & Permaul stage fight-back By Sean Devers in St Vincent In Association with Digicel & Queensway The Arnos Vale track was not the best to bat on but the batting of both sides...

Efforts to resuscitate Chess underway in Rupununi

Feb 21, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Efforts to resuscitate Chess underway in Rupununi

Efforts have commenced to resuscitate Chess in the Rupununi area with the staging of the first tournament at Lethem in over 15 years last week. The Mashramani tournament held at Debbie Nichols...

NSC Mashramani Junior Singles Badminton tournament concludes

Feb 21, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on NSC Mashramani Junior Singles Badminton tournament concludes

The National Sports Commission Mashramani Junior Singles Badminton Tournament concluded on Saturday at the Queens College Badminton Courts. Several quarterfinals, semis and finals were contested as...

Inclement weather interrupts BVA programme

Feb 21, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Inclement weather interrupts BVA programme

The inclement weather has put a damper on activities organized by the Berbice Volleyball Association with some two competitions being affected. First the BVA’s Second Division volleyball...

Abdool triumphs over Pollard in keen contest

Feb 21, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Abdool triumphs over Pollard in keen contest

The Bounty Farm Limited Mash Handicap Squash Tournament continued Saturday night at the Georgetown Club courts and the highlight of the night featured top seed Regan Pollard and Joshua Abdool...

Roaming cattle continue to wreak havoc in Grove/Diamond

Feb 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Roaming cattle continue to wreak havoc in Grove/Diamond

— as new pound remains empty The officials in the Grove/Diamond Housing Schemes continue to ignore the plight of residents whose lives and property are being threatened by the presence of large...

Designer says Banks DIH costumes almost complete

Feb 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Designer says Banks DIH costumes almost complete

Despite being shot at and robbed on Friday night, local designer Trevor Rose says his Mash Band costumes are almost complete and he expects them to be ready by tomorrow evening. The designer was...

Fiona Singh is Chutney Queen

Feb 21, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Fiona Singh is Chutney Queen

Performing the song ‘Money,’ which she composed in less than a day, popular Chutney sensation and former lead singer from the popular Sugar Cake Girl Band Fiona Singh retained her crown as she...

We have finally recognised the problem which has been looming for decades

Feb 21, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on We have finally recognised the problem which has been looming for decades

Dear Editor, It was quite an astonishment that I have read that the Government of Guyana is seriously thinking about recruiting overseas trained teachers (OTT), in an effect to improve science and...

‘Guyana is a fragile democracy’ says Dr. Prem Misir

Feb 21, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on ‘Guyana is a fragile democracy’ says Dr. Prem Misir

Dear Editor, Dr. Prem Misir whose official title is “Advisor to the President” and works in the office of the Presidential Secretariat within close proximity of the President, writes (Kaieteur...

Dog breeding is adding to a problem

Feb 21, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dog breeding is adding to a problem

Dear Editor, I refer to SN February 15, 2011, “Dog breeder dies after North Ruimveldt shooting”, is a pitiful trade that should be illegal for a country with a growing population problem of...

THE END OF PRIVATE TELEVISION IN GUYANA IS NEAR

Feb 21, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE END OF PRIVATE TELEVISION IN GUYANA IS NEAR

The government had long announced that a channel would be licensed to broadcast religious programs. Given the large number of religious bodies in Guyana and the financial health of most of these...

The PPP has exceeded the PNC

Feb 21, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP has exceeded the PNC

Dear Editor, The PPP regime’s propaganda czar, Dr Prem Misir in his letter, “Replicating “Egypt in Guyana” against the new opposition,” (Kaieteur News 02-19-11), wrote, “Let me reiterate...

Goodbye Maniram! Sorry for what happened!

Feb 21, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Goodbye Maniram! Sorry for what happened!

If God should speak to me, and ask me what I desire most at the moment, though it would be either a reconditioned or second hand car, I would put country before self and say, I want to see the...

NATURE, NURTURE AND NATIVITY

Feb 21, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on NATURE, NURTURE AND NATIVITY

A long time ago, in rural Trinidad, we settled the ongoing battle of nature versus nurture, or whether an individual’s innate qualities are more important than personal experiences in determining...

Mr. Vieira should stick with facts when he makes his opinion public

Feb 21, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Vieira should stick with facts when he makes his opinion public

Dear Editor, The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) has noted the reappearance of Mr. Anthony Vieira in the letter column of the Kaieteur News (16 February 2011). It seems that he has emerged with his...

Crunch Time World Cup

Feb 21, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Crunch Time World Cup

Cricket World Cup #10 has finally kicked off. The opening ceremony was certainly spectacular – and flawlessly executed. Bangladesh’s reputation as an international “basket case” must have...

Chase Academy squares off with St Benedict’s College ahead of...

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