February 2011

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DCB Inter association Under-15 competition starts shortly

Feb 19, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on DCB Inter association Under-15 competition starts shortly

All Area Associations have been asked to start preparing their Under-15 teams for the annual DCB Inter Association competition which is scheduled to begin before the end of this month. The...

Education officials nab 16 truants in Bartica

Feb 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Education officials nab 16 truants in Bartica

Sixteen children were apprehended in Bartica following a major truancy campaign conducted by the Central Ministry and the Region Seven Department of Education, Schools’ Welfare Unit on Thursday....

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 / Fixtures

Feb 19, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 / Fixtures

Sat Feb 19 08:30 GMT | 14:30 local 04:30 GYT 1st Match, Group B – Bangladesh v India Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Sun Feb 20 04:00 GMT | 09:30 local 00:00 GYT 2nd Match, Group A...

GAWU and BBCI ink Collective Labour Agreement

Feb 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on GAWU and BBCI ink Collective Labour Agreement

Some 40 workers of the Berbice Bridge are expected to get a five percent pay increase for last year along with several other benefits including leave and allowances, in keeping with an agreement...

Thieves break in another N/A church; cart off $2M in items

Feb 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Thieves break in another N/A church; cart off $2M in items

Bandits have once again broken into a place of worship. Some time on Tuesday night, thieves broke into the Cornerstone Christian Brethren Church on Main Street, New Amsterdam and carted off more than...

GTTA to launch ITTF level One Coaching and Accreditation programme today

Feb 19, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on GTTA to launch ITTF level One Coaching and Accreditation programme today

Sydney Christophe is facilitator The Guyana Table Tennis Federation will today launching its International Table Tennis Federation Level One Coaches Certification Programme which will take place at...

We are seeking to unite not divide

Feb 19, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on We are seeking to unite not divide

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter from Bishop Juan Edghill in your issue of February 18, 2011, captioned, “Beware of those who seek to divide the Christian community”, in which he reiterates his...

Enmore woman was strangled-PM reveals

Feb 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Enmore woman was strangled-PM reveals

Up to press time yesterday two persons from the Enmore community were still in police custody assisting with investigation into the death of Prampattie Ramsundar. A post mortem examination performed...

Revolution spreading in the Islamic World against ‘Islamic’ Autocrats

Feb 19, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Revolution spreading in the Islamic World against ‘Islamic’ Autocrats

Dear Editor, As I write this short note, the people of Iran, Yemen, Libya, Bahrain, Algeria, and Djibouti are facing down police forces, the military and political goon squads in their respective...

There is no such concept as “full dictatorship” in scholarly literature

Feb 19, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on There is no such concept as “full dictatorship” in scholarly literature

I doubt very much that the person who wrote last Sunday’s editorial is neatly acquainted with the complete terrain of political theory. This does not mean editors and commentators should not engage...

Bounty Mash handicap Squash tournament 2011 underway

Feb 19, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Bounty Mash handicap Squash tournament 2011 underway

The Bounty Handicap Squash tournament continued on Thursday at the Georgetown Club courts with the Steven Xavier and Nyron Joseph’s showdown stealing the night. With the amount of diving and...

Diamond call centre Director talks of turnaround plan

Feb 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Diamond call centre Director talks of turnaround plan

The Director of the NPI Communications (NPIC) Call Centre in Diamond, East Bank Demerara has defended the Centre against allegations by laid off staff of low wages and less than satisfactory working...

‘CLASH of the TITANS’ set for Skeldon Sec. School tomorrow

Feb 19, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on ‘CLASH of the TITANS’ set for Skeldon Sec. School tomorrow

By Franklin Wilson The first activity for the new executive of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation is tomorrow’s Novice and Junior Championships set for the Skeldon Secondary School,...

In Animal Farm terminology some pigs are more equal than others

Feb 19, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on In Animal Farm terminology some pigs are more equal than others

Dear Editor, George Orwell in his book Animal Farm, highlighted many of the tactics despotic leaders use to manipulate a people in order to gain control and remain in power. These are not new tactics...

Inequity in employment within the Public Sector

Feb 19, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Inequity in employment within the Public Sector

Dear Editor, Permit me to share an experience. This is an experience that is too common to the Guyanese citizenry and I fell compelled to speak out about it. While at the University of Guyana (UG), I...

Joyce Hoyte lived a dignified and humble life

Feb 19, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Joyce Hoyte lived a dignified and humble life

Dear Editor, Joyce Noreen Hoyte, November 30, 1934 – February 14, 2011- was a strong shrewd woman and gracious First Lady, who lived a dignified and humble life I join all Guyanese in expressing...

Slip, fly and being stood up

Feb 19, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Slip, fly and being stood up

Dear Editor, Anyone who reads Stella Ramsaroop’s column will have to admit, judging from her photo, that she is a very attractive woman. In the photo she displays well groomed hair and radiance in...

Progress – but at what price?

Feb 19, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Progress – but at what price?

Dear Editor, They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and this could not be more true as evident by the ones on the front page of Kaieteur News, February 16, comparing a simple structure that...

Mr. Peters is uninformed about the initiatives taken by GECOM

Feb 19, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Peters is uninformed about the initiatives taken by GECOM

Dear Editor, I respond to the letter penned by Mr. Lionel Peters, which was published in Kaieteur News of Thursday, February 17, 2011, under the caption, “The issue of outstanding voters ID...

Replicating ‘Egypt in Guyana’ against the new opposition

Feb 19, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Replicating ‘Egypt in Guyana’ against the new opposition

Dear Editor, Some elements of the new opposition in Guyana believe that authoritarian regimes in the Middle East and North Africa are similar to the political system in this country. And the recent...

Guyana’s decision to import teachers

Feb 19, 2011 knews Editorial Comments Off on Guyana’s decision to import teachers

For some time now Guyana has been seeking to improve its production of students equipped in the areas of Mathematics and Sciences. For more than a decade Guyana has been recording poor pass rates in...

Guyana to hire overseas teachers

Feb 18, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Guyana to hire overseas teachers

Government has signaled its intentions to hire Maths and Science teachers from abroad and is even considering retaining those that are of retirement age. The surprise announcement was made by...

Crippled granny bursts into tears after sentenced to four years

Feb 18, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Crippled granny bursts into tears after sentenced to four years

Crippled 65-year-old Maxine Batts, a United States citizen who was charged with cocaine possession, yesterday at approximately 15:01hrs changed her plea after being on remand for several weeks....

Russell DeFreitas sentenced to life

Feb 18, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Russell DeFreitas sentenced to life

NEW YORK—Russell DeFreitas, the convicted mastermind behind a plot to blow up aviation fuel tanks and a pipeline at John F. Kennedy International Airport was yesterday sentenced to life in prison....

Gunmen escape with millions after torching Linden RDC safe

Feb 18, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Gunmen escape with millions after torching Linden RDC safe

Gunmen sometime before dawn yesterday torched a safe and escaped with $5.4 million in cash and a quantity of cheques from the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) office in Linden. According to Regional...

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