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It is a problem of democracy and ignorance, not fear

Feb 04, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on It is a problem of democracy and ignorance, not fear

Dear Editor, As general elections in Guyana draw close, all kinds of fears and anxieties grip the population, the kind of fears and anxieties accompanied by violence that have characterized our...

A street vendor led to the Tunisian Velvet Revolution

Feb 04, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on A street vendor led to the Tunisian Velvet Revolution

In Guyana, over three hundred street vendors were forcibly removed from their selling base one evening. No one in the Government of Guyana gave them warning or notice. The bulldozers came and...

Stipulated hours for Haags Bosch landfill site worry collectors

Feb 04, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Stipulated hours for Haags Bosch landfill site worry collectors

Garbage collectors are saying that the stipulated opening and closing hours at the new landfill facility at Haags Bosch, Eccles, East Bank Demerara, are of great concern to them, and pose problems....

Egypt and Guyana

Feb 04, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Egypt and Guyana

The protests in Egypt that are shaking the foundations of the Egyptian state, and which will change the nature of that state whatever the dénouement, arise out of a conjuncture of circumstances that...

Guyana hunt first win against Jamaica since 2006

Feb 04, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana hunt first win against Jamaica since 2006

Young guns ready to fire against defending Champs today By Sean Devers in Jamaica In Association with Western Union & Jamaica Pegasus Since Clement King took 5-59 in then British Guiana’s...

Large Turnout expected for STAG Beer MASH Golf tournament

Feb 04, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Large Turnout expected for STAG Beer MASH Golf tournament

Ansa McAl is going all out this Saturday when it sponsors the STAG Beer Mashramani Golf Tournament which is expected to have a huge field of over 40 players turn out at the Lusignan Golf Club. The...

Taking ethnic concerns into consideration cannot slow economic development

Feb 04, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Taking ethnic concerns into consideration cannot slow economic development

Dear Editor, Please allow me to respond to Mr. Jason Abdulla’s letter, “AFC’s lofty ideas lack real substance” (Kaieteur News, February 1, 2011). Mr. Abdulla believes that the AFC’s...

ALL IT TOOK WAS ONE SPEECH

Feb 04, 2011 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on ALL IT TOOK WAS ONE SPEECH

Those behind the protests in Egypt should have consulted with certain local forces before embarking on their ill-advised course to call on their country’s President to step down. They should have...

Defending the indefensible

Feb 04, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Defending the indefensible

Dear Editor, I respond to the coward who withheld his/her name and address to the letter, captioned, “Can this ever happen anywhere else in the world?’’ The answer to your question is a...

An analysis of the way things are

Feb 04, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on An analysis of the way things are

Dear Editor, As we approach Election Day 2011, I wish to share some thoughts with my fellow Guyanese, which will hopefully guide them into making the right decision by choosing the right political...

Laptop flip-flop

Feb 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Laptop flip-flop

Minister says she was wrong on cost – Instruments cost US$295 and not G$295,000 – Lenovo reseller refuses to confirm sale – Model now out of production – ...

Dem boys seh…US$20 computer cause confusion

Feb 03, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…US$20 computer cause confusion

If you counting money and you don’t know Maths then people gun rob you because you wouldn’t know how to calculate you own money. Dem boys woulda laugh at anybody who end up in this situation. Dem...

Chinese release 500 lighted lantern

Feb 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Chinese release 500 lighted lantern

…usher in New Year Members of the Chinese Association of Guyana gathered at the Independence Park (formerly Parade Ground) , Middle Street, yesterday to release lighted lanterns into the air to...

City gas stations under bandit attacks

Feb 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on City gas stations under bandit attacks

Bandits continued to target gas stations across the city. For three consecutive nights they hit gas stations in the city and in Greater Georgetown. Last night’s attack saw the bandits leaving...

Resident clash with church over noise nuisance, disorderly behaviour

Feb 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Resident clash with church over noise nuisance, disorderly behaviour

A New Amsterdam woman is frustrated over the alleged inconsiderate actions of the pastor and members of a bottom house church situated next door to where she lives. Pearlann Remington, of Mayor and...

Blood Bank targets ambitious 10,000 units for 2011

Feb 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Blood Bank targets ambitious 10,000 units for 2011

By Rabindra Rooplall For last year, statistics from the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) recorded that 8,000 units of blood was donated, 80 per cent coming from voluntary donors. However,...

Schoolboys detained after marijuana find

Feb 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Schoolboys detained after marijuana find

More than a dozen young men were picked up in various parts of the city and taken to the Brickdam Police Station by policemen yesterday. The arrest sparked a convergence of mothers at the entrance to...

Householders could pay more for waste disposal- Mayor Green

Feb 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Householders could pay more for waste disposal- Mayor Green

In addition to a likely increase in the cost that will be required for waste disposal, the start-up of the new landfill site at Haags Bosch has not been without some hiccups, City Mayor Hamilton...

GDF rank on bail for beating his girlfriend

Feb 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on GDF rank on bail for beating his girlfriend

A Lance Corporal of the Guyana Defense Force yesterday appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer to the charge of unlawful assault. Police...

Armed robber could face rape charges

Feb 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Armed robber could face rape charges

John Sampson appeared on Tuesday before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer to the charge of robbery under arms. He pleaded not guilty. He was...

Friendly Societies regulators meet GCB Tuesday

Feb 03, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Friendly Societies regulators meet GCB Tuesday

GCB receives endorsement letter from 7 executives By Sean Devers President of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Chetram Singh informed yesterday that his Board is scheduled to meet with the Friendly...

NO VIABLE ALTERNATIVE

Feb 03, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on NO VIABLE ALTERNATIVE

The Minister of Finance described the opposition’s contribution to the budget debate as being rambling, incoherent, at times inconsistent and at others belligerent. He described the contributions...

Regal XI play unbeaten to top Georgetown/East Coast Zone

Feb 03, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Regal XI play unbeaten to top Georgetown/East Coast Zone

Regal XI defeated Success XI by 57 runs to remain unbeaten as they lead the Georgetown and East Coast zone of the Regal Stationery & Computer Centre over-35 male 20/20 & females open 10/10...

Rising Sun Pre Mashramani Horserace meet fixed for Sunday February 20

Feb 03, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Rising Sun Pre Mashramani Horserace meet fixed for Sunday February 20

The 2011 horseracing season is truly on the way with the bandwagon moving to the West Coast of Berbice after a successful launch at the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports facilities one day...

Driver on $300,000 bail

Feb 03, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Driver on $300,000 bail

Dwayne Joseph, 25, of 91 Tucber Park, New Amsterdam, was on Tuesday granted $300,000 bail by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo when he appeared before her at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court...

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Runsfest ends in draw, as arch rivals play hearts out

The mirage of citizen investment

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The latest song and dance from the corridors of political power in Guyana comes wrapped... more