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GUYANA DISASTER PREPAREDNESS: A NATIONAL PRIORITY

Mar 20, 2011 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on GUYANA DISASTER PREPAREDNESS: A NATIONAL PRIORITY

JAPAN’S DISASTER The recent earthquake, tsunami and related consequences in Japan have brought unexpected hardship and suffering to the people of Japan amidst continuing fear that the worst is yet...

The Guyana government killing its critics is a deadly gamble

Mar 20, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The Guyana government killing its critics is a deadly gamble

Mr. Jagdeo, addressing PPP supporters at the death anniversary of Cheddi Jagan two weeks ago, told his bussed audience (they bus people in all the time) that I am a jackass “who can write what he...

The Baccoo speaks

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

We have been speaking about the accidents on the roads as though these things are avoidable. Indeed they are, but in increasing numbers irresponsible people are being provided with the necessary...

Milerock win return game against Intermoengatope

Mar 20, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Milerock win return game against Intermoengatope

Milerock Football Club of Linden did as they said they would and won the return leg of their Caribbean Football Union Club Champions Cup yesterday at the Andre Kamperveen Stadium in Suriname, beating...

It took a foreigner to help confirm what most Guyanese long knew about Govt.

Mar 20, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on It took a foreigner to help confirm what most Guyanese long knew about Govt.

Dear Editor, American Judson Lohmeyer’s myriad revelations about the goings on in the Office of the President-run (OP) One Laptop Per Family project were an embarrassing quake-triggered tsunami of...

Phagwah, Chutney and the Rum Syndrome

Mar 20, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Phagwah, Chutney and the Rum Syndrome

Today is Phagwah. Among the numerous “parbs” (usually translated as “festivals”) that punctuate the Hindu calendar, Holi most closely fits the English connotations of joyous celebration....

Rain delay kick off again

Mar 20, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Rain delay kick off again

Persistent overnight and early morning rains has further delayed the start of the inaugural Len’s Craft Optical/Sunburst Orange Juice Under-15 League which was scheduled to kick off yesterday...

Mayor’s Cup football set to continue today and tomorrow

Mar 20, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Mayor’s Cup football set to continue today and tomorrow

Action in the Mayor’s Cup football championship is set to continue today and tomorrow at the Georgetown Football Club ground, Bourda, with double headers. Exciting match-ups have been set for...

GOOD NEWS FOR OUR ATHLETES!

Mar 20, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on GOOD NEWS FOR OUR ATHLETES!

There was a time when a great many promises were made to our athletes, but these promises were never fulfilled. These promises remained dreams, something that the country’s athletes could only...

People are hungry for representative and solution-driven politics

Mar 20, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on People are hungry for representative and solution-driven politics

Dear Editor, Whoa! the Alliance For Change (AFC) has now become professional protestors. God knows there is plenty to protest, but I vividly remember it was the AFC who condemned the PNC’s protests...

Banks DIH & Buddies Gym to the rescue of GAPF

Mar 20, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Banks DIH & Buddies Gym to the rescue of GAPF

Guyana to field a 5-member team to Caribbean C/ships Beverage Giants Banks DIH, a committed supporter of sports and its development at every level, has once a again proven that undying commitment by...

The bauxite story is a reminder that walking among us they are still abusers of authority

Mar 20, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The bauxite story is a reminder that walking among us they are still abusers of authority

Dear Editor, It is now 17 months and counting since the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) has illegally decided not to engage the recognised union, the Guyana Bauxite & General Workers Union...

Logistics worked in Leonora’s favour

Mar 20, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Logistics worked in Leonora’s favour

By Edison Jefford As would any spectacular phenomena in sports, Guyana’s first Synthetic Track and Field Facility created quite a stir among local enthusiasts and the media. The debates went back...

Could the PNCR provide the evidence which legitimizes it as natural leader of the coalition?

Mar 20, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Could the PNCR provide the evidence which legitimizes it as natural leader of the coalition?

Dear Editor, In its report of 8 March, 2011, Demerarawaves has observed that Mr. David Granger supports the idea of a broad opposition coalition in principle. However, it becomes murky very quickly...

“ICC CWC 2011 – One-Day 50-over cricket – Coming back from the dead!”

Mar 20, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on “ICC CWC 2011 – One-Day 50-over cricket – Coming back from the dead!”

Colin E. H. Croft Hey, my 58th birthday was March 15 – ‘Ides of March’. I can only hope for as great a 59th year as my last. I feel almost “un-deadable!” Unlike Gaius Julius Caesar who was...

Let us all uphold political righteousness in the upcoming elections

Mar 20, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let us all uphold political righteousness in the upcoming elections

Dear Editor, The recent furor over the past (almost 40 years ago) as regards Mr. Granger, the presidential candidate for the PNC/R, is exactly as it is, a storm in a teapot. We, the Guyanese citizens...

Ram wins another term in office

Mar 20, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Ram wins another term in office

Incumbent President Christopher Ram was elected unopposed when the Guyana Tennis Association held its Annual General Meeting recently. In a release from the Body, apart from Ram two more members were...

Holi Re!!

Mar 20, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Holi Re!!

By the time you are reading this, Holi celebrations would have already been in full swing for some time. And it is quite a swing. Originating in India and brought here by the Indentured Indian...

Is Mr. Gill a gillyganpus?

Mar 20, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is Mr. Gill a gillyganpus?

Dear Editor, I reply to Harry Gill’s letter in Kaieteur News of Wednesday, March 16 (“Freddie Kissoon is a fox.”) in which he wrote that I have made an idiot of myself. According to Harry, I am...

Turkey bound female boxers heighten preparation

Mar 20, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Turkey bound female boxers heighten preparation

The two amateur boxers set to participate in the World Junior and Youth Boxing Championship and Camp in Turkey, Carol Ann Bess and Alika London, are heightening preparations at the Forgotten Youth...

Comprehensive records need to be kept

Mar 20, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Comprehensive records need to be kept

Dear Editor, I must certainly extend my sincere gratitude on behalf of all Guyanese for the job your paper (Kaieteur News) is doing in highlighting this ‘Salt Goods’ shop masquerading itself as a...

Leading word formers confirmed for Phagwah Open

Mar 20, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Leading word formers confirmed for Phagwah Open

The country’s leading word formers will spring into action for the 2011 season when the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players host its annual Phagwah Open Competition tomorrow at the Malteenoes...

Inclement weather interrupts BVA programme

Mar 20, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Inclement weather interrupts BVA programme

The inclement weather has put paid to the plans the Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) had of staging their DDL sponsored Diamond Mineral Water one day open Beach Volleyball competition which was...

Rain curtails play in the fourth weekend of play in GT&T 10/10 cricket

Mar 20, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Rain curtails play in the fourth weekend of play in GT&T 10/10 cricket

Rain ruined some matches in this round of matches but some areas were able to see some exciting play as the communities converge on the venues in action of the GT&T 10/10 cricket competition. On...

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Keevin Allicock – the next torchbearer for Guyanese professional boxing

Guyana recorded over 10 000 dengue cases in 2024

Kaieteur News- Guyana recorded just over 10,000 dengue cases in 2024, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony revealed during an... more