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Suriname emerge as overall winner of Qaseeda Competition

Apr 25, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Suriname emerge as overall winner of Qaseeda Competition

Suriname came out as the winner in the male segment of the eleventh International Qaseeda Competition hosted by the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) and the Anjuman Hifazatul Islam...

Race based politics belongs in the garbage heap of history

Apr 25, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Race based politics belongs in the garbage heap of history

Dear Editor, Many political commentators opined that David Granger the PNCR’s presidential candidate was a political neophyte when he called Mr. Donald Ramotar, congratulated him on his selection...

‘Blackman’ claim by Adam Harris is anancy story

Apr 25, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on ‘Blackman’ claim by Adam Harris is anancy story

Dear Editor, Without a doubt, the persons who most influenced my life in politics and journalism from a practical stand-point were Cheddi and Janet Jagan, both deceased presidents of Guyana. Long...

The PPP/C campaign will be no different this time around

Apr 25, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP/C campaign will be no different this time around

Dear Editor, The date has not been announced for the 2011 General Elections but Guyanese can have no doubt as to the kind of campaign the PPP/C intends to run. If we did not get the message through...

No women, no vote

Apr 25, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on No women, no vote

Dear Editor, An interesting article, but in my opinion the writer seems too impressed with David Granger’s utterances about the inclusion of women in the campaign. For example, other than stating...

THE PRESIDENT IS NO LONGER ABOVE THE LAW

Apr 25, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE PRESIDENT IS NO LONGER ABOVE THE LAW

The immunities enjoyed by the President of Guyana under Article 182 of the Constitution of Guyana do not allow the holder of that office to violate the constitution of Guyana. Such violations are...

A JACK OF ALL SHADES

Apr 25, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on A JACK OF ALL SHADES

The visual acuity of Jack Warner, the Minister of Works and Transport (MOWT) in the new Trinidad and Tobago government responsible for air transport, is highly impressive. He does not see...

Sai Baba Passes on

Apr 25, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Sai Baba Passes on

An incarnation of the Divine to a wide swath of the millions across the globe that revered him as their spiritual guru, Sathya Sai Baba gave up his human body yesterday, Easter Sunday. It was a...

Police sergeant shot

Apr 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Police sergeant shot

– in face, leg and abdomen – while foiling attack on cambio dealer’s wife Police sergeant Ransford Liverpool was battling for his life in the Georgetown Public Hospital yesterday, after...

Deportee leads police on high speed chase in cop’s stolen car

Apr 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Deportee leads police on high speed chase in cop’s stolen car

A young deportee from East La Penitence is lucky he is still alive after leading police on a high speed chase yesterday midday in a car that he had stolen from a policeman the previous night. The...

An officer and a gentleman

Apr 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on An officer and a gentleman

Compton Hartley Liverpool is a ‘Special Person’ Colonel Liverpool’s climb up the military ladder was phenomenal, starting with his appointment to the rank of Corporal in November 1965...

Dem boys seh…Thief from thief

Apr 24, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Thief from thief

De kites gun really fly because this time around people cost of living flying high. Dem boys seh that every time prices go up in this country, kites does soar to new heights. Minibus fares gone up...

Local contracting giants to undertake Hope Canal

Apr 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Local contracting giants to undertake Hope Canal

DIPCON, BK International and COURTNEY BENN Contracting Services are the three successful bidders for the Hope Canal Project. During the weekly Cabinet press briefings, Head of the Presidential...

Supenaam stelling back in operation after a one day lull

Apr 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Supenaam stelling back in operation after a one day lull

Officials at the previously abandoned Adventure Ferry Stelling said that operations at the Supenaam-Good Hope ferry stelling resumed yesterday. On Thursday mooring operations had to be swiftly...

Den Amstel woman joins Guyana’s club of centenarians

Apr 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Den Amstel woman joins Guyana’s club of centenarians

Today, Ursula Victoria Forbes of 22 North Half, Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara is a centenarian. She is popularly known as Mother Forbes and has maintained a marvelous vision for her age. Flocked by...

From the Diaspora … THE MESSENGER ALWAYS GETS THE BLAME

Apr 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora … THE MESSENGER ALWAYS GETS THE BLAME

What a week it was for the media, especially Kaieteur News and Adam. First Adam got reprimanded by the son of the Attorney General Charles Ramson, then Kaieteur News get blame for carrying/not...

Dharm Shala celebrates 90 years of existence

Apr 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Dharm Shala celebrates 90 years of existence

By Rabindra Rooplall The Dharm Shala, the humanitarian charity which was founded by the late Pandit Ramsaroop Maraj, celebrated its 90th anniversary last Thursday. The Pandit was born on November 3,...

Security needed at N/A Amerindian Hostel, after bandit attack

Apr 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Security needed at N/A Amerindian Hostel, after bandit attack

The Amerindian Hostel in New Amsterdam provides boarding and lodging for Amerindians who live in the riverain and far-flung areas in the Berbice River, and even elsewhere. Currently, there are 16...

Ogle gas station fiasco… Sol refutes allegations of forced possession

Apr 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Ogle gas station fiasco… Sol refutes allegations of forced possession

Sol, the company that now owns the Shell franchise, has said that an article published in the April 21 edition of the Kaieteur News contains defamatory allegations against SOL. The article stemmed...

2500 students occupy state run dormitories

Apr 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 2500 students occupy state run dormitories

– New dorms earmarked to increase access to secondary education The number of students residing in government funded dormitories will increase significantly in the next three years as plans to...

Immigration TALK: How to Extend your Visit in the United States?

Apr 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Immigration TALK: How to Extend your Visit in the United States?

By: Attorney Gail S. Seeram, [email protected] In certain situations, when you travel to the United States on a nonimmigrant visa, you may want to extend your stay. As a nonimmigrant, you are...

Camptown end drought with Mayor Cup trophy

Apr 24, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Camptown end drought with Mayor Cup trophy

Eight years after winning their first Mayor’s Cup football title, Camptown FC turned in a determined effort to clinch this year’s edition, defeating Fruta Conquerors 2-0 when action in that...

Science and technology to accelerate national growth – Minister Baksh

Apr 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Science and technology to accelerate national growth – Minister Baksh

Students are being urged by Education Minister Shaik Baksh, to pursue careers in the field of Science and Technology as the areas that will accelerate national growth. Baksh, who was at the time...

Autism — the misunderstood malady

Apr 24, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Autism — the misunderstood malady

Imagine talking yourself blue in the face trying to make the natives of the strange country you’re in understand you … but you can’t because they don’t speak English and you don’t speak...

Plant shop suffers frequent robberies

Apr 24, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Plant shop suffers frequent robberies

As robberies and petty thefts become more frequent among locations in Georgetown, the Garden Land Nursery has now become the latest place where bandits seem to enjoy robbing. Last week, the Garden...

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Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-The Jagdeo Doctrine is an absurd, reckless, and fundamentally shortsighted economic fallacy.... more