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McKay warms up for 3-stage with Tropical Rhythms road race victory

May 10, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on McKay warms up for 3-stage with Tropical Rhythms road race victory

Warren McKay turned in a good ride to win the Tropical Rhythms road race sponsored by Ansa McAl on Sunday on the East Coast of Demerara, starting and finishing at the BV Headquarters of the sponsors....

Team Best Buy confident ahead of CMRC

May 10, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Team Best Buy confident ahead of CMRC

Manager and Chief Mechanic of Team Best Buy, Mark Barker, speaking with Kaieteur Sport yesterday, disclosed that they are brimming with confidence ahead of the opening Meet of the Caribbean Motor...

Annual 3-stage cycle race set for May 14 and 15

May 10, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Annual 3-stage cycle race set for May 14 and 15

The 29th Annual Three Stage Cycle Road Race organized by the National Cycling Coach, Hassan Mohamed MS for the 45th Independence Celebration sponsored by National Sports Commission will commence on...

Homeowners find handyman’s body

May 10, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Homeowners find handyman’s body

A body was discovered late yesterday afternoon at Lot 48 Princes and Russell Streets, Georgetown, by the owners of the property when they returned home. The body was identified by the owners to be...

ARMS Shotokan Karate Club hosts 7th examination

May 10, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on ARMS Shotokan Karate Club hosts 7th examination

33 students successful at grading exercise The Anna Regina Multilateral School Shotokan Karate Club, which opened its doors back in March 2009, recently held its 7th Grading exercise which has been...

Book chronicling 65 years of civil engineering in Guyana being written

May 10, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Book chronicling 65 years of civil engineering in Guyana being written

– UG students to use as reference A book on civil engineering, chronicling major works in Guyana over the last 65 years, is to be written with officials hoping that it will become a key...

Giftland Office Max displays generosity once again

May 10, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Giftland Office Max displays generosity once again

In another display of generosity Giftland Office Max confirmed its support for the second year running of the President’s /Jefford Track & Field Classic when Marketing Manager Compton Babb...

Scotiabank/Pepsi Schools Football Academy continues tomorrow

May 10, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Scotiabank/Pepsi Schools Football Academy continues tomorrow

Play in the inaugural Scotiabank / Pepsi School Academy Football Competition continues tomorrow with a double header at two venues, starting from 15:30 hrs. Over at the Carifesta Sports Complex...

Stiff competition anticipated as Chess Federation takes sport to Linden

May 10, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Stiff competition anticipated as Chess Federation takes sport to Linden

As they continue to popularize the sport across the ten regions, executives of the Guyana Chess Federation will be conducting a one-day rapid chess tournament this Sunday May 15 at the Constabulary...

Eagles soar to Guinness Greatest of the Streets Football championship

May 10, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Eagles soar to Guinness Greatest of the Streets Football championship

Trenton Lashley is MVP By Franklin Wilson Eagles based at Christianburg in the Bauxite Mining Town of Linden were declared winners of the inaugural Guinness Greatest of the Streets Football...

Mayor’s Cup winners to collect prizes Thursday

May 10, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Mayor’s Cup winners to collect prizes Thursday

The respective winners of prizes in the recently concluded Mayor’s Cup football tournament will receive their prizes on Thursday in the office of Mayor Hamilton Green at City Hall during a small...

Since when foreigners have to teach Guyanese about commonsense

May 10, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Since when foreigners have to teach Guyanese about commonsense

My first class as a university freshman was with Roman Catholic nun, Professor Mary Noel Menezes. This was a time when UG was a university in every sense of the word. The course was named “The...

West Indies squad for First Digicel Test announced

May 10, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on West Indies squad for First Digicel Test announced

Chanderpaul, Sarwan, Samuels and Edwards in Georgetown, Guyana – The WICB Selection Committee has named the following 13 players in the West Indies squad for the First Digicel Test. Guyanese...

Why change what is working for the rice farmers?

May 10, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Why change what is working for the rice farmers?

Dear Editor, Once again we have a missive from the Mr. Jinnah Rahaman, who is ill informed of the assistance to rice farmers. Mr. Rahaman claimed to be a rice farmer and does not know of the effort...

NY-based Guyanese look forward for competition and lower airfares to their homeland

May 10, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on NY-based Guyanese look forward for competition and lower airfares to their homeland

Dear Editor, I read last week’s Red Jet news item in Kaieteur News with great interest. I am pleased that a low cost carrier is taking to the sky to meet the needs of Caribbean states and flyers....

What about those unaccounted guns issued during the Burnham-led govt.?

May 10, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on What about those unaccounted guns issued during the Burnham-led govt.?

Dear Editor, I agree with Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee when he expressed his disappointment with People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) presidential candidate, David Granger’s attempts...

ABSENTEEISM AT SCHOOL

May 10, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on ABSENTEEISM AT SCHOOL

There are a great many children each day who are not attending school. When some are asked why they are not at school, they lie by claiming that their parents do not have money to send them to...

Is the OLPF project an attempt to monitor Guyanese internet activities Chinese style?

May 10, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Is the OLPF project an attempt to monitor Guyanese internet activities Chinese style?

Dear Editor, I’ll get straight to the point. Law Professor Peter Yu, the Kern Family chair in intellectual property law at Drake University Law School, warns, “The question is no longer how the...

What has the GPSU to show that it has done better that the GTU?

May 10, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on What has the GPSU to show that it has done better that the GTU?

Dear Editor, Ever since the existence of the recent accord between the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) became public, some of us were ‘regaled’ while others were...

Doing business with people who fail to follow best practice with respect to anti-corruption principles

May 10, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Doing business with people who fail to follow best practice with respect to anti-corruption principles

Dear Editor, For Guyana to prosper, global business leaders must want to do business with us. It is amazing how much they are willing to do business in emerging markets, but on the flip side how...

Ogunseye’s call to violence should be vehemently rejected by all Guyanese

May 10, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Ogunseye’s call to violence should be vehemently rejected by all Guyanese

Dear Editor, Tacuma Ogunseye executive member of the African Cultural Development Association (ACDA) is calling for massive riots to force the PPP/C government into a power sharing deal. His...

The crime wave

May 10, 2011 knews Editorial Comments Off on The crime wave

Each day the reports in the media make for depressing reading. It is as if the population is going mad or as if people have little regard for the effort of those who want to improve their lives. For...

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Mental illness is real and a serious public health concern

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Mental illness is a reality we often acknowledge in passing but seldom confront with the... more