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New Amsterdam prison escapee has day in court

Jul 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on New Amsterdam prison escapee has day in court

Vijai Seenarine, 33, of Little India, Skeldon, Corentyne, was on Friday remanded to prison by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo when he appeared before her at the New Amsterdam Magistrate court on a charge...

Fresh bid call for laptop supply this weekend

Jul 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Fresh bid call for laptop supply this weekend

The One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) project office announced yesterday that it will announce the new call for tenders for the supply of laptops this weekend. This means that the call for bids come two...

Lady Jags scouting bearing fruits

Jul 02, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Lady Jags scouting bearing fruits

Technical Director of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Women’s Programme Mark Rodrigues has completed two stages of his talent scouting drive in search of players for the Lady Jags Under-17 and...

A JOINT PLATFORM TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR A FELLOW HUMAN BEING

Jul 02, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A JOINT PLATFORM TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR A FELLOW HUMAN BEING

Politicians seek votes. With these votes they will attain political power. The average voter is not always certain whether this power will be used for the benefit of the people, whether it will be...

Carrington gets Caricom’s highest award

Jul 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Carrington gets Caricom’s highest award

Former Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretary General, Sir Edwin Wilberforce Carrington, was invested with the Order of the Caribbean Community Thursday evening on the opening day of the 32nd...

Ramrattan edges Gentle for Ladies title

Jul 02, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Ramrattan edges Gentle for Ladies title

– Carlos Adams completes treble In a battle of attrition where both players felt the pressure of the main event, Aruna Ramrattan claimed her first Ladies title when she defeated doubles partner...

Fruta Conquerors hammer UG in latest GFA/NSC Futsal

Jul 02, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Fruta Conquerors hammer UG in latest GFA/NSC Futsal

Fruta Conquerors took the University of Guyana to classes, serving up a 5-0 drubbing when the action continued in the Georgetown Football Association/National Sports Commission (NSC) Futsal Football...

Respecting a person’s creative writing style

Jul 02, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Respecting a person’s creative writing style

DEAR EDITOR, It has been quite evident when reading newspaper articles that the time taken for someone to express themselves about an ongoing issue is not given any respect or consideration due to...

I am not the author

Jul 02, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on I am not the author

Dear Editor, A letter appeared in your 01/07/11 edition captioned “The President knows of fraud in Region Four”. Please be informed that I, SHAFDAR ALLI, former Regional Executive Officer of...

GPHC responds to ‘shocking’ letter

Jul 02, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on GPHC responds to ‘shocking’ letter

DEAR EDITOR, The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation wishes to respond to the letter which was written to the editor in the July 1 edition of the Kaieteur newspaper captioned, ‘The horrors in...

Assassination of Walter Rodney: Theory of plausible deniability does not apply

Jul 02, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Assassination of Walter Rodney: Theory of plausible deniability does not apply

DEAR EDITOR, Columnist Freddie Kissoon wrote an interesting article theorizing on political assassinations: whether the Head of State knows, and authorizes them, or his underlings plot and execute...

The question of conduct in the Police Force

Jul 02, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on The question of conduct in the Police Force

Dear Editor, On Saturday 18th June I saw a part of the Programme “Law Enforcement and You” on NCN Television which was comprised of a panel headed by Commander Vyphius and other officers of the...

The GRA is praiseworthy

Jul 02, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on The GRA is praiseworthy

Dear Editor, I would like to congratulate the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) for putting measures in place towards the provision of a better service to the public and taking steps recently to ensure...

Positive signs for education

Jul 02, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Positive signs for education

Dear Editor, I wish to congratulate all those students who excelled at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), in particular, Terron Alleyne from Regma Primary School, Linden, for having topped the...

Assessing the Assessment

Jul 02, 2011 knews Editorial 1

The National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) Examination results were announced last Thursday. And in what has become a national annual ritual, the media and the public have duly acknowledged, praised...

Grandma, 72, executed in home

Jul 01, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Grandma, 72, executed in home

Two gunmen walked into the Robb Street Bourda property of a 72-year-old grandmother at around 19:45 hrs last night and riddled her with bullets before fleeing in a car. Clementine Parris, also known...

Top students share big dreams as primary phase concludes

Jul 01, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Top students share big dreams as primary phase concludes

They studied hard, were willed on by faithful parents and teachers, and now this year’s top performers in the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) have much to celebrate – but none more than...

Region 10’s Regma Primary shines

Jul 01, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Region 10’s Regma Primary shines

Grade Six students around the country can finally relax a little after waiting with bated breath over the last two months. Another year and another National Grade Six Assessment has been completed...

Dem boys seh…Is nuff posting tekking place

Jul 01, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Is nuff posting tekking place

Lang time only post office use to wuk. If you want talk to you woman you had to use de post office fuh carry you letter. Is only letter and paper and book people use to post except when you go in de...

Stylish Samuels left stranded on 78

Jul 01, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stylish Samuels left stranded on 78

Sharma (6-55) bowls India to first innings lead By Sean Devers in Barbados In association with Digicel Carib Beer & Queensway Marlon Samuels was left stranded 22 runs away from his third Test...

CBR-riding Lusignan resident killed in collision

Jul 01, 2011 knews News Comments Off on CBR-riding Lusignan resident killed in collision

A motorcyclist riding a CBR, on his way up the East Coast Demerara (ECD), collided with a 4×4 Vigo Pickup and lost his life last evening. The dead man was identified as 23-year-old Christopher...

Fire destroys Amerally Sawmill in New Amsterdam

Jul 01, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Fire destroys Amerally Sawmill in New Amsterdam

– estimated $90-100M in losses An early morning blaze, suspected to be electrical in origin, yesterday destroyed Amerally Sawmills Limited, located at 29 Strand, New Amsterdam. According to...

Driver killed after bridge collapses with truck

Jul 01, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Driver killed after bridge collapses with truck

At least one man is dead as a result of a truck plunging into a creek along the Linden to Lethem Road, several miles from Kurupukari. The name of the dead man was given as Ozario Khan, who is said to...

Is the WICB serious about developing future Test players?

Jul 01, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Is the WICB serious about developing future Test players?

By Sean Devers West Indies cricket is struggling at the Test level mainly because of the inability of the batsmen to bat for long periods and make big scores but it appears that the emphasis of the...

VP Sports Update launches Inter-Organisation Basketball League

Jul 01, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on VP Sports Update launches Inter-Organisation Basketball League

Yesterday marked a monumental moment for VP Sports Update when the company launched its inaugural Inter-Organisation Basketball League, which was an offshoot of the Inter-Organisation Two-Day...