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West Berbice breezes into Finals, Lower Corentyne reaches semis

Sep 23, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Berbice breezes into Finals, Lower Corentyne reaches semis

A composed innings of 80 by skipper Quacy Mc Pherson led West Berbice to an upset 5-wicket victory over New Amsterdam/Canje at the Port Mourant Cricket Ground when the 2011 Berbice Cricket...

Busta Champion of Champions cricket tourney

Sep 23, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Busta Champion of Champions cricket tourney

Semi finals set for tomorrow The semifinals of the 2011 Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club Busta Champion of Champions tournament is set for tomorrow (Saturday) with Rose Hall Town Youth...

Experience gained at CYG priceless – Coach Wilson

Sep 23, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Experience gained at CYG priceless – Coach Wilson

By Juanita Hooper The selection of Letitia Myles, Tiffany Carto and Malcolm Walcott by the Athletics Association of Guyana to represent Guyana at IV Commonwealth Youth Games in Isle of Man a...

Guyana Police Force win football title; Table Tennis on tomorrow

Sep 23, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Police Force win football title; Table Tennis on tomorrow

MHA annual September Games The Guyana Police Force proved to be stronger than their opponents as they carted off the Kashif & Shanghai trophy for winning the football competition of...

Remembering a dedicated Berbician

Sep 23, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Remembering a dedicated Berbician

Dear Editor, I want to shine some light on one of the many heroes of the Republic, Randolph Harrison Bennett BEM, MSM. In a few days the town of New Amsterdam will name a street in his honour,...

Blatant disregard on Harbour Bridge

Sep 23, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Blatant disregard on Harbour Bridge

Dear Editor, On September 14, I was on my way home in the regular afternoon rush hour traffic over the Demerara Harbour Bridge; traffic was heavy, the female Special Constable was directing...

A response to Joseph Adams

Sep 23, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on A response to Joseph Adams

Dear Editor, This is my brief response to the new apparition in the newspaper – Joseph Adams. My name is Sasenarine Singh. This is the name I use on my birth certificate and my passport. I am...

We need to know the precise origin of the Vybz Kartel ban

Sep 23, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on We need to know the precise origin of the Vybz Kartel ban

Dear Editor, Sometime this week, it was brought to the attention of the local Facebook community that management of the National Communications Network (NCN) had banned the music of Jamaican...

The politics of nothing

Sep 23, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The politics of nothing

Dear Editor, In a seminal 1960s song, Bob Dylan sang prophetically that, “When you ain’t got nothing, you got nothing to lose….” Recently we saw these poignant lyrics being played...

When lust leads to embarrassment

Sep 23, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on When lust leads to embarrassment

Dear Editor, Cops are like the Kennedys: they enjoy a privileged status and – even though the good ones far outnumber the bad—their rotten apples get all the attention. This is how a story...

Is this a case of vanity or an abuse of power?

Sep 23, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is this a case of vanity or an abuse of power?

Dear Editor, Your newspaper recently highlighted some problems with the management of the education sector in East Berbice and the conduct of certain senior personnel associated there. It is...

An old timer’s peek inside Republic Bank

Sep 23, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on An old timer’s peek inside Republic Bank

Dear Editor, I am an Ole Timer whose job entails making frequent visits to the commercial banks in the city. That makes me a Valued Customer of Republic Bank. It was with almost deadly...

Suriname police nab six Guyanese with cocaine

Sep 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Suriname police nab six Guyanese with cocaine

Police in Suriname say that eight persons including 6 Guyanese nationals and one Jamaican traveling illegally to Suriname were arrested Wednesday afternoon after a quantity of cocaine was...

International and Guyanese Peace

Sep 23, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on International and Guyanese Peace

Last Wednesday, September 21, marked the annual International Day of Peace, honoured in the United Nations Headquarters in New York with the ringing of the iconic “peace bell” and a minute’s...

$$$M Skeldon factory… GuySuCo, Chinese contractor at odds over two major defects

Sep 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on $$$M Skeldon factory… GuySuCo, Chinese contractor at odds over two major defects

By Leonard Gildarie The US$181M Skeldon sugar factory, which has been plagued with a number of technical problems since its commissioning in August 2009, continues to be a source of contention...

Last sitting of Ninth Parliament …Govt. approves additional $3.3B budget support

Sep 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Last sitting of Ninth Parliament …Govt. approves additional $3.3B budget support

Government, once again in the absence of the opposition, yesterday approved an additional $3.3B to complete a number key of projects. It represented the third time since June that the People’s...

One of Canada’s ‘most wanted’ arrives in Guyana

Sep 23, 2011 KNews News 14

“All people with a history of violence are of interest to the police”- Crime Chief Persaud A Guyanese man who was considered one of Canada’s most wanted arrived in Guyana on...

Illegal Guyanese in jail for allegedly beating Antiguan cop

Sep 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Illegal Guyanese in jail for allegedly beating Antiguan cop

St. John’s Antigua – Two men who beat up a police officer for intervening in a stone-throwing dispute were on Wednesday hauled before the court. Eighteen-year-old Oshane Oraine Thomas...

Endangered leatherback turtle killed on foreshore

Sep 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Endangered leatherback turtle killed on foreshore

An unsettling discovery was made on Wednesday, last, by residents of Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara, as they came across a dead leatherback turtle between the rocks in their village’s...

Fire flattens house at Cove and John

Sep 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Fire flattens house at Cove and John

A Cove and John, East Coast Demerara fisherman is now homeless as fire completely flattened his premises on Thursday evening last. According to reports, the fire started at around 20:00 hours...

Headteachers, teachers need to report cases of Child Abuse

Sep 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Headteachers, teachers need to report cases of Child Abuse

– Director of Child Services As more emphasis continues to be placed on the issue of child care and protection, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security is currently observing...

Opposition absent as National Assembly holds last sitting

Sep 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition absent as National Assembly holds last sitting

Government yesterday hailed the ninth Parliament a success, when the last sitting concluded yesterday with the opposition parties holding true to their promise to stay away from the...

Enmore family attacked, robbed by gunmen

Sep 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Enmore family attacked, robbed by gunmen

A family from Enmore, East Coast Demerara is thankful to be alive after five armed men invaded their home and business. According to reports, the gunmen attacked ‘Browns’ grocery...

Sussex St. man shot, hunt on for assailant

Sep 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Sussex St. man shot, hunt on for assailant

The police up to press time were trying to ascertain the identity of a man who shot another male in broad daylight yesterday, critically wounding him. Injured is Richard Daniels of 32 Sussex Street....

Ex-security guard gets 15 years for manslaughter

Sep 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Ex-security guard gets 15 years for manslaughter

Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire yesterday sentenced former security guard Rawleston Cummings to 15 years imprisonment for killing Lloyd Kandasammy in March 2006. Cummings had earlier this month...

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