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Political parties sign on to Elections Code of Conduct

Nov 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Political parties sign on to Elections Code of Conduct

…PPP/C accused of breach hours later Pull Quote: “…the code recognizes, as do you, who will sign it that peace and order, compliance with electoral laws, respect for opponents and the...

Yes its here….GT&T’s Blackberry Service

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The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) yesterday launched its Blackberry service and introduced four smart phones, with a boast that even if it was not the first,...

OP releases pensions of former Presidents, First Ladies

Nov 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on OP releases pensions of former Presidents, First Ladies

…ignores Varshnie Jagdeo The Office of the President last evening released the salaries received by Former Presidents and First Ladies amidst swirling controversy over the pension package Mr...

Motorcycle bandits on camera…Cops seek Randy Morris for dredge owner shooting

Nov 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Motorcycle bandits on camera…Cops seek Randy Morris for dredge owner shooting

Police are attempting to locate ex-convict Randy Morris in connection with the shooting last Wednesday of dredge owner Kenneth Anthony Joaquin in West Ruimveldt. Morris is at present before the court...

Kaikan murder/suicide…Man’s suicide note says he killed wife over love affair

Nov 12, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Kaikan murder/suicide…Man’s suicide note says he killed wife over love affair

Police have retrieved a suicide note left by 54-year-old Paul Mortimer which alleged that he killed his 33-year-old wife, Greta King-Mortimer, because she was unfaithful to him. Mortimer, said to be...

APNU SIGNS THE REVISED CODE OF CONDUCT

Nov 12, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on APNU SIGNS THE REVISED CODE OF CONDUCT

History was made yesterday when APNU signed a revised code of conduct drafted by the Guyana Elections Commission. Reports in the media suggest that almost immediately after, APNU accused the ruling...

We are mere users of technology

Nov 12, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on We are mere users of technology

Technology has definitely made life simpler but for all that in this country there seems to be an increasing number of people who are incapable of making the best of the growing technology. Indeed,...

Dem boys seh…Rob-Bert got to get discipline

Nov 12, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Rob-Bert got to get discipline

Rob-Bert is an upstart. Dem boys seh that he like dem li’l boys who bicycle ain’t got brakes. Dem boys plan fuh put ring in he mouth, he nose and most of all, pun he finger because dem...

APNU is the only contestant that promises something drastically new

Nov 12, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on APNU is the only contestant that promises something drastically new

Dear Editor, Some people have questioned my participation and that of the WPA in APNU. The answer is simple: APNU represents an ideal that we have struggled for since our birth in...

Recent distribution of flood relief funds in Lethem should be investigated

Nov 12, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Recent distribution of flood relief funds in Lethem should be investigated

Dear Editor, I would like to add to previous reports and letters in the media on the contentious subject of the recent distribution of flood relief funds in Lethem. To my knowledge, all...

There must be higher levels of tolerance for diversity

Nov 12, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on There must be higher levels of tolerance for diversity

Dear Editor, The Department of Government and International Affairs, University of Guyana, must be commended for hosting the first ever presidential debate at the George Walcott Lecture...

Elections mischief

Nov 12, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Elections mischief

Dear Editor, Your letter “Christopher Ram, another Freddie Kissoon, (Kaieteur News 11.11.11) refers. Would the writer, Ahmad Shahabudeen, be kind enough to show where in Review...

PPP supporters voting out their party for one term and reinstating it in 2016 is a great option

Nov 12, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on PPP supporters voting out their party for one term and reinstating it in 2016 is a great option

Dear Editor, A blogger, in response to my letter stating that the PPP needs a one-term timeout from its supporters, said that the rank and file PPP supporters are not sophisticated...

There is a sea change taking place in Guyana’s politics

Nov 12, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on There is a sea change taking place in Guyana’s politics

Dear Editor, Am I the only one who has noticed that the PPP has made the AFC, and not APNU, the target of its attacks in this election season? Is it because the AFC has suddenly posed a...

Election campaigning descends to its lowest in this country

Nov 12, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Election campaigning descends to its lowest in this country

Dear Editor, Election time the world over is a time for debate, criticism, counter-criticism, and even mudslinging. It is not unusual to hear political parties and their prime...

AFC continues to masquerade for political mileage

Nov 12, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on AFC continues to masquerade for political mileage

Dear Editor, As the anticipated Election Day draws near, the opposition parties, particularly the AFC, continue to masquerade as political opportunists who are intentionally and ineffectively...

Golden Jaguars roars to historic win

Nov 12, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Golden Jaguars roars to historic win

-eliminate the highly touted Soca Warriors By Rawle Welch The setting was perfect, a packed National Stadium with fans decked out in yellow and Guyana’s ‘Golden Jaguars’...

Carib/Pepsi Big Smash t20 cricket …W/B’ce, C’tyne win in Berbice zone, President’s X1 victorious at Bourda

Nov 12, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Carib/Pepsi Big Smash t20 cricket …W/B’ce, C’tyne win in Berbice zone, President’s X1 victorious at Bourda

West Indies player Royston Crandon scored the first fifty in the Carib/Pepsi Big Smash t20 cricket competition which commenced yesterday with two matches in Berbice and one in the City....

AAG launches ninth IAAF SA 10k Road Race

Nov 12, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on AAG launches ninth IAAF SA 10k Road Race

– Forde competes in Panama stage tomorrow The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) yesterday announced that the second stage of the ninth edition of the International...

A Caribbean first as National Racquet Centre commissioned

Nov 12, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on A Caribbean first as National Racquet Centre commissioned

On a day when the Guyana Squash Association joined with affiliates worldwide to commemorate World Squash Day, President Bharrat Jagdeo unveiled the plaque and subsequently delivered the...

Bakewell Softball Quarterfinal starts tomorrow

Nov 12, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bakewell Softball Quarterfinal starts tomorrow

Finals reset for Sunday December 11 Quarterfinals fixtures for Bakewell Softball Cricket tournament is set to continue tomorrow at several venues. In the scheduled action: DCC...

Digicel sponsors feature race at Budhan’s Memorial Turf Club one day horserace meet

Nov 12, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel sponsors feature race at Budhan’s Memorial Turf Club one day horserace meet

Over 50 horses entered for event Digicel is the sponsor for the main event on the Budhan’s Memorial Turf Club and Sports Complex one day horserace meeting, even as over 50...

Golfers battle for United Insurance title today

Nov 12, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Golfers battle for United Insurance title today

With a few weeks remaining before the end of the local golf season, players will Tee off in the United Insurance tournament today at Lusignan golf Club. Another large turnout in...

ECB names T20 teams

Nov 12, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on ECB names T20 teams

The Essequibo Cricket Board selectors have named their teams to participate in the Guyana Cricket Board senior twenty\20 competition. Opener Norman Federicks and West Indies...

CASH host gala Grand Finale tonight

Nov 12, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on CASH host gala Grand Finale tonight

The Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) tarmac will be transformed into an international ‘street-ball’ venue tonight to host the Grand Finale of the Mackeson Smooth Moves 3-on-3...

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Democracy is a long-term commitment

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