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Winston Murray is looking down

Nov 23, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Winston Murray is looking down

Dear Editor, A year ago one of Guyana’s finest sons passed away. Winston Shripal Murray went to the Great Beyond on the 22nd November, 2010. And although we were all devastated by his...

Diversity is a wedge in this country

Nov 23, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Diversity is a wedge in this country

Dear Editor, In every society the minority does not only have the right to be heard but to also actively participate in the governance of its business. In the current system where a government...

An ad hominem attack from a bereft politician

Nov 23, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on An ad hominem attack from a bereft politician

Dear Editor, Please permit me the space to respond to a bit of anonymous sniping in the Guyana Times (November 18, 2011), published under the title “Enfant Terrible Poseur”. I can...

The end of the rope

Nov 23, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The end of the rope

Dear Sir, My grandfather used to tell me that the longest rope has an end. Well, that rope will end on 28 November, 2011. Guyanese should take note of the African proverb on Truth. “Truth is...

Private Sector expresses confidence is GECOM for free and fair elections

Nov 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Private Sector expresses confidence is GECOM for free and fair elections

With Guyanese scheduled to go to the polls in less than a week away, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) has rejected claims that one of the contesting parties may be hatching plans to rig the...

Man crushed by truck’s tray

Nov 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man crushed by truck’s tray

A 32-year old man was killed after the tray of a Bedford truck he was driving fell on him. Dead is Leon Phillips called “Big Head” of Regent Street, Georgetown. The incident happened at...

US Ambassador presents “Letter of Credentials” to Caricom Secretary General

Nov 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on US Ambassador presents “Letter of Credentials” to Caricom Secretary General

United States Ambassador to Guyana, D. Brent Hardt, yesterday presented his letter of Credentials to Caricom’s Secretary General Irwin LaRocque at a simple ceremony at the Caricom...

AFC, Robeson Benn at loggerheads over campaign banners

Nov 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on AFC, Robeson Benn at loggerheads over campaign banners

The Alliance For Change yesterday reported what it calls a calculated and vulgar assault by the PPP/C government on its election campaign. “As of Sunday evening, the AFC began receiving...

Four homeless after Albion fire

Nov 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Four homeless after Albion fire

A family of four was left homeless yesterday after fire of unknown origin gutted their two-bedroom home at Lot 110 High Reef Albion on the Corentyne. The house was occupied by Rookmin...

Brothers survive knife attack by restaurant owner

Nov 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Brothers survive knife attack by restaurant owner

Two brothers from Tabatinga, Central Rupununi are currently nursing stab wounds about their bodies after they were reportedly attacked by a bar owner and his staff. Reports reaching...

Leonora $427.5M Technical and Vocational Training Centre officially opened

Nov 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Leonora $427.5M Technical and Vocational Training Centre officially opened

The $427.5M Leonora Technical and Vocational Training Centre at Groenveldt, Leonora, Region Three, was officially commissioned on Monday last, by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds. The institute has...

GT&T Jingle and Song…Heat is on for English segment finals tonight

Nov 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on GT&T Jingle and Song…Heat is on for English segment finals tonight

-Pregnant Lindener, 10-year-old still in the running By Leonard Gildarie After weeks of heartache, tons of makeup and hours of practice, it all comes down to tonight for 11 persons-one a 10-year-old...

Canadian student jailed for four years for cocaine swallowing

Nov 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Canadian student jailed for four years for cocaine swallowing

A Canadian citizen was yesterday jailed for four years after he was caught attempting to smuggle cocaine through the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. He appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’...

Son steals shotgun from father, matter dismissed

Nov 23, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Son steals shotgun from father, matter dismissed

A 25-year-old man accused of stealing his father’s shotgun escaped a possible jail sentence after his father said he was mentally ill. Christopher Da Silva was charged with simple larceny...