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Some permutations

Nov 29, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Some permutations

I doubt whether you will get the final election results by the time you pick up this edition of KN in the morning. You would know from reading my columns that I believe that either APNU or AFC will...

WHY? WHY?

Nov 29, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHY? WHY?

The turning of the sod for a major investment is not unusual but the turning of the sod for the construction of a major hotel in Guyana has raised eyebrows. The ceremony has obviously boosted the...

Life after the elections

Nov 29, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Life after the elections

The die has been cast; the people have voted. For certain there will be a new Head of State because President Bharrat Jagdeo has completed his two terms in office and is not eligible for...

US Ambassador pleased with Guyana’s 2011 Electoral process

Nov 29, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on US Ambassador pleased with Guyana’s 2011 Electoral process

“The people of Guyana should be proud of themselves for their participation and for what seems to be at this stage a very successful election” There were scores of international observers in...

Dem boys seh…Presidential candidate sleep way

Nov 29, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Presidential candidate sleep way

Yesterday was voting day in Guyana. People tun out like rice, Dem boys seh that dem know wheh all dem presidential candidate was voting, except one. He was de only presidential candidate who...

Sporadic glitches taint voting in the city

Nov 29, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Sporadic glitches taint voting in the city

A Presiding Officer, Onika Beckles, was forced to call in the police at an Aubrey Barker Road Polling Station after she was admittedly shoved against a wall by People’s Progressive...

Jagdeo’s treatment of ex-spouse violates Hinduism

Nov 29, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Jagdeo’s treatment of ex-spouse violates Hinduism

Dear Editor, When President Jagdeo steps down as President after November 28th, he leaves with retirement benefits which have raised eyebrows. But he needs to leave office of the Presidency...

Don’t teachers need netbooks too?

Nov 29, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Don’t teachers need netbooks too?

Dear Editor, I must commend the Government of Guyana for its initiative in making the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) project possible. Indeed, if we are to progress in the areas of...

The pendulum of history of this country has swung

Nov 29, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The pendulum of history of this country has swung

Dear Editor, Over the past year, Guyanese have had a spirited debate about the future of our country, and I want to thank you and the publisher of your newspaper for making this...

Human Rights and Political Democracy

Nov 29, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Human Rights and Political Democracy

Dear Editor, Human rights and political democracy are all parts of the democratic way of life in general… all two are of crucial importance to our people – in any society – if...

Cuban scholarship deception

Nov 29, 2011 KNews Letters 8

Dear Editor, My father would always say, “Hit the nail on the head and witness the results after”. As a boy growing up, I have applied this principle to most aspects of my life and...

India bank on youth in Windies ODI series

Nov 29, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on India bank on youth in Windies ODI series

Cuttack (AFP) – World champions India will count on their young stars to deliver when they take on fast-improving West Indies in a one-day series starting in Cuttack today. The...

EBFA Coca Cola Senior League…Grove Hi Tec & Banks FC to clash in final; Warriors & Timehri play for 3rd

Nov 29, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on EBFA Coca Cola Senior League…Grove Hi Tec & Banks FC to clash in final; Warriors & Timehri play for 3rd

The inaugural Banks DIH Coca Cola Senior League champions for the East Bank Football Association (EBFA) will be crowned on Sunday afternoon at the Diamond Community Centre Ground when...

CONCACAF Women’s U17 WCQ Round 2…Lady Jags face Soca Princesses; Bahamas clash with Reggae Princesses

Nov 29, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on CONCACAF Women’s U17 WCQ Round 2…Lady Jags face Soca Princesses; Bahamas clash with Reggae Princesses

Following wins over Anguilla (2-0) and a draw with Curacao (1-1) Guyana’s Under-17 Lady Jags will be embarking on another quest of making themselves and country proud when they face Trinidad...

Nationals this year a disaster!

Nov 29, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Nationals this year a disaster!

-Athletes displeased with poor organisation By Juanita Hooper The recently held 2011 National Schools’ Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships, which was held in the Capital City...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Chair seating over hard wood seating at nationals championships track meet

Nov 29, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Chair seating over hard wood seating at nationals championships track meet

Dear Editor, Let’s stick/stay with chair seating over hard wood seating at future National’s Track Championships…I make reference to The National Stadium…..I can...

Scenes from Election Day 2011

Nov 29, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Scenes from Election Day 2011

E- Day in Berbice draws large turnout

Nov 29, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on E- Day in Berbice draws large turnout

By Leon Suseran Berbicians came out in very large numbers yesterday, Elections Day, in what appears to be a huge expression of their democratic right. In several communities across East...

Tyre repair man killed in road accident

Nov 29, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Tyre repair man killed in road accident

A young tyre repair man lost his life on Sunday evening after the car he was driving turned turtle several times on the Borlam (No19) Public Road, East Coast Berbice. The man, Raghua...

Man sets fire to neighbour’s after fight

Nov 29, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man sets fire to neighbour’s after fight

Quick action by residents of Betsy Ground, East Canje Berbice, averted what could have been a major disaster after an enraged man set fire to the house of another resident with whom he had...

Linden voted early and peacefully

Nov 29, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Linden voted early and peacefully

By Enid Joaquim Lindeners turned up early yesterday at the various polling stations to cast their ballots, and peacefully returned to their residences. Even the senior citizens and...

Motorcycle bandits rob overseas-based Guyanese

Nov 29, 2011 KNews News 10

While police ranks kept a close eye on the elections proceedings to ensure that all went well, the bandits capitalized on the situation. A former rank of the Guyana Defense Force...

As World Aids Day approaches….Sexual transmission of HIV reduced by half—UN

Nov 29, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on As World Aids Day approaches….Sexual transmission of HIV reduced by half—UN

As World AIDS Day approaches on December 1, next under the theme “Getting Zero” the World AIDS Campaign will be spotlighting a range of Getting to Zero initiatives to help see an...

Encouraging voter turnout in the Upper East Coast of Demerara

Nov 29, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Encouraging voter turnout in the Upper East Coast of Demerara

They began lining up from as early as 05:00 hours and by 10:00 hours the crowds at several polling stations had disappeared. From all indications, voters along the Upper East Coast...

Protect children against violence….UNICEF launches three-year initiative in 30 countries

Nov 29, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Protect children against violence….UNICEF launches three-year initiative in 30 countries

On the occasion of the 22nd anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the United Nations Children’s Development Fund (UNICEF) recently joined with World Day of Prayer...

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Williams and Wharton register hat-tricks as Round 2 of Republic Bank U18 League heats up

Jagdeo should withdraw his comments

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo found himself at the center of a controversy regarding... more