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Time to put partisan cloak aside – says new President

Dec 04, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Time to put partisan cloak aside – says new President

-urges more opposition role in government By Leonard Gildarie “Now that the elections are over, it is time for all to cast aside our partisan cloaks and to put on national garb,...

Self-made poet, Stephanie Bowry, is a ‘Special Person’

Dec 04, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Self-made poet, Stephanie Bowry, is a ‘Special Person’

Pull Quote: “It was so good to read. And you used to do poetry in school. You had to do poetry. You used to have to say a poem, memorize poems, but that is not happening in schools anymore.” By...

Dem boys seh…Gwaan Big Rat

Dec 04, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Gwaan Big Rat

Rat poison was scarce in Bourda Market and people couldn’t understand why. People walk all about looking fuh carbon tablet. Some look fuh de paste and some look fuh rat trap. When dem...

TO GIVE OR NOT TO GIVE

Dec 04, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on TO GIVE OR NOT TO GIVE

A woman stands at a road junction soliciting alms. She has an old lady with her and has been begging in all parts of the city for years now. She is very courteous and whenever she is given...

The Private Sector Commission seems to be in profound alliance with the PPP/C

Dec 04, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Private Sector Commission seems to be in profound alliance with the PPP/C

Dear Editor, At its post election press conference on Friday 2 September, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) Chairman Ramesh Dookhoo stated that he was not in favour of power...

The nation must frontally address this racial problem

Dec 04, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The nation must frontally address this racial problem

Dear Editor, Going by GECOM’s publication of the results of the National and Regional Elections one element that stands out is that the majority of the electorate has leaned heavily...

AN APPEAL TO MR KHEMRAJ RAMJATTAN AND THE AFC

Dec 04, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on AN APPEAL TO MR KHEMRAJ RAMJATTAN AND THE AFC

Dear Editor, Mr Ramjattan, I foremostly must congratulate you, the leadership of the Alliance for Change Party, and the passionate supporters for securing a significant 10.3 percent of...

GECOM has to be reorganized

Dec 04, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on GECOM has to be reorganized

Dear Editor, I refer to Janet Bulkan’s letter in KN yesterday in which she opined that APNU ad AFC should call for an independent inquiry into electoral irregularities. Dr. Bulkan did...

This group now has some leverage to agitate for a new dispensation

Dec 04, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on This group now has some leverage to agitate for a new dispensation

Dear Editor, In the field of human endeavours there are always winners and losers, that’s just how it is, and in the elections just concluded there will be winners and some among us...

How absurd can the PSC be?

Dec 04, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on How absurd can the PSC be?

Dear Editor, The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is calling for the contesting parties to accept the results of the recently concluded “Elections” declared by GECOM and in flagrant...

Guyana Elections 2011: An Analytical Review

Dec 04, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana Elections 2011: An Analytical Review

Dear Editor, Having looked on with great interest at the outcome of this year’s elections, I noted the many concerns and rebuttals about the integrity of the poll. Without wishing to...

A Government of National Unity Is The Only Way forward For Guyana

Dec 04, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on A Government of National Unity Is The Only Way forward For Guyana

Dear Editor, The declaration of the preliminary results of the November 28, 2011 general and regional elections by the Chief Elections Officer brings to a close an unfortunate period of...

Local government democracy and good governance

Dec 04, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Local government democracy and good governance

Dear Editor, At the Press briefing on 01 December to announce the results of the 2011 national and regional elections, the chairman of GECOM mentioned that GECOM had been ready for the...

There must be laws governing social conduct during election campaigning

Dec 04, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on There must be laws governing social conduct during election campaigning

Dear Editor, Ninety percent of this nation’s electorate that cast their vote chose ethnicity as the main criteria of their choice. Such is their entitlement; however, the result is a...

The government may be in for a stressful reign

Dec 04, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The government may be in for a stressful reign

Dear Editor, One wonders how many people would have expected the results of the recent General Elections to turn out the way they have – the party from which the next President...

Carib/Pepsi Big Smash t20 Final today at Albion…Pitbulls, President’s X1 battle for $1 Million 1st prize

Dec 04, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Carib/Pepsi Big Smash t20 Final today at Albion…Pitbulls, President’s X1 battle for $1 Million 1st prize

By Sean Devers The much anticipated final of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Carib/Pepsi Big Smash t20 cricket competition is set for Albion in Berbice today and the cream of Guyana’s...

Mayor Green birthday football fiesta…Action continues today with battle for quarterfinal places

Dec 04, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mayor Green birthday football fiesta…Action continues today with battle for quarterfinal places

Play in the 77th Birthday Inter Ward, Street and Village Knockout football fiesta for Mayor Hamilton Green intensifies today at the Georgetown Football Club ground, Bourda as the battle for...

Grove Hi Tec & Banks FC clash for c/ship; Warriors & Panthers for 3rd

Dec 04, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Grove Hi Tec & Banks FC clash for c/ship; Warriors & Panthers for 3rd

EBFA Coca Cola final now set for Wednesday at Thirst Park The inaugural Banks DIH sponsored Coca Cola Senior League is set for an enthralling finale on Wednesday when the final and...

Hikers Hockey Club Western Union Junior team compete in Magnolias Intl tourney

Dec 04, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hikers Hockey Club Western Union Junior team compete in Magnolias Intl tourney

The Hikers Hockey Club Western Union Junior Team recently returned from Trinidad where they competed in the Magnolias International Indoor Tournament. The young Hikers team competed in the...

Guyanese boxers continue excellent show in Barbados

Dec 04, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese boxers continue excellent show in Barbados

Following Thursday’s impressive performances at the Ronald Wilson memorial Boxing Tournament in Barbados, Guyanese boxers continued their impressive showing on Friday evening. Richard...

Churches Chicken continue sponsorship of Kashif and Shanghai tourney

Dec 04, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Churches Chicken continue sponsorship of Kashif and Shanghai tourney

Churches Chicken continued their sponsorship of the Kashif and Shanghai football tournament by handing over their donation for the 2011/12 edition. Churches Chicken has been a sponsor for the...

CONCACAF U17 WCQ Round 2…Lady Jags own goal against Bahamas end hopes of advancing

Dec 04, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on CONCACAF U17 WCQ Round 2…Lady Jags own goal against Bahamas end hopes of advancing

Guyana’s young Lady Jags failed in their bid to advance to the final of the CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 finals following their 1-0 loss to the Bahamas in their final game of Round Two...

Letter to the Sports Editor…More discipline in Berbice cricket

Dec 04, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…More discipline in Berbice cricket

Dear Sir, Indiscipline among some senior Berbice Cricketers have been rising over the last few months and it was with great satisfaction that I read in the media that the Albion Cricket...

“Life, sport, stress, suicide, and success!”

Dec 04, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on “Life, sport, stress, suicide, and success!”

By Colin E.H. Croft Some Trinbagonians shook off stresses of the curfew’s removal weeks ago with strong liquids, only to be contending now with an assassination plot against the Prime...

THE VOTERS OF GUYANA BROKE THE BACK OF ONE-PARTY, ONE-RACE RULE

Dec 04, 2011 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on THE VOTERS OF GUYANA BROKE THE BACK OF ONE-PARTY, ONE-RACE RULE

It should be a matter of deep concern to all Guyanese that the Chief Elections Officer and the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) have rejected the demands of A Partnership for...