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GUYANESE AMERICANS RALLY TOGETHER TO KEEP RICMOND HILL AND SOUTH OZONE PARK TOGETHER

Feb 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GUYANESE AMERICANS RALLY TOGETHER TO KEEP RICMOND HILL AND SOUTH OZONE PARK TOGETHER

A strong and unified coalition of Guyanese Americans took the Queens Borough Hall by storm last Tuesday, and demanded that the Legislative Task Force for Demographic Research and...

AAG National Cross Country race to be held today

Feb 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on AAG National Cross Country race to be held today

– top finishers for NACAC Cross Country in T&T By Juanita Hooper The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) will host its National Cross Country race today in the...

Horserace community gearing for Kennard Memorial Turf Club extravaganza

Feb 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Horserace community gearing for Kennard Memorial Turf Club extravaganza

Jockeys, horse owners and turfites are gearing up for a day of excitement when the Kennard Memorial Turf Club presents its Phagwah Meet, a day of exciting races and unbridled fun at the...

Winners Connection/Thomas United 52nd Anniversary Mash Challenge Cup starts today

Feb 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Winners Connection/Thomas United 52nd Anniversary Mash Challenge Cup starts today

The ongoing rivalry between Georgetown and Linden, along with East Coast and West Demerara is set to unfold today at the GFC ground when action in the Winners Connection/Thomas United...

“Choices, decisions and consequences – what is it about drugs and sports?”

Feb 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on “Choices, decisions and consequences – what is it about drugs and sports?”

Colin E. H. Croft What is it that allows professional sports people to betray themselves, efforts, families, coaches, supporters and countries, when it comes to consuming illegal...

Letter to the Sports Editor…GOG’s involvement in cricket now a national disgrace

Feb 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…GOG’s involvement in cricket now a national disgrace

Dear Editor, The Bissoondyal Singh & Claude Raphael group has now been totally exposed by the Rupert Foster report. Over the last 3 years, they have managed to dupe and embarrass...

Scrap metal dealers want trade reopened

Feb 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Scrap metal dealers want trade reopened

The Guyana Metal Recyclers’ Association (GMRA) is hoping that the scrap metal trade would reopen soon, with necessary safeguards in place, including a partnership with the Guyana Police...

AFC’s Region 8 Chairman wants Mahdia to be an NDC

Feb 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on AFC’s Region 8 Chairman wants Mahdia to be an NDC

…will monitor Amaila Falls hydro project closely The Alliance For Change (AFC), has been rocking the political scene. From making inroads in areas traditionally considered strongholds...

Pirate attack leads to fish shortage in Essequibo

Feb 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Pirate attack leads to fish shortage in Essequibo

Ever since the recent pirate attack off the Pomeroon coastline, there continues to be a scarcity of seafood in the Essequibo market. Some people are also exhibiting some reluctance to consume...

A sordid account of murder, rape and injustice

Feb 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on A sordid account of murder, rape and injustice

By Rabindra Rooplall Relatives of a 40 year-old woman, whose semi-nude body was found in a Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo Cemetery, do not want the case to die a natural death on the desk...

Govt. continues to abuse Contingency Fund –says Auditor General

Feb 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. continues to abuse Contingency Fund –says Auditor General

…$50 B overdrawn from special accounts Reflecting that the Contingency Fund continues to be abused, the 2010 Auditor General Report was presented to the National Assembly yesterday by...

Gridlock or Flow?

Feb 12, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Gridlock or Flow?

President Donald Ramotar delivered what in effect was his “State of the Union Address” to the National Assembly on Friday, as his presence in that hallowed institution served to complete our...

President Ramotar lauds benefits of greater integration

Feb 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on President Ramotar lauds benefits of greater integration

By Gary Eleazar Guyanese have a central role to play in bridging the Caribbean Community and South America in view of greater integration of the economies. This was one of the pertinent...

There is hope for imprisoned young people—says Director of Prisons

Feb 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on There is hope for imprisoned young people—says Director of Prisons

In what is becoming a common feature of the courts, several young people are being sent to jail each day, whether being on remand or sentenced for criminal activities ranging from the...

Man shot in foot for gold chains

Feb 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Man shot in foot for gold chains

A 47-year-old man is currently at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), nursing a gunshot wound to his left foot. The victim, Glendon Cosbert, of 58 North Haslington , East...

GT&T “Know Your Stuff” literature competition meets quarter-final stage

Feb 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GT&T “Know Your Stuff” literature competition meets quarter-final stage

With the participation of 16 schools -14 public and two private schools- the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, is sponsoring the...

The trouble with life is that words mean different things to different people

Feb 12, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The trouble with life is that words mean different things to different people

I read President Ramotar’s speech to the official opening on the 10th Parliament last Friday and as presented by GINA, there were a number of headings, like “economy,” “international...

The Spider Monkey

Feb 12, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Spider Monkey

Spider monkeys of the genus Ateles are New World monkeys in the sub-family Atelinae, family Atelidae. Like other atelines, they are found in tropical forests of Central and South America, from...

Don’t cry for Argentina

Feb 12, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Don’t cry for Argentina

By Sir Ronald Sanders The national and regional interests of Commonwealth Caribbean countries would hardly be served by backing Argentina in its long-running dispute with Britain over the...

The Baccoo Speaks

Feb 12, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

There is never a dull moment in the lives of some, especially when they are new to the country. The Brazilians have brought their entrepreneurship to Guyana and they are succeeding at a time...

POWER HUNGRY!

Feb 12, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on POWER HUNGRY!

The 10th parliament of Guyana has already begun to create history but not in the way expected. Having started out on the wrong footing by “dissing” established political convention, the...

Pegasus launches cozy “Aromas Café”

Feb 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Pegasus launches cozy “Aromas Café”

In its continued quest to offer exceptional cuisine services, in exceptional atmosphere, the Pegasus Hotel, one of the flag bearers of Guyanese hospitality since 1969, has added the new “Aromas...

AFC demands Parliamentary scrutiny of NICIL

Feb 12, 2012 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on AFC demands Parliamentary scrutiny of NICIL

The AFC demands that the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) be the subject of total scrutiny in the Economic Services Sector Committee of Parliament before...

This is a new dispensation

Feb 12, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on This is a new dispensation

Last week I decided to inquire about Guyana’s quest for oil. I made a number of calls to people in the know and not unsurprisingly, they all said that I should not mention that I spoke with them. I...

The way we are: Ethnicity

Feb 12, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on The way we are: Ethnicity

This is the first in a series in which we will examine some of the factors that enter into our political behavior, which some politicians tend to excoriate. We begin with the fact that our...

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Ramnath sets tone for WI ahead of opener

Burnham must be having a good laugh

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Each week, the more Bharrat Jagdeo speaks, the more the lines between party and government... more