February 2012

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Bandit slits woman’s throat in Corriverton store

Feb 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Bandit slits woman’s throat in Corriverton store

A Corriverton, Berbice woman is in a critical condition at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital after she was brutally stabbed in the throat and head by a bandit around 15:30hrs on Tuesday in a...

Imam sex scandal…Two more boys for medical examination

Feb 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Imam sex scandal…Two more boys for medical examination

The police have again been called in as two more boys have made sexual assault allegations against Mufti Neezam Ali. This publication was told that the two boys were taken into the police...

Religious Harmony

Feb 08, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Religious Harmony

The UN’s World Interfaith Harmony Week, coinciding as it did with the birthday of the Prophet Muhammed, is perhaps not coincidental. The impetus behind the resolution launching the activity came...

The runaway authoritarian train is still out of control

Feb 08, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The runaway authoritarian train is still out of control

At the time of writing, there is a news item that informs us that protest meetings against human rights violations in Guyana, organized by Guyanese, will unfold in Barbados and Toronto. One...

THE RETURN OF THE BICYCLE

Feb 08, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE RETURN OF THE BICYCLE

There is a posh restaurant in the heart of the city of Georgetown. It is a thriving business and it is owned by Chinese nationals. It terms of its interior design and beauty, it matches the best...

Wayne ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite tackles Shawn Cox as five CABOFE titles on the line

Feb 08, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Wayne ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite tackles Shawn Cox as five CABOFE titles on the line

By Michael Benjamin Five Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) titles will be at stake when the organizers of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) stages a special boxing card dubbed,...

Scotia Bank/ Pepsi Schools Football Academy officially launched

Feb 08, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Scotia Bank/ Pepsi Schools Football Academy officially launched

Despite, the President of Guyana Sport Development Foundation (GSDF), Colin Baker, revealing that the programme was slower than expected during the launching of the Scotia Bank/Pepsi Schools...

GT&T Nationwide 10/10 Softball Cricket Competition…Incessant rainfall causing headaches for ground staff

Feb 08, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT&T Nationwide 10/10 Softball Cricket Competition…Incessant rainfall causing headaches for ground staff

Incessant rainfall that has inundated most of the coastland is causing headaches for ground staff and teams preparing to compete in the third annual GT&T Nationwide 10/10 Softball...

GABA launches impressive basketball League

Feb 08, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABA launches impressive basketball League

-Pacesetters back in the fold for tournament By Edison Jefford The Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) League will officially bounce off on February 18 with a reported 14 teams...

GCA express remorse at passing of Robert Williams

Feb 08, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA express remorse at passing of Robert Williams

“The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) would like to express great remorse at the loss of our dear friend and colleague Mr Robert Williams”, the body stated in a media release. The release...

Taffin Khan defies loss to clinch Trophy Stall chess championship

Feb 08, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Taffin Khan defies loss to clinch Trophy Stall chess championship

Junior chess player Roberto Neto created a major upset when he defeated senior national champion Taffin Khan when action in the Trophy Stall Open Chess Tournament concluded at the Keishar’s...

Baker donates $200,000 to UG for Barbados Relay Fair trip

Feb 08, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Baker donates $200,000 to UG for Barbados Relay Fair trip

-Team leaves today for games, hopes for the best in the Fair The Guyana Sports Development Foundation (GSDF) President Colin Baker, contributed $200,000 towards the University of Guyana (UG)...

Ali sends patent signal to opposition

Feb 08, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ali sends patent signal to opposition

– junior karters set to become star attractions The inclement weather had its say, but the competitors at last Sunday’s Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club season...

West Berbice Cricket to get big boost in 2012

Feb 08, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Berbice Cricket to get big boost in 2012

Cricket in the West Coast of Berbice is set to receive a massive boost in 2012 after a delegation from the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) met with nine clubs last Sunday. Anil Beharry,...

GCB bequeaths half million to sports journalist, Devers

Feb 08, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB bequeaths half million to sports journalist, Devers

– Devers hopes for the best in T&T as he leaves for treatment The President of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), Ramsay Ali donated $500,000 yesterday afternoon at GCB...

Volleyball Festival attracts record participation

Feb 08, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Volleyball Festival attracts record participation

– GVF President says best birthday gift ever, Berbice wins feature match Last Sunday the Guyana Volleyball Federation launched its 2012 season by hosting a Volleyball...

Plans in train for international coaches to work with Physical Education teachers

Feb 08, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Plans in train for international coaches to work with Physical Education teachers

– Programme to also create scholarship opportunities for students/players Executive Director of the Scotia Bank/Pepsi Schools Football Academy, Colin Baker said that one of...

Time for Parliament to conduct a full review of GPL

Feb 08, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Time for Parliament to conduct a full review of GPL

Dear Editor, GPL made a profit of $553 million in 2010 based on what GPL claims was an average price for fuel at US $78 or GY $15,600 per barrel. GPL’s 2010 spending on fuel was $16.5...

Time for the pound animals to go

Feb 08, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Time for the pound animals to go

Dear Editor, I went to Sparendaam Police Station on Aug 28, 2011 to give support to a friend whose dog was fatally chopped by some thoughtless persons in the village where she lives....

In support of Freddie Kissoon

Feb 08, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on In support of Freddie Kissoon

Dear Editor, I stand in solidarity with Mr. Freddie Kissoon, as he and many Guyanese, react with justifiable revulsion, against the unwarranted refusal to renew his contract as a...

Outrageous acts by policemen

Feb 08, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Outrageous acts by policemen

Dear Editor, On February 6, 2012 I was driving along the Railway Embankment from the East Coast to Georgetown. In the vicinity of Conversation Tree on the Embankment Road, a police...

Dilapidated 63 Beach Entrance Road an embarrassment

Feb 08, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dilapidated 63 Beach Entrance Road an embarrassment

Dear Editor, An embarrassment to the country, the 63 beach and the government is the dilapidated 63 beach entrance road that exists. The rain has been falling non stop for a few weeks...

Responding to Ray Alexander

Feb 08, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Responding to Ray Alexander

Dear Editor, I wish to comment on Ray Alexander’s letter which was published in Kaieteur News, specifically to his/her comment “….It is clear that Norman Mc Lean, Joe Singh, and...

Unlike the Police Commissioner, I spoke to the media to clear my name

Feb 08, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Unlike the Police Commissioner, I spoke to the media to clear my name

Dear Editor, I have been following very closely, almost every article published in the newspapers on the developments of the case involving the Commissioner of Police who allegedly...

“Rescue UG” Committee members meet with Pro Chancellor

Feb 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on “Rescue UG” Committee members meet with Pro Chancellor

Members of the “Rescue UG” committee yesterday met with Pro Chancellor Prem Misir to discuss several pressing issues at the country’s leading tertiary institution. University of...

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