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Another building flattened by fire in Linden yesterday

Aug 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Another building flattened by fire in Linden yesterday

The military yesterday maintained a heavy presence in Linden, setting up camps at several strategic locations, including at the Mackenzie/Wismar Bridge in close proximity to where the now burnt-out...

Linden, a diversion from corruption – AFC

Aug 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Linden, a diversion from corruption – AFC

The ruling PPP government thrives on chaos and is triggering delaying tactics in settling the Linden unrest to keep corruption off the front pages, Khemraj Ramjattan, the leader of the...

Salute to a hero…Guyana’s lone Olympic medalist Michael Parris is a Special Person

Aug 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Salute to a hero…Guyana’s lone Olympic medalist Michael Parris is a Special Person

By Michael Jordan “It was a joyful feeling…just standing there and seeing the Guyana flag in the air. I think I got cold sweat from joy, and seeing so many people…I don’t think I could get...

Dem Boys Seh…Tight fist could mek yuh lose contract

Aug 12, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem Boys Seh…Tight fist could mek yuh lose contract

Dem boys always sayin’ dat one day somebody gun get vex and start talk out all de dutty story, because it hard fuh so much runnins going on and something ent go wrong…Well dat day was yesterday....

Trinidad’s Walcott takes surprise javelin gold

Aug 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trinidad’s Walcott takes surprise javelin gold

LONDON (Reuters) – Trinidad & Tobago’s Keshorn Walcott completed a remarkable double by taking a surprise Olympic javelin gold on Friday, less than a month after becoming world...

More Bolt gold as Jamaica smash relay record

Aug 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on More Bolt gold as Jamaica smash relay record

LONDON (Reuters) – Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt won his third gold of the Games when he anchored Jamaica to victory in a blistering men’s 4×100 metres final as they retained their...

Felix delight as U.S. scorch to relay gold

Aug 12, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Felix delight as U.S. scorch to relay gold

LONDON (Reuters) – Allyson Felix claimed her third gold medal of the Games as the United States outclassed their rivals to win the women’s 4×400 metres relay by some distance at the...

Maybe Our Thinking Creates Problems

Aug 12, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Maybe Our Thinking Creates Problems

We are not born with problems; it’s we who dare to invite them in the first place. People worry, talk too big, they make the problem sooooooo big that and give so much importance to it, talk about...

Sunday Cartoon

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Hundreds jobless as mining camps close operations in Regions 7, 8

Aug 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Hundreds jobless as mining camps close operations in Regions 7, 8

With traffic blocked for prolonged periods, to and from Linden for almost four weeks now, roughly 300 gold mining operations in Regions Seven and Eight are closed leaving hundreds jobless, due to the...

M&CC, GPL debt issues still exist

Aug 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on M&CC, GPL debt issues still exist

– $30M cheque exchange.delayed State-owned Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) has signaled its intention to begin “selective disconnection” of power, through Mayor and City Council...

Ramotar says Lindeners being misinformed by representatives

Aug 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Ramotar says Lindeners being misinformed by representatives

– believes “totality” of situation not being communicated President Donald Ramotar is adamant that he will only visit the town of Linden when the roads are cleared, saying he...

Gone, but not forgotten…A noble cause in memory of loved ones

Aug 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Gone, but not forgotten…A noble cause in memory of loved ones

By Gary Eleazar Death of a loved one is never an easy thing for any family to come to grips with, but at least one woman has learnt to transform this tormenting anguish into an annual and most...

Hugh Cholmondeley’s passing evokes great memories

Aug 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Hugh Cholmondeley’s passing evokes great memories

– Veteran broadcaster fondly remembered By Latoya Giles Veteran broadcaster Hugh Cholmondeley, who passed away on Friday evening in a New York Hospital is being fondly remembered...

The tear-gassing of Linden protestors might have dashed all hopes for a peaceful resolution

Aug 12, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The tear-gassing of Linden protestors might have dashed all hopes for a peaceful resolution

Dear Editor, We refer to an article in the press captioned Private Sector criticizes Region 10 Chairman ….”. While it is the right of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) to express their...

We will match this hostility with our resoluteness to remain steadfast until justice prevails

Aug 12, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on We will match this hostility with our resoluteness to remain steadfast until justice prevails

Dear Editor, It is with much sorrow I learnt of the fore-dawn invasion of Linden, executed by the Joint Services at 2:00a.m Friday, August 10, 2012. The reports that I received on the said...

This private school is withholding CSEC results from its students

Aug 12, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on This private school is withholding CSEC results from its students

Dear Editor, After a seemingly endless wait and months of apprehension, the CSEC results of students who sat the exams earlier this year have finally been released. And thanks to our...

Failure to send representatives to forum caused postponement

Aug 12, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Failure to send representatives to forum caused postponement

Dear Editor, The Women and Gender Equality Commission presented on August 6, 2012 a public forum on ‘Access to Justice for Women‘ at Bush Lot Secondary School West Coast Berbice. It was a...

UFA&C hosts Inter-Faith Service

Aug 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on UFA&C hosts Inter-Faith Service

– Calls for national day of prayers With all the recent happenings in Guyana, the United Federation for Arts & Culture (UFA&C) has called for a national day of prayers...

Remigrant launches incisive publication on corruption in Guyana

Aug 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Remigrant launches incisive publication on corruption in Guyana

…tells horror stories of GRA, Customs and greedy contractors His letter writings in the daily newspapers are provocative, raising serious issues regarding life in Guyana. But all that may very well...

Hypocrisy in Education

Aug 12, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Hypocrisy in Education

Today being “International Youth Day” the focus is on youths. The theme for this year’s commemoration is “Building a Better World: Partnering with Youth”. But if youths are to make their...

Lab techs benefit from safe blood transfusion training

Aug 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Lab techs benefit from safe blood transfusion training

Aimed at helping to reduce maternal and general mortality in Guyana, laboratory technicians from across the country were on Thursday able to benefit from Safe Blood Transfusion Training. The...

Life’s challenges are stepping stones, says Guyana-born writer

Aug 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Life’s challenges are stepping stones, says Guyana-born writer

Life is fraught with many challenges, some of which, according to Helena Edwards-Bishop, can bring us to our knees and make us feel as if we are damaged beyond repair. But being the optimist she is,...

From the Diaspora…It’s time to enforce law and order in Linden

Aug 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…It’s time to enforce law and order in Linden

By Ralph Seeram I decided to glance at Saturday’s headline news before I proceeded to do my weekly column, which was going to be on a different topic. There on Kaieteur News was the headline...

Guyana and Suriname to participate in Islamic Cooperation Summit

Aug 12, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana and Suriname to participate in Islamic Cooperation Summit

By Ray Chickrie MAKKAH, Saudi Arabia — Guyana and Suriname will participate next week in a special heads of government summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Makkah,...

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The clock and the cloud

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Time, as the ancients knew, is a trickster. It slips through the fingers of kings and commoners... more