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Guyanese players poised to book final spots as some matches rescheduled

Aug 26, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese players poised to book final spots as some matches rescheduled

The Caribbean Badminton Championships (CAREBACO) being held in Dominican Republic continued yesterday Friday with some of the Guyanese players again advancing to the Quarter-Finals, Semifinals...

Parashutam, Persaud hit half centuries as U-17 fixture ends in stalemate

Aug 26, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Parashutam, Persaud hit half centuries as U-17 fixture ends in stalemate

Zorg SC take U-19 honours Middle order batsmen Rocky Parashutam and Vikash Persaud slammed contrasting half centuries as the two innings one day U-17 cricket match between Alfred Maycock XI and South...

Legal luminaries slam government on non support for Horseracing

Aug 26, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Legal luminaries slam government on non support for Horseracing

By Samuel Whyte Like every activity in Guyana, the sport of Horseracing, although seemingly on the rise, has its fair share of problems. In fact according to some ‘old timers’ the sports is...

Three promising Tennis players off to Caribbean Development C/ships

Aug 26, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Three promising Tennis players off to Caribbean Development C/ships

Three of Guyana’s promising junior Tennis players will participate in the 13 & Under Caribbean Development Championships, which will take place from 27 August – 01 September in Tobago. This...

Anthony ‘Lambada’ Stanton former Guyana International 1988 – 1999

Aug 26, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Anthony ‘Lambada’ Stanton former Guyana International 1988 – 1999

Guyana World Cup Captain 1996 Statistician Charwayne Walker continues his series of features on Guyana’s World Cup Football players. Today we are pleased to feature Anthony ‘Lambada’...

Mining and Forestry industries were hardest hit by Linden protests – Minister Persaud

Aug 26, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Mining and Forestry industries were hardest hit by Linden protests – Minister Persaud

By Latoya Giles The economic effects of the Linden protests have negatively impacted on the gold, diamond, bauxite and other mineral industries of the local economy, directly and indirectly, as mine...

Two nurses under investigation as morphine disappears from GPHC

Aug 26, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Two nurses under investigation as morphine disappears from GPHC

A significant amount of morphine has reportedly gone missing from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and two nurses are now under investigation. A senior official at the...

Our labour conundrum

Aug 26, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Our labour conundrum

The region and CXC are still wrestling with the results of the last CSEC exam results. Ultimately, these concerns centre on our (in) ability to produce qualified professionals in the core vocations...

‘To Sir with Love Author’ E.R Braithwaite is a Special Person

Aug 26, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on ‘To Sir with Love Author’ E.R Braithwaite is a Special Person

By Michael Jordan “It sold very well in England because they rushed to a second printing because of the demand. For a long time I had the feeling that it was not real; for a while I would wake up...

Who will guard the bodyguard?

Aug 26, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Who will guard the bodyguard?

– Gary Sinclair was watching his boss’ back…but no one was watching his… By Michael Jordan Even after 17 years, Gary Sinclair’s relatives are still apprehensive about talking about that...

Ailing woman needs financial assistance for life-saving surgery

Aug 26, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Ailing woman needs financial assistance for life-saving surgery

In what should have been a normal day in the second week of her annual vacation, 23-year-old Keane Lynch suffered a life-altering experience which has left her bedridden and clinging to life. The...

Burning of Linden School… Suspected arsonist ‘Candy Man’ tells his side of story

Aug 26, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Burning of Linden School… Suspected arsonist ‘Candy Man’ tells his side of story

Shan Thomas called “Candy Man”, 33, of 84 First Alley, Wismar, who just a few weeks ago was seen as a progressive and helpful businessman making a significant contribution to Linden, is...

Overseas visitors recall their Linden ordeal

Aug 26, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Overseas visitors recall their Linden ordeal

By Enid Joaquin It was a rude awakening for Sheila Huggins as she entered Linden on July 18th after journeying from French Guiana. Little did she know that on that day, there was a total shut down...

Rum threat looming larger

Aug 26, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Rum threat looming larger

By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is a Consultant and former Ambassador to the World Trade Organization) In an unfortunate statement, attributed in several news reports to one of its spokespersons,...

Once Regional exemplars in Education, we now gone dismal!

Aug 26, 2012 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Once Regional exemplars in Education, we now gone dismal!

It was the American President Lyndon B. Johnson who said, “A third place to build a great society is in the classroom.” From what we are seeing of our students’ performance at CSEC, Guyana is...

The ethnic impact

Aug 26, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on The ethnic impact

(For more than two decades we’ve issued an annual variant of the following call. We do so once again in the wake of the Linden protests.) Not unreasonably, citizens of every society evaluate the...

Book Review: The Brief Against Obama

Aug 26, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Book Review: The Brief Against Obama

Author makes convincing case against US President By Dr Glenville Ashby [email protected] Huge Hewitt – a savvy attorney and talk show host, uses an artful combination of glib, rhetoric,...

The Green Vine Snake (Oxybelis fulgidus)

Aug 26, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Green Vine Snake (Oxybelis fulgidus)

The Green Vine Snake, Oxybelis fulgidus, is a long, slender arboreal Colubrid snake that inhabits Central America and northern South America. This snake is slender, about two centimetres...

You can lose yourself to a cause yet never lose your way

Aug 26, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on You can lose yourself to a cause yet never lose your way

Strange things are happening to me. But I am not scared. Last Thursday morning, I was jogging in the National Park and ran into attorney, Jailall Kissoon (no relation), Hoyte’s former...

Those visa rejections are a reflection

Aug 26, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Those visa rejections are a reflection

It was a small story hidden away in the pages of Kaieteur News. It was about the number of visitors’ visas granted to Guyanese. The story did not tell me about the numbers of people refused...

The Baccoo Speaks

Aug 26, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

The cycle of destruction is almost at an end. There will be two other fires, unrelated of course. But the timing would simply reduce more people to further despair. Factors such as poor water supply...

Reigning Miss Universe to visit Guyana

Aug 26, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Reigning Miss Universe to visit Guyana

Reigning Miss Universe, Miss Leila Lopes of Angola, will pay a five-day visit to Guyana during next month. She will be involved in several aspects of this year’s Miss Guyana Universe pageant. Miss...

THE OPPOSITION MUST UNDERSTAND ITS ROLE

Aug 26, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE OPPOSITION MUST UNDERSTAND ITS ROLE

There should no longer be any questions as to whether the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) is legally obligated to pay its revenues or surpluses into the...

More than 275,000 machine readable passports issued over five years

Aug 26, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on More than 275,000 machine readable passports issued over five years

The Central Immigration and Passport Office has issued a total of 275,273 machine readable passports in the first five years since they were introduced on July 17, 2007. This is according to figures...

National Library’s ‘To Sir with Love’ play a huge success – Chief Librarian

Aug 26, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on National Library’s ‘To Sir with Love’ play a huge success – Chief Librarian

The National Cultural Centre was a hub of activity last Wednesday when hundreds of patrons flocked to see the National Library’s play, To Sir with Love – A Guyanese Version, based on the classic...

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The stakes are high in Guyana’s democracy

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In any vibrant democracy, the mechanisms that bind it together are those that mediate differences,... more