August 2012

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GPHC records first triplets birth for year

Aug 10, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC records first triplets birth for year

The newly reopened Operating Theatre of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday recorded the delivery of its first triplets marking a historic as well as memorable moment for the...

Lindeners miffed after army chopper drops “safety” flyers

Aug 10, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Lindeners miffed after army chopper drops “safety” flyers

Many residents of Linden have expressed outrage at the method used by the army to sensitize the community about the town’s security. Yesterday afternoon, a Guyana Defence Force helicopter...

Higher Education

Aug 10, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Higher Education

The Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) results are out and we offer our congratulations to the successful students. The hype over these results is not as extensive as that surrounding...

This is not about Muslim versus Hindu

Aug 10, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on This is not about Muslim versus Hindu

DEAR EDITOR, We thank Charles Sugrim for his reply (titled Religion divides us) in KN letter section of August 9, 2012, to our letter “The 1991 ‘battle’ for Islam in British Guiana.”...

I am not surprised that the government has defied the will of the people’s representatives

Aug 10, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on I am not surprised that the government has defied the will of the people’s representatives

DEAR EDITOR, Regrettably, as with most things in Guyana, it’s the poor who suffer while the powerful and the protected are staunchly defended by the government – even when there is...

THE SILENT MAJORITY

Aug 10, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE SILENT MAJORITY

How does one know for sure that what is taking place in the mining town of Linden has the majority of support of the people there? There has been no opinion poll taken in Linden to gauge the...

Inclement weather forces Postponement of Rising Sun Horse race meet

Aug 10, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Inclement weather forces Postponement of Rising Sun Horse race meet

Due to the inclement weather the authorities and organizers of the Rising Sun Turf Club one-day fund rising Horse Race Meet which was scheduled for Sunday August 12 (tomorrow) at the Rising...

Linden killings…AFC rejects section of Terms of Reference

Aug 10, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Linden killings…AFC rejects section of Terms of Reference

The Alliance For Change (AFC) is at odds with Government and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) over the Terms of Reference for the Commission of Inquiry into the Linden shooting deaths. The...

Cheddi Jagan and Forbes Burnham were terrible, failed leaders

Aug 10, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Cheddi Jagan and Forbes Burnham were terrible, failed leaders

Dear Editor, Forbes Burnham and Cheddi Jagan have cast deep, dark and foreboding shadows across this land. The racial strife, social animosity, defunct political party structures, dismal...

Bartica-Potaro road being re-evaluated- Benn

Aug 10, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Bartica-Potaro road being re-evaluated- Benn

Following Wednesday’s protests by Barticians over the conditions of the Potaro Road, Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn, had announced that government is looking into the possibilities of...

Successful Scotia Bank Cricket Academy closes in Berbice

Aug 10, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Successful Scotia Bank Cricket Academy closes in Berbice

The third Annual Scotia Bank Cricket Academy organised by the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) concluded last Friday after a packed five-day programme at the Rose Hall Town Ground, Corentyne. The tight...

Fruta Conquerors FC launch annual Summer Camp

Aug 10, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fruta Conquerors FC launch annual Summer Camp

The Fruta Conquerors Football Club yesterday launched their annual Summer Camp which will see players between ages 7-17 years being exposed to the basic rudiments of the sport at the club’s...

Ferries dispatched to Bartica laden with hinterland-bound supply trucks

Aug 10, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Ferries dispatched to Bartica laden with hinterland-bound supply trucks

Hinterland-bound traffic, wary of the Linden standoff, has been increasingly using Bartica, Region Seven, as the gateway to the mining camps and other communities. Government was forced to dispatch...

US$$M Chinese ferry docks for first time at Parika

Aug 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on US$$M Chinese ferry docks for first time at Parika

– Supenaam deadline pushed back to month-end One of the multi-million-dollar Chinese-built roll on roll/off ferries ‘Kanawan’ yesterday made its maiden docking at the Parika Stelling,...

Bartica residents burn ‘mud road’

Aug 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Bartica residents burn ‘mud road’

One male individual, reportedly a suspect, is now assisting the Bartica Police with their investigations into the burning of several old truck tyres that were strategically placed over a wooden...

Sexual assault charge for UG Lecturer accused of fondling female student

Aug 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Sexual assault charge for UG Lecturer accused of fondling female student

Almost two months after he was accused of fondling a female student, University of Guyana Lecturer Alvin Bowen could appear before a Magistrate as early as tomorrow on a sexual assault charge. The...

Immigration Officer dies after giving birth

Aug 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Immigration Officer dies after giving birth

…hospital says patient “experienced a cardiac arrest” A 22-year-old immigration officer died at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday, shortly after she had given...

Dem boys seh…Sam Blinds fetch peas and rice to Jamaica

Aug 09, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Sam Blinds fetch peas and rice to Jamaica

Old people does seh dat there is a time and place to do things. If you gun guh to a fancy restaurant they gun expect you to eat with knife and fork. When yuh hear de national anthem, yuh gat to stand...

Allyson Felix wins 200m gold for United States at London 2012

Aug 09, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Allyson Felix wins 200m gold for United States at London 2012

BBC Sport – Allyson Felix raced to Olympic 200m gold in a time of 21.88 seconds, to win the title at the third attempt. The three-time world champion beat a strong field to register her first...

Bolt coasts into 200m final

Aug 09, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bolt coasts into 200m final

LONDON (Reuters) – Jamaican Usain Bolt hardly had to break sweat on Wednesday as he coasted into the men’s 200 metres final where he will bid for an unprecedented Olympic sprint...

Franklyn only active player among overlooked seniors

Aug 09, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Franklyn only active player among overlooked seniors

– Wins Lily Yip Open 2400 Category Christopher Franklyn is the only active player among the overlooked seniors for the upcoming Caribbean Championships in the Dominican Republic. Franklyn...

Medal Table & Olympic schedule

Aug 09, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Medal Table & Olympic schedule

Country Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total China 1 36 22 18 76 United States ...

DDL, three unions sign historic multi-year wage agreement

Aug 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on DDL, three unions sign historic multi-year wage agreement

Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) and the three Unions operating in the company on Friday last signed a historic five-year Collective Labour Agreement, which set out increases in salaries and other...

QC’s Jonelle James tops CAPE

Aug 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on QC’s Jonelle James tops CAPE

– Overall passes increase by almost 4% By Latoya Giles Eighteen-year-old Queen’s College (QC) student, Jonelle James, is this year’s top performer at the Caribbean Advanced...

Linden requires no ‘Dear John and Jane’ letter

Aug 09, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Linden requires no ‘Dear John and Jane’ letter

– Ramotar must visit the town – Nagamootoo The agitation in Linden over the hike in electricity tariffs does not require a “Dear John and Jane” letter to the people of Linden...

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