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Brazil bound aircraft found at illegal airstrip

Oct 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Brazil bound aircraft found at illegal airstrip

The suspicious landing of an Ecuadorian registered aircraft at an illegal airstrip in Guyana’s interior region is engaging the attention of security and aviation experts. The 412...

Vilma Tyson, an enterprising and independent woman

Oct 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Vilma Tyson, an enterprising and independent woman

By Enid Joaquin ‘Lime, tomato, celery, seasoning’–the lyrics of a popular soca song, written by the talented Michael James and sung by the equally talented George Anthony...

Mystery surrounds Canadian’s death

Oct 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Mystery surrounds Canadian’s death

Ricardo Rodrigues execution… The sudden death of the Canadian Jean La Blanc has raised some amount of suspicion as reports are surfacing about a ‘strange visitor’ giving...

Cane-cutter hacks mason to death

Oct 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Cane-cutter hacks mason to death

Police have detained a cane-cutter in connection with the brutal killing of a 31-year-old mason from Ithaca, West Bank Berbice. Brentnol Richard Isaacs, called “Tongey”, of Lot 118...

The tenuous situation of the Sugar Industry will soon be exposed

Oct 29, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The tenuous situation of the Sugar Industry will soon be exposed

Dear Editor, Recently, I saw in the media the Minister of Agriculture making a declaration that GuySuco has surpassed its revised [down] target for the year and that there was much to celebrate. This...

Deadly Road Use

Oct 29, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Deadly Road Use

Even though the authorities regularly assure us otherwise, our roads are deadlier than ever. In the first decade of the millennium, according to official statistics, 1,377 persons were killed in...

Freddie Kissoon replies to M. Maxwell on the nature of the PNC

Oct 29, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Freddie Kissoon replies to M. Maxwell on the nature of the PNC

Dear Editor, I do not reply to anonymous writers and I am hoping that M. Maxwell is a real person. I would appreciate it if he can let me know if he is. If I do not hear from him directly (he can get...

Police Complaints Chairman may seek ‘more clarity’ on case

Oct 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Police Complaints Chairman may seek ‘more clarity’ on case

Belgrave shooting death… Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority Cecil Kennard is still perusing a report concerning the death of 21-year-old Dameon Belgrave, who was accidentally...

Two more detained in Lima murder probe

Oct 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Two more detained in Lima murder probe

Police have detained two other suspects in connection with the murder of Lima resident Herman Ramnarine. According to a senior police officer, the suspects were arrested yesterday after the main...

US Visa scam artist on the loose in Berbice

Oct 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on US Visa scam artist on the loose in Berbice

Several persons have come forward to report that they were fleeced by a Corentyne woman charging them US$510 each for a United States Visa. One of the victims told Kaieteur News she paid a woman,...

Support our women, not just Chris Brown

Oct 29, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Support our women, not just Chris Brown

Dear Editor, The government’s decision to enthusiastically support the planned Chris Brown December concert raises a number of questions, and there are also implications in a wider social context...

Shawn Corbin parks the ‘Big Truck’; Atwell demotes ‘Prince’ Isidore

Oct 29, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shawn Corbin parks the ‘Big Truck’; Atwell demotes ‘Prince’ Isidore

By Michael Benjamin After years of dishing out ferocious punches and vicious combinations that toppled mighty foes that eventually earned him the World Boxing Council Cruiserweight title, Wayne...

Is it too much to expect Muslims to be Honorable?

Oct 29, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is it too much to expect Muslims to be Honorable?

Dear Editor, I would like to bring to your attention that there is a fraud at the CIOG. The fraud in itself should be newsworthy as this is a very large non-profit organization in our country. ...

Desmond Trotman and company have a lot to worry and complain about

Oct 29, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Desmond Trotman and company have a lot to worry and complain about

Dear Sir, At the time of giving evidence to the Commission of Inquiry on the occurrences in Linden on July 18, 2012, Mr Desmond Trotman, Member of Parliament said that he did not consider blocking...

Students struggling to acquire text books

Oct 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Students struggling to acquire text books

– as legal importers run out of stocks While the legal importers of text books are breathing a sigh of relief that an injunction against piracy has been granted, it has now become...

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES NEED TO BE CUT SOME SLACK

Oct 29, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on DEVELOPING COUNTRIES NEED TO BE CUT SOME SLACK

There are two myths about intellectual property rights that must be debunked. The first is that international copyright laws are accommodating to the interests of developing countries;...

Broadcasting experts to hold public forum today

Oct 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Broadcasting experts to hold public forum today

A team of experts from the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) will be engaging policy-makers and other key players of the broadcasting industry at a public forum...

Camping pertinent to scouting

Oct 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Camping pertinent to scouting

Vaqueros begin to arrive for Rising Sun One Day Rodeo

Oct 29, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Vaqueros begin to arrive for Rising Sun One Day Rodeo

As more companies come on Board With less than one week away before Rodeo day, some Vaqueros from Hinterland Guyana have started to arrive as preparation continue for the only coastland Rodeo...

There is more to this story than what is at the surface

Oct 29, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on There is more to this story than what is at the surface

Dear Editor, Within a short space of time a number of men have died under strange circumstances. Mention is made of Ricardo Rodrigues, Vic Puran, Marlon Letlow and the most recent casualty, Canadian...

HAVING A BALD

Oct 29, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on HAVING A BALD

My first English Literature book at college was a poetry collection. One of the poems was Matthew Arnold’s “Balder Dead”. We never read or studied the poem but the name by...

Shaffi produces remarkable final day performance to beat Moore

Oct 29, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shaffi produces remarkable final day performance to beat Moore

Digicel Open Golf Classic -Sukhram retains Ladies title Overseas-based Mo Shaffi produced a remarkable final day performance to relegate first day co-leader Rawle Moore into second place overall and...

Assistant Commissioner David Ramnarine was right

Oct 29, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Assistant Commissioner David Ramnarine was right

Dear Editor, Several months ago, David Ramnarine told the populace that he didn’t get any money from the government to feed his police officers, until after the election. He said that he had to beg...

Golden Grove hammer Ann’s Grove 4-0; Buxton United finish 3rd

Oct 29, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Golden Grove hammer Ann’s Grove 4-0; Buxton United finish 3rd

GFF/EDFA Under-17 League Final The East Demerara Football Association (EDFA) Under-17 League sponsored by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) ended on Friday afternoon at the Buxton Community Centre...

GDF march to early ISAC lead

Oct 29, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GDF march to early ISAC lead

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) marched to an early lead in the 2012 Inter-Services Athletic Championships (ISAC) after a commanding performance yesterday morning in the 10km Road Relay that...

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Traditional media is still king

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News-Election campaigns are a battle for attention, persuasion, and votes. In this digital age,... more