October 2012

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GTTA sets AGM for October 28

Oct 08, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTTA sets AGM for October 28

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) has set its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Elections for October 28 at Guyana Olympic Association Headquarters from 2pm, and has duly sent out notice to...

Doobay Renal Centre seeks to further reduce cost of hemodialysis treatment

Oct 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Doobay Renal Centre seeks to further reduce cost of hemodialysis treatment

– Appeals for Govt. assistance Three years ago 65-year-old Shirley Bridgemohan was diagnosed with kidney failure. Unless a kidney transplant is done Bridgemohan would require...

Relatives of victims still await justice

Oct 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Relatives of victims still await justice

One year after Homestretch Avenue tragedy… “Why would you, the commuter, sit quietly in a minibus, or more appropriately, a ‘mobile disco’, and pay some of these mad men...

West Indies beat Sri Lanka in final

Oct 08, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Indies beat Sri Lanka in final

BBC Sport – A Marlon Samuels-inspired West Indies recovered from an awful start to beat Sri Lanka and win the World Twenty20. The hosts looked to be in control in Colombo when the Windies...

Adams hits century as MMZE beat Uitvlugt by 33 runs

Oct 08, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Adams hits century as MMZE beat Uitvlugt by 33 runs

WCDUCL\President’s Cup t\20 National U-19 player Ricardo Adams hit a commanding century as Meten-Meer-Zorg East Uprising Star defeated host Uitvlugt by 33 runs as play in the West Coast Demerara...

SOME LIKE IT HOT

Oct 08, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on SOME LIKE IT HOT

Fairy tales can come true, it can happen to you If you’re young at heart. For it’s hard, you will find, to be narrow of mind If you’re young at heart. I grew up in a grim neighbourhood but it...

GDF cart off Lion’s share of awards as National Novices Boxing Championships conclude

Oct 08, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GDF cart off Lion’s share of awards as National Novices Boxing Championships conclude

Following a night of unorthodox displays and unbridled action, the Guyana Defense Force (GDF) registered 6 victories and were eventually adjudged Champion Gym while their welterweight representative,...

Man’s eye gouged out during dispute

Oct 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Man’s eye gouged out during dispute

“I see blood running down and I thought his head burst so I take off my shirt to wrap his head but when I raise he up, his eye ball drop and left hanging by his cheeks….”...

Auto Fashion triumph over Ray’s Auto Sales in feature softball fixture

Oct 08, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Auto Fashion triumph over Ray’s Auto Sales in feature softball fixture

Auto Fashion defeated Ray’s Auto Sale in a feature 25 over softball match sponsored by Auto Fashion last Friday evening at the Everest Cricket Club ground. Auto Fashion won the toss and elected to...

Congrats are in order for the police at Lethem

Oct 08, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Congrats are in order for the police at Lethem

Dear Editor, Last week’s recovery by the Guyana Police Force of an arsenal of arms and ammunition and other sophisticated equipment at Lethem should not go unnoticed by the entire Guyanese public....

Periodic showers normal during El Nino conditions

Oct 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Periodic showers normal during El Nino conditions

– no reports of crops and livestock damages The recent periodic showers during this dry season are not a sign that the dry season is over. According to an official at the hydro...

Australia keep Women’s World T20 title

Oct 08, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Australia keep Women’s World T20 title

BBC Sport – England failed in their bid to regain the Women’s World Twenty20 title, losing by four runs to Australia. Chasing 143, England slipped to 63-4 but still had hope with 16 required...

Lawrence Bassant (62) and Naresh Dhanraj (4 for 34) see Gangaram to victory

Oct 08, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lawrence Bassant (62) and Naresh Dhanraj (4 for 34) see Gangaram to victory

– 5-wicket haul for Stephen Ramlochan The inaugural 2012 Bobcat of Berbice Second Division 20-Over Cricket Competition for teams in the New Amsterdam/Canje/East Coast/East Bank Berbice...

Minister refutes US report on child labour

Oct 08, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Minister refutes US report on child labour

Labour Minister, Dr. Nanda Gopaul has dismissed claims in the US Department of Labor (DOL) 2011 report on International Child Labor and Forced Labour that children in Guyana are victims...

Cooper House takes top honours in BHS Inter House athletics Championships

Oct 08, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cooper House takes top honours in BHS Inter House athletics Championships

With the Schools National Track, Field, Cycling and Swimming Championships in the air most schools are busy preparing their athletes for action. In the Ancient County a number of schools are in the...

The PPP on trial

Oct 08, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP on trial

Dear Editor, Some in the PPP like to claim how effective the government is, even when little or no evidence of such exists. Moreover, when challenged to provide proof, they create the context, and in...

Encouraging literacy

Oct 08, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Encouraging literacy

As we reported last week, the Ministry of Education is going to launch another initiative to improve literacy in our public schools. Minister Priya Manickchand wants “to pull together all our local...

Hadfield St. fatal shooting… Three cops under “close arrest”

Oct 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Hadfield St. fatal shooting… Three cops under “close arrest”

By Latoya Giles Three police officers including a corporal from the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) are presently under “close arrest” as investigations continue into the fatal shooting of...

Foreign-born motivational speaker extends service to locals

Oct 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Foreign-born motivational speaker extends service to locals

By Rehanna Ramsay Growing up in Keetmanshoop, Namibia, Africa wasn’t easy for Jimmy Roos, but he defied the odds and now lives his life inspiring people to believe in themselves and their dreams....

Fire Prevention Week kicks off today

Oct 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Fire Prevention Week kicks off today

Today the Guyana Fire Service will kick off its week-long celebration in observance of Fire Prevention Week 2012. Today, church services will be held at Bartica, Timehri, Anna Regina, New Amsterdam,...

Discrepancies cited as Venezuelans in Guyana vote for new government

Oct 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Discrepancies cited as Venezuelans in Guyana vote for new government

The people of neighbouring Venezuela are going to the polls today to elect their government for the next six years and arrangements have been finalised for a few of their countrymen in Guyana to be...

Equipping the Nation and the Region for Environmental Management: A Critical Imperative

Oct 07, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Equipping the Nation and the Region for Environmental Management: A Critical Imperative

Over the past decades, human impact on the environment has increased dramatically, with the rate and scale of environmental change taking on heightened dimensions. As a consequence, environmental...

Sri Lanka vs West Indies, Final, World Twenty20, Colombo…Baila vs Calypso in Colombo

Oct 07, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sri Lanka vs West Indies, Final, World Twenty20, Colombo…Baila vs Calypso in Colombo

Cricinfo – This is a dream final for those who don’t like sameness, uniformity and inhibition. These island teams have taken formula and regulation, locked it in a case...

Australia v England, Womens’ final, World Twenty20, Colombo…Great rivals battle for top prize

Oct 07, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Australia v England, Womens’ final, World Twenty20, Colombo…Great rivals battle for top prize

Cricinfo – Considering their status in the women’s game and the fact the countries contested the finals of the first four Women’s World Cups, it seems strange that this will...

Universal DVD and Universal Solutions T20 C’ships …Tigers and Titans in final showdown today

Oct 07, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Universal DVD and Universal Solutions T20 C’ships …Tigers and Titans in final showdown today

– All Stars and Warriors meet for third place UNIVERSAL DVD Titans and Universal Solutions Tigers will clash in the final of the Universal DVD and Universal Solutions seventh...

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The three leashes of empire

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(Kaieteur News) – Empire, in its modern form, seldom arrives wearing a military uniform. It comes dressed instead as an investment banker, carrying a development plan, or as the representative of a multinational corporation bearing gifts in the language of progress. The empire does not always...

The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have...

Sep 06, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it is widely assessed as unavoidable and likely within the...

Deportees-inevitable was written all over them

Sep 09, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – It was just a matter of when. From where they hail. Then, how many of them. Last, what kind of undesirables. They go by the name of ‘deportees’, third country nationals. From the moment the first word of a destination for deportees from the U.S. came up, I...

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