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Hindus begin distributing 1,000 hampers in Berbice for Diwali

Oct 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Hindus begin distributing 1,000 hampers in Berbice for Diwali

In the spirit of Diwali, the Hindu Society of Berbice (HSB) has begun to distribute some 1,000 hampers to the less fortunate children and adults across the East and West Berbice area....

Thank you for sharing Guyana with us

Oct 31, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Thank you for sharing Guyana with us

Dear Editor, On October 26th your newspaper published an article entitled: “More Yachts Visit Guyana”. We are the group of sailboats currently at anchor off of the Baganara Island Resort...

Guyanese Banwarie tops Caribbean in WICUA final written exams

Oct 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese Banwarie tops Caribbean in WICUA final written exams

Twenty four year old Guyanese Ryan Banwarie scored 93 marks to top the Caribbean in the 2013 West Indies Cricket Umpires’ Association (WICUA) final written examination. There...

Recognising the power of compromise

Oct 31, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Recognising the power of compromise

A few days ago, we had cause to remind the government that there is something called compromise. Generally, governments operate under the principle that that have been elected to lead...

GPHC gets support to improve quality care

Oct 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC gets support to improve quality care

With support from HealthQual through the Centre for Diseases Control (CDC), the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is gearing to considerably improve its operation in terms of the...

NAMILCO/Bakewell T20 KO…Joseph takes hat-trick; wins for West Berbice, Young Warriors, Bermine and Police

Oct 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on NAMILCO/Bakewell T20 KO…Joseph takes hat-trick; wins for West Berbice, Young Warriors, Bermine and Police

The opening round of the 2013 NAMILCO/Bakewell T20 knock-out tournament organised by the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) continued on Sunday last with four matches at two venues. At the...

Lindeners can repair all bridges between Linden and Lethem for far less than estimated

Oct 31, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Lindeners can repair all bridges between Linden and Lethem for far less than estimated

Dear Editor, Your editorial of Sunday October 27, 2013 “penny wise pound foolish” hits at the core of what constitutes management of many sectors of our economy. Sometimes one wonders if...

Natural Sciences win UG Inter-Faculty b/ball final

Oct 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Natural Sciences win UG Inter-Faculty b/ball final

Despite a game high 42 points from guard Akeem Kanhai, Natural Sciences coasted to a 74-69 win over Technology in the final of the University of Guyana Inter-Faculty Basketball Tournament...

Magistrate orders Psychiatric Evaluation for disorderly woman

Oct 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Magistrate orders Psychiatric Evaluation for disorderly woman

Chaos unfolded yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court as Maria Murray appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore faced with breaking and entering and unlawful and malicious damage to...

Lucy in the skies with diamonds

Oct 31, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Lucy in the skies with diamonds

In Guyana, when a commentator writes, s/he has to take cognizance all the time that over sixty percent of our population is twenty years of age or under. These sections of society may not know...

Ogle Airport, Air Services Ltd conclude fuel handling agreement

Oct 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Ogle Airport, Air Services Ltd conclude fuel handling agreement

After months of bitter wrangling, the way is now clear for Air Services Limited (ASL) to operate its multi- million-dollar fuel farm at the Ogle International Airport. This was after a...

Woman on $150,000 bail for stealing from Funeral Parlour

Oct 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Woman on $150,000 bail for stealing from Funeral Parlour

Coleen Davis, of 979 ‘B’ Field Turkeyen, yesterday appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court faced with a larceny charge. The 25-year-old...

Black Bush lover murder trial

Oct 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Black Bush lover murder trial

– Caution statement admitted into evidence It was a full day of testimonies, cross examinations and re-examinations, even as the caution statement was admitted into evidence...

When dealing with the people’s business you do not compromise universal principles

Oct 31, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on When dealing with the people’s business you do not compromise universal principles

DEAR EDITOR, The citizens/workers of this country do not want to see passing of the Amendment to the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Bill and the...

Raj Singh Insurance Brokers/Trophy Stall Over-40 20-Overs Competition…First Round rained out

Oct 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Raj Singh Insurance Brokers/Trophy Stall Over-40 20-Overs Competition…First Round rained out

The First Round of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Over-40 20-Overs Competition sponsored by Raj Singh Insurance Brokers and Trophy Stall, has been abandoned as all the venues...

Proper and adequate facilities vital for continued development and dominance

Oct 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Proper and adequate facilities vital for continued development and dominance

By Franklin Wilson It is no secret that proper, modern and adequate facilities are vital prerequisites for the suitable development of a nation’s athletes in a modern and competitive...

Wilbur Hope Memorial Inter Secondary Schools football underway in Berbice

Oct 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Wilbur Hope Memorial Inter Secondary Schools football underway in Berbice

Play in the second annual Wilbur Hope Memorial Inter Secondary School football tournament began on Monday with two matches at the All Saints Scot Church ground. Eight schools are down...

Don’t lecture Guyanese!

Oct 31, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Don’t lecture Guyanese!

Dear Editor, As a Non-Resident Guyanese (NRG), I try to make a couple trips to Guyana each year. I provide donations that I can afford to worthy causes in Guyana while I am there. I am a...

Rape accused walks free

Oct 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Rape accused walks free

Asif Yakub, 31, of Airy Hall, Essequibo Coast who was accused of the 2008 rape of a 14-year-old Riverstown girl and robbery under arms committed against the said teenager was freed on Tuesday...

Anti-money laundering Bills in limbo…Western diplomats fail to budge APNU

Oct 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Anti-money laundering Bills in limbo…Western diplomats fail to budge APNU

By Leonard Gildarie Western diplomats yesterday met with the main Parliamentary Opposition as worry continues over an ongoing stalemate regarding critical anti-money laundering legislation. It is...

Govt. sacrifices shares in GT&T for Marriott, risks losing all

Oct 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. sacrifices shares in GT&T for Marriott, risks losing all

– Chris Ram “The country’s money cannot be placed at the disposal of any single individual or handful of individuals as in the case of NICIL (National Industrial and Commercial...

Rice production passes 500,000-tonne mark

Oct 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Rice production passes 500,000-tonne mark

Guyana has recorded its biggest ever rice production, surpassing the 500,000 tonnes targeted for 2013. And it is more than likely that final figures will indicate production has gone past the...

Guyanese mother, sick Trini son deported

Oct 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese mother, sick Trini son deported

A Guyanese woman and her ailing two-year-old son, a Trinidad national, were deported hours after the child was discharged from hospital on Monday night. The child’s mother, Rosinda...

Eccles biker’s execution…Cops await advice on charges

Oct 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Eccles biker’s execution…Cops await advice on charges

– alleged female eyewitness overseas Police were last night still awaiting word as to whether city businessman Rondy Jagdeo is to be charged in connection with the murder of Kirk Davis....

Home alone toddler rescued by welfare officials

Oct 30, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Home alone toddler rescued by welfare officials

Social Workers of the Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA) stepped in once again to ensure adequate care and protection for children when they rescued a toddler who was left alone in a Charlotte...

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