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Those nicknames and false names

May 07, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Those nicknames and false names

Dear Editor, Since I was a youth I was always fond of music, thus my fascination with calypso and the Caribbean rhythm of Dave Martins and The Tradewinds. I was especially honoured to have finally...

A case of professional misconduct

May 07, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on A case of professional misconduct

Dear Editor, Guyana — the land of many waters—the land of many contrasts — the land of many two faced professionals who speak of one thing and do exactly the opposite. These kinds of...

Frustration, corruption of the legal system in Berbice

May 07, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Frustration, corruption of the legal system in Berbice

Dear Editor, I am very frustrated and fed up with the legal system in Berbice. My father, Ramdarsan Pooran, bought his late mother’s property in 2002. The agreement of sale was prepared by Mr...

Excesses of the Police must be curbed

May 07, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Excesses of the Police must be curbed

Dear Editor, It was bound to happen again because Guyana’s corrupt and undisciplined police force is operating like a run-away train wreck and it appears that no one wants to stop it. First it was...

More proactive roles needed for Occupational Health and Safety

May 07, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on More proactive roles needed for Occupational Health and Safety

Dear Editor, Last week we observed Occupational Health and Safety week. A week before I read of two accidents on construction sites in Georgetown. At one of the sites, Giftland Mega Mall at...

THE RECENT POLICE RESHUFFLE

May 07, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on THE RECENT POLICE RESHUFFLE

Dear Editor, With reference to the subject, Guyanese need to remain focus on the recent distraction to the hierarchy of the Guyana Police Force by the authorities. This lame explanation given that...

GSCL INC. /NSC INDEPENDENCE CUP….. Regal take Masters and Open title -Angels and Wellwoman are joint female winners

May 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GSCL INC. /NSC INDEPENDENCE CUP….. Regal take Masters and Open title -Angels and Wellwoman are joint female winners

Regal carted off the top prize in the Open Category and Masters category of the inaugural Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc/ National Sports Commission Independence Cup, which culminated at the...

BCB/Berbice Chambers Independence T20 Cup 2014 Hand in Hand Insurance Company joins list of sponsors

May 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB/Berbice Chambers Independence T20 Cup 2014 Hand in Hand Insurance Company joins list of sponsors

Hand in Hand Insurance joined the list of sponsors for the Berbice Cricket Board/Berbice Chambers’ third annual Independence T20 Cup 2014 to be held on May 25, the day before Guyana’s...

Preparation continues for the Kennard Memorial Pre Independence horserace meet Over 50 horses entered so far

May 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Preparation continues for the Kennard Memorial Pre Independence horserace meet Over 50 horses entered so far

As preparation continues for the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) annual pre Independence one day horserace meet slated for Sunday 18th May at the club’s entity, Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, Berbice,...

Local athletes perform credibly in Telesur 10K in Suriname

May 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Local athletes perform credibly in Telesur 10K in Suriname

National long distance athlete, Cleveland Forde, registered a commendable overall timing of 32:38secs to capture the honours in the male open category when a team of local athletes competed in the...

Boxing Association President heartened by community support Endeavors to broaden initiatives

May 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Boxing Association President heartened by community support Endeavors to broaden initiatives

In a bid to popularize boxing, the executive of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) has decided to take the sport to the communities with the added aim of involvement of those very communities. To...

If we don’t act now…

May 07, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on If we don’t act now…

The brutal murder of Senior Counsel Dana Seetahal has stunned the region. The calculated nature of her assassination was indeed chilling. The message was clear. This is a no-nonsense gang. Trinidad...

GCB Inter-County under-19 cricket President’s X1 maintain advantage going into final day

May 07, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB Inter-County under-19 cricket President’s X1 maintain advantage going into final day

By Sean Devers Avinash Persuad hammered a well compiled 85 for Essequibo at the DCC ground yesterday but Sunil Singh responded with an accomplished 53 to ensure the President’s X1 maintained the...

Head of Strategic Management Dept. on vacation leave

May 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Head of Strategic Management Dept. on vacation leave

– Home Affairs Ministry The Ministry of Home Affairs has refuted reports that the Head of Strategic Management Department (SMD), the civilian body that is overlooking the implementation...

Shot-in-mouth teen “refuses $1M settlement”

May 07, 2014 KNews News 1

By Romila Boodram The teenager who was shot in the mouth two Wednesdays ago by a Cadet Officer has reportedly refused to accept $1M offered to him as settlement by a number of the suspect’s close...

HUG launches magazine on Arrival Day

May 07, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on HUG launches magazine on Arrival Day

As part of Arrival Day activities, Hindus Unite for Guyana (HUG) officially released ‘Guyana’s Premier Hindu Magazine’ on Monday last at the Monument Gardens, Georgetown. ‘A Noble...

The Rodney Commission and Burnham’s fatal flaw

May 07, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The Rodney Commission and Burnham’s fatal flaw

I repeat what I wrote in a column weeks ago – that I will not participate in the Rodney Commission of Inquiry. If the inquiry was not set in a political context and in a timeframe where political...