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Saving the CARICOM-Canada talks

May 25, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Saving the CARICOM-Canada talks

By Sir Ronald Sanders Negotiations between Canada and the 15 member-states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) are now in danger of ending without result on June 30...

The Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans)

May 25, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans)

The Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans), also called the Snake Hawk (erroneously, since it is not a hawk), is a medium-sized bird of prey in the falcon family (Falconidae), the only...

1966 – 2014: What has changed?

May 25, 2014 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on 1966 – 2014: What has changed?

“The form of the Constitution being handed down at this time is one which perpetuates divisions in our society, and entrenches minority rule. The Constitution has failed to lay the foundation for...

No relief from noise nuisance

May 25, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on No relief from noise nuisance

Dear Editor, For years now we as residents of Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara, are going through lots of problems with noise nuisance. The source is Black Stone music set. Almost every month there...

A land where precious little works

May 25, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on A land where precious little works

On Friday there was a most interesting happening. A woman attached to Humphrey’s Bakery had gone to the bank to effect a withdrawal. She must have had transportation because she made it all the way...

Who killed the peeping tom?

May 25, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Who killed the peeping tom?

By Michael Jordan Radio announcer Matthew Allen loved to tell the story about a notorious peeping tom who roamed the seawalls many years ago. They called him ‘the moving blacksage’ because he...

A new book argues for genetic superiority of some races

May 25, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on A new book argues for genetic superiority of some races

It couldn’t come at a more appropriate time – on the 48th anniversary of Independence of Guyana. There is a new book that confronts a universal taboo that the entire world of seven billion...

Appalling concessions given to private investors in Berbice Bridge

May 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Appalling concessions given to private investors in Berbice Bridge

…Opposition intends to up the ante to have tolls reduced – Harmon A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is gearing to up the ante to bring Government into compliance with a resolution it...

God’s guidance will show the way to long life- Centenarian

May 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on God’s guidance will show the way to long life- Centenarian

By Abena Rockcliffe The words of Jim Reeves—her favorite singer—”Oh Lord You know I have no friend like you,” reflects what she says is the secret to long life. Yesterday, Olive Blackmore,...

Guyana “Partly Free” on press rankings

May 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana “Partly Free” on press rankings

According to this year’s annual report on global press freedoms by the Washington-based advocacy organization Freedom House, 2013 registered as the worst time for press freedoms in over a decade....

Kitty execution-style attempt…Female victim likely to be paralyzed for life

May 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Kitty execution-style attempt…Female victim likely to be paralyzed for life

While investigations into the shooting of Susan Da Silva, the 26-year-old woman who was shot twice last Saturday at Garnett Street, Campbellville, are ongoing, a relative confirmed that the young...

Moblissa man bludgeoned by friend, dies later

May 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Moblissa man bludgeoned by friend, dies later

When Lynette Daniels’s husband, Davnanand, left their humble abode early Thursday morning to go hang out with friends at the village shop, little did she know that he would never return home. The...

Four chopped, burnt with acid in NA Prison brawl

May 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Four chopped, burnt with acid in NA Prison brawl

Police and Prison officers were last night forced to quell a brawl at the New Amsterdam Prisons that ended with four inmates being badly chopped and doused with acid. Sources identified the victims...

Bandits nabbed after escaping with Humphrey’s Bakery dough

May 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits nabbed after escaping with Humphrey’s Bakery dough

Two bandits were dragged out of their homes by police ranks yesterday, hours after they gun-butted an employee attached to the Humphrey’s Bakery located in Sussex Street, Charlestown and escaped...

Dem boys seh…Guyana getting Chinee O-lo

May 24, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Guyana getting Chinee O-lo

Race is something that people frighten to talk about because people quick to misinterpret. And of course no one like to be called a racist. But from ever since man start walk this earth dem boys know...

Synthetic track taking shape at Leonora

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Synthetic track taking shape at Leonora

Athletes will soon be able to hone their skills at Synthetic Athletics track at Leonora on the West Coast of Demerara. Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Steve...

Gonzalez-Atwell confident of victory at press conference

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gonzalez-Atwell confident of victory at press conference

Mexican WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez and Guyanese Clive Atwell held a press conference yesterday for their title bout today at the Convention Center in Acapulco, Mexico. Atwell exuded...

Let the nation judge who is right or wrong – Matthias

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Let the nation judge who is right or wrong – Matthias

– challenges disgruntled members to public discourse Speaking at a Press Briefing before a wide cross section of the media at the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Head Office yesterday,...

Perry eyes senior team selection

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Perry eyes senior team selection

Twenty-five year old Everest Cricket Club wicketkeeper/batsman Joseph Perry said he wants to represent Guyana in the next regional 4-day championship. Speaking with Kaieteur Sport on Wednesday last...

DCB U-17 cricket bowls off on Tuesday

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on DCB U-17 cricket bowls off on Tuesday

The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Under-17 Inter-Association 50-Over Competition will bowl off on Tuesday May 27. The first round will see West Demerara and East Bank battling at the Wales Community...

BK loses over $50m on East Bank road

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on BK loses over $50m on East Bank road

…GT&T to remove fixtures next week BK Group has lost over $50 million on Phase Two of the East Bank Demerara four-lane expansion as a result of delays caused by utilities that have not been...

Scores Even set to return, over 60 entries received so far

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Scores Even set to return, over 60 entries received so far

Entries pour in for Rising Sun Turf Club Independence Cup Horserace meet… Preparations have almost been completed for the Rising Sun Turf Club one day horserace meet in collaboration...

Mackeson ‘Keep Your Five Alive’ commences tonight at California Square

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mackeson ‘Keep Your Five Alive’ commences tonight at California Square

– Sparta Boss in line to defend title Ansa McAl’s Mackeson ‘Keep Your Five Alive’ Futsal Tournament which is in its fourth year will commence this evening, at California Square, East...

RHTY&SC Tribute to Heroes Programme…Cricketers honour broadcasting legend Franklin Langhorne and Major James Fraser

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC Tribute to Heroes Programme…Cricketers honour broadcasting legend Franklin Langhorne and Major James Fraser

The eight cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) on Sunday last hosted their 10th annual Tribute to Heroes Programme. Under this programme the young players...

Letter to the Sports Editor …‘Lollipop bowling’ Bashur A Khan

May 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor …‘Lollipop bowling’ Bashur A Khan

Dear Sports Editor, The memo to the Sports Editor in the Guyana Times dated May 22, 2014 and captioned “No Instruction was given to me to stop basketball training on May 14” by Bashur A Khan and...

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…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPPC) has mastered the art of political rhetoric.... more