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Six honoured as BCB launches historicHall of Fame for Administrators

Sep 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Six honoured as BCB launches historicHall of Fame for Administrators

“We the current leaders of Berbice Cricket Board are pleased to honour you today as it was you who laid the foundation for us to build on. Administrators are always unsung heroes as it is always...

Rohee tells police: Intensify crime fighting efforts

Sep 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Rohee tells police: Intensify crime fighting efforts

Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, has called on members of the Guyana Police Force, (GPF) to intensify efforts to combat the increasing level of criminal activities. He was at the time...

APNU: Govt shortchanging education system

Sep 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on APNU: Govt shortchanging education system

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Shadow Minister of Education, Amna Ally, on Monday lauded educators, teachers, parents and students for their unmatchable and substantial contribution to the...

Lucrative prizes on offer at Wilbert Benjamin Sports Store’ cycle race on Sept. 20

Sep 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lucrative prizes on offer at Wilbert Benjamin Sports Store’ cycle race on Sept. 20

All the top cyclists in Guyana are expected to throng to Berbice on Saturday September 20th as preparations have begun for the Irene Benjamin 75th birth anniversary cycle road race. The race is being...

Suicide must be recognised as a real challenge to be effectively addressed – Caribbean Voice

Sep 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Suicide must be recognised as a real challenge to be effectively addressed – Caribbean Voice

In order for any problem to be addressed there must first be the acknowledgment that the problem does exist. This was the assertion of Dr. Dawn Stewart as she spoke at a forum venued at the Quamina...

September 28 being used as precursor for CMRA showdown – GMR&SC Boss

Sep 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on September 28 being used as precursor for CMRA showdown – GMR&SC Boss

Shortly after sharing a press briefing with Caribbean Motor Racing Association (CMRA) Chairman Ray Rahaman recently, President of the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club John Carpenter announced...

Angoy’s Avenue murder trial ends in guilty verdict

Sep 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Angoy’s Avenue murder trial ends in guilty verdict

… Probation report ordered The mixed jury in the trial of murder accused Naresh Ramjohn called ‘Naresh Mahase’ or ‘Sadam’, 35, of Stanleytown and Angoy’s...

>>> Letter to Sports Editor <<< The foreign players Guyana need for the new franchise first-class system

Sep 11, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on >>> Letter to Sports Editor <<< The foreign players Guyana need for the new franchise first-class system

Dear Editor, Recently the WICB President, Dave Cameron officially announced that for future domestic season’s starting from November, Caribbean players will be allowed to play for other countries,...

‘Chikungunya’ fogging sparks fire alarm

Sep 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Chikungunya’ fogging sparks fire alarm

Where there is smoke, there is fire. At least, that’s what the large crowd gathered on Lombard Street, Werk-en-Rust anticipated as they watched firefighters worked to gain entry into a building...

Race has destroyed our morality on Rodney’s assassination

Sep 11, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Race has destroyed our morality on Rodney’s assassination

DEAR EDITOR, It is time we examine Rodney’s death from a moral and legal standpoint. The discourse is heavy on the actual event but airy on the moral significance of the positions taken by those...

No Birth Mirth – DUI – Death Under Ignorance

Sep 11, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on No Birth Mirth – DUI – Death Under Ignorance

DEAR EDITOR, Once again my entire being contorted with grief on reading of yet another maternal death. Oh no! Oh no! Oh no, were not appropriate responses to the situation. My emotional competency...

Luncheon postpones retirement because of no-confidence motion

Sep 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Luncheon postpones retirement because of no-confidence motion

Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, has put on hold, his option of retirement at the end of 2014. Speaking after his post-Cabinet press briefing, yesterday, he said that the...

Fabrication of Hope Canal Sluice Gates

Sep 11, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Fabrication of Hope Canal Sluice Gates

DEAR EDITOR, In a SN Article of Sept. 8, Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Ramsammy has confirmed that fabrication of the gates for the Hope Canal sluice was not part of the contract awarded to Courtney...

Works Ministry says Linden/Lethem road taking shape

Sep 11, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Works Ministry says Linden/Lethem road taking shape

– comments on photo of non-existent “collapsed bridge” Maintenance to critical sections of the Linden/Lethem road is moving apace. This is according to a statement issued by the Ministry of...

Nigel Hughes, Henry Jeffrey and Henry’s bucket

Sep 11, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Nigel Hughes, Henry Jeffrey and Henry’s bucket

Do you remember the song below that was made famous by Harry Belafonte? I found it relevant after reading Henry Jeffrey’s critique of the politics of Nigel Hughes. There’s a hole in the bucket,...

Increased APNU pressure on Govt. for LGE…it’s better to be late than never

Sep 11, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Increased APNU pressure on Govt. for LGE…it’s better to be late than never

DEAR EDITOR, It took the opposition APNU a while to mount a toughened effort and apply pressure to the government to set a date for urgently needed local government elections (LGE). Nonetheless,...

Rohan Doodnauth for ‘Special Person of the Year’

Sep 11, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Rohan Doodnauth for ‘Special Person of the Year’

DEAR EDITOR, I would like to respond to KN article on August 31, 2014, “Strong-willed engineer, Rohan Doodnauth, is a ‘Special Person.’” In my opinion, he is an extraordinary and inspiring...

APNU WANTS A DRY RUN

Sep 11, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on APNU WANTS A DRY RUN

After the 2006 elections, it was the PNCR which demanded that a new house to house registration be launched. The concern then was that there were large numbers of persons on the Register of List of...

The idiocy of the justice system

Sep 11, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The idiocy of the justice system

Several issues over the past several weeks bring into focus the state of the justice system in this country. Citizens have been exposed to police inaction on complaints against the Minister of...

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