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Milo/MOPH Schools’ Under-18 football tournament 2018…Quarterfinal matches to be played today and tomorrow

Mar 17, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Milo/MOPH Schools’ Under-18 football tournament 2018…Quarterfinal matches to be played today and tomorrow

The Milo/Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) Schools’ Under-18 football tournament continues this weekend at the Ministry of Education (MOE) ground with the quarterfinal action. The first two matches...

South Turkeyen Sports Committee Dominoes set for Sunday

Mar 17, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on South Turkeyen Sports Committee Dominoes set for Sunday

The South Turkeyen Sports Committee (STSC) and New Level Sports Bar will be hosting a six-team dominoes competition on Sunday at Sadam Place, Lot 8 Dennis Street, Sophia. Action gets underway at...

WCB man dies after jumping in front of moving car

Mar 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on WCB man dies after jumping in front of moving car

A 48-year-old man of Number Four Village, West Coast Berbice is now dead following an accident on the Number Five Village, Public Road yesterday. Dead is Dwayne Schultz, while the driver of the...

WCC congratulates Keemo Paul

Mar 17, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on WCC congratulates Keemo Paul

The Wakenaam Cricket Committee (WCC) has extended congratulations to Keemo Paul on his recent selection to the West Indies senior team currently participating in the International Cricket Council...

GFF/Pele Alumini Frank Watson U15 League – Weekend Fixtures

Mar 17, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/Pele Alumini Frank Watson U15 League – Weekend Fixtures

East Bank Football Association – Saturday March 17 Team Team Venue Time Agricola vs Timehri Timehri Red Ground 09:30hrs Friendship vs Herstelling “ “ 11:00hrs Diamond United vs Diamond...

Forestry Commission targets kite flying to rekindle timber interest

Mar 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Forestry Commission targets kite flying to rekindle timber interest

To emphasize the versatility of local timber, the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) is sponsoring a country-wide kite flying competition slated for Easter Monday, April 2nd According to the GFC, the...

Zeeburg, Meten-Meer-Zorg, Belle Vue chalk wins as WDCA U19 tourney continues

Mar 17, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Zeeburg, Meten-Meer-Zorg, Belle Vue chalk wins as WDCA U19 tourney continues

Zeeburg, Meten-Meer-Zorg and Belle Vue registered victories when action in the West Demerara Cricket Association (WDCA) U19 50-over tournament continued recently. At Zeeburg, the home team batted...

Consensus reached for Region to mobilize domestic resources

Mar 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Consensus reached for Region to mobilize domestic resources

…as curtain comes down on AIDS managers meeting The region must collectively mobilize domestic resources, especially for the support of prevention and the elimination of HIV-related stigma and...

Charitable organization donates to Albion fire victims

Mar 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Charitable organization donates to Albion fire victims

The MMP Foundation for Excellence based in Tain, Berbice, yesterday donated $50,000 in groceries and $100,000 in cash to a family who lost their home to fire in Albion on Wednesday. Secretary for the...

Exam invigilators complain about underpayment

Mar 17, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Exam invigilators complain about underpayment

as 2018 sitting of NGSA nears The National Grade Six Assessment [NGSA] is slated to commence in just under a fortnight, but some invigilators are not too pleased with the financial package...

Contrasting interviews with Sherod Duncan and Ruel Johnson

Mar 17, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Contrasting interviews with Sherod Duncan and Ruel Johnson

Wednesday morning, I spoke with Bert Wilkinson after I learnt he walked out of the Chronicle Board meeting to discuss the Hinds/Lewis issue. Early in the afternoon, I sought an interview with Ruel...

LEADERSHIP FAILURE

Mar 17, 2018 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on LEADERSHIP FAILURE

In Guyana, we have a very serious problem with political leadership at all levels of the society. Most of our leaders are arrogant, untrustworthy, inefficient and corrupt and more often than not,...

WE MUST STOP ADMIRING OUR TWO DEAD SOCIALIST LEADERS

Mar 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on WE MUST STOP ADMIRING OUR TWO DEAD SOCIALIST LEADERS

Dear Editor, The first week in March produced two editorials highlighting the lives of Guyana’s two most prominent political leaders, the late Forbes Burnham and Dr. Cheddi Jagan. The influence,...

An unconscionable MP

Mar 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on An unconscionable MP

Dear Editor, I was appalled to read Member of Parliament and Alliance for Change Executive, Mr Charrandass Persaud’s Facebook’s comments which appeared in an article published by the Guyana Times...

Corruption is still a rampant feature

Mar 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Corruption is still a rampant feature

Dear Editor, During the last General Election campaign we have heard about the many varied facets of corruption allegedly perpetrated by the previous Government. There was even a Corruption Debate on...

The AFC and WPA are victims of the scorpion’s nature

Mar 17, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The AFC and WPA are victims of the scorpion’s nature

A scorpion asks a frog to carry it across a river. The frog hesitates, afraid of being stung, but the scorpion argues that if it did so, they would both drown. Considering this, the frog agrees. But...

IS THERE A CASE FOR A COI INTO THE COIs?

Mar 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on IS THERE A CASE FOR A COI INTO THE COIs?

Dear Editor, Mr. E.B. John’s question in today’s Stabroek News asking when will the COI report into the Public Service be read raises a wider question as to when will action be taken on the other...

Destroying the Wapichan way of life through mining

Mar 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Destroying the Wapichan way of life through mining

Dear Editor, The 21 communities who are members of the South Rupununi District Council, a statutory body, are very concerned about the potential implications of mining in the Marudi area. The Marudi,...

The Government needs to engage its critics more strategically

Mar 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Government needs to engage its critics more strategically

Dear Editor, One of the greatest strengths of a Government is its diplomacy and ability to strategise. These attributes are essential for Governments to navigate their way through difficult...

Bring home what makes the American Dream

Mar 17, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Bring home what makes the American Dream

Dear Editor, From the Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo’s column titled ‘Good Morning, Guyana!’ in the March 11, 2018 Guyana Chronicle, it was pleasing to hear that Mr Nagamootoo was on the road...

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The clock and the cloud

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Time, as the ancients knew, is a trickster. It slips through the fingers of kings and commoners... more