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‘Fine Man’, ‘Skinny’ reward…Informant, Joint Services to share $60M

Sep 14, 2008 knews News Comments Off on ‘Fine Man’, ‘Skinny’ reward…Informant, Joint Services to share $60M

A senior Government official has confirmed that the Government will honour its obligations and disburse the $60M reward that was being offered for the capture or killing of wanted men Rondell ‘Fine...

Dumpsite victim has nowhere to go!!

Sep 14, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Dumpsite victim has nowhere to go!!

Even as efforts are being intensified to bring the fire at the Le Repentir Dump Site under control, residents are still wary of whether enough is being done to address the situation. Several...

President must be commended for his stance on EPA

Sep 14, 2008 knews News Comments Off on President must be commended for his stance on EPA

…but to not sign now would be catastrophic — AFC Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Raphael Trotman, says that while President Bharrat Jagdeo’s stance on the EPA is commendable, it...

Wismar Hospital attack brings back terrible memories for Lindeners

Sep 14, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Wismar Hospital attack brings back terrible memories for Lindeners

The early morning attack on two nurses at the Wismar Hospital, on Thursday last at Blue Berry Hill, Linden, which resulted in one of them being raped, has brought back terrible memories of a similar...

Special religious ceremony for slain Lusignan residents

Sep 14, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Special religious ceremony for slain Lusignan residents

A special three-night Satang will be hosted in the memory of those slain in the Lusignan massacre. The event, which is being hosted by the East Coast Demerara pandits and mandir leaders, will begin...

Interesting Creatures…The Housefly (Musca domestica)

Sep 14, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Interesting Creatures…The Housefly (Musca domestica)

Did you know that the common housefly that is known to flutter in and around, like the mosquito, has the potential of carrying some very serious diseases which can be detrimental to mankind?...

Remembering Linden’s first Mayor

Sep 14, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Remembering Linden’s first Mayor

By Enid Joaquin “The year was 1970, a period when Guyanese from every walk of life embraced the future with anticipation, excitement and confidence. In the community of Linden, this hope probably...

Breastfeeding Week commences…Major emphasis to be placed on supporting mothers

Sep 14, 2008 knews News Comments Off on Breastfeeding Week commences…Major emphasis to be placed on supporting mothers

There can never be enough emphasis on the need to encourage mothers to engage in the act of breastfeeding, especially for the first six months of their babies’ lives. Coordinator of the Region...

Visionaries are always ahead of their time

Sep 14, 2008 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Visionaries are always ahead of their time

In the field of science, many of the discoveries were made because one man saw something that the others did not. Albert Einstein studied motion, and he came up with the laws of motion that resulted...

Let’s try compressed inter-locked concrete plate revetment

Sep 14, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Let’s try compressed inter-locked concrete plate revetment

DEAR EDITOR, As a Dutch-oriented civil engineer with more than 25 years of practical experience in such a capacity, to which I am specialised in “Hydro-concrete, water and civil engineering”, I...

EPA responds to Mr. Mohamed Khan

Sep 14, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on EPA responds to Mr. Mohamed Khan

DEAR EDITOR, I refer to the letter in the Guyana Chronicle of Tuesday, September 09, 2008, from Mr. Mohamed Khan on “Environmentally Hazardous loading, off-loading of cement and steel rods...

GPSU strongly condemns the robbery/rape at Wismar Hospital

Sep 14, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on GPSU strongly condemns the robbery/rape at Wismar Hospital

DEAR EDITOR, The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) strongly condemns the gruesome, ghastly and inhumane acts of violence perpetuated upon its members, at the Wismar Hospital on the night of...

Has due procedure been followed here?

Sep 14, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on Has due procedure been followed here?

DEAR EDITOR, Please permit me to raise the issue of filling of a vacancy of Deputy Permanent Secretary (Finance) within the Ministry of Education as advertised in Sunday SN, dated August 31, 2008 at...

I fell in love with Guyana

Sep 14, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on I fell in love with Guyana

DEAR EDITOR, Permit me to write about some new and overwhelming feelings that I developed during CARIFESTA X. I assure you this is not a love letter, but I think many people may share parts of this...

The betrayal of CARICOM’s ‘Gang of 13’

Sep 14, 2008 knews Letters Comments Off on The betrayal of CARICOM’s ‘Gang of 13’

DEAR EDITOR, Last Wednesday (10-09-08), 13 CARICOM Heads of State, through expressing their proclivity to ink the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), betrayed the true cause of regional...

Wily Devers (9-47) spin Demerara to CLICO U-17 title

Sep 14, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Wily Devers (9-47) spin Demerara to CLICO U-17 title

Berbice crash to innings & 45-run defeat Wily Sixteen-year-old off-spinner Ricardo Devers befuddled the Berbice batmen to capture nine wickets for Demerara on the last day of their final round...

THE NEW AMBASSADOR

Sep 14, 2008 knews Editorial Comments Off on THE NEW AMBASSADOR

It is traditional when a new government takes office for there to be sweeping diplomatic changes. Those who are political appointees within the diplomatic corps fully appreciate the tenuous nature of...

Greaves outfoxes Holder to win DeSinco/Milkaut feature

Sep 14, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Greaves outfoxes Holder to win DeSinco/Milkaut feature

By Franklin Wilson Despite suffering a back wheel puncture on lap 11, Guyana’s leading cyclist Alonzo ‘Sprint King’ Greaves lived true to his name by outsmarting 15 year-old Christopher Holder...

Cellink Plus Premier League…GDF blank Santos, Uprising hold Fruta Conquerors to draw

Sep 14, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Cellink Plus Premier League…GDF blank Santos, Uprising hold Fruta Conquerors to draw

By Franklin WilsonThe Guyana Defence Force (GDF) have taken the lead from Sunburst Camptown after a number of weeks following their 2-0 blanking of Santos when rivalry in the 2008 Cellink Plus...

Massive management inefficiencies and outright incompetency

Sep 14, 2008 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Massive management inefficiencies and outright incompetency

DANGER OF COLLAPSE OF SUGAR INDUSTRY The AFC sees the recent shortfall in reaching the European Union quota of 55,000 tonnes of sugar on or before 5th September, 2008, (and the massive loss of...

RHTY&SC donates $1.3 million in educational and hygiene kits

Sep 14, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC donates $1.3 million in educational and hygiene kits

Partners with Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day SaintsFourteen Cricket Clubs and the Berbice Cricket Umpires Association (BCUA) on Thursday last received close to 1.3 million worth of educational...

President Jagdeo discovers a priceless political value

Sep 14, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on President Jagdeo discovers a priceless political value

Speaking in Barbados to the media after the Caricom Heads agreed to endorse the EPA in Bridgetown last Wednesday, President Jagdeo said that the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM) that...

Guyana and the Caribbean Games…NATION COULD BE LEFT BEHIND

Sep 14, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana and the Caribbean Games…NATION COULD BE LEFT BEHIND

By Edison Jefford Guyana’s participation at the 2009 Caribbean Games is confirmed but there are notorious concerns that could prevent the country from mounting a serious challenge, if any at all,...

AAG’s National Youth and Junior Championships…Fresh breed of athletes take centre stage at Enmore today

Sep 14, 2008 knews Sports Comments Off on AAG’s National Youth and Junior Championships…Fresh breed of athletes take centre stage at Enmore today

By Edison Jefford The athletics community will pause in anxiety today when the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) hosts its 2008 National Youth and Junior Championships at the Enmore Community...

The Baccoo speaks

Sep 14, 2008 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

Things are still hectic with people doing all the things to make others uncomfortable. In fact, there is something that is causing this misfortune and while I know what it is, I am not at liberty to...