Corbin hospitalised after suspected heart attack

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Rumours flowed around the city yesterday after People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Leader, Robert Corbin, was admitted a patient at the Woodlands Hospital. Reports are that Corbin was driving...

Committee of Concerned NBS members score big at AGM

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….still worried over bridge investment given imminent FIA regulation The Committee of Concerned New Building Society members’ yesterday scored big at the company’s Annual General Meeting...

Refreshing originality and an indomitable will make

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John ‘Slingshot’ Drepaul a ‘Special Person’ “To better promote and market their productions, Guyanese musicians should focus entirely on originality and avoid the imitation of foreign...

NBS made some poor decisions that cost it money

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– President Jagdeo All investments locally and overseas have some amount of risk but many people in Guyana only look at the ‘upside’ of investments, Head of State Bharrat Jagdeo said on...

Problem to be addressed with inter-agency collaboration

Apr 26, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Problem to be addressed with inter-agency collaboration

Children’s exposure to traumatic events… In recognition of the fact that children are being exposed to traumatic events, the likes of natural disasters as well as criminal and domestic violence,...

GT&T Kite Flying competition winners rewarded

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Communications giant GT&T brought recent cheer to many, when it hosted its annual Kite Flying Contest at four separate locations. Segments of the competition were held at Joe Vieira Park, No. 63...

Belladrum is holding its own in modern transformation

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Village Focus: (By Alex Wayne) Belladrum, West Coast Berbice, was just a quaint rural community. Even in the late 1980s the village still had shabby houses, small shops here and there, and large...

14-year-old spearheads remedial reading, writing in Annandale

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What started out as a simple school project in Annandale West, East Coast Demerara, has now grown into a full-blown education programme for children of that community. Earlier this year, 14-year-old...

Wife thwarts husband’s bigamy attempt

Apr 26, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Wife thwarts husband’s bigamy attempt

Ex-army officer, Deryck Greenidge, 55, of Mocha, East Bank Demerara, reportedly attempted to marry a woman yesterday without seeking a divorce, only to be interrupted by his current wife of 21 years,...

All critical deck plates to be replaced by next month

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DHB repairs… By the end of May, the replacement deck plate replacement exercise, being done on the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) will be completed, and all of the critically damaged deck plates...

Baha’is observe Ridvan Festival

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Baha’is in Guyana, and around the world are observing the Festival of Ridvan, which commemorates the anniversary of Baha’u’llah’s declaration, in 1863, that he was the...

Businessmen must inform customers about need to be frugal

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As financial crisis continues… — GMSA President of the Guyana Manufactures and Services Association (GMSA), Ramesh Dookhoo, says that in this time of economic crisis, businesses have a...

No shortage of diabetes drug by year-end

Apr 26, 2009 knews News Comments Off on No shortage of diabetes drug by year-end

– Minister Ramsammy More than $300 M is expended each year to procure diabetic medicine and supplies which are all distributed free of cost to patients as part of the local Ministry of Health’s...

New private school opens at Mahaica

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The St Helena College, a new private school, has been opened at Helena, Mahaica, and says it will provide guidance and counseling, and moral and religious education to compliment its academic...

Indian Commemoration Trust gears for Pushpanjali

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The Indian Commemoration Trust (ICC) is gearing up to present its annual cultural programme in celebration of Indian Immigration Day 2009. The ICC annual celebration is called Pushpanjali and is held...

UG hosts West Indian Literature conference

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–    Mittelholzer, Harris to be honoured The School of Education & Humanities, University of Guyana, will host the 28th Conference on West Indian Literature from today through Wednesday...

Suriname beat French Guiana, on course to retain title

Apr 26, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Suriname beat French Guiana, on course to retain title

By Franklin Wilson As they did in Swimming on day two in the first leg of the 2009 Inter Guiana Games, Suriname were large and in charge at the Guyana Defence Force ground in male and female...

Chess students challenged to develop great skills

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After finding itself sidelined for over two decades, the sport of Chess has been making a strong resurgence and it could now be classified as one of the fastest growing sports locally. And if one is...

Guyana emphatically retain title

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By Edison Jefford Guyana took no prisoners yesterday, extending their dominance on the opening day of the Inter–Guiana Games’ Athletics Championship to retaining the coveted title on the...

Jagdeo can salvage his sagging legacy by restoring public confidence in govt.

Apr 26, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Jagdeo can salvage his sagging legacy by restoring public confidence in govt.

Dear Editor, President Bharrat Jagdeo, in response to a recent query in Trinidad about him seeking a possible third term as President, said he was puzzled why the issue kept coming up even though he...

A criminal justice system with moral authority

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Dear Editor, I refer to Mr. Michael Maxwell’s letter of April 25, 2009 in the SN, with the caption ‘How can Dr. Misir blame crime on the public while absolving the government?’ First of all, my...

Premier athletes to storm Eve Leary

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– as AAG stages Senior Championships By Edison Jefford Guyana’s senior athletes will have their opportunity to showcase their talents today when the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) stages...

Feel good or do good?

Apr 26, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on Feel good or do good?

It has been a week now that our children have returned to school where we are sending them to be “educated”. However, it has long been recognized that schools alone do not, and indeed cannot,...

E’bo should face tougher test against Berbice

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By Sean Devers in Anna Regina In association with Arabian Hotel After finishing two wickets away of their second consecutive GTM under-19 three-day win against Demerara in fading light on Friday at...

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