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Roger Khan’s sentencing two months away

May 15, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Roger Khan’s sentencing two months away

– judge awaits probation report By Dale Andrews Personnel from the United States Probation Department have concluded their interview of confessed Guyanese drug kingpin, Roger Khan, and are...

President Jagdeo touts Guyana’s rainforest before United Nations

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President Bharrat Jagdeo, addressing the 17th Session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, in New York, told the gathering that it will be mathematically impossible to avoid...

Berbice High School student slaps teacher

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– union to issue definitive statement By Dale Andrews Teachers at the Berbice High School are awaiting instructions from their union on what action to take following the physical assault on one...

Princess Group to hire some 150 Guyanese for casino

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By Nadia Guyadeen The Princess Group of companies, which recently took over the Buddy’s International Hotel, is investing millions of dollars to provide Guyana with its very first casino. This...

Cabinet Secretary seeks to explain ‘Fuzzy’ debacle

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“Good things don’t last forever,” Dr. Roger Luncheon said yesterday when he described the relationship been the NCN Board of Directors and the management of the entity. Commenting on the recent...

PNCR protesters may have to wear masks soon -Norton

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People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Executive Member, Aubrey Norton, says that the party is reviewing its militancy approaches given its little or no clout in the National Assembly in which...

Powerlifters depart for regional c/ships

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The team to represent Guyana at the 3rd Annual Caribbean Islands Bench Press and Powerlifting Championships set for Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands from May 14–16, left the country...

Television report helps in return of missing lad

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“Your aunt is depending on you to come home in your best interest and we love you; so please come home.” This was the message of Lisa Washington, 54, to her grandson, Shaqueel Washington, aka...

Cattle rustlers chop, beat farmer

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A 40-year-old cattle and rice farmer narrowly escaped with his life at 11:00 hrs yesterday after a gang of rustlers chopped and beat him at Ithaca Savannah, West Coast Berbice, before making off with...

GCA cricket continues tomorrow

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The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Cellink Plus two-day first division cricket competition continues tomorrow with three matches in the City. MSC host GNIC with Nigel Dugid and Hortence Isaacs...

NGOs picket Office of the President again

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The allegation of slothfulness in debating the recently drafted Sexual Offences Bill, some non-governmental organisations staged yet another picketing exercise outside of the Office of the President,...

Vishal Nagamootoo slams ton for United Sports Club in US league

May 15, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Vishal Nagamootoo slams ton for United Sports Club in US league

The 2009 Nassau Cricket League season in the United States got underway last weekend at the Flushing Meadows Park with United Sports recording a lopsided victory over Eagles. On a sunny day with...

Guyana Beverage Co. launches Busta 40-over Cricket in Bartica

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Just over a week after launching the Kool Kidz Cricket Championships in Berbice, the Guyana Beverage Company Ltd (GBCL) has acquiesced to another sponsorship deal, this time, the Busta 40 Overs...

Murdered GPL security boss laid to rest

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There wasn’t enough space in the Merriman Funeral Home to hold the hundreds of mourners who turned out to pay their final respects to the late Clifford Peters, former Chief Security Officer of...

Top horses on show at Kennard’s Memorial Arrival Day Meet

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DDL lends customary support An exciting day of horseracing is envisaged when the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) stages its Post Arrival Day Meeting scheduled for the Club’s Bush Lot Farm,...

Police heads seek ways to treat chronic gang violence

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By Mondale Smith With Trinidad and Jamaica in the lead, gang violence and its rippling effects in the Caribbean, are among the many risk factors that drive criminal activities at the regional...

GCC ‘A’ stun Hikers ‘A’ for place in final

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-GCC Ladies battle for crown GCC “A” men’s team produced a stunning performance to defeat tournament favourites Hikers ‘A’ 5-4 and advance to the final of the First Division as play in the...

DCC out of WIPA 20/20 tourney

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Esuan Crandon spurs Merry Boys to next stage Merry Boys celebrated their controversial group ‘C’ quarter-final place in the West Indies Players Association 20/20 cricket tournament in Trinidad...

Caribbean Top Cops end successful meeting

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“It’s now up to the policy makers” Caribbean Commissioners of Police and their counterparts from the French Antilles, British Virgin Islands and Suriname, yesterday concluded their 24th annual...

Lall’s Workshop play Floodlights XI tonight at Bourda

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The specialist for care and repairing of all small engines, Lall’s & Sons Workshop of Lot 8 A Eccles, East Bank Demerara will be fielding a squad to take on the Floodlights team in a featured...

Evolutionist or Evolution hypest?

May 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Evolutionist or Evolution hypest?

Dear Editor, Standard high school biology text holds that evolution is a theory and that mutation may be one of its mechanisms. Adaptation, variation, natural selection and such likes are observable...

Ministry Inter-Block Football continues

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Play in the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport Inter-Block Football tournaments continue this weekend with the culmination of the Beterverwagting (BV) tourney and continued play in the Victoria and...

Minister Rohee missed the point and an opportunity

May 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Minister Rohee missed the point and an opportunity

Dear Editor, It has always been said that everyone should respect their elders and more so prominent persons in society, regardless if one should question their physiognomic condition. I will always...

THE NATIONAL LIBRARY

May 15, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE NATIONAL LIBRARY

The National Library should take a bow. It has been quietly providing a most important service to students and other booklovers over the years. Its main location is in Georgetown. That beautiful...

Has the Govt. turned its back on pensioners?

May 15, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Has the Govt. turned its back on pensioners?

Dear Editor, The government takes pride in emphasising the percentage increase for “Old Age Pensioners” over the past few years. The hypocrisy in this, however, is that the sum on which the...

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