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Thirty-five ruggers to prepare for NAWIRA U-19 c/ship qualifier

May 19, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Thirty-five ruggers to prepare for NAWIRA U-19 c/ship qualifier

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has called to practice 35 players to commence preparation for the NAWIRA Under-19 Championship qualifier for the IRB U-20, 2010 World Trophy to be held in the...

Ganja possession accused denied bail

May 19, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Ganja possession accused denied bail

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson denied Dave Anthony, 39, of 167 Soesdyke Highway his pretrial liberty yesterday. It was alleged that the accused, on May 11, at the Linden Highway had in his...

Lall’s Workshop triumph over Floodlights

May 19, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Lall’s Workshop triumph over Floodlights

The Floodlights team will have to rethink their strategies as they slid to their third consecutive defeat last Friday evening at Bourda. They were beaten this time by Lall’s Workshop Squad, who...

NSC Annual Independence Table Tennis Tournament starts Friday

May 19, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on NSC Annual Independence Table Tennis Tournament starts Friday

The National Sports Commission’s Annual Independence Table Tennis Tournament will commence on Friday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The event opens with the 8 years and under Boy’s and...

Berbice roadway claims another life

May 19, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Berbice roadway claims another life

BUSH LOT, CORENTYNE – The Corentyne Public Road has claimed yet another life. Dead is Romain Drepaul. About 00:30 hours yesterday minibus, BHH 3711, owned and driven at the time by Romain Drepaul...

GWI on urgent quest to improve sewage system – Aaron

May 19, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GWI on urgent quest to improve sewage system – Aaron

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is working to arrest problems with its sewage system, which according to Public Relations Officer, Rawle Aaron, is overwhelmed by the increasing number of...

South survive fourth quarter thriller

May 19, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on South survive fourth quarter thriller

– Wortmanville easily qualify By Edison Jefford There has to be quality basketball in the HJTV and Lens Craft Inter–Ward Championship Final Four playoffs to surpass the standard set during...

McGowan, La Retraite, Josel Academy score victories

May 19, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on McGowan, La Retraite, Josel Academy score victories

Play in this year’s Al Sport & Tour Promotions / Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport Primary Schools Windball Cricket Championships continued recently with matches in Berbice, West Bank...

Arson victim perturbed by apparent police inaction

May 19, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Arson victim perturbed by apparent police inaction

…says perpetrator issuing death threats Bernadette Jackson, a 52-year-old ex-army rank, who was stabbed twice in her neck and had her house burnt on April 7, last, by her former reputed husband,...

Indentureship was a clever euphemism for slavery

May 19, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Indentureship was a clever euphemism for slavery

Dear Editor, The responses have been fast and furious: Bisram’s missive (SN – 11/05/09) alleging similarities between indentureship and slavery were “nefarious” and “insultingly...

Wasn’t the President borrowing fresh loans while getting the PNC-incurred debt written off?

May 19, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Wasn’t the President borrowing fresh loans while getting the PNC-incurred debt written off?

Dear Editor, Dr. Prem Misir describes the major points of my last letter as a chimera, but he is the one who needs a reality check. In his letter, “Let history be the judge of this Government’s...

Mystery surrounds Bee Hive chopping

May 19, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Mystery surrounds Bee Hive chopping

Mystery surrounds the wounding of a Bee Hive, East Coast Demerara man who sustained a gaping wound to the back of his head at about 20:30 on Sunday night. Colin Brown, who identified himself as a...

There must be closer collaboration between the region’s security forces

May 19, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on There must be closer collaboration between the region’s security forces

Dear Editor, I have read your editorial on May 16th 2009 captioned, “Policing strategy” and I have agreed with some of your views. It should not be a surprise that the discussion appeared to be...

Lifting one’s party from the dumps

May 19, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Lifting one’s party from the dumps

Dear Editor, It is amazing what PNCR hacks have to say in the letters column. I mean the lengths they go trying to lift the image of their party from out of the dumps. Recent articles, though...

Woman struck down while awaiting transportation

May 19, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Woman struck down while awaiting transportation

A 20- year-old woman was another victim of one of the many accidents on East Coast Demerara on Sunday night. Bethel Braithwaite was waiting for transportation when a car, which spun out of control...

Fogarty’s stages Mother’s Day promotion

May 19, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Fogarty’s stages Mother’s Day promotion

Yesterday, with a gala ceremony at its Water Street location, the management of Fogarty’s Store presented the prizes to the winners of its Mother’s Day promotion and Essay Competition. The...

Mervin’s unprovoked outbursts

May 19, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Mervin’s unprovoked outbursts

Dear Editor, Why is Mr. Emile Mervin trying to dismantle one of Guyana’s greatest accomplishments? The achievement of debt relief releases funds which were used for debt repayment towards the...

Falling standards plague Supreme Court

May 19, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Falling standards plague Supreme Court

Dear Editor, I am a former clerk of the Supreme Court and I worked with the Registrar as well as with Mr. Mohamed, who was a legal clerk and I believe, is the Judicial Officer. Since the Registrar of...

PNCR says… Corbin’s challengers resort to falsehoods in media

May 19, 2009 knews News Comments Off on PNCR says… Corbin’s challengers resort to falsehoods in media

An official within the Peoples National Congress Reform says that the Dr. Richard Van-West Charles’ faction seeking to challenge the leadership of the party is now resorting to erroneous media...

Beyond the boundary

May 19, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Beyond the boundary

Dear Editor, I write in reference to a letter written by a Prem Persaud and which appeared in our daily news-papers last week. One newspaper even dealt with the subject on their front page by...

What’s the big fuss about at NCN Radio?

May 19, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on What’s the big fuss about at NCN Radio?

Dear Editor, I am appalled by the turn of events at NCN following the death of Ayube Hamid, which resulted in the discontinuation of the ever popular radio programme – “Indian Memory...

Squatting destroys property values

May 19, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Squatting destroys property values

Many years ago when it dawned upon the residents of the new Eccles Housing Scheme that a dumpsite for the disposal of refuse would be located behind their posh residential area, a strong protest was...

Suspect charged after six months on the run

May 19, 2009 knews News Comments Off on Suspect charged after six months on the run

A 62-year-old Princes Street resident was yesterday charged with the murder of Kanhai’s Security guard Patricia Rose. Hubert George was not required to plead before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa...

The Fruits of Disdain

May 19, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on The Fruits of Disdain

The David Thompson Government of Barbados, elected on a “Barbadian First” jobs platform has decided to “remove” illegal immigrants from other CARICOM countries, immigrants who reside in its...

GPL to construct state-of-the-art control centre

May 19, 2009 knews News Comments Off on GPL to construct state-of-the-art control centre

The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) is proposing to construct a state-of-the-art control centre located on a new plot of land in Sophia, with financing from China. The Chinese Government...

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