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How can a country care about the planet but not about its own?

Nov 08, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on How can a country care about the planet but not about its own?

Dear Editor, On the 4th of November BBC 4 carried a news item about Guyana sinking in to a state of lawlessness. The subject of the broadcast was the most recent torture of a teen in custody. What...

West Indies Women claim cricket series with 1-wicket win against England

Nov 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on West Indies Women claim cricket series with 1-wicket win against England

Led by 43 from 18-year-old Stefanie Taylor, 41 from fellow teenager Deandra Dottin and 40 from 26-year-old Stacy-Ann King, West Indies beat England by 1 wicket with 21 balls to spare in the 3rd...

Mayers crushes Summerbell’s lap record

Nov 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Mayers crushes Summerbell’s lap record

– Summerbell qualifies ahead of Mark Maloney By Rawle Welch Just as he had promised, Barbados’ Roger Mayers, driving a Black Ford Focus, registered a blistering time of 34.585 seconds to...

Customs enforcement in Lethem

Nov 08, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Customs enforcement in Lethem

Dear Editor, I have just returned from a recent visit to Lethem, where I was so delighted in seeing and driving over the Takutu joining Guyana to Brazil. The drive to and from Lethem was somewhat...

Terrorism resurgence

Nov 08, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Terrorism resurgence

Dear Editor, I am rather confused by the editorial in (6th November, issue. First, of all you implore the “terrorists” to exercise their democratic rights and seek salvation at the “ballot...

The ‘King of Football’ Edison Arantes do Nascimento for 20th Kashif & Shanghai opening

Nov 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on The ‘King of Football’ Edison Arantes do Nascimento for 20th Kashif & Shanghai opening

Tournament officially launched in style at Duke Lodge By Franklin Wilson National treasure of Brazil and FIFA’s football Ambassador to the World, also known as “The King of Football” (O Rei do...

Mario Forde takes stage 4 as Pollydore retains overall lead

Nov 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Mario Forde takes stage 4 as Pollydore retains overall lead

By Franklin Wilson Jamaican Mario Forde eased to victory in stage-four of the 3rd annual Ride for Life five-stage cycle road race which took place on the Essequibo Coast yesterday. The 62 miles...

Another battle between Govt. and the opposition

Nov 08, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Another battle between Govt. and the opposition

Dear Editor, We are now ringside of another battle between the government and the opposition supposedly in our interest. However, as happens more and more these days both sides seem to have got it...

Govt. policies are working against the young and vulnerable

Nov 08, 2009 knews Letters Comments Off on Govt. policies are working against the young and vulnerable

Dear Editor, The Guyana Government and police are proving inherently incompetent to deliver security and protection for its citizens. It is scandalous that the police could not stop the gunmen in...

Paddy Price Stabilisation Fund

Nov 08, 2009 knews Editorial Comments Off on Paddy Price Stabilisation Fund

To deal with the recent vicissitudes in the rice industry, the government has adopted a commendably interventionist policy. We dealt with some of them a week ago in “Rice Interventions”. During...

Norman Cameron, part one (1903 – 1983)

Nov 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Guyanese Literature Comments Off on Norman Cameron, part one (1903 – 1983)

By Petamber Persaud (Queen’s College celebrates its 165th anniversary this year 2009; one of the activities for this occasion is the honouring of Norman Cameron who had a special affinity to...

Daren Ganga is first to win three consecutive regional one day finals

Nov 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Daren Ganga is first to win three consecutive regional one day finals

When Trinidad and Tobago humbled Guyana by 81 runs in the Regional One Day Final at the Providence Stadium last ‘Thursday, triumphant Captain Daren Ganga not only became the most successful...

The Baccoo speaks

Nov 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

There must be more mad people around because all the warnings seem to go unheeded. I warned that the roads are dangerous but rather than people taking their time and heeding all that is in place for...

Universal Pharmacy maintains support of cyclists

Nov 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Universal Pharmacy maintains support of cyclists

For the third consecutive year, Universal Pharmacy of Suddie on the Essequibo Coast has rewarded the 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed finishers of the fourth stage of the 3rd Annual Ride for Life Cycle Road...

Migration: A dirty word or a global opportunity?

Nov 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Migration: A dirty word or a global opportunity?

By Sir Ronald Sanders “Migration not infrequently gets a bad press. Negative stereotypes, portraying migrants as ‘stealing our jobs’ or ‘scrounging off the taxpayer’, abound in sections of...

Et tu, Mr. Ram?

Nov 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Et tu, Mr. Ram?

The exposure of the unpardonable torture of a youth by elements of the police in their investigation of a brutal murder has once again raised the vexed issue of the modus operandi of the GPF. In one...

Caribbean TT champ, Lowe returns to Guyana

Nov 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Caribbean TT champ, Lowe returns to Guyana

Participated in GTTA League yesterday By Edison Jefford Caribbean Under-21 Table Tennis Champion, Trenace Lowe has returned to Guyana after migrating to the United States of America in August with...

We have to fight for everything, it seems

Nov 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on We have to fight for everything, it seems

By Adam Harris Just yesterday I had a meeting with the staff of Kaieteur News and we attempted to examine the situation in Guyana focusing on things that affect our daily lives. Each reporter was to...

Ship of Secrets

Nov 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Ship of Secrets

By Michael Jordan If you were to visit Bartica, you would see an ancient, half-sunken vessel jutting out of the river, in the vicinity of Triangular Street. It was a ship of secrets, some say; a...

The advantage President Jagdeo has over me

Nov 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The advantage President Jagdeo has over me

I have known no other life but one of struggle. I have been struggling for human rights all my life since age 16. I remember in 1989, my wife was in advanced pregnancy and FITUG called a general...

The Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Nov 08, 2009 knews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

The rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a species of salmonid that is native to tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America as well as much of the central, western, eastern, and...

Police win and lose in double header

Nov 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Police win and lose in double header

By Sean Devers Police suffered mixed fortunes yesterday as action in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Busta 20/20 2nd division cricket continued in the city. Police lost to GCC after beating...

THE AWAKENING OF CIVIL SOCIETY IS A CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION

Nov 08, 2009 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on THE AWAKENING OF CIVIL SOCIETY IS A CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION

By Raphael Trotman AFC Leader As the week ended on the latest revelations of torture committed against the Leonora youth and others held at that station, we have seen a flurry of activity on the...

Georgetown seniors face foes from Linden

Nov 08, 2009 knews Sports Comments Off on Georgetown seniors face foes from Linden

By Edison Jefford Reversing the course of history is never an easy task, but that is what Georgetown will try to do tonight when the senior All-Star basketball team takes on defending champs Linden...

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Does Guyana really want a trade war with Trinidad and Tobago?

Peeping tom… Kaieteur News- There has been a long-standing controversy over Trinidad and Tobago’s use of sanitary... more