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Dr Randy Persaud lied to NY police, arrested during protest

May 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Dr Randy Persaud lied to NY police, arrested during protest

New York -New York police on Friday arrested Dr. Randy Persaud during a protest outside of Club Tobago where President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo, and People’s Progressive Party (PPP)...

Gaddafi’s son, grandchildren killed in air strikes

May 01, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Gaddafi’s son, grandchildren killed in air strikes

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi survived a NATO air strike on a Tripoli house that killed his youngest son Saif Al-Arab Muammar Gaddafi and three grandchildren, a government...

A soldier and a ‘Champion’ sugar worker

May 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on A soldier and a ‘Champion’ sugar worker

Royston Petty is a ‘Special Person’ By Leonard Gildarie History will reveal that most successful countries have been built on the blood, sweat and tears of its citizens, particularly its workers....

Dem boys seh…Kwame vex because William married

May 01, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Kwame vex because William married

William and Kate married. Was a spectacular event that capture the hearts of billions around de world. In England people sleep out in de cold just fuh see de wedding. Nuff man lef dem wife home and...

Leguan Ferry Stelling stairway collapses

May 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Leguan Ferry Stelling stairway collapses

The travelling public at the Enterprise Leguan ferry stelling is calling on the relevant authorities to intervene as for the past month they have been without a stairway at the facility. Some time...

“Near miss” plane incident highlights challenges of CJIA – Benn

May 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on “Near miss” plane incident highlights challenges of CJIA – Benn

Bird strike fallout… By Leonard Gildarie Authorities are breathing a sigh of relief after Tuesday’s incident in which a Caribbean Airlines aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing,...

Relative of dead man alleges GPHC neglect caused demise

May 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Relative of dead man alleges GPHC neglect caused demise

Relatives of John Bhola, 36, of Tewkesbury, Leguan, East Bank Essequibo, who succumbed Thursday morning at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), are alleging that negligence and lack of...

DPP calls probation report “one sided” in B’dos Murder case

May 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on DPP calls probation report “one sided” in B’dos Murder case

…confessed murderer paints ugly picture of his slain Guyanese wife The relatives of murder victim Bibi Ifill are incensed at the way Barbadian officials are handling her case. They fear that her...

Family increases security

May 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Family increases security

Good Hope shooting/ robbery… One day after bandits shot and robbed businessman Ramdat Balkarran, his family are now contemplating installing an improved security system to avoid a second...

Autism – the misunderstood malady

May 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Autism – the misunderstood malady

This week we continue our foray into the world of autism … a world where we find millions of children and adults that are cut off from the rest of us. And the great irony is that even in their...

Shot US-based Guyanese discharged, mulls legal action

May 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Shot US-based Guyanese discharged, mulls legal action

Hansraj Ori, the US-based Guyanese who was shot during the Easter Monday disturbances at Windsor Forest, is considering legal action against the Guyana Police Force. The 60-year-old Justice of the...

Michael Benjamin examines: The death penalty on the prison officers’ beat

May 01, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Michael Benjamin examines: The death penalty on the prison officers’ beat

The recent upsurge in armed robberies coupled with bandits’ invasion of private properties and business places has given rise to renewed anxieties and fears of the ability of the security forces to...

“I met my father for the first time after 27 years”

May 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on “I met my father for the first time after 27 years”

A young woman’s agonising search for her father By Dale Andrews For 27 years she carried that burden of not knowing who her father was. But the burden was lifted on April 19 when she finally set...

Khemraj Ramjattan’s contretemps

May 01, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Khemraj Ramjattan’s contretemps

Dear Editor, As expected, any activity that the ruling PPP embarks on, even if it is an internal one, it is bound to engender negative responses from sources that have no right or credibility to...

GFF Grassroot Football Festival dubbed a success as curtains drawn

May 01, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF Grassroot Football Festival dubbed a success as curtains drawn

Five days of football activity, dubbed Grassroot Football Festival came to an end when administrators of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), in collaboration with FIFA Instructors, Anton Corneal...

May Day Messages

May 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on May Day Messages

Trades Union Congress This Labour Day Guyanese must re-commit to the struggle for social and economic justice as began by our fore-parents. Given what is taking place today it becomes opportune to...

Thousands die prematurely each year

May 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Thousands die prematurely each year

Under the theme “You Can Control Your Asthma,” World Asthma Day 2011 will be observed on May 5, 2011 around the world. The Global Initiative for Asthma last year launched a five-year campaign to...

May Day Rally – a political football

May 01, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on May Day Rally – a political football

Dear Editor, I refer to your editorial of 30th. April 2011 under the caption “A tattered labour movement” and your serious concern over the divisions within the wider labour and trade union...

Radical Labour

May 01, 2011 knews Editorial Comments Off on Radical Labour

Now that practically every Guyanese has a relative or friend in the US or Canada, we probably know that they do not celebrate “Labour Day” as we do, today on May 1. But yet a May 1 Labour Day had...

“West Indies cricket – Without respect for our game, only the strong will survive!”

May 01, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on “West Indies cricket – Without respect for our game, only the strong will survive!”

Colin E. H. Croft You may think that I am crazy. Join the club. On principle, I agree with West Indies Cricket Board Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Ernest Hiliare, who suggested; “no man is...

Cartoon. Sun. May 01, 2011

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Claude Raphael’s hypocrisy

May 01, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Claude Raphael’s hypocrisy

Dear Editor, It is indeed interesting to witness the Guyana Cricket Board’s Chairman of Selectors lambasting the WICB for their policy of opting to blood young cricketers. However, what was most...

Defending champs Guyana sending strong contingent to Jamaica

May 01, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Defending champs Guyana sending strong contingent to Jamaica

Jeffrey, Vieira among those travelling By Rawle Welch Defending Caribbean champions Guyana will be going all out to ensure that they secure maximum points during the opening leg of the Caribbean...

Power sharing is the most viable possibility of ethno-racial wholeness in Guyana

May 01, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Power sharing is the most viable possibility of ethno-racial wholeness in Guyana

Dear Editor, They have pounced on Tacuma Ogunseye because he called on Guyanese to join marches in the villages to press for their inclusion in official decision making in a country they have...

Development – a complete metamorphosis

May 01, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Development – a complete metamorphosis

Dear Editor, On my return to Guyana after a period of six years, I am flabbergasted at the level of development seen throughout the country and more so in my home Region Number Two. Kudos to the PPP...