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T&T’s Ibrahim is last accused found guilty

May 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on T&T’s Ibrahim is last accused found guilty

New York (Bloomberg)-A New York terrorism suspect was found guilty of participating in a failed plot to blow up John F. Kennedy International Airport. He is last of four persons including Guyanese...

Tendulkar, Yuvraj, Gambhir out of entire WI tour

May 28, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Tendulkar, Yuvraj, Gambhir out of entire WI tour

India’s already-depleted squad for the tour of the West Indies has suffered further setbacks: shoulder injuries to Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh’s respiratory infection, and...

Accident victim identified as Rosignol fisherman

May 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Accident victim identified as Rosignol fisherman

The man who was killed last Tuesday evening in an accident with a minibus on the Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice Public Road, has been identified as Seechan Hamid, 44, a fisherman of Murphy Dam,...

Plans underway to rebuild in July

May 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Plans underway to rebuild in July

St Joseph Mercy Hospital (SJMH) that was partially destroyed one year ago is set to commence building a new structure this July. The cost is set at $380M. And in order to acquire this money some...

5km Independence Road Race and Walk set for tomorrow

May 28, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on 5km Independence Road Race and Walk set for tomorrow

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport/ National Sports Commission in association with the Rising Star Track Club will be holding a 5km Independence Road Race and Walk tomorrow for Seniors,...

13 year old killed on Corentyne Public Road

May 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 13 year old killed on Corentyne Public Road

Savitri Persaud, 13, of Number 68 Village was killed about 14:30 hrs on Thursday on the Number 70 Public Road when a Jeep PKK150 driven by Delroy Mitchell, 26, hit her. Mitchell is an interdicted...

GFA files injunction against GFF

May 28, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on GFA files injunction against GFF

– aimed at nullifying Congress The Georgetown Football Association (GFA) had an injunction served on the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) last night aimed at nullifying the GFF Congress that...

Guyanese cricketer returns following successful stint in Trinidad and Tobago

May 28, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese cricketer returns following successful stint in Trinidad and Tobago

Former Guyanese U-19 opener Deonauth Baksh recently returned home after a successful sojourn in Trinidad and Tobago where he represented the Couva Sports Club in the National Division two Cricket...

Guyanese in BVI fighting deportation

May 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese in BVI fighting deportation

BVI Beacon- A hearing was held before Governor Boyd McCleary Friday in relation to the ordered deportation of businessman Desmond “DA” Alphonso, according to Emma Dean, staff officer in the...

We’ll be better prepared against spin – Gibson

May 28, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on We’ll be better prepared against spin – Gibson

West Indies will be better prepared to combat India’s spin threat in the upcoming ODI and Test series, coach Ottis Gibson has said. The West Indies batsmen proved vulnerable against spin during the...

Linden man in court for theft from burnt out clothing store

May 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Linden man in court for theft from burnt out clothing store

Selwyn Lancaster, 34, was placed on $200,000 when he appeared in the Christianburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday last to answer to a charge of simple larceny. It was alleged that Lancaster, on May...

Stag & El Dorado finals postponed to June 5

May 28, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Stag & El Dorado finals postponed to June 5

Floodlights, Memorex, Regal Seniors through to finals Rose Hall Females, Wellwoman, 4R Lioness, Lusignan Street Warriors through to semis The much anticipated finals of the Stag Beer & El Dorado...

Moen Gafoor clinches top podium spot in GASP Independence Open Scrabble

May 28, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Moen Gafoor clinches top podium spot in GASP Independence Open Scrabble

Moen Gafoor turned in a sterling performance to register 4 games and a positive spread of 361 to take top honours when the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) staged the annual Independence...

What about Section Q, Turkeyen?

May 28, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on What about Section Q, Turkeyen?

Dear Editor, It is noted with interest the steadfast road construction ongoing on the East Coast, Demerara, as undertaken by the Government and the question is asked again, why is no interest shown...

UNAIDS representative blasts HIV ‘Swat analyses’ programmes

May 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on UNAIDS representative blasts HIV ‘Swat analyses’ programmes

The notion of regular Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) training workshops and training sessions were belittled by UNAIDS Country Representative to Guyana and Suriname, Dr Ruben Del Prado. He...

Substance abuse is increasing and has always been a major contributor to domestic violence

May 28, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Substance abuse is increasing and has always been a major contributor to domestic violence

Dear Editor, I would like to share some Help & Shelter statistics which are in the public domain and accessible on Help & Shelter website to show the inter-link between domestic violence and...

Man jailed for poisoning colleague’s food

May 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man jailed for poisoning colleague’s food

Colin Gokhul, a 46-year-old resident of Soesdyke/Linden Highway, was on Wednesday sentenced to three years’ imprisonment by Magistrate Anne McClennon at the Christianburg Magistrate’s Court. He...

Domestic feud ends, sends brother to hospital, another to jail

May 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Domestic feud ends, sends brother to hospital, another to jail

A domestic feud between two brothers over a transport has left one severely injured and the other brother as a guest of the state at the Suddie police station. Avinash Dyal, 26, the younger of the...

Do not rewrite our history

May 28, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Do not rewrite our history

Dear Editor, Are you really serious when you published a supplement for the 45th Anniversary of Guyana’s Independence in your newspaper (Guyana Chronicle) of Thursday 26th May 2011, and the only...

It’s important we reflect on the difficult road we traversed in our quest for nationhood

May 28, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on It’s important we reflect on the difficult road we traversed in our quest for nationhood

Dear Editor The vast majority of Guyanese living today would not have been around or were too young to experience the moment of political independence which took place on May 26 1966, thereby...

Disgraceful and embarrassing utterances

May 28, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Disgraceful and embarrassing utterances

Dear Editor, I wish to satirize the pronunciation or TV of some very senior government officials with the hope that they would correct themselves. If they do, they would become role models for the...

Can$20M grant to upgrade TVET programme

May 28, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Can$20M grant to upgrade TVET programme

Under the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Education for Employment (C-EFE) programme Guyana is one of 12 Caricom states to benefit from a Can$20 million grant to advance their Technical and Vocational...

LET US ACT CAUTIOUSLY ON THIS POWER-SHARING MODEL

May 28, 2011 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on LET US ACT CAUTIOUSLY ON THIS POWER-SHARING MODEL

By Khemraj Ramjattan Presidential Candidate Sometime back in my Political Science class a South African lecturer was dealing with racism and violence, making a passionate plea for apartheid’s end...

The antiquated licensing system continues

May 28, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on The antiquated licensing system continues

Dear Editor, I have read the many letters in your newspaper complaining about the poor service at the revenue office when attempting to renew a motor vehicle road licence. I visited the Albert St....

Feminition should be an annual event

May 28, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Feminition should be an annual event

Dear Editor, As Guyana advances the focus on women inclusiveness was necessary. Currently, the detractors are left without a weapon, so they are stuck in the groove of ‘criticising for...