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Suicide rates increased by 60 percent worldwide in last 45-years – WHO

Sep 11, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Suicide rates increased by 60 percent worldwide in last 45-years – WHO

– second leading cause of death in the 10-24 age group Every year, almost one million people die from suicide; a ‘global’ mortality rate of 16 per 100,000, or one death every 40 seconds,...

Salaries & pensions must be raised in Guyana

Sep 11, 2011 KNews Letters 2

Dear Editor, I recently spent eight wonderful weeks in Guyana and talked with Policemen, Teachers and Pensioners (among others), and ALL were adamant about the same issue – they are not getting...

Cartoon – September 11, 2011

Sep 11, 2011 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Cartoon – September 11, 2011

How NIS Berbice branch cost $69M …

Sep 11, 2011 KNews News 9

• There was this $3M generator hut -KNews willing to pay for a post construction audit Amidst growing questions over the overpriced cost of constructing a Berbice branch of the...

The Cali Mari Man – Neville Calistro is a ‘Special Person’

Sep 11, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on The Cali Mari Man – Neville Calistro is a ‘Special Person’

Pull Quote: “Maybe, it sounded interesting to her.”- Calistro on his music, after being invited by Mrs. Burnham to join the People’s Culture Corps in the 1970s By Rohan Sagar...

Trini slits Guyanese wife’s throat, hangs self

Sep 11, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Trini slits Guyanese wife’s throat, hangs self

Trinidad – A Guyanese mother of four, Sohanie Ramsundar, was found dead in her bedroom on Friday, with her throat slit, according to Trinidad newspapers. Hours later, the body of her husband,...

Dem boys seh…Dem still thiefing

Sep 11, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Dem still thiefing

People got to be careful wha dem wearing. If dem wearing a li’l gold chain then dem ain’t poor. De Big Man lay down that rule. That is why people does cock he. People who got nuff land...

Boxers selected for Ronald Williams Memorial Games in BAR

Sep 11, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Boxers selected for Ronald Williams Memorial Games in BAR

The Committee members of Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) recently met at GABA President’s Office, Main Street to select a team to represent Guyana at the Ronald Williams Memorial...

10km Road Race route

Sep 11, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on 10km Road Race route

The route for what is anticipated as one of the biggest 10km Road Races of the year, the Courts 10km Road Race, has been identified and since it is new, it will provide its own challenges for...

Ronaldo Rodrigues records PB at Commonwealth Youth Games Swimming

Sep 11, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ronaldo Rodrigues records PB at Commonwealth Youth Games Swimming

Ronaldo Rodrigues clocked a Personal Best in Boys 200m Breaststroke to move to 6th position with 2:38.68; in the process setting a new National Record in the Boys 15-17 age-group. The...

Fast Bowling Coaches Workshop a step forward – Gibson

Sep 11, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fast Bowling Coaches Workshop a step forward – Gibson

– significant interest from coaches validates the importance Bridgetown, Barbados – West Indies Head Coach Ottis Gibson says the ongoing WICB two-day Fast Bowling Coaches...

46 Masjids nationwide to battle for over $600,000

Sep 11, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on 46 Masjids nationwide to battle for over $600,000

Hajjin Zeleena Rafeek Memorial Inter Jamaat T10 KO softball cricket The inaugural Hajjin Zeleena Rafeek Memorial countrywide Inter Jamaat Ten10 knock-out softball cricket competition...

Changes made to Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports Facilities race meet

Sep 11, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Changes made to Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports Facilities race meet

The Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports Facilities (RCMTC&SF) has made some adjustments to its grand one day horserace programme which is slated for Sunday 25 September at...

Bahadur, Sewdat, Fernandes hit half centuries in latest action

Sep 11, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bahadur, Sewdat, Fernandes hit half centuries in latest action

NBS 40-over cricket in North E’bo Half centuries by Nimron Bahadur, Kennard Sewdat and Romel Fernandes highlighted the latest action of the New Building Society 40-over cricket...

Rajkaran is champion rider for Biker Boyz Grass track Meet

Sep 11, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rajkaran is champion rider for Biker Boyz Grass track Meet

Andy Rajkaran proved himself laudable ahead of Vikash Ramkumar as Biker Boyz champion rider last Sunday’s at their Grass Track Meet at Non Pariel Ground, East Coast Demerara....

A number of horses entered for Bush Lot United horserace meet today

Sep 11, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on A number of horses entered for Bush Lot United horserace meet today

A number of horses have entered for the Grand one-day Horserace meet set for today at the Bush Lot United Turf Club which will see a return to horseracing after a long layoff of over a decade...

FIFA/GFF member association elite coaching course starts tomorrow

Sep 11, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on FIFA/GFF member association elite coaching course starts tomorrow

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) in conjunction with FIFA will be hosting a Member Association Elite Coaching Course at the Carifesta Sports Complex, commencing from tomorrow...

DCC battle DCC in today’s final at Bourda

Sep 11, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on DCC battle DCC in today’s final at Bourda

GCA’s Queensway 50-overs cricket By Sean Devers Playing in his first match for DCC since his last Test match against South Africa in June last year, 34-year-old Travis Dowlin showed...

Adams, Lall hit half centuries in opening round

Sep 11, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Adams, Lall hit half centuries in opening round

Busta 1st Division 50-over cricket festival in E’bo Wakenaam, Leguan, Bartica and Central Essequibo recorded victories as the Busta first division 50-over cricket festival commenced on...

“September 11, 2001 – Was it real or was it a film?”

Sep 11, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on “September 11, 2001 – Was it real or was it a film?”

Ever so often we all must digress from the norm of sports to mention other things. When there was the last big earthquake in Haiti, I did similarly to what will transpire in this column. ...

‘Machito’ Camacho anticipates competitive match, predicts early win against ‘Sixhead’

Sep 11, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Machito’ Camacho anticipates competitive match, predicts early win against ‘Sixhead’

It may be a bit early for predictions and assessments but world renowned junior middleweight fighter, Puerto Rican, Hector ‘Machito’ Camacho is adamant that he would prevail when he...

What is clearly at work here is that irrational fear of intellectualism

Sep 11, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on What is clearly at work here is that irrational fear of intellectualism

Dear Editor, I couldn’t help but notice the Minister of Culture, Dr. Frank Anthony, taking the time to respond with no small amount of opprobrium – and via Stabroek News’ letter columns...

PNC Kool-Aid drinkers have no moral grounds on which to criticize the PPP/C

Sep 11, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on PNC Kool-Aid drinkers have no moral grounds on which to criticize the PPP/C

Dear Editor, “Show me your friends and I’ll tell you who you are” is an old saying which means: You can tell a lot about a person by the company they keep. Mark Archer, Robert Corbin and...

Internet radio is likely to replace traditional radio stations

Sep 11, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Internet radio is likely to replace traditional radio stations

Dear Editor, Guyana should sell off its two State- owned radio stations and enable more radio stations in Guyana. This will help in job creation in the radio market as well as to broaden Democracy in...

A look back at the Caribbean Airlines crash

Sep 11, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on A look back at the Caribbean Airlines crash

Dear Editor, The Caribbean Airlines crash in Guyana is now history and from all indications this headline news seems to have gone strangely cold. Not so fast, I would say, because so many...

National B/Ball team departs for Suriname today

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-Stanton Rose Jr to captain team at ‘Nations Cup’ By Rawle Toney Kaieteur Sports- The Guyana senior national basketball team departed for Paramaribo, Suriname, today to compete in the highly...

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Poverty does not come with a lifetime warranty

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- When the national discussion segues to poverty reduction, it resurrects the age-old debate... more