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Plagiarism is a serious academic offence

Feb 19, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Plagiarism is a serious academic offence

DEAR EDITOR, I read with interest the BBC story involving the German Education Minister who was forced to resign from her post after she was found guilty of plagiarism. Not only was she forced to...

A matter of inclination and personal choice

Feb 19, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on A matter of inclination and personal choice

DEAR EDITOR, Examining the question of what makes human beings tick – motivation – is always an interesting exercise and I found this so when reading a recent letter about racism in your...

The $13 billion ICT Project is shaping up to be a wasted opportunity

Feb 19, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The $13 billion ICT Project is shaping up to be a wasted opportunity

Dear Editor, It boggles the judicious mind when in an environment with such a high unemployment rate, (estimated at 18%) Mr. Alexei Ramotar, can make the thoughtless assertion that the use of a local...

There is a need for talk

Feb 19, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on There is a need for talk

Each sitting of Parliament seems beset by partisan issues to the extent that more often than not, the work of Parliament is stalled. One gets the impression that the government insists that it be...

Rain forces Organisers to postpone semi-finals

Feb 19, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rain forces Organisers to postpone semi-finals

A consistent downpour forced the Organisers of the Unique Entertainment / Banks Premium Beer Futsal Tournament to cancel the semi-finals and final which was to be played on Sunday evening, at the...

Richards, Zaman win GNRA Precision Pistol shoot

Feb 19, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Richards, Zaman win GNRA Precision Pistol shoot

Gordon Richards and Philip Zaman were on target in the Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) handgun section first Precision Pistol competition for 2013 last Saturday at the Tactical Services Unit...

GCC men and women sweep top honours

Feb 19, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCC men and women sweep top honours

Bounty GCC romped to victory in an unbeaten display of high quality hockey throughout the Bounty One-Day Championships which was played on Sunday, at the Providence Stadium. Having taken apart the...

Banks DIH, Jumbo Jet and Shariff once again pour in hefty sponsorship

Feb 19, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Banks DIH, Jumbo Jet and Shariff once again pour in hefty sponsorship

This weekend the Rising Sun Turf Club at Arima Park, West Coast Berbice will the place to be when the Rising Sun Turf Club in collaboration with Banks DIH Limited stages their annual grand one day...

James Krakowsky overcomes intense challenge to win GASP Open Scrabble tournament

Feb 19, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on James Krakowsky overcomes intense challenge to win GASP Open Scrabble tournament

James Krakowsky turned in a masterful ‘come from behind’ performance to register an impeccable 6 points and a positive spread of 712 to cart off the honours when the Guyana Association of...

The Marriott issue has dire implications for local human development

Feb 19, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Marriott issue has dire implications for local human development

Dear Editor, It is incumbent upon the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) to make known its views to President Ramotar’s comments regarding the building of the Marriott Hotel. To the president’s...

Libel is difficult to prove in the U.S.

Feb 19, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Libel is difficult to prove in the U.S.

Dear Editor, Regarding your news item “Guyana Times Slapped with Lawsuit in N.Y” (KN Feb 18), such “libelous suits” are hardly won in court and even if they are won, the Supreme Court tends...

Marriott Hotel is a complete sellout – Christopher Ram

Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Marriott Hotel is a complete sellout – Christopher Ram

The former Bharrat Jagdeo government handed the Chinese firm a Marriott Hotel project that essentially sold Guyana and its soul, chartered accountant and attorney, Christopher Ram, has said....

Chinese station needs no licence to broadcast – Sam Hinds

Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Chinese station needs no licence to broadcast – Sam Hinds

– opposition demands truth Facing tough questions, Government yesterday made an about turn, retracting earlier statements and insisting that China Central Television (CCTV) does not need a...

Teixeira says Marriott protest stinks of racism

Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Teixeira says Marriott protest stinks of racism

The protest against the Marriott Hotel project smells “stink of racism,” Presidential Advisor on Governance, Gail Teixeira said yesterday. Guyana has never seen the level “of what I call racism...

Canadian company introduces mercury-free gold mining technology

Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Canadian company introduces mercury-free gold mining technology

In Guyana’s quest to become a “greener” economy, Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud, yesterday welcomed the introduction of new technology which abandons the use...

Four-year-old watches Grandpa kill Guyanese granny in Brooklyn

Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Four-year-old watches Grandpa kill Guyanese granny in Brooklyn

Brooklyn, US (New York Daily News) – A churchgoing Brooklyn grandmother who migrated there, was nearly decapitated when her crazed husband killed her with a kitchen knife in front of her...

Dem boys seh… Foreigners better than local workers

Feb 19, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Foreigners better than local workers

Every politician, when dem tek de taxpayers’ money and travel overseas fuh sport or because dem bored, does try fuh let people believe that dem doing de country a favour. If dem go to New York, dem...

Guyanese woman’s body washes up on NY beach

Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese woman’s body washes up on NY beach

The decomposed body of a Guyanese woman identified as Marisha Cheong, who resided in Jamaica, New York, was washed ashore on a beach at Breezy Point, Queens New York on Saturday evening last....

Festival City gets help with ‘Community Centre’ initiative

Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Festival City gets help with ‘Community Centre’ initiative

Habitat for Humanity and Builders Beyond Borders have joined forces with the Festival City Youth and Parent Group, to help build a much-needed community centre. According to Chairman, Richard Taylor,...

Third-day of Marriott Hotel protest… Opposition dismisses claims that protest is a political issue

Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Third-day of Marriott Hotel protest… Opposition dismisses claims that protest is a political issue

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is disclaiming utterances by President Donald Ramotar that the protest against the exclusion of Guyanese labourers in the construction phase of the Marriott...

St Margaret’s Primary launches investigation into pupil’s death

Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on St Margaret’s Primary launches investigation into pupil’s death

…as family members look for closure A post mortem examination conducted at the Woodlands Hospital on the remains of eight-year-old St Margaret’s Primary pupil, Joshua Orin Hubbard,...

Fire destroys police station

Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Fire destroys police station

Approximately 1:30 hrs Monday morning fire destroyed a section of the newly renovated Moleson Creek Police Outpost. Fire tenders from Skeldon Fire Station received a call from an unknown person and...

Senior citizen remanded on murder charge

Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Senior citizen remanded on murder charge

Donald Mopp, a 70-year-old man was yesterday placed before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine Beharry on an allegation of murder. Mopp , of Tucville, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ court...

Lake Mainstay Resort hosts Annual Mash Regatta Fury

Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Lake Mainstay Resort hosts Annual Mash Regatta Fury

The Lake Mainstay Resort located in Region Two had over the weekend, held its third annual Mash Jet Ski and Regatta Fury. According to Director of the resort, Wilfred Jagnarine, the event is a...

Tourism Ministry launches Float Parade Costume Band

Feb 19, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Tourism Ministry launches Float Parade Costume Band

The Tourism Ministry launched its Mashramani Float Parade Costume Band yesterday at the National Exhibition Centre (Main Auditorium), Sophia. The Tourism Ministry is taking the Mashramani...

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Social media reporting is a double-edged sword

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Social media has undoubtedly changed how we share and receive information. It has made... more