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Makeshwar Fip Motilall: Contractor or Grocery Salesman

May 02, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Makeshwar Fip Motilall: Contractor or Grocery Salesman

As investigations continue into Synergy Holdings Inc. headed by Makeshwar Fip Motilall, even more questions surface. This newspaper previously reported that even though the company has had a vested...

Pandit from India fleecing Guyanese

May 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Pandit from India fleecing Guyanese

…tells undercover reporter, pig, cow and chicken were killed to prevent her from getting pregnant When I do puja, you must not mingle (sex) for three nights. I guarantee you pregnant one...

Dem boys seh….Jumbie bee bite Robeson

May 02, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh….Jumbie bee bite Robeson

Nobody ain’t got right to suffer these days. In fact, nobody should complain about being unemployed. Dem boys seh that all dem who thiefing putting dem whole life at risk because dem got other ways...

All indictable matters should be prosecuted by trained legal practitioners – former Attorney General

May 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on All indictable matters should be prosecuted by trained legal practitioners – former Attorney General

Former Attorney General, Doodnauth Singh, is convinced that all indictable matters should be prosecuted by qualified attorneys at law from the chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Singh,...

Police in hot water for stealing seized marijuana

May 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Police in hot water for stealing seized marijuana

Corruption has raised its ugly head in the Guyana Police Force as ranks stationed at the Mahaica Police Station are being investigated for the theft of a substantial amount of marijuana which was...

Three committed to High Court for Lusignan massacre

May 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Three committed to High Court for Lusignan massacre

Three youths from the Buxton/Friendship area on the East Coast of Demerara have been committed to stand trial in the High Court for their involvement in the 2008 massacre of 11 persons at Lusignan....

Cross Debarment: A new global tool against corruption

May 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Cross Debarment: A new global tool against corruption

The cross debarment agreement signed recently by the world’s top multilateral banks is a milestone for the anticorruption agenda. Due to come into force by mid-year, the agreement says that if one...

Berbice Education Department withholds teachers’ salaries

May 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice Education Department withholds teachers’ salaries

East Berbice Corentyne- More than 20 teachers in East Berbice will have to seek alternative means of providing for themselves and families. Their salaries for April have been withheld by the...

Huge overseas demand for mangoes putting strain on local market

May 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Huge overseas demand for mangoes putting strain on local market

– earned $38M in exports last year By Leonard Gildarie As international markets struggle to recover from the global economic crisis, at least two crops in Guyana are recording unprecedented...

JP president calls for compulsory registration

May 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on JP president calls for compulsory registration

“By instituting compulsory registration with the Association, we can assist the authorities in preparing and compiling a list of all JP’s and COA in all of the 10 administrative regions in...

Charlestown Secondary School student wins Pepsi essay competition

May 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Charlestown Secondary School student wins Pepsi essay competition

Pepsi, sponsor of the ICC World T20 and local bottler Demerara Distillers Limited Friday rewarded secondary school students for outstanding performances in the secondary school essay competition. As...

Critchlow Labour College to reopen next month

May 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Critchlow Labour College to reopen next month

The Critchlow Labour College, which closed its doors last year after facing severe financial problems, is set to open its doors again this month, even as Thursday’s “re-opening” ceremony saw a...

Guyana-born journalist is Pulitzer finalist

May 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana-born journalist is Pulitzer finalist

– cops 2010 Dart Award for investigative series A Guyana-born journalist has done her former homeland proud by being a Pulitzer finalist and copping the 2010 Dart Award for a series of...

270 shotgun cartridges found at city wharf

May 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on 270 shotgun cartridges found at city wharf

– shipping agent detained Police officers acting on a tip off, on Friday, seized a container destined for Ali’s Bakery, on the West Coast of Berbice. It contained more than 270 shotgun...

Understand that Govt. is spending taxpayers $$ – Lincoln Lewis

May 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Understand that Govt. is spending taxpayers $$ – Lincoln Lewis

“Fight back against these injustices… we have a civic and moral responsibility to hold government accountable and we must not shirk from it” – Lewis General Secretary of the Caribbean...

The media landscape has changed but the basics remain – US Charge d”affaires

May 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on The media landscape has changed but the basics remain – US Charge d”affaires

Tomorrow is World Press freedom Day. It is the day when journalists and reporters the world over grab the attention despite there is the tenet that reporters do not make the news. Indeed, with the...

WHAT ELSE COULD BE EXPECTED?

May 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on WHAT ELSE COULD BE EXPECTED?

National education situation out of control? – Clarence O. Perry Part 1 We cannot plant limes and hope to reap oranges! The Guyana Review (SN 25-02-10) reports: “Violence in schools poses...

P.J. Patterson appeals to OAS on Haiti’s behalf

May 02, 2010 knews News Comments Off on P.J. Patterson appeals to OAS on Haiti’s behalf

CARICOM’s Special Representative on Haiti, P.J. Patterson on Wednesday last, challenged the Organization of American States (OAS) to work with the rest of the international community to help Haiti...

English at UG Berbice Campus

May 02, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on English at UG Berbice Campus

Dear Editor, My daughter obtained a Grade One in English A at the CSEC Examination. She went to the Teachers’ Training College Secondary at Rose Hall and majored in English. She then applied to UG...

Voters reject Panday’s independent candidacy

May 02, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Voters reject Panday’s independent candidacy

Dear Editor, As Trinidad goes to the polls on May 24, Trini voters have objected to Basdeo Panday, the former leader of the opposition, seeking re-election as an independent. Panday has been rejected...

What’s the reason for the reduction of govt. ads to KN?

May 02, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on What’s the reason for the reduction of govt. ads to KN?

Dear Editor, I have noted your notice to readers detailing a nefarious, systematic Government of Guyana campaign to strangle Kaieteur News by drastically decreasing or withdrawing government...

It is not unusual for ethnic identity organisations to highlight achievements

May 02, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on It is not unusual for ethnic identity organisations to highlight achievements

Dear Editor, Freddie Kissoon is a champion for ordinary Guyanese. His courage and moral certitude in addressing injustice in the Guyanese society are unquestionable. His humanist approach to analysis...

The Lotto Loot: The case of the people of Guyana versus the President of Guyana

May 02, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on The Lotto Loot: The case of the people of Guyana versus the President of Guyana

Dear Editor, When political activist, Mr. Desmond Trotman, recently sued the Jagdeo Government over its failure to pay monies obtained from the Guyana Lottery Company into the Consolidated Fund, and...

Clarence was a big man in an era when such men progressively became an endangered species

May 02, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Clarence was a big man in an era when such men progressively became an endangered species

Dear Editor, I just returned to Arizona from Maryland where I went to bid farewell to by friend and mentor, Clarence Ellis. Although some of us knew the end was near for Clarence, when Bro Eusi...

CARICOM still concerned about OECD “gray” listing

May 02, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM still concerned about OECD “gray” listing

On Friday, Secretary-General of CARICOM,. Edwin Carrington, and Mr. Philip Kentwell, the first Plenipotentiary Representative of Australia to be assigned to CARICOM, began a new chapter in the...

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D-Up Basketball Academy Training camp brings Hoop Dreams to Life with Region 3 Jamboree

Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more