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5,000 Region Two residents receive houselots

May 23, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on 5,000 Region Two residents receive houselots

Some 5,000 Essequibo residents have received house lots that were issued Friday as the Ministry of Housing took its “One Stop Shop” programme to Region Two. The programme, according to a...

To cost US$650M – Sithe Global

May 23, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on To cost US$650M – Sithe Global

…cost per mega-watt now exceeds controversial Bujagali Project For the first time since several damning and probing articles into the development of the Amaila Falls Hydro Electric Project, its...

Amerindians claim Chinese enslaved them

May 23, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Amerindians claim Chinese enslaved them

– forced to sleep in bond, underpaid, given dog to eat – govt. promises probe By Ursulla Ramdayal Two male Amerindians have accused a prominent Chinese businessman in Robb Street of...

First Female Chief Constable, Gail George, is a ‘Special Person’

May 23, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on First Female Chief Constable, Gail George, is a ‘Special Person’

“I never thought that it would have happened. I was one woman among six men from the Constabulary and other military services who applied for the position…I wasn’t pushy, I didn’t have...

Dem boys seh….Gayle gone back to drawing again

May 23, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh….Gayle gone back to drawing again

Yesterday dem boys realise that de West Indies team need plenty ink, about a truck load of markers and a massive drawing board. And one businessman seh that if he did know he woulda buy all dem...

Ann’s Grove residents blame negligence for flooding

May 23, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Ann’s Grove residents blame negligence for flooding

“One whole year we had dry weather and look what’s happening now. This place should have been far more equipped to take the water off the land. Now the rain just start to fall, what is going...

Air Services Limited developing Guyanese travel

May 23, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Air Services Limited developing Guyanese travel

– one pilot at a time By Rabindra Rooplall Starting with a small aircraft operation in 1957, Air Services Limited (ASL) is Guyana oldest and largest domestic flight provider, since; Air Service...

Govt. has no intention of ensuring that the truth is discovered

May 23, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. has no intention of ensuring that the truth is discovered

– Opposition Leader “If the government were serious, I believe people would come forward,” says Opposition Leader, Robert Corbin, adding “but the problem is, there is no evidence of any...

Canadian Company finds more uranium in Guyana

May 23, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Canadian Company finds more uranium in Guyana

The Canadian company focused on uranium exploration and resource expansion in Guyana has reported significant uranium mineralisation from scout drilling on the extensions of the Aricheng North...

Blue Band wraps up “Grow Well Live, Well” promotion

May 23, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Blue Band wraps up “Grow Well Live, Well” promotion

Blue Band’s “Grow Well Live Well” had its third and final drawing’s presentation ceremony yesterday afternoon at Bounty Supermarket. Prizes were awarded to both adults and children in this...

Former boxing champion cries foul over $2.2M investment

May 23, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Former boxing champion cries foul over $2.2M investment

Former national boxing champion, Wayne Smith is crying foul. He says that he was duped into investing in a gold mining operation with the belief that he was going to be an equal partner. He said that...

Children writing competition set for exciting take off

May 23, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Children writing competition set for exciting take off

Aimed at boosting the writing capabilities of young, ambitious individuals, the Caribbean Press in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport has introduced a Poetry and Short Story...

IAST … Science is making a comeback in Guyana

May 23, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on IAST … Science is making a comeback in Guyana

By Crystal Conway When Dr. Suresh Narine took over the Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST) in 2005, it had sunk into a state that was a far cry from the days when it was called a...

Pomeroon women transform their status

May 23, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Pomeroon women transform their status

By Yannason Duncan Processing local fruits and vegetables is providing a comfortable livelihood for an enterprising group of women in the Charity\ Pomeroon district. The name of the thriving group...

I remember still and I always will– boyhood days

May 23, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on I remember still and I always will– boyhood days

By Michael Benjamin The ‘Lamaha Canal’ or the ‘Blacka’ as it is popularly called, snakes through miles of dense foliage and eventually meanders its way to a spot free of weeds and vegetation,...

Guyana remains a drug transshipment point-Commissioner of Police

May 23, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Guyana remains a drug transshipment point-Commissioner of Police

Commissioner of Police, Henry Greene, said that despite the fight by all law enforcement agencies, locally and overseas, Guyana continues to be a main transshipment point for drugs destined to North...

Rose Hall town fire station commissioned

May 23, 2010 knews News Comments Off on Rose Hall town fire station commissioned

ROSE HALL TOWN, CORENTYNE – History was created in Rose Hall Town yesterday when the youngest Chamber of Commerce in Guyana handed over the keys to the $10.3 million fire station to Government. The...

A deepening of collusion between Govt. and BCGI

May 23, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on A deepening of collusion between Govt. and BCGI

Dear Editor, On Tuesday May 18, the Workers Committee formed by the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI) met with the Trade Union Recognition and Certification Board (TUR&CB), under the...

Our system of governance has led to the abuse of powers

May 23, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Our system of governance has led to the abuse of powers

Dear Editor, The election of President Jagdeo was supposed to have ushered in a new era in Guyana’s politics, at the time, the young president’s inauguration symbolized a beacon of hope and...

THE $500M SUPENAAM STELLING: CHARACTERISTIC OF PPP INCOMPETENCE & CORRUPTION SINCE 1957

May 23, 2010 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on THE $500M SUPENAAM STELLING: CHARACTERISTIC OF PPP INCOMPETENCE & CORRUPTION SINCE 1957

RIP VAN WINKLE The fiasco surrounding the $500M Supenaam Stelling, which has now been condemned as “inoperable” and unsafe for use, is the latest example of the PPP/C regime’s...

A rose called by any other name is still a rose

May 23, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on A rose called by any other name is still a rose

Dear Editor, Reference is made to Henry Jeffrey’s letter “Racism and the ethnic divide are largely responsible for our underdevelopment” (Kaieteur News, 22/5/2010). From our pre-independence...

A new spirit of real independence

May 23, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on A new spirit of real independence

Dear Editor, The PPP birthed in 1950 continued from where the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) left off; unrelenting agitation for Independence became the number one item on the PPP’s agenda;...

OUT OF CONTROL? WHAT ELSE COULD BE EXPECTED? (Part 4)

May 23, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on OUT OF CONTROL? WHAT ELSE COULD BE EXPECTED? (Part 4)

By Clarence O. Perry “How” can our culture of violence and man’s inhumanity to man be transformed? Some of us may wish to argue that as children we spent only a small portion of our...

‘Direct TV distributor’ ripping off Berbicians

May 23, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on ‘Direct TV distributor’ ripping off Berbicians

Dear Editor, I am very disturbed over the fact that I spoke to several persons in the Berbice area who were all ripped off by a distributor of DirecTV in Guyana. The sad thing is that it seems that...

Sithe Global comments on Amaila hydro project

May 23, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Sithe Global comments on Amaila hydro project

Dear Editor, For decades the people of Guyana have longed to develop their own hydropower potential and in turn produce a less costly, more reliable supply of electricity. With more dependable,...

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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