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Killer held two years after Kitty murder

Aug 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Killer held two years after Kitty murder

After two years of waiting for justice, relatives of Keith Josiah yesterday reacted with shock at the capture of his killer. As the popular saying goes, ‘you can run but you can’t hide’, police...

This type of action deserves protest

Aug 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on This type of action deserves protest

Sale of Govt. shares in GT&T… – Robert Corbin While the opposition parties have long questioned Government’s rationale behind a move to sell the 20 per cent shares it owns in the Guyana...

Incomplete Cacique Hotel to get new road

Aug 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Incomplete Cacique Hotel to get new road

…$47.9M bid among tenders submitted The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board yesterday opened several sealed bids for various proposals, including the procurement of works for the...

Victoria – struggling to hold on to history

Aug 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Victoria – struggling to hold on to history

By Neil Marks Under some of the tallest breadfruit trees you would find in the East Coast Demerara village of Victoria, a group of men “bubble” an ital pot – cook-up, with chunks of breadfruit...

Bulletin issued for Terry Kissoon

Aug 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Bulletin issued for Terry Kissoon

The Guyana Police Force yesterday issued a bulletin for 33-year-old Terry Kissoon who they say is wanted for questioning in relation to the murder of Troy Smith which occurred on July 30, 2010, at...

Guyana exporting flour to Brazil

Aug 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana exporting flour to Brazil

– market for 100,000 bags annually Guyana has started to export flour to neighbouring Brazil, but officials of the country’s sole flour mill says that the condition of the Linden/Lethem road...

Dem boys seh …De ants nest got dem quiet

Aug 04, 2010 KNews Dem Boys Seh, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh …De ants nest got dem quiet

Is a lang time now that dem boys been asking nuff questions. Dem ask bout who gun pay fuh de stelling; dem ask who get a drawback fuh some of dem contract; and of course, dem always asking wha secret...

I’m still clinging to the belief that my son is alive – Salimoon Rahaman

Aug 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on I’m still clinging to the belief that my son is alive – Salimoon Rahaman

One year after 10-year-old disappeared in river mishap… It was on August 11, 2009 that Salimoon Rahaman last saw her only son Ricky Jainarine. Almost one year later, she yearns for answers that...

Guyana eyes international label for exported rice

Aug 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana eyes international label for exported rice

– revamped co-ops key to implementation By Leonard Gildarie Guyana is exploring the possibilities of introducing an internationally recognized labeling system for rice exports that will attract...

First Victoria Village conference opens tomorrow

Aug 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on First Victoria Village conference opens tomorrow

– Youths trained to serve as attendants A group of young Victorians completed a two-day training programme designed to equip them to function as Conference attendants during the First...

Waka, Waka (Do it/Get the task done) Guyana in South Africa!

Aug 04, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Waka, Waka (Do it/Get the task done) Guyana in South Africa!

Sports Minister pledges Government support for team’s preparations By Sean Devers The entire Caribbean was behind Trinidad and Tobago as they reached the final of the last year’s Champions League...

34th Annual Teach Them Young cycling programme up and running

Aug 04, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on 34th Annual Teach Them Young cycling programme up and running

The National Sports Commission (NSC) sponsored Teach Them Young which is in its 34th consecutive year, is up and running at the National Park. Speaking with Kaieteur Sport yesterday at the Park,...

Aspiring cricketers urged to capitalise on available opportunities

Aug 04, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Aspiring cricketers urged to capitalise on available opportunities

President of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), Chetram Singh urged more than 37 aspiring cricketers to capitalize on all available opportunities while setting their sights on the ultimate goal of...

Exciting day of races promised at Kennard horserace Meeting

Aug 04, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Exciting day of races promised at Kennard horserace Meeting

The Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) has become synonymous, not only with horserace events, but with excitement and quality. Indeed there is never a dull moment whenever such animals as Sequin,...

Let us not fool ourselves

Aug 04, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Let us not fool ourselves

– huge financial backing is the only recipe By Rawle Welch As I sat at my desk at office yesterday reading two articles from the Trinidad Guardian and the Barbados Nation respectively, I felt a...

Pornography

Aug 04, 2010 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Pornography

There is a very disconcerting phenomenon that has developed along with our burgeoning TV industry: pornographic movies with the most explicit, graphically depicted acts of sexual couplings are...

Guyana Relief Council takes hampers to Mahdia fire victims

Aug 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Relief Council takes hampers to Mahdia fire victims

The Guyana Relief Council (GRC) last Friday distributed hampers of mainly food items to families who suffered losses when fire swept through the business section of Mahdia last month. The donation...

M&CC, GLU in deadlock on wage bill cut issue

Aug 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on M&CC, GLU in deadlock on wage bill cut issue

By Sharmain Cornette The hierarchy of the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC) is gearing to present the Guyana Labour Union (GLU) with an ultimatum which will influence the way the city...

We need a proper witness protection programme

Aug 04, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on We need a proper witness protection programme

Dear Editor, While I commend Assistant Commissioner of Police for his recent stand, without the support of his ranks and his superiors the situation will just continue to be the same. How is it...

Has countdown time begun?

Aug 04, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Has countdown time begun?

We are in the month of August. It makes it a year to go before we enter the most historic election ever to be held in this country. We thought it would have been 1992. But what emerged was an...

An advanced society should endow not fewer rights but an expansion of human freedom

Aug 04, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on An advanced society should endow not fewer rights but an expansion of human freedom

Dear Editor, To all African descendants of Guyana and the Caribbean, at home or elsewhere in the world, and to all Guyanese who value the significance of August 1, Emancipation Day, or who...

The entire hydro project should be sent back to the drawing board

Aug 04, 2010 KNews Letters Comments Off on The entire hydro project should be sent back to the drawing board

Dear Editor, House Speaker, Mr. Ralph Ramkarran, is on record stating that corruption is one of three areas he wants to tackle if he becomes President, and hopefully, based on Kaieteur News’ latest...

DDL cops first ever Annual Report Award

Aug 04, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on DDL cops first ever Annual Report Award

The Demerara Distillers Limited has copped the first ever Annual Report Award, beating out 17 other companies. The accolade was for the company’s 2009 Annual Report. The initiative was launched as...

Playing Fair

Aug 04, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Playing Fair

When I was a child, I thought as a child, but even then I knew and understood the principles of playing fair. I knew that each person should get their turn and that if I brought candy into a group of...

THE AFC COULD BECOME THE NEXT MAIN OPPOSITION PARTY

Aug 04, 2010 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE AFC COULD BECOME THE NEXT MAIN OPPOSITION PARTY

This week we continue our examination of the decision of the Alliance For Change (AFC) against entering at this stage into any pre-election alliance with either the People’s National Congress...

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Fingerprinting and Finger-Pointing

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- No one, not even the staunchest supporters of Guyana’s electoral process, would claim... more