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Breaking News: Govt. decides to provide project specifications to media

Mar 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Breaking News: Govt. decides to provide project specifications to media

In light of recent criticisms by the media as to the “secretive nature” of specifications of contracts being undertaken, the government has finally decided that it will make available to the...

Equal access to education, development remain focus

Mar 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Equal access to education, development remain focus

International Women’s Day… – Indra Chandarpal The Women and Gender Equality Commission (WGEC) in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development/Governance...

Thousands stranded as E.C.D. minibus operators strike

Mar 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Thousands stranded as E.C.D. minibus operators strike

Passengers dependent on the route 44 minibus service, especially the Enmore and Victoria commuters, continue to brace themselves for another day of hardship as bus operators have vowed to maintain...

Time Magazine names Janet Jagan among “History’s Most Rebellious Women”

Mar 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Time Magazine names Janet Jagan among “History’s Most Rebellious Women”

Time, the world biggest weekly news magazine, has named former Guyana President, Janet Jagan, as one the History’s Most Rebellious Women. In honour of International Women’s Day, the renowned...

Two captured after luring goldsmith to robbery

Mar 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Two captured after luring goldsmith to robbery

Two men are in police custody after robbing a Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara goldsmith of cash and other valuables, after luring him to the village of Ann’s Grove some 10 miles away, with the...

Man remanded for lover’s death

Mar 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man remanded for lover’s death

“I did not kill Susie my worship” said Kevin Berlin who is accused of killing his 20-year-old lover Farida Ramdeen, called Susie, sometime between March 4 and March 6, 2011 at Houston, East Bank...

Dem boys seh…OP gone to de dogs

Mar 09, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…OP gone to de dogs

Things going to de dogs. West Demerara Hospital gone to de dogs and de cats. Dem boys go in and dem see a dog at de entrance to de operation theatre like if it waiting fuh a patient. When dem go in...

Expected increases in bread prices not likely to be substantial

Mar 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Expected increases in bread prices not likely to be substantial

10% flour hike… The country’s wheat milling company on Monday raised flour prices by 10% as disasters worldwide over the past months saw shortages in the commodity. According to Managing Director...

RUSAL’s union de-recognition bid fails

Mar 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on RUSAL’s union de-recognition bid fails

– PPP leaders urged to intervene in year-long impasse In a major blow to the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (RUSAL), the Trade Union Recognition and Certification Board (TUR&CB) has ruled...

Digicel honours outstanding trio

Mar 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Digicel honours outstanding trio

International Women’s Day… Three women were yesterday recognised for their outstanding contributions to the society over the years, by Digicel Guyana, as part of the entity’s observance of...

Food for the Poor reaches out to Children’s Homes, Day Care Centres

Mar 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Food for the Poor reaches out to Children’s Homes, Day Care Centres

Six Children’s Homes and five Day Care Centres are beneficiaries of a large number of items donated to their entities by the Food for the Poor (FFTP) Organisation, with the intention of alleviating...

Convicted Guyanese murderer loses appeal in US shooting

Mar 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Convicted Guyanese murderer loses appeal in US shooting

(Republican American) Connecticut, USA – A Guyanese man lost a last-ditch effort for a new trial Monday in Waterbury Superior Court. He now faces life in prison when he’s sentenced on...

Crane Scheme to experience water disruption until weekend

Mar 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Crane Scheme to experience water disruption until weekend

Residents of Crane, West Coast Demerara, were from yesterday expected to experience a disruption in their regular water supply. This is anticipated to last for the next five days. According to...

Deonarine returns for clash against England Lions

Mar 09, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Deonarine returns for clash against England Lions

Chattergoon still unavailable By Sean Devers Twenty-seven year-old Test middle-order batsman Narsingh Deonarine has returned from injury to strengthen the National cricket team which will oppose...

GCB executive arrested

Mar 09, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB executive arrested

Misses Court hearing Assistant Treasurer of the Guyana Cricket Board Pretipaul Jaigobin was last Friday night arrested by Police on the East Coast of Demerara for driving his motor Vehicle under the...

Milerock & Alpha play to 0-0 tie in practice game at GFC

Mar 09, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Milerock & Alpha play to 0-0 tie in practice game at GFC

With just a few more days remaining before Milerock make their CFU Club Championship debut, the Linden based side drew their final warm-up game against fellow Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United 0-0...

Highly anticipated slugfest as ‘The Assassin’ goes after local light/heavyweight belt

Mar 09, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Highly anticipated slugfest as ‘The Assassin’ goes after local light/heavyweight belt

It’s fight night once again and the nation’s fledgling champions will don gloves when the Guyana Boxing Board of Control, in collaboration with the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) and...

Guyana Fire Service Extinguish Police Youth Club to take revenge

Mar 09, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Fire Service Extinguish Police Youth Club to take revenge

By Samuel Whyte A brilliant unbeaten century, 134, by Berbice inter county player Keith Fraser was enough to help the Guyana Fire Service soak the Central Police Operational Youth Club (CPOYC) as...

Executives to peruse constitution for solution as GASP AGM

Mar 09, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Executives to peruse constitution for solution as GASP AGM

– fail to produce amicable results Several attempts by the executive of the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) to elect office bearers for the fiscal year fizzed out with several...

Toney to contest LABA Presidency on Sunday

Mar 09, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Toney to contest LABA Presidency on Sunday

– Hamid reportedly not interested in re-election By Edison Jefford Sports Journalist, Rawle Toney, who still does freelance work for the Guyana Chronicle, has announced his candidature for the...

Amelia’s Ward United crowned UDFA Senior League Champs

Mar 09, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Amelia’s Ward United crowned UDFA Senior League Champs

First title in almost 20 years; to get 5-year kit deal from TLC Shipping Amelia’s Ward United were crowned Senior Champions of the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) when that entity’s...

Lengthy proceedings, but uneventful day at Tender Board

Mar 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Lengthy proceedings, but uneventful day at Tender Board

On a lengthy, but relatively uneventful day at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board, the proceedings got underway yesterday with four bids being opened for the supply, delivery...

GTTA officials visit training programme at Linden

Mar 09, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTTA officials visit training programme at Linden

National Table Tennis Coach Linden Johnson, Senior Vice President of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Harold Hopkinson and former National champion Colin France among others were in Linden...

No leads as police await PM results

Mar 09, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on No leads as police await PM results

The murder in Port Kaituma two days ago has been added to the ever-growing list of those to be solved by the police. The body of 49-year-old Lawrence Martindale was found at the waterfront with at...

More cycle racing set for Sunday on the West Demerara

Mar 09, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on More cycle racing set for Sunday on the West Demerara

National Cycling Coach, Hassan Mohamed MS has organized the 3rd Annual Cheddi Jagan Memorial 50 Miles Cycle Road Race for Sunday March 13. The race will commence from Wales Police Station at...

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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