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45% of agri contracts behind schedule

Apr 22, 2011 knews News Comments Off on 45% of agri contracts behind schedule

…but 10 more inked for $490 million An estimated 45% of contracts issued by the Ministry of Agriculture are behind schedule, authorities said yesterday. The Ministry is now taking steps to invoke...

Murders of elderly ‘home alone’ women worry cops

Apr 22, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Murders of elderly ‘home alone’ women worry cops

By Michael Jordan Homicide ranks here are worried at what appears to be a pattern of brutal murders of elderly women who live alone. Of the nine women slain so far for the year, three of them were...

Hot cross buns, always a favourite!

Apr 22, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Hot cross buns, always a favourite!

Those delicious and tasty baked buns that are so popular around this time in Guyana have taken centre stage once again. But they disappear as fast as they come. Cross buns have become a family treat...

Dem boys seh…Only in Guyana it happens

Apr 22, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Only in Guyana it happens

Only in Guyana certain things happen. A President announce publicly that if anybody cuss he, he gun cuss dem back. Only in Guyana. And he mouth set suh. Only in Guyana public figures does run to de...

The tradition of Good Friday in Guyana

Apr 22, 2011 knews News Comments Off on The tradition of Good Friday in Guyana

If there is one day that brings a noticeably quiet scene all around Guyana, it is Good Friday. It is traditionally a day when not many people are seen on the streets. Most people do not work, except...

Pele are Len’s Craft Optical/Sunburst OJ U-15 Champs

Apr 22, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pele are Len’s Craft Optical/Sunburst OJ U-15 Champs

Beat flamingo on penalties 5-4: Renaissance stun Camptown for 3rd Pele FC are the inaugural Len’s Craft Optical/Sunburst Orange Juice Under-15 champions following a hard fought win on penalty kicks...

Cars for next tournament’s MVPs

Apr 22, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cars for next tournament’s MVPs

Prepared to readily admit that he is someone that does not back down from a challenge, GT&T CEO Yog Mahadeo could not wait to respond to Sport Minister Dr. Frank Anthony’s dare for the...

Indigenous Peoples Committee selects Chairperson, Vice-Chair

Apr 22, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Indigenous Peoples Committee selects Chairperson, Vice-Chair

Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran, on Wednesday, announced Doreen Jacobis as the Chairman of the Indigenous Peoples Committee, after she was nominated by her colleagues and secured...

Dr. Anthony fires probing response to Hilaire

Apr 22, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dr. Anthony fires probing response to Hilaire

Guyana’s Minister of Sport Dr. Frank Anthony has dispatched a strongly worded response to WICB CEO Ernest Hilaire, who answered some of the concerns raised by the Honorable Minister in a letter...

The ERC missed an excellent opportunity to demonstrate its independence

Apr 22, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The ERC missed an excellent opportunity to demonstrate its independence

Dear Editor, In a statement released on Monday night (04/18/11) the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) informed the public that it has launched an investigation into statements made by ACDA’s...

Soldier charged with manslaughter

Apr 22, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Soldier charged with manslaughter

Twenty-three year-old Guyana Defence Force Lance Corporal, Curt Belgrave, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday, to face a charge of manslaughter. The soldier allegedly shot and...

The Publisher’s Note on Kissoon was in bad taste

Apr 22, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Publisher’s Note on Kissoon was in bad taste

Dear Editor, It was in bad taste and in poor judgment for the publisher to add a note to the end of Freddie Kissoon’s column 4-20-2011, indicating that Kissoon had attacked “people’s...

Rogue minibus operators creating chaos

Apr 22, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Rogue minibus operators creating chaos

Dear Editor, I would like to point out that the majority of minibus operators respect the agreements made with the Government and charge commuters the regular fares. It is a few rogue operators who...

Beach Volleyball tourney fixed for Berbice

Apr 22, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Beach Volleyball tourney fixed for Berbice

The Berbice Volleyball Association’s (BVA) will on Monday (Easter Monday) stage its two man (two- aside) beach volleyball competition at the Popular No63 Beach Corentyne Berbice beginning at 09:00...

A tempestuous calm before the storm as Fraser and Bess prepare for showdown

Apr 22, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on A tempestuous calm before the storm as Fraser and Bess prepare for showdown

There is an old idiom that says ‘empty barrels make the most noise.’ If there is any credence to this adage then it stands to reason that quiet dispositions depict substance and worth. Further,...

Investment in HIV/AIDS has increased phenomenally- Health Minister

Apr 22, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Investment in HIV/AIDS has increased phenomenally- Health Minister

From an investment of zero dollars in 1989, Guyana’s investment in the fight against HIV/AIDS has mounted to more than US$2B on an annual basis. This is according to Minister of Health, Dr Leslie...

PPP propaganda machine at work to deceive Guyanese again

Apr 22, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on PPP propaganda machine at work to deceive Guyanese again

Dear Editor, The PPP does not do many things well. However, they have a propaganda machine that has been of great service to them, even if it comes at the expense of the development of Guyana. Let me...

Guyanese cricketers continue to shine in T&T

Apr 22, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese cricketers continue to shine in T&T

Guyanese cricketers continue to shine in the various competitions being played in Trinidad and Tobago at a time when club cricket in this country is arguably at an all-time low due to lack of...

Mr. Khemraj’s conclusions are biased and directed towards support for the AFC

Apr 22, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Khemraj’s conclusions are biased and directed towards support for the AFC

Dear Editor, The letters by Theron Khemraj, with all his charts and economic data, are all good for the political appetite of this nation and should be welcomed, but his conclusions are all biased...

MOH, USAID engage stakeholders to examine Guyana HIV/AIDS response

Apr 22, 2011 knews News Comments Off on MOH, USAID engage stakeholders to examine Guyana HIV/AIDS response

Having embarked on a trajectory of elimination, Guyana is unequivocally committed to the UNAIDS global commitment to zero new transmission, zero mother-to-child transmission, zero deaths from HIV and...

A piece of meanness!

Apr 22, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on A piece of meanness!

Dear Editor, The corporate business life of Guyana is old-fashioned and disorderly. This is partially due to the media not giving enough attention to the doings of businesses and companies. The...

Meusa and Khan on collision course as tourney enters final round

Apr 22, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Meusa and Khan on collision course as tourney enters final round

Former National Chess Champion Wendell Meusa will face off with his successor, Taffin Khan when action in the Caribbean Container INC. (C.C.I.) Easter Chess tournament continues at the KEI-SHAR’S...

Sasenarine is dead wrong about the sugar industry

Apr 22, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sasenarine is dead wrong about the sugar industry

Dear Editor, Sasenarine Singh’s letter in the Kaieteur News of April 19, 2011 reeks of opportunism. Singh was an established member of the PPP for a number of years. He remained in spite of the...

Easter Monday road closures

Apr 22, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Easter Monday road closures

The Guyana Police Force wishes to inform the general public that due to Easter kite flying activities on Monday April 25, 2011, the following roads in Georgetown will be closed to vehicular traffic...

Jinxed Supenaam Stelling re-opens to ferry traffic

Apr 22, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Jinxed Supenaam Stelling re-opens to ferry traffic

Ferry traffic to the Supenaam Stelling which went down earlier this week has resumed after more repairs were effected. There are no weight restrictions and the ferries serving Region Three, Essequibo...

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