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Exporters of fresh produce facing challenges

Jun 07, 2011 knews News Comments Off on Exporters of fresh produce facing challenges

Government has written Caribbean Airlines underscoring irregular schedules and cargo capacities being air-lifted out of Guyana. Kaieteur News understands that last January, the Ministry of...

GT&T FastBall awareness games heightens excitement

Jun 07, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on GT&T FastBall awareness games heightens excitement

Pele reign supreme at GFC; one game played at MSC City as well as Linden players and fans are more aware now of the latest addition to the football family, GT&T’s FastBall following a...

Dookhoo returned as PSC Chairman

Jun 07, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Dookhoo returned as PSC Chairman

The Private Sector Commission (PSC), a grouping of several businesses, has re-elected Ramesh Dookhoo at its Chairman and has returned its Executive Management Committee. Dookhoo is the Business...

The Media lead list of three quarterfinalists

Jun 07, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on The Media lead list of three quarterfinalists

The Media, Son/Son Barber Shop Melanie and John Fernandes were the first three teams through to the quarterfinals of the 2011 Inter-Organisation Basketball Championship after enduring hours of...

Defendant given extension to file answer

Jun 07, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Defendant given extension to file answer

… High Court Motion against ERC Chamber Judge, Justice James Bovell-Drakes has given the members of the Ethnic Relations Commission time to file a defense. Last week after years of holding...

Banks DIH through Powerade supports national ruggers

Jun 07, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Banks DIH through Powerade supports national ruggers

– LOCAL FANS URGED TO DESCEND AT NATIONAL STADIUM IN GREEN By Rawle Welch When Guyana faces Barbados this Saturday in the final game of the Southern Caribbean 15’s Rugby Championship at...

Meten-Meer-Zorg robbery suspects to face charges soon

Jun 07, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Meten-Meer-Zorg robbery suspects to face charges soon

Police are likely to charge a number of persons this week in connection with the recent multi-million-dollar heist at Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara. Kaieteur News understands that police...

Mark Austin attempts to redeem himself against Revlon Lake in May ProAm

Jun 07, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Mark Austin attempts to redeem himself against Revlon Lake in May ProAm

Boxing fans would have had a marvelous opportunity to assess the positive spin offs of the monthly ProAm boxing cards following last month’s championship matches that featured the products of the...

Two magistrates assigned to Essequibo jurisdiction

Jun 07, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Two magistrates assigned to Essequibo jurisdiction

The Essequibo jurisdiction, Pomeroon\ Supernaam, now has two female magistrates, Madame Faith Mc Gusty and Leron Daly. Magistrate Faith McGusty, who returned to the Essequibo Coast, last week, to...

When political theory is used for propaganda purposes

Jun 07, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on When political theory is used for propaganda purposes

I find it perplexingly worrying that Clive Thomas has not as yet taken on Ravi Dev in the latter’s attempt to pass on propaganda and call it political theorising. Dev has been getting away with...

Several schools register wins as School Academy Tournament enters final stages

Jun 07, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Several schools register wins as School Academy Tournament enters final stages

Tutorial High School won by a walk over from Lodge Secondary, while Christ Church and Tucville Secondary Schools both failed to show up thus forfeiting their chances of advancing when action in the...

Investigations into Essequibo businessman’s murder stalled

Jun 07, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Investigations into Essequibo businessman’s murder stalled

Today, is exactly 19 days since popular businessman, Victor Warner, was murdered and police on the Essequibo Coast are still battling to find a link. The three persons who were in police custody,...

Chanderpaul (84), Persaud (5-29) give Demerara advantage

Jun 07, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on Chanderpaul (84), Persaud (5-29) give Demerara advantage

By Sean Devers at Providence Berbice produced Guyana’s latest Test pacer while another Berbician fast bowler was in this year’s West Indies under-19 team, but yesterday on a slow Providence...

West Dem beat E/Coast by 27 runs

Jun 07, 2011 knews Sports Comments Off on West Dem beat E/Coast by 27 runs

In a game reduced to 48 overs per side to due a 30-minute late start caused by overnight rain, West Demerara defeated East Coast by 27 runs at Eve Leary yesterday in their opening match of the...

An obvious calumny and blatant disregard for the truth and accuracy

Jun 07, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on An obvious calumny and blatant disregard for the truth and accuracy

Dear Editor, I write to bring to your attention an incident, which may or may not have serious implications, but is of concern to one who is committed to cooperate with the Guyana Police Force (GPF)...

Disillusionment with WICB

Jun 07, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Disillusionment with WICB

Dear Editor, I am a longtime fan of West Indies cricket. I am extremely dissatisfied at the way the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has been managing West Indies cricket, in particular over the last...

75-year-old wife beater for court

Jun 07, 2011 knews News Comments Off on 75-year-old wife beater for court

Desmond Hercules, 75, is expected to appear in a Linden court to answer a charge of domestic abuse. He reportedly went to his First Alley, Wismar home drunk yesterday afternoon and retaliated...

NORWAY NEEDS GUYANA TOO!

Jun 07, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on NORWAY NEEDS GUYANA TOO!

When you are desperate, the options are often very limited. Guyana is a poor nation and because of the predicament in which it found itself two decades ago, was forced to negotiate from a position of...

The PPP historically has never been opposed to power-sharing

Jun 07, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on The PPP historically has never been opposed to power-sharing

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter by Nigel Westmaas, captioned, “Everything about the present state of the society in Guyana belies the theory of normalcy” (Kaieteur News, Sunday June 5, 2011) in...

Disrespect for the rule of law

Jun 07, 2011 knews Letters Comments Off on Disrespect for the rule of law

Dear Editor, I am sometimes amazed and worried of the actions and behaviour of some people who hold certain high offices in Guyana, bearing in mind they are public figures and they are role models to...

An old court system in modern times

Jun 07, 2011 knews Editorial Comments Off on An old court system in modern times

A headline in a recent issue of this newspaper screamed that of 194 cases listed for the April sessions of the Criminal Assizes, the two judges in the criminal courts managed to complete five. At...

Flood-hit Lethem out of electricity and potable water

Jun 06, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Flood-hit Lethem out of electricity and potable water

– 45 families relocated, three buildings collapse – Schools closed until further notice By Kristen Macklingam & Keeran Singh Residents in Region Nine are now faced with a major crisis...

Report cites lapses in three maternal deaths

Jun 06, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Report cites lapses in three maternal deaths

By Michael Jordan Two pregnant teens, and a 23-year-old who had taken Cytotec two months into her pregnancy, died within 32 days at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) this year....

Teenager disappears with two-year-old relative

Jun 06, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Teenager disappears with two-year-old relative

A Vreed-en-Hoop woman is appealing for the safe return of her two year old granddaughter who is missing along with a teenager who is said to be a far of relative. The toddler disappeared after she...

Works Ministry proposes $76M for Le Repentir Cemetery restoration

Jun 06, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Works Ministry proposes $76M for Le Repentir Cemetery restoration

Over recent years the Le Repentir Cemetery has become a sore eye for the passing public and moreso persons living in and around its environs. Persons have been calling on the Mayor and City Council...

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Milerock, Capital FC, Winners Connection and Botafago secure semifinal berths

A Tale of Two Non-appointments

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In Guyana, under the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) government, the Constitution... more