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Garbage woes continue to plague Georgetown residents

Aug 06, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Garbage woes continue to plague Georgetown residents

Five days after garbage contractors working with the Mayor and City Council (MCC) pulled their services from the city, Georgetown’s refuse woes are continuing to literally “pile up”. Earlier...

Remedial teaching chaotic – teachers

Aug 06, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Remedial teaching chaotic – teachers

While the majority of the secondary school population may be relishing the ‘No Child Left Behind’ policy of the Ministry of Education, some teachers are peeved at the outcome. Many...

EU helps region focus on biodiversity

Aug 06, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on EU helps region focus on biodiversity

Two Caribbean countries, supposedly Guyana and Dominica, would soon benefit from the drafting of two legislations focusing on genetic resources (biodiversity), and the fair and equitable sharing of...

Major project to connect state agencies, stakeholders

Aug 06, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Major project to connect state agencies, stakeholders

Water resource monitoring… A major project to better monitor the levels of Guyana’s water network system has been launched with Government saying that it will reduce duplication of work by...

Bourda Market, on the verge of falling apart

Aug 06, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Bourda Market, on the verge of falling apart

The building that has been in existence for more than a century has begun to fall apart, a historical piece, a bargainer’s attraction. Over the past years Bourda Market has been housing many...

Re-opening period of claims and objections period discriminatory- PNCR

Aug 06, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Re-opening period of claims and objections period discriminatory- PNCR

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has termed the re-opening of the claims and objections period as discriminatory. According to Party Leader, Robert Corbin, the 13-day duration...

Plantain prices escalate as fungus affects production

Aug 06, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Plantain prices escalate as fungus affects production

The Black Sigatoka fungus which has been severely affecting production quality and quantity at plantain farms across the country has adversely effected the export of the crop, according to...

Man jailed after pleading guilty to assault

Aug 06, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Man jailed after pleading guilty to assault

Gregory Forde was jailed for six months and fined $30,000 on Thursday after he acknowledged the allegations that he threatened and assaulted Madonna Narine. However, Narine was also slapped...

Culture Ministry hosts Emancipation exhibition

Aug 06, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Culture Ministry hosts Emancipation exhibition

In a continuation of the events to celebrate Emancipation, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport hosted an Emancipation exhibition Thursday on the ground floor of the Guyana National Museum. The...

ON SECURING THE BALANCE OF POWER AND THE MIDDLE CLASS VOTE

Aug 06, 2011 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on ON SECURING THE BALANCE OF POWER AND THE MIDDLE CLASS VOTE

Guyana has traditionally had two major political parties, the PPP and the PNC. At all times since independence either of these two parties has held a majority in the National Assembly. Thus...

The troubles in the system

Aug 06, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The troubles in the system

A birth certificate is perhaps one of the most important documents that one can ever possess. Without it one can get nothing—not an identification document, a travel document or anything...

Headquarters retain Police Athletics Championships

Aug 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Headquarters retain Police Athletics Championships

Headquarters easily retained their Police Track and Field Championships title last night at Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary, owed to outstanding performances from clearly the best...

T&T closing in on 2nd place

Aug 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on T&T closing in on 2nd place

Jamaica take U-19 three-day title Jamaica crowned themselves three-day champions of the WICB Regional Under-19 tournament for the second time in three years when they crushed Windward Islands...

Braithwaite hits another ton against Guyana as host a wicket away from crushing defeat

Aug 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Braithwaite hits another ton against Guyana as host a wicket away from crushing defeat

Regional U-19 three-day cricket (5th round) By Sean Devers Kraigg Braithwaite scored his 52nd career century yesterday at Everest to set up what should be a commanding victory for Barbados...

Maryville and Rebel to battle for Prakash Poultry Farm U-15 cricket title

Aug 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Maryville and Rebel to battle for Prakash Poultry Farm U-15 cricket title

Maryville and Rebel will clash in the final game of the Prakash Poultry Farm U-15 40 over cricket competition on Saturday at Enterprise ground in Leguan. Both teams have two wins in the...

Half-a-Million worth of footwear and t-shirts donated to 7 Berbice clubs

Aug 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Half-a-Million worth of footwear and t-shirts donated to 7 Berbice clubs

Food For The Poor Inc., BCB & RHTY&SC collaborate The Berbice Cricket Board in its continued efforts to develop the sport in the Ancient County on Wednesday last donated $500,000 worth of...

GT Pitbulls Squad named for Jam Zone Master’s Cup t20 cricket

Aug 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT Pitbulls Squad named for Jam Zone Master’s Cup t20 cricket

Former West Indies Captain, Guyanese, Ramnaresh Sarwan, will lead a powerful Georgetown Pitbulls team in the Jam Zone Masters’ Cup t20 cricket competition at the Guyana National Stadium on...

Banks DIH Rugby Sevens kicks off rugby sevens season

Aug 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Banks DIH Rugby Sevens kicks off rugby sevens season

Preparation for Pan American Games commence The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) Rugby Sevens Season which was scheduled to be opened on Sunday July 31 and was postponed due to the inclement...

First ever Ansa Mc al Tribute to Grounds Men Programme hosted by BCB

Aug 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on First ever Ansa Mc al Tribute to Grounds Men Programme hosted by BCB

The Berbice Cricket Board on Wednesday hosted its first ever Tribute to Grounds Men Programme at the Annex Restaurant in Rose Hall Town. The programme sponsored by the Ansa McAl Group of...

ECB, ECUSA saddened at the passing of Duncan

Aug 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on ECB, ECUSA saddened at the passing of Duncan

The officials of the Essequibo Cricket Board are saddened at the passing of international umpire, Guyanese Clyde Duncan. President of the ECB, Sheik Ahmad, said he shared a good relationship...

DDL supports Kennard’s Turf Club Meet

Aug 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on DDL supports Kennard’s Turf Club Meet

DDL announced their sponsorship of the G & Lower W/A Class race on the Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club ‘Post Emancipation Day Race Meeting’ yesterday at DDL Headquarters in Kingston....

Education Minister urges participants to utilize knowledge gained

Aug 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Education Minister urges participants to utilize knowledge gained

As ECCB Academy concludes Fifty-two teenage cricketers yesterday graduated from the 10th annual East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) Cricket Academy, which concluded yesterday at Lusignan....

Bartica getting ready for 2nd D&C Promotions T20 KO tourney

Aug 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bartica getting ready for 2nd D&C Promotions T20 KO tourney

Arawai Mining sponsors $600,000 1st prize Cricket lovers and enthusiasts in Bartica are preparing for what is anticipated to be an explosive and entertaining D&C Promotions Twenty20...

Bishoo & Campbelle recognised by the BCB & RHTY&SC

Aug 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bishoo & Campbelle recognised by the BCB & RHTY&SC

West Indies players Devendra Bishoo and Shemaine Campbelle were recently recognised by the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) and the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) under its Tribute...

BCB reward seven outstanding Coaches

Aug 06, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB reward seven outstanding Coaches

Under Tribute to coaches Programme Seven cricket Coaches, who have all been committed to working beyond the call of duty along with the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) to lift the standard of...

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A coalition of shared disgrace

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The APNU and the AFC deserve each other. They deserve to be shackled together in a coalition... more