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KAIETEUR NEWS IS UP TO THE CHALLENGE!

Sep 02, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on KAIETEUR NEWS IS UP TO THE CHALLENGE!

Kaieteur News has raised questions about the cost of a recently opened building renovated by the National Insurance Scheme. It is not the first time, and it will most likely not be the last...

Teen remanded after stealing from church

Sep 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Teen remanded after stealing from church

A 17-year-old boy appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday to face two charges of committing robbery under arms and another charge of...

Constable under close arrest for pensioner’s demise in accident

Sep 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Constable under close arrest for pensioner’s demise in accident

The police are currently investigating a motor vehicle accident which resulted in the death of a pensioner and involving one of their own. According to reports, around 16:20 hours on Wednesday...

Harmonised approaches to environmental challenges needed – CARICOM

Sep 02, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Harmonised approaches to environmental challenges needed – CARICOM

The Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) Ministers meeting continued yesterday with a follow-up confab at the Headquarters of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM)...

One Laptop Per Family…Contract awarded US$7.5M to Chinese Co.

Sep 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on One Laptop Per Family…Contract awarded US$7.5M to Chinese Co.

A Chinese company that goes by the name, Haier Electrical Appliances Limited, yesterday won a US$7.5 million contract to supply 27,000 laptops under the government’s One Laptop Per...

East Bank four-lane expansion…Cabinet approves US$17.2M contract

Sep 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on East Bank four-lane expansion…Cabinet approves US$17.2M contract

Cabinet met on Friday, last, August 26, and offered its no-objections to several major contracts. Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon made this disclosure at his weekly press...

Protestors take ‘middle finger’ to State House

Sep 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Protestors take ‘middle finger’ to State House

A number of protestors yesterday gathered in front of State House on Main Street raising their middle fingers in solidarity with 18 year-old Kevin Simon, who was remanded to prison for two...

Luncheon defends $69M renovated NIS office

Sep 01, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Luncheon defends $69M renovated NIS office

– says wide array of services covered Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, stated yesterday that he has “observed the propensity by Kaieteur News to...

Dem boys seh…People planning fuh cut off dem pickney middle finger

Sep 01, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…People planning fuh cut off dem pickney middle finger

Haier. When dem boys see de name dem think was somebody who spell ‘hair’ wrang. Then dem realize was a Chinese company and it didn’t come fuh open a cookshop. Then dem boys see this ad in a...

The eye of the tiger and Guyanese ironies

Sep 01, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The eye of the tiger and Guyanese ironies

The then US Ambassador to Guyana, Ronald Bullen sent back a dispatch that wasn’t an original thought. But the thought must have struck him anyway when the action occurred. What did Mr. Bullen say...

Group ‘B’ 2014 World Cup qualifier…Both teams exuding confidence ahead of clash

Sep 01, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Group ‘B’ 2014 World Cup qualifier…Both teams exuding confidence ahead of clash

-C/bean businesses must understand role of sports-Shabazz By Rawle Welch “It is important for Caribbean businesses to understand the role sports can play in shaping our...

D&C Promotions T20 Cricket….El Dorado Trading & Hopkinson Mining on board

Sep 01, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on D&C Promotions T20 Cricket….El Dorado Trading & Hopkinson Mining on board

El Dorado Trading and Hopkinson Mining have joined forces with D&C Promotions for this weekend’s massive 8-team Twenty20 knock-out cricket tournament set for the Bartica Community Centre...

Fistic fury envisaged as ‘Sixheads’ Lewis and ’Mystery Lady’ Alfred return to duty

Sep 01, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fistic fury envisaged as ‘Sixheads’ Lewis and ’Mystery Lady’ Alfred return to duty

After a prolonged hiatus from the ring, Guyana’s first world champion, former World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight king, Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis and reigning Women’s...

Pepsi renews Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club Under-19 Team sponsorship

Sep 01, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pepsi renews Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club Under-19 Team sponsorship

Beverage giants Demerara Distillers Limited under its international brand Pepsi has renewed cricket sponsorship of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club Pepsi Under-19 Team for the year...

GCA’s Queensway 50-over cricket …Three Quarter-finals on tomorrow

Sep 01, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA’s Queensway 50-over cricket …Three Quarter-finals on tomorrow

The last three quarterfinal matches in the Georgetown Cricket Association’s (GCA) Queensway 50-over cricket competition are scheduled for tomorrow in the City with the winners joining GNIC...

3rd BCB/Scotia Bank Cricket Academy launches with 65 young cricketers

Sep 01, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on 3rd BCB/Scotia Bank Cricket Academy launches with 65 young cricketers

The 2011 Berbice Cricket Board/Scotia Bank Cricket Academy was launched on Monday at the Area “H” ground with President Keith Foster challenging the sixty five cricketers present to take full...

Profiles of the Guyana ‘Golden Jaguars’ Football Team

Sep 01, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Profiles of the Guyana ‘Golden Jaguars’ Football Team

The Guyana Football Federation has released the names of members of the squad that is currently in training under Technical Director Trinidadian Jamal Shabazz for their 2014 World Cup qualifier...

Invaders XI hope to invade the National Stadium on Sunday

Sep 01, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Invaders XI hope to invade the National Stadium on Sunday

Kares Engineering/Bushy Park Sawmills T10 Tapeball Cricket Competition While most cricket pundits will be mulling a ‘Pitbulls vs. Albion’ dream final in the nation-wide Kares Engineering and...

Guyanese advance to medal round

Sep 01, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese advance to medal round

CARIBBEAN BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011 The Caribbean Badminton International Junior Championships (CAREBACO) is being held in Barbados at the Wildey Gymnasium. The Championships opened...

If there is no development, then there can be no reward

Sep 01, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on If there is no development, then there can be no reward

Dear Editor, It was with no small amount of amusement that I saw, at last, the shortlist for the Guyana Prize for Literature 2011 – I formally repeat my call for the resignation of...

Guyanese need to value water and stop wasting it

Sep 01, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyanese need to value water and stop wasting it

Dear Editor, I have noticed the increased pressure in the water supply in the Patentia area. GWI should be commended for this improvement. However, I’m not sure what measures are put in...

Closer collaboration needed between private security industry and the state security force

Sep 01, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Closer collaboration needed between private security industry and the state security force

Dear Editor, The growth of the private security industry is generally perceived as a twentieth – century phenomenon and is of critical importance to the maintenance of national security. As...

University of Guyana lacks good governance

Sep 01, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on University of Guyana lacks good governance

Dear Editor, The principles of good governance remain the same for all institutions whether it relates to the functioning of one or more universities, or even a country. These are international...

Playing hide and seek with the truth

Sep 01, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Playing hide and seek with the truth

Dear Editor, When I read Paul Arsende’s letter “Prior to 1992 Guyanese could not dream of owning a piece of land” KN 27 August 2011, I became instantly confused. Presumably the brutal...

Whose responsibility is it to pay this late registration fee?

Sep 01, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Whose responsibility is it to pay this late registration fee?

Dear Editor, This is a matter that I believed should be brought to the attention of the public. My daughter wrote the Caribbean Examinations Council (C.X.C) examinations through Global...