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Ms. Burton can make no honest claim of successes with this administration during her GTUC presidency

Oct 27, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ms. Burton can make no honest claim of successes with this administration during her GTUC presidency

Dear Editor, While Ms. Gillian Burton, former President of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), has a constitutional right to freedom of association, such right does not extend to...

Moses Nagamootoo on AFC’s Candidate List

Oct 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Moses Nagamootoo on AFC’s Candidate List

…Valerie Lowe TUF faction also under Alliance banner Today is Nomination Day when all speculations will be put to rest as it relates to who will be contesting the 2011 General and Regional...

‘Missing’ gold recovered and returned to Eldorado Trading

Oct 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Missing’ gold recovered and returned to Eldorado Trading

Spokesperson for Air Services Limited, Annette Arjoon, has stated that the gold which reportedly went missing from one of the aircraft on Tuesday has been recovered and returned to its owner,...

APNU manifesto to be unveiled in 11 days

Oct 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on APNU manifesto to be unveiled in 11 days

The Value Added Tax (VAT) has, ever since its introduction in 2007, been a bone of contention, a source of protest action and literal tit for tat between the ruling administration, the political...

Two boys suspected drowned in Diwali day swim

Oct 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Two boys suspected drowned in Diwali day swim

– Bodies unrecovered Two boys, both aged 13, are suspected to have drowned yesterday after they took off swimming with another boy in the Demerara River without the knowledge of their...

Dem boys seh…People thief de diyas this year

Oct 27, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…People thief de diyas this year

Diwali night mek people realize how much thiefing going on. In de past, night like Diwali night use to bring out people from every corner. People use to lef de country and come to town just to see de...

Jagdeo’s vultures and carrion crows

Oct 27, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Jagdeo’s vultures and carrion crows

The news media have long been the subject of attacks from every quarter. Criminals criticize them for exposing aspects of their lives that they the criminals would wish to keep under wraps;...

Greatness has its dangers: The Nigel Hughes incident

Oct 27, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Greatness has its dangers: The Nigel Hughes incident

I first met Nigel Hughes in the early 1990s. I came to know him better as the Hoyte presidency came under pressure by the opposition. There was a large strike against the 1989 budget and the...

HOW WILL APNU DIVIDE ITS SEATS AFTER THE ELECTIONS?

Oct 27, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on HOW WILL APNU DIVIDE ITS SEATS AFTER THE ELECTIONS?

If the APNU continues to attract minuscule parties or individuals without mass support into its ranks, a situation could well emerge whereby its main constituent, the PNCR, ends up being marginalized...

Bishop Edghill’s open endorsement of the PPP/C slate is not unusual for this part of the world

Oct 27, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Bishop Edghill’s open endorsement of the PPP/C slate is not unusual for this part of the world

DEAR EDITOR, It is with some concern I write regarding the published comments regarding Bishop Juan Edghill’s public endorsement of the Presidential candidate, Donald Ramotar and the...

Parents are supporting children’s bad habits

Oct 27, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Parents are supporting children’s bad habits

Dear Editor, This letter is prompted by the expressed dissatisfaction by an irate parent whose child turned up 18 minutes late to an interview for employment at my Company. On top of...

“Me throw me corn, me no call no fowl”

Oct 27, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on “Me throw me corn, me no call no fowl”

Dear Editor, My attention has been drawn to two letters to Editor from His Excellency’s finest representatives in this the year of People of African descent. Dr. Roger Luncheon and...

Freddie Kissoon is out of line

Oct 27, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Freddie Kissoon is out of line

DEAR EDITOR, The Freddie Kissoon Column of Wednesday, October 26, titled “Sempiternal light versus eternal evil: Memories of Diwali”, is yet another nasty attack on Hindus by that...

Regional Super50 cricket…T&T advance to Saturday’s final, beat Guyana by four wickets in semis

Oct 27, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional Super50 cricket…T&T advance to Saturday’s final, beat Guyana by four wickets in semis

By Sean Devers Trinidad and Tobago qualified for their third consecutive Regional One-Day final in Guyana when they beat host Guyana by four wickets at the Guyana National Stadium last night...

Athletes need to transition to greater performances

Oct 27, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Athletes need to transition to greater performances

-Says Boyce, as he congratulates IGG team By Edison Jefford President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG), Colin Boyce believes that the time has come for the implementation of...

Jumbo Jet Stables making waves, happy with recent performance

Oct 27, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jumbo Jet Stables making waves, happy with recent performance

Jet Set Go of the Jumbo Jet Stables took off with the feature C class event and the coveted $1.2M top prize and Banks DIH trophy in another major upset in the Norman Singh Memorial Turf...

NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIPS…Anybody’s crown as Belony, McDonald, Gafoor assume front runner position

Oct 27, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIPS…Anybody’s crown as Belony, McDonald, Gafoor assume front runner position

Leroy Belony, Abigail McDonald, Ulric Harris and Moen Gafoor turned in top performances to assume the front runner position when the action continued in the second day’s play of the...

14th Troy Humphrey Memorial Cycle Meet 2K11…Persaud takes feature 40-lap contest on exciting day

Oct 27, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on 14th Troy Humphrey Memorial Cycle Meet 2K11…Persaud takes feature 40-lap contest on exciting day

Veteran Robin Persaud was again the main celebrant when the curtains came down on the 14th edition of the Troy Humphrey Memorial Cycling Meet yesterday at the Mecca of Cycling in...

Skeldon Cricket Club pockets GY$480,000 from WICB

Oct 27, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Skeldon Cricket Club pockets GY$480,000 from WICB

– over $1.5million earned in Super Club Assistance Programme Georgetown, Guyana – Skeldon Cricket Club in Guyana is enjoying a bumper cash bonanza from the West Indies...

Better Hope crush Bel Air

Oct 27, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Better Hope crush Bel Air

BAKEWELL SOFTBALL RESULTS FOR OCT 23 David Singh, Rajkumar Orie & Suresh Baksh hit tons, Latoya Smith takes hat-trick Better Hope demolished Bel Air by 162 runs. Better Hope...

Seonarine and Deopaul to lead NY teams in Guyana Cup

Oct 27, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Seonarine and Deopaul to lead NY teams in Guyana Cup

The two New York Softball Cricket League teams that will be representing the league in Guyana are sponsored by Hafeez Ali of Rockaway Auto Sales and Car Rental who has businesses in New...

Mabaruma Post Office gets a facelift

Oct 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Mabaruma Post Office gets a facelift

The Post Office at Mabaruma is now an enhanced building after extensive renovations were done there. The repair work that was done at this office by an external contractor included dismantling...

Cessna crashes at Arau, no injuries

Oct 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Cessna crashes at Arau, no injuries

A chartered aircraft yesterday crash-landed during bad weather at the Arau airstrip, Region Seven, but there are no reported injuries. The Cessna 206 belonging to Air Services Limited (ASL) was at...

US$16B new investments announced at PetroCaribe summit

Oct 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on US$16B new investments announced at PetroCaribe summit

…renewable energy focus now on wind, geothermal A crucial meeting in Managua, Nicaragua of Ministers from the 18 countries taking part in the Venezuelan-sponsored PetroCaribe initiative...

Mabaruma passengers forced to stay behind as MV Kimbia overloads

Oct 27, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Mabaruma passengers forced to stay behind as MV Kimbia overloads

After hours of waiting for the MV Kimbia at the Kingston Wharf, passengers fumed on Monday after they were told by management that the ship was overloaded and crates of supplies would...

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Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more