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Govt. signs secret deal to expand CJIA

Nov 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. signs secret deal to expand CJIA

… Upset Chinese contractor revealed info An unspecified deal for which a Chinese bank is putting US$138 million (G$27.6 billion) has been signed to expand the country’s lone international...

Ex-president of Philippines arrested for corruption

Nov 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Ex-president of Philippines arrested for corruption

– barred from leaving country MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was arrested in her hospital room on electoral fraud charges yesterday in a...

Mocha/Arcadia residents, police clash in face-off

Nov 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Mocha/Arcadia residents, police clash in face-off

…as Benn concedes Ministry officials neglected deplorable roadway Development comes with a price to be borne by many but the residents of Mocha Arcadia, East Bank of Demerara believes that the...

Grenades found in Le Repentir Cemetery

Nov 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Grenades found in Le Repentir Cemetery

Police are in possession of two Russian-made concussion grenades which were found in Le Repentir Cemetery on Thursday. Personnel from the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) found the grenades...

Sod-turning for Marriott Hotel tomorrow

Nov 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Sod-turning for Marriott Hotel tomorrow

The sod-turning ceremony for the Marriott-branded hotel in the Kingston, Georgetown area will be held tomorrow. Last July, President Bharrat Jagdeo said that the government was looking to seal...

‘We know what we are doing’ – says Surujbally on voter education

Nov 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on ‘We know what we are doing’ – says Surujbally on voter education

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) knows what it is doing, Chairman Dr Steve Surujbally said yesterday, in responding to criticisms about its voter education programme. “We have our...

Gita Sakal: I kept US$5M cheque in my drawer

Nov 19, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Gita Sakal: I kept US$5M cheque in my drawer

– Commission of Enquiry reveals tale of easy money for ex-CL Financial exec GITA SAKAL, former corporate secretary of the collapsed CL Financial empire, said Thursday she kept a US$5 million...

What’s next?

Nov 19, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on What’s next?

What happened in Victoria the other night was a direct result of the failure of APNU to condemn what happened in Buxton when a large contingent of supporters of the main opposition partnership...

Silly things in the silly season

Nov 19, 2011 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Silly things in the silly season

One incident sometimes brings out the worst elements of an elections campaign. And it depends on who happens to be the victim that would determine the corner from which the cries...

Dem boys seh…Bar Rat like Nicodemus

Nov 19, 2011 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Bar Rat like Nicodemus

Nicodemus was a thief who came by night. Bar Rat bring in a Chinese company like Nicodemus fuh do wuk pun de airport. Nobody didn’t know. De man done arrange money fuh de project, done...

The Berlin walls of PPP/C and PNCR

Nov 19, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Berlin walls of PPP/C and PNCR

Dear Editor, In the newspapers, readers are constantly reminded that the PNC ruled for 28 years and the PPP for 19. Examination will show the figures as not being correct. The PNC-TUF...

Substantial progress made under PPP/C

Nov 19, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Substantial progress made under PPP/C

Dear Editor, Guyanese will be asked on November 28 to make a decision that will determine whether we move forward at an accelerated pace under another PPP/C administration or whether we...

Kastev roads need fixing

Nov 19, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Kastev roads need fixing

Dear Editor, I have been living in Kastev, Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara, for several years and there are no proper roads in that area. What are considered roads here is...

Guyana’s future depends upon the quality of available public education

Nov 19, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana’s future depends upon the quality of available public education

Dear Editor, The emphasis being placed on education by APNU’s Presidential candidate, David Granger, is of the absolute importance given our present economic and social...

Some may consider rigging the 2011 election

Nov 19, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Some may consider rigging the 2011 election

Dear Editor, This coming elections will be the closest one Guyana will have in over fifty years. The possibilities of power gained or lost will cause many political fiends to...

Parties have not fully addressed the real issues as yet

Nov 19, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Parties have not fully addressed the real issues as yet

Dear Editor, In the run-up to the general elections, there are a number of issues that no political party has addressed with conviction as yet… issues that are necessary prerequisites...

Abuse of Power

Nov 19, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Abuse of Power

Dear Editor, Included in the ways in which imperfect people betray how selfish they are, is in their craving for power. The well known British writer, Malcolm Muggeridge, pointed out...

South Georgetown protest stalls Schools Championships for hours

Nov 19, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on South Georgetown protest stalls Schools Championships for hours

-Upper Demerara wins track and field, overall winner unclear A protest from South Georgetown, District 13, fuelled a series of other protests yesterday afternoon at the National Stadium...

Carib/Pepsi Big Smash t20 Super-8 bowls off today at Skeldon

Nov 19, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Carib/Pepsi Big Smash t20 Super-8 bowls off today at Skeldon

Lack of communication between GCB & BCB again an issue The Super-Eight stage of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Carib/Pepsi Big Smash t20 cricket competition bowls off today...

Banks DIH supports Guyana Beach Soccer team Trinidad sojourn

Nov 19, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Banks DIH supports Guyana Beach Soccer team Trinidad sojourn

Guyana Beach Soccer Association is being represented at the Tobago Beach Soccer Festival this weekend in the Twin Island Republic. The 12-member local contingent received...

Guinness in the Street Football Tourney… West Front Road pummel Plaisance in latest action, as action moves to East R/veldt

Nov 19, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness in the Street Football Tourney… West Front Road pummel Plaisance in latest action, as action moves to East R/veldt

West Front Road hammered Plaisance 8-0 in latest action of the Guinness in the Street football tournament played at the Cultural Centre Tarmac. This was the largest margin of victory...

FIFA bans 6 Caribbean officials in bribery plot

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Jagdeo should withdraw his comments

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo found himself at the center of a controversy regarding... more