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Presidential candidates call for peace – urges supporters to accept final results

Nov 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Presidential candidates call for peace – urges supporters to accept final results

Leaders of four political parties yesterday called for calm as the country awaits the results of Monday’s General and Regional Elections. The Presidential Candidates urged their supporters to...

2011 General and Regional Elections … Final results will be announced soon. Kaieteur News will continue to keep readers updated.

Nov 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 2011 General and Regional Elections … Final results will be announced soon. Kaieteur News will continue to keep readers updated.

2011 General and Regional Elections…Guyana on edge: Still no official declaration

Nov 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on 2011 General and Regional Elections…Guyana on edge: Still no official declaration

…APNU, AFC refuse to participate in PPP/C recount request Last evening, more than 24 hours after the General and Regional Elections were conducted, and with no official declaration having...

Pending Elections Results ….”Business as usual”

Nov 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Pending Elections Results ….”Business as usual”

Prior to the General and Regional Elections, Kumar Ramnauth, President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce had stated that the business sector was concerned about the timing of...

CARICOM Observer Mission issues preliminary statement on elections

Nov 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM Observer Mission issues preliminary statement on elections

The atmosphere at polling stations on Elections Day on Monday was conducive for free and fair elections. This notion was offered by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Electoral Observer...

Sharma TV suspension will not begin tomorrow

Nov 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Sharma TV suspension will not begin tomorrow

– Conservatory order granted A conservatory order has been granted in favour Television Station owner Chandranarine Sharma. Kaieteur News understands that order was granted...

Stabbed Brazilian is 40th murder victim in hinterland division

Nov 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on Stabbed Brazilian is 40th murder victim in hinterland division

The murder rate in E&F Division climbed to 40 on Sunday following the stabbing to death of a Brazilian at a shop located at Butterfly backdam, Cuyuni. The victim, known only...

PPP/C calls for immediate release of preliminary results

Nov 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on PPP/C calls for immediate release of preliminary results

The People’s Progressive Party/Civic in a statement last evening called on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to make public immediately, or as soon as possible,...

A fictional construct: The future of the PNC

Nov 30, 2011 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on A fictional construct: The future of the PNC

I asked my editor to give me until 22:00 hours to submit this article. He said impossible. He set 19:00 hours. Normally my column goes into his mail-box by 10:00 hours. For today’s...

What will the new leader bring?

Nov 30, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on What will the new leader bring?

Dear Editor, Election Day is past and gone. Not much can be spoken of the rallies because the words of love and harmony did not play a regular lead role. The hate, dissent and wicked...

Hypocrisy in the church

Nov 30, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Hypocrisy in the church

Dear Editor, I was invited to the Newtown Assembly of God church in D’Andrade Street, Newtown, a number of times and so I started to visit. However I observed an incident, recently, that...

Nepotism is rife.

Nov 30, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Nepotism is rife.

Dear Sir, Had it not been for the independent dailies, I would not have been aware of the rampant nepotism and cronyism that exist in Guyana. I will cite one example. Dr. Gansham Singh...

Who is the Iron Man?

Nov 30, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on Who is the Iron Man?

Dear Editor, An open question to all Guyanese, irrespective of their ethnicity or racial background and political affiliation, former Prime Minister, Mrs. Margaret Thatcher, was called “the...

Who owns Guyana?

Nov 30, 2011 KNews Letters 3

Dear Editor, Guyana needs a new breed of Policital Leaders, who are neither PPP nor PNC. Within the last forty-five years all that the Guyanese populace has had is totalitarian,...

There are more questions than answers

Nov 30, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on There are more questions than answers

Dear Editor, How petty can the PPP get? Imagine them asking Winston Felix to explain his alleged phone conversation with someone. But before he answers, or even attempts to answer, the...

An alphabet for the past government

Nov 30, 2011 KNews Letters Comments Off on An alphabet for the past government

Dear Editor, Please allow my alphabet on the PPP/C. A- Abuse- of power B- Bigotry C- Corruption- cronyism- persuasive D- Pervasive-disgraceful E- Erratic, evasive, egotistic(not...

Sharma guides India to win over Windies

Nov 30, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sharma guides India to win over Windies

Cuttack, (AFP): Rohit Sharma hit a responsible 72 under pressure as India survived a top-order collapse to post a thrilling one-wicket win over the West Indies in the opening...

Magnolias Indoor Hockey Championship…Xavier’s heroics lead Flora GCC under-21 ladies to fourth consecutive title

Nov 30, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Magnolias Indoor Hockey Championship…Xavier’s heroics lead Flora GCC under-21 ladies to fourth consecutive title

Led by a remarkable performance from national goalkeeper Alysa Xavier, the Flora GCC under-21 ladies hockey team carted off their 4th trophy in as many years of the Magnolias Indoor...

Hot & Spicy Corner adds flavour to K&S tourney

Nov 30, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hot & Spicy Corner adds flavour to K&S tourney

Hot & Spicy Corner, located at 3rd and Albert Streets, Alberttown is the latest entity to lend support to the 22nd Kashif & Shanghai Football tournament, which is set for a grand...

Bess aiming to add WBC CABOFE cruiserweight belt to collection

Nov 30, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bess aiming to add WBC CABOFE cruiserweight belt to collection

It seems that the uncertainty of a December boxing card has failed to daunt the spirits of local pugilists and following confirmation of such activity scheduled for December 17 next, these...

USA-based Guyanese athlete lives to run

Nov 30, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on USA-based Guyanese athlete lives to run

Wants to represent her homeland in 2012 Olympics By Sean Devers With three pre-teen children to care for at the mature age of 37, United States of America-based (USA) Guyanese-born long...

Carib/Pepsi Big Smash t20 semis on today at Bourda

Nov 30, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Carib/Pepsi Big Smash t20 semis on today at Bourda

Pulsating cricket is anticipated today at Bourda in the two semi-finals of the Guyana Cricket Board’s (GCB) Carib/Pepsi Big Smash t20 semi-finals involving the cream of Guyana’s...

Writer missed opportunity to import credible information

Nov 30, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on Writer missed opportunity to import credible information

– Facts about ‘Nationals’: Part I By Edison Jefford It’s rather unfortunate that this missive had to be fashioned in the form of a response to an article that...

CONCACAF U-17 WCQ Round 2…‘Lady Jags’ lose to Soca Princesses 8-0

Nov 30, 2011 KNews Sports Comments Off on CONCACAF U-17 WCQ Round 2…‘Lady Jags’ lose to Soca Princesses 8-0

Guyana’s Under-17 Lady Jags suffered an 8-0 whipping at the hands of Trinidad and Tobago’s Soca Princesses in their first game of the Round Two action in the CONCACAF Women’s...

A minority government and Parliament…Nothing barring winning party from coalescing with opposition parties – Ram

Nov 30, 2011 KNews News Comments Off on A minority government and Parliament…Nothing barring winning party from coalescing with opposition parties – Ram

For the first time ever, Guyana could face the very real possibility of having a minority government, meaning that no party has gained more than 50% of the votes cast. It could mean that one party...