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Two killed in Mahaicony smash-up

Feb 03, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Two killed in Mahaicony smash-up

Two employees who were working on the Hope/Dochfour Canal, East Coast Demerara were tragically killed yesterday afternoon after the pick-up truck they were travelling in slammed into a truck...

Imam remanded to prison on three counts of sexual molestation

Feb 03, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Imam remanded to prison on three counts of sexual molestation

After some two hours in the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court, the Imam at the center of a child sexual molestation case was remanded to prison. The Imam, 30 year-old Nizam Ali of Turkeyen, East...

Amaila Falls road controversy… Luncheon insists Govt. owns seized equipment

Feb 03, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Amaila Falls road controversy… Luncheon insists Govt. owns seized equipment

“I don’t believe that there is any question that Government has an absolute right, absolute ownership…because they expended funds to procure that equipment.” Head of the Presidential...

Butcher hangs self days after wife’s mysterious death

Feb 03, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Butcher hangs self days after wife’s mysterious death

As controversy surrounds the death of a Good Hope, East Bank Essequibo woman who died at a city hospital on Sunday last, police were called in yesterday, as her husband was found...

Huge interest in Venezuela’s offer to buy building materials

Feb 03, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Huge interest in Venezuela’s offer to buy building materials

-17 exporters looking for early deal A number of Guyanese hardware manufacturers are looking to cash in on an offer from Venezuela to buy building materials. Yesterday, the Private Sector Commission...

KEEP IT SIMPLE

Feb 03, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on KEEP IT SIMPLE

If the PPP wants to make the income tax laws more tax- friendly, it should avoid establishing tax allowances for dependent children. This will only complicate the tax system further and...

I was either a fascist tyrant or great superstar at UG: Which one? None

Feb 03, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on I was either a fascist tyrant or great superstar at UG: Which one? None

I worked for twenty six years at the University of Guyana. During that time span, every three years, I faced contract renewal based on research and competent teaching, first by my faculty, then by...

Not something to joke about

Feb 03, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Not something to joke about

Security is crucial to everyone. It is for this reason that we started building homes and as we progressed so too did our need for security. The houses provided security from the harsh elements, but...

FREE AT LAST: GCB resumes control of cricket

Feb 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on FREE AT LAST: GCB resumes control of cricket

After being given 24 hours to remove the padlocks placed on the doors of the Guyana Cricket Board’s (GCB) Head Office on Regent Street via a court order issued by Justice William Ramlall on...

GMR&SC South Dakota Circuit Meet

Feb 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GMR&SC South Dakota Circuit Meet

Sunday shaping up to produce explosive rivalry The forceful interactions were indicative of the challenges that are anticipated on Sunday when the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports stages its...

Stage set for exciting WICB Regional Four-Day Tournament

Feb 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stage set for exciting WICB Regional Four-Day Tournament

St, John’s, Antigua — The West Indies Cricket Board’s Regional Four-day First-class competition is set to bowl off on Friday with the return of PINK ball matches under lights. Trinidad...

Scotia Bank/Pepsi School Football Academy coaching course concluded yesterday

Feb 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Scotia Bank/Pepsi School Football Academy coaching course concluded yesterday

-Teachers/coaches to relate their wealth of knowledge to students Under United States-based Coach Stanley Harmon, the teachers/coaches of the Scotia Bank/Pepsi Schools Football Academy can now...

Tutorial High School for Barbados Relay Fair next week

Feb 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tutorial High School for Barbados Relay Fair next week

– hopes to duplicate Queens College 2011 performance Woolford Avenue and East Georgetown powerhouse, Tutorial High School will be attending their first ever international...

Hot action envisaged as local amateur pugilists take to the ring tonight

Feb 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hot action envisaged as local amateur pugilists take to the ring tonight

The Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) is the place to be this evening when the executives of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) stages a special tournament to assess the progress of...

Businessman John Lewis re-elected to serve as Flying Ace Cycle Club President

Feb 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Businessman John Lewis re-elected to serve as Flying Ace Cycle Club President

Businessman and long serving president, John Lewis, Manager of Water Chris Hotel, was once again elected to serve as President of the Flying Ace Cycling Club when that entity held its...

Georgetown Dominoes Association to hold wake for Robert Williams

Feb 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Georgetown Dominoes Association to hold wake for Robert Williams

The Georgetown Dominoes Association will hold a wake in honour of its former President, Robert Williams, today at the Malteenoes Sports Club, Thomas Lands. All teams affiliated to the...

Seven to represent Pocket Rocket Boxing Gym at National Amateur trials

Feb 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Seven to represent Pocket Rocket Boxing Gym at National Amateur trials

The Pocket Rocket Boxing Gym of New Amsterdam Berbice will be looking to continue their good showing in the Boxing arena when the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) stages a...

This is more than ‘just UG business’

Feb 03, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on This is more than ‘just UG business’

Dear Editor, It has been almost a week since media houses in Guyana have broadcast to the general public, sometimes rival versions, though always relevant aspects, of the same story...

Those unmarked, one-way streets

Feb 03, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Those unmarked, one-way streets

Dear Editor, I feel the need to raise a concern about an article carried in today’s edition captioned “Several city streets now one-way”. There are a wide list of changes in...

Peeper wrong about appointment of DPP

Feb 03, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Peeper wrong about appointment of DPP

DEAR EDITOR, The Peeping Tom’s Article written and published in the Kaieteur News dated February 02 2012, is predicated upon the assumption that the President appoints and dismisses...

A dangerous trend near Number 36 Village

Feb 03, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on A dangerous trend near Number 36 Village

Dear Editor, As a person who travels daily on the Corentyne highway, I wish to bring to the attention of the relevant authorities a dangerous practice which has been going on for...

Has Mr. Ramkarran’s failure to be appointed Speaker made him irrational?

Feb 03, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Has Mr. Ramkarran’s failure to be appointed Speaker made him irrational?

Dear Editor, I refer to the PPP press Release of January 17, 2012; Mr. Ralph Ramkarran’s press release which appeared on the page 3 of the Stabroek News of Wednesday January 18, under...

Are the police in collusion with these law-breakers?

Feb 03, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Are the police in collusion with these law-breakers?

Dear Editor, An upsurge in burglaries on business and residential premises within the three adjoining villages of Johanna Cecilia, Maria’s Lodge and Suddie where a police station is...

The Muslim community must not make the mistakes of the Catholic Church

Feb 03, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Muslim community must not make the mistakes of the Catholic Church

Dear Editor, When the Catholic Church started to confront the presence of abusers in their ranks, they feared for the public image of their religion so much that they dismissed the...

Serious consequences of industrial action at UG

Feb 03, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Serious consequences of industrial action at UG

Dear Editor, Industrial action at the University of Guyana can have serious consequences, far beyond what students, staff, and observers are likely to think of. While most people may...

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Democracy thrives on dissent and plurality

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, speaking at an event commemorating the death anniversary... more