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Ansa McAl concedes delay in announcing MoU with Guyana

Mar 01, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Ansa McAl concedes delay in announcing MoU with Guyana

…. says no deal signed yet with govt. The Trinidad-based conglomerate Ansa McAl is insisting it has no secret deal with the Guyana Government to build an ethanol plant here, but is...

Brassington’s resignation no ‘get out of jail free’ card

Mar 01, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Brassington’s resignation no ‘get out of jail free’ card

“We would like him to be subpoenaed before Parliamentary Committee” – Ramjattan “We feel that (Winston) Brassington knows everything…A to Z about all the transactions,” said...

Schoolboy murder suspect surrenders

Mar 01, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Schoolboy murder suspect surrenders

The teenaged suspect in the murder of schoolboy Anfernee Bowman on Monday has surrendered to police. Samuel Cornelius walked into the East La Penitence Police Station just after noon yesterday...

Contractors look to cash-in on Amaila Falls Road

Mar 01, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Contractors look to cash-in on Amaila Falls Road

…‘Sky high’ bids submitted to complete project “Unbelievable” estimates by contractors have led to a delay in the award of contracts for five more sections of the road leading to...

Bajan DNA specialist testifies at Neesa Gopaul’s PI

Mar 01, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Bajan DNA specialist testifies at Neesa Gopaul’s PI

…even as flood waters hamper Court proceedings Like many places within the city, the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court was yesterday severely affected by immense rainfall. As persons entered...

Raphael Trotman, the Westminster system and post-colonial stupidities

Mar 01, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Raphael Trotman, the Westminster system and post-colonial stupidities

Great Britain is a very old country. It has been in existence for a long time. Over centuries, institutions in such a territory come to take on a life of their own. It is theoretically foolish...

WILL THE SLUICE AT MADUNI BE REOPENED AGAIN?

Mar 01, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WILL THE SLUICE AT MADUNI BE REOPENED AGAIN?

The weather forecast for yesterday predicted that we would have had about 35mm or just under one and a half inches of rainfall. The actual rain that descended on the country is likely...

Dem boys seh…Some of dem mouth sew up

Mar 01, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Some of dem mouth sew up

De government suh accustomed to secrecy that even when dem ain’t got to duck and hide dem does still hide. Ansa McAl check a website and see that Guyana want alternative energy. De company...

Testing fate and facing the consequences

Mar 01, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Testing fate and facing the consequences

Guyana knows two weather conditions—rain and sun. While the sun has not been known to create some of the extreme temperatures recorded in even temperate countries, the rains...

An luxury at the taxpayers’ expense

Mar 01, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on An luxury at the taxpayers’ expense

Dear Editor, Everyone is aware that Mr Shaik Baksh is no longer a Minister of Government nor is he serving the Government in an Advisory capacity and still has two state vehicles in his...

Chris Ram’s views were blinkered

Mar 01, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Chris Ram’s views were blinkered

Dear Editor, In a calculated display of vulgar abuse (“political opportunism,” “racist motives”, etc) which I will not dignify with a response, nor would I the ‘ad...

Private schools need to be called into account

Mar 01, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Private schools need to be called into account

Dear Editor, The stabbing death of Anfernee Bowman on Monday which occurred outside the premises of his extra lessons should have never occurred. In my interaction with friends of...

Condemning themselves to a life of failure

Mar 01, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Condemning themselves to a life of failure

Dear Editor, Sometimes I cannot help but get the feeling that my fellow Afro-Guyanese have their heads in the sand. But listening to Eric Phillips on TV still offers some hope that a...

When sentiments replace facts

Mar 01, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on When sentiments replace facts

Dear Editor, Performance, not sentiments, must be the yardstick in any evaluation of the Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB) Mr. Elroy Stephney’s letter in the Kaieteur News of February 26,...

The paramouncy of the National Insurance Scheme

Mar 01, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The paramouncy of the National Insurance Scheme

Dear Editor, I, Yogaswar Persaud, attained the age of 60 years on April 25, 2011 and am receiving a meagre and minimal pension of $16,608. I am not satisfied because I have worked hard and was...

Jags crash to 2-0 defeat by Guatemala

Mar 01, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jags crash to 2-0 defeat by Guatemala

Guyana’s ‘Golden Jaguars’ paid the price for squandering numerous chances in the opening period and succumbed to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Guatemala in their friendly fixture which...

Dhaka Gladiators crowned BPL’s first champions

Mar 01, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dhaka Gladiators crowned BPL’s first champions

ESPNcricinfo – Dhaka Gladiators won the inaugural Bangladesh Premier League by bringing out their A-game in the knockout stages of the tournament. They took only 15.4 overs to overhaul...

Scotia Bank hands over bibs to Bartica FA

Mar 01, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Scotia Bank hands over bibs to Bartica FA

On February 13th Scotiabank Bartica Branch donated bibs to the Bartica Football Association Academy which has been operating for the past three years. Scotiabank is committed to community...

GCB officials back in court, returns tomorrow as saga continues

Mar 01, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB officials back in court, returns tomorrow as saga continues

Yesterday morning lawyers for the Guyana Cricket Board appeared before Chief Justice Ian Chang at the High Court, Avenue of Republic, Charlotte Street, to answer an injunction granted...

Sports could suffer long term damage

Mar 01, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sports could suffer long term damage

By Rawle Welch After enjoying what could best be described as one of the better years in sports in Guyana in recent times, those gains, judging from all that has transpired in just two...

Rain and waterlogged fields force GT&T to reschedule 10/10

Mar 01, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rain and waterlogged fields force GT&T to reschedule 10/10

Consistent rain over the past 36 hours has forced GT&T and the Guyana Softball League (GSL) to postpone the much anticipated start of the GT&T 10/10 Nationwide cricket...

Norman Singh Memorial Turf Club Horserace meet set for Sunday

Mar 01, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Norman Singh Memorial Turf Club Horserace meet set for Sunday

With just a few days away it is hoped that the inclement weather subsides in time for the staging of the Norman Singh Memorial Turf Club at No6 West Coast Berbice in collaboration with...

Third Desmond Dorsette Road Race set for March 25

Mar 01, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Third Desmond Dorsette Road Race set for March 25

The third running of the Desmond Dorsette Memorial Road Race will be held on Sunday March 25. The event which is sponsored by the Dorsette Family of No 50 Village Upper Corentyne will...

NSC Mash Junior Badminton tourney concludes

Mar 01, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on NSC Mash Junior Badminton tourney concludes

The Guyana Badminton Association/National Sports Commission Annual Junior Mashramani Tournament continued at the Queens College Badminton Courts on Monday and concluded on Tuesday. The...

Ramnarine speaks out on unaccounted Police $90M

Mar 01, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Ramnarine speaks out on unaccounted Police $90M

There’s a deafening silence surrounding the fiasco of the unaccounted for $90M that was supposed to go towards the provision of food for the police during last year’s General...

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Futebol Real Brazil executive Naranda Wislon visits Guyana

The GRA is batting out of its crease

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has once again demonstrated a perplexing propensity... more