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Marriott owners (AHI) to pay $24,000 per month rent for 7 acres

Mar 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Marriott owners (AHI) to pay $24,000 per month rent for 7 acres

….given option to buy for US$1M from NICIL The company which has leased the land to build the proposed Georgetown Marriott Hotel, Atlantic Hotel Inc (AHI), has been given the option to...

Ramotar responds to opposition on corruption charges

Mar 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Ramotar responds to opposition on corruption charges

Being in office for just four months, President Donald Ramotar has hesitated to categorically rule out corruption in his government. The issue is one that the President has vowed to...

Guyanese invest in regional carrier

Mar 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese invest in regional carrier

…airline set for April take-off Jamaica’s newest carrier, FlyJamaica, partially owned by Guyanese, Ronald Reece, is now sitting on the ramp at the Norman Manley International Airport,...

$450M Forensic lab behind schedule

Mar 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on $450M Forensic lab behind schedule

“We have never built something like this before in Guyana and yet the contract was awarded to a local firm. If you are building a lab like this why would you use someone who has never built...

Review of QAII Sanata Complex deal not ruled out

Mar 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Review of QAII Sanata Complex deal not ruled out

….but Ramotar says “NICIL has not done anything illegal” Head of State, Donald Ramotar, says that he has not ruled out any review of the transaction undertaken by the Bharrat Jagdeo...

Unfair competition will lead to reduced investments, staff cuts

Mar 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Unfair competition will lead to reduced investments, staff cuts

-GT&T flays govt. on fibre optic cable The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) has called for a level-playing field and yesterday criticised government’s move to unfairly...

Respected and beloved humanitarian, Joseph Torrezao, is a ‘Special Person’

Mar 25, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Respected and beloved humanitarian, Joseph Torrezao, is a ‘Special Person’

Pull Quote: “I will always remain honest, helpful and kind throughout my life. The more you give, the more you receive. I always say, you must always share love…always share...

Value Everything

Mar 25, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Value Everything

Value your health. Take good care of yourself because many people pray just to be healthy like you. Health is wealth. Value your life, don’t lose it. Don’t even think of suicide...

Dem boys seh…Hold elections during Ramadan and save $90M

Mar 25, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Hold elections during Ramadan and save $90M

Roti and Henry facing nuff heat over $90 million that de government give de police to feed de ranks. If anybody get de money dem ain’t talking. One man claim how he never get de money and he...

The Guyana Chronicle has compromised all the rules of journalistic principles

Mar 25, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Guyana Chronicle has compromised all the rules of journalistic principles

Dear Editor, It is with amusement and utter disgust that I read the following opening lines of Friday’s Guyana Chronicle editorial, “To put it in its mildest term, the Kaieteur News...

Dr. Prem Misir’s public admission of failure

Mar 25, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dr. Prem Misir’s public admission of failure

Dear Editor, The Pro-Chancellor of UG and Presidential Advisor Dr. Prem Misir has publicly admitted that the PPP education policies of the last 20 years have been a failure. The...

Let us rescue the institutions which are vital to the fight against corruption from the clutches of the powerful

Mar 25, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Let us rescue the institutions which are vital to the fight against corruption from the clutches of the powerful

Dear Editor, I read with considerable interest of the commendable offer of my colleague Mr. Vic Puran, to prosecute pro bono Messrs. Fip Motilall and Khrishna Narine for alleged...

Pensioner and NIS

Mar 25, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Pensioner and NIS

Dear Editor, Permit me to highlight and query a situation which exists in the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) which in the absence of a statement from the NIS is viewed as an unfair and...

Rethinking the public space for the combined Opposition in Guyana

Mar 25, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Rethinking the public space for the combined Opposition in Guyana

Dear Editor, The move to physically locate the office of the leader of the opposition- Mr. David Granger- was a strategic one. It was well thought out, allows for high political...

This GTU Elections Officer has issued a gag order

Mar 25, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on This GTU Elections Officer has issued a gag order

Dear Editor, The Elections Officer of the Guyana Teachers’ Union who is an employee has issued a gag order. He has said that anyone associated with the GTU elections and nominees...

Problems in the Paradise Multi-purpose Cooperative Society

Mar 25, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Problems in the Paradise Multi-purpose Cooperative Society

Dear Editor, I am on a short visit home and intend to remigrate very soon; so I was fortunate to be present at the Special General Meeting called on Sunday March 18, 2012 and attended...

RBC, 6th George Cumberbatch Memorial Cycle Meet…Junior Niles takes feature, DeNobrega & Leal keep juniors in the limelight

Mar 25, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on RBC, 6th George Cumberbatch Memorial Cycle Meet…Junior Niles takes feature, DeNobrega & Leal keep juniors in the limelight

Veteran Junior Niles restored some pride for the senior riders by pedaling to victory in the feature 30-lap contest even as the junior cyclists continue to show encouraging capacity for the big...

West Indies aim to break 17-year drought

Mar 25, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Indies aim to break 17-year drought

This was not how most people expected the series to play out. With one match remaining, West Indies cannot lose. The worst they can do is emerge with a 2-2 draw. Their best-case...

RCMTC&SF one day charity Horserace event on today

Mar 25, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on RCMTC&SF one day charity Horserace event on today

With race day finally here thousands of horseracing fans and followers are expected to flock the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports Facilities (RCMTC&SF) at Alness...

Amidst changes Moses remains fixed on winning her bout

Mar 25, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Amidst changes Moses remains fixed on winning her bout

Mandessa Moses was scheduled to fight Venezuelan Anys Cedillo in the ProAm boxing cards on March 30 next but the Venezuelan suffered a death in her family that forced her to opt out of...

All set for Third Desmond Dorsette Road Race classic

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

All preparations have been complete and all is set for today’s third running of the Desmond Dorsette Memorial Road Race dubbed the Desmond Dorsette Classic Run from 9:00 this morning....

Charlestown beat QC 5-2, Tucville overcome Tutorial 4-1 in Schools’ Football Tourney

Mar 25, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Charlestown beat QC 5-2, Tucville overcome Tutorial 4-1 in Schools’ Football Tourney

– action continues Saturday with double header Charlestown Secondary School boys team and Tucville Secondary girls earned three points yesterday as the Scotia Bank/Pepsi...

“Truly amazing cricket from West Indies!”

Mar 25, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on “Truly amazing cricket from West Indies!”

Colin E. H. Croft “And the last shall be first!” West Indies has turned its fortunes completely around, to tremendous success, in ODI’s No. 2, No. 3 and especially No. 4,...

US based Bernard Daniels chats One-on-One as Guyana’s new Women’s National B’ball Head Coach

Mar 25, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on US based Bernard Daniels chats One-on-One as Guyana’s new Women’s National B’ball Head Coach

Guyanabasketball.com: How did the overseas player Shauntelle Nelson participation impacted the team’s performance? Coach Daniels: First off I must say hats off to the women, all of the glory should...

LBFCC Baker’s Memorial Classic Cycle Meet set for April 1

Mar 25, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on LBFCC Baker’s Memorial Classic Cycle Meet set for April 1

With Guyana’s junior cyclist’s showing encouraging consistency since the start of the 2012 season, the senior riders have been constantly under pressure to show their worth. The exciting...

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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