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$193B Budget

Mar 31, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on $193B Budget

The government presented a $192.8 B Budget, a package that was anxiously awaited by all, yesterday. That was presented under the theme “Remaining on course, United in purpose,...

Corentyne oil drilling results could be known within a month

Mar 31, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne oil drilling results could be known within a month

-President, team visit Repsol rig Guyana’s quest for oil is steaming ahead with officials yesterday saying that the country could know within a month whether the search is...

Man appears in court with loaded gun

Mar 31, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Man appears in court with loaded gun

A Grove man on a minor offence yesterday appeared in court with a loaded gun before policemen managed to correct the situation. Kaieteur News understands that Kurt Lewis, a former...

Boy, 15, hacks uncle to death

Mar 31, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Boy, 15, hacks uncle to death

Police were up to late yesterday still trying to locate a 15-year-old boy who allegedly hacked his uncle to death in an area near the Barama River, North West District. According to reports 50...

Imam granted bail on two more sex charges

Mar 31, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Imam granted bail on two more sex charges

Embattled Imam Neezam Ali, who is currently before the court for sexual molestation charges, has been charged with two similar offences. Yesterday, Ali appeared at the Sparendaam...

WHAT NICHE?

Mar 31, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WHAT NICHE?

It is an insult to the people of Guyana for the marriage laws of the country to be changed simply to allow some persons to come here and get married. It is an insult to the intelligence...

Opposition decries massive spending without corruption safeguards

Mar 31, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition decries massive spending without corruption safeguards

The Parliamentary Opposition yesterday charged that the 2012 national budget is one designed to prop up Government corporations plagued by inefficiency and mismanagement. They added that the...

Guyana’s economic growth rate to dwindle in 2012

Mar 31, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s economic growth rate to dwindle in 2012

…inflation set to increase as a result of escalating oil prices – Dr Singh Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh yesterday said that the country continued on its path of growth with...

Dem boys seh…Old people gun beat Shaatie

Mar 31, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Old people gun beat Shaatie

De budget come out and some old people smile because dem gun get $600 more when de month come. Some of dem start trusting before dem get one cent. One seh how de money gun buy dental...

West Indies beat Aussies to draw T20 series

Mar 31, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Indies beat Aussies to draw T20 series

(Reuters) – Dwayne Smith smashed a half-century before Fidel Edwards and Marlon Samuels bowled superbly to lead West Indies to a 14-run win over Australia in their second Twenty20...

Differing recollections, but no more print media debates

Mar 31, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Differing recollections, but no more print media debates

DEAR EDITOR, I refer to Minister Priya Manickchand’s letter in the Kaieteur News dated March 28, 2012 and Part 1 of my reply to that letter. With reference to Minister Manickchand’s assertions...

We must demand a referendum on excessive Presidential powers

Mar 31, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on We must demand a referendum on excessive Presidential powers

DEAR EDITOR, The premise by which most societies adhere to is that the person at the top of the food chain is ultimately accountable for whatever occurs during his or her watch – whether...

Letter from cricket officials to Minister of Sport

Mar 31, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter from cricket officials to Minister of Sport

Dear Minister, We the Executive Members of the Essequibo Cricket Board, the Berbice Cricket Board, the East Coast Cricket Board and the Georgetown Cricket Association, hereby...

Chanderpaul should be in one-dayers

Mar 31, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Chanderpaul should be in one-dayers

DEAR EDITOR, I was in Trinidad during the Guyana vs. Trinidad match at Queens Park Oval two weeks ago and again last week when West Indies played Australia in St. Lucia. Everywhere I...

ICAG needs to review and change the laws governing election of its executives

Mar 31, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on ICAG needs to review and change the laws governing election of its executives

DEAR EDITOR, In my capacity as a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Guyana (ICAG) I was present at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on March 29, 2012; at the ICAG...

Parliamentary control over spying apparatus is imperative

Mar 31, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Parliamentary control over spying apparatus is imperative

DEAR EDITOR, The elections of 2011 are over and Guyanese are now trying to identify and quantify the changes that have taken place since the opposition controls the Parliament. Today, I want...

Guyana stun champs on Day 1

Mar 31, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana stun champs on Day 1

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Donovan Pagon and captain Tamar Lambert hit half-centuries but Jamaica suffered a batting collapse after Guyana’s spinners struck telling blows on the opening day...

Digicel on board with Guyana Cup Fever 2012 Horserace Meet

Mar 31, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel on board with Guyana Cup Fever 2012 Horserace Meet

– exclusive performance from Jah Cure Guyana’s Bigger Better Network, Digicel continued to support sports as the year persists when they sponsored the Norman Singh Memorial Turf...

GOA fully funds Rupununi-based Samuels

Mar 31, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GOA fully funds Rupununi-based Samuels

– believes athlete can do well at CARIFTA Games The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) has invested in the Rupununi-based distance athlete, Caiton Samuels ahead of the 2012 Junior...

GMR&SC ‘Race of Champions’ Meet…Graham happy to be back, but looking forward to Sunday’s challenge

Mar 31, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GMR&SC ‘Race of Champions’ Meet…Graham happy to be back, but looking forward to Sunday’s challenge

Canadian speedster Kevin Graham, who will be competing in Sunday’s Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) ‘Race of Champions’ Meet, at the South Dakota Circuit in an...

JKA/WF to host special training & grading today

Mar 31, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on JKA/WF to host special training & grading today

– facilitator is Japanese Karate exponent Yasuaki Nagatomo (6th Dan) The JKA/WF Guyana is in preparation for their first grading exercise of 2012. Local Chief Instructor...

Hadi’s GFCA Softball cricket tourney continues tomorrow

Mar 31, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hadi’s GFCA Softball cricket tourney continues tomorrow

Competition in the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association Hadi’s sponsored tournament continues with several matches around the city. At the Ministry of Education ground:...

Bounty One-Day Hockey Challenge at National Stadium tomorrow

Mar 31, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bounty One-Day Hockey Challenge at National Stadium tomorrow

The Providence National Stadium will host the Bounty One-Day Hockey Challenge tomorrow as the first competition for top hockey players in the country. The Providence Stadium provides...

GT&T recommits to Berbice cricket with hefty $$$

Mar 31, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT&T recommits to Berbice cricket with hefty $$$

“Another day; another million dollars but this time it’s going to Berbice cricket development,” were the words of Public Relations Officer of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph...

Toolsie Persaud sponsors CARIFTA Games Coach

Mar 31, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Toolsie Persaud sponsors CARIFTA Games Coach

Toolsie Persaud has come on board with sponsorship for the Coach of the Junior CARIFTA Games team, Julian Edmonds, who has also received sponsorship from Ainlim Group of Companies....

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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