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More historic developments as…Budget approved, $21B slashed

Apr 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on More historic developments as…Budget approved, $21B slashed

…CANU, LCDS, ERC, State Planning feel the slice Pull Quote: “You may want to prove a point. You got a seat more and you want to prove a point, but you are making a dangerous move…this will...

Contractor killed in horrific crash

Apr 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Contractor killed in horrific crash

– Motorcycle smashes into rear of truck A contractor from La Parfaite Harmonie was yesterday killed on the spot after he crashed into the rear of a truck on Vlissengen Road,...

Five detained after CJIA cocaine bust

Apr 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Five detained after CJIA cocaine bust

At least five baggage handlers employed at Timehri are currently in police custody assisting in an investigation into the discovery of a quantity of cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan International...

Woman denies trafficking teenage gang rape victim

Apr 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Woman denies trafficking teenage gang rape victim

Police as well as relatives of a mentally challenged teenage girl who has been the victim of constant gang rape continue to comb several parts of the city and its environs with the hope of...

Continental shelf extension…Application at UN was not opposed by Venezuela – Ralph Ramkarran

Apr 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Continental shelf extension…Application at UN was not opposed by Venezuela – Ralph Ramkarran

Attorney and former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran, has defended Guyana’s application to the United Nations for the extension of its continental shelf by 150 nautical...

AG insists contradictory laws should be struck out

Apr 27, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on AG insists contradictory laws should be struck out

Attorney General Anil Nandlall said yesterday that if any law contradicts with the Constitution, that law should be struck out. In a brief interview with this newspaper, the Legal...

Uncharted Waters

Apr 27, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Uncharted Waters

In one of the early parliamentary engagements after the last elections, Finance Minister Ashni Singh offered a simple but ultimately profound analogy: Guyana is now in ‘Uncharted waters’. If...

This man is the most comical politician in the world

Apr 27, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on This man is the most comical politician in the world

When I saw the stupidity and ignorance on display, the first thing that flashed across my mind was what Clive Lloyd (our sports consultant) must be saying. Surely, the great cricketer...

THE RETURN OF RETRENCHMENT!

Apr 27, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE RETURN OF RETRENCHMENT!

One day in the eighties, during the period when the PNC was grinding the economy into the ground, a secretary in a public corporation was given a list of names to type. The names were...

Dem boys seh…De budget proper get chop

Apr 27, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…De budget proper get chop

When dem boys was small dem use to read de story bout de three bears. All of dem had porridge and all of dem had a bed. One of dem come and find a woman sleeping in he bed. He didn’t...

GECOM is not bipartisan

Apr 27, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on GECOM is not bipartisan

Dear Editor, It is imperative that we comment on a specific remark attributed by inference to Dr. Steve Surujbally, Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, as published in the second...

An Open Letter to Parliament on Funding for the State Media

Apr 27, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on An Open Letter to Parliament on Funding for the State Media

Dear Sir, I write as an ordinary citizen. If there is an interest in the State media representing the broad affairs of our country in a balanced fashion, and not being excessively weighted to...

Those bicycle bandits

Apr 27, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Those bicycle bandits

Dear Editor, This is to inform about a serious matter developing in the National Park. On April 25, 2012, a woman was pounced on by two young bicycle bandits, while she was doing laps in the...

A reader’s objection

Apr 27, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on A reader’s objection

Dear Editor, It is with a profound sense of shock, anger, and disgust that I am responding to the report of the alleged “rape of a 9 year old” by her stepfather in the April 26 issue of...

The most penalized worker

Apr 27, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The most penalized worker

Dear Mr. Editor Now this is not my intellectual property. I overheard some influential gentlemen discussing same and I am somewhat disappointed that with their status in society they have not...

A new political dispensation

Apr 27, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on A new political dispensation

Dear Editors, My congratulations are extended to all opposition politicians for engaging the public in the 2012 Budget debate and for opening it up to public understanding and scrutiny...

That replacement GECOM candidate

Apr 27, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on That replacement GECOM candidate

Dear Editor Columnist, Freddie Kissoon, wondered aloud in a recent column whether I supported the view that the vacancy on the Guyana Elections Commission should be filled by the AFC. The...

Shiv falls leaving WI chase shaky

Apr 27, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shiv falls leaving WI chase shaky

ROSEAU, Dominica – Shivnarine Chanderpaul fell in the final over of another compelling day, after he claimed another personal milestone and shared a century partnership with Darren Bravo,...

K&B Mining renews sponsorship

Apr 27, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on K&B Mining renews sponsorship

K&B Mining and Hardware Supplies renewed its funding arrangement with the Coordinators of the upcoming President’s/Jefford Track and Field Classic that will be hosting its third edition on May...

22nd edition fight night boxing…Venezuelan Ana Maria Lozano confident of victory against Mandessa Moses

Apr 27, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on 22nd edition fight night boxing…Venezuelan Ana Maria Lozano confident of victory against Mandessa Moses

A scorching match is envisaged when top local female pugilist, Mandessa Moses squares off with Venezuelan Ana Maria Lozano in a six-round featherweight affair when action in the 22nd...

Chanderpaul joins 10,000 club

Apr 27, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Chanderpaul joins 10,000 club

Shivnarine Chanderpaul has become the 10th batsman and the second West Indian to pass 10,000 runs in Test matches, reaching the mark on the fourth day of the third Test against...

GCA cricket fixtures for April 28 and 29

Apr 27, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA cricket fixtures for April 28 and 29

Play in competitions from the Georgetown Cricket Association will continue this weekend at venues around the city. In the fixtures: CARIB BEER/FRIENDS OF CRICKET HEROES CUP –...

Akshaya Persaud scores two centuries in WDCA under-15 competition

Apr 27, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Akshaya Persaud scores two centuries in WDCA under-15 competition

National under-15 player Akshaya Persaud slammed two centuries in the West Demerara Cricket Association under-15 cricket competition which culminated last Sunday at the Wales Community...

Clive Lloyd delivers feature address at RHTY and SC annual presentation

Apr 27, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Clive Lloyd delivers feature address at RHTY and SC annual presentation

Rajiv Ivan is Cricketer of Year By Samuel Whyte Legendary Guyanese and West Indies Cricket icon Clive Hubert Lloyd was the feature speaker when the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club held...

East Ruimveldt beat North Georgetown 4-0 in Scotia Bank/Pepsi Schools football

Apr 27, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on East Ruimveldt beat North Georgetown 4-0 in Scotia Bank/Pepsi Schools football

A double strike by Romel Legall enabled East Ruimveldt Secondary to scored a 4-0 win over North Georgetown in their Group ‘B’ match of the Scotia Bank/Pepsi Schools football tournament at...

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How do you analyse a Budget?

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- What if in tabling the 2025 Budget, the Minister with responsibility for Finance did... more