April 2012

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Old Fort scores upset win over 2nd ranked All Greys

Apr 18, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Old Fort scores upset win over 2nd ranked All Greys

John Fernandes Insurance Services Ltd Second Division Hockey League Following the weekend’s hockey action, Old Fort took on and defeated 2nd ranked team in the tournament, All Greys,...

VV Royals Schools’ Basketball Championship…MHS, LFS prevail in latest battles

Apr 18, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on VV Royals Schools’ Basketball Championship…MHS, LFS prevail in latest battles

Mackenzie High School (MHS) reeled in their second win of the tournament as they whipped Wisburg Secondary 43–23 while Linden Foundation Secondary (LFS) got the better of New Silvercity...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Horse disqualified for no grounds – 1st time in Guyana’s History

Apr 18, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Horse disqualified for no grounds – 1st time in Guyana’s History

Dear Sports Editor, Mr. Nasrudeen Mohamed has been bringing in jockeys from Trinidad since the first horserace meet of 2012. At every horserace meet that these Trinidadian jockeys rode,...

Adams’ fifty in vein as Jaguars, Sans Souci record victories

Apr 18, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Adams’ fifty in vein as Jaguars, Sans Souci record victories

Sans Souci and Sans Souci Jaguars recorded victories as the Mac t\20 cricket competition commenced last Sunday at the Wakenaam community center ground with two matches. In the day’s...

Finance Minister pleads with Opposition to use ‘Scissors’ judiciously

Apr 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Finance Minister pleads with Opposition to use ‘Scissors’ judiciously

By Gary Eleazar Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh yesterday made his presentation/rebuttal to the 2012 Budget debates where he sought to rip through the arguments put forward by the opposition. “With...

Tourism Development Conference…LCDS can promote sustainable environmental policies

Apr 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Tourism Development Conference…LCDS can promote sustainable environmental policies

– President Ramotar The 13th Annual Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development (STC-13) continued yesterday, under the theme “Keeping the Right Balance: Sustaining Our...

Blairmont strike called off after affected workers receive money

Apr 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Blairmont strike called off after affected workers receive money

….. another payment promised Friday All sugar workers attached to the Blairmont Estate resumed operations late Monday, after two of their colleagues who were injured on the job in March, and...

Primary health care is a paramount need

Apr 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Primary health care is a paramount need

– Transplant Surgeon Primary health care has always been, and will continue to be, a paramount need in any country, particularly in a developing country, says Dr. Stephen Guy. The kidney transplant...

Mangrove Restoration Project…UG to research related climate change issues

Apr 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Mangrove Restoration Project…UG to research related climate change issues

The National Agricultural Research & Extension Institute (NAREI) has entered into a $6M agreement with seven University of Guyana (UG) lecturers to undertake, over the next year, 12...

APNU calls for ‘quality product’ in Education

Apr 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on APNU calls for ‘quality product’ in Education

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU)’s shadow Minister of Education, Amna Ally, has said that there is no doubt that training and development is vital in this sector, and her party feels that...

Mother, son ‘fight-off’ armed home invader

Apr 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Mother, son ‘fight-off’ armed home invader

– Suspect apprehended The strength of a son, a mother’s protective instinct and quick response by ranks of the Police Force, landed an early-morning home invader in custody....

Argentine family touring in bus arrives in Guyana

Apr 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Argentine family touring in bus arrives in Guyana

By Sharmain Grainger Driven by their passion for travelling and a desire to learn about new cultures, an Argentine couple yesterday for the first time made Guyana their first English-speaking...

EU/Iwokrama project to conclude in June

Apr 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on EU/Iwokrama project to conclude in June

The European Union (EU) and Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development (IIC)’s project geared at promoting sustainable fishing and enhancing tourism in the...

Imam sex case…Lawyers to challenge charges in High Court

Apr 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Imam sex case…Lawyers to challenge charges in High Court

Lawyers representing the embattled Muslim cleric who is before the court on sexual molestation charges are preparing to file a motion in the High Court challenging the charges. Yesterday, the...

Kitty taxi driver murder… Cops say detained man’s alibi checks out

Apr 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Kitty taxi driver murder… Cops say detained man’s alibi checks out

Police have found no evidence to confirm that the man they have in custody killed Kitty taxi driver Balram Jadoonauth, although they still believe that Jadoonauth’s death is linked to an...

Missing fisherman relatives return empty-handed

Apr 18, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Missing fisherman relatives return empty-handed

– CID takes over search After venturing out to the Pomeroon River in search of the missing fisherman who allegedly jumped off of a vessel last week Tuesday, the family members of...

Opposition set to vote against $211M budgeted for NCN, GINA

Apr 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition set to vote against $211M budgeted for NCN, GINA

…says monies could subsidise Linden’s electricity Opposition Parliamentary parties have signaled intentions to vote down some $200M that Government has allocated for the Government Information...

Kitty taxi driver murder… Detained husband admits threatening to kill victim, denies carrying out act

Apr 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Kitty taxi driver murder… Detained husband admits threatening to kill victim, denies carrying out act

A jilted East Coast Demerara husband has reportedly admitted to threatening to kill Kitty taxi driver Balram Jadoonauth over an affair Jadoonauth was having with his wife. But the 36-year-old...

Govt. and lotto funds…Audit Office unable to pay for independent legal advice

Apr 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. and lotto funds…Audit Office unable to pay for independent legal advice

…Sharma presses for forum with Dr Goolsarran, Ramson, Nandlall By Gary Eleazar Guyana’s Auditor General (ag), Deodat Sharma, says that he will be looking to have a meeting...

Govt. demands explanation for Berbice Bridge fee

Apr 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. demands explanation for Berbice Bridge fee

The Berbice Bridge Company Inc. is yet to explain to Government why it arbitrarily redirected marine traffic from under the bridge high span to the retractor span for a fee....

Caught with US$250M in overseas banks… Jail awaits Governor over inflated contracts, kickbacks

Apr 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Caught with US$250M in overseas banks… Jail awaits Governor over inflated contracts, kickbacks

… Ibori, who was governor of Delta State from 1999 to 2007, inflated government contracts, accepted kickbacks and even directly stole funds from state coffers. Global Witness calls...

APNU should not do this. It is wrong

Apr 17, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on APNU should not do this. It is wrong

My attitude to APNU since the general elections in 2011 has not been one of optimism. I thought that with all that had happened under President Jagdeo, APNU had a good chance of winning...

WAS THERE A POLITICAL CONSPIRACY AGAINST HENRY GREENE?

Apr 17, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WAS THERE A POLITICAL CONSPIRACY AGAINST HENRY GREENE?

Now that Henry Greene, the Commissioner of Police, has been exonerated of the accusations of rape- he was never charged- and now that the court has established that the decision to recommend...

Dem boys seh…Jagdeo just like de thiefing Nigerian governor

Apr 17, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Jagdeo just like de thiefing Nigerian governor

A governor in Nigeria going to jail because he inflate nuff contract and then he tek he kickback from dem same kantractah who he give de contract. De man salary couldn’t give he all...

Henry Greene is misguided

Apr 17, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Henry Greene is misguided

The Henry Greene issue seems far from over. When the Director of Public Prosecutions recommended that he be charged for rape he succeeded in challenging the decision. His lawyers moved to the...

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Tomorrow should be declared as a day of mourning in Guyana

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(Kaieteur News) – Guyana has seemingly decided that the inconvenience of possessing an independent mind is no longer worth the trouble. It has changed direction. The irony is that while Guyana appears increasingly willing to trade diplomatic independence for Washington’s approval, Brazil’s...

Are We All Ukrainians?

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – On 19 October, accepting the award of Ukraine’s Order of Merit, I said that my commitment to Ukraine rests on a principle essential to small nations everywhere: sovereignty is the freedom to govern ourselves, preserve our identity and decide our future....

Ambassador Theriot, one unhappy Excellency

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(Kaieteur News) – American Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole D. Theriot, has to be one unhappy puppy. Sorry, Excellency; the Americanism should be understood, taken gracefully. But Excellency Theriot has to be unhappy as the day is long. A soft, feathery ambassadorial assignment, looking after...

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