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Gov’t loses court battle over Parliament committees

May 03, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t loses court battle over Parliament committees

Chief Justice says AG complained to the wrong place The government yesterday lost its court battle on the composition of Parliamentary Committees. Chief Justice Ian Chang dismissed the...

Ramotar worried about IDB’s outlook on Budget cuts

May 03, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Ramotar worried about IDB’s outlook on Budget cuts

…looks to ensure country’s hydropower equity in place By Gary Eleazar “When the Inter American Development Bank sees this, what do you think will be their attitude?” asked an incensed...

NICIL’s affairs for Public Probe in National Assembly

May 03, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on NICIL’s affairs for Public Probe in National Assembly

…three week deadline proposed for all requested reports Setting the first day of June as the deadline, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU’s) point man on Finances, Carl...

Chief Justice rules against Sharma in licence suspension case

May 03, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Chief Justice rules against Sharma in licence suspension case

The High Court yesterday ruled that the Advisory Committee on Broadcasting (ACB) was not obligated to explain its decision to advise then President Bharrat Jagdeo that the station license be...

Henry Greene collapses ahead of mother’s funeral

May 03, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Henry Greene collapses ahead of mother’s funeral

…admitted to city hospital Former Police Commissioner Henry Greene was yesterday rushed to a city hospital after complaining of severe chest pains. Greene was admitted to hospital before noon...

Pothole sends driver into canal

May 03, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Pothole sends driver into canal

A US-based Guyanese man is lucky to be alive after a dangerous pothole sent his car plunging into a trench along Cemetery Road, Georgetown yesterday morning. Forty-year-old Christopher...

The days of tenured employment are numbered

May 03, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The days of tenured employment are numbered

What lasting accomplishment, what iconic achievement has the trade union movement achieved in Guyana? What substantive achievement has the trade union movement registered for the working class...

Flexing muscles or protecting the society?

May 03, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Flexing muscles or protecting the society?

There is a lot of rush to justify and to criticize the budget cuts. Both sides of the parliamentary divide are holding meetings countrywide to put their own spin on the issue. For example, the...

Dem boys seh…De budget cut knock out Uncle Donald media treat

May 03, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…De budget cut knock out Uncle Donald media treat

Uncle Donald and Uncle David and Prakash and Moses all of dem gone to de starting line. Nobody ain’t signal nutten but none of dem want de other one fuh tek first jump. Is only de...

Enough is enough…It is time for the courts to address these matters

May 03, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Enough is enough…It is time for the courts to address these matters

DEAR EDITOR, I find the earlier pronouncements of Drs. Roger Luncheon and Ashni Singh and now Mr. Winston Brassington that National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) is a...

We have no idea how NCN is run and who runs it

May 03, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on We have no idea how NCN is run and who runs it

DEAR EDITOR, The Constitution of Guyana contains the following provision in article 149. (1) Subject to the provisions of this article –– (a) No law shall make any provision that is...

More careful reporting must be encouraged in the future

May 03, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on More careful reporting must be encouraged in the future

DEAR EDITOR, I refer to three Articles published by Kaieteur News purportedly contributed to the paper by Ms. Konyo Sandiford – State Counsel on Sunday 29th April, 2012: at page 28, captioned...

These budget cuts will likely be reversed and we’ll be back to square one

May 03, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on These budget cuts will likely be reversed and we’ll be back to square one

DEAR EDITOR, After all the hysterics and antics and wailing and complaining, these budget cuts are unlikely to be long lasting. We will be right back to where we started, staring at the most...

NICIL vs. Constitution of Guyana

May 03, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on NICIL vs. Constitution of Guyana

DEAR EDITOR, National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), to quote Matt Taibbi when referring to Goldman Sachs Inc. the Investment Bank, “is a great vampire squid wrapped around...

NCN is one of the least ethical corporations in the world

May 03, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on NCN is one of the least ethical corporations in the world

DEAR EDITOR, The NCN prides itself as a national broadcaster yet it is one of the least ethical corporations in the world. Here is why: First, the most apt situation that describes the...

President’s/Jefford Track and Field Classic III

May 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on President’s/Jefford Track and Field Classic III

– Mohamed’s Enterprise, City Mall on board Mohamed’s Enterprise and the City Mall are the latest entities to offer support to the upcoming President’s/Jefford Track and Field...

Terrific Taylor gives Windies 2-0 lead

May 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Terrific Taylor gives Windies 2-0 lead

Bridgetown, Barbados – Captain Stafanie Taylor had the perfect all-round performance to lead West Indies Women to a superb victory by seven runs in the second T20 International against...

Shabazz quantifies task ahead in World Cup Qualifiers after scouting trip

May 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Shabazz quantifies task ahead in World Cup Qualifiers after scouting trip

National Coach of the Golden Jaguars, Jamaal Shabazz has made a candid effort to both inform and curb the ambitions of the football loving Guyanese public ahead of the teams historic opening match...

GT&T 10/10 Softball semis…4R Lionness set to square off with Rising Stars

May 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT&T 10/10 Softball semis…4R Lionness set to square off with Rising Stars

Exuding similar confidence of keeping their unbeaten records intact while going all the way to the final and lifting the championship trophy are the Captains of opposing semi-finalists, Tracy...

Labour Day Open Scrabble c/ships…Belony spells his way to top honours

May 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Labour Day Open Scrabble c/ships…Belony spells his way to top honours

Leon Belony chalked up an impeccable 6 points with a positive spread of 663 to capture the top honours in the Labour Day Open Scrabble championships staged on Tuesday, at the Malteenoes...

Guyanese sweep Teleg 10k in Suriname

May 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese sweep Teleg 10k in Suriname

Guyanese athletes on Tuesday swept the Teleg 10km Road Race in Suriname with the respective male and female winners, Cleveland Forde and Alika Morgan, setting new records. Forde won the male...

Political intervention overturns GRA decision

May 03, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Political intervention overturns GRA decision

Several Senior Management Officials of the Guyana Revenue Authority are dissatisfied with the involvement of Office of the President to have Mohamed Razack, the second in charge of Berbice...

Lalta “Rishi” Digamber is new WDCA President

May 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lalta “Rishi” Digamber is new WDCA President

West Demerara businessman and proprietor of “Countryside Agri” Lalta Digamber was elected to head the West Demerara Cricket Association (WDCA) for the next two years. Digamber was the WDCA...

GFF Super League…Buxton United and Amelia’s Ward victorious

May 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF Super League…Buxton United and Amelia’s Ward victorious

Buxton United and Amelia’s Ward defeated their respective opponents Seawall and Den Amstel as play in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Super League continued on Tuesday last, at...

Probe needed to determine whether ads placement is used to enforce editorial policies – press body

May 03, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Probe needed to determine whether ads placement is used to enforce editorial policies – press body

-UNESCO says 62 journalists killed last year World Press Freedom Day was observed yesterday but Guyana may not have too much to celebrate in the area of media workers having unhindered access to...