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NBS enjoys windfall from Berbice Bridge

Jun 03, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on NBS enjoys windfall from Berbice Bridge

The New Building Society is one of the largest beneficiaries of the Berbice River Bridge. Minister of Labour Dr. Nanda Gopaul told Kaieteur News that NBS invested $1.8B in the Bridge...

Twelve year old gives birth, stepfather baby

Jun 03, 2012 KNews News 1

By Kristen Macklingam and Rehana Ahamad Motherhood has been foisted on a 12-year-old who gave birth to her stepfather’s child at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Thursday, last....

Fire strikes at Linden, origin uncertain

Jun 03, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Fire strikes at Linden, origin uncertain

Pandemonium yesterday broke out after a raging inferno destroyed a concrete and wooden two-storied house, at Wismar Hill foot (Buck Hill foot), Linden, leaving in its wake millions of...

Female decomposed body found in home

Jun 03, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Female decomposed body found in home

– believed rape, murder Late last night, the residents of Vergenoegen discovered the decomposed body of a woman in a house. The woman had not been seen since Wednesday but the people did not...

‘The people’s doctor’, Ramesh Sugrim, is a ‘Special Person’

Jun 03, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on ‘The people’s doctor’, Ramesh Sugrim, is a ‘Special Person’

“People would come whether they have money or not. My first aim is to help them. I don’t ask them how much money they have…and anybody can tell you, my clinic is always filled with...

Former Egyptian president gets life imprisonment

Jun 03, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Former Egyptian president gets life imprisonment

Thousands of Egyptians, who poured onto the streets after the verdict, want him executed CAIRO (Reuters) – Hosni Mubarak, toppled by an uprising last year after 30 years ruling Egypt, was...

Dem boys seh…Jagdeo and he kavakamites must suffer

Jun 03, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Jagdeo and he kavakamites must suffer

You know dem boys always have a old saying and today own is ‘De evil that men do lives after dem.’ That come from a book. Dem boys have dem own saying, ‘De evil that men do live...

How was this barge stolen if the Observation Post in the Demerara River is still functioning?

Jun 03, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on How was this barge stolen if the Observation Post in the Demerara River is still functioning?

Dear Editor, I write in connection with the barge which was said to have ‘disappeared’ from the Demerara Harbor Bridge recently, and the dismay expressed in several quarters as to...

Many children of that dangerously criminalized period have not yet been healed emotionally

Jun 03, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Many children of that dangerously criminalized period have not yet been healed emotionally

Dear Editor, Neil Adams in his letter captioned “Training today has taken a whole new meaning” and published in Stabroek News dated 05/30/2012 forcefully charged that comments made...

No conflict of interest in the Brassington transaction?

Jun 03, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on No conflict of interest in the Brassington transaction?

Dear Editor, I read with disbelief the lengthy outpourings of two regular contributors to the newspapers of this country, Emile Mervyn, an incessant letter writer and Ralph Seeram, a...

Should corporal punishment be re-implemented?

Jun 03, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Should corporal punishment be re-implemented?

Dear Editor, I make reference to the letter captioned ‘The schools and corporal punishment’ dated May 29, 2012 in the Kaieteur News which seemed to have given the views of the...

PPP did fight for Democracy in Guyana

Jun 03, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on PPP did fight for Democracy in Guyana

Dear Editor, Reference is made to Mr. Lionel Lowe’s “Guyana is no more a democracy today than it was when the PPP took power in 1992” (KN May 27) – a revisionist letter seeking...

Barath, Bravo 50 on Day 1 vs Leicesteshire

Jun 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Barath, Bravo 50 on Day 1 vs Leicesteshire

Adrian Barath compiled an unbeaten half-century as West Indies posted 150-3 on a reduced first day of the tourist match at Grace Road. Nadeem Malik (11-2-35-2) reduced the Windies to 25-2...

24th edition Guyana Fight Night…Eastman averts knockout, but Hardy prevails in tactical affair

Jun 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on 24th edition Guyana Fight Night…Eastman averts knockout, but Hardy prevails in tactical affair

Caribbean Boxing Federation welterweight champion, Simeon ‘Candyman’ Hardy delivered a few ‘chin checkers’ but failed to put away a resilient Howard ‘Battersea Bomber’...

Guyana crush TT’s aspirations once again

Jun 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana crush TT’s aspirations once again

-set up clash against Cayman Islands or Bermuda By Rawle Welch With shouts of ‘we are Guyanese, we are Guyanese’ inspirational leader Richard Staglon, who led the chorus along with his supporting...

Banks Aqua Water Cycle Road race set for Sunday June 10 in Berbice

Jun 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Banks Aqua Water Cycle Road race set for Sunday June 10 in Berbice

The 4th Annual Banks DIH Aqua Water sponsored 40-mile cycle road race in the Ancient County of Berbice will be staged on Sunday June 10. Organised by the Flying Ace Cycling Club (FACC),...

Rural boxers beginning to come into their own through Friday Night Fights

Jun 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rural boxers beginning to come into their own through Friday Night Fights

Shaka Moore of the Essequibo Boxing Gym (EBG) turned in a credible performance to take the honours over Tyron Lashley of the Pocket Rocket Boxing gym (PRBG) in the 85-89lbs class when...

Hugh Ross aims to conqueror all at World C/ships in Ireland

Jun 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hugh Ross aims to conqueror all at World C/ships in Ireland

With the atmosphere in Gyms charged with excitement as local bodybuilders pump up their training as they focus more intently on preparations for the Hugh Ross Classic Body Building...

Day of Interaction set for Essequibo today

Jun 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Day of Interaction set for Essequibo today

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport/ National Sports Commission will launch the Days of Interaction for 2012 at the Anna Regina Community Centre Ground today. On Sunday, all roads...

Permaul, Thomas lead Windies ‘A’ fight back against Indians

Jun 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Permaul, Thomas lead Windies ‘A’ fight back against Indians

Twenty-two year old Guyanese West Indies ‘A’ team skipper Veerasammy Permaul scored his maiden First Class fifty and shared in a valuable eighth wicket stand with Devon Thomas to stage a...

Powerade 11-Race Cycle Meet…Robin Persaud claims feature race; Mario King is top juvenile

Jun 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Powerade 11-Race Cycle Meet…Robin Persaud claims feature race; Mario King is top juvenile

Robin Persaud worked his way back to winning ways when he powered his way to the top of the podium in the feature school boys and invitational 35-lap contest at the Banks DIH Powerade...

INDEPENDENCE HALF MARATHON… Forde and US-based Josiah-Tanner ignite streets

Jun 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on INDEPENDENCE HALF MARATHON… Forde and US-based Josiah-Tanner ignite streets

Guyana’s Little Kenyan, Cleveland Forde of the Guyana Defence Force and US-based Euleen Josiah-Tanner yesterday morning ignited the streets as expected as the sun rose when the...

Entries close today for Kennard Memorial Turf Club Pre-Independence meet on June 10

Jun 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Entries close today for Kennard Memorial Turf Club Pre-Independence meet on June 10

Entries for the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) Pre-Independence horse race meeting, which was rescheduled from May 20 to June 10 at the entity’s Bush Lot Farm Corentyne facility,...

National Judo Championships slated for today

Jun 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on National Judo Championships slated for today

The Guyana Judo Association will be hosting their National Championships today at the Marian Academy auditorium from 10:00am with the view of selecting a national team to participate in various...

Preparatory t10 softball cricket tournament resumes today

Jun 03, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Preparatory t10 softball cricket tournament resumes today

Play in the Moonlite Trading, Regal Stationery & Computer Centre, Elegance Jewellery & Pawnshop and Mike Copy Centre sponsored and organized by the Guyana Softball League Preparatory...

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India produce dominant 60-run win over West Indies to claim 2-1 T20I series victory in Mumbai

A question of timing and priorities

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The advent of significant oil discoveries has catapulted Guyana into the global spotlight.... more