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Jagdeo and Ramroop will not stop KN from exposing their greed – Glenn Lall

Jun 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo and Ramroop will not stop KN from exposing their greed – Glenn Lall

Guyana Times over a prolonged period, has been leveling scurrilous attacks against Kaieteur News, its publisher, Glenn Lall and its Editor-in-Chief Adam Harris. These attacks began when the newspaper...

Minister confirms NCERD Director’s contract not renewed

Jun 29, 2012 knews News Comments Off on Minister confirms NCERD Director’s contract not renewed

Education Minister Priya Manickchand has sought to clear any misconception which has recently surfaced in the media with regards to the ‘termination’ of the Director of the National Centre for...

Faulty kerosene stove caused inferno – Fire Chief

Jun 29, 2012 knews News Comments Off on Faulty kerosene stove caused inferno – Fire Chief

A faulty kerosene stove has been cited as the cause for Wednesday evening’s fire at Old Road, Soesdyke, which claimed the life of 68 year-old Kunti Singh. This is according to Fire Chief Marlon...

Largest ‘street-ball’ tournament returns

Jun 29, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Largest ‘street-ball’ tournament returns

– $1M up for grabs, winner-takes-all By Edison Jefford In an impressive show of support and endorsement for Guyana’s largest ‘street ball’ tournament, Marketing Director of Ansa McAl...

Christianburg/ Wismar retain Region 10 Zone title

Jun 29, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Christianburg/ Wismar retain Region 10 Zone title

It was a repeat of last year’s final and sadly for New Silver City the result was of the same as they succumbed to Christianburg/Wismar Multilateral 1-0 courtesy of a penalty from Mario Batson in...

NAMILCO Wheat-Up CARICOM Cycle Road Race… Record turnout predicted

Jun 29, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on NAMILCO Wheat-Up CARICOM Cycle Road Race… Record turnout predicted

By Franklin Wilson Cyclists from the ‘Land of Many Waters’ are expected to turn out in record numbers on Monday CARICOM Day, when the National Milling Company of Guyana (NAMILCO) under its...

MCY&S launches 5km Road Race, Fitness Jog

Jun 29, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on MCY&S launches 5km Road Race, Fitness Jog

By Juanita Hooper In an effort of resuscitating long distance running in Guyana, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCY&S) in collaboration with the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG)...

Meet the Washington DC Jammers

Jun 29, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Meet the Washington DC Jammers

Michael Creppy Coach, DC Jammers Clarence Wallerson Asst. Coach, DC Jammers Dennis Baird Team Manager, DC Jammers Glenn Stokes American Univeristy 5’7 Guard Professional Basketball: Holland...

Guyana National Basketball Team Player Profiles

Jun 29, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana National Basketball Team Player Profiles

– team takes on D.C Jammers, Brooklyn Bulldogs this weekend The Guyana national senior male basketball team will be in action this weekend against one of their long-term nemesis, the Washington...

Fans promised early night as Jones, Declou predict knockouts tonight

Jun 29, 2012 knews Sports Comments Off on Fans promised early night as Jones, Declou predict knockouts tonight

By Michael Benjamin If boxing buffs are to take Edmond Declou and Kwesi ‘Lightening Struck Assasin’ Jones seriously, then they could be assured of an early night tonight when the Guyana Boxing...

Nagamootoo’s comments are unfortunate

Jun 29, 2012 knews Letters Comments Off on Nagamootoo’s comments are unfortunate

Dear Editor, It is most unfortunate to have read the comments in your newspaper attributed to AFC Member of Parliament Moses Nagamootoo who is inferring that it is the government that is seeking to...

Regard the work on gender issues

Jun 29, 2012 knews Letters Comments Off on Regard the work on gender issues

Dear Sir, Concerned Caribbean feminists are making public across the region our dismay at the dismissal of Minister of Gender, Youth and Child Development, Verna St Rose Greaves, from the Trinidad...

Auditor General’s actions

Jun 29, 2012 knews Letters Comments Off on Auditor General’s actions

Dear Editor, I refer to the recent action by the Auditor General who supplied 11 names to the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament of persons in the Audit Office who were acting, to be...

Empower People, not Politicians

Jun 29, 2012 knews Letters Comments Off on Empower People, not Politicians

Dear Editor, Seven months into the new parliament, the opposition has not made much effort to empower the people. While the opposition has attempted to make the government more accountable in its...

Our Children are crying. Is anyone listening?

Jun 29, 2012 knews Letters Comments Off on Our Children are crying. Is anyone listening?

Dear Sir, Monique’s helping Hands Support Centre has had the opportunity to work with a large population of vulnerable children in Guyana. We see violence against children as a serious public...

High Flyers and the rest

Jun 29, 2012 knews Editorial Comments Off on High Flyers and the rest

And the horses are in!!! This might as well have been the headline in the dailies as the results of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) were announced. The focus, as usual, was on the ‘high...

Greenidge’s parliamentary motions sterile, superfluous

Jun 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Greenidge’s parliamentary motions sterile, superfluous

– AG Nandlall By Gary Eleazar The Guyana Government has absolutely no intention of abiding with a motion approved on Wednesday evening by the Combined Opposition. Legal Advisor, Minister of...

China Harbour denies history of corruption … ‘Direct questions to your govt’

Jun 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on China Harbour denies history of corruption … ‘Direct questions to your govt’

– we don’t know of any review – CJIA contractor The Chinese contractor involved in the US$150M Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) expansion project yesterday refuted...

Husband in custody as … Wife found buried in house

Jun 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Husband in custody as … Wife found buried in house

Two days after she was brutally murdered, allegedly by her husband, police on the East Coast of Demerara recovered the decomposing body of 50-year-old Joan Durant from a shallow grave in her Melanie...

Teen stabbed to death

Jun 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Teen stabbed to death

– 18-year-old suspect detained The life of a promising teenager ended brutally last night after he was stabbed to death in 17th Street, Diamond New Scheme, East Bank Demerara, during a quarrel...

Ramotar seeks private sector input in corruption fight

Jun 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Ramotar seeks private sector input in corruption fight

Corruption has been identified as one of the major impediments to good business in the Guyanese economy and, both the Government and the private sector have agreed to stamp out the practices...

Dem Boys Seh … Airport deal was Jagdeo last haul

Jun 29, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem Boys Seh … Airport deal was Jagdeo last haul

Tie Tan was de big ship that sink pun de first trip and kill hundreds. Now dem got Tie Tang. He is not a big ship. He is a big contractor. But dem boys worried because when Tie Tang done wid de...

GT&T head resigns, four sacked

Jun 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GT&T head resigns, four sacked

Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company, Yog Mahadeo, has resigned. News of his resignation came yesterday. Until a replacement is found, the telephone company would be...

Hotel Tower owner loses $$M as home goes up in flames

Jun 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Hotel Tower owner loses $$M as home goes up in flames

The West Bank Demerara home of Salim Juman Azeez, owner of Hotel Tower, was yesterday gutted in an early morning fire. The blaze, believed to be electrical in origin, left millions of dollars in...

NY-based Guyanese in CJIA crash sues Caribbean Airlines

Jun 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on NY-based Guyanese in CJIA crash sues Caribbean Airlines

A passenger on the Caribbean Airlines flight that ran off the runway at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri, last July, has sued the airline. According to the Court House News...

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