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CJIA Contractor’s snub angers APNU, AFC

Jul 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on CJIA Contractor’s snub angers APNU, AFC

A missive has been directed to China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) from the Office of the Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition expressing anger at being snubbed by the Chinese Company during...

Ramkarran’s departure from PPP a Dark Day for Guyana – Ramjattan

Jul 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Ramkarran’s departure from PPP a Dark Day for Guyana – Ramjattan

* “It goes to show that the PPP will stop at nothing to cover up the corruption… look at what they did to such a distinguished gentleman,” Ramjattan * “Ramkarran will in the eyes of a...

UG’s internal strife forced Bourne out – Manickchand

Jul 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on UG’s internal strife forced Bourne out – Manickchand

Education Minister Priya Manickchand said even after the University of Guyana’s Council agreed to give former Chancellor Compton Bourne another term, he declined, citing that the condition under...

Two escape from Mazaruni Prison

Jul 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Two escape from Mazaruni Prison

Bartica police and prison officials are on the hunt for two inmates who escaped from the Mazaruni Prison yesterday after scaling the walls of the penitentiary. Kaieteur News understands that...

Lindeners vow to resist electricity tariff increase

Jul 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Lindeners vow to resist electricity tariff increase

Yesterday was July 1st, which for many Lindeners was certainly not a day to look forward to, but to be viewed with much trepidation and anxiety, because according to the last budget proposal, the...

Dem boys seh…Ralphie calling de shots

Jul 02, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Ralphie calling de shots

People don’t know wha dem got till dem lost it. A man got a wife and he does tek she fuh granted till she lef he. Then he does tun round and beg. He does also mek all kind of promise. Is de same...

CHEC conceptualizing proposal for Guyana Deep Water Harbour

Jul 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on CHEC conceptualizing proposal for Guyana Deep Water Harbour

… Govt. denies involvement in latest Chinese venture By Gary Eleazar “Our manifesto – our contract with all the people of Guyana for the next five years – spells out a number...

Slain teen laid to rest as suspect remains in custody

Jul 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Slain teen laid to rest as suspect remains in custody

Relatives and friends of Rayaad Khan paid their last respects on Saturday to the 17-year-old lad who was knifed to death in Diamond New Scheme on the East Bank Demerara. Khan was laid to rest...

Ministry to open maternal waiting home in Region Five

Jul 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry to open maternal waiting home in Region Five

Abena Rockcliffe The Ministry of Health, in its continued quest to further decrease maternal mortality and stillbirths, will be opening a maternal waiting home in Region Five to facilitate high risk...

Local scrabble players contest Caricom championships in preparation of Caribbean tournament

Jul 02, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Local scrabble players contest Caricom championships in preparation of Caribbean tournament

Two weeks ago, scrabble players convened in the Mining Town of Linden to compete for honours in the Earl Vigilance Memorial championships and Leon Belony amassed 5 points and joined national...

Persaud chalks up another victory; Alonzo Ambrose takes juvenile race

Jul 02, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Persaud chalks up another victory; Alonzo Ambrose takes juvenile race

Malta Supreme 11-Race Cycle Meet Robin Persaud returned his winnings ways yesterday at the National Park Inner Circuit when he captured the feature School Boys & Invitation 35 Lap race at the...

Guyana let D.C. Jammers off the hook

Jul 02, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana let D.C. Jammers off the hook

By Edison Jefford If ‘almost’ was translated as an actual occurrence, then Guyana would have won Saturday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall when they took on the Washington D.C Jammers;...

All roads lead to RCMT&SF for Caricom Horserace meet

Jul 02, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on All roads lead to RCMT&SF for Caricom Horserace meet

Over 100 horses entered The long wait is over the day is finally here and with systems in place and all roads lead to the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports Facilities (RCMTC&SF) as...

HEADS ROLL OVER ARMS

Jul 02, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on HEADS ROLL OVER ARMS

Jack Warner of FIFA fame was recently made Minister of National Security in Trinidad and Tobago and, according to a television report, immediately summoned all the heads of the various arms of...

Williams, DeNobrega, Derouche, Shaw & Naiomi Singh are category winners

Jul 02, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Williams, DeNobrega, Derouche, Shaw & Naiomi Singh are category winners

Third Seven Seas/Dr. Chase 50-Mile Cycle Road Race By Franklin Wilson A hectic weekend for Guyana’s cyclists continued yesterday on the West Demerara when the Third Annual Seven Seas / Dr. Chase 50...

East Coast fire destroys $4M worth in hardware and other supplies

Jul 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on East Coast fire destroys $4M worth in hardware and other supplies

A fire at Happy Acres, East Coast Demerara on Saturday evening gutted a storeroom leaving close to $4M in damages. According to reports, the fire occurred at around 19:00 hours at lot 138 Happy...

Guyanese have more access to fish per capita than other countries – Ramsammy tells Fisherfolk

Jul 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese have more access to fish per capita than other countries – Ramsammy tells Fisherfolk

By Leon Suseran The Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has told fishermen and women that more Guyanese have access to fish per capita as compared with other countries and world standards....

GOOD BUT NOT GOOD ENOUGH

Jul 02, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on GOOD BUT NOT GOOD ENOUGH

Uncle Donald may be moving a bit too slow for everyone’s liking. But he is generally doing the right things even if there is a need for him to quicken his pace. The past week saw him deal candidly...

Enormous space for improvement in engineering sector

Jul 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Enormous space for improvement in engineering sector

– Minister Benn Minister of Public Works and Transport Robeson Benn has urged the Guyana Association of Professional Engineers (GAPE) to ensure that it issues standards and rules for engineers...

Pictures of the appalling state of Paradise Housing Scheme now posted on Facebook

Jul 02, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Pictures of the appalling state of Paradise Housing Scheme now posted on Facebook

Dear Editor, Since my first letter to you on the state of Paradise Housing Scheme I adopted a wait and see approach as advised by a colleague. So you can imagine my surprise when I heard that the...

The “Persons” Epidemic in Guyana today

Jul 02, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The “Persons” Epidemic in Guyana today

Dear Editor, There seems to be a popularity contest tied to the “persons” epidemic which is prevalent in the Guyanese society today. Most young Guyanese do not know when to use the word...

I received shoddy service from GT&T

Jul 02, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on I received shoddy service from GT&T

Dear Sir, Permit me space in your newspapers to respond to some comments made by former CEO of GT&T Mr. Yog Mahadeo Re ‘’I have literally taken GT&T to every door’’. While I don’t...

The face of domestic abuse

Jul 02, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The face of domestic abuse

Dear Editor, I am not a professional counsellor, but in the absence of any noticeable public outcry by the recognised institutions providing support for abused victims,[most likely due to a lack of...

Is there Freedom of Speech in Guyana?

Jul 02, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is there Freedom of Speech in Guyana?

Dear Editor, I would like to ask whether there is any Freedom of Speech in Guyana? Recently, I have noticed that several websites that are critical of the Guyanese opposition has either become...

Rest peacefully Shemar Success

Jul 02, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Rest peacefully Shemar Success

Dear Editor, In honour of this lad who has produced some remarkable results at the 2012 Grade Six Assessment and awarded a seat at one of Guyana’s prestigious academic school (Bishop’s High...

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Thomas’ hat-trick inspires D.C Caesar Fox 10-5 victory, as Annai Sec’ hammer Dolphin

The stakes are high in Guyana’s democracy

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In any vibrant democracy, the mechanisms that bind it together are those that mediate differences,... more