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Demerara Cricket Club mourns the loss of Professor Aubrey Bishop

Feb 12, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Demerara Cricket Club mourns the loss of Professor Aubrey Bishop

In a press release, the president, Alfred Mentore, and Members of the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) have expressed sadness at the passing of the distinguished Professor Aubrey Bishop who served as the...

Neils, Webster, Marks among Linden players called for Linden vs G/town clash Saturday

Feb 12, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Neils, Webster, Marks among Linden players called for Linden vs G/town clash Saturday

National skipper Steve Neils (Jr.) is among three national players named in a 15 man squad yesterday that will be scaled down to 12 for Saturday’s clash against their Georgetown counterparts as the...

Raj Singh Dishonest – no respect for the Courts

Feb 12, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Raj Singh Dishonest – no respect for the Courts

Dear Editor, Raj Singh letter (KN of February 10, 2013) is further evidence of his confusion, delusion or possibly treachery with regards to the matters before the courts. Calculatingly and...

Borrowing to steal – A mountain of debt and little to show for it

Feb 12, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Borrowing to steal – A mountain of debt and little to show for it

Dear Editor, This is a matter of national importance that Guyanese must turn their attention to, for it will have significant implications for our future generations. When the PNC left office, the...

This Marriott Project is clouded with secrecy and controversies

Feb 12, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on This Marriott Project is clouded with secrecy and controversies

Dear Editor, I have read in the various print media of the outrageous statements made by head of the Privatisation Unit, Mr. Winston Brassington in defence of the hiring of Chinese workers instead of...

Culture of neglect – a reflection on violence

Feb 12, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Culture of neglect – a reflection on violence

Dear Editor, It is with dread and consternation that I keep accessing Syeada Manbodh’s Facebook page. Syeada is the selfless, relentless advocate and rescuer of the suffering animals on the streets...

The Jagdeo era: Facts and statistics do not lie

Feb 12, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The Jagdeo era: Facts and statistics do not lie

You can lie about facts and statistics but they in themselves do not lie. If the statistics in a bank say that over a five-year period the business made a billion dollars in profit, you can’t shout...

Come on Guyana…do you need this hotel so badly?

Feb 12, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Come on Guyana…do you need this hotel so badly?

Dear Editor, I am writing to you from Ireland. I have Guyanese friends and I like to learn about other cultures, so I’ve been reading Kaieteur News online. I was amazed by the article on...

Marriott Hotel project…Guyanese right to work has been sold – opposition MP

Feb 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Marriott Hotel project…Guyanese right to work has been sold – opposition MP

– demands immediate resignation of Finance Minister, Brassington Government’s explanation of why no locals were hired in the US$51M Marriott Hotel project in Kingston has...

Three homeless as fire guts Festival City house

Feb 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Three homeless as fire guts Festival City house

A young pregnant woman, her reputed husband and their four year-old son are now homeless after fire gutted their home at 2095 Williamstad Street, Festival City, North Ruimveldt. Reports...

Budget will not see any “dramatic” fiscal deviation

Feb 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Budget will not see any “dramatic” fiscal deviation

– Focus is on macro-economic preservation, security revamp and addressing the constraints of the sugar industry Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh on Saturday, for the...

Man killed by ambulance while crossing road

Feb 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Man killed by ambulance while crossing road

A man was pronounced dead on arrival at the New Amsterdam Hospital after he was struck and killed by an ambulance which was heading to the very institution with a patient in a critical condition. The...

Dem boys seh…Now people know who thiefing

Feb 11, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Now people know who thiefing

Guyana got a right to remain backward especially when dem got people like Brazzy. This got to be de first country when people coming in and telling de government wha fuh do. Imagine Guyana paying a...

Good Success beat GYO by 4 wkts

Feb 11, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Good Success beat GYO by 4 wkts

Good Success Sports Club of Wakenaam defeated Gandhi Youth Organization by 4 wickets in a feature 25 over match played Saturday at the GYO ground. The host batted first and scored 167 all out in 25...

Parika Defenders, Herstelling record victories in feature softball fixtures

Feb 11, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Parika Defenders, Herstelling record victories in feature softball fixtures

Parika Defenders and Herstelling recorded victories on Friday evening when the Everest Cricket Club hosted two 20 over softball games. In the first game of the evening Parika Defenders defeated Speed...

One change as GAPF Executive returns

Feb 11, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on One change as GAPF Executive returns

– constitutional amendments on the cards The membership of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) has shown 100% confidence in their stewardship by returning the entire executive...

Berbice Chamber of Commerce delivers on promise

Feb 11, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice Chamber of Commerce delivers on promise

As part of the recently concluded season three of the Corporate Business in Sports Tournament, the Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Development Association (BCCDA) on Wednesday delivered the top gate...

US-based Maxie Stephens donates trophies for Linden U-19 Schools b/ball c/ships

Feb 11, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on US-based Maxie Stephens donates trophies for Linden U-19 Schools b/ball c/ships

Plans are continuing for the successful staging of the 9th annual Linden Secondary Schools Under-19 basketball championship. This year the championship will see the Linden Amateur Basketball...

B. Harry and Sons General Store and Lumber yard makes significant contribution

Feb 11, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on B. Harry and Sons General Store and Lumber yard makes significant contribution

New Era ENT/ LABA/Cell Smart tournament As time draws near, more business in Linden are coming on board to support this year’s New Era Entertainment, basketball tournament and yesterday, proprietor...

Greaves, Ambrose, Newton & Barrett are respective winners

Feb 11, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Greaves, Ambrose, Newton & Barrett are respective winners

LFS Burnham 90th Birth Anniversary 2-stage 90km road race Roraima Bikers Club’s Alonzo Greaves recorded another fine win yesterday, cantering to victory in the 90th Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham...

Australia win final ODI, whitewash West Indies

Feb 11, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Australia win final ODI, whitewash West Indies

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Adam Voges scored his maiden one-day international century as a depleted Australia secured a 5-0 series whitewash by beating West Indies by 17 runs in the final match at...

Guyana Zoo to be upgraded soon

Feb 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Zoo to be upgraded soon

The Zoological Park (Zoo) will soon be transformed from a holding facility for animals into an information and education delivery facility, according to the Minister of Natural Resources and...

Murder charge for ‘Trini’ in grocer’s execution style killing

Feb 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Murder charge for ‘Trini’ in grocer’s execution style killing

Wayne Duncan, called ‘Trini’ is to be charged this week for the May 2011 murder of East Coast Demerara businessman Mark Kandhai. The Festival City, North Ruimveldt resident was captured last week...

Mental health services to be extended beyond National Psychiatric Hospital – Ramsaran

Feb 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Mental health services to be extended beyond National Psychiatric Hospital – Ramsaran

By Leon Suseran Minister of Health, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran is hoping to extend mental health services and treatment beyond the doors of the National Psychiatric Hospital (NPH), into the various...

President’s assent to Bills… Attorney General says he is following his predecessors

Feb 11, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on President’s assent to Bills… Attorney General says he is following his predecessors

Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall, in responding to opposition statements which questioned his position with regards to Bills passed in the National Assembly,...

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This must not be our hour of humiliation

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- There are moments in the history of nations when fate lays before them a choice not of... more