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Triple champion, Clive Atwell, confident of victory in imminent title encounter

Mar 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Triple champion, Clive Atwell, confident of victory in imminent title encounter

Gives back to Agricola community By Michael Benjamin When Clive Atwell squares off against Venezuelan, Raphael Hernandez for the vacant WBCCABOFE featherweight title at the Princess...

The Baccoo Speaks

Mar 31, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

Tension is heightening because people have refused to accept that everyone has the right to disagree. In this case the disagreement is over who should be respected and who should be allowed to...

Export-led growth: Who will lead in the Caribbean? Part 2

Mar 31, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Export-led growth: Who will lead in the Caribbean? Part 2

By Sir Ronald Sanders Despite all the promises of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU), the countries of the Caribbean have not benefitted from increased...

Losing the Phagwah Spirit

Mar 31, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on Losing the Phagwah Spirit

This Phagwah morning, I noticed something different in my village: the streets were not as thronged with young people going from house-to-house with their buckets and water-guns, ensuring that no one...

THE PPP’s MEAN-SPIRITED 2013 NATIONAL BUDGET

Mar 31, 2013 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on THE PPP’s MEAN-SPIRITED 2013 NATIONAL BUDGET

Whatever the economic statistics cited by the Minister of Finance suggest, Guyana is facing severe problems that are in need of urgent attention. These problems include: socially dysfunctional levels...

The days of protest may be over

Mar 31, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on The days of protest may be over

There is a saying; ‘If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything’. Last week I saw the truth in this saying and I remarked at how the people of Guyana appeared to have...

Death on a dismal backdam

Mar 31, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on Death on a dismal backdam

– is Iesha Byron’s killer serving time in Cayenne? By Michael Jordan It was around 23:00 hrs on a Monday night, July 16, 2007, that residents of D’Urban Backlands saw a short,...

WILL ANYTHING CHANGE UNDER DONALD RAMOTAR?

Mar 31, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WILL ANYTHING CHANGE UNDER DONALD RAMOTAR?

It is perhaps asking too much to expect that President Donald Ramotar will dissociate himself verbally and publicly from the actions of his predecessor, more so if he cannot undo what he...

Monique’s Caring Hands Support Centre… Helping to change the social fabric of our society, one client at a time

Mar 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Monique’s Caring Hands Support Centre… Helping to change the social fabric of our society, one client at a time

By Jenelle Willabus The HIV/AIDS epidemic is one which affects persons from all walks of life, but when it took the life of a young woman some 13 years ago, that helped paved the way for an...

Death at an uncivilized hour and a nudist party in a cathedral

Mar 31, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Death at an uncivilized hour and a nudist party in a cathedral

I live on the Railway Embankment with one house separating my home and the Caricom Secretariat. I look out from my study window and see how the Philistines have taken over the International...

A heartening recovery from a consuming addiction

Mar 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on A heartening recovery from a consuming addiction

— ‘Brother Paltoo’ tells his story By Sharmain Grainger Although at 81 he appears feeble to most, Paltoo, a resident of Windsor Forest, West Coast Demerara, is stronger than most,...

White-tailed Hawk (Buteo albicaudatus)

Mar 31, 2013 KNews Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on White-tailed Hawk (Buteo albicaudatus)

The White-tailed Hawk (Buteo albicaudatus) is a large bird of prey species found in tropical or subtropical environments across the Americas. Averaging 21–23 in (53–58 cm) in length...

Motorcycle bursts into flames on Good Friday, rider vanishes

Mar 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Motorcycle bursts into flames on Good Friday, rider vanishes

The serenity and reverence of the solemn Good Friday of those in New Amsterdam were suddenly disturbed around 10:00hrs when a motorcycle traversing the Main Road in the town suddenly burst...

Contractors, Regional Engineers department under fire for substandard works in Region six

Mar 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Contractors, Regional Engineers department under fire for substandard works in Region six

…$54M street not being built to standard As the Regional Administration in Region Six grapple with the unending accusations of shoddy work being done by contractors employed in the region the...

‘Con Artist’ claims he was robbed

Mar 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Con Artist’ claims he was robbed

Richard Harold, a resident of 22 Hadfield Street, pleaded not guilty last Thursday to the allegation of robbery under arms with a dangerous weapon when he appeared before Magistrate Sueanna Lovell at...

Poultry farmers want GLDA investigated

Mar 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Poultry farmers want GLDA investigated

– Suspicious staff stealing duck eggs Poultry farmers utilizing the hatchery at the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) are suspicious that some employees are stealing their...

Sacred Heart parishioners look forward to reopening of church

Mar 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Sacred Heart parishioners look forward to reopening of church

Parishioners of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church are eagerly looking forward to the reopening of the newly constructed building. The church was completely destroyed by fire on Christmas Day...

$2.5B for laptop distribution programme

Mar 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on $2.5B for laptop distribution programme

– Amerindian communities to benefit from computer banks Amerindian communities in the hinterland region will soon benefit from Government’s Information Communication and...

Gold miner shot and robbed

Mar 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Gold miner shot and robbed

A gold miner is currently nursing a gunshot wound to his leg which he sustained during a daring daylight robbery at a snackette, opposite E.C Vieira Investment in Houston, East Bank Demerara....

Could this year’s budget see a reduction?…APNU ready to go as far as Caribbean Court of Justice

Mar 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Could this year’s budget see a reduction?…APNU ready to go as far as Caribbean Court of Justice

– “This Budget is Contentious to the plight of the poor”- Greenidge By Abena Rockcliffe This year again, both parliamentary opposition parties have signaled their intention to...

From the Diaspora…NO GUYANESE EASTER IN THE DIASPORA

Mar 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…NO GUYANESE EASTER IN THE DIASPORA

By Ralph Seeram Outside of Christmas I think most of us in the Diaspora would really like to be home for the Easter Celebration. We would like to enjoy that four-day holiday weekend from Good Friday...

ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community

Mar 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community

Effective April 26 – No Form I-94 Issued Upon Entry into U.S. Attorney Gail Seeram U.S. Customs and Border Protection is in the process of automating traveler arrival records (Form...

The Budget Debate

Mar 31, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The Budget Debate

Starting Tuesday, and continuing for the rest of the week, the Opposition will be offering their critique of the Budget, which was presented by the Minister of Finance a week ago. The process will...

Sunday Cartoon

Mar 31, 2013 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

Three in custody following multi-million-dollar robbery at Electronic City

Mar 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Three in custody following multi-million-dollar robbery at Electronic City

Quick police networking yesterday led to the arrest of two men and a woman shortly after a multi-million dollar robbery which was carried out at Electronic City on Sheriff Street. Reports are that...

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When silence speaks louder than words

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The United States has spoken. Reacting to the conviction of Marine Le Pen in a French... more