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Amaila Hydro saga…Govt. figures show US$44M hike in price

Jul 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Amaila Hydro saga…Govt. figures show US$44M hike in price

– No reference to world average comparisons The Amaila Falls Hydro Electric Project is now being pegged to cost US$884M as against the original US$840M. Government on Monday attempted to...

Boy, 10, in police custody after snatching paper vendor’s money

Jul 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Boy, 10, in police custody after snatching paper vendor’s money

“Gone are those days when children used to be considered angels.” That was the opinion of a newspaper vendor, who almost lost her entire day’s earnings to an apparently desperate...

Amaila will be outdated by 2019

Jul 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Amaila will be outdated by 2019

– Professor Clive Thomas By Abena Rockcliffe Economist Professor Clive Thomas has asserted that the “troubled” Amaila Falls Hydro Project will become outdated in just...

Dem boys seh…Donald got toilet bowl mentality

Jul 31, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Donald got toilet bowl mentality

When dem boys start fuh talk bout de price of de Amaila Falls Donald start fuh get vex. He accuse all de opposition of trying fuh halt de hydro project. He seh that people got to understand...

DIGICEL is proud to be part of LCPL- James

Jul 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on DIGICEL is proud to be part of LCPL- James

Captains aiming for winning start Digicel’s Head of Marketing, Ms. Jacqueline James at a press conference held at the Guyana National Stadium Providence, yesterday stated that Digicel is proud to...

Impressive Opening Ceremony signals start to inaugural LCPL

Jul 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Impressive Opening Ceremony signals start to inaugural LCPL

Excitement, passion, colour and the cricketing excellence of the Caribbean was on show last evening in the Land of the ‘Flying Fish’, Barbados, when the inaugural Limacol Caribbean Premier...

Regional U-19…Guyana hammer Winwards by 140 runs

Jul 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional U-19…Guyana hammer Winwards by 140 runs

Basseterre, St Kitts – The third round of matches in the Regional Under-19 3-day tournament was completed yesterday across three venues in St Kitts. At Conaree, Guyana beat Windward...

King’s Jewellery World on board with Guyana Amazon Warriors

Jul 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on King’s Jewellery World on board with Guyana Amazon Warriors

Renowned Guyanese jeweller King’s Jewellery World has come on board as a sponsor for the Guyana Amazon Warriors for the inaugural Limacol CPL which bowled off yesterday in Barbados. The official...

LCPL cricket – Guyana clash with T&T

Jul 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on LCPL cricket – Guyana clash with T&T

Amazon Warriors battle Red Steel in potential ‘mouth watering’ contest at Providence tonight By Sean Devers A ‘mouth watering’ contest is anticipated as all roads lead to the...

Veterans’ game organised for ‘Flores’ Rodney tomorrow

Jul 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Veterans’ game organised for ‘Flores’ Rodney tomorrow

Former Santos standout and national player Godfrey Norville speaking with Kaieteur Sport yesterday via telephone disclosed that a farewell match has been arranged for tomorrow...

Fans believe Digicel Schools Football on right track

Jul 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fans believe Digicel Schools Football on right track

By Rawle Welch Now that the dust has settled on what was arguably the best Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Championships to date; Kaieteur Sport solicited a few comments from fans...

E-Networks continues support for Boyce & Jefford Classic IV

Jul 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on E-Networks continues support for Boyce & Jefford Classic IV

Wireless Communication, Broadband and Internet Television Company, E-Networks presented a cheque yesterday to the Boyce & Jefford Track and Field Classic IV, which signalled clear...

Faye Joseph/Charlyn Barnwell Emancipation Dominoes…Lucrative prizes at stake

Jul 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Faye Joseph/Charlyn Barnwell Emancipation Dominoes…Lucrative prizes at stake

Dominoes teams will be engaged in fierce rivalry for a lucrative first place prize of $150,000 and a trophy when Faye Joseph and Charlyn Barnwell stages the Emancipation Dominoes tournament tonight...

LCPL T20…Barbados Tridents get past St. Lucia Zouks in opening thriller

Jul 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on LCPL T20…Barbados Tridents get past St. Lucia Zouks in opening thriller

Barbados Tridents defeated St. Lucia Zouks by 17 runs as the Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL) T20 Tournament got off to an exciting start at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown Barbados last...

LCPL Tournament To Be Delivered Around The Globe

Jul 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on LCPL Tournament To Be Delivered Around The Globe

Millions Will Have Access to the Cricket Carnival Spectacular The inaugural Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL) T20 Tournament will be beamed into millions of homes across the globe from start to...

Pollydore rides away with Trojan Cycle Club first event

Jul 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pollydore rides away with Trojan Cycle Club first event

New kinds on the cycling block, Trojan Cycle Club (TCC) based in Berbice, on Sunday last staged their first event which saw veteran rider, Godfrey Pollydore riding way with top honours. The race...

Fitzgerald ends Madhoo unbeaten run

Jul 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fitzgerald ends Madhoo unbeaten run

Sudesh Fitzgerald ended the reign of former national champion Norman Madhoo, who had played unbeaten since returning on holiday from the USA. Playing in the Water Store-sponsored event which...

29th Edition Guyana Fight Night…Fistic fury envisaged as Laured Stewart threatens to be Eversley Brown’s ‘Nightmare’

Jul 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on 29th Edition Guyana Fight Night…Fistic fury envisaged as Laured Stewart threatens to be Eversley Brown’s ‘Nightmare’

The punches slammed into the strike pads and the force ricocheted around the Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) Boxing Gym; Laured Stewart was hard at work in preparation for his 4 rounds...

Emancipation Day road race set for Berbice

Jul 31, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Emancipation Day road race set for Berbice

The recently formed Rose Hall Town Athletic Club is set to host another race, this time in observance of Emancipation as they make their contribution towards the revitalizing of...

Are these heading to the cold case files too?

Jul 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Are these heading to the cold case files too?

The reluctance of persons to provide information appears to have condemned at least two recent murders on the East Coast of Demerara to the cold case files. Three brutal murders have...

Venezuela set to raise Petrocaribe interest rates: Report

Jul 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuela set to raise Petrocaribe interest rates: Report

The Venezuelan government will increase, starting in October, the interest rate it charges to finance oil purchases by Central American and Caribbean countries that participate in Petrocaribe supply...

Major sea defence works for Essequibo Coast

Jul 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Major sea defence works for Essequibo Coast

The Ministry of Public Works will be undertaking sea defence projects on the Essequibo Coast, and two bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration...

Int’l media body calls for radio licences’ review

Jul 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Int’l media body calls for radio licences’ review

– fairer ads distribution Almost three months after top officials of the International Press Institute (IPI) visited Guyana, that watchdog media grouping, in a...

JACK IS BACK….. AND WITH A BANG!

Jul 31, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on JACK IS BACK….. AND WITH A BANG!

A political development of unimaginable proportions has taken place in Trinidad. It amounts to nothing less than a political earthquake, and the aftershocks are likely to be felt far...

Businessman accused of using religion, politics to bully neighbours

Jul 31, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman accused of using religion, politics to bully neighbours

Prominent businessman Reeaz Khan is being accused of using high-handed tactics and of taking advantage of residents on Eccles Public Road, East Bank Demerara, by using religion and...

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The GRA is batting out of its crease

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has once again demonstrated a perplexing propensity... more