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GCCI urges independent, international inquiry into hydropower project

Jul 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GCCI urges independent, international inquiry into hydropower project

…Ramotar says no President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Mr. Clinton Urling has urged the government to have an international body examine and analyze the...

Sithe Global in breach of interim licence

Jul 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Sithe Global in breach of interim licence

… should be given the boot – Christopher Ram Sithe Global Amaila Holdings Inc should be booted out from the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project for failing to meet its licensing conditions, says...

Mandela Avenue shooting…Cop’s friend was slain after he attacked bus conductor – eyewitness

Jul 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Mandela Avenue shooting…Cop’s friend was slain after he attacked bus conductor – eyewitness

Police investigations into Friday’s fatal shooting on Mandela Avenue indicate that Elvis Fernandes and a friend had attacked the occupants of a minibus shortly before Fernandes was shot. The...

The day I resigned from the PPP – Ralph Ramkarran

Jul 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on The day I resigned from the PPP – Ralph Ramkarran

Former Central Executive member of the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Ralph Ramkarran, has detailed his final moments as a member of that party, saying that the last straw was when he was...

From Laurie Lewis to Leroy Brumell…Confidential Secretary Debbie Vaughn is a Special Person

Jul 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on From Laurie Lewis to Leroy Brumell…Confidential Secretary Debbie Vaughn is a Special Person

“In terms of the work, you couldn’t apply one man’s style to another. In your quiet moments you just had to sit down and figure out how to adjust.” By Dale Andrews...

Dem boys seh…Brazzy and Ash Knee doing things in secret

Jul 28, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Brazzy and Ash Knee doing things in secret

Brazzy and Ash Knee gone to Washington. Well dem boys laugh when dem see de two men boarding de plane. One man ask if is Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. Another one ask if is Mutt and Jeff. Dem...

AG, Greenidge clash over Fip Motilall

Jul 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on AG, Greenidge clash over Fip Motilall

‘AG spends more time on propaganda rather than doing his real job,’ says Greenidge By Kiana Wilburg “Why was Makeshwar “Fip” Motilall awarded the contract when he has...

10 kilos cocaine intercepted at CJIA

Jul 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on 10 kilos cocaine intercepted at CJIA

Agents of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) yesterday intercepted over 10 kilograms of cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA). The drug was destined for JFK international. The...

Edghill must be condemned for preventing questions from any stakeholder

Jul 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Edghill must be condemned for preventing questions from any stakeholder

…APNU’s Harmon calls forum a charade to elicit a statement of support Junior Finance Minister, Bishop Juan Edghill, should be condemned for seeking to prevent questions from any section of...

For “Race Conversations”

Jul 28, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on For “Race Conversations”

(The following was first offered in 2005) From the beginning of its work in Guyanese society in 1988, the Jaguar Committee for Democracy –JCD and its successor ROAR located themselves in the Indian...

The Baccoo Speaks

Jul 28, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo Speaks

Who expects the unthinkable? What is the unthinkable? For some people the unthinkable will come in the form of a road accident, something that is fast becoming all too common in this country....

Countering internal crises with abundant faith

Jul 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Countering internal crises with abundant faith

By Sharmain Grainger Although there are no clear-cut explanations as to what can lead to a dysfunctional family, there are certainly some glaring factors that perhaps do contribute. For...

Sunday Cartoon

Jul 28, 2013 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

CARICOM at 40: The power of colonialism

Jul 28, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on CARICOM at 40: The power of colonialism

The birth of a dream to make the English-speaking West Indian islands and Guyana into an integrated region is forty years old this month. Its current manifestation is the formation named Caricom. One...

The rush to accuse and to deny

Jul 28, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on The rush to accuse and to deny

My classmate, friend and Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon told the media at his post-Cabinet media briefing on Wednesday that with the plethora of recording equipment it is impossible for someone...

Housing and You…Applying to build a shop or additions for commercial activities

Jul 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Housing and You…Applying to build a shop or additions for commercial activities

By Leonard Gildarie Today we want to talk just a little about what happens when you are applying to build a shop or additions for any commercial activities. You have to get planning permission from...

NATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS ARE NO DOORMATS

Jul 28, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on NATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS ARE NO DOORMATS

The media may be a national stakeholder but it is not a constituent member of the National Stakeholders’ Forum, and rightly so, because it would find itself in a conflict of interest,...

Government’s attitude an obstacle to progress

Jul 28, 2013 KNews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Government’s attitude an obstacle to progress

By Dominic Gaskin AFC Treasurer Given our abundant natural resources, good climate and small population, it is difficult to understand why we continue to languish so far down the tables on...

Book Review… A gritty saga of the Caymans hits mark

Jul 28, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Book Review… A gritty saga of the Caymans hits mark

Book: A Gathering of Old Men by J.A. Roy Bodden Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby From the recollections and conscience of Caymanian griots, historian and academic, J.A. Roy Bodden, repaints his country...

The Caterpillar

Jul 28, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Caterpillar

Caterpillars are the larval form of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). They are mostly herbivorous in food habit, although some species...

Why problems persist in the PPP

Jul 28, 2013 KNews APNU Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Why problems persist in the PPP

The People’s Progressive Party is facing a plethora of persistent problems. The Party was forced to mount an intense campaign to convince its constituents that it’s twice-postponed 30th Congress,...

Babar takes Pakistan home off last ball

Jul 28, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Babar takes Pakistan home off last ball

ESPNcricinfo – You get a chance to play international cricket at 34, becoming the second-oldest debutant for your country. You are hit for six second ball. What do you do? You dismiss...

2013 Digicel nationwide Schools Football Championship…Cementing legacy versus revenge in today’s final

Jul 28, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2013 Digicel nationwide Schools Football Championship…Cementing legacy versus revenge in today’s final

-Third place playoff is a battle for pride By Rawle Welch Despite the lop-sided scoreline in last year’s final between eventual champions Wismar/ Christianburg and Waramadong, fans went away...

Bolt does it… again!

Jul 28, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bolt does it… again!

No stopping Usain, but Team GB lacklustre in relays… Daily Mail – Usain Bolt completed another triumphant appearance at London’s Olympic Stadium as he led the Racers Track Club...

Guyana to face Jamaica in both of the finals at Caribbean Squash tourney

Jul 28, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana to face Jamaica in both of the finals at Caribbean Squash tourney

Guyana booked their place in both finals of the team events with hard fought victories over Trinidad & Tobago. Guyana played Trinidad first in the Boys semifinals. First on court was...

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D-Up Basketball Academy Training camp brings Hoop Dreams to Life with Region 3 Jamboree

Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more