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Auditor General finds…Education officials preside over US$7.5M overpayment to contractors

Dec 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Auditor General finds…Education officials preside over US$7.5M overpayment to contractors

The Ministry of Education is still to recover in excess of $1.5B which it overpaid to contractors during 2010 and 2011. This is according to Auditor General, Deodat Sharma, who flagged this...

“Big Foot” on remand for murder of guest house owner

Dec 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on “Big Foot” on remand for murder of guest house owner

Nineteen-year-old Brian Leitch, also known as “Big Foot,” was placed before the courts charged with the murder of South Central’s proprietor who was found dead in one of his guest rooms almost...

Soesdyke children killer accused committed to High Court trial

Dec 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Soesdyke children killer accused committed to High Court trial

Thirty-three-year-old John Blanchard, the clothes vendor who was accused of chopping his three children to death at their Soesdyke home two years ago, has been committed to stand trial...

Guyana’s Honorary Consul to Mumbai was announced – Foreign Ministry

Dec 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s Honorary Consul to Mumbai was announced – Foreign Ministry

Guyana’s Ambassador to Caricom and Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Elisabeth Harper yesterday sought to explain the circumstances surrounding the appointment of...

GuySuCo bringing Indian experts to rescue industry

Dec 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo bringing Indian experts to rescue industry

-production unlikely to reach 200,000 tonnes With poor weather further compounding its woes, the state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is unlikely to meet an adjusted target of...

Dem boys seh…Bharrat want shut down TV

Dec 03, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Bharrat want shut down TV

De government don’t understand de police of do suh nah like suh. Clement get vex because somebody who was a moderator pun de TV cut off everybody who try fuh cuss de opposition. De topic was...

Impressive turnout of fans witness exciting climax

Dec 03, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Impressive turnout of fans witness exciting climax

2013 Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Festival -Revamp, GCC Tigers and Hickers win titles Hockey is back with a bang. An impressive turnout of sporting fans witnessed some...

City Hall identifies new Town Clerk, questions delay in appointment

Dec 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall identifies new Town Clerk, questions delay in appointment

The deadlock between the Mayor, City Councilors and Acting Town Clerk Carol Sooba may soon be over as a “suitably” qualified candidate has been identified to assume the post of City...

Qualfon’s multimillion-dollar building expansion moving forward

Dec 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Qualfon’s multimillion-dollar building expansion moving forward

Almost three months after the sod turning ceremony at the site for the Multi-million-dollar state of the art Qualfon call centre, works are moving forward. Qualfon Guyana is one of the leading...

Nets trap Sonics for PG II win

Dec 03, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Nets trap Sonics for PG II win

The Republic Bank Nets came up trumps Sunday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall when they defeated Pepsi Sonics 55-43 to register their first win in the Division I contest of the Phillip...

Cops GGMC probe reports of gunplay at disputed mining claim

Dec 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Cops GGMC probe reports of gunplay at disputed mining claim

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission and police are investigating reports that a prolonged mining claim dispute between two parties has escalated with one group firing shots at the other...

Group 4 racer Rupee Shewjattan thanks sponsors

Dec 03, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Group 4 racer Rupee Shewjattan thanks sponsors

The name Rupee Shewjattan is no strange name in the racing circles, the veteran competitor chalked up one first and a second place at the just concluded Seaboard Marine Caribbean Motor...

Eighty-seven Students Successful at JKA/WF Guyana Final Grading Exercise

Dec 03, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Eighty-seven Students Successful at JKA/WF Guyana Final Grading Exercise

A total of 87 students came out successful at the final Grading exercise this year for the Japan Karate Association/World Federation Guyana (JKA/WFG), held on Saturday Nov 23 at their...

Balram Shane Memorial Volleyball…PMTC 1 are champions again

Dec 03, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Balram Shane Memorial Volleyball…PMTC 1 are champions again

Port Mourant Training Centre (PMTC) 1 continued their dominance of volleyball in the Ancient County when they caged Port Mourant Jaguars (PMJ) in the final of the Third Annual Balram...

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ resumes tonight at NCC

Dec 03, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ resumes tonight at NCC

Despite the inclement weather which threatened to curtail proceedings on the first two nights of competition, the fans withstood the conditions and turned out in their numbers and when the...

City flooding…Blame game is good – Rohee

Dec 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on City flooding…Blame game is good – Rohee

“Blame game is good; everybody must have their say because people will be educated in the process…we say, they say and the people listen.” This was the contention of...

Brilliant Bishoo guides Albion to nail biting victory over Port Mourant

Dec 03, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Brilliant Bishoo guides Albion to nail biting victory over Port Mourant

Balram Shane Memorial cricket match… By Samuel Whyte A magnificent all round performance by West Indies player Devendra Bishoo was the catalysis for defending champions Albion...

Father and son hospitalized following coal pot explosion

Dec 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Father and son hospitalized following coal pot explosion

A young father and his 21-month-old son are nursing burns about their bodies at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. This was after the coalpot on which 23-year-old Kevin Madramootoo was...

President’s non assent to one of the local Government Amendment Bills…The amendment was unconstitutional – Nandlall

Dec 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on President’s non assent to one of the local Government Amendment Bills…The amendment was unconstitutional – Nandlall

Chairman of the Alliance for Change, Khemraj Ramjattan and the Attorney General Anil Nandlall are at opposing poles on the non-assent of the Bill. Attorney General Anil Nandlall said that the...

Guyana Solidarity Movement with Cuba…Officials discuss organizations 2014 plans – Khan

Dec 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Solidarity Movement with Cuba…Officials discuss organizations 2014 plans – Khan

President of the Guyana Cuba Solidarity Movement (GCSM) Haleem Khan, recently visited Cuba where he held discussions with President of the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the...

Guyana must guard against commercialisation of transplantation – Nephrologist

Dec 03, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana must guard against commercialisation of transplantation – Nephrologist

Although Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, at a recent post-Cabinet press briefing announced that Guyana currently does not have the capacity to offer robust...

SHOULD THE GOVT. COMMANDEER THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CITY?

Dec 03, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on SHOULD THE GOVT. COMMANDEER THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CITY?

A great many arguments have erupted about the Georgetown City Council and the decline of the capital city. Unfortunately, most of these arguments lack logic and are based on...

Can the Pope challenge Obama for the spotlight?

Dec 03, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Can the Pope challenge Obama for the spotlight?

Most people if asked which personality on the world stage brings out a deep admiration in them, President Obama would probably top the list. A unique man, who against all odds became...

The blame will continue

Dec 03, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The blame will continue

The rains came and Georgetown was under water for all of November 27, last. Schools closed their doors and many businesses simply declined to serve the public. At this time of the year when...

Dazell aspires to represent Guyana at the senior level

Dec 03, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dazell aspires to represent Guyana at the senior level

District 16 Essequibo Islands stand out at the 2013 National Schools Athletics Championships Nkosi Dazzell told Kaieteur Sport recently that he wants to represent Guyana the senior...

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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