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Finance Minister fails to account for $8,000 million in five years

Dec 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Finance Minister fails to account for $8,000 million in five years

The budgetary allocations for Revision of Wages and Salaries for public servants is now being regarded as a slush fund given that over the past five years there is more than $8B unaccounted for....

Indian group denies acquiring 10,000 acres land in Guyana

Dec 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Indian group denies acquiring 10,000 acres land in Guyana

…but Ramsammy says yes The DY Patil Group has denied that it has started works on agricultural lands in the Canje Basin and that it is in no way connected or has any links to former...

Three teenage girls arrested after leaving Corentyne orphanage

Dec 08, 2013 KNews News 3

…allegations of ill-treatment surface Allegations of maltreatment of children at a popular Corentyne Orphanage are surfacing at a time when three teenage girls of the home are being held...

AFC to join public servants on protest line

Dec 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on AFC to join public servants on protest line

The Alliance For Change (AFC) has indicated that it will be playing its part in the fight to secure a better pay packet for those who work at public entities. The announcement by...

Authorities ignore forged Ruth Baljit signatures

Dec 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Authorities ignore forged Ruth Baljit signatures

…issue radio licence to Telecor Some Guyanese are questioning whether there are bounds to the “greed” of the politicians of the day. Recent revelations in the media have stimulated...

High Court deems ‘stop and search’ an abuse of police power

Dec 08, 2013 KNews News 4

– awards plaintiff $2M plus interest By Leonard Gildarie A groundbreaking High Court ruling and a judgment of over $2M may very well see the Guyana Police Force revisiting the...

Dem boys seh… Bobby give Jagdeo nuff kickback

Dec 08, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Bobby give Jagdeo nuff kickback

A man call Ramotar Secretary last month and ask fuh Jagdeo. De secretary in a nice voice seh that Jagdeo no longer de president. One week later de man call back and ask fuh Jagdeo. De secretary...

An enthusiastic role model…Randolph Latcha is a ‘Special Person’

Dec 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on An enthusiastic role model…Randolph Latcha is a ‘Special Person’

“I always reach out to youngsters—I have a few who play for Guyana Under-19 and Berbice Under-15 and -19…like Shawn Pereira—I taught him a lot about captaincy—I give him homework,...

Sunday Cartoon

Dec 08, 2013 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

Rain earns Windies a draw

Dec 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rain earns Windies a draw

DUNEDIN, New Zealand – Shane Shillingford sent a few shivers through the New Zealand dressing room before rain and their opponents’ cautious approach combined to earn West Indies a draw in...

Female Canadian duo aiming to roll heads at Flex Night Int.

Dec 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Female Canadian duo aiming to roll heads at Flex Night Int.

By Franklin Wilson They were aiming to surprise the audience and to bring another level to female competition on the body building stage, but that plan did not quite work out as the...

GT&T, Hand-in-Hand inter-county cricket…Mohamed grabs 6-11 as Demerara trounce E’bo by an innings and 54 runs

Dec 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT&T, Hand-in-Hand inter-county cricket…Mohamed grabs 6-11 as Demerara trounce E’bo by an innings and 54 runs

Half centuries for Barnwell, Patadin, Mohamed, Federicks By Zaheer Mohamed Off spinner Zaheer Mohamed grabbed 6 wickets for 11 runs off 11.4 overs as Demerara defeated Essequibo...

Hand-in-Hand/GT&T inter-county cricket …Four batsmen reach fifties as B’ce take 1st innings points from President’s X1

Dec 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hand-in-Hand/GT&T inter-county cricket …Four batsmen reach fifties as B’ce take 1st innings points from President’s X1

By Sean Devers In sweltering heat at the Everest ground four half-centuries led Berbice to first innings points against the President’s X1 on the second day of their four-day...

Guyanese world champion female boxer Gwendolyn O’Neil weighs in on Mandela’s legacy

Dec 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese world champion female boxer Gwendolyn O’Neil weighs in on Mandela’s legacy

In January 2007, the world stood still for Gwendolyn ‘Stealth Bomber’ O’Neil, otherwise affectionately known as “Big Red”. She came face to face with two of the biggest...

Down Memory Lane Part 4…WEST INDIES 1987 TOUR TO NEW ZEALAND SERIES DRAWN ONE ALL

Dec 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Down Memory Lane Part 4…WEST INDIES 1987 TOUR TO NEW ZEALAND SERIES DRAWN ONE ALL

Statistician Charwayne Walker follows up today with his look back at the previous West Indies tours of New Zealand with the 1987 tour which ended in a 1-1 stalemate. The Caribbean side...

Youth in Focus…Bronze Medal in Peru was my proudest moment

Dec 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Youth in Focus…Bronze Medal in Peru was my proudest moment

– Says Badminton player Narayan Ramdhani By Sean Devers He began playing the game as a four-year-old and now, 11years later the gifted15-year-old Guyanese Narayan Ramdhani is the...

“Seymour Nurse: A real West Indies class act and scourge of New Zealand”

Dec 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on “Seymour Nurse: A real West Indies class act and scourge of New Zealand”

Colin E. H. Croft With West Indies trying hard to regain semblance and respect at being Test cricketers in New Zealand, after that debilitating thrashing received in India in its last...

2013 Norman Singh Memorial Second Division 20-Over Cricket Competition in West Berbice…

Dec 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2013 Norman Singh Memorial Second Division 20-Over Cricket Competition in West Berbice…

D’Edward, Bath clash in final today at Bath The Bath Community Centre ground is the venue for the 2013 Norman Singh Memorial Second Division 20-Over Final today. The two teams who...

GSCL/DIGIMAX C’SHIPS….Finals on today at DCC

Dec 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GSCL/DIGIMAX C’SHIPS….Finals on today at DCC

THE FINALS in both Masters and Open category of the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Incorporated organized Digimax sponsored Masters and Open tournament, will bowl off at the Demerara...

UG administrators to transform sports sector to a contemporary institution

Dec 08, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on UG administrators to transform sports sector to a contemporary institution

Discuss sports policy By Michael Benjamin The University of Guyana is the nation’s highest learning institution and every year it churns out hundreds of graduates with unbelievable...

Enough is Enough…without public servants this nation grinds to a halt – GTUC

Dec 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Enough is Enough…without public servants this nation grinds to a halt – GTUC

Guyana has become a tale of two societies where income inequality is growing within the rank and file while corruption runs amok and the executive and cohorts gorge themselves; a society where...

Public Works Ministry undertakes sanitation works in Albouystown

Dec 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Public Works Ministry undertakes sanitation works in Albouystown

The clean-up campaign which was expected to last for one week by the Ministry of Public Works has been extended. This is due to the fact that the works in the Charlestown and...

Body found in front GPHC’s Reference lab

Dec 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Body found in front GPHC’s Reference lab

A man was found dead in front the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) Reference laboratory, on Thomas Street around 14:00hrs yesterday. Based on a GPHC medical report which...

A Conflict of Interest to have EPA and Natural Resources within the same Ministry- Harmon

Dec 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on A Conflict of Interest to have EPA and Natural Resources within the same Ministry- Harmon

Attorney at Law and A Partnership of National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament (MP), Joe Harmon, has expressed the fact that the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE)...

Guyana gets early glimpse of phenomenal leadership publication

Dec 08, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana gets early glimpse of phenomenal leadership publication

Leadership in Guyana could be on the verge of a colossal transformation if the content of a recently unveiled publication “The power of character in leadership” is fully embraced. The book...