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Kissoon is not a child of Madiba

Dec 14, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Kissoon is not a child of Madiba

DEAR EDITOR, What was Freddie Kissoon’s real point in his column, “President Obama and the richest African woman in the world”, (KN, 12-12-13)? Perhaps it was encapsulated in his last line of...

Peeping Tom’s explanation on this issue was shallow with little substance

Dec 14, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on Peeping Tom’s explanation on this issue was shallow with little substance

DEAR EDITOR, Regarding Peeping Tom’s column titled ‘On Not Being Invited to Mandela’s Funeral Service’ dated December 13, 2013. I found the author’s explanation to be shallow with...

The Finance Minister is himself beginning to believe the propaganda the PPP spouts!

Dec 14, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Finance Minister is himself beginning to believe the propaganda the PPP spouts!

DEAR EDITOR, Please permit me to respond to another inaccurate “outburst” this time from the Minister of Finance as was reported verbatim in your newspaper of Tuesday, December 10, 2013...

Request for information on public service payout…Finance Minister gives no commitment to providing paper trail

Dec 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Request for information on public service payout…Finance Minister gives no commitment to providing paper trail

Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh has responded with reservation to questions pertaining to the submission of documents to support his explanation of the use of public funds allocated for payments to...

Amerindians demand developmental money

Dec 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Amerindians demand developmental money

– Protest AFC’s motion to cut $300M supplementary funding Scores of Amerindians from across the 10 Administrative Regions yesterday protested the Alliance For Change (AFC)’s...

Sugar production trudges to 23-year low

Dec 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Sugar production trudges to 23-year low

The majority of striking sugar workers returned to the fields yesterday, but hopes for a miracle to pull the industry from the slump it has found itself are fast dwindling. Yesterday, Chief Executive...

5% increase for Public Servants…Countrywide shutdown may be looming

Dec 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on 5% increase for Public Servants…Countrywide shutdown may be looming

A total shutdown of all public agencies may be looming as public servants continue to lobby for a 25 percent increase from the government. Government through the Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger...

Brother stabs sibling to death at Port Kaituma

Dec 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Brother stabs sibling to death at Port Kaituma

Police have detained a Port Kaituma man who allegedly stabbed his brother to death in the North West location at around 13:00 hrs on Wednesday. A release stated that Richard France, 20, of Fallstop,...

PSC wrong on Berbice River Bridge ownership

Dec 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on PSC wrong on Berbice River Bridge ownership

“Taxpayers own 76%”- Christopher Ram Prominent Chartered Accountant Christopher Ram has described the position of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) on the ownership of the Berbice...

Govt. illegally spent US$17M – Opposition

Dec 13, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. illegally spent US$17M – Opposition

– Minister Benn says he is prepared to go to jail By Abena Rockcliffe The political opposition has accused the Guyana Government of spending as much as US$17M or just about G$3.4B, in violation...

Dem boys seh…Reduce de Berbice Bridge toll by half

Dec 13, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Reduce de Berbice Bridge toll by half

Money ain’t deh fuh some things but fuh sure Ash Knee finding money fuh build lock ups. Brickdam getting a big one that mek all dem lock ups in de country look like stupidness. Dem boys seh...

When speaking for the private sector, the PSC needs to be more careful with facts

Dec 13, 2013 KNews Letters Comments Off on When speaking for the private sector, the PSC needs to be more careful with facts

Dear Editor, The Private Sector Commission in a statement issued on Wednesday December 11, stated that “As far as we are aware, the Government directly or indirectly has no investment in, or...

Interest heats up as Waramadong Secondary invades K&S Inter-School championships

Dec 13, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Interest heats up as Waramadong Secondary invades K&S Inter-School championships

Football buffs that followed the action in the recently staged countrywide Digicel U-18 School’s Football championship would reflect with nostalgia on the keen tussle for honours between the...

Edwards, Samuels prop up WI batting

Dec 13, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Edwards, Samuels prop up WI batting

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Kirk Edwards scored his second straight half-century of the series and Marlon Samuels his first in six innings, but another top-order batting slump left West Indies...

UDFA/Banks GT Beer KO Football Tournament…Thousands witness rebirth of yearend football in Linden

Dec 13, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on UDFA/Banks GT Beer KO Football Tournament…Thousands witness rebirth of yearend football in Linden

His name is recognized throughout Linden and by extension Region 10 communities and when he delivered the feature address during the Opening Ceremony to mark the inaugural Upper Demerara Football...

GT&T, Hand-in-Hand inter county cricket…President’s XI humble E’bo by an innings and 52 runs inside three days

Dec 13, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT&T, Hand-in-Hand inter county cricket…President’s XI humble E’bo by an innings and 52 runs inside three days

By Zaheer Mohamed President’s XI defeated Essequibo by an innings and 52 runs inside three days in the second round of the Guyana Cricket Board organized Guyana Telephone and Telegraph...

GT&T/Hand-in-Hand inter-county cricket…Defending Champs blown away by Berbice inside 3 days

Dec 13, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT&T/Hand-in-Hand inter-county cricket…Defending Champs blown away by Berbice inside 3 days

Bishoo grabs 10 wkts in match By Sean Devers at Enmore Superb team cricket provided Berbice with crushing 10-wicket victory over defending champions Demerara 45 minutes before Lunch on the...

Soesdyke Te Huis Te Coverden NDC donates football gears to Soesdyke Falcon FC

Dec 13, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Soesdyke Te Huis Te Coverden NDC donates football gears to Soesdyke Falcon FC

The executive of the Soesdyke Falcon Football Club (SFFC) are now better equipped to undertake their mandate of development of their entity after officials of the Soesdyke Te Huis Te Coverden...

Joint Opposition shoot down Cricket Bill Petition by Stakeholders

Dec 13, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Joint Opposition shoot down Cricket Bill Petition by Stakeholders

Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) Member of Parliament, Odinga Lumumba, attempted to move a petition in Parliament to call for expeditious passage of the Guyana Cricket Administration Bill....

Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club Xmas race meeting…Torginol Paints Inc supports organizers as race day looms

Dec 13, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club Xmas race meeting…Torginol Paints Inc supports organizers as race day looms

Several corporate entities injected cash and other prizes in support of the Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club Xmas horserace meeting scheduled for Boxing Day, Thursday December 26, at their Bush Lot...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Horseracing Authority debunks false rumors

Dec 13, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Horseracing Authority debunks false rumors

Dear Sports Editor, It is being alleged that the Guyana Horse Racing had written to Digicel informing it that the race meeting fixed for December 15 at Port Mourant race track has not been...

Farfan & Mendes Junior Christmas Tournament underway

Dec 13, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Farfan & Mendes Junior Christmas Tournament underway

The Guyana Squash Association in collaboration with its number one corporate sponsor, Digicel, is hosting the Farfan & Mendes Junior Christmas Tournament at the Georgetown Club Ltd Squash...

Norman Singh, Jumbo Jet, Horse owners go big with $11M horserace Meet December 29

Dec 13, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Norman Singh, Jumbo Jet, Horse owners go big with $11M horserace Meet December 29

-$2M for winner of ‘A’ class event As the final countdown of the 2013 horse racing season gains momentum preparations are moving apace for a number of race meets on the end of year...

Ramdhani back at the helm of GBA

Dec 13, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ramdhani back at the helm of GBA

Gokarn Ramdhani was re-elected to the presidency of the Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) when that entity held its Bi-Annual General Meeting on Wednesday last at the Queens College Badminton...

GCUC BGM set for February 22, 2014

Dec 13, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCUC BGM set for February 22, 2014

The Biennial General Meeting (BGM) of the Guyana Cricket Umpires Council (GCUC) will be held on February 22, 2014 at the Georgetown Cricket Club, Bourda from 13:00hrs. Members are asked to note that...

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$1.5M up for grabs at K&S National Futsal Championship

A broad-based movement for the people’s voice on oil

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- The call for a referendum on Guyana’s oil contract is a step in the right direction,... more