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IF BOSAI WALKS, LINDEN DIES!

Dec 08, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on IF BOSAI WALKS, LINDEN DIES!

Forget about BOSAI and the contract it has with the government. Without that contract there would have been no investment. Before BOSAI took over, the bauxite industry was facing grim...

Lowering the heat on CARICOM travel and trade

Dec 08, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Lowering the heat on CARICOM travel and trade

By Sir Ronald Sanders Full appreciation is due to Jamaica’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, A J Nicholson, for taking the initiative to invite Trinidad and Tobago’s Foreign...

Bourda grounds not up for sale …We never approached or met Dr. Ramroop to engage in any business proposal – Executives

Dec 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Bourda grounds not up for sale …We never approached or met Dr. Ramroop to engage in any business proposal – Executives

…Executives never approached, met Ramroop to engage in any business proposal The Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) yesterday made it clear that it “is not up for sale.” The world renowned...

Drunk porter takes protest to palms rooftop

Dec 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Drunk porter takes protest to palms rooftop

A drunken hospital porter, who was on the roof of the Palms Geriatric home for more than one hour yesterday, had his colleagues’ blood pressure boiling, after he threatened several...

Dr Ramroop caught in another lie

Dec 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Dr Ramroop caught in another lie

…turns to Culture Minister for help The New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation (GPC) has denied spying on Kaieteur News. This accusation for spying was made in the December 5, edition of...

Court action looms if Sooba not removed in 72 hours

Dec 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Court action looms if Sooba not removed in 72 hours

– “Appointment contradicts Ramotar’s contention that appointments are on meritorious grounds”- Ramjattan By Kiana Wilburg Leader of the Opposition coalition, A...

Major problems facing Enmore factory – GuySuCo

Dec 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Major problems facing Enmore factory – GuySuCo

– grinding of 60,000 tonnes of cane postponed to next year The decision to hire two foreign experts for Enmore sugar factory is to help solve a number of critical problems affecting production,...

Guyana secures lion’s share of CSEC awards at CXC 2013

Dec 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana secures lion’s share of CSEC awards at CXC 2013

– Jamaican student cops Dennis Irvine Award Although it was Jamaica’s Dea Thomas who received the coveted Dennis Irvine Award, Guyana was very much in the spotlight when the Caribbean...

Dem boys seh…Two Big Bees gun end up pun de roof

Dec 07, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Two Big Bees gun end up pun de roof

A piece of time was prisoners use to climb pun de roof fuh protest. And every time dem go pun de roof de whole of Georgetown use to come out fuh witness de spectacle. De prisoners use to...

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal Competition…Leopold Street in a struggle to make next round

Dec 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal Competition…Leopold Street in a struggle to make next round

Defending Georgetown Zone champions Leopold Street suffered their second loss in this year’s competition after going down to Costello Housing Scheme 3-2 on penalty kicks on Thursday evening...

Brazil to open 2014 soccer World Cup against Croatia

Dec 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Brazil to open 2014 soccer World Cup against Croatia

COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil (Reuters) – Host nation Brazil will kick off next year’s soccer World Cup against Croatia in Sao Paulo on June 12 and the favourites will be happy with a Group...

Bravo double sets up intriguing last day

Dec 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bravo double sets up intriguing last day

DUNEDIN, New Zealand – A maiden Test double-hundred from Darren Bravo led consistent batting down the order and ensured West Indies made New Zealand bat a second time in the first Test on...

Renole Bourne to host tapeball cricket at Cultural Centre Tarmac December 28

Dec 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Renole Bourne to host tapeball cricket at Cultural Centre Tarmac December 28

Former Demerara Under-19 cricketer Renole Bourne will host a Holiday Bash six-over knock-out Tape Ball Cricket competition on the Cultural Centre Tarmac on December 28. The event, which...

GGMC gives $385M contract to legally invalid company

Dec 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GGMC gives $385M contract to legally invalid company

…Chief Justice quashes decision Chief Justice, Ian Chang, this past week quashed the decision of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), to award a $385M Contract to CB & R Mining, to...

Bishoo grabs 6-57 for Berbice as President’s XI fall for 185 despite Singh’s 55

Dec 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bishoo grabs 6-57 for Berbice as President’s XI fall for 185 despite Singh’s 55

Hand-in-Hand/GT&T Inter-County cricket… By Sean Devers West Indies leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo grabbed 6-57 to wreck the President’s XI innings on the stroke of stumps on the...

Chico K&S Secondary School Football Championships…

Dec 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Chico K&S Secondary School Football Championships…

Referees sign contract to officiate, Mishal’s for Kids & More offers support The Kashif & Shanghai Organisation yesterday signed on the dotted lines alongside the...

DOWN MEMORY LANE PART 3…WEST INDIES IN NEW ZEALAND 1979

Dec 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on DOWN MEMORY LANE PART 3…WEST INDIES IN NEW ZEALAND 1979

Statistician Charwayne Walker continues his look back at the performances of the West Indies cricket team in their earlier tours to New Zealand. This time he touches on the performances...

Preparation picks up as sponsors come on board for joint horses race meet

Dec 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Preparation picks up as sponsors come on board for joint horses race meet

Horseracing action returns when the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports Facilities (RCMTC&SF), the Port Mourant Turf Club (PMTC) in collaboration with the Shariff Business...

China grants Guyana US$4.93M to finance projects

Dec 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on China grants Guyana US$4.93M to finance projects

Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh and Chinese Ambassador to Guyana, H.E Zhang Limin, signed two agreements yesterday at the Ministry of Finance. One was the signing of a grant agreement for...

Sooba best suited for Town Clerk, ‘full stop’- Ganga Persaud

Dec 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Sooba best suited for Town Clerk, ‘full stop’- Ganga Persaud

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Ganga Persaud, is unworried even as controversy surrounds the appointment of Carol Sooba as Town Clerk. She was deemed to be unqualified...

2013 New Building Society Second Division 40 Over Cricket Competition…

Dec 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2013 New Building Society Second Division 40 Over Cricket Competition…

Cotton Tree, Skeldon and Rainbow Generation score wins to advance to Quarter Finals Cotton Tree Die Hard, Skeldon Community Centre and Rainbow Generator of Seafield have all advanced to...

CXC cancels SBA scores of 60 candidates this year

Dec 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on CXC cancels SBA scores of 60 candidates this year

The School Based Assessment (SBA) scores of 60 candidates from one school were this year cancelled by the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC). This disclosure was made by Pro-Registrar, Mr...

New vet lab behind schedule

Dec 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on New vet lab behind schedule

– completion dependent on arrival of AC unit The new US $2.5M Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory being built at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara is behind schedule for completion. According...

Ramsammy debunks rumors of special consideration for DY Patil Group

Dec 07, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Ramsammy debunks rumors of special consideration for DY Patil Group

– highlights that there’s no tender process for agriculture lands By Latoya Giles Minister of Agriculture, Dr Leslie Ramsammy has debunked rumors that special consideration was...

GT&T, Hand-in-Hand inter county cricket…Demerara poised for first innings honours

Dec 07, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT&T, Hand-in-Hand inter county cricket…Demerara poised for first innings honours

5- wkt haul for Khan By Zaheer Mohamed Spinners Amir Khan and Zaheer Mohamed shared nine wickets between them, while Christopher Barnwell hit a typically robust unbeaten 48 to put host...

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Arch rivals Harpy Eagles, Red Force square off with eye on weather

Jagdeo’s illogical rejection of the World Bank’s Commodity Market Outlook

…Peeping Tom (Jagdeo’s illogical rejection) Kaieteur News- Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo’s recent comments on the... more