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Bush Lot United Turf Club to hold one day Horserace Meet on February 3

Jan 10, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bush Lot United Turf Club to hold one day Horserace Meet on February 3

The Bush Lot United Turf Club of West Coast Berbice will be holding a one day Horserace Meeting on Sunday February 3 at Bush Lot Sea View Park racetrack at 13:00hrs. The events that are slated for...

GBFA to launch 2013 season

Jan 10, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GBFA to launch 2013 season

The Guyana Beach Football Association will be launching its 2013 Football Season on Saturday 12th January 2013 with the Banks DIH sponsored League & Cup Competition at the Bayroc Sand...

Wiltshire 58th birth anniversary dominoes

Jan 10, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Wiltshire 58th birth anniversary dominoes

Christmas, Dodson guide Impressors to victory in latest action Yonette Christmas and Emily Dodson marked 16 and 15 games respectively to guide Impressors to victory when action in the Mark Wiltshire...

Letter to the Sports Editor…How dare you challenge FIFA Mr. Lumumba!

Jan 10, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…How dare you challenge FIFA Mr. Lumumba!

Dear Editor, President of the Alpha United Football Club, Odinga Lumumba, has once again stepped out of his parameters by writing that he is challenging FIFA to ensure resolution in the Guyana...

GFF, GFA long standing feud takes centre stage today

Jan 10, 2013 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF, GFA long standing feud takes centre stage today

-Is the GFA prepared? After over a decade of voting rights being denied, many in the football fraternity are hoping that today’s scheduled Assembly between the FIFA / CONCACAF Joint Mission,...

Major donor nations up pressure for 2013 local govt. polls

Jan 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Major donor nations up pressure for 2013 local govt. polls

“…no valid justification for further delay”- diplomats Guyana is coming under increasing pressure to hold local government elections. This time around, the pressure is from the international...

NIS boss rescinds resignation

Jan 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on NIS boss rescinds resignation

One day after she suddenly submitted her resignation, General Manager of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), Doreen Nelson, is set to resume her duties. The NIS boss yesterday withdrew her...

North West-bound ferry experiences rough waters

Jan 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on North West-bound ferry experiences rough waters

There were many seasick passengers onboard the MV Lady Northcote which departed port Georgetown on Tuesday for Kumaka but they arrived safely at Port Kaituma after a rough trip. According to...

Govt. grants approval for private helicopter operations

Jan 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. grants approval for private helicopter operations

Government in 2012 gave approval for private aircraft operators to include helicopters to their fleet of operations thereby removing the monopoly held by the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) over...

Sir Ronald bestowed with Order of Australia

Jan 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Sir Ronald bestowed with Order of Australia

On Sunday, Australian High Commissioner to the Caribbean, Philip Kentwell, invested Sir Ronald Sanders with the Order of Australia on special authority from the Governor-General of Australia. Sir...

Dem boys seh…Irfaat wake up he whole staff fuh one sign

Jan 10, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Irfaat wake up he whole staff fuh one sign

Irfaat wake up before bird wife wake and do wha he does always do—call fuh de Waterfalls paper. He butt up wid a sign that tell how he Ministry does wuk. Right away he cuss Shaik. He seh...

Chinese logging firm signals interest in establishing wood products park

Jan 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Chinese logging firm signals interest in establishing wood products park

Bai Shan Lin Forest Development Inc., a Chinese wood processing company operating in Guyana, is looking to move ahead with haste on its large scale industrial plans to establish a trade...

Parliamentary scrutiny of procurement needed in the health sector

Jan 10, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Parliamentary scrutiny of procurement needed in the health sector

The revelation that one company receives as much as eighty per cent of the value of government pharmaceutical purchases is a most worrying development which raises serious questions...

Relatives of burnt motorcyclist express concerns of neglect

Jan 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Relatives of burnt motorcyclist express concerns of neglect

Relatives of Sewdat Arjune, the motorcyclist who sustained severe burns about his body after his bike burst into flames during an accident with a Canter truck two weeks ago at Williamsburg Public...

Cycles for Haags Bosch litter-pickers

Jan 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Cycles for Haags Bosch litter-pickers

Yesterday, Minister of Local Government, Norman Whitaker, handed over bicycles to litter pickers operating at the Haags Bosch landfill site. According to the Minister, the small but...

GRA’s collections hit $116B mark, despite Linden

Jan 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GRA’s collections hit $116B mark, despite Linden

– plastic Driver’s Licence from this year Despite significant disruptions, Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) last year still managed to surpass the 2011 collections by $5B. According to...

Tipping fees to be implemented at landfill site

Jan 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Tipping fees to be implemented at landfill site

In the not too distant future tipping fees may have to be implemented in order to sustain the operations of the Haags Bosch landfill site after the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) loan...

Millions expended in 2012 to support vulnerable citizens

Jan 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Millions expended in 2012 to support vulnerable citizens

– Human Services Minister Millions were expended last year by the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security as part of its efforts to provide assistance to a number of vulnerable...

CPA touts massive outreach programme

Jan 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on CPA touts massive outreach programme

…. added focus on teen suicide Although teen suicide would not necessarily be described as being “on the rise,” Director of the Child Protection Agency (CPA), Ann Greene, has said that one case...

Bandits rob Chinese on ship delivering fuel

Jan 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits rob Chinese on ship delivering fuel

Police are investigating the circumstances under which a speedboat with armed bandits attacked a vessel delivering fuel to Rubis gas station at Providence, East Bank Demerara yesterday....

Overseas-based Guyanese fêtes Convalescent Home

Jan 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Overseas-based Guyanese fêtes Convalescent Home

“There’s nothing better than giving back to the less fortunate,” says overseas-based Guyanese Carol Bagot. Bagot, who heads the Organization for Social and Health Advancement in Guyana,...

Technical institute signs training pact with Caricom Rice Mills

Jan 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Technical institute signs training pact with Caricom Rice Mills

Based on an agreement which will facilitate employment as well as sponsorship for Level One trainee students of the Essequibo Technical Institute (ETI), Caricom Rice Mills Limited (CRML),...

GNBS certifies seven ISO 9001 lead auditors

Jan 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on GNBS certifies seven ISO 9001 lead auditors

Seven persons were certified after completing the ISO (International Standard Organisation) 9001-registered lead auditor course yesterday. This was facilitated by the Guyana National Bureau of...

Ansa McAl kicks off Carib Soca Monarch competition

Jan 10, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Ansa McAl kicks off Carib Soca Monarch competition

Beverage giant, Ansa McAl, yesterday launched its ninth edition of the “Carib Soca Monarch”. This year’s competition will see some 22 contestants trying to get their hands on that $1.5M cash...

Relaxing the abortion law

Jan 10, 2013 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Relaxing the abortion law

The headline screamed that the public hospitals would soon be performing abortions. The argument is that too many women are dying as a result of botched abortions. And it is no secret that this is...

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Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In politics, as in life, what goes around comes around. The People’s Progressive Party/Civic... more