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Fifth time lucky for Pooran Seeraj

Feb 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Fifth time lucky for Pooran Seeraj

– UG graduate crowned Chutney Monarch 2014 Mashramani celebrations got underway two Saturdays ago when a new Chutney Monarch was crowned amidst a packed Bath Settlement Community Centre Ground....

Banks DIH Linden branch earned $850 M in 2013

Feb 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Banks DIH Linden branch earned $850 M in 2013

Scores of shareholders and well-wishers turned out Friday at the Banks DIH annual shareholders meeting held at the beverage giant’s Linden branch. The highlight of the event was a moving...

‘Drunken’ cop crashes vehicle in Sophia

Feb 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Drunken’ cop crashes vehicle in Sophia

Angry residents of “C” Field Sophia yesterday confronted a drunken police officer and his passenger after he veered off the community road and crashed his speeding car,PLL7698, into a fence near...

Old England man commits to developing community

Feb 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Old England man commits to developing community

– perturbed about garbage in Linden By Enid Joaquin Henry Pearson, presently based in Trinidad, was born, bred and raised in Old England, Linden, and therefore feels committed to making...

Mother seeks mentally ill son

Feb 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Mother seeks mentally ill son

Fadil Asim Shafiq Fraser, a 28-year-old mentally ill man, has been missing since January 16. According to his mother, Marilyn Williams, her son packed his bags and left his father’s Linden...

26 Years of Marine Turtle Conservation on Shell Beach

Feb 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on 26 Years of Marine Turtle Conservation on Shell Beach

From sea turtle hunting to protection of sea turtles is an amazing tale of challenges, dedication and self esteem for local Amerindian Conservationists of Moruca, Region One. Their fight is...

Shontell Gittens is Junior Calypso Queen

Feb 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Shontell Gittens is Junior Calypso Queen

By Kiana Wilburg An extraordinary 20-year-old damsel from East Ruimveldt did not participate in the Junior Calypso Competition only to earn a handsome monetary prize. Shontell Gittens got into...

“Work in the interest of the young people of this region”

Feb 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on “Work in the interest of the young people of this region”

– Youth Minister urges CYP representatives Minister of Culture Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony, has emphasized the need for the implementation of suitable methods that will preserve the...

GCAA looking to facilitate increased air traffic

Feb 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GCAA looking to facilitate increased air traffic

– Acquisition of modern equipment imminent The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is aiming to implement an Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) so that Guyana’s...

Desmond Ali…Using art to capture political turmoil of civilizations old and new

Feb 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Desmond Ali…Using art to capture political turmoil of civilizations old and new

By: Kiana Wilburg “Art in resistance,” are three words that aptly capture the essence of the paintings of an acclaimed Guyanese artist and Linguist. At the age of 60, Desmond Ali is still...

THE CONSTITUTION NEVER PROTECTED THE RIGHT TO AMEND THE ESTIMATES

Feb 03, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE CONSTITUTION NEVER PROTECTED THE RIGHT TO AMEND THE ESTIMATES

Those who support the right of the National Assembly to cut the Budget have failed to advance grounds within the Constitution to support this right. As such, they have resorted to a subsidiary...

Grace Kennedy applies for banking licence

Feb 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Grace Kennedy applies for banking licence

One of the Caribbean’s most powerful companies, Grace Kennedy (GK) Limited, has signaled its intentions to move into Guyana’s banking sector. GK, according to the group’s Chief Executive...

Our total loss figures are not the highest in the world

Feb 03, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Our total loss figures are not the highest in the world

Dear Editor, The reporters present at the recent presentation of my team and I, to the Natural Resources Sector Committee, seem to have missed the main messages that we sought to convey. Electricity...

British Guiana telephone directory

Feb 03, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on British Guiana telephone directory

Dear Editor, I make a special appeal to the public at large to search those old cartoon boxes, attics, cupboards, book shelves, garages etc. and hopefully you would unearth another copy of a...

Gospel Festival 2014 a night of spiritual upliftment

Feb 03, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Gospel Festival 2014 a night of spiritual upliftment

By Rehanna Ramsay A unique blend of gospel music contributed to an atmosphere of praise and worship, last Saturday, as patrons flocked the Providence National Stadium, for Gospel Festival...

EJACULATIONS IN JANE EYRE

Feb 03, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on EJACULATIONS IN JANE EYRE

“I am.” This is the shortest sentence in the English Language. The shortest short story is, “Two men went for a tramp in the woods. The tramp died.” Therein lies my fascination...

C’bean Lawmakers should reappraise their stance on the marijuana issue

Feb 03, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on C’bean Lawmakers should reappraise their stance on the marijuana issue

Dear Editor, There is an interesting saying, usually attributed to Hegel, the 18th century European philosopher, that the result is a corpse that the vital impulse has left behind. Every time I think...

Does this ruling bring our debate to an end?

Feb 03, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Does this ruling bring our debate to an end?

Dear Editor, Guyana never backs down from making contentious decisions that can sometimes have rippling effects around the world. When the Burnham administration welcomed Jim Jones to Guyana, the...

Roots of violence

Feb 03, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Roots of violence

With our land apparently taken over by violence and its nihilistic repercussions, we propose a look at its anti-thesis – non-violence – as the other option. If asked for an example of nonviolent...

Budget Cuts Saga…Constitutional Crisis looms if Chief Justice decision is to be applied

Feb 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Budget Cuts Saga…Constitutional Crisis looms if Chief Justice decision is to be applied

By Kiana Wilburg A constitutional crisis is looming and it is a by-product of the recent decision by the Chief Justice (Ag) Ian Chang on the contentious budget cuts case, says Speaker of the National...

Housewife’s bound body found in Agricola yard – suspect arrested

Feb 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Housewife’s bound body found in Agricola yard – suspect arrested

– British-based survivor identifies female intruder after jumping through window Police have detained a female member of the Guyana Defence Force in connection with the brutal murder of...

Mahaica sea defence embankment collapsing again

Feb 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Mahaica sea defence embankment collapsing again

The residents of Unity, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, are once again bracing themselves for a major disaster as visible signs of collapse begin to emerge on a 700-meter earthen embankment which was...

GPL needs additional US$175M to repair network, install anti-theft meters

Feb 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GPL needs additional US$175M to repair network, install anti-theft meters

…to install anti-theft meters The state-owned power company may require a massive injection of US$100M to do additional upgrades to its distribution system, says Prime Minister Sam Hinds. The Prime...

Anti Money Laundering Bill…Guyana tops list of 55 defaulting countries

Feb 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Anti Money Laundering Bill…Guyana tops list of 55 defaulting countries

Guyana shares the worst rating in the world with Mozambique, as it relates to the list of countries under the Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) to be reviewed come February 10, when the body meets...

Special Person…Defying the odds in a taxing field

Feb 02, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Special Person…Defying the odds in a taxing field

– Chartered Accountant Nizam Ali is a ‘Special Person’ “In the early ‘90s, I was told that the market was saturated and it would have been difficult for a new audit firm to...

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A psychological profile of a control freak

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- Imagine an official who believes he’s the last bastion of sanity in a world of incompetence.... more