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Finance Minister presents 2014 Budget today

Mar 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Finance Minister presents 2014 Budget today

Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh, will today present to the National Assembly the 2014 Estimates, traditionally called the Annual Budget. Based on recent trends, the 2014 Budget is anticipated to be...

Soldier drowns in New River Triangle area

Mar 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Soldier drowns in New River Triangle area

A Guyana Defence Force Private lost his life on Saturday when he drowned at the army’s New River Triangle Base The body of Private Dellon Nero, 24, was recovered and was flown to the city...

Promoters fail to pay Indian Soap stars

Mar 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Promoters fail to pay Indian Soap stars

– Third show cancelled By Rehana Ahamad Although the four Indian soap stars managed to thoroughly entertain the relatively large Guyanese audiences at both the Guyana National Stadium and at...

Police should provide protection for witnesses – Former Top Cop

Mar 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Police should provide protection for witnesses – Former Top Cop

If the Guyana Police Force wants to improve its prosecution rate, especially in high profile matters, they should start actively developing better witness protection methods, says former Top Cop,...

Ten days later…Port Kaituma Father still silent on tragedy

Mar 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ten days later…Port Kaituma Father still silent on tragedy

Lenus La Cruz, who set fire to his house at Port Kaituma two Fridays ago, resulting in the deaths of his wife and four children, has bluntly refused to talk about what happened on that...

Dem boys seh…Donald office got nuff wood ants

Mar 24, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Donald office got nuff wood ants

A leader got to tek charge. All over de world that is wha leaders does do. When Uncle Sam find wheh bin Laden deh, Obama tek charge. He decide when Uncle Sam gun attack and how dem gun ketch bin...

Jeffrey, Vieira, Roshandin, Mohamed delight fans

Mar 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jeffrey, Vieira, Roshandin, Mohamed delight fans

It was a day that young Matthew Vieira would never forget as he took full advantage of the absence of seasoned competitors to dominate the Superbike, during the staging of the Guyana Motor Racing...

Carifta games trials…Yaw, Abbensetts star on day 2

Mar 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Carifta games trials…Yaw, Abbensetts star on day 2

By Zaheer Mohamed Undoubtedly two of Guyana’s most promising junior athletes, Jason Yaw and Kevin Abbensetts, turned in commendable performances when the 2014 CARIFTA Games trials continued...

Alpha United maintain unbeaten run, needle Harbour View

Mar 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Alpha United maintain unbeaten run, needle Harbour View

Alpha United continued their excellent run on Day 2 of the CFU Club Championships being contested in Jamaica with an injection of the home team, Harbour View. Alpha United have taken another three...

Regional Four-Day cricket…Thomas (176), Walton (107) lift CCC to 377-9 declared, but Guyana mount fight-back

Mar 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional Four-Day cricket…Thomas (176), Walton (107) lift CCC to 377-9 declared, but Guyana mount fight-back

By Sean Devers in Barbados In association with Star Party Rentals & Payless Varity Store Brilliant centuries from Shacaya Thomas and fellow Jamaican Chadwick Walton took CCC to an imposing 377-9...

Pollydore wins Essequibo leg of Cheddi Jagan Memorial Cycle race

Mar 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pollydore wins Essequibo leg of Cheddi Jagan Memorial Cycle race

Senior rider, Godfrey Pollydore, emerged winner of the third leg of the Cheddi Jagan Memorial Cycle road race on the Essequibo Coast yesterday morning. The race started from Supenaam. Alonzo Greaves...

Windies go under in low-scoring opener

Mar 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windies go under in low-scoring opener

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Title-holders West Indies were beaten by seven wickets by India in their opening match of the ICC World T20 tournament yesterday. Sent in at Shere Bangla National Stadium,...

Mayor’s All Star footballers suffer mixed fortunes on Suriname tour

Mar 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mayor’s All Star footballers suffer mixed fortunes on Suriname tour

Den Amstel forward Jeffery Perriera converted a double to salvage his side’s 2-1 win against the Surinam Voetbal Bond U20 squad in preparation for their Concacaf Olympic qualifier to level the...

Milo/Petra Organisation Schools Football Competition…Giant killers QC marches on

Mar 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Milo/Petra Organisation Schools Football Competition…Giant killers QC marches on

– wins also for Charlestown, Dolphin and Lodge Giant killers Queen’s College easily dismantled another hurdle in their path when they inflicted a crushing 5-0 win over North Georgetown as...

Blackwater FC not being issued with fixtures – coordinator Sandiford

Mar 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Blackwater FC not being issued with fixtures – coordinator Sandiford

Hutson says issue being dealt with Coordinator of Project Blackwater football club, Ivor Sandiford, told Kaieteur Sport on Wednesday last that officials of the East Coast Demerara Sub Association...

Meusa dominates Courts/ECI Engineering Blitz Chess tournament

Mar 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Meusa dominates Courts/ECI Engineering Blitz Chess tournament

National Senior Chess Champion, Wendell Meusa, amassed an impeccable nine points to cart off the spoils when the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) in collaboration with Courts and ECI Engineering staged...

Stag Beer/EBFA Div. 1 League…Agricola arrest Soesdyke; Diamond needle Mocha

Mar 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Beer/EBFA Div. 1 League…Agricola arrest Soesdyke; Diamond needle Mocha

On a sunny Sunday afternoon in the village of Grove on the East Bank of Demerara, Agricola Red Triangle maintained their excellent form in a performance that ensured that they took back the lead in...

Concerned PAC calls for operationalized Integrity Commission

Mar 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Concerned PAC calls for operationalized Integrity Commission

Public Accounts Committee (PAC) member, Jaipaul Sharma has deemed the awarding of “shady” contracts by ministries as one of the areas that is “full of corruption.” He said that based on the...

Miss India 2012 appointed Ambassador for AUR Suicide Prevention and Self Awareness Mission

Mar 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Miss India 2012 appointed Ambassador for AUR Suicide Prevention and Self Awareness Mission

As the American University of Research continues its mission to address the worrying issue of suicide, Ms Alana Seebarran, Miss India Guyana and Miss India World 2012, was last week appointed...

VOTING MACHINES AND THE HOSTING OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS

Mar 24, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on VOTING MACHINES AND THE HOSTING OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS

If a poll were conducted today, it may very well find that the vast majority does not understand the new system of Local Government Elections. The system used in 1994 has been reformed and a new...

Kissoon finds a cover not to embarrass himself on the Rodney affair in a judicial setting

Mar 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Kissoon finds a cover not to embarrass himself on the Rodney affair in a judicial setting

Dear Editor, The world is advised “Persons who wish to give evidence in the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry (CoI) are asked to submit written statements to the Commission containing the nature...

Vice Chancellor insists Digitising Project will benefit UG

Mar 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Vice Chancellor insists Digitising Project will benefit UG

“What you do with you spare time is your business,” said Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Professor Jacob Opadeyi, as he responded to criticisms relating to him being awarded...

Educate our teachers on alternatives to corporal punishment

Mar 24, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Educate our teachers on alternatives to corporal punishment

Dear Editor, Corporal punishment violates human rights, physical integrity and human dignity, it carries lasting scars on children and must be thrown out of our schools, it is uncivilized and a poor...

Major overhaul of the Bartica health sector needed – BUYDG

Mar 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Major overhaul of the Bartica health sector needed – BUYDG

The Bartica United Development Group (BUYDG) has expressed frustration of the state of the health sector within Region Seven (7). President of the BUYDG, Micah Williams has said that the...

Ramkarran dismisses WPA, PNC objections over Rodney inquiry

Mar 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ramkarran dismisses WPA, PNC objections over Rodney inquiry

“It is the truth that the nation has been awaiting and demanding for over thirty years…It is the truth that shall bring closure to the tragedy of Dr. Rodney’s violent death and particularly to...

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Hauls from Persaud and Farley highlight MVP Sports Girl’s U11 Football Tourney commencement

The PPP is in the grip of the bourgeoisie

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur news- The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) stands at a crossroads. Once the vanguard... more