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Police say… We had no info on where kidnap victim was held

Apr 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Police say… We had no info on where kidnap victim was held

The Guyana Police Force has dismissed reports that its ranks failed to act promptly to information on where the recently kidnapped businessman Rajendra Singh was being held. The Force was...

Opposition calls for Anti-kidnapping unit

Apr 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition calls for Anti-kidnapping unit

The recent kidnapping which led to the unfortunate demise of Enmore spare parts dealer, Rajendra Singh, has ignited strong calls by members of the political opposition for the establishment of...

PPP declines participation in Parliamentary Sub-Committee

Apr 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on PPP declines participation in Parliamentary Sub-Committee

Opposition Leader David Granger has said that the ad hoc Sub-Committee which was suggested by House Speaker Raphael Trotman to facilitate tripartite consultations over the concerns of the 2014...

Bus ends up in Banks DIH trench

Apr 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bus ends up in Banks DIH trench

– passengers repeatedly begged driver to slow down Several passengers got an unwelcome scare at around 14.30 hrs yesterday, when a route 42 minibus driver, who had repeatedly ignored pleas to...

Dem boys seh…Some reporters don’t know dem head from dem foot

Apr 14, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Some reporters don’t know dem head from dem foot

People does believe that dem got good intention when dem do certain things. Some of dem does set out to do things that dem believe people gun like and sometimes dem does end up looking stupid because...

Regional Four-Day Cricket…Bishoo grabs 15-149 in sensational comeback but match in the balance

Apr 14, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional Four-Day Cricket…Bishoo grabs 15-149 in sensational comeback but match in the balance

By Sean Devers Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo grabbed 6-71 to finish with match figures of 15-149 and put Guyana in a wonderful position to register their first win in the final round of this year’s...

GCA/Noble House Sea Foods Second Division 2-day tourney… TSC thump St. Stanislaus, GDF grab first innings from GCC

Apr 14, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA/Noble House Sea Foods Second Division 2-day tourney… TSC thump St. Stanislaus, GDF grab first innings from GCC

Watkins, McPherson slam 100s, Spooner bags 15 wkts Transport Sports Club defeated St. Stanislaus by an innings and 66 runs, while Guyana Defence Force (GDF) grabbed first innings points from...

Andre ‘Padlock’ Green wins again

Apr 14, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Andre ‘Padlock’ Green wins again

By Samuel Whyte Up and coming cyclist, Andre ‘Padlock’ Green, was in devastating form as for the third consecutive time he won a Flying Ace Cycle Club organised road race yesterday. The race...

Mohamed guides Everest Masters to 7-wkt win over Florida CA

Apr 14, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mohamed guides Everest Masters to 7-wkt win over Florida CA

A fine half century from opener Shiek Mohamed guided host Everest Cricket Club Masters to a convincing seven-wicket victory over the touring Florida Cricket Academy Masters in a 30-over match played...

Bartica Regatta Football opens tonight

Apr 14, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bartica Regatta Football opens tonight

…$800,000 at stake The annual Bartica Regatta Football Tournament kicks off tonight at the Bartica Community Centre Ground with a double-header. This year’s KO competition will involve the...

Blairmont Community Centre Cricket Club holds Easter camp for junior players

Apr 14, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Blairmont Community Centre Cricket Club holds Easter camp for junior players

The Blairmont Community Centre Cricket Club will be hosting a cricket clinic during the Easter holiday break starting from tomorrow, Tuesday 15th April 2014 to 25th April 2014, at the Blairmont...

Works Ministry accused of discrimination

Apr 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Works Ministry accused of discrimination

Five months ago the Ministry of Works made a big deal over a fence owned by BM Soat Auto Sales, which they claimed was hindering expansion work on the main East Coast Demerara carriageway. The...

Pacquiao defeats Bradley to regain title

Apr 14, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pacquiao defeats Bradley to regain title

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Manny Pacquiao scored a unanimous decision win over Timothy Bradley to regain the WBO welterweight title on Saturday and avenge a highly controversial loss to the American...

There is no delay in seeking reparations for slavery and genocide

Apr 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on There is no delay in seeking reparations for slavery and genocide

– retired Canadian Judge “There must be no delay in seeking justice where issues of human rights are concerned, particularly genocide or other related issues. There should be no time...

Cut to transport budget a devastating blow

Apr 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Cut to transport budget a devastating blow

– Gerry Gouveia Roraima Airways Chief Executive Officer, Captain Gerry Gouveia said that the action of the combined Opposition to vote against the aviation sector’s allocation is a...

GTUC warns of Govt. generated hysteria over AML/CFT Bill

Apr 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GTUC warns of Govt. generated hysteria over AML/CFT Bill

The Guyana Trades Union Congress is forewarning the nation to expect the government and its allies recommencing the hysteria in a few days regarding passage of the Anti-Money Laundering and...

Parika vendors complain about police harassment

Apr 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Parika vendors complain about police harassment

Some vendors operating at the Parika Market, East Bank Essequibo are calling for the intervention of newly appointed Police Divisional Commander Senior Superintendent Ian Amsterdam to look...

Exorbitant costs to send money to Caribbean is “wrong”- World Bank

Apr 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Exorbitant costs to send money to Caribbean is “wrong”- World Bank

The World Bank has voiced concern about what it described as the exorbitant cost of sending remittances to the Caribbean and other places, saying that forcing migrant workers to pay as much as...

Solar panel distribution in limbo

Apr 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Solar panel distribution in limbo

Amerindian Affairs Minister Pauline Sukhai has disclosed that all of the solar panels which were expected to be distributed throughout several hinterland communities have not been delivered....

375 metres of sea and river defences to undergo construction

Apr 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on 375 metres of sea and river defences to undergo construction

The Ministry of Public Works has advertised for contractors to bid for the construction of rip-rap sea defences at Crane, Region Three and river defences at Glasgow/ Heatburn, Region Six. In...

Rentals could help alleviate housing deficit in Caribbean, Latin America – Study

Apr 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Rentals could help alleviate housing deficit in Caribbean, Latin America – Study

– report suggests alternative to traditional home ownership-based policies Governments’ traditionally have promoted ownership of newly built homes as a solution to the housing shortage in the...

Technical institutes to get ICT boost

Apr 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Technical institutes to get ICT boost

To enhance Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), Government has invited contractors to bid for the supply, delivery and installation of Information Communication and Technology...

Home Affairs Ministry denies delaying work permits for Brazilians

Apr 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Home Affairs Ministry denies delaying work permits for Brazilians

The Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday denied that it is responsible for the delays in the processing of work permit applications by Brazilian nationals wanting to take up jobs in Guyana. In a paid...

INDISCIPLINE

Apr 14, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on INDISCIPLINE

You can have the best laws and policies in this country, there are Guyanese who will turn these laws upside down. This is exactly what is happening in relation to traffic control in the city. Each...

Caribbean Development fund to invest in four roads

Apr 14, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Caribbean Development fund to invest in four roads

…expected to alleviate farmers’ transportation woes The Caribbean Development Fund will be investing in the repairs/ construction of four roads. This was announced by Guyana’s Minister...

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The stakes are high in Guyana’s democracy

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In any vibrant democracy, the mechanisms that bind it together are those that mediate differences,... more