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Overpricing comes about through sole sourcing – Minister Edghill tells IDB forum

Apr 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Overpricing comes about through sole sourcing – Minister Edghill tells IDB forum

“What I have seen from my experience as Minister with some responsibility in this regard is that every time a dispute would arise the engineers and the technical people can always come with counter...

Shareholders see sinister motive as… Govt. blocks NBS from increasing lending ceiling

Apr 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Shareholders see sinister motive as… Govt. blocks NBS from increasing lending ceiling

The non-approval of an application by the New Building Society for an increase in its lending ceiling from $12M to $15M is causing concern among members of Guyana’s only building society....

Annual Hat Show & Garden Party… ‘Only a Rose’ steals the hearts of patrons

Apr 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Annual Hat Show & Garden Party… ‘Only a Rose’ steals the hearts of patrons

By: Kiana Wilburg “Only a Rose,” which was the title of the piece designed by Miss Sheila King, stole the hearts of the patrons who gathered at the Promenade Gardens, Middle Street yesterday to...

Continued disrespect of Parliamentary authority becoming worrisome – Speaker

Apr 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Continued disrespect of Parliamentary authority becoming worrisome – Speaker

By: Kiana Wilburg Criticisms and concerns continue to increase over the fact that Government Ministries and other budgeted agencies only adhere to some of the recommendations made by the Auditor...

Auditor General fails to use powers effectively

Apr 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Auditor General fails to use powers effectively

-Constantly brings his autonomy into question-PAC Chairman In spite of legislative changes made some years ago to the Constitution to improve financial management of accounts, and to make the Auditor...

Anti Money Laundering Bill…APNU, AFC not budging until conditions met

Apr 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Anti Money Laundering Bill…APNU, AFC not budging until conditions met

…visiting CFATF officials leave empty handed The political opposition remains unmoved on its conditions for the passage of the Anti Money Laundering and Countering the Financing the Terrorism...

Dem boys seh…Ya mouth can put you in trouble

Apr 27, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Ya mouth can put you in trouble

Dem got different ways fuh mek money. Some does mek counterfeit, some does cheat, some does thief like some of dem big boys in high office. Some does use dem hand fuh stitch while some does pick...

Rice farming guru, Thakoor Persaud, is a ‘Special Person’

Apr 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Rice farming guru, Thakoor Persaud, is a ‘Special Person’

“I really love farming, especially rice….at least two times per week I go to visit the rice lands and normally walk five miles in the morning.” By Leon Suseran This week, we feature a...

A political quagmire

Apr 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on A political quagmire

By Dwijendra Rooplall More often than not in Guyana we are seeing a display of indecisiveness, deadlock and partisanship by the political parties, which are supposed to be serving first and foremost,...

Major League Baseball Coach to conduct final days of baseball camp in Georgetown

Apr 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Major League Baseball Coach to conduct final days of baseball camp in Georgetown

The Guyana Baseball League in association with E-Networks Inc., Sterling Products Limited, Fly Jamaica Airways and Nobel House Sea Foods has conducted successful Easter baseball camps in New...

TUTORIAL HIGH SCHOOL IS 75 YEARS OLD

Apr 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on TUTORIAL HIGH SCHOOL IS 75 YEARS OLD

A trip down Memory Lane Tutorial High School first opened its doors on September 1, 1939 by one man, Austin Cosmo Castello. A Visionary and a consummate educator he was, taking a huge leap of faith...

Woman says that Coast Guard beat her son

Apr 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Woman says that Coast Guard beat her son

…wants thorough investigation The mother of a 17-year-old Charity teenager, who is nursing a broken thumb and other injuries about his body, wants her son’s attackers punished. Wendy...

Preparations begin for Kennard Memorial Turf Club one day horserace meet

Apr 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Preparations begin for Kennard Memorial Turf Club one day horserace meet

Preparations have commenced for the Kennard Memorial Turf Club one day horserace meet slated for Sunday 18th May 2014 at the club’s Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, Berbice racetrack. Six races are on...

The importance of cleaning soda cans!

Apr 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on The importance of cleaning soda cans!

Do not ignore this. A family went to picnic and carried with them a few drinks in tin cans. The following day, two family members were admitted to hospital and placed in an Intensive Care Unit. One...

City litigants fume over limited accommodation at summary court

Apr 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on City litigants fume over limited accommodation at summary court

…scores forced to stand in the sun on a daily basis Every week from Monday through Friday, the one thing that remains at the city’s summary court is image of scores of civilians in the sun...

Stay in the Game

Apr 27, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Stay in the Game

I was watching the football game a while back. One of the players had a broken hand and bruised ribs. He’s a big offensive lineman and wasn’t expected to play. The trainers wanted him to...

West Indies regional cricket is quite ordinary!”

Apr 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Indies regional cricket is quite ordinary!”

Colin E. H. Croft Last weekend, I was a part of a commentary team for the on-line/television coverage of West Indies Cricket Board’s 4-day semi-final for the Sir Everton Weekes/George Headley...

Distressed associations outfoxed by Matthias -Congress to reconvene in 45 days

Apr 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Distressed associations outfoxed by Matthias -Congress to reconvene in 45 days

President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Christopher Matthias managed to outfox his adversaries and will carry on as the man at the helm of Guyana’s football after surviving a...

Non Pareil tennis tourney concludes

Apr 27, 2014 KNews Peeping Tom Comments Off on Non Pareil tennis tourney concludes

Non Pareil Tennis Club second annual tournament concluded recently at the Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue. Members competed in doubles and male and female singles. The club seeks to promote the sport...

GCA’s Carib Beer t20 cricket Chanderpaul hits unbeaten 64 for GYO, veteran Clyde Butts confuse batsmen

Apr 27, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA’s Carib Beer t20 cricket Chanderpaul hits unbeaten 64 for GYO, veteran Clyde Butts confuse batsmen

By Sean Devers The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Carib Beer T20 first division cricket competition continued yesterday with three matches at two venues and GNIC, TSC and Police were in...

Granger welcomes stamp out corruption approach

Apr 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Granger welcomes stamp out corruption approach

– but says integrity testing not the way By Latoya Giles Opposition Leader, Brigadier (ag) David Granger, has thrown President Donald Ramotar’s notion of ‘Integrity tests’ for senior...

Wrongful detention and charge of female robbery suspect…Chief Magistrate and Judy Latchman report to be sent to Judicial Commission

Apr 27, 2014 KNews News 1

An appeal to the Chancellor of the Judiciary by a private citizen is likely to foster an investigation into the matter involving Magistrate Judy Latchman who remanded a woman to prison last...

APNU concerns vindicated…Canje River residents affected by contaminated water

Apr 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on APNU concerns vindicated…Canje River residents affected by contaminated water

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) which had last year protested the installation of a Drainage Pump in the Canje River by Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO) is now feeling vindicated...

Home Affairs Minister defends Cadet Officers’ course

Apr 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Home Affairs Minister defends Cadet Officers’ course

Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee said that the decision by Government to train 50 additional Cadet Officers was made as a result of Government’s realization that the Guyana Police Force,...

Georgetown substation upgrades responsible for increased power outages – GPL

Apr 27, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Georgetown substation upgrades responsible for increased power outages – GPL

The constant blackouts within the city and its environs are mainly due to ongoing works to the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) Georgetown substation. Many commercial and domestic consumers...

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Clarendon College too good for Dolphin as Annai Sec’ holds Speyside College to 4-all draw

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