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Winners of Mother/ Daughter Pageant

May 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Winners of Mother/ Daughter Pageant

By: Kiana Wilburg Sultriness and an unexpected touch of fantasy and creativity were the qualities aptly displayed by the mothers and daughters who were beautifully adorned in spectacular locally...

Dem boys seh…Ganga is one old iguana

May 12, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Ganga is one old iguana

Yesterday was Mother’s Day but Ganga, de Minister who get into trouble wid li’l gyal, tek de opportunity to pretend to teach some of dem. De man was de guest speaker at de Arrival Day function at...

IICA warns Caribbean in wake of new US legislation

May 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on IICA warns Caribbean in wake of new US legislation

The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) said Latin America and the Caribbean will need to implement policies that guarantee the region’s agricultural sector stability and...

Synthetic track taking shape as MCYS anticipates completion

May 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Synthetic track taking shape as MCYS anticipates completion

Cuban athletics coach promised Guyanese athletes are closer to having a state-of-the-art athletic track at their disposal as the completion of the synthetic track is near, according to a release from...

Jamaica Contender boxing series…Howard Eastman battles Kevin Hylton, edges closer to top prize

May 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jamaica Contender boxing series…Howard Eastman battles Kevin Hylton, edges closer to top prize

Guyana had fielded 4 boxers to compete for big bucks in the current Contender boxing series in Kingston Jamaica and even though hoping for the best, local pundits had earlier predicted that former...

CCJ ruling on Environmental Tax…Absolutely no funds in our estimates to provide for this payment – Tax Chief

May 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on CCJ ruling on Environmental Tax…Absolutely no funds in our estimates to provide for this payment – Tax Chief

By: Kiana Wilburg Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Khurshid Sattaur has made it pellucid that the Authority is not in a position to pay the $1.2B refund to Surinamese...

Demerara are GCB Inter County U-19 3-Day champs

May 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Demerara are GCB Inter County U-19 3-Day champs

By Zaheer Mohamed Demerara defeated the Presidents’ XI by an innings and 49 runs to capture the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Inter County U-19 3-Day title in their third and final round game...

Courts Guyana Inc joins list of sponsors for BCB/Berbice Chambers Independence T20

May 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Courts Guyana Inc joins list of sponsors for BCB/Berbice Chambers Independence T20

Furniture giants Courts Guyana Inc once again join hands with the BCB/BCC&DA to host Independence T20 Cup 2014 to be held on Sunday May 25, 2014 at the historic Albion Cricket Ground. This is the...

2014 New Building Society Second Division 40 overs cricket competition…Thameshwar Ramoutar and Jamel Assad bag six wickets each

May 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2014 New Building Society Second Division 40 overs cricket competition…Thameshwar Ramoutar and Jamel Assad bag six wickets each

The latest matches of the 2014 New Building Society Second Division 40 overs cricket competition in Berbice were highlighted by some outstanding match winning bowling performances. Offspinner...

Contractors will have to repay for “shoddy work”

May 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Contractors will have to repay for “shoddy work”

– Attorney Gen. Attorney General Anil Nandlall has said that he is committed to follow through on a mandate by President Donald Ramotar to have all errant contractors and companies repay...

911 Saga…Rohee should be surcharged for wasting government’s money

May 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on 911 Saga…Rohee should be surcharged for wasting government’s money

– APNU’s Joe Harmon “It just shows the contempt with which they hold the Guyanese population, that they could just take all of that money and pay some foreign body to come and tell you...

Man City clinch Premier League

May 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Man City clinch Premier League

BBC Sport – Manchester City secured their second Premier League title in three seasons after goals from Samir Nasri and captain Vincent Kompany saw them stroll to victory over West Ham. Manuel...

After five years…Gov’t. fails to honour promises to improve accountability

May 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on After five years…Gov’t. fails to honour promises to improve accountability

The Alliance For Change (AFC) has emphatically stated that it is dissatisfied with the government’s behavior as it relates to following through on its promises to improve financial systems...

Three years on…State of the art forensic lab still to be commissioned

May 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Three years on…State of the art forensic lab still to be commissioned

It was supposed to be completed 12 months after the initial contract signing in April 2011, but three years later, Guyana’s first state of the art forensic laboratory is still waiting to be...

Amaila Falls Access road misses another deadline

May 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Amaila Falls Access road misses another deadline

…Engineer says he is not authorized to speak By Gary Eleazar The Amaila Falls Access Road has missed yet another completion deadline and efforts to garner any details from the officials...

Lewis Hamilton wins Spanish GP over Mercedes team-mate Rosberg

May 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lewis Hamilton wins Spanish GP over Mercedes team-mate Rosberg

BBC Sport – Lewis Hamilton took the world championship lead from Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg with a closely fought victory in the Spanish Grand Prix. Hamilton leads Rosberg by three points...

GuySuCo’s first quarter crop no reason to celebrate

May 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo’s first quarter crop no reason to celebrate

…target was set way below capacity despite billions invested – GTUC The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) says that there is nothing to celebrate as it relates to the recent Guyana...

Former boxer’s battered body found at Ruimveldt

May 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Former boxer’s battered body found at Ruimveldt

A father of seven was yesterday morning found dead on the Ruimveldt main road opposite DiDCO in what is suspected to be a hit and run accident. However, the lack of evidence to support this...

BYE, BYE!

May 12, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on BYE, BYE!

My neighbour usually travels by bus. But on this particular day, she came over to ask for five hundred dollars so that she can take a cab. My brother did not ask where she was going. He did not have...

GEA says employees facing the bread line due to 2014 budget cut

May 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GEA says employees facing the bread line due to 2014 budget cut

The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) has outlined that the budget cuts to the allocations for the Office of the President could put some of its employees out of work. According to the agency, part...

Beaten prisoner says…Burning his mattress was the only way to get some attention

May 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Beaten prisoner says…Burning his mattress was the only way to get some attention

“Prison is not a nice place. I would advise people to stay focus in life. Try to do something good and don’t waste your time. You only have one life, make good use of it. Do good things,...

BCB/Chambers of Commerce going ahead with Independence T20 Cup on May 25

May 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB/Chambers of Commerce going ahead with Independence T20 Cup on May 25

By Sean Devers Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) first Vice-President Anil Beharry told Kaieteur Sport yesterday that his Board has collaborated with the Berbice Chambers of Commerce to host the third...

Get rid of the bad apples, Mr. Police Commissioner

May 12, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Get rid of the bad apples, Mr. Police Commissioner

Dear Editor, I read Mr. Seeram’s article on police barbarity in Guyana and do concur with every word he stated. I can sense his anger and I cannot blame him one bit, and the question is asked, why...

YBG Regional Conference Tournament commence with first day action

May 12, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on YBG Regional Conference Tournament commence with first day action

The Youth Basketball Guyana Regional Conference Tournament tipped off last Saturday with 5 games in the Georgetown & East Coast Conferences at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The cross conference...

Six elderly mothers honoured by the police

May 12, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Six elderly mothers honoured by the police

Six mothers, all over the age of 70 years, were honoured yesterday by ranks of the A Division, Number Three Subdivision of the Guyana Police Force, which includes Alberttown, Kitty and Prashad...

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Slingerz FC shines at Guyana Energy Conference and Youth Forum

The clock and the cloud

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Time, as the ancients knew, is a trickster. It slips through the fingers of kings and commoners... more