May 2014

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Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ East Coast segment starts Saturday

May 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ East Coast segment starts Saturday

Defending champions Plaisance will open up the defence of their title when they face Nabaclis in this year’s East Coast segment of the Banks DIH-sponsored Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’...

GCB Inter County U-19 50 overs tourney…President’s XI overcome Demerara by two wkts

May 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB Inter County U-19 50 overs tourney…President’s XI overcome Demerara by two wkts

By Zaheer Mohamed The President’s XI defeated Demerara by two wickets and three balls to spare in the second round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Inter County U-19 50 overs tournament yesterday...

GNA to host Regional Umpires Seminar

May 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GNA to host Regional Umpires Seminar

The Guyana Netball Association (GNA) will bring off its first major activity for the year when they host a Regional Umpires Seminar and Workshop sponsored by The Americas Federation of Netball...

Declining prices still major challenge for Gold Board

May 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Declining prices still major challenge for Gold Board

Authorities are predicting continued volatility in gold prices but remained confident yesterday that it will not drop much this year. According to the state-owned Guyana Gold Board (GGB), the...

Tilting Hill Street building…$30M being spent to underpin entire structure

May 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Tilting Hill Street building…$30M being spent to underpin entire structure

By Rabindra Rooplall The tilting four-storey Hill Street, Lodge storage building will be underpinned by 52 steel piles. Concrete mixtures will be poured into the steel piles in order to fully...

Billions to be spent to import food in the Caribbean

May 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Billions to be spent to import food in the Caribbean

– But Agri. Minister convinced “we can grow the thing” The Region is likely to import more than US5.5 billion in food products this year while a measly US$1.5 billion in like products are...

Teen shot in mouth…Kennard undertakes to complete review of file by next Friday

May 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Teen shot in mouth…Kennard undertakes to complete review of file by next Friday

– Colwyn Harding matter to finish by Tuesday Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority, Justice Cecil Kennard has undertaken to complete his examination of the file on the shooting in the...

Obsolete copyright laws expose Guyana’s Intellectual Property

May 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Obsolete copyright laws expose Guyana’s Intellectual Property

By Kiana Wilburg When one takes a simple stroll around Stabroek or Bourda Market, many stall holders are eager to entice you with “bootleg DVDs” three of which cost $500. Even copies of locally...

GTA commences Spanish training for tourism staffers

May 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GTA commences Spanish training for tourism staffers

The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce yesterday commenced its effort to bridge the language barriers existing between Guyana and its Spanish-speaking tourists. This initiative is being...

Apex Academy students robbed

May 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Apex Academy students robbed

Two 16-year-old male students of Apex Academy, East Coast Demerara, were robbed yesterday, while proceeding east along Woolford Avenue, Georgetown. According to one of the schoolboys, he and a friend...

Black Bush Polder devotees say statue leaking sindoor

May 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Black Bush Polder devotees say statue leaking sindoor

By Leon Suseran Devotees of the Narine Durgaa Devi Maha Kali Temple, Mibikuri, Black Bush Polder, as well as curious onlookers and residents, turned out in their numbers yesterday to view a...

Public Works Ministry working to make insurance for speedboats mandatory

May 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Public Works Ministry working to make insurance for speedboats mandatory

While no local insurance company offers insurance for speedboats, the Ministry of Public Works is examining this sector to have speedboat operators mandatorily insure their operations. Transport...

US$2.5M Vet Lab now for June commission

May 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on US$2.5M Vet Lab now for June commission

Although it was scheduled for a November 2013 opening, the Ministry of Agriculture is hoping to have the US$2.5M Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory located at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara,...

Agri. Ministry harvest first batch of carrots, beets

May 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Agri. Ministry harvest first batch of carrots, beets

The Ministry of Agriculture on Monday harvested its first batch of carrots and beets from demonstration plots at the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) and the National Agriculture Research and...

Locals complete CBSI Port Security Training

May 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Locals complete CBSI Port Security Training

Representatives from the International Port Security Programme, in conjunction with the Maritime Administration of Guyana, conducted a port security seminar over three days from May 6, 2014, at the...

Local Government Commission victim of unassented Local Government Bill – AG

May 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Local Government Commission victim of unassented Local Government Bill – AG

By Zena Henry Attorney General Anil Nandlall has blamed the non-enactment of the Local Government Commission on the stalled Local Government Amendment Bill which was not assented to by...

Youth employment crisis in the C’bean must be addressed – LaRocque

May 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Youth employment crisis in the C’bean must be addressed – LaRocque

Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has called for greater focus to be placed on the creation of jobs for youths within the Region. Ambassador LaRocque...

Toyota Spacio hire cars…Owners should not be punished for administrative mistake – Nagamootoo

May 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Toyota Spacio hire cars…Owners should not be punished for administrative mistake – Nagamootoo

“A mistake was made and we would think this is an administrative mistake and the State must be big enough to say so and not blame and punish the owners of these vehicles.” This is the contention...

NGSA results to be released by June month-end

May 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on NGSA results to be released by June month-end

Pupils who participated in the 2014 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) can prepare to be enlightened of their performances by next month end. This is according to a statement issued by the Ministry...

EU implements new visa system from today

May 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on EU implements new visa system from today

The Delegation of the European Union (EU) will from today be introducing a new Visa Information System (VIS) for its Schengen States. The Schengen Area is a group of 26 European countries that have...

Amerindian communities continue to enjoy good governance

May 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Amerindian communities continue to enjoy good governance

“The Government of Guyana believes in equality, non-discrimination and good governance and assures that under the new political dispensation as a minority government in Parliament we continue to be...

NOC should be shut down immediately – Nicole Cole

May 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on NOC should be shut down immediately – Nicole Cole

-wandering laws should be struck out too By Latoya Giles Women and Gender Equality Representative Commission, Nicole Cole, on Tuesday stated that the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) must be...

PSC Chairman signs Book of Condolence

May 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on PSC Chairman signs Book of Condolence

Chairman of the Private Sector Commission, Ramesh Persaud signed the Book of Condolence yesterday at the Bank of Guyana in recognition of its Governor, Lawrence Williams who died on May 7 after...

15 year old stabbed to death

May 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on 15 year old stabbed to death

A 15-year-old boy is the latest in the growing list of domestic murder victims in Guyana’s hinterland, having been stabbed to death in what is being described as a drunken row. Police in a press...

Prisoner beaten…Inmate shoved burning mattress at prison warders – official

May 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Prisoner beaten…Inmate shoved burning mattress at prison warders – official

A senior Georgetown Prison official has come to the defence of warders at the penitentiary, following complaints by murder accused Calvin Bailey of being subjected to ill treatment. The official has...

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) –As with all my commentaries, this one is strictly in my personal capacity, drawing on more than fifty years of engagement with Caribbean affairs and a lifelong commitment to the cause of regional integration. I do not speak on behalf of any government or...

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