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Schools Windball cricket- Region 3…Kawall, Goed Fortuin register wins

Jun 29, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Schools Windball cricket- Region 3…Kawall, Goed Fortuin register wins

Kawall and Goed Fortuin recorded victories when the Annual End of School year Windball cricket continued recently at Wales on the West Bank of Demerara. Playing in the male category, Kawall overcame...

GCF Nat. C/ships Time Trials – Crawford is 1st juvenile winner

Jun 29, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCF Nat. C/ships Time Trials – Crawford is 1st juvenile winner

Jeffrey, Anthony, Newton & Fraser-Green are repeat champs By Franklin Wilson Romello Crawford of Trojan Cycle Club (Berbice) inked his name in the history books as the first juvenile rider to win...

History Society recalls the birth of the WPA

Jun 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on History Society recalls the birth of the WPA

Kaieteur News columnist and former UG academic, Frederick Kissoon, yesterday outlined the context in which the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) was born in the early seventies and why it was able to...

Lindo Creek massacre…Mother on a mission to unearth the truth

Jun 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Lindo Creek massacre…Mother on a mission to unearth the truth

By Dale Andrews While the government has closed the chapter on the Lindo Creek massacre, one woman is still on a mission to unearth the real truth about the death of her son and brother-in-law who...

President Ramotar notified about “alleged” Venezuelan altercation with Guyanese

Jun 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on President Ramotar notified about “alleged” Venezuelan altercation with Guyanese

Head of State President Donald Ramotar said yesterday that he is aware of an incident where members of the Venezuelan Army are accused of “beating” several civilian Guyanese at a landing in the...

Ramotar dares opposition to challenge legality of spent $4.5B in Court

Jun 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ramotar dares opposition to challenge legality of spent $4.5B in Court

By Gary Eleazar Head of State, Donald Ramotar, has come out in defence of the government’s expenditure of $4.5B that was not approved by the Political Opposition when in April they voted against...

Govt to identify projects to access Norway fund –Ramotar

Jun 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Govt to identify projects to access Norway fund –Ramotar

The Amaila Falls Hydro Project was poised to receive the bulk of the fourth tranche under its forest protection agreement with the Kingdom of Norway. However, since the project is suffering a...

Ministry of Education launches Hinterland Education Improvement Project

Jun 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry of Education launches Hinterland Education Improvement Project

Recognizing the need for the delivery of quality education in hinterland communities, the Ministry of Education, this past week, launched its Hinterland Education Improvement Project (HEIP). The...

DEA office is positive news for Guyana – President Ramotar

Jun 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on DEA office is positive news for Guyana – President Ramotar

By Latoya Giles President Donald Ramotar has described as positive news for the country, the announcement that the United States Government through its local Embassy is setting up a Drug Enforcement...

Dentist injured during fight with patient over payment

Jun 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Dentist injured during fight with patient over payment

A dentist is currently nursing a fractured arm that he sustained during a fight with a patient who refused to pay him more money for a procedure performed at the Port Kaituma Public Hospital. Reports...

US promises more support for natural resources sector

Jun 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on US promises more support for natural resources sector

The US has recommitted to support the natural resources sector, especially in areas of new technology and solid waste management. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment, a...

Finance Minister is insulting National Assembly – AFC

Jun 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Finance Minister is insulting National Assembly – AFC

The Alliance for Change (AFC) through its Vice Chairman Moses Nagamootoo has flagged the justification by the Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh that under the Fiscal Management and Accountability...

Male rape suspect raped in prison

Jun 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Male rape suspect raped in prison

The New Amsterdam Prison authorities are investigating allegations of sodomy involving two high profile prisoners and another individual. The incident allegedly occurred within the prison walls on...

Influx of Chinese eroding international labour standards — Lewis

Jun 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Influx of Chinese eroding international labour standards — Lewis

“The political leaders need to understand the seriousness and, more so, the consequences of what they are doing.” This is contention of General Secretary (GS) of the Guyana Trade Union Congress...

Guyana’s assets parceled out to foreigners at “give-away prices” – AFC

Jun 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s assets parceled out to foreigners at “give-away prices” – AFC

…. “GO-INVEST is an instrument of Cabinet…. will not be able to develop this country or stop the giving away of the country’s resources because it is not given its independence,” Ramjattan...

From the Diaspora…SNAP ELECTIONS? NO CONFIDENCE VOTE?

Jun 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on From the Diaspora…SNAP ELECTIONS? NO CONFIDENCE VOTE?

By Ralph Seeram “Ralph, I was a disciple of Cheddi Jagan; I loved the PPP and I worked for the PPP, but the PPP today is not the one I know,” my old friend Harry related to me. He added, “I...

Perfection

Jun 29, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Food For Thought Comments Off on Perfection

Sometimes people don’t feel worthy, they don’t feel “good enough” for the Creator. But oftentimes, this pressure to be perfect comes from our own misconceptions. We think that if we...

Ramotar’s hollow snap election threats

Jun 29, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ramotar’s hollow snap election threats

Dear Editor The “last of the buffoon leaders” was how one American journalist described the leaders of the PPP in 2014 to us. The journalist was referring specifically to their gross...

Guyana would be better off if others in our political structure can adopt this approach

Jun 29, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana would be better off if others in our political structure can adopt this approach

Dear Editor, I would like to commend our President and the U.S. ambassador for their statesmanship and open-mindedness that made them able and willing to forget any differences which they had...

Who has been monitoring these hapless nursing candidates?

Jun 29, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Who has been monitoring these hapless nursing candidates?

Dear Editor, As a British trained Registered Nurse, Certified Midwife, Registerd Mental Nurse , New York and Canadian Licenced Nurse with Baccalaureate degree, and laying full claim to being of...

How can Homosexuality considered a human right?

Jun 29, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on How can Homosexuality considered a human right?

Dear Editor, How can Homosexuality considered a human right? Are there not morals and religious definitions in the formation of Human rights? I read with disdain almost daily the demands and...

THE PROBLEM OF BISRAM

Jun 29, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on THE PROBLEM OF BISRAM

Dear Editor, When I penned the letter on the insensitivities of the ads placed in the media by the Indian High commission on Thursday, May 15 in both independent Newspapers I hardly anticipated the...

Sunday Cartoon

Jun 29, 2014 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

Bartica Lions install new Board of Directors

Jun 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bartica Lions install new Board of Directors

The Bartica Lions Club has installed its new Board of Directors for the year 2014 – 2015. The installation ceremony was done by Governor-elect Lion Maxine Cummings. The charge to the Lions was read...

Taacoor Dial—a fisherman who knows nothing else

Jun 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Taacoor Dial—a fisherman who knows nothing else

Fishing today has become revolutionized more in part of the inroads that technology has made. Seasoned fisherman, Taacoor Dial said if he had to do it all over again he definitely would. Dial’s...