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Robert Persaud tells Parlaimentary Committee…Bai Shan Lin’s forest claims bogus

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Robert Persaud tells Parlaimentary Committee…Bai Shan Lin’s forest claims bogus

Chinese company, Bai Shan Lin, does not have access to close to a million hectares of rainforest in Guyana as part of its mega investment plans, Minister of Natural Resources, Robert Persaud said...

Gang member shot dead after snatching $1.7M

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Gang member shot dead after snatching $1.7M

– accomplice manages to escape By Latoya Giles A 21-year-old suspected gang member was shot dead yesterday following a botched robbery at Ramchand’s Auto Spares store on 51 Sheriff and Duncan...

Govt. violated Procurement Act on ECD road project

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. violated Procurement Act on ECD road project

…China Railway’s ability to deliver also in question – Goolsarran Former Auditor General, Anand Goolsarran says that Government violated the Public Procurement Act, when it restricted...

Local Govt Minister made no move to facilitate elections – GECOM Chairman

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Local Govt Minister made no move to facilitate elections – GECOM Chairman

Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, Dr. Steve Surujbally, says that a lot of money was wasted on voter education all because the Minister of Local Government displayed scant regard to...

$1B forensic lab commissioned

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on $1B forensic lab commissioned

By Abena Rockcliffe After several delays, Guyana’s first forensic laboratory was finally commissioned yesterday. This comes some three years after the contract was signed for the construction of...

Jagdeo’s benefits are mother of immoralities – says anti corruption advocate

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo’s benefits are mother of immoralities – says anti corruption advocate

…but Rohee defends Jagdeo’s pension benefits General Secretary for the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has come out in defence of the exorbitant benefits which former President Bharrat...

Fishermen missing after pirate attack

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Fishermen missing after pirate attack

Up to late last night the whereabouts of four Guyanese were still unknown, four days after they were victims of a vicious pirate attack in the waters of neighbouring Suriname. The men are feared dead...

Dem boys seh…Pee Pee Pee now stand fuh Plenty, Plenty Pension

Jul 15, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Pee Pee Pee now stand fuh Plenty, Plenty Pension

Jagdeo create history in Guyana and de nation gun be talking ‘bout him for a long, long time. Dem boys gun be praying fuh he until he lef this earth, however and whenever he lef it. Not he alone...

Villagers thrash men seeking church donations

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Villagers thrash men seeking church donations

…claims Pastor Smith sent them An ugly situation was avoided just in time on Sunday evening on the Albion Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice. The timely intervention of some public spirited citizens,...

GuySuCo sues Booker Tate for US$30M

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo sues Booker Tate for US$30M

… at issue is flawed Skeldon factory Problems with the multi-billion-dollar Skeldon sugar factory has ended up in the courts with the state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) suing its former...

Lisa Punch advances to next phase of ABC’s “Rising Star”

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Lisa Punch advances to next phase of ABC’s “Rising Star”

Supporters literally “burned the midnight oil” on Sunday to ensure the advancement of the Guyana-born, “Rising Star,” contender, Lisa Punch. Punch, who participated in a head-to-head duel...

EZjet boss petitions court for release pending ruling

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on EZjet boss petitions court for release pending ruling

….US Govt. counters, asks Judge to dismiss plea By Gary Eleazar Embattled businessman Sonny Ramdeo, the owner of the failed EZjet Airlines, who was charged in the United States for embezzling...

Another restaurant opens in Linden

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Another restaurant opens in Linden

Although the rate of development in Linden has slowed, there are people who are still investing in the community. Two weeks ago a young business man, Utah Morris, of One Mile, Wismar, opened the...

Food for the Poor presents mechanical tiller, water pump to Skeldon School

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Food for the Poor presents mechanical tiller, water pump to Skeldon School

Food for the Poor Guyana Limited (FFP) continues to be one of the leading charitable organizations in Guyana. On Saturday, the Charity organization teamed up with another top charity body, the St....

Five BK employees charged for stealing $1.2M truck part

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Five BK employees charged for stealing $1.2M truck part

Five employees attached to the construction giant, BK Group of Companies, were formally charged in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday for stealing a truck part valued at $1.2M from the...

Christian group targets playgrounds for upgrade

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Christian group targets playgrounds for upgrade

The One Mile Extension playfield has been earmarked as one of the first recreational facilities in Linden, to be upgraded with the assistance of the Christian Development Foundation, and others who...

Ed Ahmad’s company says Govt forced change in land use

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ed Ahmad’s company says Govt forced change in land use

…now goes to court to secure land title The reason for attaching conditions to the sale of the GuySuCo land purchased by American-based businessman Edul Ahmad, was to ensure jobs for citizens,...

GPHC to process its own drinking water

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC to process its own drinking water

At a cost of $31M, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) will start processing its own drinking water with its newly installed treatment plant. Kamal Haricharan, the hospital’s...

Kwakwani bounces away with three of four NSBF titles

Jul 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kwakwani bounces away with three of four NSBF titles

– St. Rose’s High prevents clean sweep By Edison Jefford Kwakwani Secondary School bounced away with three of the four National Schools’ Basketball Festival (NSBF) titles at the Cliff...

No. 19 residents flooded, pump collapses

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on No. 19 residents flooded, pump collapses

Residents of East Coast Berbice, particularly those of Number 19 Village in are counting their losses after the area has been hit by flood water for the past week as a result of the heavy rainfall...

More charges for Naith Ram

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on More charges for Naith Ram

Alliance For Change Region Two Councillor, Naith Ram, who was slapped with additional charges stemming from the rice farmers’ protest, was on Monday placed on $30,000 bail by Magistrate Sunil...

GFF President urges Junior Jaguars to recognize role as ambassadors

Jul 15, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF President urges Junior Jaguars to recognize role as ambassadors

President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Christopher Matthias has called on the National Under-17 team to understand their role as ambassadors of this nation. “Being a representative, you...

RIGHT TO VOTE vs INFORMED CONSENT

Jul 15, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on RIGHT TO VOTE vs INFORMED CONSENT

The call for Local Government Elections is just that: a call for elections. It has nothing to do democracy or a need to revive the health of local authorities. You cannot speak about local democracy...

Ramsammy unveils $3B for E’bo rice farmers

Jul 15, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ramsammy unveils $3B for E’bo rice farmers

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, who accompanied President Donald Ramotar on a visit to the Essequibo Coast on Sunday reassured rice farmers who continue to face challenges, especially...

Jagdeo’s expenditure: Uncle Donald in trouble

Jul 15, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Jagdeo’s expenditure: Uncle Donald in trouble

It must be definite after what happened last week that President Ramotar has made up his mind that there will be no General Elections before they are legally due in 2016. All the young PPP Turks who...

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Sometimes the best of leaders fail

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Jimmy Carter’s presidency fell victim to global and domestic upheavals. His single term... more