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APNU investigating Housing company closely associated with Bai Shan Lin

Oct 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on APNU investigating Housing company closely associated with Bai Shan Lin

The main opposition political force in Guyana, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has launched an investigation into the deal between the government and the owners of Sunset Lakes Inc. Sunset...

KN publisher for court today

Oct 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on KN publisher for court today

Kaieteur News Publisher, Glenn Lall and his wife, Bhena are expected to appear in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today to answer to tax evasion charges which were instigated by Commissioner...

Boiler explosion kills operator

Oct 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Boiler explosion kills operator

A Corentyne man was tragically killed yesterday after a boiler exploded, blowing a gaping wall in a nearby storage bond of a rice factory. Dead is Phillip Gangaprashad, a 50-year-old boiler operator...

After narrowly escaping execution two months ago…Businessman missing, relatives fear worst

Oct 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on After narrowly escaping execution two months ago…Businessman missing, relatives fear worst

Months after a recent execution attempt, popular city businessman Mohamed F Khan (MFK) is missing and relatives are holding their breaths and praying that nothing bad has befallen him....

Guyana takes on mass preparation approach to tackle Ebola

Oct 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana takes on mass preparation approach to tackle Ebola

– over 1600 medical personnel to be trained Guyana has a mass preparedness campaign on-stream as the dreaded Ebola virus continues to cause worldwide uproar. This is according to Dr. Johanna...

Dem boys seh…Cee fuh Satar come home economy with a first class ticket

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Cee fuh Satar come home economy with a first class ticket

Cee fuh Satar come back from Spane Saturday morning and if he had he own way he woulda hide and sneak out de airport. When he guh fuh check in at JFK, he see nuff people and he down he head. A man...

3rd Kadir Mohamed Mem. /FSCC Ounce of Gold Cycle Road Race…Michael Anthony rides unbeaten again

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on 3rd Kadir Mohamed Mem. /FSCC Ounce of Gold Cycle Road Race…Michael Anthony rides unbeaten again

By Franklin Wilson Linden based junior cyclist Michael Anthony pedaled to another convincing road race win when he carted off the top prize for the 3rd annual Kadir Mohamed Memorial cycle road race...

GCA’s Hadi’s two-day first division cricket..Three teams secure outright wins

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA’s Hadi’s two-day first division cricket..Three teams secure outright wins

By Sean Devers The Everest/GNIC encounter was the only match which ended in a draw, while Demerara Cricket Club (DCC), Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) and Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) all registered...

Princess She is Not crowned Queen at Kennard Turf Club as Score’s Even beaten again

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Princess She is Not crowned Queen at Kennard Turf Club as Score’s Even beaten again

It was a perfect day of racing and upsets were the order of the day with the biggest coming in the feature A and Lower Event. Newly imported animal Princess She is Not of the Shariff Racing Stable...

Inter Guiana Games tennis returns to Guyana after 30 years hiatus

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Inter Guiana Games tennis returns to Guyana after 30 years hiatus

After a prolonged 30 years hiatus, international lawn tennis returns to Guyana when the Guyana Tennis Association (GTA) hosts the 2014 Inter Guiana Games (IGG), October 24 and 25 next. President of...

GCA/Noble House Seafoods second division tourney… Police, GDF are latest winners

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA/Noble House Seafoods second division tourney… Police, GDF are latest winners

Police and Guyana Defence Force (GDF) recorded victories when the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/Noble House Seafoods Second division two-day tournament continued last weekend. At Eve Leary,...

GT Beer/Berbice Cup 2014…Victoria Kings and Ann’s Grove stroll into semis

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT Beer/Berbice Cup 2014…Victoria Kings and Ann’s Grove stroll into semis

One-time Kashif and Shanghai Champion, Victoria Kings easily disposed of New Amsterdam United 3-1, while Ann’s Grove made light work of Golden Grove Stars with a 5-1 drubbing when the GT...

Lewis Hamilton wins Russian GP ahead of Nico Rosberg

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lewis Hamilton wins Russian GP ahead of Nico Rosberg

BBC Sport – Britain’s Lewis Hamilton dominated the Russian Grand Prix to take his ninth win of the year, his fourth in a row, and extend his championship lead. Hamilton’s team-mate Nico...

Con games

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Con games

Reading the contribution of a Sunday Kaieteur columnist brought to mind the experiences that some people undergo just to get a piece of the paradise that they believe exists in foreign lands. From...

Is David Granger the enemy, or the PPP government ?

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is David Granger the enemy, or the PPP government ?

Dear Editor, ‘Three score and ten, within the volume of which time I have seen, Hours dreadful and things strange, But this sore night hath trifled former knowings’. (Shakespeare) This is my...

Mr. Granger’s lack of humility will negatively impact the opposition

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mr. Granger’s lack of humility will negatively impact the opposition

Dear Editor, Our society has many problems, two of which are politicians’ disrespect for the masses and their lack of humility. Having read Kaieteur News’ account of what happened in Linden on...

A concerted effort needed to end this history of bad governance

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on A concerted effort needed to end this history of bad governance

Dear Editor, Once upon a time there were countries with names as Nyasaland, Gold Coast, Rhodesia, Tanganyika, and others with familiar names of Nigeria and Kenya. Embroiled in the struggles for...

The PPP is hiding the truth about local govt. elections

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP is hiding the truth about local govt. elections

Dear Editor, Reading the INEWS piece on October 9th, 2014 captioned “No evidence Ramotar has abandoned LGE” by Dr. Lunceheon shows how confused, desperate and silly the PPP has become under the...

Eusi Kwayana should repudiate his past for reconciliation

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Eusi Kwayana should repudiate his past for reconciliation

Dear Editor, Historians are well aware that “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”” as George Santayana so wisely wrote. When Mr Eusi Kwayana can completely clear...

Look how petty these people are

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Look how petty these people are

Dear Editor, Please allow me to give my two cents on what is obviously a clear case of pettiness and vindictiveness by the leaders of our dear land of Guyana. At first I did not want to get involved...

DEMOCRACY IS UNDER SIEGE

Oct 13, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on DEMOCRACY IS UNDER SIEGE

In 2002, the European Union instituted a travel ban on officials of the Zimbabwean government amidst a crackdown on opponents by the Mugabe administration. That ban was lifted this year but remained...

Porter allegedly chopped by person he tried to rescue

Oct 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Porter allegedly chopped by person he tried to rescue

A porter is currently nursing severe chop wounds to his left arm at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), after he allegedly tried to rescue his assailant the previous night. According...

Aunt seeking help for child with tumour in right eye

Oct 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Aunt seeking help for child with tumour in right eye

The aunt of a one-year-old boy in Betsy Ground Village, East Canje, Berbice, is seeking assistance to raise GY$490,000 for the removal of his tumour-stricken right eye. Kowsilla Kenneth of...

Rupununi farmer dies 11 days after bearing

Oct 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Rupununi farmer dies 11 days after bearing

Police are conducting investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death of 52-year-old farmer Clifton Clement, of Hiawa Village, Central Rupununi, which occurred at about 01:30 hours...

Government blamed for destruction of property

Oct 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Government blamed for destruction of property

Ivelaw Flue, a farmer who lives on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway, near the Timerhi junction, was displaced from his home on Saturday, October 11 when workers believed to be from the Ministry of...

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Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more