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GCF President shares views on 2014 performance and projections for 2015

Jan 29, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCF President shares views on 2014 performance and projections for 2015

By Franklin Wilson When it comes to competition, cyclists in Guyana have been very busy over the years but we have not been able to dominate and get the better of our Caribbean counterparts at the...

GFF NC mourns the loss of former federation Treasurer, Aubrey Henry

Jan 29, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF NC mourns the loss of former federation Treasurer, Aubrey Henry

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Normalization Committee has joined the rest of the football fraternity in mourning the death of former Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Treasurer Aubrey Henry who...

Omesh XI cop softball title

Jan 29, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Omesh XI cop softball title

Omesh XI emerged champions of a specially organized softball competition played on Sunday last at Everest Cricket Club. Rain prevented the final round game between Wolf’s Warriors and the eventual...

New Era gears for second Mash Futsal tourney

Jan 29, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on New Era gears for second Mash Futsal tourney

Linden’s New Era Entertainment (NEE) is gearing to host its Second Annual Mashramani Futsal Tournament as sponsorship rolls in ahead of the February 6 Opening Ceremony for the event that will be...

RGTY&SC Silver Jubilee 1990 – 2015 Modern Optical Service and Caribbean Container Inc. supports

Jan 29, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on RGTY&SC Silver Jubilee 1990 – 2015 Modern Optical Service and Caribbean Container Inc. supports

In this their Silver Jubilee year, the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) continues to benefit from the confidence of corporate Guyana as they seek to run off 200 programmes and...

Accreditation underpins credibility, performance of businesses – GNBS forum told

Jan 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Accreditation underpins credibility, performance of businesses – GNBS forum told

– businesses accredited will not only meet regulatory requirements but have marketing edge A leading provider of internationally recognised accreditation services that improve consumer...

Millions collected in tolls but Region One roads remain impassable-AFC

Jan 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Millions collected in tolls but Region One roads remain impassable-AFC

“Public Works Ministry needs to tell the nation what they did with taxpayers’ monies” After taking a trip last weekend to sections of Region One (Barima Waini ) with the intent of hearing...

Police reform in serious trouble

Jan 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Police reform in serious trouble

The police reform process has encountered rough waters with Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee expressing frustration and disgust at the apparent lack of commitment shown by the Guyana Police Force....

Harbour Bridge suicide victim identified

Jan 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Harbour Bridge suicide victim identified

-was ill, spoke repeatedly of killing self Patricia Lowton lived with her daughters in a new and neatly-built wooden house in Grove New Scheme, East Bank Demerara. But she suffered from a...

The importance of democratisation

Jan 29, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The importance of democratisation

Democratisation is one of the most important concepts and trends in modern political science, one with significance just beginning to be understood by conflict-resolution practitioners. On one level,...

$50,000 bail for accused in clothes heist

Jan 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on $50,000 bail for accused in clothes heist

City Magistrate Fabayo Azore granted $50,000 bail to a 31-year-old pork knocker accused of running off with thousands of dollars worth of men’s clothing, when he appeared in court to answer the...

Fire Service’s capacity boosted with 93 young recruits

Jan 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Fire Service’s capacity boosted with 93 young recruits

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) on Monday gradated 93 males and females, after they successfully completed three months of intense training, at the service’s newly constructed training complex at...

Repairs to Parika Stelling near completion

Jan 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Repairs to Parika Stelling near completion

About seventy percent (70%) of the repair works at the Parika Stelling, Essequibo River have been completed. This is according to a statement issued by Maritime Administration Department (MARAD)....

Drug running trio remanded to jail

Jan 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Drug running trio remanded to jail

A drug dealer who was nabbed along with his wife and footman with a quantity of marijuana in a police sting operation were remanded to jail when they appeared in court on Wednesday. Those appearing...

The god of non-existent things is back

Jan 29, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The god of non-existent things is back

I sat next to Adam Harris in the Kaieteur News gym waiting for other staffers to travel together to attend the wake of the wife of senior Kaieteur News employee, Mike Baptiste. Adam and I went...

Turnkey housing gains momentum

Jan 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Turnkey housing gains momentum

– The 1000 homes programme moving apace Seventy-five persons are now proud new homeowners through the turn-key houses 1,000 Homes Project at Perseverance, Providence East Bank Demerara....

West Indies cricket needs overhauling

Jan 29, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on West Indies cricket needs overhauling

DEAR EDITOR, There is no doubt that West Indies cricket is getting bad to worse — even the most ardent crickets fans are fed up with both the administrators and the cricketers. Two or three decades...

18 CADETS PROMOTED TO ENSIGNS

Jan 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 18 CADETS PROMOTED TO ENSIGNS

Eighteen Cadet Officers currently on the verge of completing training on the Standard Officers Course (SOC) Number 47 have graduated to the rank of Ensigns. The Ensigns, two of whom represent...

Poaching vs. Competitive Recruiting

Jan 29, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Poaching vs. Competitive Recruiting

DEAR EDITOR, The complaint from the Pegasus Hotel management which was headlined in yesterday’s (Jan. 28) KN that the Marriott Hotel is “deliberately stealing employees from local hotels” is...

The Greek connection

Jan 29, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Greek connection

DEAR EDITOR, Greeks recently went to the polls. They voted overwhelmingly for Alexis Tsipras and his leftist Syriza party after several years of austerity programmes by previous administrations which...

UN Human Rights… Guyana yet to abolish death penalty commitment

Jan 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on UN Human Rights… Guyana yet to abolish death penalty commitment

By Rabindra Rooplall Having made the commitment to the United Nations two years ago, the Guyana Government is still to abolish the nation’s death penalty laws. Guyana’s human rights record was...

Students ditched to promote partisan and sinister political plot

Jan 29, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Students ditched to promote partisan and sinister political plot

DEAR EDITOR, So, the people had to bring pressure on the government for them to understand that the education of our children is a serious and important issue. So, after much display of arrogance and...

DR HARDING TO BE BURIED ON FRIDAY

Jan 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on DR HARDING TO BE BURIED ON FRIDAY

Psychotherapist and former Government Minister Dr. Faith Harding will be buried on Friday. Her body can be viewed from 11:00hrs to 12:15hrs at Merriman’s Funeral Home, then taken to Christ Church...

Integrity of CXC exams has never been affected by shifted dates

Jan 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Integrity of CXC exams has never been affected by shifted dates

– CXC Official The shift in the date of any Caribbean Examination Council (CXC)’s examination has never affected its integrity. At least this is the assertion of CXC’s Pro-Registrar, Mr....

UG students protest spurs Council meeting

Jan 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on UG students protest spurs Council meeting

—as part of moves to end industrial action The move by University of Guyana (UG) students to vocalise their frustration over the on-going industrial action by staffers of the institution, might...