February 2015

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UG needs to do some serious introspection and careful re-strategizing

Feb 07, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on UG needs to do some serious introspection and careful re-strategizing

DEAR EDITOR, The University of Guyana is currently faced with industrial action over the issue of salary increases for staff members. One can only hope that reason and good sense will prevail and a...

GUMDAC Annual Open Doubles Badminton tournament starts Monday

Feb 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GUMDAC Annual Open Doubles Badminton tournament starts Monday

The GUMDAC Annual Open Doubles Badminton tournament starts on Monday at the Queen’s College badminton courts. This will be the first tournament for the year for the Guyana Badminton Association,...

Reparations claim only about the money

Feb 07, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Reparations claim only about the money

DEAR EDITOR, Whenever we hear those clamoring for reparations, they will always tell you that they are demanding “justice for our ancestors”. It is being claimed that the Europeans must make...

My experiences at the University of Guyana

Feb 07, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on My experiences at the University of Guyana

DEAR EDITOR, I worked at the University of Guyana until almost three years ago. This was my second full-time stint there. I had worked there in the early nineties and despite loving the job I was...

We have endured a trip to hell and back

Feb 07, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on We have endured a trip to hell and back

DEAR EDITOR, Guyanese are people that have endured a trip to hell and back with airline after airline that has come on the scene, many of which have duped travellers. A history of turmoil, rip-offs,...

An AFC/APNU coalition govt. will uphold the ideals of good governance

Feb 07, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on An AFC/APNU coalition govt. will uphold the ideals of good governance

DEAR EDITOR, When President Ramotar assumed office three years ago, he pledged that there would be no compromise on integrity in public office or performance by him or his ministers. He also promised...

LABA AGM and biennial elections set for tomorrow at Toucan Call Centre‏

Feb 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on LABA AGM and biennial elections set for tomorrow at Toucan Call Centre‏

The Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) has announced that its Annual General Meeting and biennial elections are to be held tomorrow at 3:00pm at the Toucan Call Centre in Linden. The clubs...

Milo U-20 Schools Football resumes today and tomorrow

Feb 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Milo U-20 Schools Football resumes today and tomorrow

After two days of pulsating action, play in the Nestle Milo Under-20 Schools Football Competition resumes this weekend with four matches planned for today and tomorrow respectively, at the Ministry...

Slingerz, GDF hunt quarterfinal berths as Mayor’s Cup continues

Feb 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Slingerz, GDF hunt quarterfinal berths as Mayor’s Cup continues

Two exciting matches are fixed for tonight at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground from 7:00pm with favourites Slingerz of the West Side and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) hunting places in the...

WICB Four-Day First Class Franchise cricket: Permaul’s unbeaten 75 put Jaguars ahead on day one

Feb 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on WICB Four-Day First Class Franchise cricket: Permaul’s unbeaten 75 put Jaguars ahead on day one

By Sean Devers in Jamaica In Association with Western Union John Fernandes Ltd & Payless Varity Store In an Island celebrating the 70th birth anniversary of one of its greatest musical legends...

E’bo teen buried under tons of paddy

Feb 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on E’bo teen buried under tons of paddy

… as storage tank falls apart A teenager died yesterday morning, around 7 o’clock, at his Caricom Rice Mills Limited worksite at Anna Regina, after a storage tank burst and tons of paddy...

Ramotar puts GDF on alert for possible elections violence

Feb 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Ramotar puts GDF on alert for possible elections violence

By Abena Rockcliffe The Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Donald Ramotar, yesterday laid out his expectations of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) in 2015. In no uncertain terms, the...

Guyana’s Honorary Consul to TT faces probe for witness tampering

Feb 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s Honorary Consul to TT faces probe for witness tampering

One day after Government said that it has no problems with Ernie Ross performing duties as Honorary Consul General to Trinidad and Tobago, there are indications that he could be in deep trouble in...

PPP hypocritical in condemning coalition talks – AFC’s Nagamootoo

Feb 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on PPP hypocritical in condemning coalition talks – AFC’s Nagamootoo

Vice Chairman of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Moses Nagamootoo, pointed to interesting historical facts yesterday, to prove that the People’s Progressive Party/Civic is not only hypocritical, but...

Neesa Gopaul murder trial…Photos of teen’s remains tendered as evidence

Feb 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Neesa Gopaul murder trial…Photos of teen’s remains tendered as evidence

Twenty- five photographs which were taken at the scene where the remains of murdered Queen’s College student, Neesa Gopaul, were discovered, have been tendered as part of the evidence of the High...

Dem days coming to a night

Feb 06, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem days coming to a night

History got a way of repeating itself. Another way of saying de same thing is that when people stay too long dem does overstay dem welcome. People who lef and go to de States or Canada and stay at...

Human trafficking accused granted $1M bail

Feb 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Human trafficking accused granted $1M bail

A Pomeroon businesswoman, held for her alleged role in exposing two women to the sex trade in the interior, was yesterday granted bail to the tune of one million dollars. June Ann Joseph, 44, of...

Mother of two dies months after suspected abortion

Feb 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Mother of two dies months after suspected abortion

By Romila Boodram A 23-year-old mother of two is dead, allegedly after being subjected to what appears to have been a botched abortion, conducted at a doctor’s private clinic in Bartica. This is...

Man on felony charge involving Minister begs court for mercy

Feb 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Man on felony charge involving Minister begs court for mercy

The computer technician, who allegedly entered A&E Electronic Store and attempted to uplift a cellular phone on behalf of Minister of Housing and Water, Irfaan Ali, yesterday appeared before...

IPED is first company to use Credit Report for loan application

Feb 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on IPED is first company to use Credit Report for loan application

Financial history was created on January 21st, 2015 when the Institute of Private Enterprise Development Ltd (IPED) became the first lending institution in Guyana to use credit data on a prospective...

No criminal charges for Trotman – DPP advises

Feb 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on No criminal charges for Trotman – DPP advises

By Abena Rockcliffe While efforts to contact the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Shalimar Ali-Hack proved futile, incumbent Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael Trotman yesterday...

Elections Preparedness…AFC to officially launch campaign in mid-March

Feb 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Elections Preparedness…AFC to officially launch campaign in mid-March

The Alliance For Change (AFC) sought to eliminate all doubts yesterday that it may not be fully prepared for the May 11 General and Regional Elections. In fact, General Secretary David Patterson...

Canada ups calls for financing, equitable media access for political parties

Feb 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Canada ups calls for financing, equitable media access for political parties

– agrees to finance 100 laptops for GECOM Canada has repeated calls for Guyana to seriously consider recommendations which will guarantee political parties more equitable access to media and...

Two escape injury as log-laden truck topples

Feb 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Two escape injury as log-laden truck topples

A truck laden with logs and six 45-gallon diesel containers overturned on the back road in Fair’s Rust, yesterday, around 18:00 hrs. According to the porter of the truck, Junior Cupidore of 36 Kuru...

Another clash over sale of Mashramani spots

Feb 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Another clash over sale of Mashramani spots

By Zena Henry It appears that the contention between the Town Clerk and Mayor’s Offices at City Hall is not letting up. The two sides are poised for another clash over the sale of Mashramani spots...

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No right to a firearm permit exists

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(Kaieteur News) – Years ago, there was a man who contended, “I need a firearm licence because I have a lot of money.” The then relevant officer replied, “Then you can afford security—next application, please.” The man had been so confident he would get a firearm licence...

Why the Commonwealth Matters Again

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. They have to navigate a world in which power is unevenly distributed and in which the decisions of...

Carolyn Rodrigues – Birkett for UN Sec Gen. – I endorse

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Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Way to go, Excellency Ali. Excellency Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett is Guyana’s nominee for the prestigious and demanding role of United Nations Secretary General. Why not? Since everybody globally have their eyes on a wedge of Guyana’s riches,...

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