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AG’s 2013 Report…Millions overpaid to defaulting contractors within Home Affairs Min.

Jul 05, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on AG’s 2013 Report…Millions overpaid to defaulting contractors within Home Affairs Min.

In his latest report on the nation’s finances for the period of 2013, Auditor General (AG) Deodat Sharma highlighted instances within the Ministry of Home Affairs where millions of dollars were...

Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition… St. Ignatius crush Sand Creek to setup mouthwatering clash against Annai tomorrow

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition… St. Ignatius crush Sand Creek to setup mouthwatering clash against Annai tomorrow

By Rawle Welch in Region 9 Hosts St. Ignatius moved into the final of the Region 9 playoffs after inflicting a crushing 7-0 win over Sand Creek as play in the Digicel Nationwide Schools Football...

Despite Bishoo’s heroics T&T Red Steel beat Guyana Amazon Warriors by 3 wickets

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Despite Bishoo’s heroics T&T Red Steel beat Guyana Amazon Warriors by 3 wickets

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots beat Jamaica Tallawahs by 119 runs CPL – The Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel’s bowlers earned them a nail-biting victory over the Guyana Amazon Warriors to notch...

UK gains its first-ever female black university leader

Jul 05, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on UK gains its first-ever female black university leader

The UK has gained its first-ever female black university leader in the form of Baroness Valerie Amos. In its most recent statistical report, the Equality Challenge Unit found almost 70 per cent of...

Another cocaine mule jailed for 4 years

Jul 05, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Another cocaine mule jailed for 4 years

City Magistrate Fabayo Azore jailed a drug trafficker for four years after he was busted with cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) earlier this year. He was found guilty on...

Supligen Mr. Guyana Body Building C/ships… Clarke to defend TITLE ON JULY 19

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Supligen Mr. Guyana Body Building C/ships… Clarke to defend TITLE ON JULY 19

By Franklin Wilson The King of Guyana’s bodybuilding, Kerwyn Clarke is set to defend the Mr. Guyana crown on Sunday July 19 when the Guyana Amateur Body Building and Fitness Federation (GABBFF)...

Fraud Indicators to Avoid in the Immigration Process

Jul 05, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Fraud Indicators to Avoid in the Immigration Process

ImmigrationINFO Immigration News For Our Community By Attorney Gail Seeram There are millions of immigration petitions processed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of...

Let’s talk service…The Errors of Our Ways!

Jul 05, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Let’s talk service…The Errors of Our Ways!

In most business environments, some companies focus on business opportunities created by government budgetary incentives and are able to target specific groups, whilst securing income. However these...

Investigations into public information entities…Sleaze and corruption were prevalent during previous administration-Prime Minister

Jul 05, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Investigations into public information entities…Sleaze and corruption were prevalent during previous administration-Prime Minister

“You would be amazed as to how some of those who presided over the destiny of Guyana and called themselves leaders, colluded in the draining of the people’s money for narrow, partisan,...

REMEMBERING THE EMMANUEL NINE

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on REMEMBERING THE EMMANUEL NINE

Almost every day in Guyana we experienced the power of darkness as we are confronted with evil, no matter our colour, creed or ethnicity. Senseless murders and armed robberies—the twin evils—are...

The Story within the Story…Wood waste being used to beautify homes and the city

Jul 05, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on The Story within the Story…Wood waste being used to beautify homes and the city

By Leonard Gildarie It seems as if writing on housing related issues will always keep coming back to me. I can’t help it. I am too much in love with all things pertaining to home improvements. Last...

Belvedere primary school are Kaieteur Candies Windball champions

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Belvedere primary school are Kaieteur Candies Windball champions

DEFENDING Champions Belvedere Primary defeated Courtland/ Gibralter Primary by eight wickets in the final of the Kaieteur Candies Inter Primary School Windball Cricket Competition, organized by the...

The Rhea

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Interesting Creatures in Guyana Comments Off on The Rhea

The rheas are large ratites (flightless birds without a keel on their sternum bone) in the order Rheiformes, native to South America, related to the ostrich and emu. There are two...

A Brilliant mind misses the mark

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Book Review…, Features / Columnists Comments Off on A Brilliant mind misses the mark

Book: David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants Author: Malcolm Gladwell Review: Glenville Ashby Literary Reviewers “The powerful are not as powerful as they seem – nor...

Lukewarm attendance but plans on stream for scrabble in schools

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lukewarm attendance but plans on stream for scrabble in schools

The turnout was somewhat disappointing but the small group of attendees seems set to employ every effort to have scrabble as a part of the school curriculum. They formed a part of activities...

The American Rainbow…and my prerogative!

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Countryman, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The American Rainbow…and my prerogative!

By Dennis Nichols June 26th 2015 was undeniably a truly happy day for a lot of Americans, and for some Guyanese who are just itching to catch a cold after the US Supreme Court sneezed (and by legal...

Millington six-wkt haul gives Berbice Comprehensive victory

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Millington six-wkt haul gives Berbice Comprehensive victory

Off-spinner Plaffiana Millington grabbed six wickets for a meager three runs off four overs to propel Berbice to a comprehensive 10-wicket win over Essequibo when the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)...

Talented young Essequibo cricketer gets support from Police

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Talented young Essequibo cricketer gets support from Police

Joshua Jones, the 15-year-old Cotton Field Secondary School student and promising opening bowler, received a pair of Holden boots and batting gloves from the management of G Division police during a...

The Commonwealth’s future – Part 2

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on The Commonwealth’s future – Part 2

By Sir Ronald Sanders In 2009, recognising the dangers to the grouping, Commonwealth Heads of Government at their meeting in Trinidad and Tobago instructed that an Eminent Persons Group (EPG) be...

Only Party loyalists and diehard fanatics would attempt such vicious immorality

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Only Party loyalists and diehard fanatics would attempt such vicious immorality

Dear Editor, A letter under the name Edmund Syfox was published in the Kaieteur News on Sunday, June 28, 2015 seems to hit the proverbial nail on the head. Mr. Syfox argues quite convincingly that...

I agree with President Granger that these positions should be advertised

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on I agree with President Granger that these positions should be advertised

Dear Editor, I crave your indulgence to have published a response to a letter written by former Attorney General Mr. Anil Nandalall in respect of President Granger’s insistence that the positions...

Things ‘nah regula’ in the Public Service

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Things ‘nah regula’ in the Public Service

Dear Editor, Mr. Editor, indeed things are not regular in the Public Service. We voted for change and with the change in Government, expectations were high that serious changes would have been made,...

Anand Goolsarran and Christopher Ram should not conduct these audits

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Anand Goolsarran and Christopher Ram should not conduct these audits

Dear Editor, The criticisms that have surfaced about the engagement of Anand Goolsarran and Christopher Ram to perform audits of government agencies should not be ignored by those who hired them. A...

Sunday Cartoon

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Cartoons, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Sunday Cartoon

Quest for national schools’ basketball title begins tonight

Jul 05, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Quest for national schools’ basketball title begins tonight

By Edison Jefford The quest for the coveted Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) National Schools Basketball Festival (NSBF) title begins tonight when the top teams from four conferences across Guyana clash...

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The third parties will not survive this year’s elections

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The fate of third parties in this year’s general and regional elections is as predictable... more