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Govt. paying forensic auditors over $200M – Nandlall

Aug 19, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. paying forensic auditors over $200M – Nandlall

By Kiana Wilburg When former Attorney General (AG), Anil Nandlall attempted to preach to the APNU+AFC Government yesterday on the manner in which they are pursuing the attainment of accountability...

First-time MP blazes PPP over squandered opportunities

Aug 19, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on First-time MP blazes PPP over squandered opportunities

– declares end to Linden’s repression By Abena Rockcliffe Region 10 and indeed the youth of Guyana were well represented as first-time parliamentarian Jermaine Figueira made his contributions...

Girl, 12, injured in Mon Repos accident

Aug 19, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Girl, 12, injured in Mon Repos accident

– car slams bus, knocks over roadside stands Reckless use of the roads continues to be a bugbear for the Police traffic department. Yesterday a driver swerving to avoid catastrophe, injured a...

Budget debate 2015…Hinterland not a separate nation

Aug 19, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Budget debate 2015…Hinterland not a separate nation

“No shortcut to ‘fix-it’ list for indigenous population” – Garrido-Lowe In a most passionate pitch, Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Valerie Garrido-Lowe...

Pradoville 2 ‘power house’…GPL shares cost of Jagdeo mansion transformers

Aug 19, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Pradoville 2 ‘power house’…GPL shares cost of Jagdeo mansion transformers

“Three transformers attached to a private residence is normally associated with upscale living. The ordinary man can’t afford that kind of luxury.” – GPL official While former...

Ramjattan, Ramsaran cross swords over stalled Specialty Hospital

Aug 19, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Ramjattan, Ramsaran cross swords over stalled Specialty Hospital

By Kiana Wilburg The second day of the 2015 budget debates was yet again characterized by mudslinging among members of the National Assembly. Yesterday, the majority of the speakers from the...

Dem boys seh…Pat Jagdeo pun he head

Aug 19, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Pat Jagdeo pun he head

In life everybody needs somebody, sometimes. Some people when things bad, need a sympathetic pat on the head. Jagdeo feel bad since de other day in Parliament and he need a sympathetic pat on the...

Fatal shooting of mentally ill man…Cops likely to face murder charges

Aug 19, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Fatal shooting of mentally ill man…Cops likely to face murder charges

Two police constables are likely to face murder charges for the fatal shooting of a mentally ill man at Mahaica, East Coast Demerara a little over a month ago. Chairman of the Police Complaints...

Budget debate 2015…Affordable housing, squatter regulations high on Infrastructure Ministry agenda

Aug 19, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Budget debate 2015…Affordable housing, squatter regulations high on Infrastructure Ministry agenda

With billions of dollars allocated to the Ministry of Public Infrastructure in the 2015 National Budget, affordable housing and stringent squatter regulations will be key areas of focus for the...

Black Hawk’s MAA excel at Int’l tourney

Aug 19, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Black Hawk’s MAA excel at Int’l tourney

By Zaheer Mohamed Black Hawk’s Martial Arts Academy Guyana emerged winners when their Management Network held their third international champion of champions’ tournament on Sunday at the Cliff...

Guyana fields crack team for Williams Digicel International

Aug 19, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana fields crack team for Williams Digicel International

The current Seaboard Marine Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) points-leaders on two and four wheels, reigning Champion Driver Kristian Jeffrey and double Superbike Champion Stephen Vieira,...

David Nakhid visits to promote FIFA candidacy

Aug 19, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on David Nakhid visits to promote FIFA candidacy

Former Trinidad and Tobago international midfielder David Nakhid who recently stated that he will stand in February’s election to replace the outgoing Sepp Blatter as president of FIFA, is in...

Hopefully GPL’s new CEO will get the utility back on track

Aug 19, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Hopefully GPL’s new CEO will get the utility back on track

DEAR EDITOR, It was reported in the media of August 17, that Bharat Dindyal, until recently the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL), was relieved of his duties by David...

When do we say “Enough”?

Aug 19, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on When do we say “Enough”?

DEAR EDITOR, We learnt lately that the life of another Guyanese, who happens to be the mother of a prominent politician, was killed by a drunk driver. This story has become an all too familiar one...

Sanjay’s Jewellery sponsored golf clinic ends today

Aug 19, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sanjay’s Jewellery sponsored golf clinic ends today

Today, participants in the inaugural 2015 Free Summer Golf Clinic – sponsored by Sanjay’s Jewelry Store of 48 Sheriff St, Campbelville – completed their training and will pass out with...

Brilliant Pestano leads RHTY&SC to Port Mourant Cup 2015 Title and $400 000 prize

Aug 19, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Brilliant Pestano leads RHTY&SC to Port Mourant Cup 2015 Title and $400 000 prize

A brilliant and brutal innings of 121 off just 42 balls from former Guyana Under-19 and Berbice Senior Player Clinton Pestano led the Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets team to an easy victory over...

Opening of C3 Recreational Park in Cotton Tree

Aug 19, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Opening of C3 Recreational Park in Cotton Tree

Anamayah Memorial Hospital and Raffik and Sons Construction on board as sponsors Anamayah Memorial Hospital and Raffik and Sons Construction Services have joined hands as new Sponsors to...

No fatality at Guyana Cup Horserace meet – Police, Organizers

Aug 19, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on No fatality at Guyana Cup Horserace meet – Police, Organizers

Contrary to reports in some sections of the media and on Social media no one died at the just concluded Ninth Annual Guyana Cup it has been reported by Police and the Organisers. Kaieteur Sports took...

GRA cannot afford to be sidetracked by opportunistic views

Aug 19, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on GRA cannot afford to be sidetracked by opportunistic views

DEAR EDITOR, The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) seems to have been engaging many letter writers’ attention in the past weeks, including Mr. Dhanraj Deonarine who penned two letters to the press,...

East Coast Cricket Board 15th Academy starts Monday 24th

Aug 19, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on East Coast Cricket Board 15th Academy starts Monday 24th

-Registration Commences Youth cricketers, male and female, along the East Coast corridor will convene at the Lusignan Community Centre on Monday August 24, at 8:00 hours when the East Coast Cricket...

National Toshaos’ Conference…Massive transformations outlined for Indigenous communities

Aug 19, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on National Toshaos’ Conference…Massive transformations outlined for Indigenous communities

… as President unveils extensive plan By Nicholas Peters Indigenous communities will face massive transformation in education, youth employment, poverty reduction, energy security, land...

David Lawrence joins Lady Jags as Conditioning Coach

Aug 19, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on David Lawrence joins Lady Jags as Conditioning Coach

The Guyana Football Federation is thankful to Mr. David Lawrence, Head Strength Coach of Michigan Elite Conditioning for Athletes (MECA) and Concordia University – Ann Arbor (CUAA), has agreed...

Randhani, Mangru off to CAREBACO International U-19 Badminton championships

Aug 19, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Randhani, Mangru off to CAREBACO International U-19 Badminton championships

The CAREBACO (Caribbean Regional Badminton Confederation) International Under-19 Championships is being held in Santo Domino, Dominican Republic from August 20-13, 2015. Narayan Ramdhani, who...

133rd Canadian Fullbore Rifle Championships…Braithwaite and Persaud nail two possible each; Gomez fire one

Aug 19, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on 133rd Canadian Fullbore Rifle Championships…Braithwaite and Persaud nail two possible each; Gomez fire one

By Franklin Wilson in the USA compliments of NAMILCO, Ringbang, Fazias Collection, Crown Mining Supply, Queensway On another warm day at the 133rd Canadian Fullbore Rifle Championships being held...

Should boxing comprise a part of the school curriculum?

Aug 19, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Should boxing comprise a part of the school curriculum?

Former Continental of Americas boxing champion Michael Benjamin thinks so The debate over the installment of boxing as a part of the Physical Education curriculum in the schools seems to have come up...

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Shabazz’s termination remains just the tip of the iceberg

The stakes are high in Guyana’s democracy

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In any vibrant democracy, the mechanisms that bind it together are those that mediate differences,... more