August 2015

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President Granger among thousands expected at Guyana Cup horserace meet

Aug 15, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on President Granger among thousands expected at Guyana Cup horserace meet

Hot and Spicy, Crown Vibes on board His Excellency President David Granger and a high powered team are expected to be among thousands that are expected to throng the Port Mourant (Big Yard) Turf Club...

SVN produces top CSEC performer

Aug 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on SVN produces top CSEC performer

Sixteen-year-old Victoria Najab of the Saraswati Vidya Niketan (SVN) Secondary School will undoubtedly go down in the annals of history having secured 20 grade one passes at one sitting of the...

GPL boss axed

Aug 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GPL boss axed

– Govt. contemplates foreign management The head of the State-owned power company has been asked to leave as a major shakeup of that entity continues. Yesterday afternoon, Chief Executive...

Cousins perish as car levels bus shed in E’bo

Aug 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Cousins perish as car levels bus shed in E’bo

Two teenage cousins lost their lives in the wee hours yesterday after the vehicle they were traveling in crashed, destroying a bus shed on the Sparta Public Road. Rupesh Jadoo, 19, of Reliance,...

QC continues dominance at CAPE

Aug 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on QC continues dominance at CAPE

It was a repeat performance for Cecil Cox of Queen’s College (QC) when the results of the 2015 Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) were officially unveiled by the Ministry of...

FMAS modules…Installed four not operating to full capacity

Aug 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on FMAS modules…Installed four not operating to full capacity

– Govt. to review complete accounting package By Kiana Wilburg Even with the partial implementation of the Integrated Financial Management and Accounting System (IFMAS) under the previous...

One prison escapee captured as hunt continues

Aug 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on One prison escapee captured as hunt continues

On the second day of an intense manhunt for two prison escapees, lawmen have captured one of them, 23-year-old Ravindra Samaroo. Yesterday, authorities in Berbice picked up the trail of the men and...

Hospitals on lookout for wounded Main St. bandit

Aug 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Hospitals on lookout for wounded Main St. bandit

Hospitals in and around the city have been advised to be on the lookout for a bandit who might be seeking medical attention for a gunshot wound, which he reportedly sustained at the hands of a...

Jagdeo want a one-way ticket to de Himalayas

Aug 14, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Jagdeo want a one-way ticket to de Himalayas

When de elections come up, nuff people seh that dem was voting fuh change. But it look like if dem had an exchange instead of change. Kwame use to sit down at press conference and decide that only...

Guyanese receive medical care from visiting practitioners

Aug 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese receive medical care from visiting practitioners

A team comprising both local and overseas doctors, nurses, medical students and volunteers has collaborated to offer health services to Guyanese through medical outreaches. The American practitioners...

Ex-soldier positively identified by four hijacking victims

Aug 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Ex-soldier positively identified by four hijacking victims

An ex-soldier who was arrested after he crashed a hijacked car during a high speed chase earlier this week, has been positively identified by four victims. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum confirmed...

6th edition of the Boyce & Jefford Classic… Buoyant overseas contingent promises to throw down gauntlet on local counterparts

Aug 14, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on 6th edition of the Boyce & Jefford Classic… Buoyant overseas contingent promises to throw down gauntlet on local counterparts

It is the first time that most of the international athletes here in Guyana for the Boyce & Jefford Classic are performing on these shores but they have all promised to turn in exceptional...

Public servants increases…Lack of consultation with GPSU won’t happen again – Harmon

Aug 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Public servants increases…Lack of consultation with GPSU won’t happen again – Harmon

Amidst criticisms that it imposed salary increases for public servants, Government on Wednesday said that the issue will be corrected in coming months. Responding to questions yesterday, Minister of...

Hughes is Convener of Steering Committee on Constitutional Reform

Aug 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Hughes is Convener of Steering Committee on Constitutional Reform

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo yesterday announced that attorney-at-law, Nigel Hughes, has been appointed Convener of the Steering Committee on Constitutional Reform (SCCR). Hughes has been pushing...

Palma Match – World Championship of Long Range Rifle Shooting… West Indies enjoy good day; ahead of Germany going into final day, today

Aug 14, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Palma Match – World Championship of Long Range Rifle Shooting… West Indies enjoy good day; ahead of Germany going into final day, today

By Franklin Wilson at Camp Perry, Ohio, USA Compliments of NAMILCO, Ringbang, Fazias Collection, Crown Mining Supply and Queensway The 2015 edition of the World Championship of Long Range Rifle...

GCB responds to KN story, says it assisted Kevin Sinclair

Aug 14, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB responds to KN story, says it assisted Kevin Sinclair

Assistant Administrator of the Guyana Cricket Board Melinda Bishundyal-Chaitram has responded to an article carried in the Kaieteur News on Thursday August 13, in regard to young cricketer Kevin...

Eccles fatal hit-and-run…Manhunt on for driver; mother taken into custody

Aug 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Eccles fatal hit-and-run…Manhunt on for driver; mother taken into custody

An intense manhunt by ‘A’ Division police ranks was underway yesterday for the driver who reportedly fled from the scene of the crash which claimed the life of a 27-year-old woman late Wednesday...

Father of two granted bail on causing death charge

Aug 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Father of two granted bail on causing death charge

City Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan granted bail in the sum of $500,000 to a father of two on Wednesday, after he was charged with causing death by dangerous driving. Peter Moore is accused of driving...

National swim team departs for XXI Goodwill games in T&T

Aug 14, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on National swim team departs for XXI Goodwill games in T&T

Thirty one swimmers selected by the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) departed Wednesday morning to participate in the XXI Goodwill Swim Meet in Trinidad and Tobago. Other Countries...

Municipalities to have democratic renewal through LGE

Aug 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Municipalities to have democratic renewal through LGE

Over the years municipalities all across Guyana had been very poorly serviced due to various reasons. And with this in mind, the Ministry of Communities held a Municipal Leadership Consultation...

Nothing has been done as yet on ‘Cricket Bill’ by GOG

Aug 14, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Nothing has been done as yet on ‘Cricket Bill’ by GOG

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Michael Muirhead commenting on the ongoing dialogue between the WICB and the Guyana government concerning the issues plaguing the...

Govt. meets Chinese Embassy on OLPF, E-Governance projects

Aug 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. meets Chinese Embassy on OLPF, E-Governance projects

Government has met with the senior officials of the Chinese Embassy over its One Laptop Per Family and E-Governance projects. According to the Ministry of the Presidency, the Government of Guyana is...

CJIA’s Chinese bankers meet with Infrastructure Minister

Aug 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on CJIA’s Chinese bankers meet with Infrastructure Minister

EX-IM Bank of China officials on Wednesday paid a courtesy on David Patterson, Minister of Public Infrastructure at his Wight’s Lane office. Among the topics discussed was the Cheddi Jagan...

RIGHT FOR THE CLIMATE

Aug 14, 2015 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on RIGHT FOR THE CLIMATE

Except for the opposition PPP, the vast majority of Guyanese believe that this is perhaps the best budget in the last decade or more. While this is true, the Budget Speech is simply a statement on...

AN AMBITIOUS BUDGET

Aug 14, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on AN AMBITIOUS BUDGET

The government has read a very ambitious Budget. It is not a complicated Budget and therefore it should not confuse many. It is a typical Budget, not unlike the many that we have had from the PPP....

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Who says the government does not listen?

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(Kaieteur News) – Who says the government does not listen? That is an unfair accusation. The government does listen. In fact, it listens very attentively. The only problem is that it appears to have a rather selective hearing. It can hear a whisper from certain quarters of the private sector...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Sinking ship, bailing out-US midterms – Pt. II

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(Kaieteur News) – U.S. Vice President, J.D. Vance is among the first bailing from a sinking ship. The Iran War led to the ashes of defeat in the midterms. President Trump suddenly sheds his crazy man persona. Now talks of working with Democrats. From America I wing to Guyana, and Vice...

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