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NICIL expenditure claims deceitful

Dec 18, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on NICIL expenditure claims deceitful

– Linden IMC Chairman By Enid Joaquin Linden Interim Management Committee (IMC) Chairman, Orrin Gordon, reflecting on the findings of a recent forensic audit report of NICIL, has echoed the...

Anti Money Laundering Bill passed

Dec 18, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Anti Money Laundering Bill passed

The Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) (Amendment) Bill of 2015 was passed in a tranquil environment yesterday in the National Assembly. Bringing the Bill...

GRA Boss sent on leave

Dec 18, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GRA Boss sent on leave

… to facilitate audit by int’l firm After 12 years as Commissioner-General, Khurshid Sattaur, was yesterday sent on leave with immediate effect. A unanimous decision was made by the Governing...

Suspected serial knife robber nabbed…after snatching bag, wounding woman

Dec 18, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Suspected serial knife robber nabbed…after snatching bag, wounding woman

Women living between Alberttown, Queenstown and Kitty may now have a safer Christmas, following the capture yesterday of a man suspected of carrying out a spate of knifepoint attacks on women in...

Opposition walk out after heated debate in Parliament

Dec 18, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition walk out after heated debate in Parliament

By Kiana Wilburg After much mudslinging and over an hour of debate, the Opposition walked away with a hollow victory yesterday in the National Assembly, as it was able to get the Government Members...

506 trained teachers added to education system

Dec 18, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 506 trained teachers added to education system

Just over 500 teachers received their certificates at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE)’s 81st graduation exercise, yesterday, at the National Cultural Centre. When the final roll was...

Fatal shooting of mentally-ill man…$150,000 bail each for accused cops

Dec 18, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Fatal shooting of mentally-ill man…$150,000 bail each for accused cops

Two police constables who were involved in the fatal shooting of a mentally challenged man at Cane Grove, Mahaica, five months ago made their first court appearance on Wednesday before Magistrate...

Public health sector benefits from visiting Chinese team’s support

Dec 18, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Public health sector benefits from visiting Chinese team’s support

In the quest to continue decades of bilateral relations, a visiting Chinese medical team on Monday arrived in Guyana to offer welcomed support to the public health sector. Led by Dr. Shu Yusheng, the...

Jail time is real time

Dec 18, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Jail time is real time

Everybody know de saying that what goes around does come around. What you sow is that wha you does reap. When CANU ketch dem two women wid cocaine dem women defence was that de devil mek dem fetch de...

2nd Stag Super XVI…West Dem. teams flawless on first night; Uitvlugt and Beavers advance

Dec 18, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2nd Stag Super XVI…West Dem. teams flawless on first night; Uitvlugt and Beavers advance

West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) celebrated their debut in the Stag Super XVI knock-out competition in fine style when both their teams, Uitvlugt Warriors and Beavers FC won their matches on...

50 graduate from Aeronautical Engineering School

Dec 18, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 50 graduate from Aeronautical Engineering School

Along with hosting its 22nd anniversary celebration, the Art Williams and Harry Wendt Aeronautical Engineering School, hosted its 17th graduation and prize-giving ceremony yesterday afternoon. The...

Digicel continues to support KMTC Boxing Day Horse Race Meet

Dec 18, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel continues to support KMTC Boxing Day Horse Race Meet

Digicel continued its long association with the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) after pleding its support for the entity’s Annual Boxing Day Horse Race Meet scheduled to be staged, at the...

CGI Local Franchise 50-over League …Foo, Fudadin spurs U/C’tyne to tomorrow night final at Albion

Dec 18, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on CGI Local Franchise 50-over League …Foo, Fudadin spurs U/C’tyne to tomorrow night final at Albion

By Sean Devers West Indies left-hander Assad Fudadin and Jonathon Foo led Upper Corentyne to a seven-wicket win over Georgetown in the play-off of the Cricket Guyana Inc. Local Franchise League...

Sugar workers picket estates for increase, API payment

Dec 18, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Sugar workers picket estates for increase, API payment

Sugar workers, this week, picketed several of the estates in Berbice and Demerara to push for a salary increase and payment of the annual production incentive (API). According to the Guyana...

James’ ton guides T&T Academy to first win on Guyana trip

Dec 18, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on James’ ton guides T&T Academy to first win on Guyana trip

Berbice go down by 90 run at Albion Led by 104 from Trevon James and 93 from Keagan Simmons the Trinidad & Tobago Academy Under-19s registered their first win on their four-match tour to Guyana...

Sarwan to Captain Team in ‘Cricket for Unity’ match

Dec 18, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sarwan to Captain Team in ‘Cricket for Unity’ match

Former West Indies Captain Ramnaresh Sarwan fans will now be afforded the opportunity to see the gifted 35-year-old once more in action as the right-hander who led Guyana to the inaugural Stanford...

My thoughts on the AAG’s role at Nationals

Dec 18, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on My thoughts on the AAG’s role at Nationals

Dear Sport Editor, An article published in the Kaieteur News Sunday edition titled “After ‘Nationals’, what?” (Kaieteur News, December 13) prompted me to add to the ongoing conversation about...

Orin Joseph Memorial Dominoes play offs set for tomorrow

Dec 18, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Orin Joseph Memorial Dominoes play offs set for tomorrow

The playoffs of the Orin Joseph Memorial dominoes competition will commence at 16:00hrs tomorrow at Faye Joseph residence, Gauling Place, South Ruimveldt. The final will be contested on Sunday night...

Thieves targeting vehicles at Sports Hall tarmac

Dec 18, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Thieves targeting vehicles at Sports Hall tarmac

A series of unfortunate events unfolded on the tarmac of the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall over this past week where two vehicles were reported to have been broken into at two separate basketball events...

Historical launch of boxing hall of fame coincides with DDL U-16 boxing tourney

Dec 18, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Historical launch of boxing hall of fame coincides with DDL U-16 boxing tourney

At just around 13:00hrs tomorrow afternoon, boxers, managers, promoters and other affiliates of the sport, will join officials of the National Sports Commission, and other sports officials, to pay...

Mohamed spurs Enterprise to Busta title

Dec 18, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mohamed spurs Enterprise to Busta title

A fine all-round performance by Zaheer Mohamed Shadir guided host Enterprise XI to a five-wicket victory over Enmore in the final of the Busta T20 Festival on Sunday last. Mohamed bagged 4-28 from...

Police step up presence around Giftland Mall

Dec 18, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Police step up presence around Giftland Mall

Police yesterday signaled their intention to increase patrols in the vicinity of the Giftland Mall, in the wake of two attacks by gunmen on minibuses in this area. Yesterday, a police official...

Consideration should be given to those in acting positions

Dec 18, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Consideration should be given to those in acting positions

– Acct. General tells Public Service COI Accountant General and Chairman of the Dependents Pensions Fund, Jawahar Persaud, has stressed the need for due consideration to the recruitment of...

RUSH HOUR IN PARLIAMENT

Dec 18, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on RUSH HOUR IN PARLIAMENT

Democracy is not like the Christmas rush. It is never in a hurry. Democracy is not one of the things that we should fear. What should be feared is fear itself, especially the fear of democracy....

The iconic Clive Thomas speaks!

Dec 18, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The iconic Clive Thomas speaks!

Perhaps the harshest condemnation of the Jagdeo/Ramotar era to come from a leading figure in the APNU+AFC Coalition Government emerged from the iconic Clive Thomas. Professor Thomas is head of the...

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Sometimes the best of leaders fail

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Jimmy Carter’s presidency fell victim to global and domestic upheavals. His single term... more