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$50,000 bonus does not extend to pensioners – Harmon

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on $50,000 bonus does not extend to pensioners – Harmon

A recent $50,000 bonus for public servants does not extend to pensioners, Government says. Responding to questions on Wednesday related to the bonus announced earlier this month to certain categories...

Whitie bar to host 20/20 dominoes

Dec 25, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Whitie bar to host 20/20 dominoes

Whitie Bar of Best Road, Vreed-en-Hoop will be hosting 20/20 dominoes tournament on Sunday starting at 14:00 hrs. Entrance fee is $10,000, the winning team will take home a trophy and $100,000,...

Entries sponsors, roll in for Mohammed “Nankoo” Shariff Memorial Horserace meeting

Dec 25, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Entries sponsors, roll in for Mohammed “Nankoo” Shariff Memorial Horserace meeting

Entries and sponsors have begun to roll in for the Mohammed “Nankoo” Shariff Memorial Horserace meeting. The event which is set for Sunday 3rd January will be held at the Rising Sun, Arima Park,...

Football resurfacing on the Essequibo Coast with steady competitions

Dec 25, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Football resurfacing on the Essequibo Coast with steady competitions

President of the Essequibo/ Pomeroon Football Association, Wesley Haynes giving an update on the current status of football on the Essequibo Coast has revealed that the sport was dormant on the...

Kelly, Andrews successful at GBBC exam

Dec 25, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kelly, Andrews successful at GBBC exam

Junior Kelly and Stephen Andrews, both 24 years old, were successful at the recent Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) examination. Both officials made their debut in the Pepsi/Michael Parris U16...

Flying Ace Cycle Club to stage race to begin Guyana’s 50th anniversary celebrations

Dec 25, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Flying Ace Cycle Club to stage race to begin Guyana’s 50th anniversary celebrations

The Flying Ace Cycle Club (FACC) of New Amsterdam Berbice is at it again. This time the club will be hitting the ground running, as it continues to set the pace. The club in recognition of Guyana’s...

GFA/Banks Beer Cup Football tournament

Dec 25, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFA/Banks Beer Cup Football tournament

Beacon clip Flamingo’s wings; Camptown overcome Northern Rangers in thrillers Beacon FC and Flamingo FC played to a goalless first half but made amends during the second session, each scoring one...

Zeelandia/Maria’s Pleasure, SS Jaguars secure final berths

Dec 25, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Zeelandia/Maria’s Pleasure, SS Jaguars secure final berths

Zeelandia/Maria’s Pleasure and Sans Souci Jaguars have secured their places in the final of the Badri Prasad Memorial T20 competition after recording victories in their respective semi final games...

This monstrosity named NICIL

Dec 25, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on This monstrosity named NICIL

Dear Editor, Permit me to share a few more thoughts on the issue and presence of NICIL. There it is: huge, amorphous, ethereal. At times, there is wondering as to whether it is a troubling aberration...

Sincere plea for tolerance of the LGBT society

Dec 25, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Sincere plea for tolerance of the LGBT society

Dear Editor, Permit me please to address a nationwide stigma that is clearly affecting the LGBT people of Guyana. Please note that this article is opinionated only by me and may not necessarily be...

W.C.D road upgrade 20 percent completed

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on W.C.D road upgrade 20 percent completed

In spite of the challenges which delayed the commencement to the expansion works for the West Coast Demerara (WCD) highway from Vreed-en-Hoop to Hydronie, the project is now approximately 20 percent...

An exchange on ganja

Dec 25, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on An exchange on ganja

Dear Editor, Brother man! In the realms of brevity I would respond to your very interesting penmanship letter to the Editor of KN publish on this bright warm sunny day, by Kaieture News dated 22nd...

Ansa McAl takes Christmas to Berbice kids

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Ansa McAl takes Christmas to Berbice kids

Prominent importer and Beverage Giants, Ansa McAl Guyana Limited, continued their annual Christmas tradition by taking Christmas to children and other less fortunate persons across Guyana. One such...

Angry at the incompetence of Fly Jamaica

Dec 25, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Angry at the incompetence of Fly Jamaica

Dear Editor, This is the most wonderful time of the year. Inarguably the most festive time, when friends and families from home and abroad get together to celebrate this joyous season. This is a time...

2015 Christmas Day Messages

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 2015 Christmas Day Messages

Today Christmas is celebrated across the world. Best wishes are extend to all Guyana, and we at Kaieteur News hope for Peace on Earth and Goodwill to all Guyanese and their families. Below are some...

The Private Christmas Tales of some influential public figures

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on The Private Christmas Tales of some influential public figures

By Mondale Smith Public figures are often seen in a different light as officials of authority on issues of importance to the nation, but they also have private lives which include holiday...

Description of Guyanese Christmas ambience in New York

Dec 25, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Description of Guyanese Christmas ambience in New York

Dear Editor, Christmas and the related end of year season is the most celebrated of all festivals. In New York, an aura of the seasonal celebration is in the air in Guyanese residential neighborhoods...

‘Our first Christmas without Daddy’

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Our first Christmas without Daddy’

By Feona Morrison Coping with the loss of a loved one can be very difficult, especially around Christmastime. The holidays are filled with love and joy, but for Ashmoon Khan and her six children, the...

Non-payment of one-month salary bonus disappoints Joint Services

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Non-payment of one-month salary bonus disappoints Joint Services

While most public servants are rejoicing, enjoying the Christmas season, thanks to the tax-free $50,000 bonus, members of the Joint Services are fuming at not receiving the extra month salary they...

How did the State create NICIL that is answerable only to itself?

Dec 25, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on How did the State create NICIL that is answerable only to itself?

Dear Editor, In the beginning the PNC created a state enterprise economy, then it begat the NICIL. What then happened between the date of creation of NICIL and 2015 is a national tragedy. We accused...

Christmas is for happy people with families…

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Christmas is for happy people with families…

“Christmas is for happy people with families. I am neither happy nor do I have a family. I don’t have anyone to bring me gifts or feed me hot food, so I try not to think about it.” – Edward...

A song for the Guyanese people on this day

Dec 25, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on A song for the Guyanese people on this day

A very long time ago, in the 19th century to be precise, a book mentioned the story of a little girl carrying a big baby in her hand. Someone asked her if she could manage and she replied; “He...

Relishing the Christmas delicacies without gaining extra pounds

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Relishing the Christmas delicacies without gaining extra pounds

By Kiana Wilburg How does one avoid gaining unwanted weight during the festive season after consuming a host of traditional fattening foods and high calorie drinks? It is a question I was confronted...

The return of the Labour Bureau

Dec 25, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The return of the Labour Bureau

Dear Editor, I was pleased to see in the recent news that Government is working on resuscitation/re-activation of what used to be known as the Labour Exchange or Employment Bureau (hopefully, not of...

Caribbean Christmas Kitchen

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Caribbean Christmas Kitchen

Christmas is indeed the busiest time of the year. The season is filled with lots of shopping, cleaning, decorating, and overall preparations, in anticipation of the big day…today, of course! But...

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