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Outgoing CJ to rule on aspects of Elections Petition, Technocrat Ministers matters

Dec 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Outgoing CJ to rule on aspects of Elections Petition, Technocrat Ministers matters

Outgoing Chief Justice (Ag) Ian Chang is likely to complete aspects of two critical court cases, before he officially retires in February 2015. Prior to taking leave, Justice Chang had been presiding...

Lack of consultations on 2016 budget worries Opposition

Dec 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Lack of consultations on 2016 budget worries Opposition

The political opposition is concerned about the 2016 budget and if it will reflect any of the issues and projects it spoke on over the past few months. At least, this is according to PPP Executive...

$3.6B Hope/Dochfour project…Northern Relief channel to be completed in 2016 – Holder

Dec 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on $3.6B Hope/Dochfour project…Northern Relief channel to be completed in 2016 – Holder

Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder, has laid out the plans for the National Drainage and Irrigation Agency (NDIA), come 2016. Among some of the works that have been identified for completion is the...

Dr. Astell Collins tipped to be Chairman of Habitat for Humanity

Dec 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Dr. Astell Collins tipped to be Chairman of Habitat for Humanity

After several weeks of meetings, the local Chapter of Habitat for Humanity supported by its Regional Office has accepted the nomination of Dr. Astell Collins to be its next Chairman of the Board. Dr....

The evolution of monsters

Dec 28, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The evolution of monsters

There are seven billion people in the world and less than one percent knows how it feels to come close to death, how it feels to know that you may die and not see your loved ones again. It is a drama...

New Year wishes of some of the less fortunate

Dec 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on New Year wishes of some of the less fortunate

By Enid Joaquin Christmas day, the day that most people look forward to with excitement and eagerness, has come and gone. Most people would have enjoyed the usual niceties associated with the season,...

Spit Fire burns them up at KMTC

Dec 28, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Spit Fire burns them up at KMTC

It was a repeat of things all over again as like in the previous race meet; the late Mohamed Shariff, Racing Stable took the feature event. As if doing it in remembrance of the late owner, in...

Can the cops solve these cases in the New Year?

Dec 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Can the cops solve these cases in the New Year?

How did a 14-year-old girl end up being slain and dumped in a trench after a Boxing Day jaunt? Who choked, battered and drowned another girl of similar age after luring her to the Turkeyen seawalls?...

West Indies batting crumble against rampant Australia

Dec 28, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Indies batting crumble against rampant Australia

MELBOURNE – Reuters – The West Indies batsmen crumbled late on Sunday to leave their team teetering at 91-6 and staring at another humiliating defeat at the close of day two of the second...

Many Waters Foundation gives back to the ‘Palms”

Dec 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Many Waters Foundation gives back to the ‘Palms”

It’s always a pleasurable sight to see persons of greater fortune, give back to society. As Christmas passes we tend to observe those who have taken up the mantel to spread the Christmas cheer and...

Reds struggles to comprehend player’s lack of commitment to WI cricket

Dec 28, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Reds struggles to comprehend player’s lack of commitment to WI cricket

By Sean Devers Seventy-six year-old Guyanese radio commentator Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira says he is struggling to comprehend the lack of interest in representing their Country in Tests by many of...

UDFA GT Beer quarter finals results…Shattas shoot past Kwakwani on penalties 4-3, Topp XX coast to 3-0 win over Trainline

Dec 28, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on UDFA GT Beer quarter finals results…Shattas shoot past Kwakwani on penalties 4-3, Topp XX coast to 3-0 win over Trainline

On another good night for football fans in Linden on Boxing Night, home team Silver Shattas sent back Kwakwani Strikers after their game was decided on penalty kicks 4-3 and Topp XX netted three...

Haag Bosch landfill fire continues because of fire service negligence

Dec 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Haag Bosch landfill fire continues because of fire service negligence

– claims Site Manager Nearly a week has passed and the Haag Bosch dumpsite fire continues to smoulder and Site Manager Lloyd Stanton says it is because of the negligence of the Guyana Fire...

WEST INDIES CRICKET DOWN UNDER

Dec 28, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on WEST INDIES CRICKET DOWN UNDER

For my generation, cricket is still the glue that holds the West Indies together. It is also, for many of us, the common thread in our own lives. We are not all as extreme as Mr. Smith of...

Inter-Agency approach being formed to have squatters relocated

Dec 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Inter-Agency approach being formed to have squatters relocated

While squatting has seemingly increased over the years, there has been word from representatives of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) that an initiative will be launched to have squatters...

Stag Super XVI – Semi Final dye cast…Victoria Kings and Ann’s Grove enter fray with wins over Uitvlugt& Beavers

Dec 28, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Super XVI – Semi Final dye cast…Victoria Kings and Ann’s Grove enter fray with wins over Uitvlugt& Beavers

Tuesday evening at the Golden Grove ground, East Coast Demerara will be see two potentially explosive semifinal matches in the second edition of the Stag Super XVI knock-out football tournament when...

Cops ID Harbour Bridge Killer

Dec 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Cops ID Harbour Bridge Killer

Police have identified the suspect who shot and killed a mini bus passenger on Saturday night and injured a Special Constable during a row over whether a window in the vehicle should remain closed....

5th Annual GFA/Banks Beer Knockout Cup…Wagner’s hat-trick sinks Sunburst Camptown

Dec 28, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on 5th Annual GFA/Banks Beer Knockout Cup…Wagner’s hat-trick sinks Sunburst Camptown

– Riddim Squad join them as well Randolph Wagner netted thrice as Western Tigers made it to the semi-final round of the 5th Annual GFA/Banks Beer Knockout Cup after thrashing former champions...

LABA Malta Supreme Christmas Basketball semifinals fixed for tonight

Dec 28, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on LABA Malta Supreme Christmas Basketball semifinals fixed for tonight

Unpredictable clashes as unbeaten Raiders face Jets, Bulls oppose Royals It will be hard to predict tonight’s outcome as the semifinals of this year’s Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA)...

Put up or shut up

Dec 28, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Put up or shut up

Almost every day, the nation is being bombarded about the corrupt practices at NICIL and other state agencies, but after spending $137 million on audits, the government has not filed charges against...

Some property owners not paying their taxes

Dec 28, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on Some property owners not paying their taxes

Dear Editor, The partnership between the municipality and citizens has facilitated a cleaner, healthier, greener Georgetown. A city we are all proud of. Indeed, dignity and pride have returned to the...

We need a think tank for brainstorming developmental needs

Dec 28, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on We need a think tank for brainstorming developmental needs

Dear Editor, In developing countries a chasm often emerges between an elected government and the population, a divide characterized by variances in political expectations and delivery, approaches to...

GuySuCo is about to repeat a disaster it once endured

Dec 28, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on GuySuCo is about to repeat a disaster it once endured

Dear Editor, I note with interest and some bit of hilarity the release from the Government and GuySuCo that one of the novelties coming out of the recent Commission of Inquiry into the financially...

The income of fat cats, father cats and house cats

Dec 28, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on The income of fat cats, father cats and house cats

Dear Editor, This APNU-AFC Government has no interest in and is unconcerned about the living standards of the Retired Civil Servants (RCS). For this year, the RCS were given 5 percent increase...

Selected RPA recommendations for rice industry being mulled

Dec 28, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Selected RPA recommendations for rice industry being mulled

The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) is studying several recommendations made by the Rice Producers Association (RPA), aimed at lowering the operating costs of rice farmers. It is understood that...

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“One Guyana” is no less a national slogan than “Green Guyana”

Kaieteur News- The notion that “One Guyana” is a partisan slogan is pure poppycock. It is a desperate fiction... more