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What a mess this country is; what a mess it is in

Mar 18, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on What a mess this country is; what a mess it is in

A big confidential meeting in the boardroom of the Court of Appeal took place last Wednesday. The topic? Commonsense. Present were the top guns of the Judiciary and the big wigs in the Executive...

RESCIND THOSE LICENCES NOW!

Mar 18, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on RESCIND THOSE LICENCES NOW!

In terms of promises made during the last general election campaign, this government can hardly claim success, but we know not all promises can be fulfilled. However, the promise made by the current...

Festival City resident shot during robbery

Mar 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Festival City resident shot during robbery

Ruben Hopkinson, 22, was shot and robbed by two bandits at Eden Street, Tucville, Georgetown, while on his way home, on Wednesday night. Hopkinson, of Festival City, Georgetown, is a Banks DIH...

Mom tries to kill baby after ingesting poison

Mar 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Mom tries to kill baby after ingesting poison

A Friendship, East Bank Demerara (EBD) mother yesterday tried to kill her one-year-old baby after ingesting a poisonous substance. Up to press time, doctors were monitoring the condition of both...

Why is Banks DIH putting the Independence Arch elsewhere?

Mar 18, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Why is Banks DIH putting the Independence Arch elsewhere?

Dear Editor, While it is commendable that the local beverage giants, Banks DIH Limited, have decided to fund the reconstruction of the Independence Arch, once situated at Ruimveldt, Georgetown,...

You cannot treat Merriman Mall’s vendors so ruthlessly

Mar 18, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on You cannot treat Merriman Mall’s vendors so ruthlessly

Dear Editor, It was very disappointing to learn that the Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown at the final Statutory Meeting, this group of Councillors would be involved in, approving a...

UG and Vincent Alexander have been cruel to us

Mar 18, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on UG and Vincent Alexander have been cruel to us

Dear Editor, This letter is in reference to an article which appeared in the Guyana Chronicle, March 08 2016. It centered on the Court of Appeal dealing with an issue involving the University of...

On the campaign, I saw the sad sides of Georgetown

Mar 18, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on On the campaign, I saw the sad sides of Georgetown

Dear Editor; These ten months have not been very kind to the Guyanese electorate. The young government is still sputtering trying to find their footing. The Opposition doesn’t know if they are...

NSC doles out more $$$ to associations

Mar 18, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on NSC doles out more $$$ to associations

In keeping with its mandate to make meaningful contributions to the development of sports, both financial and structural, the National Sports Commission (NSC) yesterday handed over in excess of $3.7M...

PM Moses in favour of revoking illegal radio licences

Mar 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on PM Moses in favour of revoking illegal radio licences

…says it is for GNBA Chairman to explain to the nation how far he is with the matter By: Kiana Wilburg Amidst mounting criticisms from various quarters, Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo...

Housing officials refuse to hand over documents on land deals – CH&PA Board Chairman

Mar 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Housing officials refuse to hand over documents on land deals – CH&PA Board Chairman

The Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) warned of actions, yesterday, after accusing senior officials of refusing to provide critical...

US$50M Indian secured for East Bank /East Coast Road Project

Mar 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on US$50M Indian secured for East Bank /East Coast Road Project

Guyana will now be able to benefit from a US$50M line of credit for the East Coast/East Bank Road Linkage Project. This was made possible through an agreement that was signed yesterday between...

Remigrant took killer to his home

Mar 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Remigrant took killer to his home

-police detain suspect’s girlfriend with loot Police have arrested the girlfriend of the man who has confessed to killing 60-year-old re-migrant Agriculturist Anthony Breedy. Crime Chief Wendell...

Prison deaths COI…Prison officers made no effort to free inmates during the fire- Prisoner

Mar 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Prison deaths COI…Prison officers made no effort to free inmates during the fire- Prisoner

-as inmate recounts fighting for air in smoke infused room Capital A Block inmate, Dwayne Lewis, who continued his testimony yesterday before the tribunal probing the circumstances of the deaths of...

Amaila’s hydro future lies in hands of Norwegian firm – team for new forest deal due next month

Mar 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Amaila’s hydro future lies in hands of Norwegian firm – team for new forest deal due next month

The future of Guyana’s Amaila Falls hydroelectric project is now resting in the hands of an independent Norwegian consultant. According to Government, yesterday, it has been agreed that...

Sooba King start de bruck up

Mar 17, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Sooba King start de bruck up

After one time is another. Was a time if you cough too hard and some people didn’t like it dem call de police and See-all lock you up. Was a time when you report skullduggery and thiefing, de man...

Milo Under-20 Schools Football Competition…Chase Academic sends chilling reminder to the final aspirant Lodge

Mar 17, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Milo Under-20 Schools Football Competition…Chase Academic sends chilling reminder to the final aspirant Lodge

-hammers South Ruimveldt 6-0 Title holders Chase Academic Foundation emphatic 6-0 crushing of South Ruimveldt must have sent a chilling reminder to Lodge who they will meet in Saturday’s final that...

Gayle storm blows England away in Mumbai

Mar 17, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gayle storm blows England away in Mumbai

MUMBAI (Reuters) Chris Gayle smashed the first hundred of the sixth World Twenty20 to underline his reputation as cricket’s most destructive batsman and powered West Indies to a six-wicket win...

No one should be exempt from paying taxes – Jordan

Mar 17, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on No one should be exempt from paying taxes – Jordan

There will always be exceptions to almost every rule in life. And sometimes, this very fact can be a hard pill for shrewd economists to swallow. A glaring example of this was demonstrated yesterday...

Canadian U-19 team take on Port Mourant in feature cricket match today

Mar 17, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Canadian U-19 team take on Port Mourant in feature cricket match today

The Qarsa Tranzac Cricket Academy from Toronto, Canada is on tour of Guyana and will be engaging the Port Mourant Cricket Club in a feature under-19 match today at the Club’s ground, Port Mourant...

RHTYSC, MS to play three teams in BCB U-17 and U-19 Cricket Tournaments

Mar 17, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTYSC, MS to play three teams in BCB U-17 and U-19 Cricket Tournaments

The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, MS would be playing three different Cricket teams in this year Berbice Cricket Board Under-17 and Under-19 tournaments. The Club, according to the...

Mayor’s Cup Football tourney to start May 1st…Suriname’s Botofago Masters on supporting card for final night

Mar 17, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mayor’s Cup Football tourney to start May 1st…Suriname’s Botofago Masters on supporting card for final night

The Annual Mayor’s Cup football tournament is set to kick off on May 1st featuring 24 teams from Georgetown (7), West Demerara (7), East Bank (3), Berbice (2) and East Coast (5) battling for...

Essequibo Businessman promotes 6th annual football competition

Mar 17, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Essequibo Businessman promotes 6th annual football competition

Devonshire Castle businessman, Wayne Moore is kicking off his sixth annual floodlight football festival featuring fourteen teams from across the Essequibo Coast. The teams will be competing for the...

Banks DIH on board for Roy Fredericks Memorial T20

Mar 17, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Banks DIH on board for Roy Fredericks Memorial T20

Banks DIH has partnered with Blairmont Cricket Club for the hosting of the Roy Fredericks Memorial T20 tournament set for March 19 and 20. The entity has donated an undisclosed sum to the club at a...

2016 Memorex Under-17, Two-innings cricket starts in Berbice this weekend

Mar 17, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2016 Memorex Under-17, Two-innings cricket starts in Berbice this weekend

The 2016 Memorex Under-17, Two-innings Cricket Competition, organised by the Berbice Cricket Board for teams in the Ancient County gets started this weekend with first and second round matches....

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