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Paradise/Bachelor’s Adventure Cricket Club convenes special meeting

Jun 01, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Paradise/Bachelor’s Adventure Cricket Club convenes special meeting

The executive members of the Paradise/Bachelor’s Adventure Cricket Club have convened a special meeting among its membership slated for Saturday June 4 at the Paradise Playfield Pavilion starting...

Guyanese cyclists perform outstanding in Tour of Somerville event in US

Jun 01, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese cyclists perform outstanding in Tour of Somerville event in US

Husbands, Eastman and Savory impressive Guyanese cyclists travelled to the United States and participated in last weekend’s Tour of Somerville where they graced the podium following impressive...

St. Lawrence, Blake primary successful

Jun 01, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on St. Lawrence, Blake primary successful

St. Lawrence defeated Blake primary in the female category, while Blake overcame St. Lawrence to capture the male prize when the Lionel Seepersaud organised six-over softball tournament was held...

Mayor’s Cup action continues Sunday at Victoria as tournament reaches last 16 stage

Jun 01, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mayor’s Cup action continues Sunday at Victoria as tournament reaches last 16 stage

Competition in the Annual Mayor’s Cup football tournament continues Sunday with a triple header card at the Victoria Ground on The East Coast of Demerara as the tournament has reached its last 16...

Sookdeo, Deonarine shine in TTCB division one league

Jun 01, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sookdeo, Deonarine shine in TTCB division one league

Guyanese Jeetendra Sookdeo and Narsingh Deonarine turned in commendable performances for their club Merry Boys in the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board division one league which continued recently....

Float and Costume Band Parade winners announced

Jun 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Float and Costume Band Parade winners announced

The Independence Float and Costume Band Parade, held last Thursday, saw 29 groups participating. The results for the various competitions are as follows: FULL COSTUME The “Full Costume” Category...

Suspect in goldsmith robbery nabbed in N/A raid

Jun 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Suspect in goldsmith robbery nabbed in N/A raid

In what has been described by Commander Assistant Commissioner Ian Amsterdam as more police- community partnership, the police seem to be getting more cooperation from the public, coupled with...

Teachers not being rewarded as they should be – Education Minister

Jun 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Teachers not being rewarded as they should be – Education Minister

Teachers are not being rewarded as they should be for the work they do in the classroom. This statement was yesterday made by Minister of Education, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine. The Minister was at the...

Guyanese killed in NY hit-and-run

Jun 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese killed in NY hit-and-run

…two weeks from becoming US citizen Rotterdam, New York – Family members say they have no idea why Inshan Ali was perhaps at a bar on Hamburg Street Sunday night. Rotterdam Police say his car...

Why is the Public Procurement Commission not in place?

Jun 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Why is the Public Procurement Commission not in place?

THE VOICE OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS By Sase Singh INTRODUCTION The Procurement Act of 2003 is the legislative framework that establishes the rights, obligations and responsibilities of all...

Woman dies after jumping from Mackenzie/Wismar bridge

Jun 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Woman dies after jumping from Mackenzie/Wismar bridge

Shock waves rippled through the mining town as news spread of a young woman who jumped off the Mackenzie/Wismar Bridge to her death, in the murky Demerara River. Several persons reportedly witnessed...

C’tyne labourer killed in early morning accident

Jun 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on C’tyne labourer killed in early morning accident

A 27-year-old man was killed in an accident on the Nigg Public Road, Corentyne, at around 04:45 hrs yesterday. The victim has been identified as Rajeshwar Rampadaratt of 423 Block X Belvedere...

Blind Society candidates anticipate laudable CSEC performances

Jun 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Blind Society candidates anticipate laudable CSEC performances

Embracing the notion that they are not limited because they are either blind or visually impaired, a total of nine candidates entered through the Guyana Society for the Blind to participate in the...

Audit recommends update of law governing scrap metal trade

Jun 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Audit recommends update of law governing scrap metal trade

– reveals little coordination between relevant agencies The Scrap Metal Unit was expected to regulate the scrap metal trade, a trade that was in full swing at the time but with very little...

Forensic Audit report finds…NFMU hired special officer to deal with OLPF, E-Governance transactions

Jun 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Forensic Audit report finds…NFMU hired special officer to deal with OLPF, E-Governance transactions

As if footing the majority of the expenses for two PPP projects was not enough, forensic auditors found that the National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU) hired a special staffer to deal only with...

Patterson to highlight Guyana’s major infrastructural projects at China forum

Jun 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Patterson to highlight Guyana’s major infrastructural projects at China forum

Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, will be attending the 7th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (7th IIICF), following invitation by China’s Ministry...

UK MP to hand over proposal for Security Sector Reform

Jun 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on UK MP to hand over proposal for Security Sector Reform

– other issues up for discussion Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office with specific responsibility for Caribbean relations, James Duddridge will...

Telecommunications Agency to be established

Jun 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Telecommunications Agency to be established

The Telecommunications Bill No. 15 of 2016 when passed in the National Assembly will see the establishment of a Telecommunications Agency. The Bill was presented to the National Assembly on May 24,...

Financial reform

Jun 01, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Financial reform

There has been a growing consensus that, worldwide, the existing financial arrangements need extensive reforms. It is posited that this will enable the international economy to generate and sustain...

We never should have celebrated the 50th in such a big way

Jun 01, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 3

I challenge anyone in the PPP leadership or the current government to question my commitment to this country. I never sought citizenship in another country. The same applies for my wife and daughter....

The tribulations of a registered barbershop

Jun 01, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom 1

Opening a barbershop is not as straightforward as one might think. It is a regulated business and the regulations governing the operations of barbershops in Guyana impose a great deal of requirements...

La Penitence resident Agnes Benjamin is 104

Jun 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on La Penitence resident Agnes Benjamin is 104

Mrs. Agnes Benjamin celebrated her 104th birth anniversary on Monday last and Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence was at hand to extend well wishes. Born on May 30, 1912 in Tuschen, Region...

End to punitive laws could arrest HIV stigma and discrimination

Jun 01, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on End to punitive laws could arrest HIV stigma and discrimination

– UN Special Envoy Although the war against the Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) continues valiantly, there are yet some populations that are being left...

Guyanese must stop their inhuman attitudes

Jun 01, 2016 KNews Letters 2

Dear Editor, I refer to Marilyn E Trotz’s letter, “We missed the opportunity to make the jubilee celebration an all-inclusive event” (SN, May 29). Ms Trotz spotlighted that Indo-Guyanese...

Minister Henry is not the only one to be blamed

Jun 01, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Minister Henry is not the only one to be blamed

Dear Editor, I have been following the discussion in the media on the apparent breakdown of arrangements at the recent Flag-raising ceremony. Although this is not a direct political matter, in our...

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National B/Ball team departs for Suriname today

Poverty does not come with a lifetime warranty

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- When the national discussion segues to poverty reduction, it resurrects the age-old debate... more