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Eagles gain 1-0 over Kwakwani Strikers, Winners halt Botafago to advance to semifinals

Dec 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Eagles gain 1-0 over Kwakwani Strikers, Winners halt Botafago to advance to semifinals

Yonnick Simon got the deciding goal of the game as Eagles United gained their first win, a 1-0 victory against Kwakwani Striker as champions Federal Winner Connection halted previously unbeaten...

STAG Nations Cup KO Football put on hold

Dec 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on STAG Nations Cup KO Football put on hold

Due to the current inclement weather and yesterday’s heavy rainfall which left the Grove Playfield waterlogged, the Stag Nations Cup knockout football tournament has been put on hold until further...

Trophy Stall continues support for KMTC Xmas meet

Dec 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall continues support for KMTC Xmas meet

The annual Kennard Memorial Turf Club XMAS race meet set for Monday December 26 at their racetrack Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, has received the usual backing of the Trophy Stall of Bourda Market....

Guyana Horseracing Authority releases classifications of horses eligible to race in Guyana

Dec 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Horseracing Authority releases classifications of horses eligible to race in Guyana

After a long time and in an effort to bring some semblance of order back to Horseracing in Guyana members of clubs of the now defunct Guyana Racing Authority (GHRA) has sat together and released a...

Caricom Secretary General stresses importance of reform

Dec 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Caricom Secretary General stresses importance of reform

-points to need to make CSME more response As difficult and challenging as reform is, it is absolutely essential in order to confront the ever-changing nature of today’s global environment. This...

BRING BACK THE VAT

Dec 24, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on BRING BACK THE VAT

The rains have come with an intensity which would be considered, in the old days, as moderate. Yet the whole coast is flooded. The rivers are swollen in some riverain communities. There is no doubt...

Jagdeo’s GECOM choices

Dec 24, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Jagdeo’s GECOM choices

This column is not in the least a personal commentary on Mr. Jagdeo’s selections for the position of GECOM’s Chairman. But as an opinion-maker, I am entitled to offer my take on the person that...

LOOKING FORWARD TO 2017

Dec 24, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on LOOKING FORWARD TO 2017

In just over a week, Guyanese and the rest of the world will usher in the New Year and many are hoping that 2017 will be better than 2016. It should be not surprising to anyone how quickly the...

Cold case unit to be set up in 2017

Dec 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Cold case unit to be set up in 2017

It seems as though cases like Monica Reece, Trevor Rose, Alicia Foster, Luciana Bhagwandin, Trevor Julius Fung and Deborah Blackman might finally be solved with the formation of a cold case unit come...

Foreign Ministry to target bilateral states for deepened economic cooperation, trade next year

Dec 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Foreign Ministry to target bilateral states for deepened economic cooperation, trade next year

In the coming year, the coalition administration proposes to target a selected group of bilateral states with the objective of deepening economic cooperation and trade. This is according to Foreign...

Logos Hope shares traditions with Linden church

Dec 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Logos Hope shares traditions with Linden church

Twenty-one volunteers from the Book ship in Guyana, ‘Logos Hope’, visited Linden to share the different cultures in the mining town on Friday in front of the Linden Enterprise Network building....

President Granger cannot escape blame

Dec 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on President Granger cannot escape blame

Dear Editor, When last has HE President David Arthur Granger read his 100-Day Plan in his Manifesto? I have read it on the 585th day after the PNC led Granger administration came to office (December...

Eleven investment programmes to benefit Guyanese youths

Dec 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Eleven investment programmes to benefit Guyanese youths

Dear Editor, I grew up on the adage ‘youths are the future’. I say youths are the now. It’s a great time to be young, and especially in Guyana as opportunities abound. And as my mother says,...

What next oppressive act can we expect from City Hall?

Dec 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on What next oppressive act can we expect from City Hall?

Dear Editor, Walking along the pavement on Regent Street a few days ago, I observed the Town Clerk of Georgetown and a gentleman standing next to one of the notorious parking meters that seemed to be...

Jagdeo must name the Christian Churches he met with

Dec 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Jagdeo must name the Christian Churches he met with

Dear Editor, I begin my letter with an appropriate quote; “Man is the animal that speaks. Understanding language is then the key to understanding men; and the control of language, to the control of...

The death penalty is an inhumane process

Dec 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The death penalty is an inhumane process

Dear Editor, I note that the Rev. Gideon Cecil has called for the death sentence to be imposed on those guilty of capital crimes (Letters, 2 December 2016). As someone who lives in Guyana I share the...

The PPP is the most racially diverse party in Guyana

Dec 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The PPP is the most racially diverse party in Guyana

Dear Editor, The recently concluded Congress of the PPP has demonstrated and reinforced the view that the PPP remains the largest and most politically diverse political party in the country. Even a...

Guyana must honour Diane Mc Turk

Dec 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana must honour Diane Mc Turk

Dear Editor, Honour her and honour her well – the late Diane McTurk. I pen those words to the past and present government of the day, the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG)...

The Guyana Flag was in the wrong position

Dec 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The Guyana Flag was in the wrong position

Dear Editor, Stabroek Sports, December 13, 2016 carried a headline “Govt committed to investing in athletes” says Minister Henry as boxers return to hero’s welcome. The article displayed a...

WPA’s Ogunseye warns about the PPP coming back

Dec 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on WPA’s Ogunseye warns about the PPP coming back

Dear Editor, I wish to bring to the attention of APNU+AFC members and supporters an important political point made by Bharrat Jagdeo, in his opening address to the PPP/C Congress at Cotton Field...

Heart-felt plea to ban squibs this season

Dec 24, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Heart-felt plea to ban squibs this season

Dear Editor, Christmas and New Years’ are a few days away and it will be open season for the thousands of sadists in our midst to embark on their mad campaign to terrorise animals, particularly...

Govt. and bandits robbing Guyanese alike; D’Urban Park is a grand example – Nandlall

Dec 23, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. and bandits robbing Guyanese alike; D’Urban Park is a grand example – Nandlall

– Urges contractors to sue govt. While Guyanese have the street bandits and those who are breaking and entering their homes to contend with, the government is adding to their misery. Guyanese...

Current govt. has grooved itself into the revolting political mould it once opposed – Dr. Hinds

Dec 23, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Current govt. has grooved itself into the revolting political mould it once opposed – Dr. Hinds

If a political party should come to office based on the promise of fundamental change, it should expect to be judged more harshly than its predecessor, especially when it fails to deliver on its...

President awaits CVs for Opposition Leader’s GECOM nominees

Dec 23, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on President awaits CVs for Opposition Leader’s GECOM nominees

President David Granger yesterday said that he has asked Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, for the curricula vitae (CV) for the six persons he (Jagdeo) has nominated to fill the post of Chairman of...

Businesswoman gets 3 years for trafficking in-law for sex

Dec 23, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Businesswoman gets 3 years for trafficking in-law for sex

…ordered to pay victim $2M restitution Sharlene Oxley has been jailed for three years and ordered to pay $2M in compensation to a 23-year-old woman she trafficked to French Guiana and forced into...

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Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animals!

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Ah, Christmas—the season of goodwill, good cheer, and, let’s not forget, good riddance!... more