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Mohamed’s Enterprise/New Era Futsal…Bakewell joins list of sponsors, TV and Fridge to be won by fans

Dec 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mohamed’s Enterprise/New Era Futsal…Bakewell joins list of sponsors, TV and Fridge to be won by fans

Bread giants, Bakewell is the latest corporate entity to show support for the ongoing Mohamed’s Enterprise/New Era Entertainment Futsal football competing being played in Linden. General Manager of...

Constitutional reform remains key on Govt.’s agenda – Jordan

Dec 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Constitutional reform remains key on Govt.’s agenda – Jordan

Constitutional reform has been, and remains, a key agenda item for the Government. This sentiment was recently expressed by Finance Minister Winston Jordan. Jordan noted that while the calls for...

MYO/Baksh Inter-Jamaat Memorial 10/10 tourney concludes on Sunday

Dec 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on MYO/Baksh Inter-Jamaat Memorial 10/10 tourney concludes on Sunday

The Muslim Youth Organization (MYO) of Guyana Inter-Jamaat 10/10 softball cricket competition in Memory of the late Br. Amanat Baksh of Queenstown Jama Masjid will conclude on Sunday at the MYO...

Bus driver freed on dangerous driving charge

Dec 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Bus driver freed on dangerous driving charge

–after accident which left 14 school children injured After six months, 28-year-old bus driver Alpha Felix, who was charged with dangerous driving in relation to an accident along the West...

GCB Scotiabank Kiddy Cricket …Dazzel ton hands MMZ Primary 113-run win

Dec 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB Scotiabank Kiddy Cricket …Dazzel ton hands MMZ Primary 113-run win

Opener Alex Dazzel slammed a fine century to hand Meten-Meer-Zorg (MMZ) Primary a 113-run victory over Hague Primary when the Guyana Cricket Board Scotiabank Kiddy cricket competition continued...

Powerlifters belting up for 2017 Finale, Senior Nationals on Sunday

Dec 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Powerlifters belting up for 2017 Finale, Senior Nationals on Sunday

Fitness Express stays the corporate course Some 22 of the best powerlifters in Guyana, both male and female are getting ready for the final event on the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation...

‘Pandit’ Tewari edges Bissessar in Farm Supplies Golf thriller

Dec 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘Pandit’ Tewari edges Bissessar in Farm Supplies Golf thriller

In a thrilling display of fighting to the finish, with identical net scores after 18 holes, then the same scores for their back nine holes, Pandit Haresh Tewari and Lusignan Golf Club Grounds...

GABF/Coca-Cola Road to Mecca B’ball C/ship bounces off tonight

Dec 01, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABF/Coca-Cola Road to Mecca B’ball C/ship bounces off tonight

The 4th edition of the Road to Mecca Basketball championship organised by the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) will bounce tonight with three matches at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall...

Disability Council takes on role of Govt. watchdog

Dec 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Disability Council takes on role of Govt. watchdog

-as efforts made to highlight contribution of persons with disability Several buildings are still not disability-friendly, in accordance with the Guyana Disability Act of 2010. The Guyana...

Stakeholders consult to review forestry occupational safety regulations

Dec 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Stakeholders consult to review forestry occupational safety regulations

The Ministry of Social Protection is currently holding consultations with representatives of the Forestry sector with the intent of making the sector much safer. Participants are reviewing a draft...

LIFE EXPECTANCY

Dec 01, 2017 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on LIFE EXPECTANCY

According to the United Nations’ World Population Prospects, between 2010 and 2015, the average life expectancy worldwide at birth was 71.5 years (68 years and 4 months for males and 72 years and 8...

WORLD AIDS DAY 2017 MESSAGES

Dec 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on WORLD AIDS DAY 2017 MESSAGES

Today is World AIDS Day. World AIDS Day, designated on December 1 every year since 1988, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of the HIV infection, and...

Never before a new government lost popularity so quickly

Dec 01, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Never before a new government lost popularity so quickly

It was a mere thirty months ago, newsprint so voluminous that it cannot be counted, filled the independent dailies, exposing the secretive and surreptitious contracts the Jagdeo/Ramotar cabals signed...

Promote peace over chaos – Minister Norton

Dec 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Promote peace over chaos – Minister Norton

“Prophet Hazrat Muhammad was the personification of righteousness. His teachings and deeds have been so powerful that it influenced the beginning of the world’s second largest religion, with over...

PNC/R preaches unity in diversity

Dec 01, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on PNC/R preaches unity in diversity

-as Youman Nabi is observed “We need to recommit ourselves to the achievement of the ideals of a truly multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-religious society where there is unity in diversity.”...

Jordan presents a ‘Jagdeo’ Budget

Dec 01, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Jordan presents a ‘Jagdeo’ Budget

There is a stark resemblance of this year’s Budget Speech to those which were presented under former President Bharrat Jagdeo. The structure of the Budget speech is almost the same. While...

Govt. must adjust this amnesty

Dec 01, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Govt. must adjust this amnesty

Dear Editor, The budget speech announcement that the government will be granting amnesty for late filing of Tax Returns, is very good news for thousands of people. However, my understanding is that...

It’s a shame that world leaders can’t agree

Dec 01, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on It’s a shame that world leaders can’t agree

Dear Editor, The tension in the Korean Peninsula is showing no signs of abatement. In fact, it has now reached new and dangerous levels following the most recent launch of yet another...

Poor customer service continues

Dec 01, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Poor customer service continues

Dear Editor, I read the recent letter about poor customer service in Guyana, and thought things are still the same as when I briefly relocated to Georgetown in the 1990s. Then, I had to personally...

Christmas is here, isn’t it?

Dec 01, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Christmas is here, isn’t it?

Dear Editor, I would like to shed some light on the pre-Christmas, actual Christmas and post-Christmas Season and how significant to know the difference. Christmas is not here yet. We begin...

I am so hurt and crushed about 2017 retroactive salary increases

Dec 01, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on I am so hurt and crushed about 2017 retroactive salary increases

Dear Editor, As a public servant employed in February of 2017 I am not entitled to a retroactive increase. This is the first of my working career that I will not benefit from such retroactive...

How to celebrate Milad-un-Nabi

Dec 01, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on How to celebrate Milad-un-Nabi

Dear Editor, In a civilization steeped in immorality, shamelessness, sin and ignorance a child was born; a child who would go on to be the one to lead this nation of godless savages into men of high...

The amnesty is ongoing

Dec 01, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on The amnesty is ongoing

Dear Editor, The Mayor and City Council wishes to thank all those property owners who have made full use of the ongoing amnesty of interest accrued on general rates. This has greatly assisted the...

A Change is within range — Sexual Offence Court now in session

Dec 01, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on A Change is within range — Sexual Offence Court now in session

Dear Editor, It is every parent worst nightmare to discover that not only did their underage child have sex, but is also bearing the fruit of such an act. For centuries, the law formally forbidding...

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The PPP/C’s greatest liability

Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- One might have expected that a ruling party basking in the largesse of oil wealth would chart... more