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Repainting of State House…Govt. wrong to ‘desecrate’ state buildings with partisan colours

Dec 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Repainting of State House…Govt. wrong to ‘desecrate’ state buildings with partisan colours

– Lincoln Lewis warns PPP can follow in areas they control Criticisms are weighing heavily on the decision by President David Granger to repaint State House, which is designated a national...

GAPLF Senior Nationals …Vijai Rahim and Grace Bobb (female) are overall champs

Dec 04, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GAPLF Senior Nationals …Vijai Rahim and Grace Bobb (female) are overall champs

By Franklin Wilson The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) brought the curtains down on their 2017 calendar yesterday at the Ramada Princess Hotel, Poolside with the staging of its Senior...

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition…Albouystown teams disappoint in front of massive home support

Dec 04, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition…Albouystown teams disappoint in front of massive home support

– Round of 16 commences tomorrow at NCC In front of another massive outpouring of fans, Ol Skool Ballers salvaged the night for Albouystown teams by being the only one left standing as round...

CWI Digicel Regional 4-day C/ships …Tagenarine & Johnson fifties lead Jaguars to 8-wkt win over Pride

Dec 04, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on CWI Digicel Regional 4-day C/ships …Tagenarine & Johnson fifties lead Jaguars to 8-wkt win over Pride

By Sean Devers The Guyana Jaguars roared to their fourth win of the season with an emphatic victory over Barbados Pride on the final day of their fifth round CWI Digicel Regional four-day...

Oil and Gas Sector…Locals will not be left out in the cold

Dec 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Oil and Gas Sector…Locals will not be left out in the cold

– promises Business Minister By: Kiana Wilburg Local businesses can be assured that they will not be left out in the cold when it comes to the looming oil and gas sector. In fact, the...

Mohamed’s Enterprise/New Era Entertainment Futsal Tourney…Ten matches lights up Mackenzie Sports Club last weekend

Dec 04, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mohamed’s Enterprise/New Era Entertainment Futsal Tourney…Ten matches lights up Mackenzie Sports Club last weekend

The fourth annual Mohamed’s Enterprise/ New Era Entertainment Futsal tournament, that will see one of the 26 teams competing walk away with $500,000 come this Boxing Night (December 26th),...

Hussain leads MYO to Amanat Baksh Memorial Inter-Jamaat 10/10 softball title

Dec 04, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hussain leads MYO to Amanat Baksh Memorial Inter-Jamaat 10/10 softball title

By Zaheer Mohamed Led by a fine century from Wazeer Hussain, Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) defeated Farm by 59 runs to capture the Amanat Baksh Inter-Jamaat Memorial 10/10 softball title yesterday...

Local businessman makes candles and soaps from beeswax

Dec 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Local businessman makes candles and soaps from beeswax

It all began with a favour. Back in 1995, a beekeeper in Islington, East Bank Berbice (EBB) asked 15-year-old Devon Gilead if he could accompany him to catch bees in the village. The teenager said...

Region 1 Steering Committee installed

Dec 04, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Region 1 Steering Committee installed

– Region moves closer to becoming GFF Regional Member Association Region 1 has moved one step closer to becoming a Regional Member Association (RMA) of the Guyana Football Federation with the...

Woman, 64, injured after falling into manhole

Dec 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Woman, 64, injured after falling into manhole

– seeks compensation from City Hall A 64 year- old woman is contemplating what course of action to take against the Georgetown Mayor City Council (M&CC) after she fell into a city...

$ 1.7B slated for youth programmes in 2018

Dec 04, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on $ 1.7B slated for youth programmes in 2018

Government is to invest approximately $1.7 billion in youth programmes under the 2018 budget. According to the recent presentation by Finance Minister Winston Jordan, the programmes are...

The government needs empathy

Dec 04, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The government needs empathy

Sometimes you have to ask yourself whether senior government officials live in ivory towers. You want to know whether they have lost touch with the common man. You want to plead with them to come out...

The future of the AFC lies in the coffin of reality

Dec 04, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The future of the AFC lies in the coffin of reality

The last quarter of 2017 perhaps marks the final end of the AFC. It taxes the imagination enormously to envisage a situation where the AFC as a third party that had so much promise could survive to...

A comment that promotes racism

Dec 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on A comment that promotes racism

Dear Editor, On October 19, 2017, President David Granger invoked presidential powers under the constitution that allowed him to supersede a provision requiring nominees from the opposition leader,...

Altering National Monuments without the approval of the National Trust is Unlawful

Dec 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Altering National Monuments without the approval of the National Trust is Unlawful

Dear Editor, The Guyana government’s decision to paint government buildings in green has become contentious, as it should. Particularly, the government has painted the Office of the President as...

Ruel Johnson also needs an investigation, in the Coen Jackson sexual episode

Dec 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ruel Johnson also needs an investigation, in the Coen Jackson sexual episode

Dear Sir, “Indeed, it would be a sad day for the young females students, when male teachers, who are supposed to be a father figure and a role model, can within their thoughts start mentally...

Kudos to the government and Brian O’Toole

Dec 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Kudos to the government and Brian O’Toole

Dear Editor, Among the many good that this incumbent coalition Government and Ministry of Education has done for the children of this country and also future generations of children is the removal of...

An historical and systemic look at the slave trade in Libya today

Dec 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on An historical and systemic look at the slave trade in Libya today

Dear Editor, For over 500 years Sub-Saharan Africans have been victims of brutal exploitation in some form or another on a continuous cycle to present day. It started with Arabs, Indians and...

Partisan politics must not be countenanced

Dec 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Partisan politics must not be countenanced

Dear Editor, There is a moral responsibility to speak out about the painting of state properties in any party colours. This practice would have been unacceptable under the PNC, PPP/C and it is under...

We ran from the bullets; I don’t want to return

Dec 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on We ran from the bullets; I don’t want to return

Dear Editor, Though only seven years old when we immigrated to Canada, the thought of revisiting my homeland, Guyana, has never suggested itself since departure. When I allow myself to consider why,...

A scathing criticism of Budget 2018

Dec 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on A scathing criticism of Budget 2018

Dear Editor, The goose is getting fatter but the most vulnerable-our poor, our women, our youths and our unemployed- in our society are not being adequately addressed in the 2018 Budget. They have...

Thank you, Deputy Mayor

Dec 04, 2017 KNews Letters Comments Off on Thank you, Deputy Mayor

Thank you, Deputy Mayor, I am a resident of Lot 24 James Street, Albouystown, Georgetown; and would like to take the opportunity to express my gratitude to the Deputy Mayor, Mr. Lionel Jaikaran and...

SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF HOMELESSNESS

Dec 04, 2017 KNews Editorial Comments Off on SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF HOMELESSNESS

It is said that Governments are judged by how they treat the most vulnerable members of their society so we in Guyana welcome the announcement by the government that it would build a number of...

Impounded vehicles, motorcycles stripped at police stations

Dec 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Impounded vehicles, motorcycles stripped at police stations

It seems as if traffic officers throughout the country are having serious issues when it comes to preventing theft of parts from motorcycles, cars, buses and even bicycles that were impounded in...

Anti-corruption advocates celebrate promised return of transparency

Dec 03, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Anti-corruption advocates celebrate promised return of transparency

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell Dr. David Hinds, Dr Troy Thomas and Christopher Ram have all constantly advocated for the release of the contract that was inked between ExxonMobil and the APNU+AFC...

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The burden of proof rests on the asserting party

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In recent days there have been serious assertions made and associations implied without... more