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frontpage Comment…Our Credo

Jan 01, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on frontpage Comment…Our Credo

On more than one occasion last year, the President of Guyana, His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo has taken time off from his busy schedule to castigate the press, in general, and Kaieteur News in...

Taxi driver’s battered body found at Linden

Jan 01, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Taxi driver’s battered body found at Linden

– was suspect in post office heist Police are probing a possible connection between a recent post office heist and the brutal murder of a 25-year-old taxi driver, Edward Whinfield, whose...

Murder rocks Albouystown

Jan 01, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Murder rocks Albouystown

Wendell Tapping, 23, of 88 James Street, Albouystown was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead, yesterday. According to his father, Dan Tapping, Wendell was cornered...

AN OPEN APPEAL TO LEADERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PPP

Jan 01, 2010 knews News Comments Off on AN OPEN APPEAL TO LEADERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PPP

Dem boys seh… Dem watching everything in 2010

Jan 01, 2010 knews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Dem watching everything in 2010

Last night was suppose to be a special night. Was Old Year’s Night. Dem boys listen to TV and dem hear bout Blue Moon and how it tek 20 years fuh Blue Moon come pun de New Year. From de time dem...

Enough was not done

Jan 01, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Enough was not done

Minister Fox’s death… — states report A report on the death of former Minister within the Ministry of Education, Dr Desrey Fox, has found that everything was not done medically to determine...

GPOC sends home all temporary workers

Jan 01, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on GPOC sends home all temporary workers

Several temporary workers of the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC), who overtime were kept on, have been sent home effective yesterday. This was confirmed by Chairman of GPOC, Bishop Juan...

Guyana-born, Mohamad Rashied makes Queen’s New Year’s Honour Roll

Jan 01, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana-born, Mohamad Rashied makes Queen’s New Year’s Honour Roll

Mr. Mohamad Rashied, President of the Caribbean Islamic Cultural Society (CICS), a non-profit voluntary network of Muslims of Caribbean background in the United Kingdom, has been honoured in the...

New vehicles for GDF, dental boat for riverain areas

Jan 01, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on New vehicles for GDF, dental boat for riverain areas

Cabinet approves $340M in contracts: Government has approved several contracts including $43.5M for new vehicles for the Guyana Defence Force. According to Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon, at...

Allison Hinds show on, Tarrus Riley engagement cancelled

Jan 01, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Allison Hinds show on, Tarrus Riley engagement cancelled

The pyrotechnics ended in the wee hours this morning but the first day of 2010 still promises much more in terms of great entertainment. In Georgetown, as has now become customary, the final and...

Ashmin’s ‘Win this Car’ promotion attracts 25,000 to date

Jan 01, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Ashmin’s ‘Win this Car’ promotion attracts 25,000 to date

As Ashmin’s Trading prepares for the grand finale of the ‘Win this Car’ promotion, the management has extended gratitude to customers for making the first venture a success. “To...

Ramotar prepared to accept nomination as presidential candidate

Jan 01, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Ramotar prepared to accept nomination as presidential candidate

“I will consider it an honour,” and will carry out my discharge diligently. This was the response of People’s Progressive Party’s General Secretary, Donald Ramotar, when asked...

Hinterland truckers upset at toll

Jan 01, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Hinterland truckers upset at toll

Truckers hauling goods from Georgetown to Mahdia are saying that they are being charged a fee of $3,000 per vehicle for passing a toll gate for a section of the Linden/Lethem road at Mabura even...

Man remanded for wounding paramour

Jan 01, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Man remanded for wounding paramour

A man was yesterday remanded for wounding his girlfriend after he pleaded guilty before Acting chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. Dwayne Lane, 31, of 22 Joseph Pollydore Street, Lodge yesterday...

Shot miner recovering

Jan 01, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Shot miner recovering

Terrence Parahoo, 43, was shot, then robbed of $1.6M outside German’s Restaurant at Urquhart and New Market Streets, on Wednesday. Yesterday, he was recovering in the Georgetown Public Hospital...

Woman died as a result of high blood pressure and water in kidney – PM shows

Jan 01, 2010 KNews News Comments Off on Woman died as a result of high blood pressure and water in kidney – PM shows

A post mortem examination performed on the remains of 32-year-old Salima Ram revealed that she died as a result of high blood pressure and water in her kidneys. This is according to the woman’s...

NEW YEAR’S MESSAGES

Jan 01, 2010 knews News Comments Off on NEW YEAR’S MESSAGES

From HIS EXCELLENCY, President BHARRAT JAGDE0 Fellow Guyanese, Happy New Year! This is that time when many make resolutions and set goals about their health, finances, careers, family and spiritual...

First rice shipment arrives in Venezuela

Jan 01, 2010 knews News Comments Off on First rice shipment arrives in Venezuela

The first rice shipment that left the local shores less than a week ago has reached its destination, Venezuela, two days ago. According to a source, the Panamanian vessel ‘Pacific Clipper’ docked...

The PPP is sixty years old today

Jan 01, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The PPP is sixty years old today

A columnist on this day does one of three things – reflect on the year just gone or offer your views on what you see unfolding in the coming year or publish your wish-list. Today has to be an...

MY NEW YEAR WISH

Jan 01, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on MY NEW YEAR WISH

A Happy New Year to all my readers! The more you travel outside of Guyana, the more you live in foreign lands, the greater perspective you have as to why this country is retarding. And perhaps the...

Jason Mohamed was never a West Indies Under-19 Cricket captain

Jan 01, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jason Mohamed was never a West Indies Under-19 Cricket captain

Dear Editor, Please allow me to correct a Caribbean Media Corporation story headlined ‘Ganga brothers among runs in North/South classic’. In the third paragraph of the story it was mentioned that...

BK Int. Western Tigers collects $3 million incentive

Jan 01, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on BK Int. Western Tigers collects $3 million incentive

Compliments of Gold Target Export & Mark Interior Communication BK International Western Tigers Football Club was made 3 million dollars richer by local companies Gold Target Export, Victoria’s...

A shockingly biased appraisal of two significant leaders

Jan 01, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on A shockingly biased appraisal of two significant leaders

Dear Editor, Guyana is a country of narratives, mostly ethno-racial. During the last couple of months we have argued over these narratives in the context of historical revisionism —...

Becks Motor World contributes Motor Cycle to BK Int. Western Tigers FC

Jan 01, 2010 KNews Sports Comments Off on Becks Motor World contributes Motor Cycle to BK Int. Western Tigers FC

Beck’s Motor World of 71 Durban & Haley Streets Wortmanville, Georgetown has donated one Dayang DY 125 Motor Cycle to the BK International Western Tigers Football Club as an incentive to...

After 45 years of failings, the next govt. will want to take a different approach to governance

Jan 01, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on After 45 years of failings, the next govt. will want to take a different approach to governance

Dear Editor, Mr. Michael Tannassee’s letter, “Condemnations should be accompanied by solutions,” (December 29, SN) should have had ‘criticism’ instead of ‘condemnation’ when he...

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St. Joseph High School benefits from GBA Shuttle Time project

The gas-to-energy project is a study in concealment

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Why would a government so eager to plunge a nation into over $2 billion of debt be so reluctant... more