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Cancelled Amaila Falls road project…Hand-in-Hand, WM Fogarty’s Ltd now stand to lose $$$M

Jan 15, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Cancelled Amaila Falls road project…Hand-in-Hand, WM Fogarty’s Ltd now stand to lose $$$M

By Gary Eleazar Now that the Government has terminated the contract with Synergy Holdings headed by contractor Makeshwar ‘Fip’ Motilall, for failing to perform and failing to secure another...

Lindo Creek massacre…Funeral parlour gets $750,000 per month to store remains

Jan 15, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Lindo Creek massacre…Funeral parlour gets $750,000 per month to store remains

– some DNA results received from Jamaica –Crime Chief It’s now close to four years since the massacre of eight miners at Lindo Creek, Berbice River and while there appears to be no end...

A guardian angel for homeless children and abused women…Carmen Kissoon is a ‘Special Person’

Jan 15, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on A guardian angel for homeless children and abused women…Carmen Kissoon is a ‘Special Person’

Pull Quote: “I want to help the kids and women. I don’t want to see the women being abused or the kids on the street… people taking advantage of them.” By Leon Suseran Carmen Kissoon...

Dem boys seh…Knee Ass want help wid who is man and woman

Jan 15, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Knee Ass want help wid who is man and woman

Since dem boys tell Knee Ass that he don’t know de difference between Uncle and Auntie, he trying he best to show people that he know de difference. Dem boys seh that he went to wuk...

Another day, same story for India

Jan 15, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Another day, same story for India

Yahoo! Cricket – Umesh Yadav’s first Test fiver briefly raised hopes of an Indian comeback in the Perth Test before their batsmen succumbed to their usual problems against...

GWBA/GABF collaborate to support women’s basketball

Jan 15, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GWBA/GABF collaborate to support women’s basketball

The Guyana Women’s Basketball Association (GWBA) and the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) have collaborated to support the national junior and senior women’s teams ahead...

DCC hosting Game Nights for Guyana T20 team

Jan 15, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on DCC hosting Game Nights for Guyana T20 team

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) has been hosting Game Nights and will continue to host the occasion at the Club’s Queenstown venue for the Guyana T20 Cricket Team currently playing in...

Companies support roll in for RCMTC Horserace meet

Jan 15, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Companies support roll in for RCMTC Horserace meet

By Samuel Whyte A number of Companies have thrown their support behind Sunday February 5 Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf club (RCMTC), formerly the Alness Turf Club, one day Sprint meet at...

GHB President delighted with past year’s achievements

Jan 15, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GHB President delighted with past year’s achievements

– recognises support given by Ministry of Sport and GVF In an effort to garner a true assessment of the performance of the Guyana Hockey Board and the sport by extension, Kaieteur Sport...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Cricket IMC best placed to enquire into CARIB/PEPSI T/20 tournament incident

Jan 15, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Cricket IMC best placed to enquire into CARIB/PEPSI T/20 tournament incident

– ICC ACSU suggests local intervention Dear Editors, The recent establishment of an Interim Management Committee (IMC) installed to manage the affairs of Guyana’s...

Congrats to KN Editorial on the cricket scenario

Jan 15, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Congrats to KN Editorial on the cricket scenario

Dear Sir, Congratulations to the Editorial Staff of Kaieteur News for their Editorial of January 4th under the caption “Cricket Reform”. The Editorial hit the topic right on the...

Roti and curried chicken summit

Jan 15, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Roti and curried chicken summit

Dear Editor, An epic movie of mine is “The Pelican Brief” which starred Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts…A lot of focus was on journalism and if anyone within the...

AG needs to clarify exactly what the CJ ordered in the Angela Haniff vs. GCB matter

Jan 15, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on AG needs to clarify exactly what the CJ ordered in the Angela Haniff vs. GCB matter

Dear Editor, It is not very often that we have the lead attorney in several recent legal matters, having lost all the cases that he contested regarding the cricket board, being rewarded...

“Putting things about cricket and politics into perspective!”

Jan 15, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on “Putting things about cricket and politics into perspective!”

Colin E. H. Croft This is just the middle weekend of the Caribbean T-20 2012, so there is a slight lull in the proceedings. For me, the last two weeks have been unprecedentedly...

AG NEEDS TO CLARIFY EXACTLY WHAT THE CJ ORDERED IN THE ANGELA HANIFF v. GCB MATTER

Jan 15, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on AG NEEDS TO CLARIFY EXACTLY WHAT THE CJ ORDERED IN THE ANGELA HANIFF v. GCB MATTER

Dear Editor, It is not very often that we have the lead attorney in several recent legal matters; having lost all the cases that he contested regarding the cricket board being rewarded...

Remove this disgraceful, dishonorable and dishonest member from Parliament

Jan 15, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Remove this disgraceful, dishonorable and dishonest member from Parliament

Dear Editor, Corruption is like a deadly cancer that is difficult to eradicate. The former Jagdeo Administration has been plagued with allegations of corruption for years, and it has...

North Springs Resource Corp. has acquired land through agreements with private parties

Jan 15, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on North Springs Resource Corp. has acquired land through agreements with private parties

Dear Editor, I refer to your story captioned GGMC Denies Knowledge Of US Based Mining Company in your edition of 7 January 2012. The story is regrettable as it proceeds on a fundamental...

Opportunity knocks for Guyana

Jan 15, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Opportunity knocks for Guyana

Dear Editor, In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar there are four lines (IV. iii. 219-222) applicable to Guyana: “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on...

Socialization of corruption occurs when frontline cops expect favours

Jan 15, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Socialization of corruption occurs when frontline cops expect favours

Dear Editor, The first paragraph of my last letter on the need for another approach to policing should have read “I am of the firm view that hardly anyone who knows me can argue...

Time to bow out, Mayor Green

Jan 15, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Time to bow out, Mayor Green

Dear Editor, Georgetown indeed needs an interim management committee since years of trying on the part of the Mayor and City Council have shown that the body is not capable of providing...

Tribute to Shawn ‘Fatso’ Bishop

Jan 15, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tribute to Shawn ‘Fatso’ Bishop

by Gordon ‘Ultimate Warrior’ Brathwaite How sad it is once again Guyana’s football fraternity has to go into mourning as early as 2012 we learn of Shawn ‘Fatso’...

Six years later…Unanswered questions remain for relatives of missing ‘Dixie’ sailors

Jan 15, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Six years later…Unanswered questions remain for relatives of missing ‘Dixie’ sailors

By Romila Boodram Relatives of the four Guyanese sailors who disappeared after setting sail in 2005 on the vessel, Dixie, are still clinging to hope, but they remain frustrated and...

Coconuts dominated agri exports in 2011…Thriving industry produces over 92 million nuts annually-statistics

Jan 15, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Coconuts dominated agri exports in 2011…Thriving industry produces over 92 million nuts annually-statistics

By Rabindra Rooplall The coconut industry in Guyana has been identified as one of the sectors with a large potential for further development, as over 7,000 tonnes were shipped last year....

Caricom official’s son kidnapper sentenced to four years

Jan 15, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Caricom official’s son kidnapper sentenced to four years

One of the men who kidnapped Andre Barnes, a Caricom official’s son, in early 2010, was on Thursday sentenced to four years’ imprisonment after he was found guilty of abduction for ransom....

Livan confirmed as GGMC head

Jan 15, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Livan confirmed as GGMC head

– as reorganization commences with new appointments Miss Karen Livan has been confirmed as the head of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission. The decision was taken as the initial phase of...