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Opposition set to vote against $211M budgeted for NCN, GINA

Apr 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition set to vote against $211M budgeted for NCN, GINA

…says monies could subsidise Linden’s electricity Opposition Parliamentary parties have signaled intentions to vote down some $200M that Government has allocated for the Government Information...

Kitty taxi driver murder… Detained husband admits threatening to kill victim, denies carrying out act

Apr 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Kitty taxi driver murder… Detained husband admits threatening to kill victim, denies carrying out act

A jilted East Coast Demerara husband has reportedly admitted to threatening to kill Kitty taxi driver Balram Jadoonauth over an affair Jadoonauth was having with his wife. But the 36-year-old...

Govt. and lotto funds…Audit Office unable to pay for independent legal advice

Apr 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. and lotto funds…Audit Office unable to pay for independent legal advice

…Sharma presses for forum with Dr Goolsarran, Ramson, Nandlall By Gary Eleazar Guyana’s Auditor General (ag), Deodat Sharma, says that he will be looking to have a meeting...

Govt. demands explanation for Berbice Bridge fee

Apr 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. demands explanation for Berbice Bridge fee

The Berbice Bridge Company Inc. is yet to explain to Government why it arbitrarily redirected marine traffic from under the bridge high span to the retractor span for a fee....

Caught with US$250M in overseas banks… Jail awaits Governor over inflated contracts, kickbacks

Apr 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Caught with US$250M in overseas banks… Jail awaits Governor over inflated contracts, kickbacks

… Ibori, who was governor of Delta State from 1999 to 2007, inflated government contracts, accepted kickbacks and even directly stole funds from state coffers. Global Witness calls...

APNU should not do this. It is wrong

Apr 17, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on APNU should not do this. It is wrong

My attitude to APNU since the general elections in 2011 has not been one of optimism. I thought that with all that had happened under President Jagdeo, APNU had a good chance of winning...

WAS THERE A POLITICAL CONSPIRACY AGAINST HENRY GREENE?

Apr 17, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on WAS THERE A POLITICAL CONSPIRACY AGAINST HENRY GREENE?

Now that Henry Greene, the Commissioner of Police, has been exonerated of the accusations of rape- he was never charged- and now that the court has established that the decision to recommend...

Dem boys seh…Jagdeo just like de thiefing Nigerian governor

Apr 17, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Jagdeo just like de thiefing Nigerian governor

A governor in Nigeria going to jail because he inflate nuff contract and then he tek he kickback from dem same kantractah who he give de contract. De man salary couldn’t give he all...

Henry Greene is misguided

Apr 17, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Henry Greene is misguided

The Henry Greene issue seems far from over. When the Director of Public Prosecutions recommended that he be charged for rape he succeeded in challenging the decision. His lawyers moved to the...

Government consultations must promote human rights standards

Apr 17, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Government consultations must promote human rights standards

DEAR EDITOR, The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) welcomes the announcement by the Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon, that the Government intends to launch consultations on...

We will not give up our co-op without a fight

Apr 17, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on We will not give up our co-op without a fight

DEAR EDITOR, It is perhaps no surprise that the Government of the day has employed what is now its normal modus operandi of an extremely crass and uncouth manner of informing the shareholders of the...

Are the PPP’s leaders clueless?

Apr 17, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Are the PPP’s leaders clueless?

DEAR EDITOR, The budget speeches that are being heard online via Mark Benschop radio is absolutely fantastic to listen to for many reasons. It shows that government involvement in media is a...

Australia take control with early wickets

Apr 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Australia take control with early wickets

Australia took a long time to manoeuvre their position with the bat in Port-of-Spain but far less with the ball. Their total of 311, engineered on the second day by Michael Hussey and James...

Five straight feels great, says Lambert

Apr 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Five straight feels great, says Lambert

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica recorded an amazing come-from-behind victory over Barbados yesterday to win the Final of the Regional 4 Day Tournament in style at Sabina Park. After conceding first...

Donut Prince takes feature as De Gump scores double win on contentious day of racing

Apr 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Donut Prince takes feature as De Gump scores double win on contentious day of racing

What started out as a day of exciting races with many close finishes with Do Nut Prince and De Gump staring the show turned out to be a day of controversies which included a fracas resulting...

International football returns to National Stadium today

Apr 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on International football returns to National Stadium today

– Alpha, Milerock host teams from Suriname and Curacao International football returns to the National Stadium when the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championships opens today with...

GT&T 10/10 Nationwide softball Super-16-round…Regal X1, Unstoppable, Karibee Rice Strikers & Rising Stars into quarters

Apr 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT&T 10/10 Nationwide softball Super-16-round…Regal X1, Unstoppable, Karibee Rice Strikers & Rising Stars into quarters

Following four more pulsating matches in the Super-16-round of action on Sunday last at the Albion Community Centre Ground, four more teams have marched into the quarterfinals of the...

CARIFTA athletes ignite Berbice at LinWest Games

Apr 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on CARIFTA athletes ignite Berbice at LinWest Games

– Linden overall winners CARIFTA 1500m bronze medalist Andrea Foster and CARIFTA team athlete Chavez Ageday ignited Berbice last Sunday when the 12th edition of the LinWest Games saw Linden...

NBS 2nd Div. 40 over cricket… Sasenarine Sukhdeo’s 106* steers Canefield into playoffs

Apr 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on NBS 2nd Div. 40 over cricket… Sasenarine Sukhdeo’s 106* steers Canefield into playoffs

A sparkling undefeated century off the bat of Sasenarine Sukhdeo steered Canefield to a crucial 9-wicket win over Young and Restless which, after completion of Zone F preliminary round...

John Fernandes Insurance Services Ltd Second Division Hockey League…Exciting matches played over the weekend

Apr 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on John Fernandes Insurance Services Ltd Second Division Hockey League…Exciting matches played over the weekend

Saturday – All Greys v Hikers – 4-4, Saints v Old Fort – 6-0 Sunday – Airbenders v Saints – 2-1, G.C.C. v Old Fort – 2-2 It was an action-filled weekend for the John...

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal Football Competition…Coomacka United only team with maximum points

Apr 17, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal Football Competition…Coomacka United only team with maximum points

Coomacka United produced another efficient performance to remain the only team in this year’s segment of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal Football Competition to secure...

Rohee threatens to “kick ass” for the next five years

Apr 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Rohee threatens to “kick ass” for the next five years

“The police haven’t really seen me get upset as yet, but in this new term I intend to get upset…because after this new term, that’s it for me,” Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee...

Felix challenges Rohee to find radio set in his possession

Apr 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Felix challenges Rohee to find radio set in his possession

– Invites those making claims to conduct search A Partner for National Unity Parliamentarian and former Commissioner of Police, Winston Felix, has refuted claims by Home Affair...

As Jagdeo’s libel suit continues …OP staffer testifies

Apr 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on As Jagdeo’s libel suit continues …OP staffer testifies

The libel suit against Kaieteur News’ columnist Freddie Kissoon continued yesterday before Justice Brassington Reynolds, with witness for plaintiff Rawle Kissoon continuing his...

Vandalism against GT&T infrastructure affects services offer- Public Utilities Commission

Apr 17, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Vandalism against GT&T infrastructure affects services offer- Public Utilities Commission

In light of the recent acts of vandalism against telecommunications infrastructure, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is calling on those responsible to desist from such actions. It...

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Jagdeo’s never-ending quest for the next big flop

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- It must be exhausting to live inside Bharrat Jagdeo’s head. The man wakes up every morning... more