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PPYC is Digicel National Under-23 Games Champions again

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on PPYC is Digicel National Under-23 Games Champions again

By Juanita Hooper Police Progressive Youth Club (PPYC) amassed 366 points to retain the Digicel National Under-23 Games against Running Brave Athletic Club (221), Guyana Defence Force Track Club...

Time now to negotiate for Supplementary Funds

Apr 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Time now to negotiate for Supplementary Funds

…Budget cuts meant to send strong message to Govt.–David Granger Pull Quote: “It was always to make the PPP/C administration understand that it had no alternative but to take decisive...

Sale of 20% share…Chinese buyer arrived at US$30M price after inspecting GT&T’s books-Luncheon

Apr 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Sale of 20% share…Chinese buyer arrived at US$30M price after inspecting GT&T’s books-Luncheon

Government has defended the US$30M selling price of its 20 per cent stake in the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T). A government spokesman said that last week the approved Chinese...

Illegal mining high on GGMC management retreat agenda

Apr 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Illegal mining high on GGMC management retreat agenda

The issue of illegal mining and the need for greater monitoring were among some of the major issues being dealt with yesterday as the country’s mining regulator, the Guyana Geology and Mines...

Dependable Prison Officer, Henry Adams, is a ‘Special Person’

Apr 29, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Dependable Prison Officer, Henry Adams, is a ‘Special Person’

Pull Quote: “I was loved in the prison. Even now in the streets, people who would have passed through the system call me fondly. Because they know I had one philosophy– if you’re right,...

President Donald Ramotar’s address to the nation inflamed rather than calmed passions

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on President Donald Ramotar’s address to the nation inflamed rather than calmed passions

Dear Editor, In a scene and tone that can only be called Jagdeoesque, his Excellency the President Donald Ramotar addressed the nation on Friday night and inflamed rather than calmed...

Opposition’s collateral damage unacceptable

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Opposition’s collateral damage unacceptable

Dear Editor, The move by the opposition to trim fat from the proposed budget and hold the government more accountable is laudable but it should not be at the expense of peoples’ bread...

This new-found solidarity with the workers is nothing but Gov’t. shedding crocodile tears

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on This new-found solidarity with the workers is nothing but Gov’t. shedding crocodile tears

Dear Editor, One of the objectives of the recent Budget cuts was to remove the inequities in earning among the specially paid Government contract employees who earn close to and over...

The property tax intake is lower than I thought

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on The property tax intake is lower than I thought

Dear Editor, In my last Sunday column, I quoted a Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) senior staff as saying on a GRA television programme that property tax for 2010 formed three percent of...

Is President Ramotar comfortable with the man’s mediocrity?

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Is President Ramotar comfortable with the man’s mediocrity?

Dear Editor, The continuous clownish antics of the Home Affairs Minister leaves me wondering whether President Ramotar is comfortable with mediocrity in the manner of his predecessor. ...

NCN holds the nation to ransom

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on NCN holds the nation to ransom

Dear Editor, NCN on Thursday attempted to hold the nation to ransom by withdrawing services in Linden and mobilizing some of its loyal staff and sympathizers to make a passionate plea...

Guyana will never be the same old place where a group did whatever it pleased

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana will never be the same old place where a group did whatever it pleased

Dear Editor, All Guyanese should be loud in their praise of the leadership of the combined opposition for its prudent and wise consideration and consequent action to slash 20B from the...

Dem boys seh…Is joke dem mekking wik Hen See Hen

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Is joke dem mekking wik Hen See Hen

Who got luck eat pork. That is an old Chinee saying from de days when rat and pork mix up. De lucky person use to eat de pork and who eat de rat was de one who didn’t got luck. Some people...

Mandessa Moses surrenders lopsided decision to Venezuelan in Fight Night card

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mandessa Moses surrenders lopsided decision to Venezuelan in Fight Night card

Venezuelan super featherweight boxer, Ana Lozano, employed a sustained two fisted attack over Guyanese Mandessa Moses and was eventually rewarded with a lopsided majority verdict when the...

CFU ‘double standard’ has Alpha fuming

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on CFU ‘double standard’ has Alpha fuming

What seems to be a matter of ‘double standard’ has left Alpha Football Club fuming and making moves to be heard by Football’s World Governing body FIFA. Club President Odinga Lumumba, in...

GT&T 10/10 – Semi dye to be cast today

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT&T 10/10 – Semi dye to be cast today

-Final four quarterfinal games at Everest The final four semifinalists (2 male 2 female) will be decided today when the final matches in the quarterfinal round of the 3rd GT&T/Ministry of Culture...

20 athletes including 3 awarded for 2011 outstanding performances

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on 20 athletes including 3 awarded for 2011 outstanding performances

Police Progressive Youth Club Annual Award Ceremony… By Juanita Hooper Under the theme ‘Bridging the gap between sports and education for a brighter future’, thirty athletes...

All systems in place for Bush Lot United Horserace meet today

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on All systems in place for Bush Lot United Horserace meet today

All systems are in place as all roads leads to the Bush Lot United Turf Club at Bush Lot West Coast Berbice today as a bumper crowd is expected to throng to the venue for the club’s...

Letter to the Sports Editor…A response to Kaieteur News letter of April 18

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…A response to Kaieteur News letter of April 18

Dear Sports Editor, I wrote a detailed response to the letter dated April 18th, 2012 by a “concerned horse race fan.” After giving my response to several people to read, I was told...

RHTY&SC Teacher and Student of the Term Programme

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC Teacher and Student of the Term Programme

The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) on Sunday last paid tribute to two of its outstanding members, Isabella Smartt and Bernadette King who died recently. Smart...

HRC Body Building Show 2012…Buddy’s Gym supports for 2nd year

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on HRC Body Building Show 2012…Buddy’s Gym supports for 2nd year

With the 2012 edition of the Hugh Ross Classic Body Building and Fitness Show mere weeks away from the start of the Regional competitions, Buddy’s Gym is the latest corporate entity to flex...

Four entities on board with GABA & Bristo Promotion for Amateur Boxing Competition

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Four entities on board with GABA & Bristo Promotion for Amateur Boxing Competition

The amateur boxing card scheduled for Linden tomorrow has received a late shot in the arm after several sponsors came forward in the homestretch. President of the Guyana Amateur Boxing...

Stretch D Dollar cycle race postponed

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stretch D Dollar cycle race postponed

Berbicians will have to wait a little bit longer to see the country’s top cyclists in action. The annual Stretch D Dollar cycling event which is organised by the Flying Ace Cycling...

Hadi’s World Inc./City Mall Softball finals set for May 5

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hadi’s World Inc./City Mall Softball finals set for May 5

The Hadi’s World Inc./City Mall Softball nationwide Male/Female Finals are set for next Saturday May 5th, starting at 12:00pm at the Ministry of Education ground (formerly Softball...

RTTC tournament serves off today

Apr 29, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on RTTC tournament serves off today

It has been over one year since former national and Caribbean table tennis champion Sydney Christophe held an International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Level I coaching course for coaches...

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Champions crowned in Gokarn Ramdhani Memorial Badminton Tournament

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