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Govt. wants MPs to declare annual income, assets

Jun 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. wants MPs to declare annual income, assets

Government has tabled a motion that will force Parliamentarians to declare their annual earnings and assets. According to Notice Paper # 55, released by the Parliament Office yesterday, the motion...

Two deputy COP to be named…Brummel to act, Seelall deputy

Jun 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Two deputy COP to be named…Brummel to act, Seelall deputy

President Donald Ramotar, accompanied by Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon and Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee, met with Opposition Leader David Granger and Member of Parliament Joseph...

Gunmen in police uniform lift $2.5M from petrol dealer

Jun 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Gunmen in police uniform lift $2.5M from petrol dealer

Bandits in Police uniform yesterday opened fire at a West Coast Demerara sales representative of Supreme, before carting off $2.5M in cash. The incident occurred some time before noon,...

Amaila Falls Access Road…Delinquent contractors to suffer same fate as ‘Fip’ Motilall

Jun 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Amaila Falls Access Road…Delinquent contractors to suffer same fate as ‘Fip’ Motilall

…as Robeson Benn insists adequate safeguards in place The Guyana Government offered its no objection to a $832.8M contract to complete the Amaila Falls Access Road for the Hydroelectric...

AN IMPROVED SERVICE FOR WATER IS NEEDED

Jun 02, 2012 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on AN IMPROVED SERVICE FOR WATER IS NEEDED

Water is by far the most important commodity in any country. Without water we cannot survive. Without water, a great many things would not be done. Guyanese have experienced times when...

Those ERC budget cuts

Jun 02, 2012 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Those ERC budget cuts

Ever since the life of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) came to an end and President Bharrat Jagdeo decided to extend the operation there has been objection by the political opposition,...

Dem boys seh…Jagdeo teach man fuh beat woman

Jun 02, 2012 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Jagdeo teach man fuh beat woman

Jagdeo teach all dem wife abusers fuh beat dem wife or dem girlfriend. One radio announcer who get bail fuh beating he wife use to wuk wid Jagdeo. He use to announce he name every day...

Civility starts with respect for self and the other

Jun 02, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Civility starts with respect for self and the other

DEAR EDITOR, Lincoln Lewis is accurate on Critchlow. Response is made to Vishnu Bisram’s letter “Lewis not accurate on Critchlow” (KN, May 31). First, let Bisram provide the evidence to...

In the spotlight: Charles Taylor

Jun 02, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on In the spotlight: Charles Taylor

DEAR EDITOR, Liberia’s former President Charles Taylor has been found guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes during the brutal civil war in neighbouring Sierra Leone and was sentenced to 50 years...

National Service is not “history”

Jun 02, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on National Service is not “history”

DEAR EDITOR, Once again I note and read Peeping Tom’s description of the Guyana National Service and cannot help but deduce that the particular ‘Peeping Tom’ has some kind of ingrained...

Slothfulness of a government agency

Jun 02, 2012 KNews Letters Comments Off on Slothfulness of a government agency

DEAR EDITOR, I am not an economist, politician or public figure but I conclude that government functions can be packaged into the following: provision of law and order and defence, provision of...

Guyana near full strength for TT clash today

Jun 02, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana near full strength for TT clash today

– Green attire should dominate National Stadium landscape By Rawle Welch Despite the absence of one of the best players to have come out of Guyana in Kevin McKenzie, the local ruggers are still...

Distance athletes hope for good showing at today’s half marathon

Jun 02, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Distance athletes hope for good showing at today’s half marathon

The crème de la crème of Guyana’s distance athletes including United States of America-based Euleen Josiah-Tanner, Trinidad and Tobago-based Kelvin Johnson and Cleveland Forde are all...

Wortmanville/Werk-En-Rust through to next round

Jun 02, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Wortmanville/Werk-En-Rust through to next round

– Competition continues tonight with double-header Wortmanville/Werk-En-Rust eased into the next round of the National Community Basketball League (NCBL) surviving an early scare...

Bakewell/MYO Inter Jamaat 15-overs quarter finals

Jun 02, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bakewell/MYO Inter Jamaat 15-overs quarter finals

Quarter final play in the Bakewell sponsored, Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) organized Inter Jamaat 15-overs softball cricket competition is set for tomorrow at the MYO Ground, Woolford Avenue with...

Banks Aqua Water Cycle Road race on Sunday June 10 in Berbice

Jun 02, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Banks Aqua Water Cycle Road race on Sunday June 10 in Berbice

The 4th Annual Banks DIH Aqua Water sponsored 40-mile cycle road race in the Ancient County of Berbice will be staged on Sunday June 10. Organised by the Flying Ace Cycling Club (FACC),...

Guinness ‘’Greatest of de Streets’ Warm-up tourney switched to Albouystown

Jun 02, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness ‘’Greatest of de Streets’ Warm-up tourney switched to Albouystown

-Organisers laud support from the community By Rawle Welch Organisers of the Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ warm-up tournament have disclosed that the third round of matches...

Berbice Sub Meet called off due to inclement weather

Jun 02, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Berbice Sub Meet called off due to inclement weather

Malta Supreme Hugh Ross Classic 2012… Following the hosting of two successful Sub-Meets in West Demerara and Georgetown, the organizers of the Hugh Ross Classic and Bodybuilding show...

Independence Cup over-40 cricket

Jun 02, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Independence Cup over-40 cricket

– Two thrilling matches anticipated as tournament continues Bedi Masters will face off with Park Rangers Master when the action in the Independence Cup over-40 cricket tournament continues at...

Topco Juices Chess Tourney

Jun 02, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Topco Juices Chess Tourney

– Keen competition anticipated as top chess players throw down the gauntlet All of the top chess players have been in terrific form recently and so it’s anybody’s guess which will walk away...

Busy year for GAPF – President

Jun 02, 2012 KNews Sports Comments Off on Busy year for GAPF – President

This year is shaping up to be a busy one for local powerlifters according to President of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) Peter Green, who spoke to Kaieteur Sport...

GT&T moves against Digicel in Linden

Jun 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on GT&T moves against Digicel in Linden

Lindeners yesterday flocked the Egbert Benjamin Exhibition Hall at Spieghtland, Linden, to cash in on the “Switch it up” promotion, by either redeeming their old Digicel cell phones...

UG student-teachers host exhibition out of recycled materials

Jun 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on UG student-teachers host exhibition out of recycled materials

Third-year student- teachers of the University of Guyana Berbice Campus on Thursday hosted an exhibition of learning materials aimed at enhancing learning among the students they teach...

CGX continues search for oil

Jun 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on CGX continues search for oil

Weeks after its first off-shore attempt came up empty, Canadian oil exploration firm, CGX Energy, has announced plans to drill at least five more in as many years. Its next well, Eagle-D, is...

Vulnerable groups claim being denied EU funding

Jun 02, 2012 KNews News Comments Off on Vulnerable groups claim being denied EU funding

Vulnerable groups in Guyana and the Caribbean say they could be denied European Union (EU) funds being administered by the regional trade and integration bloc, CARICOM. The groups making the...