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Mahaicony farmer murdered, wife critical

Jan 06, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Mahaicony farmer murdered, wife critical

– 10-yr-old escapes by hiding in cabinet The brutal murder of a 72-year old cash crop farmer and the battering of his wife on Saturday night has plunged the peaceful community of...

New River Triangle debacle…Exposure, not hostility, unraveled MURI deal – Harmon

Jan 06, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on New River Triangle debacle…Exposure, not hostility, unraveled MURI deal – Harmon

“…our natural resources are finite and if in one generation all are given out what will happen to future generations” – Harmon Muri Brasil Ventures Incorporated has blamed its...

Missing fishermen tell harrowing tale of survival

Jan 06, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Missing fishermen tell harrowing tale of survival

– stranded for days on deserted island “Awee lucky, and thankful to be alive…Me nah think words can describe how much we been through out here. It was real hard”- sailor By Rehana...

Leaving too late: Could these domestic murders have been avoided?

Jan 06, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Leaving too late: Could these domestic murders have been avoided?

It’s another new year, but it seems 2014 has brought no end to the spate of domestic violence. Merely three days after popping champagne bottles and making New Year resolutions, the county’s...

Rohee stresses training for police ranks

Jan 06, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Rohee stresses training for police ranks

Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee has made it clear that his Ministry is committed to ensuring that police officers receive the best training available, since it is essential and integral. Rohee...

Multimillion dollar pump lies idle as Corentyne villages flood

Jan 06, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Multimillion dollar pump lies idle as Corentyne villages flood

As several Central Corentyne villages remain flooded from the recent December rains, a multimillion dollar pump which has been in Liverpool village for a number of years, lies idle at the...

55th Anniversary of Cuban Revolution…Solidarity movement calls for freedom of Cuban Five

Jan 06, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on 55th Anniversary of Cuban Revolution…Solidarity movement calls for freedom of Cuban Five

As the first day of 2014 marked the 55th Anniversary of the end of the Cuban Revolution, President of the Guyana solidarity movement with Cuba” Halim Khan said that calls are being made to...

Stalwart Marcel Christopher laid to rest

Jan 06, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Stalwart Marcel Christopher laid to rest

The late Marcel Christopher Crawford (Senior Counsel) 77, who died on Christmas Day, was laid to rest on Saturday at the Auchlyne Cemetery after a moving church service at the St. Saviour...

Finance Minister blames APNU/AFC for Muri pull out

Jan 06, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Finance Minister blames APNU/AFC for Muri pull out

The decision by Muri Brasil Ventures Inc, to pull out of its exploratory venture, is the latest example of the harm being inflicted on Guyana’s developmental prospects by A Partnership for National...

Catholic Standard should resume anti-corruption crusade

Jan 06, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Catholic Standard should resume anti-corruption crusade

– Freddie Kissoon Columnist and political activist Freddie Kissoon believes that the Catholic Standard should continue the fight against corruption and wrong doings even though it’s...

Nothing left of the Left

Jan 06, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Nothing left of the Left

How can there be a broad Left Front when there is no Left? From the PNC to the PPP, the Left in Guyana has left; they have abandoned ship and joined forces with the Right. It hardly therefore makes...

Culture Minister will have to comply with audit of Caribbean Press funds

Jan 06, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Culture Minister will have to comply with audit of Caribbean Press funds

– Opposition says Anthony must justify how money will be used before approval The political opposition is insisting that the Culture Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony will have to comply with...

Coaching staff satisfied with 4K run

Jan 06, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Coaching staff satisfied with 4K run

As National cricket squad prepare for Regional Super50 By Sean Devers The Coaching staff assigned to the 26-man National Squad preparing for this year’s Regional Super50 cricket tournament is...

Caribbean Press possible closure…Local writers call for Culture Minister’s resignation

Jan 06, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Caribbean Press possible closure…Local writers call for Culture Minister’s resignation

The recent declaration by the Minister of Culture, Dr. Frank Anthony that the Caribbean Press may face closure if the money for establishing an Editorial Board is not approved has caused some...

Keith Burrowes’ report on City Hall…Mayor, Councilors say not to blame for non-implementation

Jan 06, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Keith Burrowes’ report on City Hall…Mayor, Councilors say not to blame for non-implementation

Mayor and City Councilors (M&CC) are taking no blame for the non-implementation of the 2012 recommendations made by government officer Keith Burrowes. A report and subsequent proposal was the...

Windball Cricket continues to struggle for stakeholders’ approval

Jan 06, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windball Cricket continues to struggle for stakeholders’ approval

– Munroe hoping for a new lease on life for the sport Despite struggling to gain the approval of important stakeholders, participation in Windball Cricket at the schools level still managed to...

Five body-dumping murders, cops baffled

Jan 06, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Five body-dumping murders, cops baffled

Police appear to be making little headway in solving the murders of five men, who were dumped in Greater Georgetown, on the East Coast of Demerara and on the East Bank Essequibo, between...

Guyana has a good chance of winning Regional Super50 – Manager Johnson

Jan 06, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana has a good chance of winning Regional Super50 – Manager Johnson

By Zaheer Mohamed Manager of the Guyana team, Alvin Johnson, believes that his side has a very good chance of winning the Regional Super50 tournament which commences in Trinidad and Tobago on January...

Moses Nagamootoo hits the nail on the head

Jan 06, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Moses Nagamootoo hits the nail on the head

Dear Editor, Over the last few years, the Jagdeo/Ramotar rule has cost thousands of Guyanese their well paying jobs, widened the poverty gap between the rich and the poor and have brought a sense of...

Heavy-duty machinery destroying GuySuCo Scheme’s main road

Jan 06, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Heavy-duty machinery destroying GuySuCo Scheme’s main road

For the past five months heavy-duty machinery carrying building materials for housing development behind Herstelling and Farm, East Bank Demerara, have been traversing GuySuCo Housing Scheme...

Veteran speedster King distances himself from Team Alpha

Jan 06, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Veteran speedster King distances himself from Team Alpha

Veteran motor racer Andrew King speaking with Kaieteur Sport yesterday via telephone insisted that he is in no way associated with the advertisement that appeared in the Sunday, January 05 Kaieteur...

Dream on Mr. Rohee!

Jan 06, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dream on Mr. Rohee!

Dear Editor, Surprise! Surprise! So the PPP General Secretary, Clement Rohee has been reading his Marxist/Leninist literature again, but now that he is awaken from his slumber, he is more than two...

Suspect in Ituni drug, AK ammo find shot

Jan 06, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Suspect in Ituni drug, AK ammo find shot

Police on Sunday at Linden arrested wanted man Khemraj “Rattie” Fredricks, minutes after he was discharged from the Mackenzie Hospital with a gunshot wound to the thigh. The police said...

Australia vs. England, 5th Test, Sydney, 3rd day…Aussies complete 5-0 Ashes sweep

Jan 06, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Australia vs. England, 5th Test, Sydney, 3rd day…Aussies complete 5-0 Ashes sweep

ESPNcricinfo – Michael Clarke was asked at the toss if he knew which two captains had led Australia to 5-0 Ashes clean sweeps. Yes, Warwick Armstrong and Ricky Ponting, he replied. Now there...

Four letter word

Jan 06, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on Four letter word

We all deal with pain in different ways. We say “I feel your pain” knowing full well that we are all different and I can feel my pain extremely well and may feel what your pain may feel...

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Guyana’s oil bonanza is being squandered by political duels

Kaieteur News – In Guyana, politics and economics have always danced an ill-fated tango. It is difficult to say which... more