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Minister resigns

Jan 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Minister resigns

– “He did a lot of damage’ – Granger In a surprise development yesterday, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Ganga Persaud, announced his resignation from...

$1.6B out of $4.4B used for 5% salary increase

Jan 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on $1.6B out of $4.4B used for 5% salary increase

There was a big brouhaha that emanated after the announcement of the five per cent increase for public servants last year. Opposition parties and labour unions insisted that there was enough in the...

Opposition approves $1.4B Govt’s overspending

Jan 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition approves $1.4B Govt’s overspending

Government yesterday managed to gain the support of the political opposition to vote affirmatively on two financial papers representing more than $1.4B spent last year in November and...

Jamaican woman found dead in guest house… Wanted bulletin issued for countryman

Jan 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Jamaican woman found dead in guest house… Wanted bulletin issued for countryman

The police have issued a bulletin for 36-year-old Jamaican Anthony Lloyd Neville Morrison, who they said is wanted for questioning in relation to the death of Beverley Anesta Gardner. The...

Guyanese convicted swindler dies before sentencing

Jan 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese convicted swindler dies before sentencing

Connecticut, US (courant.com) – A former Wethersfield man who swindled hundreds of thousands of dollars from people drowning in debt was to be sentenced Friday (today) to prison. Instead,...

Suriname opposition peeved over recent developments in New River Triangle

Jan 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Suriname opposition peeved over recent developments in New River Triangle

By Zena Henry Even as the issue of survey being conducted in the contentious New River Triangle area is dying down here in Guyana, Surinamese opposition Parliamentarians remain bitter over Guyana’s...

Dem boys seh… Minister get nakk aff, tell de nation he resign

Jan 24, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Minister get nakk aff, tell de nation he resign

Ganga, de Minister, lie so much that even when he get nakk aff, he lie. He ent tell nobody that Donald tell he that he is an embarrassment to de Cabinet. Donald remind Ganga bout de law volume money,...

Pan Am Elite All-Star pays courtesy call on Sport Minister

Jan 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pan Am Elite All-Star pays courtesy call on Sport Minister

National goalkeeper Alysa Xavier paid a courtesy call on Minister of Sport Dr. Frank Anthony, at his office on Main Street yesterday. Xavier, who is currently on scholarship at the Miami University...

Build bridges over troubled waters

Jan 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Build bridges over troubled waters

By Edison Jefford Newly-elected President of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF), Nigel Hinds has shown an early sign of administrative maturity that will elevate him for positive...

Ministry seeks to make solar energy primary source for traffic signals

Jan 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry seeks to make solar energy primary source for traffic signals

Some 30 percent of traffic signals in and around Georgetown are powered primarily by Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) and the Public Works Ministry is currently conducting studies to have solar...

Burglars strike at Carnegie School

Jan 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Burglars strike at Carnegie School

Investigators have questioned three security guards who were on duty Wednesday night when burglars entered the Carnegie School of Home Economics located on High and D’Urban Streets, Georgetown, and...

Sarwan to play final practice match today at Providence -one of the strongest Guyana teams to leave these shores

Jan 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sarwan to play final practice match today at Providence -one of the strongest Guyana teams to leave these shores

By Sean Devers Former West Indies Captain Ramnaresh Sarwan holds the record for most Regional 50-over centuries since 50-over cricket was first played in this part of the world in 1973. He also holds...

Kissoon wraps up testimony in Jagdeo libel case

Jan 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Kissoon wraps up testimony in Jagdeo libel case

One of the defendants in the Bharrat Jagdeo libel suit case, Frederick Kissoon, wrapped up his testimony in the High Court yesterday before Justice Barrington Reynolds, following re-examination by...

New housing for affected residents

Jan 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on New housing for affected residents

Government has made good on its word to provide assistance to the residents whose properties were destroyed or severely affected when an American-registered aircraft crashed at Sparendaam, East Coast...

City man to face judge, jury for alleged rape

Jan 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on City man to face judge, jury for alleged rape

A 24-year-old-man who is accused of having sex with a 13-year-old girl of West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, Georgetown is now set to face a Judge and Jury. On Wednesday, Orwayne Welcome of 38 Castello...

Sanasie clears the air on ‘ICC has failed Guyana’s Cricket ‘

Jan 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sanasie clears the air on ‘ICC has failed Guyana’s Cricket ‘

In response to an article captioned “How ICC has failed Guyana’s Cricket ” written by Colin Benjamin and published in yesterday’s Kaieteur News, Secretary of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)...

Change in fortune

Jan 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Change in fortune

By Rawle Welch At one time they were among the most dominant teams in local sports stretching their dominance well beyond these shores, racking up six NACRA titles during the period 2006-11, but it...

Under-19s start pre-World Cup camp

Jan 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Under-19s start pre-World Cup camp

Bridgetown, Barbados – The West Indies Under-19 team started their camp in Barbados on Wednesday as they get ready for next month’s start of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the United...

Owners of “sunken” cargo vessel suspect foul play

Jan 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Owners of “sunken” cargo vessel suspect foul play

– Unable to contact Captain and crew The owners of the MV Stollie 1, which was reported to have sunk 45 miles off the Waini River mouth with $80M worth of cargo, are harbouring deep suspicions...

Cavalier’s Sports and Tour Club yearly itinerary gets underway

Jan 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cavalier’s Sports and Tour Club yearly itinerary gets underway

The Christmas season is over and after a lengthy rest to facilitate the period of celebrations race walkers will commence their itinerary for the fiscal year when the Cavalier’s Sports and Tour...

Letter to the Sports Editor North Essequibo condemns the silencing of Mr. Holder by the ECB

Jan 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor North Essequibo condemns the silencing of Mr. Holder by the ECB

Dear Editor, The executive and members of the North Essequibo Cricket Committee (NECC) strongly condemn the blatant, dismissive and deliberate act by the executive of the Essequibo Cricket Board...

Letter to the Sports Editor North Essequibo condemns the silencing of Mr. Holder by the ECB

Jan 24, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor North Essequibo condemns the silencing of Mr. Holder by the ECB

Dear Editor, The executive and members of the North Essequibo Cricket Committee (NECC) strongly condemn the blatant, dismissive and deliberate act by the executive of the Essequibo Cricket Board...

The loss of dignity is a natural outcome of dictatorship

Jan 24, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The loss of dignity is a natural outcome of dictatorship

When someone becomes your hero, there is a cluster of memories you keep about that person and they will always spring to mind, and will do so until you leave this world. I am sure the admirers of...

Guyana receives equipment to destroy obsolete weapons, ammo

Jan 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana receives equipment to destroy obsolete weapons, ammo

The Government of Guyana was yesterday presented with two machines from the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC)....

Accounting reports of NICIL, GuySuCo, GPL should be included in National Budget

Jan 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Accounting reports of NICIL, GuySuCo, GPL should be included in National Budget

– Opposition By Kiana Wilburg A Partnership for National Unity (APNU)’s Shadow Finance Minister, Carl Greenidge, says that the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh should provide information to...