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Exploration or exploitation?

Aug 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Exploration or exploitation?

… One of Bai Shan Lin’s operations at Kwakwani Days after Government downplayed the extent of logging by a major Chinese firm, there is now mounting evidence of a massive cover-up by the...

Bai Shan Lin’s “kickbacks” seem to have silenced Govt. – MP Harmon

Aug 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bai Shan Lin’s “kickbacks” seem to have silenced Govt. – MP Harmon

“The government is silent about this immoral and abusive act and there can only be one logical conclusion for that—they are benefitting financially in exchange for allowing the rape to...

QC students shine again at CAPE

Aug 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on QC students shine again at CAPE

It was Cecil Cox and Deowattie Narine, both of Queen’s College, who together claimed top performing places when the results of the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) were announced...

QC student is named top national performer at CSEC

Aug 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on QC student is named top national performer at CSEC

With emphasis on the fact that Guyana recorded its best performance in the area of Mathematics this year, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, yesterday officially announced the 2014...

Non-installed IFMAS modules…Govt.’s corrupt methods are indeed “very mature”

Aug 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Non-installed IFMAS modules…Govt.’s corrupt methods are indeed “very mature”

– AFC Ramjattan The excuse given by Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh that his ministry failed to implement two of the modules belonging to a foolproof accounting system because it is suited...

Residents growing weary of Bai Shan Lin’s exploitation, destruction

Aug 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Residents growing weary of Bai Shan Lin’s exploitation, destruction

– Region 10 Chairman What is now being highlighted by Kaieteur News for all of Guyana, and indeed the regional and international communities to see, comes as no shock to Region 10. “Our region...

GFC attempts to defend Bai Shan Lin’s large scale logging activities

Aug 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GFC attempts to defend Bai Shan Lin’s large scale logging activities

In attempting to defend shocking revelations that Bai Shan Lin is involved in an unprecedented level in logging in the country, the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) has placed a full page...

Bandits captured after high-speed chase

Aug 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits captured after high-speed chase

Carefully coordinated action by an East Coast Demerara businessman and the police yesterday, led to the capture of two armed bandits who had earlier robbed an establishment at Strathspey. The men...

Bai Shan Lin ignores local requirement in exporting Locust wood to China

Aug 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bai Shan Lin ignores local requirement in exporting Locust wood to China

Unprocessed Locust and Crabwood should first satisfy local demand before any such wood can be exported overseas; but this is not the case with Bai Shan Lin. It has been found that the company...

Dem boys seh…Kickback shut govt. mouth

Aug 13, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Kickback shut govt. mouth

Walter Rodney seh that anything that Burnham did put he hand pun tun kaka. Rodney was a politician. Now de Waterfalls boss man seh that anything that de man who resemble de devil did put he hand pun...

Handyman “confesses” to murdering Plaisance woman

Aug 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Handyman “confesses” to murdering Plaisance woman

A 20-year-old handyman has reportedly told police that he choked 57-year-old Ann Mendonca in her kitchen last Friday before killing her in her bedroom. Police said that the suspect, who did odd jobs...

Perhaps Mr. Kissoon has some other quote/reference of my saying

Aug 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Perhaps Mr. Kissoon has some other quote/reference of my saying

DEAR EDITOR, In his column, “No-confidence vote and the two-year gamble,” last Sunday (August 10, 2014), Mr. Freddie Kissoon, stated of me: “He wrote a few years back in a letter to the...

Dabydeen’s quiet return

Aug 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Dabydeen’s quiet return

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport recently sent out a press notice informing the media of the launch next Friday of 15 new titles of Caribbean Press books. While the notice did...

Caribbean Regional Badminton C/ships – Jamaica …Narayan Ramdhani and Christopher Persaud tag wins for Guyana on day 1

Aug 13, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Caribbean Regional Badminton C/ships – Jamaica …Narayan Ramdhani and Christopher Persaud tag wins for Guyana on day 1

National Under-17 champion and Caribbean No.2 seed Narayan Randhani and Christopher Persaud were the only victorious players for Guyana when play in the Caribbean Regional Badminton Championships...

Ten-point reparations plan is seriously flawed

Aug 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Ten-point reparations plan is seriously flawed

Dear Editor, I don’t think that I have seen a comprehensive challenge to the ten-point reparations plan that our Caribbean governments are using as the blue print to press Europe for reparations. ...

Bribery is affecting the health and well-being of Guyanese

Aug 13, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Bribery is affecting the health and well-being of Guyanese

Dear Editor, In Guyana, most of the people are aware that the high corruption rate in Guyana is not only affecting their wealth and living standards but also their health and development? The World...

Hetymer, Paul hit fifties to give Guyana unassailable lead…

Aug 13, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hetymer, Paul hit fifties to give Guyana unassailable lead…

Hosts beat Winwards by 114 runs at Albion By Sean Devers Shemron Hetymer stroked an entertaining 84 before he again threw away his wicket with a reckless shot while the talented Kemo Paul chalked up...

Prison escapee jailed for one year

Aug 13, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Prison escapee jailed for one year

Samuel Fable, who was among three high profile prisoners who escaped from custody back in 2007, has been jailed for one year for the crime‘. The fugitive appeared before Magistrate Rabindranauth...

Alpha United focuses on attack

Aug 13, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Alpha United focuses on attack

Georgetown, Guyana – Reflecting on last week’s narrow 1-0 loss to visiting Olimpia, Alpha United head coach Wayne Dover is of the belief that his team played well, but needed more bite on...

RHTYSC hosts successful Republic Bank Summer Camp…Nareesa Rahaman named Best Student

Aug 13, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTYSC hosts successful Republic Bank Summer Camp…Nareesa Rahaman named Best Student

This year’s Republic Bank sponsored, Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club Summer Camp ended on Friday last and has been deemed a resounding success. Organised by the Club’s cricket teams with the...

A no-confidence vote in October is bad strategy

Aug 13, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on A no-confidence vote in October is bad strategy

You can look at it a million ways, the AFC’s decision to hold a no-confidence vote and the PNC’s (yes, the PNC not APNU; one has to understand that policies for APNU are made by the PNC) decision...

Confident sports team leaves for Youth Olympics in Nanjing China

Aug 13, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Confident sports team leaves for Youth Olympics in Nanjing China

Having failed to procure a single medal at the just concluded Glasgow Commonwealth Games in the United Kingdom less than one month ago, a team of sports personalities comprising 2 swimmers,...

Lucrative cash prizes as Stag Beer Inter-Village 5-a-side Football kicks off

Aug 13, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lucrative cash prizes as Stag Beer Inter-Village 5-a-side Football kicks off

Sixteen teams will vie for a grand prize of $200,000 when business conglomerate, Ansa McAl, stages the ‘West Side’ Inter Village 5-a-side football tournament at the Vergenoegen Rice Mill Tarmac,...

EDFA/MCYS Summer Camp underway

Aug 13, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on EDFA/MCYS Summer Camp underway

Some 120 footballers under the age of 13 are participating in the East Demerara Football Association (EDFA), Ministry of Culture and Sport (MCYS) sponsored Summer Camp which is taking place at...

NAMILCO becomes first-time sponsor of Boyce/Jefford Classic V

Aug 13, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on NAMILCO becomes first-time sponsor of Boyce/Jefford Classic V

The Boyce & Jefford Track and Field Classic V continued to break new ground yesterday when the National Milling Company (NAMIlCO) added its brand to the annual athletics feature. NAMILCO became a...

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