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Elton Dharry wins IBF Inter Continental bantamweight title in St. Maarten

Dec 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Elton Dharry wins IBF Inter Continental bantamweight title in St. Maarten

Elton Dharry has added another accolade to his collection after turning in a superb display in his fight against Nicaraguan, Jose Rios at the L B Scott Sports Auditorium Philipsburg Sint Maarten,...

Corentyne Chamber says…Three years later Ramotar still to fulfill tax reform promise

Dec 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne Chamber says…Three years later Ramotar still to fulfill tax reform promise

…Calls on Government to address high taxes, crime and unemployment The performance of the government came under serious scrutiny on Friday when the Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce (CCCC) held...

Gov’t. will not brush aside investment despite looming General Elections

Dec 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t. will not brush aside investment despite looming General Elections

– Pres. Donald Ramotar The Government will not allow soon to be held General Election to damper any investment arrangement that the country is currently engaged in. This is according to Head of...

Chainsaw operator dies days after camp was set on fire

Dec 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Chainsaw operator dies days after camp was set on fire

A chainsaw operator died at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) last Saturday, seven days after he was reportedly set alight by his employer in a mining camp at 14 Miles Mabura,...

Guyana’s national wealth cannot be hived off by a few persons – Harmon

Dec 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana’s national wealth cannot be hived off by a few persons – Harmon

….as APNU calls for equitable distribution in future Guyana’s national wealth cannot be hived off by a few persons leaving the remainder of the population to scrounge for the remaining...

GPSU says manipulation of negotiations for wages and salaries criminal

Dec 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GPSU says manipulation of negotiations for wages and salaries criminal

The manipulation of negotiations for public servants’ wages and salaries is a criminal act; Head of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) Patrick Yarde says, and throws the weight of his...

Dem boys seh…De law will ketch up wid dem

Dec 08, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…De law will ketch up wid dem

Wha go round does come round. That is wha old people seh. It also mean that do got do back and knack got knack back. Now, dem got people who believe that dem can do wha dem like fuh as long as dem...

Vitamalt/Aqua Mist WDFA KO Cup…Underdogs stage upsets on opening day

Dec 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Vitamalt/Aqua Mist WDFA KO Cup…Underdogs stage upsets on opening day

The weather was excellent and so too were the underdogs as upsets held sway on the first day of competition in the Vitamalt/Aqua Mist sponsored West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) Knockout Cup...

WICB Four-Day Franchise Cricket…Jaguars well positioned to rip Red Force to shreds

Dec 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on WICB Four-Day Franchise Cricket…Jaguars well positioned to rip Red Force to shreds

By Sean Devers in Trinidad In association with Noble House Seafoods, Payless Varity Store, Star Party Rentals & Cascadia Hotel A well constructed maiden century from Skipper Vishaul Singh and...

Farfan & Mendes Junior Christmas tournament 2014 concludes

Dec 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Farfan & Mendes Junior Christmas tournament 2014 concludes

The Guyana Squash Association in collaboration with its number one corporate sponsor Digicel hosted the annual Farfan & Mendes Junior Christmas Squash Tournament at the Georgetown Club Inc....

Parliament being starved of funds – Speaker

Dec 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Parliament being starved of funds – Speaker

…President refuses to sign amended Bills to ensure its financial independence – Greenidge Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael Trotman is unhappy with how financially dependent the...

Mackeson ‘King of the Rim’ 3×3 Basketball Competition…Colts ‘A’, ‘B’, Pacesetters ‘A’ secure Super Eight spots

Dec 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mackeson ‘King of the Rim’ 3×3 Basketball Competition…Colts ‘A’, ‘B’, Pacesetters ‘A’ secure Super Eight spots

Colts ‘B’, Shelroy Thomas went berserk on offence Saturday night at the Alberttown Basketball Court to lead his team to an unlikely upset of Slash and a place in Mackeson’s ‘King of the...

President’s move is deceptive – GTUC

Dec 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on President’s move is deceptive – GTUC

– calls for reconvening of parliament without delay President Donald Ramotar cannot be allowed to disrespect the Guyanese people and just bribe them with an announcement that he will, at...

Mother of three is top graduate at CLC 39th Convocation

Dec 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Mother of three is top graduate at CLC 39th Convocation

“Never give up” was the message that valedictorian, mother of three, Sharon Scott had for the 2014 Graduating Class of Critchlow Labour College (CLC), this past Saturday. The 39th Convocation...

After 20 years, Special Miracles Ministries christens new building

Dec 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on After 20 years, Special Miracles Ministries christens new building

By Abena Rockcliffe King Solomon, in the biblical book of Ecclesiastes, said, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” For the members of Special...

Footsteps Mega Store assists Charity Basketball Event

Dec 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Footsteps Mega Store assists Charity Basketball Event

The Footsteps Mega Store has thrown its support behind the Charity Basketball Event, which is set to bring together sportsmen and women, entertainers, professionals and personalities from a...

Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Festival…Pepsi Hikers rebound to be on course for title honours

Dec 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Festival…Pepsi Hikers rebound to be on course for title honours

The PEPSI Hikers men, GCC Tigers ladies and Hickers vets all remain unbeaten going into the final day of the Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Festival as action continued yesterday...

New info raises suspicions over miner’s death

Dec 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on New info raises suspicions over miner’s death

The relatives of 21-year old Clive Johnson were convinced that they had closed the final chapter on his life when they buried him in March earlier this year. They had resigned themselves to...

Body of Cuyuni mishap victim found

Dec 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Body of Cuyuni mishap victim found

Police have recovered the body of 31-year-old Linden resident, Leon Cornelius, who died in a boat mishap in the Cuyuni River last Friday. Relatives identified Cornelius on Saturday after...

Mae’s Under-12 cops Best School at Interschool Tennis 10’s

Dec 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mae’s Under-12 cops Best School at Interschool Tennis 10’s

The young players of Mae’s Under 12 collectively proved their worth in mini-tennis during the Guyana Tennis Association’s 2014 Christmas Interschool Tennis 10’s competition held last week at...

East La Penitence drowning…Suspicions of foul play surface after PM

Dec 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on East La Penitence drowning…Suspicions of foul play surface after PM

Suspicions of foul play have surfaced following a Post Mortem Examination (PM) performed on the remains of Toolsidas Mandra, the homeless man whose body was pulled from a trench near the East La...

Correction:

Dec 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Correction:

In Friday’s edition we reported on a visit to the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, by several members of the Guyana Football Federation’s Normalization Committee. The article, ‘GFF...

Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Karate Association holds 1st Championships

Dec 08, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Karate Association holds 1st Championships

The Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Karate Association held its 1st annual Karate Championships last Sunday at the Black Cobra Karate Club in La-Parfaite Harmony W.B.D. The association has 5 Branches which...

Leonora beating death…Wife says she can’t ID cop who beat spouse

Dec 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Leonora beating death…Wife says she can’t ID cop who beat spouse

– but denies not cooperating with investigators The wife of Leonora beating death victim, Asif Rahim Khartoon, is refuting claims by investigators that she is refusing to cooperate with them....

Int’l Anti-Corruption Day to be observed with march and dinner

Dec 08, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Int’l Anti-Corruption Day to be observed with march and dinner

The Transparency Institute of Guyana Incorporated (TIGI) will be holding a march tomorrow as Guyana joins the rest of the world in observing International Anti-Corruption Day. The march will...

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The PPP/C also drank the IMF/ World Bank Cool-Aid

Kaieteur News – The curious thing about politicians is how easily they forget their own past while presenting a revisionist... more