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DPP has compromised the integrity of her office

Dec 21, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on DPP has compromised the integrity of her office

– Dr. David Hinds A recently released report by the Ombudsman, Justice Winston Moore, has raised shocking questions about the role played by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in the...

US$18M Hope Canal set for Dec. completion

Dec 21, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on US$18M Hope Canal set for Dec. completion

More than two years past the deadline, a $3.6B man-made canal critical to help drainage on East Coast Demerara, is nearing completion with just few minor works left to be done. According to...

Disaster follows a Berbice woman

Dec 21, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Disaster follows a Berbice woman

… grandmother dies, uncle killed, husband jailed and baby dies, all in two weeks A family already suffering from the effects of two deaths in the family and one person being remanded to jail, has...

Overseas-based Guyanese brings Christmas cheer to McDoom

Dec 21, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Overseas-based Guyanese brings Christmas cheer to McDoom

As Christmas inches closer, hundreds of little boys and girls rushed to get a glimpse of good ole’ Saint Nicholas and his little helpers yesterday. It’s the season of goodwill and Santa, as he is...

Gold earnings fall 23%; price likely to recover next year – Gold Board

Dec 21, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Gold earnings fall 23%; price likely to recover next year – Gold Board

As miners continue to grapple with the fallouts from gold prices, Government has reported a more than 20 percent drop in exports and revenues earned. The situation now has miners thinking hard on...

Sacked Indian contractor in Specialty Hospital fiasco seeks liquidation

Dec 21, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Sacked Indian contractor in Specialty Hospital fiasco seeks liquidation

The Indian contractor which was sacked by Government in early September over the US$18M Specialty Hospital is in liquidation. This latest development would bring uncertainty into legal proceedings...

Dem boys seh…When you see thiefing shut up

Dec 21, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…When you see thiefing shut up

Christmas is a time for wishes—good wishes. In other times, when people harm you, you does hear some wish out of this world. Some people does wish death pun dem mattie while others does want you...

Super 6 Football tourney kicks off in Bartica tomorrow

Dec 21, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Super 6 Football tourney kicks off in Bartica tomorrow

A Super 6 Football tournament will kick off tomorrow evening at the Bartica Community Centre starting from 6:00pm. Coordinator of the event is I Salaam. The tourney involves Beacons, Rising Stars,...

Steyn six completes West Indies humiliation

Dec 21, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Steyn six completes West Indies humiliation

ESPNcricinfo – Dale Steyn had bided his time while South Africa built a position of supremacy against West Indies, but when he stirred the effect was lethal. West Indies were blown away within...

ASATT Trinidad Swimming Championship… Simmons, Grant, Hussein and Boys 8 and Under Relay Team win medals in Trinidad

Dec 21, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on ASATT Trinidad Swimming Championship… Simmons, Grant, Hussein and Boys 8 and Under Relay Team win medals in Trinidad

Fifteen local swimmers from the Dorado Speed Swim Club, Orca Swim Club and the Silver Shark Swim Club competed at the Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ASATT) Club Invitational...

Jason Holder appointed West Indies ODI Captain

Dec 21, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jason Holder appointed West Indies ODI Captain

WICRICNEWS – The West Indies Cricket Board yesterday announced that all-rounder Jason Holder has been appointed West Indies One Day International Captain. The 23-year-old Holder takes over from...

GBA’s Woodpecker Products Annual Christmas Singles Tournament… Ramdhani siblings dominate

Dec 21, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GBA’s Woodpecker Products Annual Christmas Singles Tournament… Ramdhani siblings dominate

Narayan & Priyanna Ramdhani made a clean sweep of titles when the Woodpecker Products Annual Christmas Singles concluded yesterday at the Queens College Badminton Courts with the Round Robin...

Police warn: No reprieve for law breakers

Dec 21, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Police warn: No reprieve for law breakers

Even as the ‘B’ Division police have their work cut out amidst man power, equipment and vehicular shortage. They are prepared to do whatever it takes to keep the peace and the situation under...

Stag Super XV1… Another double header set for #5 ground today; Grove Hi Tech & Ann’s Grove advance

Dec 21, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Super XV1… Another double header set for #5 ground today; Grove Hi Tech & Ann’s Grove advance

The battle for supremacy in the inaugural Stag Super XV1 knock-out football tournament will continue today at the #5 ground West Coast Berbice with another double header featuring two home teams....

Pitbulls crowned Mackeson ‘Kings of the Rim’ – with defence of 3×3 Basketball title

Dec 21, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pitbulls crowned Mackeson ‘Kings of the Rim’ – with defence of 3×3 Basketball title

Pitbulls, a four-man configuration out of the Ravens Basketball Club, was crowed Mackeson ‘Kings of the Rim’ Saturday night at California Square, East Ruimveldt after edging nemesis, Pacesetters...

Ronald Daniels — From minibus tout to lawyer

Dec 21, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ronald Daniels — From minibus tout to lawyer

He had been a labourer, carpenter, mason, minibus driver, minibus tout and security guard, but now he is a practising Attorney-at-Law. After facing many trials and jumping from one job to the next,...

Achievers’ Academy takes Christmas cheer to GPHC Paediatrics Ward

Dec 21, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Achievers’ Academy takes Christmas cheer to GPHC Paediatrics Ward

Twelve fifth form students of Achievers’ Academy of Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara, brought early Christmas cheer to patients of the Paediatrics Ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital, on...

“West Indies must enjoy Christmas 2014 in South Africa anyway!”

Dec 21, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on “West Indies must enjoy Christmas 2014 in South Africa anyway!”

Says Colin E. H. Croft Happy Christmas 2014! Like West Indies in South Africa, try to be safe. If unsure, abort! WI’s Christmas dinner in SA would probably not taste as well as it should, after...

‘A’ Division second best cop promoted

Dec 21, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on ‘A’ Division second best cop promoted

For some ranks in the Guyana Police Force, being promoted during their first five years on the job is almost impossible but things turned out a bit different for one policeman. In a very short time,...

Overseas-based Guyanese take Christmas cheer to BV children

Dec 21, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Overseas-based Guyanese take Christmas cheer to BV children

In an effort to spread Christmas cheer in their hometown, some overseas-based Guyanese have donated a number of gifts to more than 110 children in the village of Beterverwagting, East Coast...

Husband of Ocean View accident victim wonders if wife’s killer is enjoying Christmas

Dec 21, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Husband of Ocean View accident victim wonders if wife’s killer is enjoying Christmas

By Dale Andrews These past few weeks Colin Tull, a carpenter, has had little time for himself; he’s been busy helping others with the finishing touches to their homes for the festive season. Tull...

Sunich Memorial trophy presented for Kennard TC Xmas meet top jockey

Dec 21, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sunich Memorial trophy presented for Kennard TC Xmas meet top jockey

The Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) will stage it end of year meet dubbed ‘Boxing Day horserace meet,’ on Friday December 26 at their Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne racetrack. Seven races are carded...

We condone corruption in Guyana

Dec 21, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on We condone corruption in Guyana

Guyana never escapes international attention when it comes to corruption. The fact that the country is rated as one of the most corrupt in the world is not something that we should take lightly. It...

Steel pan music— a delight transcending generations in the Caribbean

Dec 21, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Steel pan music— a delight transcending generations in the Caribbean

Music is a language of the spirit; it opens the secret of life and brings peace. It abolishes strife. That is a popular quote of famed Lebanese artist, poet, and writer Khalil Gibran but those words...

Education Ministry focuses on vulnerable in newest Strategic Plan

Dec 21, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Education Ministry focuses on vulnerable in newest Strategic Plan

Although, from all indications Guyana has been able to achieve respectable rates at the different levels of education, there yet exists a notable challenge in schooling two specific categories of...

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Sinclair grabs 5-44 as honours even at stumps on day one of deciding third unofficial “Test” against South Africa “A”

H@RD TRUTHS BY GHK LALL – Guyana in the eyes of Exxon

Kaieteur News – Guyanese really need to mature and grow out of their backwoods, kowtowing mindset. Citizens of this... more