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MPs earn more than KN previously stated

Jan 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on MPs earn more than KN previously stated

– We apologize for the understatement By: Kiana Wilburg Members of the Alliance For Change (AFC) seemed offended when Kaieteur News in an article published yesterday suggested that Members of...

Bitter sugar politics…AFC demands forensic audit of GuySuCo billions, Skeldon factory

Jan 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Bitter sugar politics…AFC demands forensic audit of GuySuCo billions, Skeldon factory

The reality that the approval of millions of taxpayers’ dollars for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) to rescue the ailing industry was a waste of time, compounded by the poor performance of...

Oil plunges to US$48 per barrel, but little benefits for Guyana

Jan 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Oil plunges to US$48 per barrel, but little benefits for Guyana

World fuel prices have plunged almost 50 percent over the past year, but it is unlikely that Guyanese will feel any significant difference in their pockets anytime soon. That is because airline...

Following threat of int’l sanctions… Govt. says UK envoy’s departure “eagerly awaited”

Jan 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Following threat of int’l sanctions… Govt. says UK envoy’s departure “eagerly awaited”

United Kingdom High Commissioner Andrew Ayre has correctly anticipated the unflattering sentiments of the Guyana government. Following his comments to the effect that the UK is not in support of the...

Paris attacks: Pope Francis says freedom of speech has limits

Jan 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Paris attacks: Pope Francis says freedom of speech has limits

(BBC) Pope Francis has defended freedom of expression following last week’s attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo – but also stressed its limits. The pontiff said religions...

Pope seh tell me bout me mudda and ah gun punch yuh

Jan 16, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Pope seh tell me bout me mudda and ah gun punch yuh

Provocation does lead to plenty thing, including murder. De French magazine provoke dem Muslims because de editors feel that dem got a right to seh wha dem want, when dem want and how dem want. Well...

12 ft. whale succumbs at WCB after trapped in net

Jan 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 12 ft. whale succumbs at WCB after trapped in net

West Berbicians were greeted with an unusual sight yesterday as a 12-foot whale became trapped in the nets of fisherman, Sannel D’Aguiar, of Plantation Ross, West Coast Berbice (WCB). Sadly, the...

Officer jailed for smuggling cigarettes into prison

Jan 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Officer jailed for smuggling cigarettes into prison

A Prison Officer who admitted to smuggling packets of cigarettes into the Georgetown Prisons for inmates; has himself been imprisoned for six months after he was caught ‘red-handed’ with the...

Guyana, Suriname to meet on minibus stalemate

Jan 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana, Suriname to meet on minibus stalemate

A new measure of Suriname that requires local bus drivers to apply for a licence to operate in that country contradicts agreements in place, Government said yesterday. A meeting is now being arranged...

Firefighters control blaze at Durban Street boutique

Jan 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Firefighters control blaze at Durban Street boutique

A fire at the Fabulous Plus Size Boutique at Lot A of H Durban Street, Georgetown, was brought under control last evening by firefighters who arrived on the scene promptly after being summoned by...

South Africa v West Indies, 1st ODI, Durban Sides seek World Cup momentum

Jan 16, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on South Africa v West Indies, 1st ODI, Durban Sides seek World Cup momentum

Play time is over and it’s down to business as both teams begin their final journey on the road to the World Cup. For South Africa, it is the culmination of something which began six months ago...

NAGICO Super50 Permaul spins Guyana Jaguars to victory over Winward Is. Volcanoes after Chandrika’s 52

Jan 16, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on NAGICO Super50 Permaul spins Guyana Jaguars to victory over Winward Is. Volcanoes after Chandrika’s 52

By Sean Devers in Trinidad in association with Carib Beer, GT&T, Lifetime Reality & Cascadia Hotel The Guyana Jaguars roared to an emphatic win against the Windward Islands Volcanoes at the...

Fish vendor gets 60 months for brazen robbery

Jan 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Fish vendor gets 60 months for brazen robbery

A fish vendor of Meadow Bank, East Bank Demerara who robbed a man of a hefty sum of cash at gunpoint in broad daylight has been jailed for 60 months. Othello Duncan had spent the past two months as a...

Fraser strong candidate for NSC Sports Personality Award

Jan 16, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fraser strong candidate for NSC Sports Personality Award

University of Guyana Sports Co-ordinator Lavern Fraser is amongst the forerunners for the Annual National Sports Commission (NSC) Sports Personality Award. Fraser, who has been involved in sport both...

Britton cops SVT Table Tennis title

Jan 16, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Britton cops SVT Table Tennis title

Shemar Britton was crowned champion of the inaugural South View Tavern (SVT) Knockout Table Tennis Championship which was played on Tuesday night last at the entity’s location, Aubrey Barker Road,...

Britton, Yaw should lead nominations for Junior Sportsman award

Jan 16, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Britton, Yaw should lead nominations for Junior Sportsman award

Table Tennis Champion, Shemar Britton and quarter-miler, Jason Yaw should lead nominations for the National Sports Commission (NSC) Junior Sportsman of the Year Award after dominant seasons that...

Wiltshire Dominoes tourney Thunder, Dollars and Delta Force register wins

Jan 16, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Wiltshire Dominoes tourney Thunder, Dollars and Delta Force register wins

Thunder, Dollars and Delta Force recorded victories when the Mark Wiltshire Dominoes competition continued recently at Dynasty Sports Bar. Thunder chalked up 72 games to win their encounter with...

Andrew ‘Sixheads’ Lewis set for grand return to the ‘square jungle’ Tackles Sakima Mullings for CABOFE Welterweight title

Jan 16, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Andrew ‘Sixheads’ Lewis set for grand return to the ‘square jungle’ Tackles Sakima Mullings for CABOFE Welterweight title

Approximately six years after losing in his bid for the National Middleweight title to former European Champion, Howard ‘Battersea Bomber’ Eastman, former World Boxing Association (WBA)...

CONCACAF Qualifiers for FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 Golden Jaguars to face Vincy Heat in 1st game (Rd.2)

Jan 16, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on CONCACAF Qualifiers for FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 Golden Jaguars to face Vincy Heat in 1st game (Rd.2)

Guyana‘s Golden Jaguars will commence their quest in the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Qualifiers for 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia against St....

Businessman remanded on illegal gun, ammo charges

Jan 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman remanded on illegal gun, ammo charges

A 40-year-old businessman held for an illegal gun and matching ammunition found in his house during a police search, has been remanded to prison. Police made the find in the wee hours of the...

GFF NC appoints Director of Finance

Jan 16, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF NC appoints Director of Finance

In its continuing efforts to strengthen the capacity of the Guyana Foot ball Federation (GFF), Normalisation Committee (NC) has appointed Mr. Kareem Jones as Director of Finance. Jones will be a key...

Holder returned as North E’bo CC President

Jan 16, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Holder returned as North E’bo CC President

Prince Holder was re-elected unopposed as President of the North Essequibo Cricket Committee when that organisation held its Annual General Meeting recently. Barry Alphanso is the Vice President,...

Duty free concessions for eligible teachers is frontburner issue for union

Jan 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Duty free concessions for eligible teachers is frontburner issue for union

While Government’s intervention is crucial to get a number of issues affecting teachers addressed, there have been indications of support coming from the main parliamentary opposition party – A...

Albion man to stand trial for wife’s murder

Jan 16, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Albion man to stand trial for wife’s murder

Prabhudyal ‘Ramesh’ Tarachand, 34, of High Reef, Albion, Corentyne, who is accused of strangling his 28-year-old wife Geeta Devi ‘Diane’ Bhishundial, at their home on Sunday June 2, 2013, was...

A BLUE CHRISTMAS

Jan 16, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A BLUE CHRISTMAS

The private sector commission is sending a message to the political parties in Guyana: do not expect too much this elections season. A survey of businesses recently revealed that sales were poor...

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TOTALTEC to open hospitality complex in Houston

Kaieteur News – TOTALTEC Inc., a provider of services to the energy and construction sectors here on Monday announced... more