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More shocking revelations…Contracts to build Marriott signed before feasibility study done

Mar 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on More shocking revelations…Contracts to build Marriott signed before feasibility study done

Government is facing pressure to withhold final payments to the Chinese contractor of Marriott Hotel, Shanghai Construction Group (SCG), until a forensic audit is done to determine whether the firm...

‘Cadillac’…Rohee distances PPP from Jagdeo statement

Mar 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Cadillac’…Rohee distances PPP from Jagdeo statement

By Abena Rockcliffe Belatedly, General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Clement Rohee, yesterday sought to defend the legacy of his Party’s founder leader, Dr. Cheddi Jagan....

$120M barge crossing completed for Section Two of Amaila Road

Mar 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on $120M barge crossing completed for Section Two of Amaila Road

By Rabindra Rooplall The barge crossing for Section Two of the Amaila Road has been completed to facilitate crossing the Essequibo River, according to Public Works Minister, Robeson Benn, during a...

Taxi driver survives execution attempt

Mar 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Taxi driver survives execution attempt

A 48-year-old man is nursing two gunshot wounds at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) following what police believe was an execution attempt on his life. Curtis Thom, a taxi driver of...

Three arrested, car seized after businessman robbed in bank’s compound

Mar 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Three arrested, car seized after businessman robbed in bank’s compound

Police are investigating a brazen robbery last Friday, in which a businessman from Soesdyke was robbed in the compound of a commercial bank at Diamond, East Bank Demerara. A taxi has been seized and...

Female driver recalls terrifying midnight ordeal with police

Mar 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Female driver recalls terrifying midnight ordeal with police

She had just finished enjoying a movie at the Princess hotel and was heading home in high spirits when a party of unidentified police ranks messed up the rest of her evening. And to this day she is...

Winston wife shoot ee

Mar 24, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Winston wife shoot ee

See-all seh, ‘There’s no use whatsoever trying to help people who don’t help themselves. You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb himself.’ He had that experience wid...

Daby siblings aiming for another sweep

Mar 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Daby siblings aiming for another sweep

Siblings Peter and Rondell Daby will be aiming to sweep the podium once again when the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club International Drag Race Meet scheduled to be held this Sunday, at the...

Sledging inevitable in Cup semi-final – Faulkner

Mar 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sledging inevitable in Cup semi-final – Faulkner

ESPNcricinfo – Australia’s allrounder James Faulkner believes instances of sledging will be inevitable in Thursday’s high-stakes World Cup semi-final at the SCG, on a pitch that has already...

Bayrock are EBDCA/Goodwood 40-over champs

Mar 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bayrock are EBDCA/Goodwood 40-over champs

By Zaheer Mohamed Host Bayrock Sports Club of Linden gave their community much to cheer about on Sunday last when they defeated Laluni by two wickets to claim the East Bank Demerara Cricket...

Letter to Sports Editor…What is the best Golden Jaguars XI?

Mar 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to Sports Editor…What is the best Golden Jaguars XI?

Dear Sports Editor, “The pessimist complains about the wind, the optimist expects it to change. The leader adjust the sails” – John. C Maxwell This erudite quote from world renowned...

CGI/GCB congratulate Jaguars…..our historic 2014/15 Champions

Mar 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on CGI/GCB congratulate Jaguars…..our historic 2014/15 Champions

Cricket Guy Inc (CGI) and Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) joined forces with the entire Guyana in congratulating our professional franchise team, the Guyana Jaguars, on completing a historic and emphatic...

By public demand, Score’s Even set to race at Guyana Cup Fever Meet

Mar 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on By public demand, Score’s Even set to race at Guyana Cup Fever Meet

By Samuel Whyte The packed arena that was at the recently concluded ‘Clash of The Titans’ horserace meet and those who still have doubts of which is the top horse in Guyana will not have to wait...

Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Competition…Current and former champions aiming to end prelim phase unbeaten

Mar 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Competition…Current and former champions aiming to end prelim phase unbeaten

After two rounds of exciting action, the East Coast segment of the Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Competition resumes tonight with the final stanza of the preliminary phase, at the Haslington...

Bush Lot United Turf Club Horserace meet set for April 26

Mar 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bush Lot United Turf Club Horserace meet set for April 26

The Bush Lot United Turf Club (BLUTC) is expected to come alive on Sunday 26th April when that entity holds its first race meet for the year 2015. The one day meet is expected to be held at the...

WICB First-Class Cricket Franchise…Guyana beat Windwards in Dominica

Mar 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on WICB First-Class Cricket Franchise…Guyana beat Windwards in Dominica

The Guyana Jaguars yesterday defeated the Windward Islands Volcanoes by an innings and 10 runs in Dominica to officially capture their seventh Regional First-Class title and first since 1998. The...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Will the lopsided Cricket Administration Act come back to haunt its authors?

Mar 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Will the lopsided Cricket Administration Act come back to haunt its authors?

Dear Sports Editor, The BCB held its AGM last December under the new Cricket Administration Act, which Act had broken new ground when the Select Committee rewrote the constitutions of the GCB and the...

Time to clean house!

Mar 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Time to clean house!

By Sean Devers Thankfully for West Indian fans their World Cup is over prematurely since for many, the heart could not take any more mauling from opposition, who reserved their record breaking...

The way forward for Guyana’s basketball

Mar 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on The way forward for Guyana’s basketball

By Edison Jefford Guyana’s basketball must now develop to the point where a collection of minds forms the core of a think-tank to accelerate its growth from the recent success. This group of...

Everest capture Banks Malta Supreme U-13 crown

Mar 24, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Everest capture Banks Malta Supreme U-13 crown

Everest Cricket Club overcame Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO) by 41 runs to capture the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/Banks Malta Supreme U-13 title on Sunday last at the Malteenoes Sports...

Opposition still blocked from accessing airwaves in Linden

Mar 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition still blocked from accessing airwaves in Linden

– despite promises from Gov’t in 2012 agreement With elections approaching, Opposition parties are still unable to access the airwaves in Linden, even though the issuance of TV and radio...

The Jagdeo conundrum

Mar 24, 2015 KNews Editorial Comments Off on The Jagdeo conundrum

One of the most talked about events these days centre on Bharrat Jagdeo and his wealth. Ever since he demitted office, in fact, before he demitted office, people were commenting on his domiciles, the...

Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry…Donald Ronald concludes testimony

Mar 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry…Donald Ronald concludes testimony

…reveals plan to appeal 1983 conviction Donald Rodney, the lone eyewitness and brother of Walter Rodney, the slain Working People’s Alliance (WPA) leader, yesterday told the Commission of Inquiry...

Man gets 10 years for raping 10-year-old

Mar 24, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Man gets 10 years for raping 10-year-old

Dennis Evans, called ‘Die Die’, 36, of Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice, was on Monday jailed for 10 years by Justice Brassington Reynolds. The man had earlier pleaded guilty to the charge of...

N.V BEAUTY & HOME SYSTEMS (GUY) INC

Mar 24, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on N.V BEAUTY & HOME SYSTEMS (GUY) INC

…set to take over Avon N.V Beauty & Home Systems Inc. is set to launch its new product line on March 27, next, at the Savannah Suite, Pegasus Hotel, Seawall Road. Kingston, Georgetown. The...

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CWI Cricket West Indies suspends Alzarri Joseph for two matches

A lesson from the bread lines of America

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- If the American elections of 2024 delivered any one lesson to the rest of the world, it... more