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Govt spent US$5M to rehab Sanata, then sold it to Ramroop for US$3.4M – Audit report reveals

Jan 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Govt spent US$5M to rehab Sanata, then sold it to Ramroop for US$3.4M – Audit report reveals

By Abena Rockcliffe The term “friends with benefits” was magnified in a section of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) audit report which confirmed that Dr....

Govt. gets tough on contractors, Ministers’ performance

Jan 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. gets tough on contractors, Ministers’ performance

By Leonard Gildarie As impatience continues to wear thin on the implementation of State contracts, Government has announced ambitious plans to ensure its ministries and agencies perform on the job....

AFC gets permanent headquarters

Jan 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on AFC gets permanent headquarters

-as new AFC headquarters commissioned By Jarryl Bryan As the Alliance for Change (AFC) christened a new headquarters yesterday, President David Granger is making it clear that coalition politics is...

Gov’t. to seek RCMP help to locate charged former GPL Exec.

Jan 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t. to seek RCMP help to locate charged former GPL Exec.

The Guyana Government has not ruled out seeking the extradition of former Deputy Chief Executive Officer Aeshwar Deonarine from Canada to face larceny charges here. Speaking with reporters last...

PPP refusing to sit on state boards

Jan 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on PPP refusing to sit on state boards

Several state boards are have been named by the administration but it appears that the Parliamentary Opposition, the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), will not be participating. This past week, at...

Corruption too entrenched in Guyana –Dr. Hinds

Jan 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Corruption too entrenched in Guyana –Dr. Hinds

-but Govt. must declare war at all levels “We lived in a system where PPP saw corruption as an entitlement and less as an infraction.” By Kiana Wilburg As nauseating as it may seem, some social...

Bank of Baroda robbery accused is former Office of the President driver

Jan 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Bank of Baroda robbery accused is former Office of the President driver

Kennard Jabar, one of the three men charged in the recent Bank of Baroda robbery, is a former Office of the President employee. Jabar was employed as a driver at the Office of the President under the...

Thanks fuh dem handcuffs, Hambassador

Jan 31, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Thanks fuh dem handcuffs, Hambassador

Freeness is something everybody love. Dem women know that more than anybody else. Kwame, Jagdeo, Brazzy and Babbie did know this too. Most poor ass countries love freeness and does stretch dem hand....

Unwaveringly devoted to Public Health… Nurse Deslyn Fraser is a ‘Special Person’

Jan 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Unwaveringly devoted to Public Health… Nurse Deslyn Fraser is a ‘Special Person’

“Grateful patient, grateful relatives, expressions of gratitude from those who “made it” gave me a sense of self-fulfilment as a health care provider throughout my pre-retirement years.” By...

4th Annual Milo Schools Under-20 Schools Football Competition…Richard Ishmael, School of Nations, Bishop’s High, Christ Church all win

Jan 31, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on 4th Annual Milo Schools Under-20 Schools Football Competition…Richard Ishmael, School of Nations, Bishop’s High, Christ Church all win

Despite the controversy that threatened to sully the image of the third day of competition in the 4th Annual Milo Schools Under-20 Schools Football Competition, the three other scheduled games...

Kerber stuns Serena to protect idol Graf’s record

Jan 31, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kerber stuns Serena to protect idol Graf’s record

MELBOURNE (Reuters) On a night when Steffi Graf loomed large over Rod Laver Arena, an inspired Angelique Kerber stunned Serena Williams in a three-set classic to win the Australian Open on Saturday...

Kenisha Phillips is Most Outstanding Athlete of the Year

Jan 31, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kenisha Phillips is Most Outstanding Athlete of the Year

– Running Braves dominate AAG Awards Buxton-based sprint prodigy, Kenisha Phillips was recognised for her prowess Friday night when the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) named her ‘Most...

St. Cuthbert’s Mission/Pakuri Martial Arts Academy officially launched

Jan 31, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on St. Cuthbert’s Mission/Pakuri Martial Arts Academy officially launched

The St. Cuthbert’s Mission/Pakuri Martial Arts Academy with 14 members, lead by instructor Ryan Daniels, was officially launched by Shihan Abdool Nazim Yassim and his team on January 23, 2016. The...

GCB/Banks DIH Ltd/Digicel NSSCL progresses to Combine Elite Phases

Jan 31, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB/Banks DIH Ltd/Digicel NSSCL progresses to Combine Elite Phases

As the Guyana Cricket Board/Banks DIH/Digicel National Secondary Schools League continues, players with outstanding performances and those who demonstrated good promise have been earmarked by the...

GFF represented at Club licensing seminar in Panama

Jan 31, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF represented at Club licensing seminar in Panama

Trio to leave today for Pitch Maintenance Seminar in Barbados The Guyana Football Federation was represented by its Director of Competitions Ian Alves at a two-day Club Licensing seminar organized by...

Muneshwers Travels/GSCF Steel Challenge Match …Ryan McKinnon and Stacy Vieira are top shots

Jan 31, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Muneshwers Travels/GSCF Steel Challenge Match …Ryan McKinnon and Stacy Vieira are top shots

Ryan McKinnon continued his dominance while Stacy Vieira also excelled as they copped the respective top positions in the Limited and Wildcat Divisions when the Guyana Sports Shooting Federation...

West Demerara to come alive with Mobile Wizard 10/10 Softball finals February 7

Jan 31, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Demerara to come alive with Mobile Wizard 10/10 Softball finals February 7

The Mobile Wizard 10/10 Softball Cricket tournament organized by the Guyana Softball League will culminate at the Tuschen Ground with the Semi Finals and finals on the 7th February. The teams in the...

“Biting the bullet gives West Indies a good chance at WT-20 2016!”

Jan 31, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on “Biting the bullet gives West Indies a good chance at WT-20 2016!”

Colin E. H. Croft Two weeks ago, this column wondered if West Indies selectors Clive Lloyd, Courtney Walsh, Eldine Baptiste and Courtney Browne still had testicular fortitudes and true...

GCB/BANKS DIH/DIGICEL NSSCL…Tagore Memorial, Uitvlugt, Cummings Lodge and Annandale victorious

Jan 31, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB/BANKS DIH/DIGICEL NSSCL…Tagore Memorial, Uitvlugt, Cummings Lodge and Annandale victorious

Tagore Memorial, Uitvlugt, Cummings Lodge and Annadale registered victories when the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) National Secondary School Cricket League (NSSCL) sponsored by Banks DIH Ltd’s Coco...

Trophy Stall Open Chess Championships…Senior National Champion, Wendell Meusa among winners as first day concludes

Jan 31, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall Open Chess Championships…Senior National Champion, Wendell Meusa among winners as first day concludes

Following a lengthy hiatus where they had engaged in practice sessions, chess players resumed their battle for top honours when the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) commenced the 2016 season with the...

Golden Jaguars to commence training today

Jan 31, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Golden Jaguars to commence training today

GFF call up 26 for CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup The Golden Jaguars will commence training in their quest to qualify for the CONCACAF Gold Cup but their first hurdle will be to top Group 5 of the...

GBA shortlists 40 boxers to go into training for Schoolboys tourney

Jan 31, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GBA shortlists 40 boxers to go into training for Schoolboys tourney

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) has shortlisted 40 boxers to go into training for possible selection to represent Guyana at the region’s first International Schoolboys and Juniors tournament...

Police leads the way in community outreach

Jan 31, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Police leads the way in community outreach

No 41 Scheme play field restored While their motto is to serve and protect, the police over the years and more so lately have been going outside of their mandate to change their image that have been...

Govt’s move to ban used tyres irk importers

Jan 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Govt’s move to ban used tyres irk importers

The presentation of the $230B National Budget last Friday, revealed the government’s intention to ban used tyres while reducing the tax on new ones. While some observers have applauded the...

March deadline set for establishment of Public Procurement Commission

Jan 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on March deadline set for establishment of Public Procurement Commission

Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Ifraan Ali has set a March expiration date for the establishment of the Public Procurement Commission. Speaking with Kaieteur News following the...

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Trevon Prince is through to the boys under20 800m final at Jamaica National Trials

Jean-Louis Trintignant is dead, Costa Gavras thankfully is still alive

Kaieteur News – One day in 1971, a friend, Balwant Persaud, who I met when he was in high school (Guyana Oriental College... more

The Local Content Secretariat has no vetting powers

Kaieteur News – The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is out of order … again. Its latest snafu... more