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Bobby Ramroop takes control of CPL

Jun 26, 2013 KNews News, Sports Comments Off on Bobby Ramroop takes control of CPL

…sponsors Overall Tournament Georgetown, Guyana – Just days after signing on as the first Caribbean Premier League (CPL) franchise owner, Dr. Ranjisingh ’Bobby’ Ramroop’s New GPC Inc,...

Three days after assault allegations… Minister’s son surrenders to police

Jun 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Three days after assault allegations… Minister’s son surrenders to police

“No one is above the law”- Gender Equality Commission The son of Works Minister Robeson Benn yesterday surrendered to police, three days after he allegedly sexually and physically...

Amaila Falls Road… US$38.4M in contracts to date

Jun 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Amaila Falls Road… US$38.4M in contracts to date

… pontoon crossing still to be awarded Ever since the fiasco involving Makeshwar ‘Fip’ Motilall’s Synergy Holdings Inc, for the construction of the Amaila Falls Access Road, government has...

Ex-Coast Guard ranks murder trial … Accused plead innocence as prosecution closes case

Jun 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Ex-Coast Guard ranks murder trial … Accused plead innocence as prosecution closes case

By Latoya Giles The three men accused of killing 24-year-old gold miner Dweive Kant Ramdass in August 2009 all pleaded innocence yesterday when they all gave unsworn statements from the prisoners’...

E’bo businessman gets four years for trafficking teen girl

Jun 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on E’bo businessman gets four years for trafficking teen girl

Chaitram Persaud, the 43-year owner of the Soca Paradise club at Colombia, Essequibo Coast, was yesterday jailed for four years on a Trafficking in Persons charge. Magistrate Sunil Scarce handed down...

UK-funded $400M agri progamme launched

Jun 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on UK-funded $400M agri progamme launched

The diversification and expansion of Guyana’s agricultural exports has been prompted through a £1.3M (approx. G$401M) United Kingdom-funded programme which is part of the Department for...

Dem boys seh … A local saviour coming

Jun 26, 2013 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh … A local saviour coming

Irfaat fly to Canada wid Donald and Gerry and Clive and Kit and Kit wife and everybody who coulda walk and who got anything to do wid tourism. De message was that Guyana serious about tourism but de...

Assets of micro-finance institutions reach $4.2 billion

Jun 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Assets of micro-finance institutions reach $4.2 billion

Assets of the country’s three micro-finance institutions reached $4.2 billion at the end of March. This represents an increase of $267 million over 2013. This is revealed in a report by the...

Competitive barriers stifling Guyana’s potential to grow – GCCI

Jun 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Competitive barriers stifling Guyana’s potential to grow – GCCI

Barriers to competitiveness are impeding Guyana’s economy from doubling its current growth rate of five percent and private sector companies’ abilities of competing in the global...

Clear direction needed at UG

Jun 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Clear direction needed at UG

– Workers’ Union President Although moves have been made towards restructuring of the University of Guyana, there is still need for clear direction. This is according to President of the...

Hururu Council told… RUSAL officials await word from Russia on way forward

Jun 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Hururu Council told… RUSAL officials await word from Russia on way forward

The Hururu Village Council is hoping to receive word this week from the Russian firm RUSAL on whether the bauxite mining entity will allow villagers to have access to a key roadway that leads to...

Webster retains PSC Chairmanship by landslide

Jun 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Webster retains PSC Chairmanship by landslide

Executive, Ronald Webster, has retained the Chairmanship of Private Sector Commission (PSC), after beating out Clinton Urling yesterday following the business body’s Annual General Meeting (AGM)....

Expansion of Sheriff Street, Mandela Avenue imminent

Jun 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Expansion of Sheriff Street, Mandela Avenue imminent

– “Final” concept plan in consultation stage The concept plan for the design of the Sheriff Street and Mandela Avenue expansion features four-lane, sidewalks, new street lights, bus...

Overheated ceiling fan caused Princes St. fire

Jun 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Overheated ceiling fan caused Princes St. fire

The early morning fire, that completely destroyed the interior of a two-storey Princes Street, Lodge house last week, was reported by Fire Chief Marlon Gentle as having been of an electrical nature,...

Citizen Security Programme probe… IDB promises range of sanctions if fraud confirmed

Jun 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Citizen Security Programme probe… IDB promises range of sanctions if fraud confirmed

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it could implement a range of sanctions if it confirms a case of fraud involving the US19 million Citizen Security Programme and its former Coordinator...

Overheated ceiling fan caused Princes St. fire

Jun 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Overheated ceiling fan caused Princes St. fire

New minimum wage arrangement threatens inflation rate hike – Urling

Jun 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on New minimum wage arrangement threatens inflation rate hike – Urling

The Private Sector Commission was not sufficiently consulted on details surrounding the implementation of the new minimum wage slated for July 1. And restricting the 40-hour work-week to five days is...

INCREASING CLASSROOM TIME

Jun 26, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on INCREASING CLASSROOM TIME

While technical and strategic issues must invariably be part of the plan to revamp education in Guyana, what will make the difference in terms of improvements of grades and passes within our schools...

Essequibo man given suspended sentence for fraud

Jun 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo man given suspended sentence for fraud

After being found guilty of fraudulent conversion by the court, Arian Narine of Riverstown, Essequibo, was given a two-year suspended prison sentence. The ruling was made by Magistrate Fabayo Azore...

North Sophia murder accused to know fate next Tuesday

Jun 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on North Sophia murder accused to know fate next Tuesday

A 12-member Supreme Court jury will decide the fate of Romeo Andrews, next Tuesday. Andrews of North Sophia is before Justice Bovell Drakes pending the outcome of an indictment of murder. He is...

Senior citizen for High Court murder trial

Jun 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Senior citizen for High Court murder trial

Donald Mapp, 70, who was indicted on a murder charge earlier this year, will be facing a Supreme Court Judge in the next session of the Demerara Criminal Assizes. Magistrate Judy Latchman on Monday...

Disability Commission looks to strengthen capacity of differently-able persons

Jun 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Disability Commission looks to strengthen capacity of differently-able persons

Strengthening the capacity of both adults and children with disabilities has been listed as one of the key factors in the National Commission on Disability’s strategic plan. This is, according to...

‘Guarantee’ for GPL payments to hydro plant heads to Parliament

Jun 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Guarantee’ for GPL payments to hydro plant heads to Parliament

The Guyana Government will tomorrow formally move to petition the National Assembly to resolve to increase the aggregate amount of the liability of the Government under the Guarantee of Loans (Public...

Bunga-bunga and zenga-zenga in Guyana

Jun 26, 2013 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Bunga-bunga and zenga-zenga in Guyana

The former Prime Minister of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, has been sentenced to seven years in jail for having sex with an underage girl, just days after a book has been published on the Thomas Carroll...

Germany helps Guyana with SUVs to monitor protected areas

Jun 26, 2013 KNews News Comments Off on Germany helps Guyana with SUVs to monitor protected areas

The Guyana Protected Areas System Project (GPAS) yesterday received two four-wheel vehicles, valued $16.5M, as part of an ongoing cooperation with the German Development Bank, KfW. A team from KFW is...