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Controversial democracy project… Govt. revokes work permit of US contractor

May 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Controversial democracy project… Govt. revokes work permit of US contractor

The Government of Guyana has revoked the work permit and extension of stay of the Head of the United States of America’s democratization project Glenn Bradbury, which is being implemented in Guyana...

“We Lived in a police state….”…witness tells Rodney Commission

May 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on “We Lived in a police state….”…witness tells Rodney Commission

– claims to have had premonition about Rodney’s death By Latoya Giles Reverend Rueben Gilbert yesterday told the Rodney Inquiry that he had a premonition about his friend’s (Walter...

AFC to take legal action against senior officers who engage in ‘illegal spending’

May 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on AFC to take legal action against senior officers who engage in ‘illegal spending’

Considering that the 2014 Appropriation Bill has not been assented to, Leader of the Alliance for Change, Khemraj Ramjattan, said that any spending from today will be deemed illegal. President Donald...

Pandit to face High Court trial for rape

May 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Pandit to face High Court trial for rape

Accused rapist, Pandit Rajindra Maraj is expected to stand trial at the next sitting of the Demerara Criminal Assizes at the Georgetown Supreme Court. Maraj was committed to stand a High Court trial...

NICIL gifts Turkeyen land to China Railway

May 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on NICIL gifts Turkeyen land to China Railway

With the intention of making an official check for the assent of the amended 2014 Appropriation Bill by President Donald Ramotar in the Official Gazette, the Alliance for Change (AFC) learnt instead...

Company vying for drug supply pre-qualification ‘legally inactive’

May 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Company vying for drug supply pre-qualification ‘legally inactive’

…another hasn’t filed annual returns since 2010 New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation (GPC) is now clearly poised to be the pre-qualified source of drugs for Government in this and...

Ramotar refuses to sign 2014 ‘Budget’ Bill

May 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ramotar refuses to sign 2014 ‘Budget’ Bill

President Donald Ramotar whose office has been in receipt of the Appropriation Act of 2014 from Parliament since Friday April 25, is yet to give his assent to the said Act. This is according to the...

Washington-based NGO to give evidence at Rodney CoI

May 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Washington-based NGO to give evidence at Rodney CoI

A prominent Washington-based group has signaled its intention to make deposition before the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry that is currently conducting hearings in Guyana. According to the...

Dem boys seh… Mosquito ah pick fight wid elephant

May 01, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Mosquito ah pick fight wid elephant

Dem boys fed up reminding people that knack always got knack back. When you live by de sword you gun die by it. That is another saying that deh round a lang time. You live like a scamp, you gun die...

Shot policeman calls for assistance from Police Force

May 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Shot policeman calls for assistance from Police Force

Samuel Elvis, the 23-year-old policeman who recently had his leg amputated, is calling on the Commissioner of Police, Seelall Persaud, to look into his plight and offer some assistance. The Lot 4...

Police dectective’s murder… Witness recalls seeing body wrapped in multicoloured carpet floating in septic tank

May 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Police dectective’s murder… Witness recalls seeing body wrapped in multicoloured carpet floating in septic tank

A Police witness testifying in the murder trial of Desiree Jeffers recalled seeing the body of murdered policeman, Igris Bobb-Blackman floating in a septic tank, after arriving at the crime scene at...

UG gets $60 million injection from GT&T

May 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on UG gets $60 million injection from GT&T

–monies to be expended over three years The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) yesterday signed over a whopping sum of $60 million to the University of Guyana (UG) which...

Shot rapist unwittingly gave hideout location to victim

May 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Shot rapist unwittingly gave hideout location to victim

The man who was shot dead by police while hiding out on a farm on the Linden/Seosdyke Highway had unwittingly given away his whereabouts to the woman he had allegedly raped. According to relatives,...

Political victimization of reporters worrisome- AFC

May 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Political victimization of reporters worrisome- AFC

As the local media fraternity gears to celebrate World Press Freedom Day on Saturday, May 3, Executive Member of the Alliance for Change (AFC), Cathy Hughes, has expressed her concern over the...

Teenager charged with Mabura shopkeeper’s murder

May 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Teenager charged with Mabura shopkeeper’s murder

A 19-year-old father of one was yesterday taken before a city Magistrate charged with the murder of a shopkeeper who was found dead at his Mabura, Region Ten premises on Sunday, last. Jahryl Reid,...

Anti-Money Laundering Legislation… International blacklisting looms

May 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Anti-Money Laundering Legislation… International blacklisting looms

Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, has announced that the plenary meeting of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFTAF) that will review Guyana on its Anti Money...

Trade unionism in Guyana: Dying or dead?

May 01, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Trade unionism in Guyana: Dying or dead?

There are two incredible facts about trade unionism in this country and the word, “incredible,” is simply too mild a descriptive term. The first is that some of the most powerful trade unions are...

Carnegie to undertake workshop on breadfruit

May 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Carnegie to undertake workshop on breadfruit

During the course of this month, the 80-year-old Carnegie School of Home Economics will embark on a workshop aimed at highlighting the benefits of breadfruit. This will be done in collaboration with...

No evidence of pollution of Canje Creek- Armogan

May 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on No evidence of pollution of Canje Creek- Armogan

…future visit planned By Leon Suseran Region 6 Chairman Mr. David Armogan has said that during a recent visit to the Canje Creek communities, there is no evidence of pollution. He and...

Uncle and nephews freed of Mahaicony murder

May 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Uncle and nephews freed of Mahaicony murder

Satnarine Jaikaran, called Sato, and his nephews, Neville and Randy Crawford, walked out of the Georgetown Supreme Court as free men yesterday, after Justice William Ramlal upheld a no- case...

THE RODNEY INQUIRY SHOULD SCHEDULE HEARINGS IN LONDON, TORONTO AND NEW YORK.

May 01, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on THE RODNEY INQUIRY SHOULD SCHEDULE HEARINGS IN LONDON, TORONTO AND NEW YORK.

The Commission of Inquiry into the death of Dr. Walter Rodney has commenced in Georgetown. Evidence is being led by witnesses who are attempting to recall events that took place more than thirty...

Chinese group on worldwide RV tour… “Guyana is special place, we have to return”

May 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Chinese group on worldwide RV tour… “Guyana is special place, we have to return”

“Guyana is very beautiful and the people very friendly and they make you feel warm at heart,” were the sentiments shared by one of the four Chinese travelers who are on a world tour in a...

Former national junior athlete caught after botched robbery

May 01, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Former national junior athlete caught after botched robbery

…fails to outrun residents The police continue to put a dent in the criminal enterprise in Berbice. This time the person who was nabbed during a botched robbery was a national figure. Former...

GCA/Brain Street U-15 tourney…DCC B, MSC victorious

May 01, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA/Brain Street U-15 tourney…DCC B, MSC victorious

Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) B and Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) registered victories when the final preliminary round games of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/Brain Street U-15 limited overs...

Price is Right Supermarket/UCCA second division cricket final reset for Sunday

May 01, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Price is Right Supermarket/UCCA second division cricket final reset for Sunday

After being rained out on the first occasion, all is now set for the much anticipated final of the Price is Right Supermarket/Upper Corentyne Cricket Association (UCCA) Second Division...