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Guyana grants $$B in concessions, but unable to track benefits

Jul 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana grants $$B in concessions, but unable to track benefits

Billions of dollars in concessions have been granted over the last two decades, but there are very few mechanisms in place by the various agencies and ministries to gauge how the country has been...

Legal moves to block future “minority” presidents

Jul 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Legal moves to block future “minority” presidents

…allow coalitions after elections By Leonard Gildarie Attorney-at-law Saphier Husain-Subedar is moving to effect legal changes that will pave the way for political parties to form coalitions and do...

Three C’tyne fishermen still missing

Jul 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Three C’tyne fishermen still missing

…located body ‘disappears’ at sea Days after their boat was discovered abandoned at the Whim Foreshore, three of the five fishermen that were on board are still missing. Two bodies were...

Bandit shoots female bus passenger in stomach

Jul 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Bandit shoots female bus passenger in stomach

A lone gunman shot a female minibus passenger in the stomach and reportedly stripped her of jewellery during a brazen robbery in Plaisance, East Coast Demerara, at around 20.00 hrs last night....

Wanted man and accomplice captured with stolen cow

Jul 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Wanted man and accomplice captured with stolen cow

After being on the run for over two weeks, notorious cow thief ‘Rambo’ was captured yesterday after police made a swift raid in the Sisters Backdam, East Bank Berbice. According to information,...

Teen’s body found on C’tyne road

Jul 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Teen’s body found on C’tyne road

Investigations are ongoing as to the cause of death of 17-year-old Haresh Roth of Number 69 Village, Corentyne. The teen’s body was found early yesterday morning on the No. 66 Public Road....

Guyana in sight of first title in seven years; T&T out to spoil their party

Jul 30, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana in sight of first title in seven years; T&T out to spoil their party

By Sean Devers Guyana, the competition’s most successful team, hunt their 13th Regional Under-19 three-day cricket title and first in seven years when they face 2010 champions Trinidad & Tobago...

Application for new passports…Police slapped with another court case over birth certificate requirement

Jul 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Application for new passports…Police slapped with another court case over birth certificate requirement

Another court case has been filed against the police over the recently introduced birth certificate requirement for new passport applicants. Businessman Gainlal Sookraj has taken the Chief...

Dem boys seh…Brazzy suit can mek bed sheet fuh Dharm Shala

Jul 30, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Brazzy suit can mek bed sheet fuh Dharm Shala

Brazzy, that fat crook, think that dem boys is li’l babies. He trying fuh put pacifier in dem mouth by filing not one, not two, but 13 lawsuit against dem. Dem boys get frighten when dem see so...

La Toya Herbert is first Guyanese female to attain Taekwondo Coaching Diploma

Jul 30, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on La Toya Herbert is first Guyanese female to attain Taekwondo Coaching Diploma

Guyana’s first, First Dan World Taekwondo Federation Kukkiwon Black Belt holder La Toya Herbert recently returned from Mexico after participating in a High Performance training course for Coaches...

Franklin wins but Guyanese athletes had a miserable day

Jul 30, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Franklin wins but Guyanese athletes had a miserable day

Braithwaite ends 15th fullbore rifle Queen’s Prize individual event Guyana’s Christopher Franklin beat Craig Gascoyne of Jersey 4-1 in Men’s Table Tennis action for Guyana yesterday at the...

Van-Rossum fails to medal at PanAm Olympic Festival

Jul 30, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Van-Rossum fails to medal at PanAm Olympic Festival

Orlando Van-Rossum was failed to reach the medal round at the Pan American Olympic Festival held in Puebla, Mexico, July 19-21 due to injuries; over 30 other countries competed at the Festival. Even...

CWSS not taking anything for granted

Jul 30, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on CWSS not taking anything for granted

By Rawle Welch This year’s final of the 4th Annual Digicel Schools Football Competition dubbed ‘Extension or Redemption’ seems to have all the accessories to pack fans into the National Stadium...

Quincy, Cattle King double winners at Budhan Horserace meet

Jul 30, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Quincy, Cattle King double winners at Budhan Horserace meet

Quincy and Cattle King were the top horses when the Budhan’s Memorial Turf Club held a grand Pre-Emancipation One day meet at the club’s track at No. 66 Village, Corentyne, Berbice. Quincy won...

Noble House Goals Galore Indoor Hockey Championships…Tournament off to exciting start with an abundance of goals

Jul 30, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Noble House Goals Galore Indoor Hockey Championships…Tournament off to exciting start with an abundance of goals

The annual Noble House Goals Galore Indoor Hockey Championships got off to an exciting start in this year’s edition on Monday which saw a number of high scoring games in both divisions. PEPSI...

K&B Mining continues partnership with Boyce/Jefford Classic

Jul 30, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on K&B Mining continues partnership with Boyce/Jefford Classic

K&B Mining and Hardware Supplies yesterday renewed its sponsorship for the fifth consecutive year for the annual Boyce & Jefford Track and Field Classic that will be held on August 16-17 at...

Ansa McAl supports as KMTC stages Emancipation Horse Race Meet

Jul 30, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ansa McAl supports as KMTC stages Emancipation Horse Race Meet

Turfites are currently getting ready for what is gearing up to be a day of exciting races when the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) stages the Emancipation Meeting at their Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne...

ACDA stages Emancipation Dominoes tourney

Jul 30, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on ACDA stages Emancipation Dominoes tourney

Domino players will engage in keen competition when the African Cultural and Developmental Association (ACDA) Sports Committee hosts a Dominoes competition in observance of Emancipation Day...

Best of the Best Martial Arts Karate…Westminster Karate Club takes gold in Team Kata

Jul 30, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Best of the Best Martial Arts Karate…Westminster Karate Club takes gold in Team Kata

The Westminster Karate Club of Diamond East Bank Demerara took the gold medal in the Traditional Team event when the Best of the Best Martial Arts School’s First Annual Karate Championship was held...

We demand of our party what we demand of Govt.

Jul 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on We demand of our party what we demand of Govt.

– PNCR’s Solomon “Congress is over, and we are now faced with the task of moving forward; of mending our rifts, correcting our weaknesses and building on our strengths to face the national...

$25M fire station to complement growth of upper EBD

Jul 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on $25M fire station to complement growth of upper EBD

By Zena Henry To complement the growth of the upper East Bank of Demerara (EBD) communities and the expansion of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), the government has allocated some $25M...

GWI tenders for electromechanical equipment

Jul 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on GWI tenders for electromechanical equipment

Three bids were opened under the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) for the supply and delivery of electromechanical equipment. The bids were unveiled yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender...

French Guianese fined for illegal entry

Jul 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on French Guianese fined for illegal entry

A French Guiana national, who claims he came to these shores to get married, was fined $30,000 on an illegal entry charge when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday. Marcieno...

Talking the talk, but skipping the walk

Jul 30, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Talking the talk, but skipping the walk

At the just concluded Congress of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR and not PNC/R), the Leader of the party advanced a model of national unity that is reflective of our country’s...

Benschop Foundation offers medical outreach

Jul 30, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Benschop Foundation offers medical outreach

Squatters residing in the area aback of the Botanical Gardens turned up in their numbers yesterday in order to access free medical services provided by the Deskan Institute and Training Medical...