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Mahaica Determinators beat Rosignol; New Amsterdam United trounce Timehri

Dec 23, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Mahaica Determinators beat Rosignol; New Amsterdam United trounce Timehri

Mahaica Determinators defeated Rosignol United by a 2-0 margin, while New Amsterdam United mauled Timehri Panthers 10-1 to book quarter final slots when action continued on day three of the inaugural...

AG threat against K/News…No evidence to charge Attorney General – DPP

Dec 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on AG threat against K/News…No evidence to charge Attorney General – DPP

After a delay of more than a month, Director of Public Prosecutions, Shalimar Ali-Hack, has finally advised that there is no evidence to charge Attorney General Anil Nandlall over threats he...

Cops intensify hunt for Tuschen killer after threats of second bloodbath

Dec 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Cops intensify hunt for Tuschen killer after threats of second bloodbath

– take steps to protect fugitive’s spouse and sister In the wake of threats of a second bloodbath by a man claiming to be Tuschen murder suspect, Jerome Franklin, police yesterday...

Jagdeo/Kissoon libel case…Judge grants plaintiff six weeks more to seek appeal

Dec 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo/Kissoon libel case…Judge grants plaintiff six weeks more to seek appeal

… said nine-month failure was an oversight Lawyers for former President Bharrat Jagdeo have been given six weeks to file an application for an appeal out of time. This is after the Attorneys...

Stranded Dynamic passenger says Gerry Gouveia pushed him down stairs

Dec 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Stranded Dynamic passenger says Gerry Gouveia pushed him down stairs

United States of America-based Guyanese, Hardat William, is hoping that the police will take action against leading airline executive Captain Gerry Gouveia, who he alleged pushed him down the stairs...

Captain missing in E’bo River after speedboat capsizes

Dec 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Captain missing in E’bo River after speedboat capsizes

A midnight accident on the Essequibo River has left a speedboat captain missing. According to the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD), police are now trying to locate another vessel which...

Hoyte remembered: Guyana ready for another PNC leader – Corbin

Dec 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Hoyte remembered: Guyana ready for another PNC leader – Corbin

Former leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Hugh Desmond Hoyte, is being remembered for his calls for a new type of Governance in Guyana. The former President was the one who...

De DPP ears want cleaning

Dec 23, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on De DPP ears want cleaning

When goat bite you, yu really deh bad. You cross fuh life. Some goat bite Gerry Gouveia and Dynamic because dem blight. De first one was Gerry. He park he plane and de next thing you know is that it...

Discussions on border issues to continue in 2015

Dec 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Discussions on border issues to continue in 2015

– Foreign Affairs Minister Discussions between Guyana and Suriname, regarding the New River Triangle issue, will be furthered in the New Year. This is according to Minister of Home Affairs, Ms....

As battle continues for championship honours, Camptown FC dims Beacons light

Dec 23, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on As battle continues for championship honours, Camptown FC dims Beacons light

Rhythm Squad triumph over Santos By Michael Benjamin A beacon is an intentionally conspicuous device designed to attract attention to a specific location but the Beacons FC failed to meet the...

Anna Regina council workers strike

Dec 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Anna Regina council workers strike

Employees attached to the Anna Regina Town Council, staged a protest yesterday morning, .clamouring for increase of wages and salaries. Labourers, security personnel and staff of the Town Council...

Stella Maris HM encourages students’ involvement in sports

Dec 23, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stella Maris HM encourages students’ involvement in sports

Visibly ecstatic after the girls duplicated the boys’ performance earlier in the year, Headmistress of Stella Maris Primary School Myrna Kendall speaking with the media shortly after the conclusion...

WICB President Dave Cameron pays courtesy call on Floodlights cricketers

Dec 23, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on WICB President Dave Cameron pays courtesy call on Floodlights cricketers

West Indies Cricket Board President Mr Dave Cameron paid a courtesy call on The Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) in the company of Mr Alfred Mentore President of the DCC last...

ARE LOCALS ALLOWED IN CASINOS?

Dec 23, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on ARE LOCALS ALLOWED IN CASINOS?

There is a case before the Court in which someone took a local casino to court over a dispute over winnings. I will not comment on the substance of the dispute because the matter is sub judice. But...

Harmon promises further scrutiny of “controversial” Public Works projects

Dec 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Harmon promises further scrutiny of “controversial” Public Works projects

…Minister Benn says 2014 was a good year Even as the combined opposition and public stakeholders drilled and slammed the government over what has been described as a number of...

Nine prisoners get early release after Food For The Poor intervention

Dec 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Nine prisoners get early release after Food For The Poor intervention

Food For The Poor (FFTP) has secured the release of 68 prisoners, who committed non-violent offences in Jamaica, Guyana, Haiti and Honduras, in time to spend Christmas with their families. The...

Caribbean stakeholders working to ensure finite water resources sustained- GWP-C

Dec 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Caribbean stakeholders working to ensure finite water resources sustained- GWP-C

By Rabindra Rooplall The finite water resources are interdependent, and high irrigation demands and polluted drainage flows from agriculture mean less freshwater for drinking or industrial use....

No poultry, egg shortage this Christmas

Dec 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on No poultry, egg shortage this Christmas

Poultry producers usually look forward to December when there is a higher consumption of eggs and other poultry products. According to officials from the Agriculture Ministry, there should be no...

Dredging operations completed in the Essequibo River

Dec 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Dredging operations completed in the Essequibo River

A critical dredging exercise in the Essequibo River has been completed. According to the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD), the final phase of dredging activities in Chalmers Crossing by...

Guyanese among 4 escapees from TT detention centre

Dec 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese among 4 escapees from TT detention centre

Trinidad (Trinidad Newsday) – Four illegal immigrants—a Nigerian, a Guyanese, a Jamaican and a Barbadian— who were awaiting deportation to their respective countries, escaped from the Aripo...

Mechanic falls from tractor to his death

Dec 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Mechanic falls from tractor to his death

While some families are busy preparing for Christmas Day which is just a few days away, one Essequibo family is preparing to bury its dead. Paul Gounga, a/k “George”, 53, formerly of Five Miles...

Husband who killed Guyanese wife, her lover acted in self-defense – lawyer

Dec 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Husband who killed Guyanese wife, her lover acted in self-defense – lawyer

New York (New York Daily News) -The Brooklyn man accused of stabbing his wife and her new lover to death when he caught them having sex in a car, was acting in self-defense, his lawyer claimed...

Holder’s appointment as Captain is shocking

Dec 23, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Holder’s appointment as Captain is shocking

Especially since Ramdin is an automatic ODI pick Says Sean Devers The appointment of 23-year-old Barbadian Jason Holder as the youngest ever West Indies Captain comes as a shock to most West Indian...

For all the wrong reasons

Dec 23, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on For all the wrong reasons

Guyana seems to want to keep up with the rest of the world for all the wrong reasons. There was a time when people slept with their doors and windows open. In some communities people still do because...

PPP takes credit for US/Cuba renewed diplomatic relations

Dec 23, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on PPP takes credit for US/Cuba renewed diplomatic relations

People’s Progressive Party (PPP), General Secretary, Clement Rohee expressed conviction yesterday, that the “strong advocacy role played by the PPP/C Government” had much to do with United...

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The illusion of compliance

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- A company can meet the letter of the law. It can tick every box, hit every target. Yet,... more