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Finance Minister escapes Parliamentary sanctions

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Finance Minister escapes Parliamentary sanctions

– complaints raised against him in 10th Parliament cannot be heard in the 11th – Speaker Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael Trotman has stated that it would be difficult to blame...

Fully loaded fishing boat vanishes from wharf

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Fully loaded fishing boat vanishes from wharf

A D’Edward West Coast Berbice fisherman, Latchman Ramnarine, 63, is pleading for assistance to find his fishing boat and equipment, which were stolen from the Rosignol Fisherman Coop wharf two...

Buxton Pride steals the show at Republic Bank Pan-o-rama

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Buxton Pride steals the show at Republic Bank Pan-o-rama

The Cliff Anderson Sports Hall was the place of rhythm, harmonies and cheers, yesterday, as the Mashramani Pan-o-rama Steel Band competition completed its final day of activities. The event was...

Dem boys seh…Poor people still getting rob

Feb 09, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Poor people still getting rob

Sometimes things don’t always go right because wha right fuh one might not be right fuh de other. Dem boys seh that when de government decide fuh expand de Cheddi Jagan International Airport it...

Jagdeo destroyed Guyana so much that he refuses to work here – Harmon

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo destroyed Guyana so much that he refuses to work here – Harmon

– he is comfortable being the backseat driver with no responsibilities By Abena Rockcliffe Former President Bharrat Jagdeo used his presidency to enrich himself so much that he does not have...

Elderly Corentyne driver dies in truck smash-up

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Elderly Corentyne driver dies in truck smash-up

A 65-year-old man, Mohid Wahab, a resident of No. 72 Village, Corentyne is the latest road fatality in Berbice. Wahab was killed around 08:10 hrs Saturday when the truck he was driving slammed into...

Stop sending rogue cops to interior locations – GWMO

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Stop sending rogue cops to interior locations – GWMO

By Abena Rockcliffe President of the Guyana Women Miners Organization (GWMO), Simona Broomes is firmly of the opinion that there will be no reduction in the level of human trafficking in Guyana...

Adult Calypso Semi Final Competition…Mighty Believer to give De Professor a run for his money

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Adult Calypso Semi Final Competition…Mighty Believer to give De Professor a run for his money

With performances that had an audience of almost 1000 rocking, local Calypsonians threw down the gauntlet to reigning monarch ‘De Professor’ who many would agree will be hard pressed to retain...

Link Show returns February 20

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Link Show returns February 20

Marking 31 years of entertaining Guyana’s audiences, Link Show 31 will commence on February 20 at the National Cultural Centre. The Link Show made its debut showcase to the Guyanese people in...

$35M Petting Zoo launched

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on $35M Petting Zoo launched

By Tiffany A. Hytmiah The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment, together with The Protected Areas Commission, yesterday launched Guyana’s very own Petting Zoo as part of the...

Commuters give public transportation low grade – Survey

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Commuters give public transportation low grade – Survey

A Public Bus Commuter Satisfaction survey conducted last year revealed that only 41 percent of the public is satisfied with the service provided. The survey, conducted by the Ministry of Public...

Region Nine has great agriculture potential – President

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Region Nine has great agriculture potential – President

Head of State, Donald Ramotar, after recently visiting several communities in Region Nine, said that it is clear that this, the largest administrative region has great prospects in agriculture. “It...

Suspected botched abortion…Doctor awaiting PM examination to clear his name

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Suspected botched abortion…Doctor awaiting PM examination to clear his name

The doctor, who is accused of performing a botched abortion on 23-year-old Athina Kennedy, five months before she died, is eagerly waiting on a Post Mortem Examination to be done on the woman’s...

WICB Four-Day First-Class Cricket Franchise…Chanderpaul (77) and bowlers impress as Jaguars scent blood against Jamaica

Feb 09, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on WICB Four-Day First-Class Cricket Franchise…Chanderpaul (77) and bowlers impress as Jaguars scent blood against Jamaica

By Sean Devers in Jamaica In Association with Western Union John Fernandes Ltd & Payless Varity Store Guyana Jaguars, led by 77 from their most experienced player Shiv Chanderpaul and disciplined...

Father of missing man lashes out at police

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Father of missing man lashes out at police

As the saga continues to swirl surrounding the mysterious disappearance of a 28-year-old construction worker, his relatives are not satisfied with how the police are dealing with the matter. It’s...

Guinness ‘Greatest of De Streets’ Tournament…Underdogs West Side Ballers crowned inaugural champs

Feb 09, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guinness ‘Greatest of De Streets’ Tournament…Underdogs West Side Ballers crowned inaugural champs

– Street Ballers finish third Witnessed by a capacity crowd that would have left the Organisers Banks DIH with no other choice but to confirm next year’s hosting, West Demerara fans of the...

Government of Guyana provided financial support to Iwokrama over past three years

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Government of Guyana provided financial support to Iwokrama over past three years

Contrary to misrepresentation, the Government of Guyana has approved a third loan to the Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development as part of continued financial...

High Court quashes worker’s dismissal for not using finger print clock-in system

Feb 09, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on High Court quashes worker’s dismissal for not using finger print clock-in system

The High Court recently quashed the dismissal of a public servant who had refused to use a biometric time-keeping machine. Chief Justice Ian Chang late last month, ruled in favour of Gregory Mentore,...

Fitness Express/GAPF Novice and Junior C/ships…Alleyne (Novice), Blackman (Junior) & Britney Mack (female) are overall winners

Feb 09, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fitness Express/GAPF Novice and Junior C/ships…Alleyne (Novice), Blackman (Junior) & Britney Mack (female) are overall winners

By Franklin Wilson Orin Alleyne, Rudolph Blackman and 16-year-old Britney Mack were crowned overall winners of the Fitness Express sponsored Guyana amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) 2015 Novice...

GPHC to launch Retinopathy Programme for diabetics

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Gimme de ting wah the doctor order me!

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The government’s decision to go ahead with the universal healthcare voucher scheme is... more