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Kaneville man shot dead

Mar 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Kaneville man shot dead

– body abandoned at Diamond Diagnostic Centre Police are trying to find out how a 28-year-old Kaneville, East Bank Demerara man ended up dead with a bullet in his back last Friday night. They...

Opposition shocked NICIL found US$58M to build Marriott

Mar 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition shocked NICIL found US$58M to build Marriott

– urges shares be available to local businesses The Opposition has recommended local businesses have an opportunity to bid for Marriott shares, now that the hotel in Kingston is near...

Venezuela rejects accusation of hindering development of Guyana

Mar 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuela rejects accusation of hindering development of Guyana

Venezuela (Caribbean News Now) – The government of Venezuela said on Tuesday it considers unacceptable and unjust, a statement issued last weekend by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Guyana,...

Anil Nandlall has done nothing to impact positively the administration of Justice

Mar 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Anil Nandlall has done nothing to impact positively the administration of Justice

By Kiana Wilburg Distinguished Guyanese Scholar, Sir Fenton Ramsahoye, affirms that serious attention needs to be paid to Guyana’s judicial system. The Senior Counsel (S.C) opined that the absence...

Int’l survey shows Guyana gov’t not listening to its people

Mar 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Int’l survey shows Guyana gov’t not listening to its people

A recent poll coming out of the United States has shown that amongst more than 1,500 Guyanese, the country ranks very low in whether people believe that leaders are interested in what they think. The...

Dem boys seh… People can’t trust nobody

Mar 07, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… People can’t trust nobody

Is human nature to always want but is greed when you want everything you set your eyes on. And that is wha happen in this country because dem tek de airwaves, dem tek de businesses, dem tek all de...

Inspire Inc. Phagwah Festival… Riot of colours transform National Stadium

Mar 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Inspire Inc. Phagwah Festival… Riot of colours transform National Stadium

By Rabindra Rooplall Thousands welcomed the “festival of colours” yesterday at the National Stadium Providence, East Bank Demerara, with a riot of colours to celebrate the annual Phagwah...

Government’s WOW initiative to be taken to Regions One and Seven

Mar 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Government’s WOW initiative to be taken to Regions One and Seven

Plans are currently in the pipeline to expand the Women of Worth (WoW) initiative to Regions One and Seven this year, according to the programme head, Donna Short-Gill. Short-Gill made this...

Kidney Foundation gears up for World Kidney Day

Mar 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Kidney Foundation gears up for World Kidney Day

Thousands of people in Guyana have suffered from renal failure, and the numbers continue to rise. Gone are the days when dialysis was hardly available. There is hope for Kidney patients. But the...

The Importance of Voting

Mar 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on The Importance of Voting

In every society that endorses and encourages the free expression of the people, voting is the ultimate expression of democracy at work. One of the key pillars of any such establishment is the right...

RK security guard hospitalised after falling through stairs

Mar 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on RK security guard hospitalised after falling through stairs

After falling through the stairs of an unfinished building, a security guard employed at Roshan Khan Security Services (RK), Razack Mohamed Juman, is currently recovering from a broken leg and...

Residents concerned about construction of Dr. Miller Road

Mar 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Residents concerned about construction of Dr. Miller Road

… Company refutes claims by residents Residents of Triumph, East Coast Demerara, have expressed concern at the standard and pace of work being done on Dr. Miller Road, and recently highlighted...

APNU+AFC rejects PPP stance on initiative to mobilize young voters

Mar 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on APNU+AFC rejects PPP stance on initiative to mobilize young voters

A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) has rejected the stance taken by the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) against Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM)’s decision to...

Petrocaribe member countries to meet in Venezuela to chart future

Mar 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Petrocaribe member countries to meet in Venezuela to chart future

Venezuela – Leaders of Central America and the Caribbean will hold an extraordinary summit March 6 in Venezuela to evaluate the development and future of Petrocaribe. Initiated as a pact to...

LOOKING BEYOND THE PAST

Mar 07, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on LOOKING BEYOND THE PAST

It is very disingenuous for the Alliance for Change (AFC) to justify its alliance with APNU on the basis that one should not continue to judge the PNCR on its past. It is equally disingenuous for the...

Ganja trafficker jailed for four years

Mar 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Ganja trafficker jailed for four years

A Wismar man, who was nabbed by police in a minibus on Tuesday with a quantity of narcotics, has been jailed for four years. The man, Daniel Apple, 52, a labourer of Bastoo Street, Wismar, Linden,...

LINDEN TOWN WEEK 2015 LAUNCHED

Mar 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on LINDEN TOWN WEEK 2015 LAUNCHED

By Jacquey Bourne Vybz Entertainment, the franchise holder for the Linden Town Week 2015, announced the plans in train for the Town Week which begins on April 25 and ends May 4. According to...

Kuru Kururu accident leaves student critical, logger with broken jaw

Mar 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Kuru Kururu accident leaves student critical, logger with broken jaw

A Wednesday afternoon collision has landed third form Dora Secondary School student, 15-year-old Richard Paramdeo, aka ‘Black Boy’, and 23-year-old logger, Travis Anthony Simeon’ at the...

Indian Cultural Centre hosts Phagwah celebrations

Mar 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Indian Cultural Centre hosts Phagwah celebrations

Phagwah was celebrated on the lawns of the Indian Cultural Centre at 67 Bel-Air, New Haven, Georgetown, yesterday. President Donald Ramotar, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, Government Ministers,...

APNU+AFC formulating plan to deal with Guyana’s debt status

Mar 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on APNU+AFC formulating plan to deal with Guyana’s debt status

– says projects that abuse taxpayers’ dollars will be halted, reviewed By: Kiana Wilburg As the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) gears for its first election...

Execution of GGMC officer… Owner of alleged getaway car providing conflicting reports – police source

Mar 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Execution of GGMC officer… Owner of alleged getaway car providing conflicting reports – police source

As police continue their investigation into the execution-style killing of Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC)’s engineer Trevor Abrams, the owner of the alleged getaway car is said to be...

President’s “human capital” statement irks NIP

Mar 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on President’s “human capital” statement irks NIP

The National Independent Party (NIP) has objected to President Donald Ramotar repeatedly labeling the people of Guyana as “Human Capital”. NIP’s leader, Saphier Husain-Subedar, said the...

Boost underway for malaria strategic plan

Mar 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Boost underway for malaria strategic plan

The National Malaria Control Programme Strategic Plan is set to be updated for the period 2015 to 2020. It will see the strengthening of existing policies. This is according to Director of Vector...

UG students seeing much needed improvements

Mar 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on UG students seeing much needed improvements

– hoping to solicit support of private sector to do more At a recent Academic Board meeting at the University of Guyana (UG), it was revealed that the semester will be extended by at least four...

Obama nominates former Afghan-stationed diplomat as new Guyana ambassador

Mar 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Obama nominates former Afghan-stationed diplomat as new Guyana ambassador

A Wofford College graduate and former manager of Radio Shack stores in South Carolina who has built a career as a member of the Senior Foreign Service has been nominated by President Obama to be...

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D-Up Basketball Academy Training camp brings Hoop Dreams to Life with Region 3 Jamboree

Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more