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Female judge, husband robbed brutally beaten by bandits

Jul 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Female judge, husband robbed brutally beaten by bandits

– Suspects forced to drop loot during shootout with guard Heavily-armed bandits inflicted a brutal beating on Land Court Judge Nicola Pierre and her husband at around 01.30 hrs yesterday...

Guyana/Venezuela rice deal collapse…Previous govt. was notified but kept silent

Jul 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana/Venezuela rice deal collapse…Previous govt. was notified but kept silent

– PPP denies claim, PM has evidence By Kiana Wilburg With the sugar industry being up to its neck in debt and performing poorly over the years, the recent news that the booming rice could be...

House caps benefits for former presidents

Jul 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on House caps benefits for former presidents

By Abena Rockcliffe The burden that the lifestyle of former President Bharrat Jagdeo placed on the Treasury, was the focal point of Finance Minister Winston Jordan’s speech as he presented...

CJ rules Jagdeo can run again

Jul 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on CJ rules Jagdeo can run again

– deems presidential term limit unconstitutional Chief Justice (ag) Ian Chang in a High Court ruling yesterday, overruled the limitation specified in Act 17 of 2001, which purports to amend the...

GuyOil’s boss sent on leave

Jul 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GuyOil’s boss sent on leave

Managing Director of the Guyana Oil Company (GuyOil), Badrie Persaud, has reportedly been sent on leave, effective today, amidst a shakeup at that state-owned entity. Government sources confirmed...

Guyana seeks claim withdrawal, int’l court solution in Venezuela impasse

Jul 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana seeks claim withdrawal, int’l court solution in Venezuela impasse

Guyana’s plan to deal with the Venezuela issue in the short term is to have all threats withdrawn and afterwards seek a permanent juridical solution under international law. Addressing Parliament...

Jagdeo buy first class ticket fuh wife wha he don’t have

Jul 10, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Jagdeo buy first class ticket fuh wife wha he don’t have

Babita is de luckiest person on earth. She benefiting heavy and in style plus class fuh being wid Jagdeo, de man who is de devil cousin in Guyana. Dem boys seh that dem woulda never know that Jagdeo...

Canadian national “aggressively assaulted” by ranks at City Hall

Jul 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Canadian national “aggressively assaulted” by ranks at City Hall

– Questions mob mentality of female officers and why no one sought to stop them After being invited to Guyana’s shores by the Ministry of Social Protection to develop a social empowerment...

Bishop’s upset Final Four bound St. Rose’s in NSBF U-14 thriller

Jul 10, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bishop’s upset Final Four bound St. Rose’s in NSBF U-14 thriller

By Edison Jefford Bishop’s High School upset Final Four bound St. Rose’s High for a consolation win yesterday in the Under-14 category of the National Schools’ Basketball Festival (NSBF),...

Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition… Covent Garden take East Bank title with 3-1 win against Friendship

Jul 10, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition… Covent Garden take East Bank title with 3-1 win against Friendship

By Sean Devers In overcast conditions at the Timehri Red ground, a second half brace and a first half goal by Anthony Antionio spurred Covent Garden Secondary to a 3-1 win over Friendship Secondary...

Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition… BHS rally from behind for a place in the Region 6 final

Jul 10, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition… BHS rally from behind for a place in the Region 6 final

Berbice High School (BHS) are through to the Region Six (East Berbice/Corentyne) final of the Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition which continued yesterday, at the Skeldon Community...

Gayle Ton Guides Tallawahs to Home Victory!

Jul 10, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Gayle Ton Guides Tallawahs to Home Victory!

A brilliant century from Chris Gayle took the Jamaica Tallawahs to a 50-run victory against Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel at Sabina Park last night. Gayle’s century carried the Tallawahs to 180-6...

ANSA McAl Outfits Cycling Club -GILLETTE Evolution

Jul 10, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on ANSA McAl Outfits Cycling Club -GILLETTE Evolution

ANSA McAL Trading Ltd. has once again shown its commitment to the development of sports in Guyana by sponsoring cycling club – GILLETTE Evolution, outfitting them with new kits. President of...

Ejected US oil company renews commitment to restart search

Jul 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Ejected US oil company renews commitment to restart search

Representatives of US-owned Anadarko Petroleum Corporation yesterday met with Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman, reiterating the entity’s interest in restarting oil exploration activities in...

GITEP helps develop CPCE and UG libraries

Jul 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GITEP helps develop CPCE and UG libraries

– rewards top four Education graduates “In any tertiary institution the library is a significant aspect,” said Principal of the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE), Ms Viola Rowe, as...

Kitty residents lobby City Council for improvements

Jul 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Kitty residents lobby City Council for improvements

“It’s a mess, an absolute mess. We have been flooding terribly every time it rains, and all I’m asking is for someone to dig out the drain. That’s all I ask.” Those were the words repeated...

Inner Wheel Club of G/T Central installs new Executive committee

Jul 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Inner Wheel Club of G/T Central installs new Executive committee

The Inner Wheel Club of Georgetown Central, recently hosted its annual Administrative handing over ceremony at the Pegasus Hotel, Old Road, Kingston, Georgetown. The ceremony was in observance of the...

Bureaucracy reduced LCDS benefits – Harmon

Jul 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Bureaucracy reduced LCDS benefits – Harmon

Initial assessments of the trickle-down benefits of the much-touted Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) have found that bureaucracy may have been a major hurdle. That was the conclusion reached...

In modern politics, there should be no place for politicians like Jagdeo

Jul 10, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on In modern politics, there should be no place for politicians like Jagdeo

It is simply unbelievable that against a balance sheet of sheer political horror, the PPP selected Bharrat Jagdeo to lead it in Parliament. On every level, Mr. Jagdeo has either been a horrible...

BASS member charged for shooting death of labourer

Jul 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on BASS member charged for shooting death of labourer

The member of the Berbice Anti-Smuggling Squad (BASS) accused of shooting a labourer to death has been charged with manslaughter. Shafraz Khan, 40, a father of two, of Hassim Street, Corriverton,...

Threats to society

Jul 10, 2015 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Threats to society

Serious questions need to be asked about the alarming frequency of gun crimes, not least of which is: have we reached a point where irrespective of sophisticated planning, the citizens will remain at...

PPP names Gill, Pearson to fill empty slots on MP list

Jul 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on PPP names Gill, Pearson to fill empty slots on MP list

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has named Harry Gill and Yvonne Pearson to fill the Parliamentary seats. The Party announced Tuesday afternoon that it had concluded consultations for some 31...

Finance Minister corrects statement on external debt

Jul 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Finance Minister corrects statement on external debt

Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, addressed the National Assembly yesterday, on several matters, one of which sought to correct the figures provided to the House on the country’s external debt. On...

Goldsmith to face judge and jury for businessman’s murder

Jul 10, 2015 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Goldsmith to face judge and jury for businessman’s murder

Deon Sunthgolam who is charged with the murder of businessman Terrence Malcolm McLean called “Scatchy” 62, of Sheet Anchor, East Canje; Berbice, has been committed to stand trial in the next...

Govt. courting China for agri assistance

Jul 10, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. courting China for agri assistance

China’s Ambassador to Guyana, Zhang Limin, yesterday paid a courtesy call on Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder, at his Vlissengen Road office. “The meeting saw the dignitaries having in-depth...

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