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Venezuela rice shipments to resume

Jul 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuela rice shipments to resume

Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder, has come out to clear the air on the Guyana/Venezuela rice agreement imbroglio, revealing that a rice and paddy deal was actually not in jeopardy of being halted...

Craig man charged for Nandy Park, Agricola minibus killings

Jul 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Craig man charged for Nandy Park, Agricola minibus killings

Orpheus Johnson, who is accused of killing Travis Rudder Snr. and Gladstone George, was yesterday arraigned before a city Magistrate, slapped with two murder charges. Johnson, 28, a porkknocker of...

Jagdeo’s court case suspended as High Court battle looms

Jul 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo’s court case suspended as High Court battle looms

The private criminal charge case against former President Bharrat Jagdeo continued yesterday in a Berbice court with Magistrate Charlyn Artiga announcing that she cannot hear the matter because an...

Robbery of Land court judge… Husband loses eye, wife suffers broken jaw

Jul 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Robbery of Land court judge… Husband loses eye, wife suffers broken jaw

Doctors have been forced to remove one of the eyes of businessman, Mohamed Chand, following the brutal beating that bandits inflicted on him and his wife, Commissioner of Title, Nicola Pierre, last...

‘Deplorable’ Land Registry for relocation to former NBS head office

Jul 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Deplorable’ Land Registry for relocation to former NBS head office

– State Minister says conditions unacceptable “Deplorable” and “unacceptable” were the words used by Minister of State Mr. Joseph Harmon to describe the conditions at the Land Registry,...

Territorial controversy… Out with the Good Officer process – Greenidge

Jul 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Territorial controversy… Out with the Good Officer process – Greenidge

By Abena Rockcliffe Guyana no longer has faith in the United Nations’ (UN) Good Officer Process as the means to bring an end to the ongoing territorial controversy with neighbouring Venezuela. So...

Guyana contractors can barely dig a latrine pit

Jul 14, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Guyana contractors can barely dig a latrine pit

Mexico put de most powerful drug lord in a maximum security prison. De first time dem ketch de man was in 2001. Of course dem lock up de man but was only fuh a short time because de man get away from...

Four fires in one day … Suspicious fire destroys Tiger Bay Youth Centre

Jul 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Four fires in one day … Suspicious fire destroys Tiger Bay Youth Centre

Fire prevention coverage across the Demerara County was put to the test yesterday with four big blazes erupting within the space of a few hours. The penultimate fire occurred yesterday afternoon as...

Four fires in one day … Suspicious fire destroys Tiger Bay Youth Centre

Jul 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Four fires in one day … Suspicious fire destroys Tiger Bay Youth Centre

Leaking gas caused Chinese establishment fire, Fire Chief says

Jul 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Leaking gas caused Chinese establishment fire, Fire Chief says

The fire that ripped through the AH&L Kissoon building early Sunday morning was a result of the ignition of gas leaking in the building, according to Fire Chief Marlon Gentle. Fire Chief, Marlon...

Colwyn Harding assault trial… Prosecutor’s ‘no show’ causes matter to be adjourned

Jul 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Colwyn Harding assault trial… Prosecutor’s ‘no show’ causes matter to be adjourned

Colwyn Harding, who was scheduled to continue testifying last Friday in his assault trial, will now have to do so on July 24, after his matter was adjourned due to the absence of Prosecutor, Attorney...

13 years jail for man who killed beautician wife

Jul 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 13 years jail for man who killed beautician wife

Charles Anthony Woolford has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for the unlawful killing of his beautician wife, Latoya Conway-Woolford. The sentence was handed down yesterday by Justice...

Oil and gas investors signal preference for new administration – Harmon

Jul 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Oil and gas investors signal preference for new administration – Harmon

With Guyana preparing to reap the benefits of the ExxonMobil oil operations, international investors are taking the opportunity to get on board. Several oil and gas executives met with Minister of...

GTU and CTF collaborate to upgrade hinterland teachers

Jul 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GTU and CTF collaborate to upgrade hinterland teachers

Teachers in Kwakwani, Region Ten, will be the primary targets for upgrade at a training seminar this week. The seminar is being undertaken through the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) in...

Police hunt bandits who robbed clerk of sales money

Jul 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Police hunt bandits who robbed clerk of sales money

Two armed bandits using a CG motorcycle around 13:50 hrs on Monday afternoon intercepted and held up a clerk from the popular A. Ally and Sons General Store in New Amsterdam before escaping. The...

Five homeless after fire destroys Crane residence

Jul 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Five homeless after fire destroys Crane residence

Five persons, including a septuagenarian, are now homeless and counting their losses after fire of ‘yet to be determined’ origin gutted their 370 Crane Housing Scheme, West Coast...

Education Minister addresses Al Ghazali Islamic Academy

Jul 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Education Minister addresses Al Ghazali Islamic Academy

Education Minister, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine addressed the graduates of the Al Ghazali Islamic Academy, recently, at their annual Graduation Ceremony for the Primary Department. The Education Minister,...

Kwakwani bounce away with three NSBF titles

Jul 14, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kwakwani bounce away with three NSBF titles

– Mackenzie High win historic first title By Edison Jefford Kwakwani Secondary School continued its dominance of schools’ basketball Sunday night when the institution won its fifth National...

Fitness Paradise Gym Expo 2015… Rashleigh Bentick is Light and Overall winner; Kavita Ganpat is Bikini & Best Legs queen

Jul 14, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fitness Paradise Gym Expo 2015… Rashleigh Bentick is Light and Overall winner; Kavita Ganpat is Bikini & Best Legs queen

By Franklin Wilson Rashleigh Bentick was crowned Mr. Gym Expo 2015 while Ms. Kavita Ganpat walked away with the Miss Best Legs and Miss Bikini top trophies on Sunday night in the Savannah Suite at...

‘We ready for the Biggest Party in Sports’

Jul 14, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on ‘We ready for the Biggest Party in Sports’

Guyana on track for four CPL home matches By Sean Devers It’s the biggest party in sports and Guyanese are expected to pack the Providence Stadium to its capacity for tomorrow’s clash against...

Digicel Nationwide Schools Football competition… BHS take Region-six title with 2-1 win over Orealla

Jul 14, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel Nationwide Schools Football competition… BHS take Region-six title with 2-1 win over Orealla

Waramadong hammer Bush Lot 6-1 in play-off at No 5 ground By Sean Devers in Berbice In sultry conditions at the Burnham Park in New Amsterdam, Berbice High School (BHS) captured the Region-six title...

Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition… GITC and Chase Academy advance in emphatic fashion

Jul 14, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition… GITC and Chase Academy advance in emphatic fashion

Government Industrial Training College (GITC) inflicted a 7-0 drubbing on a shorthanded North Georgetown team as play in the Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition continued yesterday with a...

Tough gun control measures for mining sector announced

Jul 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Tough gun control measures for mining sector announced

Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, is taking a comprehensive approach to ensure safe communities. This includes addressing the security of mining communities. The disclosures were made...

Today President Obama makes an announcement that Guyana must listen to

Jul 14, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Today President Obama makes an announcement that Guyana must listen to

Today President Barack Obama addresses the annual conference of the oldest civil rights organization in the US – National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP)....

PPP identifies Chief Whip, but no Deputy Speaker

Jul 14, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on PPP identifies Chief Whip, but no Deputy Speaker

…Remains non-committal on entry to parliament The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) yesterday remained non-committal about its entry into Parliament. The party did, however, clarify its position...

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The stakes are high in Guyana’s democracy

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In any vibrant democracy, the mechanisms that bind it together are those that mediate differences,... more