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Breaking News: Former Minister, assistant gets bail for attempting to steal eight Govt. vehicles

Jul 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Breaking News: Former Minister, assistant gets bail for attempting to steal eight Govt. vehicles

Former Minister Dr. Jennifer Westford, yesterday appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court slapped with four charges of attempted larceny. Westford pleaded not guilty when the charges were read...

Presidential Advisor to recommend revocation of BaiShanLin, Vaitarna concessions

Jul 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Presidential Advisor to recommend revocation of BaiShanLin, Vaitarna concessions

By: Kiana Wilburg After ten years, Chinese logging giant, BaiShanLin, which has enjoyed millions worth in tax concessions and incentives granted under the previous government, is yet to deliver on...

Sweeping changes as state boards named…Jordan to chair NICIL; Lucas at GRA

Jul 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Sweeping changes as state boards named…Jordan to chair NICIL; Lucas at GRA

Government has named Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, to chair the controversial National Investment and Commercial Investment Ltd. (NICIL), the state-owned company which had overseen a number of...

‘Pradoville 2’ deal to be re-examined

Jul 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Pradoville 2’ deal to be re-examined

– Minister Scott The new Government is set to examine details of how a large plot of prime seaside property was secured by the Bharrat Jagdeo administration, later developed, and then parceled off...

‘Dem Ah Watch Me’ singer accuses police of victimization

Jul 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Dem Ah Watch Me’ singer accuses police of victimization

Local Chutney Star Mahendra Ramkellawan believes that he is being unduly harassed by the police, who he is blaming for intervening in a private matter between him and two international...

Ex-Minister to face court

Jul 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Ex-Minister to face court

Former Public Service Minister Dr. Jennifer Westford, could be in court before the end of the week on charges related to the illegal transfer of state vehicles to private individuals, even as she...

Fleeing bandit struck down by car, loses gun and booty

Jul 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Fleeing bandit struck down by car, loses gun and booty

It was high drama as a gun-toting bandit narrowly escaped, minus his weapon and the cash that was taken from a female victim during a daring robbery just after midday yesterday at Melanie Damishana....

Local NDC takes no blame for road that stops in front of Hicken’s home

Jul 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Local NDC takes no blame for road that stops in front of Hicken’s home

A paved road which ended abruptly in front of the home of a police commander residing in Diamond is not the doing of the local Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC). An official yesterday from the...

Dem boys seh…Watch who talking bout spite

Jul 29, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Watch who talking bout spite

Nuff people feel de spite and de last government was really spiteful. Uncle Adam find out when he road did bruck up. He punish wid all de people who live in de neighbourhood. If de people did vex dem...

WPA pleads for extension of CoI

Jul 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on WPA pleads for extension of CoI

Breaking its silence, the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) yesterday made a stirring plea to the coalition government it forms part of, to allow for a chance for there to be closure from the death...

New GRDB Directors announced

Jul 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on New GRDB Directors announced

– Jinnah Rahaman, Naith Ram in; Seeraj, Badrie Persaud out Government has announced the full Board of Directors slated to take charge of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), for the period...

PPP unfazed by Govt.’s threat to review radio licences

Jul 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on PPP unfazed by Govt.’s threat to review radio licences

By Abena Rockcliffe The APNU+AFC (A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance For Change) administration recently announced that it will soon make good on its election promise to review a number...

Giftland Sports Maxx partners with Boyce & Jefford Track and Field Classic

Jul 29, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Giftland Sports Maxx partners with Boyce & Jefford Track and Field Classic

– Offers Under Armour, Asics brands; Ambassador Programme for athletes Giftland Sports Maxx, located in Giftland Mall at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara has partnered with the Boyce and Jefford...

Romello Crawford wins GBTI cycle race in Berbice

Jul 29, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Romello Crawford wins GBTI cycle race in Berbice

Romello Crawford was in a dominant mood when he rode away from the rest of the field to win the ninth annual Guyana Bank For Trade and Industry (GBTI) 50-mile cycle road race held on Sunday on the...

Police Inter-Division Athletics Championships …Benjamin leaps to Long Jump gold

Jul 29, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Police Inter-Division Athletics Championships …Benjamin leaps to Long Jump gold

Despite a scare from sprinter Tevin Garraway, who narrowly missed Yoel Benjamin’s best jump on his last attempt, Benjamin prevailed in one of the few finals yesterday when the Police Inter-Division...

CoI unlikely to address real problems facing sugar industry – Chris Ram

Jul 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on CoI unlikely to address real problems facing sugar industry – Chris Ram

Chartered Accountant Christopher Ram is of the firm belief that the critical problems facing the sugar industry go beyond the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo). As a result, he said that the...

PPP accuses Gov’t of pressuring DPP

Jul 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on PPP accuses Gov’t of pressuring DPP

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) says it has noted the pressure being exerted on the Director of Public Prosecutions’ Chambers to advise in favour of bringing charges against members of the...

Insurance giants Hand in Hand on board with BCB fundraiser

Jul 29, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Insurance giants Hand in Hand on board with BCB fundraiser

Hand in Hand Insurance Company is the latest Corporate Sponsor to come on board with the highly anticipated Berbice Cricket Board Fundraiser “Caricom Championship 2015”. After two postponements...

RHT Gizmos & Gadgets First Division Teams assist Blairmont CC Player

Jul 29, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHT Gizmos & Gadgets First Division Teams assist Blairmont CC Player

The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club’s Gizmos & Gadgets First Division and Under-21 Cricket Teams recently donated a set of cricket gears to a promising Under-19 cricketer, Shimar Flats...

Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition…Fans urged not to miss future stars on show today at Leonora

Jul 29, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition…Fans urged not to miss future stars on show today at Leonora

– enthralling semis envisaged By Rawle Welch Whilst the organisers must have breathe a sigh of relief that the past three years finalists defending champion Christianburg / Wismar and...

Regional U15 Tourney…Guyana record huge win against Jamaica, Windwards beat B’dos

Jul 29, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional U15 Tourney…Guyana record huge win against Jamaica, Windwards beat B’dos

Defending champions Guyana and the Windward Islands recorded victories when the Regional U15 50-over tournament continued here yesterday. Guyana defeated Jamaica by nine wickets at Albion....

Accuracy and Speed on show at GSSF weekend Practical Pistol shoot

Jul 29, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Accuracy and Speed on show at GSSF weekend Practical Pistol shoot

Local Practical Shooters were on Saturday 25th July, 2015 given a chance to display their Accuracy and Speed while managing Power, compliments of the Guyana Sport Shooting Federation with the support...

Final batch of OLPF computers due shortly

Jul 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Final batch of OLPF computers due shortly

– first preference for teachers The government has disclosed that rather than scrapping the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) arrangement, it intends to distribute some 10,000 laptops, currently on...

Govt. mishandling issues with Venezuela – PPP

Jul 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. mishandling issues with Venezuela – PPP

By Abena Rockcliffe Adding to the opposition’s refusal to meet with the government on the territorial controversy with Venezuela and its endorsement of one of Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro’s...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Government must implement Cricket Administration Act, investigate corrupt boards now

Jul 29, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Government must implement Cricket Administration Act, investigate corrupt boards now

Dear Sports Editor, I am heartened by the genuine intentions of our present Government to restore order accountability and decency to the Guyanese society as a whole especially with particular...

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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