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Berbice Bridge, CLICO investments were “criminal” – Finance Minister

Aug 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice Bridge, CLICO investments were “criminal” – Finance Minister

– NIS lost US$9M as a result; Consolidated Fund may have to rescue scheme from drowning in losses By Kiana Wilburg The business of the National Assembly was wrapped up yesterday...

Police, army patrols for crime-ridden Berbice – Ramjattan

Aug 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Police, army patrols for crime-ridden Berbice – Ramjattan

Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan has dispatched police and army ranks to Berbice, and to the Corentyne, in particular, in a bid to stem the rise in violent crime in the county. The...

Murder at Number 45… Berbice man charged with killing wife

Aug 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Murder at Number 45… Berbice man charged with killing wife

A day after his wife’s funeral, police handcuffed Deochand Sookchand and led him into a city court, where he was accused of murdering his 56-year-old spouse—shot in the head at the couple’s...

Stalemate as New GPC-controlled Berbice Bridge delays toll reduction

Aug 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Stalemate as New GPC-controlled Berbice Bridge delays toll reduction

Days after Government announced in the 2015 National Budget that it is reducing tolls for commuters using the Berbice River Bridge, it appears that there is a stalemate, and the September 1st...

UN team arrives today to help resolve Guyana/Venezuela tensions

Aug 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on UN team arrives today to help resolve Guyana/Venezuela tensions

A United Nations (UN) Mission, dispatched by Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, is scheduled to arrive today to discuss options for peacefully resolving the Guyana/Venezuela land and sea...

Minister’s guards prevented break-in at neighbour’s home

Aug 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Minister’s guards prevented break-in at neighbour’s home

A 61-year-old woman is thankful for her life and has expressed gratitude to two guards who prevented what she opined would have been a “major tragedy” from happening early yesterday. The guards,...

Three weeks after needle left in baby’s buttocks… It was a medical decision to leave it where it is

Aug 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Three weeks after needle left in baby’s buttocks… It was a medical decision to leave it where it is

– Public Health Minister As relatives of the infant who had a needle left in his buttocks during a visit to the Fort Wellington Hospital early this month, continue to question the credibility...

VAT to be removed from all types of flour

Aug 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on VAT to be removed from all types of flour

Finance Minister, Winston Jordan announced yesterday that there have been some minor changes to the Value-Added Tax Amendment Bill. Fortunately, Jordan said, the changes only spell more good news for...

Dem boys seh… Bar Rat promise to watchman cheese

Aug 29, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Bar Rat promise to watchman cheese

There is no word in de English dictionary, de French de German de Spanish, de Indian nor de Chinee dictionary to describe Jagdeo, de ex-president of Guyana. He tell parliament that he gun be de...

Guysuco COI consultants paid $16.9M per month

Aug 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guysuco COI consultants paid $16.9M per month

Following demands made by People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Member of Parliament Dharamkumar Seeraj for a disclosure of how much the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into Guyana Sugar Corporation...

Transformational Institute for Gender Studies launched

Aug 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Transformational Institute for Gender Studies launched

By Desilon Daniels The University of Guyana yesterday launched its Institute for Gender Studies with the aim of educating Guyanese on the equality between men and women in the nation while fostering...

Govt. assures GECOM of immediate move towards LGE

Aug 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. assures GECOM of immediate move towards LGE

…once draft amendments green-lighted Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan has assured the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) of an immediate move towards the long awaited Local Government...

PNCR touts renewed hope for Amerindian development

Aug 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on PNCR touts renewed hope for Amerindian development

…as Heritage Month approaches Heritage Month is mere days away, and while Guyana’s indigenous men and women prepare to celebrate the month under the theme “Preserving Indigenous Customs and...

Properties confiscated by business persons

Aug 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Properties confiscated by business persons

– New Thriving, Japarts, BM Soat, Demerara Bank among companies targeted by City Hall The Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is making good the promise to do all in their power to...

Gender must be central in the formulation of policies – Sita Nagamootoo

Aug 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Gender must be central in the formulation of policies – Sita Nagamootoo

By Desilon Daniels With the ultimate aim of developing a gender policy in Guyana, a two-day conference on women and gender concluded yesterday with Sita Nagamootoo emphasising that gender must be...

Cleaners R’US supports 12 parents in getting kids ready for school

Aug 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Cleaners R’US supports 12 parents in getting kids ready for school

With the new school term being just a stone’s throw away, some parents are now doing their last minute shopping, and others are still scraping monies to even begin. Meanwhile for some luck has been...

Labourer death in New Amsterdam prison… Post mortem examination inconclusive

Aug 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Labourer death in New Amsterdam prison… Post mortem examination inconclusive

After waiting for one week to find out how their loved one met his demise, the relatives of Winston Grant 38, a labourer of Main Street, Cumberland, East Canje Berbice were not given any answers...

NSC makes donation to several Sports bodies

Aug 29, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on NSC makes donation to several Sports bodies

The National Sports Commission (NSC) yesterday made a timely donation to several sports bodies to aid with the development of their respective disciplines. At a simple ceremony held at the NSC...

PM Volleyball Club to host Day of Sports tomorrow

Aug 29, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on PM Volleyball Club to host Day of Sports tomorrow

The Port Mourant Alumni Volleyball Club is set to host a back to school Day of Sports and Family Fun Day tomorrow at the Port Mourant Community Centre Ground from 09:00hrs. The day’s activity will...

Motorbike thief to spend the next 56 months behind bars

Aug 29, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Motorbike thief to spend the next 56 months behind bars

Twenty-eight year old Ershad Bacchus of Albouystown, Georgetown was jailed for fifty six months after he was found guilty of a robbery under arms charge. The sentence was handed down by City...

Everest Masters hosts Oral Exports CC in T20 fixture tomorrow

Aug 29, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Everest Masters hosts Oral Exports CC in T20 fixture tomorrow

The Everest Cricket Club Masters team will be hosting the Oral Exports Cricket Club of Trinidad & Tobago in a 30-over fixture tomorrow starting at 11:00 hrs. Trophies for the winner and...

Reifer, Bishop spur WICB Under-15s to victory on UK Tour

Aug 29, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Reifer, Bishop spur WICB Under-15s to victory on UK Tour

London – Half-centuries from compatriots Nico Reifer and Joshua Bishop helped the WICB Invitational Under-15s to victory in the two latest matches on their tour of the United Kingdom. Reifer...

CAREBACO Individual Championships… Tyrese Jeffrey and Ramdhani siblings strike winning form

Aug 29, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on CAREBACO Individual Championships… Tyrese Jeffrey and Ramdhani siblings strike winning form

The FOUR Guyanese players including the lone female, Priyanna Ramdhani have all booked quarter final places at this year’s Caribbean Regional Badminton Confederation (CAREBACO) Individual...

GT Beer Futsal Tournament… Sophia and West Front Raod play to 5-5 thriller; Showstoppers, N/Ruimveldt, Albouystown also win

Aug 29, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GT Beer Futsal Tournament… Sophia and West Front Raod play to 5-5 thriller; Showstoppers, N/Ruimveldt, Albouystown also win

It was billed as a battle of epic proportions and so it was when Sophia and West Front Road ‘Gold is Money’ clashed in the final game on Thursday night in the inaugural GT Beer Futsal Tournament,...

Dafne Schippers wins 200m world gold and goes third all-time

Aug 29, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Dafne Schippers wins 200m world gold and goes third all-time

Dafne Schippers ran the fourth fastest 200m in history, setting championship and European records as she took gold ahead of Jamaicans Elaine Thompson and Veronica Campbell-Brown. Dina Asher-Smith set...

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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