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No signs of missing Kaieteur Falls woman – search resumes today

Sep 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on No signs of missing Kaieteur Falls woman – search resumes today

The search operations to find the woman who disappeared on Monday during a trip to the Kaieteur National Park is to be further intensified today according to the Ministry of the Presidency. The woman...

Former CEO costs GuySuCo US$75M, abused company laws

Sep 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Former CEO costs GuySuCo US$75M, abused company laws

– Reportedly traded sex for salary increase and promotion with Rose Hall employee By Kiana Wilburg It didn’t take the coalition government much digging to unearth some of the unimaginable...

$394M East Bank Berbice road works… Internal auditors find substandard ‘finished’ road project

Sep 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on $394M East Bank Berbice road works… Internal auditors find substandard ‘finished’ road project

Contractor of the East Bank Berbice (EBB) road, H. Nauth and Sons, has committed to correcting all defective works to 12 kilometers of road before officially handing over the project to the Ministry...

Dem boys seh… Raj raise salary de same way he raise skirts

Sep 03, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Raj raise salary de same way he raise skirts

Dem boys hear a man ask another one wha he don’t like about Obama. De other one seh that Obama is half black and half white. De man then ask him, why you don’t like Donald Trump? De man seh he is...

‘Brand-new’ GTT launches ambitious plans to ‘Do More’

Sep 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Brand-new’ GTT launches ambitious plans to ‘Do More’

As Guyana readies for new laws that will open the telecommunications market to new players, one company appears to be already preparing itself for an increase in competition. Yesterday, the company...

Two years later…. Biker’s murder PI still to be reopened

Sep 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Two years later…. Biker’s murder PI still to be reopened

main witness still being persuaded to testify Tomorrow marks the second anniversary since biker mechanic, Kurt Davis, was shot dead outside his Eccles, East Bank Demerara home. Today, his...

GPA balks at state media intimidation

Sep 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GPA balks at state media intimidation

The Guyana Press Association (GPA) has noted with concern the recent reports of Prime Minister, (PM) Moses Nagamootoo’s interaction with a reporter attached to the Guyana Chronicle. The GPA said...

East Ruimveldt resident shooting to death… Suspect’s relatives refute claims of revenge killing

Sep 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on East Ruimveldt resident shooting to death… Suspect’s relatives refute claims of revenge killing

Family members of a suspect linked to the recent shooting death of East Ruimveldt resident, Kellon Hinds, are refuting claims that their relative had anything to do with the incident. Hinds was...

GPHC’s Khan not yet asked to proceed on leave – Minister admits

Sep 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC’s Khan not yet asked to proceed on leave – Minister admits

– revealed letter prepared but not delivered Although Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Mr Michael Khan, was not in office yesterday, his...

New Govt. hitting right notes… US urge Govt., Opposition to collaborate more

Sep 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on New Govt. hitting right notes… US urge Govt., Opposition to collaborate more

Just over 100 days after the David Granger administration took office, the US believes that the country is hitting the right notes and moving in the right direction. But true development will only be...

19-year-old charged with ‘Tiger Bay’ murder

Sep 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 19-year-old charged with ‘Tiger Bay’ murder

Four days after he allegedly went berserk and knifed a sleeping man to death, 19-year-old Christopher Stanley was yesterday hauled before a City Magistrate to face a murder charge. Stanley told...

South Korea’s Ambassador presents letter of credence

Sep 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on South Korea’s Ambassador presents letter of credence

Korea’s non-resident Ambassador to Guyana, Maeng Dal Young, has said that during his tour of duty, a great deal of emphasis will be placed on the expansion of commerce and investment. This...

$50,000 bail for Sophia wounding accused

Sep 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on $50,000 bail for Sophia wounding accused

A verbal confrontation that resulted in a fight has landed a Sophia resident in hot water with the law. Steve Moore, 28, of Lot 11 North Sophia, Georgetown was yesterday released on $50,000 bail...

PPP rejects TOP COP’s accusations of politically-inspired crimes

Sep 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on PPP rejects TOP COP’s accusations of politically-inspired crimes

The opposition People’s Progressive Party yesterday rejected statements and conclusions made by Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud that crimes are politically influenced. The statements were...

PPP laments limited coverage

Sep 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on PPP laments limited coverage

People’s Progressive Party (PPP) General Secretary, Clement Rohee, on Monday told the press of his failed efforts to get wider coverage in the period since his Party demitted office. He was hosting...

Guyanese, 70, killed in Trinidad’s shuttle accident

Sep 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese, 70, killed in Trinidad’s shuttle accident

Trinidad (Trinidad Express) – Police are investigating the death of a 70-year-old man, who was killed Tuesday morning after he was struck by a shuttle from the Chaguaramas Development Authority...

Meadowbrook youths get backpack with school supplies

Sep 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Meadowbrook youths get backpack with school supplies

BriBac Management in Association with Bannas Foundation yesterday presented 33 children with backpacks and full complement of school supplies. This initiative started in 2003, and was the brainchild...

‘Junkie’ beaten, stabbed to death

Sep 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Junkie’ beaten, stabbed to death

The police are investigating the death of a Leopold Street, Georgetown man, who was beaten and stabbed repeatedly by a group of men early yesterday. The incident occurred some time around 04:00 hrs,...

Bladen Hall fire destroys elderly couple’s home

Sep 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Bladen Hall fire destroys elderly couple’s home

Residents of an East Coast Demerara community sprang into action last evening when a blaze erupted at an elderly couple’s home. Ivan Kalistro, 71, and his 53-year-old wife, Nafeeza Hassan, of Lot...

Blind Society CSEC programme gets recognition

Sep 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Blind Society CSEC programme gets recognition

– as businesswoman honours students A movement is currently unfolding that is geared towards having the rights of visually impaired and blind persons respected, particularly in the area of...

Queensway/GSSF Steel Challenge Match… Ryan McKinnon (Limited) and Tracy Vieira (Wildcat) dominate

Sep 03, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Queensway/GSSF Steel Challenge Match… Ryan McKinnon (Limited) and Tracy Vieira (Wildcat) dominate

The Guyana Sport Shooting Federation hosted yet another Steel Challenge Shooting Match sponsored by Queensway on Saturday last at the GDF Timehri Range. In spite of 40 minutes being lost to heavy...

Serena survives early test to keep Grand Slam bid alive

Sep 03, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Serena survives early test to keep Grand Slam bid alive

Serena Williams took her second step in a drive to complete the first calendar-year Grand Slam in 27 years by beating Kiki Bertens 7-6(5) 6-3 in the second round of the U.S. Open tennis championships...

GuySuCo gears to produce most studied document for years— says Vibert Parvatan

Sep 03, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo gears to produce most studied document for years— says Vibert Parvatan

–as Commissioners prepare to submit reports of sub-committees “The people in the industry are watching and history will judge us either graciously or harshly depending on what...

Cilic into U.S. Open third round; Fish takes final bow

Sep 03, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Cilic into U.S. Open third round; Fish takes final bow

Defending champion Marin Cilic powered into the third round of the U.S. Open with a routine win over Russia’s Evgeny Donskoy yesterday while the curtain came down on American Mardy Fish’s career....

GABF agrees on fine for Hamilton, Causway

Sep 03, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABF agrees on fine for Hamilton, Causway

By Edison Jefford The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) has agreed on fines for Pacesetters forward, Jermaine Hamilton and Colts guard, Dave Causway following a post-game fight last...