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BREAKING NEWS!!! YOUTH GUNNED DOWN, THREE OTHERS WOUNDED

Sep 04, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on BREAKING NEWS!!! YOUTH GUNNED DOWN, THREE OTHERS WOUNDED

Gunmen riddled a 22-year-old and wounded three others at around 03.00 hours today, at the popular Ghetto Flex Bar in James and Albouys Streets, Albouystown. The youth, identified as Sanasie Lewis,...

Granger justifies dismissals in public service

Sep 04, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Granger justifies dismissals in public service

– Cites malpractice and disappearance of tax dollars By Abena Rockcliffe President David Ganger yesterday cast aside cries of witch hunting saying that in each case where the government has...

Guatemala President sent to jail hours after ousted from office

Sep 04, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guatemala President sent to jail hours after ousted from office

GUATEMALA CITY (New York Times) – Hours after resigning his post as the president of Guatemala, Otto Pérez Molina, a former general and the nation’s most powerful man, was sent to jail...

Bandit shoots off fish vendor’s ring finger

Sep 04, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Bandit shoots off fish vendor’s ring finger

…. escapes with wedding band By Romila Boodram A lone gunman on Tuesday morning shot off a vendor’s ring finger and escaped with her wedding band after dumping the severed finger in her...

I have no interest in regulating the private media – Pres. David Granger

Sep 04, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on I have no interest in regulating the private media – Pres. David Granger

– Says private media is professional and can regulate itself through the GPA By Kiana Wilburg President David Granger categorically stated yesterday that he has no interest in regulating the...

Police probe second duty free vehicle imported by axed GuySuCo boss

Sep 04, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Police probe second duty free vehicle imported by axed GuySuCo boss

No records exist to justify this privileged exemption By Kiana Wilburg It appears that former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), Dr. Rajendra Singh, enjoyed...

Army Special Forces join search for missing Kaieteur Falls tourist

Sep 04, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Army Special Forces join search for missing Kaieteur Falls tourist

A Special Forces team from the Guyana Defence Force has joined the search for Gyaneshwarie Lalita Sivanand, who disappeared on Tuesday while on a tour of the Kaieteur Falls. According to reports...

ExxonMobil eyes early 2016 for next phase of oil exploration

Sep 04, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ExxonMobil eyes early 2016 for next phase of oil exploration

US-owned oil giant, ExxonMobil, is set to continue work in its offshore concession early next year following the discovery of significant evidence of hydrocarbon a few months ago. On Wednesday,...

Jagdeo to follow Guatemala president soon

Sep 04, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Jagdeo to follow Guatemala president soon

When dem boys was li’l dem use to play a game call monopoly. When you land pun a square de game does tell you, ‘Go directly to jail; do not pass go; do not collect $200’ De Guatemala president...

Probe continues into Lexus with false plates

Sep 04, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Probe continues into Lexus with false plates

Police working in collaboration with the Guyana Revenue Authority, continue to investigate the circumstances that led to the seizure of a high end Sport Utility Vehicle that was fitted with false...

President warns against racism, impediments to social cohesion

Sep 04, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on President warns against racism, impediments to social cohesion

…as national dialogue gets underway The national dialogue on social togetherness has begun. Yesterday, scores of Guyanese from all walks of life came from the different corners of the country,...

Tough times ahead for Berbice loggers amidst China downturn

Sep 04, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Tough times ahead for Berbice loggers amidst China downturn

Loggers from the Upper Berbice area are facing tough times. They reportedly have a large stock on their hands. A group of them met late Wednesday with Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman, to seek...

41 graduate from Youth Empowerment Project

Sep 04, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 41 graduate from Youth Empowerment Project

The National Training Project for Youth Empowerment (NTPYE) continues to bear fruit and Wednesday churned out 41 more persons who are now better equipped to hop into the world of work. Despite the...

Heightened movements of terrorists…Int’l airline denies South Asian passengers, Guyana remains watchful

Sep 04, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Heightened movements of terrorists…Int’l airline denies South Asian passengers, Guyana remains watchful

By Abena Rockcliffe It seems as if precautionary measures being taken around the world may help Guyana in its quest to bar potential terrorists from entering the country. Kaieteur News recently...

GRDB has paid rice millers

Sep 04, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GRDB has paid rice millers

– Agriculture Minister All outstanding monies owed to millers across the rice growing regions of Guyana have been cleared by the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB). The announcement was made...

Caribbean Airlines reaffirms commitment to Guyana

Sep 04, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Caribbean Airlines reaffirms commitment to Guyana

Several executives from Trinidad-owned Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) has committed to expanding services in Guyana. The promise was made yesterday when the team paid a courtesy call on Minister of...

Rice farmers protest non-payment for rice supplied

Sep 04, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Rice farmers protest non-payment for rice supplied

With late payments and the pricing of paddy being only two of several critical issues that continue to affect rice farmers, a small number of rice farmers, led by officers attached to the Guyana Rice...

Ramayya appointed REO of East Berbice

Sep 04, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Ramayya appointed REO of East Berbice

…vows to ensure projects are properly monitored Former executive of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Dr. Veerasammy Ramayya, has been appointed the top accounting officer for Region Six (East...

UG appoints Professor Nigel Harris as Chancellor

Sep 04, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on UG appoints Professor Nigel Harris as Chancellor

A new Chancellor has been appointed at the University of Guyana (UG) in the person of Professor Nigel Harris. With his appointment, Harris, a Guyanese by birth, will in effect be the ninth Chancellor...

‘Mason’ caught trying to sell stolen boat

Sep 04, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Mason’ caught trying to sell stolen boat

A young man who allegedly stole a boat valued $200,000 and was caught trying to sell it by the police, was yesterday remanded to prison, after he appeared before City Magistrate Faith McGusty in the...

Greek Ambassador pledges support to maritime sector

Sep 04, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Greek Ambassador pledges support to maritime sector

The need to restructure the United Nations Security Council along with the obligation of nations to solve issues peacefully was brought into focus yesterday when the Greek Ambassador (the Hellenic...

90 lose jobs as Linden Call Centre closes

Sep 04, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 90 lose jobs as Linden Call Centre closes

– Regional Chairman wants managers blocked from flying out Toucan Connections Incorporated, the only Call Centre in the Mining town, violated labour laws when it closed operations recently and...

Courts contributes $1.5 Million towards GFF’s Stag Beer Elite League

Sep 04, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Courts contributes $1.5 Million towards GFF’s Stag Beer Elite League

At their Main Branch on Main Street yesterday, Courts’ Marketing Manager Pernell Cummings presented a $1.5 Million cheque to Head of the Normalisation Committee of the Guyana Football (GFF) Clinton...

Digicel remains onboard Indigenous Heritage Month Day of Sports

Sep 04, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel remains onboard Indigenous Heritage Month Day of Sports

Digicel Guyana which has been the sole sponsor of the Indigenous Heritage month Day of Sports for the past seven years, maintained its support for the event when Communications Manager Vidya...

Guyana: A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma

Sep 04, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Guyana: A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma

It was the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, who wrote the words above to describe Russia in 1939. That was over 70 years ago. Since then Russia has thrown off the curiosity the world had of...

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Traditional media is still king

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News-Election campaigns are a battle for attention, persuasion, and votes. In this digital age,... more