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No automatic Telecoms Licences under new laws – Patterson

Oct 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on No automatic Telecoms Licences under new laws – Patterson

The new coalition government is in the final stages of the liberalization of the local Telecommunications Industry, as the draft laws are nearing completion. But unlike its previous version, which...

No apologies, Government justifies salary increases – Harmon

Oct 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on No apologies, Government justifies salary increases – Harmon

Following news of over 50 per cent salary increases for Ministers of Government, Minister of State Joseph Harmon has stated that these increases are justifiable considering the quality of Cabinet...

Govt. will not accept defective US$12M Water Treatment Plant – Scott

Oct 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. will not accept defective US$12M Water Treatment Plant – Scott

The Guyana Government will not be accepting any facility not properly functioning and as such, the contractors on the US$12M water treatment plant in Region 10 have been called in to remedy the...

Ramjattan not interested in Roger Khan’s testimony…for now

Oct 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Ramjattan not interested in Roger Khan’s testimony…for now

Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, is not too interested in the testimony given in a United States of America court by self-confessed drug dealer Shaheed Roger Khan; at least not now....

Guyana buckles down for months of dry weather

Oct 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana buckles down for months of dry weather

Govt. team treks to Region Nine as Takutu River drops A high-level Government team is expected to visit Region Nine today to assess the extent of damage caused by dry weather in that area....

Fire destroys East Street building

Oct 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Fire destroys East Street building

An afternoon fire of unknown origin destroyed the top flat of an East Street house, leaving three people homeless and tens of millions of dollars in losses. Pauline John, 48, lived in the upper flat...

Gun found on ‘Nasty Man’ not used in Warlock execution

Oct 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Gun found on ‘Nasty Man’ not used in Warlock execution

Police have determined that the gun found on Dellon Henry, called ‘Nasty Man’, was not used in last week Tuesday’s execution of ‘Warlock’ resident Dexter Griffith. But investigators are...

Dem boys seh… Jagdeo lose out pun de back pay

Oct 07, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Jagdeo lose out pun de back pay

Two things happen over de last two days. One happen Monday and people who old enough still talking. That was the day when Papa Cheddi win de elections and end de PNC rule. Dem boys still remember de...

National Awards 2015 … Pres. Granger hails awardees as inspiration to nation, youths

Oct 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on National Awards 2015 … Pres. Granger hails awardees as inspiration to nation, youths

By Jarryl Bryan President David Granger hailed the awardees at yesterday’s Investiture ceremony at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) as an inspiration to the public, especially youths. The list of...

US envoy pledges assistance in prison management

Oct 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on US envoy pledges assistance in prison management

…and anti money laundering training The newly accredited United States Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway, has signaled his government’s willingness to provide continued assistance to...

Cuban Ambassador, GCSM observe Cubana Air Disaster

Oct 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Cuban Ambassador, GCSM observe Cubana Air Disaster

The Cuban Ambassador to Guyana, Mr. Julio Cesar Gonsalez Marchante, and President of Guyana-Cuba Solidarity Movement (GCSM) Haleem Khan, joined the Government and Diplomatic community at the wreath...

Major contract targets computerizing 3M civil records

Oct 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Major contract targets computerizing 3M civil records

Approximately two million birth; one million marriage and 500,000 death registration records must be entered into a computer database in their entirety within a three-year time frame. This means that...

MMA/ADA moves to repossess rice farmers’ lands

Oct 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on MMA/ADA moves to repossess rice farmers’ lands

Some Berbice rice farmers are up in arms over a recent move by the Mahaica-Mahaicony-Abary Agricultural Development Authority (MMA/ADA), to repossess their farmlands, depriving them of their...

Local DEA to be fully manned by mid-January – new US Ambassador

Oct 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Local DEA to be fully manned by mid-January – new US Ambassador

More than 18 months after announcing the presence of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) in Guyana, the US is in the process of making the situation a more permanent one. By January 15th next year,...

Govt. officials call for evaluation of civil workers

Oct 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. officials call for evaluation of civil workers

A number of concerns have been raised and recommendations made by Government officials testifying at the Commission of Inquiry, (COI) into the Public Service. On Monday, Permanent Secretary of the...

Probe into OLPT payment claims will soon commence

Oct 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Probe into OLPT payment claims will soon commence

The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) headed by President Mark Lyte will soon launch a probe into the claim of teachers having to pay $40,000 to receive laptops promised to them by the government. The...

Suddie, Bartica and West Dem hospitals to be upgraded

Oct 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Suddie, Bartica and West Dem hospitals to be upgraded

The facilities at the Suddie Hospital, Region Two; Bartica Hospital in Region Seven: and West Demerara Regional Hospital, Region Three; will benefit from upgrades funded via the Modernisation of...

Tackling breast cancer must be a community effort – OSHAG President

Oct 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Tackling breast cancer must be a community effort – OSHAG President

Communities must play a crucial role in helping to raise cancer awareness. This is according to President of the Organisation for Social Health Advancement in Guyana (OSHAG), Ms Carol Bagot, who...

Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) Challenge…Branford rescues Guyana as they earn 2-2 draw with Brazil

Oct 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) Challenge…Branford rescues Guyana as they earn 2-2 draw with Brazil

Guyana produced another strong performance to earn a 2-2draw against Brazil to end as runner-up in Pool ‘A’ and a place in the semi-finals of the Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) Challenge...

Stag Elite League…Richardson named COURTS Player of the Month

Oct 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Elite League…Richardson named COURTS Player of the Month

Pele Football Club’s talisman Gregory ‘Jackie Chan’ Richardson was yesterday named the COURTS Player of the Month for the inaugural Stag Elite League. Sports journalists, representing the...

Georgetown Hospital playing crucial training role

Oct 07, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Georgetown Hospital playing crucial training role

– as efforts are made to improve delivery of health care Improvement and expansion of health care services in the public health sector is high on the agenda of the Ministry of Public...

GABF to end year on a high after hosting Antigua All-Stars

Oct 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABF to end year on a high after hosting Antigua All-Stars

– stronger presence of foreign players for future CBC teams By Edison Jefford The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) will close this year on a high when it hosts the Antigua and...

PCL four-day preparations…Fudadin’s fifty highlights opening day of 3rd Simulation match

Oct 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on PCL four-day preparations…Fudadin’s fifty highlights opening day of 3rd Simulation match

By Sean Devers A well constructed 55 from West Indies Test left-hander Assad Fudadin and three wickets from off-spinning all-rounder Steven Jacobs were the highlights on the opening day of the third...

Stag Elite League Tournament Facts after four rounds

Oct 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Elite League Tournament Facts after four rounds

38 Goals have been scored to date from 16 matches – 2.375 goals per match 21 Goals have been scored in the 1st Half 17 Goals have been scored in the 2nd Half Gregory Richardson of Pele is the...

2015 Scotiabank Kiddy Progression 1 Cricket…Sand Hills Primary are Berbice River champs; Thompson leads Green Acres past St. Angela’s

Oct 07, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2015 Scotiabank Kiddy Progression 1 Cricket…Sand Hills Primary are Berbice River champs; Thompson leads Green Acres past St. Angela’s

Sand Hills Primary School emerged the champions of the Scotia Bank Kiddy Cricket 2015 Competition in the Berbice River when they defeated Calcuni by 10 runs in the final match. Sand Hills batted...

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Slingerz FC shines at Guyana Energy Conference and Youth Forum

The clock and the cloud

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Time, as the ancients knew, is a trickster. It slips through the fingers of kings and commoners... more