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Grenades, ammunition and army’s Major badge found in Lama Canal

Oct 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Grenades, ammunition and army’s Major badge found in Lama Canal

Police yesterday found 11 fragmentation and four concussions grenades, two blank and one live 7.62X39 ammunition, seven 9MM rounds, a firearm cleaning kit and an army badge of Major rank. These...

GRDB $100M loan…Priority should be to recover money or hold principals personally liable

Oct 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GRDB $100M loan…Priority should be to recover money or hold principals personally liable

There is no provision in the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) amendment Act of 1994 for the granting of loans under any circumstance, thus making any loan agreement null and void. This is...

Bandits shoot bus driver, rob passengers

Oct 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits shoot bus driver, rob passengers

Two young gunmen, posing as passengers, yesterday shot a route 32 bus driver in the back, before fleeing with valuables belonging to the other travelers during a brazen daylight robbery. The incident...

Crisis in headless Supreme Court registry – AG

Oct 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Crisis in headless Supreme Court registry – AG

– Former acting registrar was appointed unconstitutionally By Abena Rockcliffe Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams, yesterday confirmed that there is a crisis in the...

PPP Govt. hid satellite uplink equipment in NCN storeroom

Oct 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on PPP Govt. hid satellite uplink equipment in NCN storeroom

– paid Ramroop’s TVG millions monthly for Learning Channel In a major development this week, the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has launched an investigation into the discovery of special...

Self-taught entrepreneur Mahendra ‘Pet Boy’ Jagbandhan, is a ‘Special Person’

Oct 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Self-taught entrepreneur Mahendra ‘Pet Boy’ Jagbandhan, is a ‘Special Person’

By Jarryl Bryan “You have to put your mind to business and once you work hard you can achieve what you want. You can’t just sit down and wait and expect that what you want will come to you.”...

TIGI Head questions 50% salary increase for MPs

Oct 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on TIGI Head questions 50% salary increase for MPs

– says it was never part of Govt’s manifesto By Kiana Wilburg How can the four-month-old government objectively determine that its Ministers deserve a 50 percent salary increase when they...

Audit on NFMU reveals… Fraudulent decisions opened up Unit to “abuse”- Junior Finance Minister Sharma

Oct 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Audit on NFMU reveals… Fraudulent decisions opened up Unit to “abuse”- Junior Finance Minister Sharma

By Kiana Wilburg Junior Finance Minister, Jaipaul Sharma, has said that the “upsetting” findings of the forensic audit into the National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU) prove that “several...

Dem boys seh…Sam Blinds colleagues didn’t thief from all over

Oct 11, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Sam Blinds colleagues didn’t thief from all over

De British High Commissioner meet wid de local media de other day fuh talk how he country can fund de new Demerara Harbor Bridge. Dem boys seh that even before de British think about putting in money...

50th Independence Anniversary logo launched

Oct 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 50th Independence Anniversary logo launched

Collective efforts needed for Grand 2016 celebration By Mondale Smith To ensure that the 50th Independence anniversary celebration is among the first steps towards a common future for all...

Govt. begins transfer of power to regional authorities

Oct 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. begins transfer of power to regional authorities

…APNU+AFC determined not to make the mistake of PPP — Bulkan With Local Government Elections likely by next April, the administration has begun taking steps to devolve power from the...

4th Annual Courts Pee Wee Schools Football Competition

Oct 11, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on 4th Annual Courts Pee Wee Schools Football Competition

Enterprise continue merry run with win over reigning champs Reigning champion Stella Maris became another casualty of Enterprise as play in the 4th Annual Courts Pee Wee Schools Football Competition...

Stag Elite League – Richardson and Grant sends Pele to the top; GDF claw back to tie with Alpha

Oct 11, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Elite League – Richardson and Grant sends Pele to the top; GDF claw back to tie with Alpha

By Franklin Wilson Gregory Richardson continues to light up the Stag Elite League with his nimble foot movements as well as his ability to finish. The league’s leading goal scorer made it five in...

Brickdam Cathedral gears for centenary concert

Oct 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Brickdam Cathedral gears for centenary concert

In recognition of 100 years since the laying of the cornerstone of the Brickdam Cathedral, a grand concert is to be held at the National Cultural Centre on October 14. The show which is expected to...

THE VAT – PART I

Oct 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on THE VAT – PART I

By Harold A. Bascom As we continue our series on Guyanese myths, we bring you this four-part story from the imagination of author and three-time Guyana Prize winner Harold Bascom. Yvonne Holder...

Guyana reopens talks with T&T on ALL projects – Greenidge

Oct 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana reopens talks with T&T on ALL projects – Greenidge

Government has agreed to reopen negotiations with Trinidad and Tobago with regards to all of the projects that would have been submitted for consideration in recent years but never implemented....

The Story Within The Story… Those ‘airport’ robberies, salary increases and ‘free and open-source’ software

Oct 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on The Story Within The Story… Those ‘airport’ robberies, salary increases and ‘free and open-source’ software

By Leonard Gildarie I missed last week as I was travelling back from US after covering the UN General Assembly in Manhattan. I was glad to come back home. The weather in New York moved from being...

Pregnant woman suffers multiple electric burns

Oct 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Pregnant woman suffers multiple electric burns

Fingers of blame are pointing at a police rank as a pregnant woman is nursing second and third degree burns to 25 percent of her body at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). An...

ImmigrationINFO – Immigration News For Our Community

Oct 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO – Immigration News For Our Community

Form DS-260 Submitted On-line Before Visa Issuance By Attorney Gail Seeram Before issuance of an immigrant visa, all applicants are required to electronically submit Form DS-260 (Application...

Providing transportation for school children a priority – Pres. Granger

Oct 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Providing transportation for school children a priority – Pres. Granger

As the Government of Guyana seeks new ways to improve the education system, President David Granger has said that the provision of transportation for schoolchildren, particularly those in poor...

Parents call for probe into child’s death

Oct 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Parents call for probe into child’s death

When a beloved child dies, no matter how small or early, sorrows and grieving can be overwhelming for the parents. It can seem unnatural, unfair and tragic. Many would remember Kevon Critchlow. He...

High Court order quashes Magistrate’s decision to refund spousal maintenance

Oct 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on High Court order quashes Magistrate’s decision to refund spousal maintenance

A High Court order has been handed down, quashing the decision of a Magistrate to refund the spousal maintenance fee for New Amsterdam resident, Savitree Persuram. The court noted that a decree...

King Perai: Calypso is not just music, it’s my lifeline

Oct 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on King Perai: Calypso is not just music, it’s my lifeline

By Kiana Wilburg Most men by age 30 already have an idea about what they want to be remembered for. Early on, some even do all that it takes to set the stage for their legacy to be clearly defined...

DENTAL ABSCESS

Oct 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on DENTAL ABSCESS

By Dr. Neromini Fagu I recently had an interesting conversation with a patient. She has a friend whose child gets gum boils frequently. The mother of the child would squeeze the boil only to have...

Fighting cancer through awareness… The Story of Carol Bagot – A Cancer Survivor

Oct 11, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Fighting cancer through awareness… The Story of Carol Bagot – A Cancer Survivor

By Sharmain Grainger There have been enough reported cancer related deaths worldwide to conclude that the chronic disease is a leading cause of death globally. However, early detection and treatment...

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The GRA is batting out of its crease

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has once again demonstrated a perplexing propensity... more