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Prisons Director charged with sexual assault

Oct 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Prisons Director charged with sexual assault

– steps down from post, placed on $100,000 bail Director of Prisons Welton Trotz yesterday announced that he was stepping down from his post, minutes after being charged with the sexual assault...

Billions siphoned off from Transport and Harbours Dept. in 2003-2007

Oct 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Billions siphoned off from Transport and Harbours Dept. in 2003-2007

– Min. Patterson tells Parliament By Abena Rockcliffe Major discrepancies have been found in a few of the Auditor General’s reports on financial statements of the Transport and Harbours...

$962M unlawfully spent without meeting criteria – 2014 AG report

Oct 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on $962M unlawfully spent without meeting criteria – 2014 AG report

By Kiana Wilburg The 2014 Auditor General’s (AG) Report has once again flagged the inappropriate use of the Contingencies Fund under the previous administration, as $962M was withdrawn without...

Local company claims harrassment by Food and Drugs Dept

Oct 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Local company claims harrassment by Food and Drugs Dept

– forced to send home employees Local manufacturing and distribution company, Sueria Manufacturing Inc., has been forced to downsize its operations, sending home at least 10 of its staffers...

Alleged baby killer remanded to Prison

Oct 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Alleged baby killer remanded to Prison

Two days after surrendering to the police, alleged baby killer Marc Angoy made his first court appearance yesterday at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court to face the murder charge. Clad in a pair of...

Jagdeo still avoids declaring wealth

Oct 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo still avoids declaring wealth

The Opposition Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) has drafted a motion in the National Assembly, looking to have Members of Parliament declare to the public their tax returns to the Guyana Revenue...

Previous Govt. waived US$303M on vehicles, other items in 2014

Oct 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Previous Govt. waived US$303M on vehicles, other items in 2014

– Auditor General report The 2014 report of the Auditor General has finally been released and its findings are raising shocking questions over the amount of money the previous Government was...

Venezuela threatens gold mining company operating in Guyana

Oct 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Venezuela threatens gold mining company operating in Guyana

-Pres. Granger tells Parliament By Abena Rockcliffe First it was the petroleum ship ‘Teknik Perdana,’ then Exxon Mobil, and now Venezuela is trying to scare away yet another foreign investor from...

When man let a small thing control him

Oct 23, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on When man let a small thing control him

Some things does act like magnet pun a man brain to de extent that sometimes people does wonder whether man got a brain at all. De most important and powerful man in de world at one time, Bill...

Debutant Warrican takes four, Sri Lanka out for 200

Oct 23, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Debutant Warrican takes four, Sri Lanka out for 200

West Indies 17 for 1 Buoyed by a quicker pitch with some live grass on it, West Indies’ three-pronged pace attack made light work of Sri Lanka’s top order before debutant left-arm spinner Jomel...

Fruta Conquerors boss to contest GFF presidency

Oct 23, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fruta Conquerors boss to contest GFF presidency

Commits to the restoration of the sport By Michael Benjamin Months of intense work to regularize the administration of local football will reach a climax when affiliates of the Guyana Football...

Stag Elite League …Pele trounce Alpha; Slingerz maul GFC

Oct 23, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Elite League …Pele trounce Alpha; Slingerz maul GFC

By Franklin Wilson Pele came back with a bang after losing their first game of the Stag Elite League (SEL) when they handed Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United their fist loss of the league via a 3-0...

BBC Inc. First Division 50-Over KO Cricket…Albion and Rose Hall Town to clash in final tomorrow at Port Mourant

Oct 23, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on BBC Inc. First Division 50-Over KO Cricket…Albion and Rose Hall Town to clash in final tomorrow at Port Mourant

In what has become the norm now in Berbice Cricket, the top two first division cricket teams, Albion Community Centre and Rose Hall Town will once again clash in a Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)...

Keith Simpson team wins historic 7-a-side tournament

Oct 23, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Keith Simpson team wins historic 7-a-side tournament

RHTY&SC Members Pepsi Challenge Cup The Area ‘H’ ground, Rose Hall Town was a hive of activity last Friday and Monday when the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) Cricket...

GCB/Scotiabank Kiddy Progression One Cricket…Fort Ordinance, Overwinning, Friends Primary triumph

Oct 23, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB/Scotiabank Kiddy Progression One Cricket…Fort Ordinance, Overwinning, Friends Primary triumph

Fort Ordinance, Overwinning and Friends Primary registered victories in the New Amsterdam Canje zone Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Scotiabank Kiddy Progression one Cricket yesterday. At Cumberland, Fort...

Nationals set for November month end

Oct 23, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Nationals set for November month end

The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and The Ministry of Education will host the 55th Edition of the National Schools’ Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships scheduled for the week of...

Opposition silent in Parliament on salary increases

Oct 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition silent in Parliament on salary increases

…as Red Thread continues protests By: Kiana Wilburg Not a single sound was made, and not a tantrum was thrown by the political opposition yesterday in the National Assembly on the salary increases...

Strathaven take ECDCA/SPR 40-over title

Oct 23, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Strathaven take ECDCA/SPR 40-over title

Strathaven defeated host Fairfield SC by seven wickets to capture the East Coast Demerara Cricket Association (ECDCA)/SPR 40-over title played on Sunday last. Batting first in front of a fair-sized...

GCB/Banks DIH/Digicel NSSL…Karim’s century powers Rosignol to huge win; wins for Bush Lot, QC

Oct 23, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB/Banks DIH/Digicel NSSL…Karim’s century powers Rosignol to huge win; wins for Bush Lot, QC

A blistering century from Javed Karim handed Rosignol a 116-run victory over Belladrum when the Guyana Cricket Board/Ministry of Education/Banks DIH/Digicel National Secondary Schools League (NSSL)...

Two dangerous mistakes rulers cannot help making

Oct 23, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Two dangerous mistakes rulers cannot help making

Time passes and the unruly things governments do are quickly forgotten. They say time is a great friend to people who want the world to forget about the shame they brought upon themselves. Most polls...

Trophy Stall backs TSC dominoes

Oct 23, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall backs TSC dominoes

The Trophy Stall of Bourda Market has thrown its support behind the Transport Sports Club (TSC) 18-team dominoes tournament which is set for Sunday at TSC, Thomas Road. The entity yesterday presented...

Fire destroys Costello Housing Scheme property

Oct 23, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Fire destroys Costello Housing Scheme property

– owner estimates over $14M in losses An early morning fire of so far unknown origin destroyed a Costello Housing Scheme home, leaving a family of four with over $14M in losses. Through the...

Paradise Sports Club to host 7-a-side football on Sunday

Oct 23, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Paradise Sports Club to host 7-a-side football on Sunday

The Paradise Sports Club ground, located at Factory Road, East Coast Demerara will on Sunday from 14:00hrs be the venue for an Under-17, seven-a-side football competition organised by Mr. Ovid...

GSSF launches Trap Shooting

Oct 23, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GSSF launches Trap Shooting

The Guyana Sport Shooting Federation (GSSF) in its quest to promote the various disciplines and art of sport shooting, on Saturday last marked another momentous day when the first clay was launched...

Fourth Annual Digicel Breast Cancer Awareness Cycle Race set for Sunday

Oct 23, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fourth Annual Digicel Breast Cancer Awareness Cycle Race set for Sunday

Over fifty cyclists from twelve cycle clubs across Guyana have confirmed participation in this year’s Breast Cancer Awareness Cycle Race. The fourth edition of the Cancer Awareness Cycle Road Race...

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Mental illness is real and a serious public health concern

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Mental illness is a reality we often acknowledge in passing but seldom confront with the... more