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Pradoville 2 scandal… DPP clears way for probe into criminal aspect

Oct 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Pradoville 2 scandal… DPP clears way for probe into criminal aspect

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Shalimar Ali-Hack has given the green light for a full blown investigation into the criminal aspect of the contentious Pradoville Two deal. This is...

Berbice Bridge Co. buckles, agrees to lower tolls

Oct 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Berbice Bridge Co. buckles, agrees to lower tolls

to take $40M Govt. subsidy Days after Government said that it was buying out shares in the Berbice River Bridge Company Inc (BBCI), the company has announced that it will be accepting an offer by the...

Dynamic Airways plane catches fire at Florida airport

Oct 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Dynamic Airways plane catches fire at Florida airport

passengers injured The engine of a Caracas, Venezuela-bound Boeing 767 caught fire while the plane taxied for departure Thursday at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida, a US...

Goldfields makes first sale as declarations creep upwards

Oct 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Goldfields makes first sale as declarations creep upwards

– GGDMA warns gold sector not out of woods yet It appears that gold declaration is picking up again but Guyana is not out of the woods yet when it comes to performance of the sector. As of last...

Human skull, bones found in canefield at Better Hope

Oct 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Human skull, bones found in canefield at Better Hope

Guyana’s DNA shortcomings will certainly be amplified with the discovery of yet another human skeleton, this time at Better Hope, East Coast Demerara. The remains, believed to be that of a male,...

Linden shopkeeper shoots at woman

Oct 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Linden shopkeeper shoots at woman

– court hears Attorney-at-law Peter Hugh secured bail in the sum of $230,000 for his client, Randolph Williams, who denied firing a gun at a woman, when he made an appearance in the Georgetown...

Minibus conductor acquitted of Drug Store owner’s murder

Oct 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Minibus conductor acquitted of Drug Store owner’s murder

Minibus conductor Orvin Roberts was yesterday acquitted of the murder of drug store proprietor Harold Rachpaul, after a mixed jury returned a not guilty verdict in relation to the offence. Roberts,...

FITUG unhappy over ex-judge’s appointment to head trade union recognition body

Oct 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on FITUG unhappy over ex-judge’s appointment to head trade union recognition body

The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) has expressed grave concern over the appointment former judge, Claudette La Bennett as Chairperson of the Trade Union Recognition and...

US based Guyanese moves to court to save property from foreclosure

Oct 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on US based Guyanese moves to court to save property from foreclosure

after relative uses fraudulent power of attorney to obtain loan from bank A US-based Guyanese couple is desperately trying to prevent losing their Alberttown house, after a local bank moved to...

Linden pensioner was manually strangled – postmortem

Oct 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Linden pensioner was manually strangled – postmortem

As the police continue their hunt for murder suspect Mark Reid, a postmortem has revealed that his father, Andrew Reid, was beaten and strangled. A senior police official confirmed that the...

All-round Dottin hands Windies lead

Oct 30, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on All-round Dottin hands Windies lead

St George’s, Grenada, CMC – Deandra Dottin took centre stage for the first time on the tour as West Indies barely broke a sweat in disposing of Pakistan Women by eight wickets in the opening...

NSC Tour of Guyana 5-Stage Cycle Road Race

Oct 30, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on NSC Tour of Guyana 5-Stage Cycle Road Race

Team Coco’s Carlos Ospina starts Third Stage today as Overall Leader Columbian Carlos Ospina, a member of Team Coco’s will start the third stage of the National Sports Commission (NSC) five-stage...

Doan mek life hard fuh yuself

Oct 30, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Doan mek life hard fuh yuself

De colonial masters put measures in place to mek dem wuk easy. Dem build jail fuh hold prisoners because dem couldn’t spend dem time sitting down and watching de criminal all de time. Wid a jail he...

Still no trace of taxi driver…Bus driver recalls being “hailed up” at Flour Mill Road

Oct 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Still no trace of taxi driver…Bus driver recalls being “hailed up” at Flour Mill Road

Police may have gotten their first lead into the disappearance of 33-year-old taxi driver, Sherland Dalloo. Dalloo was reported missing by his mother earlier this week after he failed to return home...

Education Ministry honours top performers at 2015 awards ceremony

Oct 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Education Ministry honours top performers at 2015 awards ceremony

They came from schools in and out of Georgetown and were drawn from both public and private schools, but were all the same honoured for their outstanding performances yesterday when the Ministry of...

China gives $80M worth in Medical equipment to GPHC

Oct 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on China gives $80M worth in Medical equipment to GPHC

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday received $80M worth in Medical equipment from Jiangsu Provincial Commission of Health and Family Planning of the People’s Republic of...

Potential for occupational therapy untapped in Guyana – OT Specialist

Oct 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Potential for occupational therapy untapped in Guyana – OT Specialist

By Desilon Daniels Each year, Guyana joins the rest of the world in celebrating World Occupational Therapy Da. However, an American specialist in the field believes that the potential in the area...

SEL double header on today at GFC

Oct 30, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on SEL double header on today at GFC

Alpha and Bakewell Slingerz notch comfortable wins As the action in the inaugural Stag Elite League winds down in this the first half, Genesis, two more potentially exciting matches are slated for...

Female racer from Reggae Land expected for CMRC final leg in Guyana

Oct 30, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Female racer from Reggae Land expected for CMRC final leg in Guyana

Jamaica’s female car racer Natasha ‘Chiney Dolly’ Chang will be among the travelling contingent that will descend on these shores to participate in the final leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing...

Boxers vie for international representation as National Open Championships commence

Oct 30, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Boxers vie for international representation as National Open Championships commence

October will soon be a memory and amateur boxers are expected to hit top gear in preparations for the ‘Back to the Future’ Caribbean Boxing card, scheduled for the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall...

GCB/BANKS DIH/DIGICEL NSSCL…

Oct 30, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB/BANKS DIH/DIGICEL NSSCL…

Singh, Arinda lead Camille’s Institute to victory; No. 8 Sec. also wins Former national Under-15 batsman Bhognarine Singh stroked a stylish century and spinner Alex Arinda bagged five wickets to...

THE VOICE OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Oct 30, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on THE VOICE OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Bill No. 10 of 2015 called the Financial Institution (Amendment) Bill wishes to advance the position that the GRA, can make “lawful requests” for customer...

Elizabeth Styles U-19, 50-over

Oct 30, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Elizabeth Styles U-19, 50-over

Port Mourant through to Quarter Finals Port Mourant beat Rose Hall Town Pepsi by 3 wickets in the deciding Zone D preliminary match to win the group and qualify for the quarter-finals of the...

Good Hope are Ram Slam champs

Oct 30, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Good Hope are Ram Slam champs

Good Hope defeated Annandale by three runs to win the final of the Ram Slam limited overs cricket competition played on Sunday last at the Lusignan Community Centre ground. Good Hope bated first and...

Elizabeth Styles EECB cricket

Oct 30, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Elizabeth Styles EECB cricket

Woolford’s 121 powers Golden Grove to victory Powered by a disdainful 121 from 20-year-old Richard Woolford, Golden Grove defeated Mon Repos by 157 runs on Sunday at the Buxton ground in the East...

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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