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Fear sparks division in Cabinet

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Fear sparks division in Cabinet

– Govt. Officials The tone of Cabinet meetings has changed. In the beginning there was great freedom; freedom to criticize those on the outside, and more importantly, freedom to deliver...

Very unlikely Brassington will have future career in public sector

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Very unlikely Brassington will have future career in public sector

– says Foreign Affairs Minister By Kiana Wilburg Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge, said that it is very unlikely that Chief Executive Officer of the National Industrial and...

Stag Super XVI – Quarter Finals starts today @ Farm Gr. EBD

Dec 25, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Stag Super XVI – Quarter Finals starts today @ Farm Gr. EBD

Grove Hi Tech face Pouderoyen; Den Amstel tackle Mahaica Den Amstel Football Club and Mahaica Determinators will battle in the first quarter final match of the second Stag Super XVI knockout...

Dem boys seh… Soulja Bai, Rum Jattan leadership role in question

Dec 25, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh… Soulja Bai, Rum Jattan leadership role in question

De new govt is like a chameleon. That is a lizard that does change it colour to suit any situation or condition. If it stand up against a yellow wall it does tun yellow. When it deh near a scamp it...

Johnson and Jacobs spread joy to less fortunate children

Dec 25, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Johnson and Jacobs spread joy to less fortunate children

By Sean Devers Someone once said that Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most. Guyana Jaguars’ skipper Leon Johnson and his...

BCCI clears India’s tour of West Indies

Dec 25, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCCI clears India’s tour of West Indies

ESPNcricinfo – The BCCI has decided to revoke the suspension imposed on bilateral tours with the West Indies by clearing India’s tour of the Caribbean in mid-2016. The approval is subject to...

Sale of GTT shares… Guyana loses over US$7.5M in three years – audit

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Sale of GTT shares… Guyana loses over US$7.5M in three years – audit

The merit of the National Industrial and Commercial Investment Limited (NICIL)’s decision to sell Government’s 20 per cent shares in the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) is...

Charges on the cards for other senior officials – Minister Harmon

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Charges on the cards for other senior officials – Minister Harmon

By Mondale Smith “Once the police do their investigative work properly we believe that other senior persons in the previous administration will end up being charged,” assures Minister of State...

Battered body of money-changer found on foreshore

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Battered body of money-changer found on foreshore

…as suspect contacts Aunt The battered body of money-changer Mohamed Fizal Mahmood Baksh was found at around 07:00hrs yesterday in a bushy section of the No. 63 Village, Corentyne, foreshore, three...

Man shot, police say he might be a robbery suspect

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Man shot, police say he might be a robbery suspect

Police are conducting an investigation to determine the circumstances under which a 34-year-old father was shot to the left thigh and hand early yesterday morning, allegedly at ‘B’ Field Sophia,...

GuySuCo ends year with over 231,000 tonnes

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo ends year with over 231,000 tonnes

The second sugar crop for 2015 officially ended on Wednesday evening, with the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) achieving 231,145 tonnes – 3,702 tonnes more than its target of 227,443 tonnes....

Businessman on $1M bail pending appeal of rape conviction

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Businessman on $1M bail pending appeal of rape conviction

By Rehanna Ramsay Convicted Charlestown businessman, Kevin Jordan, has been released on $1 million bail, pending an appeal of the jail term imposed on him for sodomising a seven-year-old boy. Last...

Overseas-based Guyanese host Christmas party for kids

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Overseas-based Guyanese host Christmas party for kids

Christmas parties are never too much for children. With all the parties hosted across the country to ring in this joyous season, O’Reily Mc Curdy and his wife, Karen Blackman hosted their annual...

Christmas came early for Saxacalli

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Christmas came early for Saxacalli

Christmas came early for residents of Saxacalli, Essequibo River, as members of staff from the Robb Street branch of the Bank of Nova Scotia visited the riverain community on December 12, 2015 to...

Most pavement dwellers have TB

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Most pavement dwellers have TB

– says senior social welfare official The Ministry of Social Protection is in receipt of information that the majority of the homeless population has Tuberculosis (TB), a senior welfare...

“Sex work is work; end violence against such service providers”

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on “Sex work is work; end violence against such service providers”

– Guyana Project forum stresses Focused on the elimination of violence against sex workers in observance of the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, the Society Against...

Guyana achieves COP21 agenda

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana achieves COP21 agenda

– pushed negotiations for protection for SIDS, other vulnerable states The Guyana delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference; (COP21), held...

‘David G V’ joins latest of riverain school boats

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on ‘David G V’ joins latest of riverain school boats

President David Granger’s Boats, Buses and Bicycles or ‘Three Bs’ Programme, grew by another school boat, which was donated by Charity Fisherman, Mr. Kumar Lallbachan. President...

What cricket means to West Indies (Part 12)

Dec 25, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on What cricket means to West Indies (Part 12)

Shivnarine Chanderpaul appointed 28th WI captain Seven players put on black list for signing sponsorship contract At the age of 30 and on his home ground Bourda, Shivnarine Chanderpaul became the 6th...

Guyana NRA Fullbore Section honours leading shooters

Dec 25, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana NRA Fullbore Section honours leading shooters

Following a hectic 2015 where the biggest event for the Caribbean was the World Championships and Palma Match at Camp Perry, Ohio, USA, local riflemen settled down to contest the National...

Housing Ministry pursues new direction

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Housing Ministry pursues new direction

Seven months ago, a programme began with an objective to ensure that everybody is housed in cohesive and sustainable communities. During the period, May to December, staff of the housing and water...

M&CC promises more recreational parks like Merriman Mall

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on M&CC promises more recreational parks like Merriman Mall

The Mayor and City Council says that the public can look forward to the complete transformation of the city to include more recreational parks such as the one at Merriman’s Mall in the coming...

Legal Affairs Ministry to host public consultations on Anti-Terrorism Bill

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Legal Affairs Ministry to host public consultations on Anti-Terrorism Bill

The Ministry of Legal Affairs has seemingly taken into consideration the many concerns raised by the parliamentary Opposition and the business community with regards to the lack of consultation on...

GTU embraces Granger’s notion of “no place for untrained teachers”

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on GTU embraces Granger’s notion of “no place for untrained teachers”

“There will come a time when there will be no untrained teachers in the public education system,” said President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Mr. Mark Lyte, recently. Lyte’s remark...

Health Ministry mulls ‘National Eye Bank’

Dec 25, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Health Ministry mulls ‘National Eye Bank’

…as demand increases for corneal transplants As the demand for corneal transplants increases, the Ministry of Public Health is engaging in talks for the development of a National Eye Bank in...

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Guyana falls short against Suriname in Nations Cup B/ball finals

The path forward for the Caribbean

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- When the Cold War ended, western liberalism declared its victory over communism. It immediately... more