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Breaking News! Decomposed body believed to be missing British teenager found

Jan 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Breaking News! Decomposed body believed to be missing British teenager found

A body suspected to be that of the missing 18-year-old Dominic Bernard of England, has been discovered in a shallow grave at Kildonan, East Berbice. Police are investigating. It has been over two...

C’tyne businessman shot, chopped to death in home

Jan 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on C’tyne businessman shot, chopped to death in home

–cops seek prison escapee, alleged accomplice On the run since breaking out of prison while on a murder charge, fugitive Neshan Jagmohan is now the prime suspect in the brutal killing of a...

Rice exports down US$29M, as price plunges almost 50%

Jan 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Rice exports down US$29M, as price plunges almost 50%

Local rice production last year exceeded the level set in 2014 with paddy production as at December 31 at 1,058,129 tonnes – equivalent to 687,784 tonnes of rice, according to General Manager...

Man tells court his penis can work like a stove

Jan 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Man tells court his penis can work like a stove

A man confessed, yesterday, to taking out his penis and making lewd gestures to a female. He also admitted to damaging a door at a City Constabulary outpost. As a result he was jailed for a total of...

Stemming smuggling…Govt. not reducing gold royalties anytime soon

Jan 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Stemming smuggling…Govt. not reducing gold royalties anytime soon

Government is not immediately contemplating lowering royalties and taxes on gold to stem the country’s huge smuggling problem. With Guyana boasting a high rate compared to neighbouring Suriname,...

Child Care Agency investigates controversial ‘baby-seller’ case

Jan 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Child Care Agency investigates controversial ‘baby-seller’ case

– mother claims infant was taken from her A 15-day-old baby is now in the custody of the Child Care and Protection Agency (CC&PA) after his mother allegedly tried to sell him to a friend,...

President convenes emergency suicide prevention meeting

Jan 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on President convenes emergency suicide prevention meeting

“We are above average and that is disturbing,” said President David Granger of the state of suicide in Guyana. The Head of State’s utterance was made yesterday even as he convened an emergency...

Missing British teen… Cops conduct searches at Berbice, Sophia and Timehri

Jan 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Missing British teen… Cops conduct searches at Berbice, Sophia and Timehri

– Man arrested, woman abandons young child Police, acting on a tip-off, launched a search that took them to Berbice, Sophia and Timehri, but thus far they have come up empty-handed in their...

Brassington buy hydro seed

Jan 08, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Brassington buy hydro seed

Dem boys hear a story yesterday and for a moment dem couldn’t believe. One of Soulja Bai security tell dem boys that he was downstairs when he hear Soulja Bai ask Sandra, de Princess, “Since when...

Holder rejected Smith’s run chase offer

Jan 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Holder rejected Smith’s run chase offer

The West Indies captain Jason Holder declined an offer to make a game of the rain-ruined third Test against Australia in Sydney because he did not think his side was ready to try to go for the win....

West Indies U19s depart for Bangladesh

Jan 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on West Indies U19s depart for Bangladesh

Barbados – The West Indies Under-19 team departed the Caribbean yesterday afternoon for Bangladesh where they will participate in the ICC Under-19 World Cup from January 22 to February 14. The team...

NAGICO Super50 …Volcanoes beat Jaguars by one run on D/L system

Jan 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on NAGICO Super50 …Volcanoes beat Jaguars by one run on D/L system

The Windwards Volcanoes, on the back of 91 from 34-year-old left-hander Devon Smith beat Guyana Jaguars by a run on the Duckworth/Lewis system in their rain hit NAGICO Super50 cricket match at the St...

BVA outlines plans for 2016

Jan 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on BVA outlines plans for 2016

The Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) held its first general council meeting following the election of the executive committee in December. The meeting which was held at the Guysuco Training...

2015 described as most successful year for Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club

Jan 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2015 described as most successful year for Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club

302 programmes/activities achieved for Silver Jubilee The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) has described 2015 as its most successful year, stating that it was able to make a...

GTA 2015 Awards ceremony ushers in a new dawn for tennis

Jan 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTA 2015 Awards ceremony ushers in a new dawn for tennis

Affiliate partners of the Guyana Tennis Association (GLTA), sponsors and parents gathered for the announcement of the prestigious 2015 Player of the Year awards recently. All except Coach Leyland...

Demerara names softball teams for Unity cricket

Jan 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Demerara names softball teams for Unity cricket

With the time fast approaching for the Legacy and 007 Promotions Unity Cricket at the Providence Stadium on January 30, Demerara has named their softball teams to participate. Five softball matches...

GABBFF aiming to attract 50 athletes at every show in 2016

Jan 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABBFF aiming to attract 50 athletes at every show in 2016

-preceding year was consistent on the + side – President Bess By Franklin Wilson President of the Guyana Amateur Body Building and Fitness Federation (GABBFF) Kevon Bess is satisfied that 2015...

Chintamani retained as chairman of Leguan CC

Jan 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Chintamani retained as chairman of Leguan CC

Viren Chintamani was re-elected unopposed as Chairman of the Leguan Cricket Committee when the body held its Annual General Meeting recently at Leguan Secondary School. Phillip Assign was elected...

At the crossroads, Clive Atwell needs the support of Guyanese government and people

Jan 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on At the crossroads, Clive Atwell needs the support of Guyanese government and people

By Michael Benjamin In February last year, Clive ‘The Punisher’ Atwell squared off with Jamaican Welterweight Contender champion, Sakima Mullings, and after twelve rounds of fistic fury, Atwell...

AAG lacked innovation in modest 2015 performance

Jan 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on AAG lacked innovation in modest 2015 performance

By Edison Jefford Lack of innovation and the catastrophe that enveloped Guyana’s CARIFTA Games participation piloted the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) to a modest performance in 2015 when...

Adverse Analytical Findings re Tour of Guyana Five-Stage Cycle Race

Jan 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Adverse Analytical Findings re Tour of Guyana Five-Stage Cycle Race

The Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organization (RADO) conducted testing in Guyana on Sunday, November 1st, 2015. The lab results from the mission confirmed three (3) adverse analytical findings. The...

GFF must request early submission of yearend tournaments audit reports

Jan 08, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF must request early submission of yearend tournaments audit reports

-Vital for transparency, accountability By Rawle Welch Now that the frenzy surrounding the annual yearend football tournaments has dissipated, the focus now should be on accountability and...

Govt. invites proposals for “green” energy at Bartica

Jan 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. invites proposals for “green” energy at Bartica

Government is moving ahead with plans for an independent company to produce electricity for Bartica, a Region Seven community up the Essequibo River. According to a notice by the Hinterland...

15-yr-old undergoes successful kidney transplant after mom donates organ

Jan 08, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on 15-yr-old undergoes successful kidney transplant after mom donates organ

Fifteen-year-old Abigail Mars is recovering at home after undergoing a successful kidney transplant at the Georgetown Public Hospital, and she is proud that her mother was the donor that gave her a...

SOMEBODY IS WATCHING!

Jan 08, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on SOMEBODY IS WATCHING!

Reports have begun to filter in about persons connected or believed to be connected to the former administration feeling nervous that they too, their homes and their families, may be subject to...

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Guyanese boxers shine at T&T National Boxing Championships

A warning to President Ali on U.S. Overtures

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- It remains unknown what President Ali told the U.S. Secretary of State during their recent... more