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Benefitting in office….Make Code of Conduct for public officials legally enforceable – Ram

Mar 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Benefitting in office….Make Code of Conduct for public officials legally enforceable – Ram

In recent years, public officials and other executives of state agencies have been coming under fire for questionable decisions taken during the course of their duties. Recently, another scenario has...

Ramjattan maintains that Jagdeo’s broadcasting licences must be revoked

Mar 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Ramjattan maintains that Jagdeo’s broadcasting licences must be revoked

Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan, said, yesterday, that he has said enough on the campaign trail about the importance of the revocation of all illegally granted broadcasting...

Mechanic crushed after out-of control truck slammed into grader he was working under

Mar 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Mechanic crushed after out-of control truck slammed into grader he was working under

When 25-year-old mechanic, Garfield Souvenir, left his Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara home last Friday for work, no one in their wildest dreams imagined that it would be his last day alive....

Remigrant found dead with hands and feet bound in Soesdyke house

Mar 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Remigrant found dead with hands and feet bound in Soesdyke house

When residents of Hill Foot, Soesdyke did not see Anthony Breedy yesterday morning, alarm bells began ringing. They checked his house and made a shocking discovery at around 11:00 hours. The...

25 homicides recorded in two months

Mar 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on 25 homicides recorded in two months

– nine slain by bandits Bandits killed almost as many people as those that died in disorderly murders during the first two months of the year. Police statistics released yesterday showed that...

Husband gets 15 years in prison for attempted murder

Mar 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Husband gets 15 years in prison for attempted murder

– Used paling stave to sexually assault wife Justice Navindra Singh imposed a 15-year jail sentence on Ganga Persaud yesterday after he was found guilty of attempting to murder his ex-wife...

Upsets ensure Linden vs. Georgetown tussle for National Basketball Championship

Mar 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Upsets ensure Linden vs. Georgetown tussle for National Basketball Championship

-Colts trample Ravens; Retrieve Raiders ransack Pacesetters By Edison Jefford The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation National Championships: Mackeson Road to Mecca III took an unexpected twist...

Foreign crooks surfacing near Soulja Bai

Mar 15, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Foreign crooks surfacing near Soulja Bai

Politicians are de same all over de world. De like to mek promises. Dem does promise to build a bridge even where there is no trench or river. All of dem in de new govt did mek a lot of promises. One...

GMR&SC National ‘race of Champions’ Meet…Country’s best set for Sunday’s showdown

Mar 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GMR&SC National ‘race of Champions’ Meet…Country’s best set for Sunday’s showdown

With the news of Mark Vieira’s return seeping through the motor racing fraternity, racing fans must be rejoicing in delight that once again the best local racers will be on the starting grid for...

EBFA / STAG Senior League …Agricola surge to top with huge win over Diamond; Soesdyke edge Kuru Kururu

Mar 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on EBFA / STAG Senior League …Agricola surge to top with huge win over Diamond; Soesdyke edge Kuru Kururu

Three players netted a double each as 13 goals were scored on day two of the STAG / EBFA Senior League which continued on Sunday at the Grove Playfield. Agricola Red Triangle behind a brace each from...

PCL First-Class cricket … Injured ‘Tiger’ bats Jaguars to safety

Mar 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on PCL First-Class cricket … Injured ‘Tiger’ bats Jaguars to safety

By Sean Devers in Antigua In association with Care Cottages Antigua & Noble House Seafoods The Guyana Jaguars held on for a last over draw against the Leewards Hurricanes in the ninth round of...

Sunburst Juices supports its Youth Ambassador in Quest for Rio Olympic Qualification

Mar 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sunburst Juices supports its Youth Ambassador in Quest for Rio Olympic Qualification

Continental Agencies Ltd [CAL] through its lead brand Sunburst Juices recently handed over a cheque to Ms. Deirdre Edghill mother of National Table Tennis Star Ms. Chelsea Edghill in fulfilment of...

Newly imported Golden Blue Echo destroys field

Mar 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Newly imported Golden Blue Echo destroys field

Nand Persaud makes grand return to Horseracing after over 20 years The newly imported Golden Blue Echo of the Nand Persaud Karibee Rice Racing stable glittered massively as it reverberated around...

Terron Welch is national three-point shooting champion

Mar 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Terron Welch is national three-point shooting champion

Linden’s Half Mile Bulls shooting guard, Terron Welch won the National Three-point shooting contest Sunday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The competition was a part of the Road to Mecca...

PPP/C ready for Local Govt polls

Mar 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on PPP/C ready for Local Govt polls

The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) says that it is pleased with the response of its supporters to its call for maximum mobilization and participation in the local government elections...

Proposed laws on child pornography, computer hacking for public discussion tomorrow

Mar 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Proposed laws on child pornography, computer hacking for public discussion tomorrow

Government is set tomorrow to publicly discuss ground-breaking, proposed legislation that will address concerns of the crimes relating to internet use and illegal acquisition of computer data....

Region Two starts clean up campaign

Mar 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Region Two starts clean up campaign

With the focus by the government on promoting a clean, green Guyana, the Region Two Administration, in conjunction with Puran Brothers Garbage Services and the Neighbourhood Democratic Council, has...

GPHC screens scores during Glaucoma Week observance

Mar 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC screens scores during Glaucoma Week observance

After five days of eyes screening for glaucoma, ophthalmologists at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) were able to attend to approximately 280 individuals. The screening activity was...

Police recover stolen loot, arrest two

Mar 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Police recover stolen loot, arrest two

… robbery occurred three doors from former President Jagan’s birthplace Diligent investigation by police ranks in Berbice led to the capture of a number of suspects who on Saturday evening...

New chairpersons named for Gaming Authority, GPHC, Lands and Survey

Mar 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on New chairpersons named for Gaming Authority, GPHC, Lands and Survey

As the debate continues over the granting of casino licences, Government has announced prominent Attorney-at-Law, Roysdale Forde, as the new Chairman of the Guyana Gaming Authority. The notice was...

The abuse of state funds

Mar 15, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The abuse of state funds

The APNU+AFC coalition government is being accused by the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) of abusing state funds for campaign purposes. The APNU+AFC should issue a statement responding to...

Return of local democracy will help temper social issues – President Granger

Mar 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Return of local democracy will help temper social issues – President Granger

President David Granger believes that returning power to the people to allow them to manage the affairs of their communities and advance the development of their regions has been the first priority...

NAREI promotes mangrove restoration

Mar 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on NAREI promotes mangrove restoration

More than 25 persons residing on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two, are now equipped to help promote community based mangrove management as a sustainable means of mangrove restoration and management....

Youths require more than the “straw house” policies for development- Youth Parliament

Mar 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Youths require more than the “straw house” policies for development- Youth Parliament

By Abena Rockcliffe Some may want to say that the students who participated in yesterday’s Youth Parliament really showed the politicians how it is supposed to be done. The formal parliamentary...

E’bo rice farmers prepare to reap

Mar 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on E’bo rice farmers prepare to reap

Rice farmers who would have sowed earlier than others, last year, are making preparations to harvest their crop in a week’s time. However, some millers operating in the Region are indicating that...

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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