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If radio, cable, TV licences not revoked, Guyana loses

Mar 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on If radio, cable, TV licences not revoked, Guyana loses

“If beneficiaries of criminal actions by state officials continue to enjoy the benefits, then corruption is unlikely to be ever stamped out.” – Foreign Affairs Minister By Kiana Wilburg...

$Billions turn-key homes is a wild-west ‘scheme’

Mar 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on $Billions turn-key homes is a wild-west ‘scheme’

Almost three years ago, at the height of the housing sector boom in the country, an ambitious project to provide low income families with 1,000 ‘turn-key’ homes was launched by the People’s...

Concessions will now be capped – Finance Minister

Mar 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Concessions will now be capped – Finance Minister

The ad hoc system which allowed investors to benefit from open-ended concessions will soon be a thing of the past, says Finance Minister, Winston Jordan. The politician said that the scheme is one...

Int’l Observers laud Local Gov’t Elections process

Mar 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Int’l Observers laud Local Gov’t Elections process

– PPP requests recount in District 6 The International Observers of the Local Government Elections (LGE) yesterday, declared that the elections were free, fair and credible. The U.S. Embassy,...

Magistrate’s sentence encourages dishonesty

Mar 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Magistrate’s sentence encourages dishonesty

…man fined less than quarter of what he stole The current sentencing policy employed by some Magistrates has led a local businessman to conclude that stealing in Guyana is a profitable venture....

Outstanding educator Mayleen Davis is a ‘Special Person’

Mar 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Outstanding educator Mayleen Davis is a ‘Special Person’

“I admired them (teachers) a lot, because they were women who were disciplinarians, they were respected, stern, but at the same time, oh so elegant. I knew that was the person I wanted to become,...

Dem boys seh…GNBA pussyfooting wid de airwaves

Mar 20, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…GNBA pussyfooting wid de airwaves

Careful wid you words. Once they are said they can only be forgiven, not forgotten. Moses and Lennox Shadick, de man who head de Broadcast Authority, need not forget dem words. Dem got words that...

Drug enforcement ranks increase busts at airports

Mar 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Drug enforcement ranks increase busts at airports

Law enforcement agents have been working feverishly around the clock to prosecute drug traffickers. They hope, one day, to halt what is widely believed to be one of the most profitable illicit...

Executive and Judiciary working to address prison congestion – Nagamootoo

Mar 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Executive and Judiciary working to address prison congestion – Nagamootoo

A high-level Government team recently met with the Chancellor of the Judiciary, the Director of Public Prosecution and other senior members of the judicial system to identify measures that could...

Smyth Street man executed

Mar 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Smyth Street man executed

– suspect believed to be gunman held Former robbery accused, O’Riley Small, was riddled with bullets by a gunman dressed in a ‘hoodie’ in his Smyth Street, Georgetown yard around 03.30...

PPP /C claims 60% victory in LGE

Mar 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on PPP /C claims 60% victory in LGE

The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) has noted that the party was victorious with over 60% of the votes cast in the 70 Local Authority Areas which the party contested. In a detailed...

Rondy Jagdeo murder file disappears

Mar 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Rondy Jagdeo murder file disappears

– victim’s relatives slams police It’s been almost two years since the Director of Public Prosecutions initiated steps to re-open the case against businessman, Rondy Jagdeo, for the...

Telecoms Bill to go before the House within a month

Mar 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Telecoms Bill to go before the House within a month

– Minister Hughes Within a month’s time, the National Assembly will be examining legislation that should see the liberalization of the telecommunications sector. This is according to Minister...

Release of SOCU protocols further extended

Mar 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Release of SOCU protocols further extended

The release of Standard Operating Procedures for the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) has been extended yet another week. According to Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan, a Draft of the...

Lamaha Gardens residents agree to playground construction after standoff

Mar 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Lamaha Gardens residents agree to playground construction after standoff

Town Clerk of Georgetown, Royston King, on Friday admitted that it was an oversight that residents of Lamaha Gardens were not consulted on a project to build a playground on a reserve that runs...

The truth about olive oil and coconut oil the substitute

Mar 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on The truth about olive oil and coconut oil the substitute

(An interview with Dr. Rudi Moerck, republished from Mercola. com) Olive oil has been around for thousands of years, in fact, olives are one of the oldest known foods. While there is a lot of...

Trappers to remain silent about jaguar capture

Mar 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Trappers to remain silent about jaguar capture

The Mainstay/Whyaka cousins who are responsible for the capture of two jaguars are contending that they would not broadcast the capture of any other jaguar. The two are insisting that once reports of...

National ‘Race of Champions’ Meet… Racers battle today for CMRC selection

Mar 20, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on National ‘Race of Champions’ Meet… Racers battle today for CMRC selection

-Watch out for Jeffrey versus Vieira showdown Today’s National ‘Race of Champions’ Meet which takes place at the South Dakota Circuit promises to produce lots of excitement and daredevilry,...

Govt. satisfied with LGE voter turnout, return of democracy

Mar 20, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Govt. satisfied with LGE voter turnout, return of democracy

President David Granger yesterday described Friday’s Local Government Election (LGE) as a victory for democracy and a step forward for inclusionary governance. Granger, Minister of State, Joseph...

Sloth is the name of the game

Mar 20, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Sloth is the name of the game

Guyana is in the Stone Age when it comes to elections. You go into a polling station and you still see people scurrying through pages of folios to find your name. Some of the folios are not in...

Immigration and trade in Politics: Part Two

Mar 20, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Immigration and trade in Politics: Part Two

By Sir Ronald Sanders In the first part of this commentary on Immigration and Trade in politics, the focus was on the present primaries of the US Presidential election. Both issues have been hotly...

Police rank in viral video to appear in court tomorrow

Mar 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Police rank in viral video to appear in court tomorrow

The police rank at the heart of a video taken after a vehicular smash up on Thursday, which went viral on social media, is expected to appear in the Providence Magistrate’s Court tomorrow. The...

Milo U-20 Schools Football Competition…Defending champs Chase hit nine past Lodge to retain title

Mar 20, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Milo U-20 Schools Football Competition…Defending champs Chase hit nine past Lodge to retain title

-First team in competition to win back-to-back titles Defending champions Chase Academic Foundation produced a ruthless performance in their 9-0 demolition of Lodge to retain the Milo Under-20...

The Story within the Story…A clear case of disinterest in the country’s affairs

Mar 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on The Story within the Story…A clear case of disinterest in the country’s affairs

By Leonard Gildarie At the time of writing on Friday evening, unofficial figures were indicating a worrisome scenario – less than 50 percent turnout at the first Local Government Elections in...

GECOM not responsible for low voter turnout – Chairman

Mar 20, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM not responsible for low voter turnout – Chairman

Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commissions (GECOM), Dr. Steve Surujbally, has said that the low turn out to the Local Government Elections (LGE) held on Friday should not be laid squarely at the...

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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