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Illegally issued radio, TV, cable licences…Govt. must have clear agenda on tackling corruption under PPP – Dr. Hinds

Mar 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Illegally issued radio, TV, cable licences…Govt. must have clear agenda on tackling corruption under PPP – Dr. Hinds

“Every day we are finding out how Guyana has been divided up among a tiny cabal. For me, this represents a crime against the Guyanese people that should not be left untouched..” – Dr. Hinds...

Drug dealer may have ordered hit on O’Riley

Mar 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Drug dealer may have ordered hit on O’Riley

– alleged gunman, associate, still in custody, third man being sought – source A known drug dealer may have organized the execution of former robbery accused O’Riley Small, who was...

Same measure used to pay Cabinet must apply to all Govt. workers – GTUC

Mar 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Same measure used to pay Cabinet must apply to all Govt. workers – GTUC

Finance Minister Winston Jordan’s position that he is guided by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the issue of wages and salaries for public sector workers is unacceptable and cannot be...

City Hall demolishes another ‘illegal’ pavement

Mar 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall demolishes another ‘illegal’ pavement

Armed with jack-hammers, a crew from the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) yesterday demolished what they said was an illegally constructed pavement in Camp Street. The pavement is at the back of an...

Patterson confident no major flooding from May/June rains

Mar 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Patterson confident no major flooding from May/June rains

– due to countrywide drainage works Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson has expressed confidence that the ongoing drainage works in the city and around the country will be enough...

Dem boys seh…Soulja Bai can solve de prison overcrowding

Mar 21, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Soulja Bai can solve de prison overcrowding

People got a way of watching wha people do. Then dem does find something to talk about. If a man sit down and talk to himself, people does decide that he mad, and dem does end up talking about that....

Bandits shoot Mexican tourist at hotel

Mar 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits shoot Mexican tourist at hotel

A 31-year-old Mexican man, had his Guyanese vacation spoiled when robbers shot him at around 23:45 hrs on Saturday at a hotel in Campbellville. The attackers escaped with US$3,000, GY$40,000 and two...

National Economic Council was figment of Ramotar’s imagination – Finance Minister

Mar 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on National Economic Council was figment of Ramotar’s imagination – Finance Minister

…Says that it will not be acknowledged by the Granger administration Finance Minister, Winston Jordan made it clear that the coalition administration would not be acknowledging the former...

BULLETS AND BLACK UMBRELLAS

Mar 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on BULLETS AND BLACK UMBRELLAS

– how the crime wave changed us By Michael Jordan We journalists like to preserve the romantic image of ourselves as being fearless pursuers of the truth, going where lesser mortals dare to...

Valerie Amos: the coolest of cool to handle Soas’s hot potato

Mar 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Valerie Amos: the coolest of cool to handle Soas’s hot potato

The new Soas director and first female black head of a UK university has a lifetime of achievement and diplomacy to draw on. In these troubled times, she may need it The curious thing about Valerie...

Pine Street Nursery holds seventh Annual “Red Carpet Luncheon”

Mar 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Pine Street Nursery holds seventh Annual “Red Carpet Luncheon”

Staying true to the notion that children are never too young to learn, the teachers of the Pine Street Nursery held their seventh annual “Red carpet Luncheon” two Fridays ago to allow pupils to...

Cop still on hunt for gang that robbed founder of home for battered women

Mar 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Cop still on hunt for gang that robbed founder of home for battered women

Police are still on the hunt for three men who escaped with cash and other valuables after breaking into the home of the founder of the Camal’s International Home for battered women and children....

Corentyne labourer freed of stepdad’s brutal murder

Mar 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne labourer freed of stepdad’s brutal murder

– judge throws out caution statement Accused of clubbing, stabbing and hacking his step-father to death, 22-year-old labourer Inderjeet Sewdan on Wednesday walked out of the Berbice High Court...

GMR&SC National ‘Race of Champions’ Meet…Kristian Jeffrey, Rangasammy, Mohamed light up South Dakota Circuit

Mar 21, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GMR&SC National ‘Race of Champions’ Meet…Kristian Jeffrey, Rangasammy, Mohamed light up South Dakota Circuit

Caribbean champion Kristian Jeffrey failed to let the moderate turnout of fans dampen the day, instead he lit it up with a perfect performance which was the highlight of yesterday’s Guyana Motor...

West Berbice Chamber of Commerce to host Expo and Trade Fair 20

Mar 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on West Berbice Chamber of Commerce to host Expo and Trade Fair 20

The West Berbice Chamber of Industry and Commerce in collaboration with Region 5 National 50th Independence Anniversary Committee will be hosting a two days Exposition and Trade to showcase the...

Teen’s murder baffles cops

Mar 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Teen’s murder baffles cops

Was Sherwin Lynch slain while attacking a passerby, or was he killed by an associate? These are the questions that detectives have been asking about the baffling death of the 19-year-old from...

National Basketball Championships end in controversy

Mar 21, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on National Basketball Championships end in controversy

By Edison Jefford The National Basketball Championships: The Road to Mecca III ended in controversy Saturday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall after Linden’s Retrieve Raiders abandoned the...

An oxymoronic election result

Mar 21, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on An oxymoronic election result

Surely, it will take several columns to analyze Friday’s LGE results. My readers know how I voted. I stated how my constituency ballot would go. I live at Turkeyen. I knew Team Benschop’s...

PCL First-Class cricket…Jaguars charge to consecutive titles

Mar 21, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on PCL First-Class cricket…Jaguars charge to consecutive titles

Johnson leading run scorer, Bramble most dismissals By Sean Devers The Guyana Jaguars roared to back-to-back titles with an emphatic innings and 54-run victory against the Jamaica Scorpions with over...

Work for the good of your communities, not as rivals to central Gov’t.

Mar 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Work for the good of your communities, not as rivals to central Gov’t.

– Bulkan urges newly elected Councillors In the aftermath of the historic Local Government Elections (LGE) held on Friday, Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan has urged that the newly elected...

Charles Allicock is 100 not out!

Mar 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Charles Allicock is 100 not out!

Charles Allicock gave a mischievous smile when reminded that the 21st of March has come around once again…after all it’s his birthday. But there’s a difference about the occasion this year....

Windies beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in World T20

Mar 21, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windies beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in World T20

BENGALURU (Reuters) West Indies brushed aside Sri Lanka by seven wickets in their World Twenty20 Super 10 match yesterday, with opener Andre Fletcher, brought into the side after the injured Chris...

Kraft Toucan Industries Junior Skill level Tournament 2016 concludes

Mar 21, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kraft Toucan Industries Junior Skill level Tournament 2016 concludes

The curtains came down yesterday on the Kraft Toucan Industries Ltd Junior Skill level tournament which was organized by the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) in collaboration with its corporate...

Mother to be charged for attempting to kill toddler

Mar 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Mother to be charged for attempting to kill toddler

A Friendship, East Bank Demerara (EBD) mother is expected to be charged soon for attempting to kill her one-year-old daughter last Thursday. The woman, of Lot 38 Friendship is currently a patient at...

Hector, De Cunha guide Providence to victory

Mar 21, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hector, De Cunha guide Providence to victory

Outstanding performances by Jevon Hector and Terrence De Cunha guided Providence to a comfortable 108-run victory over Ruimveldt when the East Bank Demerara Cricket Association 50-over tournament...

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$1.5M up for grabs at K&S National Futsal Championship

A broad-based movement for the people’s voice on oil

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- The call for a referendum on Guyana’s oil contract is a step in the right direction,... more