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Harmon’s acceptance of jet ride gift a violation of proposed code of conduct- Goolsarran

Apr 19, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Harmon’s acceptance of jet ride gift a violation of proposed code of conduct- Goolsarran

By Abena Rockcliffe- Campbell Despite the fact that it is still in draft, one would have expected Ministers to still strive to abide by the code of conduct proposed by their own Administration. So...

Norway wants forest $$M removed from Ministry of Presidency

Apr 19, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Norway wants forest $$M removed from Ministry of Presidency

– technical team due next week for assessment A technical team from Norway is due next week to assess how the country is progressing with its US$250M forest deal. The historic deal, inked five...

Rice farming couple burnt to death in home

Apr 19, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Rice farming couple burnt to death in home

-cops probe possible murder Police were up to last night questioning several people in connection with the death of an elderly rice farming couple, who were burned alive in a fire that may have been...

Crum Ewing murder probe stalled

Apr 19, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Crum Ewing murder probe stalled

-Legal Advisor requests file from Crime Chief The investigations into the murder of social Activist Courtney Crum Ewing appear to have been halted for no apparent reason. Ever since the release of...

Former Minister Bishop Edghill charged for dumping vehicle

Apr 19, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Former Minister Bishop Edghill charged for dumping vehicle

Parliamentarian Juan Edghill was yesterday charged for dumping a derelict vehicle on a parapet. He appeared at the City Court. Police said, Bishop Edghill, a former junior Finance Minister denied the...

Matthews Ridge manganese operation in jeopardy over poor world prices

Apr 19, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Matthews Ridge manganese operation in jeopardy over poor world prices

Low world prices, which have dropped some 80 percent, have affected the development of the Matthews Ridge, Region One, manganese mining operation. According to Reunion Gold Corporation, a Canadian...

Former Minister get charge fuh dumping garbage

Apr 19, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Former Minister get charge fuh dumping garbage

Things level off in de Camp Street jail. Last week dem prisoner tek over de place after dem terrorise all de prison wardens. Dem go to wuk and tek one look at de prisons that particular morning. That...

Corona Beer Beach Soccer League…Royal Youths are inaugural champions; KK Warriors beat champs to end on a high

Apr 19, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Corona Beer Beach Soccer League…Royal Youths are inaugural champions; KK Warriors beat champs to end on a high

By Franklin Wilson Royal Youths of Linden emerged as the inaugural champions of the Corona Beer sponsored Guyana Beach Football Association (GBFA), Beach Soccer League which concluded in exciting...

STAG ELITE LEAGUE – FINALE …10 goal blitz characterize latest play as Alpha and Pele restore some pride

Apr 19, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on STAG ELITE LEAGUE – FINALE …10 goal blitz characterize latest play as Alpha and Pele restore some pride

Alpha “The Hammer” United and Pele recorded their fifth and third wins of the Stag Elite League – FINALE when round 9 play concluded on Sunday evening last at the GFC ground, Bourda. Both sides...

Changes made to Mayors Cup football programme

Apr 19, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Changes made to Mayors Cup football programme

Coordinator Lennox Arthur has disclosed that several changes have been made to this year’s Mayor’s Cup Football tournament due to some challenges with obtaining the full sponsorship to stage the...

Guyana Wado-Ryu Karate Association to honour Sensei Dunbar in 50th celebrations

Apr 19, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Wado-Ryu Karate Association to honour Sensei Dunbar in 50th celebrations

The Guyana Wado-Ryu Karate Association (GWRKA) has planned a series of activities in honour of its chief instructor Sensei Winston Dunbar who celebrates 50 years as a martial arts practitioner and...

Guyana to play both CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup matches overseas – GFF

Apr 19, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana to play both CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup matches overseas – GFF

Guyana’s Golden Jaguars will have to play their intended home game in the second round of the Caribbean Football Union Men’s Caribbean Cup against Curacao in that island. The original fixture had...

Trophy Stall sponsors Boyce/Jefford Softball Cricket Contest

Apr 19, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Trophy Stall sponsors Boyce/Jefford Softball Cricket Contest

-World Cup champs, Campbell, Smartt to play Trophy Stall yesterday announced its support of the Boyce and Jefford Softball Cricket Contest that will be played as a part of the Organisation’s Relay...

Renee (89), Perez (64) put Demerara in control

Apr 19, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Renee (89*), Perez (64*) put Demerara in control

Openers Ronaldo Renee and Raymond Perez struck contrasting half centuries to put Demerara in command when the second round of the Guyana Cricket Board/Hand-in-Hand U19 three-day inter county...

BEI are T&T Guyana Outreach U13 Inter school football champions

Apr 19, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on BEI are T&T Guyana Outreach U13 Inter school football champions

Defending Champions Berbice Educational Institute (BEI) made a sterling second half comeback to defeat Vryman’s Erven Secondary (VESS) 3-2 to take top honours and win the final of the Annual...

Hand-in-Hand 3-day U-19 cricket …Second day Essequibo, U-17s washed out

Apr 19, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Hand-in-Hand 3-day U-19 cricket …Second day Essequibo, U-17s washed out

By Sean Devers Overnight and early morning rain in the City yesterday and inadequate covers resulted in the second day of the second round of the GCBs Hand-in-Hand three-day cricket match between...

Preparations ongoing for Bush Lot United Turf Club, Jumbo Jet Horserace meet

Apr 19, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Preparations ongoing for Bush Lot United Turf Club, Jumbo Jet Horserace meet

Preparations are continuing as race day draw nearer for the much anticipated one day horserace meet organised by the Jumbo Jet Auto Sales and Racing stables in collaboration with the Bush Lot United...

Bunbury returns to update on ABSAA

Apr 19, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bunbury returns to update on ABSAA

-urges local fans to support Canada U-23 game Perhaps troubled by some negative feedbacks, Guyana born Canadian footballer Alex Bunbury held a Press Conference at the Guyana Football Federation to...

RHTYSC, MS 26th Awards Ceremony…Mahadeo handsomely rewarded as top awardee; Campbell also cashes in

Apr 19, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTYSC, MS 26th Awards Ceremony…Mahadeo handsomely rewarded as top awardee; Campbell also cashes in

Former Guyana’s Under-19 middle order batsman Khemraj Mahadeo walked away with close to $200,000 worth of prizes as the Cricketer of the Year (2015) for the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club, MS...

Yvonne Murray rebounds from loss to retain scrabble accolade

Apr 19, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Yvonne Murray rebounds from loss to retain scrabble accolade

Yvonne Murray rebounded from a crippling loss to Michael Benjamin (43) and eventually retained the Goodwill trophy when scrabble players convened at her Nandy Park residence for their monthly...

Agriculture Minister steadfast on restoring dairy industry

Apr 19, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Agriculture Minister steadfast on restoring dairy industry

Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder, yesterday met with a team from the Inter- American Development Bank (IDB) to further discuss IDB’s willingness to provide assistance in funding agricultural...

Harmon donates stove to Linden nursing school

Apr 19, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Harmon donates stove to Linden nursing school

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, yesterday travelled to the mining town of Linden to present a six-burner gas stove to the students of the Charles Roza School of Nursing, in fulfilment of a request...

Police re-launch crackdown on heavily tinted vehicle

Apr 19, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Police re-launch crackdown on heavily tinted vehicle

The Guyana Police Force is warning owners of heavily tinted vehicles to remove them or face immediate prosecution. Yesterday, the police launched a campaign that resulted in several motorists,...

GWI CEO refutes PPP/C allegations of extortion

Apr 19, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GWI CEO refutes PPP/C allegations of extortion

Chief Executive Officer of Guyana Water Inc. Dr. Richard Van West-Charles, yesterday morning hosted a press conference to address the recent statement made by the Opposition PPP/C. Opposition Chief...

Carnivalesque violation of propriety

Apr 19, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Carnivalesque violation of propriety

People have been telling me about the nocturnal escapades of Ministers and high state officials in the tradition of the age of the PPP behemoths. Happily this is not David Granger’s style. And...

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Fingerprinting and Finger-Pointing

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- No one, not even the staunchest supporters of Guyana’s electoral process, would claim... more