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BaiShanLin never had any good intentions for Guyana – Forensic Auditor

Apr 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on BaiShanLin never had any good intentions for Guyana – Forensic Auditor

Given the actions of Chinese logging company, BaiShanLin over the years, Chartered Accountant, Anand Goolsarran said that the firm has clearly demonstrated that it never had any good intentions for...

C’tyne Carpenter dies after falling from roof

Apr 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on C’tyne Carpenter dies after falling from roof

The family of a 29-year-old carpenter is in deep mourning after he succumbed to injuries he sustained after falling several feet from the roof of a house he was working on yesterday. Yuvraj Sewlall,...

Beaten reputed wife leads cops to spouse who butchered mom and sons

Apr 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Beaten reputed wife leads cops to spouse who butchered mom and sons

– neighbour slaughtered family after they woke while he was picking up loot Jennifer Persaud woke in late September 21, 2012, to find a robber in her bedroom. When she grabbed the intruder, he...

Expect Copyright Legislation in two months

Apr 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Expect Copyright Legislation in two months

– Cultural Policy Advisor Back in November 2015, Government, through the Ministry of Education, had launched a national consultation process on cultural policy development. Creative minds...

Censorship must stop – Ramkarran

Apr 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Censorship must stop – Ramkarran

“The Government, much less the editor, has no right to set a policy for The Chronicle that does not uphold journalistic principles, but instead emphasizes partisan political considerations.”-...

Gold miner drowns near Kitty Seawall

Apr 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Gold miner drowns near Kitty Seawall

The family of a 52-year-old gold miner was plunged into a state of shock on the discovery of his lifeless body in the Atlantic Ocean near the Kitty Seawall. The body of Ramesh Ramdeen of Shell Road,...

Linden businessman at war with Town Council over sanitary block

Apr 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Linden businessman at war with Town Council over sanitary block

Ivan Barton, a re-migrant and Linden entrepreneur is adamant that he will take legal action against the Linden Mayor and Town Council should they pursue a course of action to have his sanitary...

Another AML/CFT amendment Bill for next House sitting

Apr 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Another AML/CFT amendment Bill for next House sitting

Guyana is continuing efforts to remove itself from the clutches of the Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) censoring regime. In this regard, the government is...

AFC has lost its political conviction

Apr 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on AFC has lost its political conviction

– WPA Executive Member Executive Member of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), Dr. David Hinds is of the belief that the Alliance For Change (AFC) has not only lost its political conviction...

Mazaruni to be fortified for transfer of prisoners from Camp Street — Granger

Apr 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Mazaruni to be fortified for transfer of prisoners from Camp Street — Granger

There are a number of critical issues affecting Guyana’s prison system, one of which includes overcrowding at the Georgetown Prisons. To deal with this, President David Granger said that a plan to...

Guyana/Suriname Ferry Service to operate once daily from today

Apr 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana/Suriname Ferry Service to operate once daily from today

– Manager says service regulated to suit passenger flow The Management of the Guyana / Suriname Ferry service has announced that the M.V Canawaima will sail once daily or as traffic warrants...

Even the dead are running out of “houselots”

Apr 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Even the dead are running out of “houselots”

By: Romila Boodram The scarcity of land for housing and the high costs associated with it are familiar problems facing everyone today no matter which part in the world they live. Even the dead,...

GTC Horse Race Meet…Liquid Lion scorches field to take feature event

Apr 25, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTC Horse Race Meet…Liquid Lion scorches field to take feature event

-Wills named champion jockey Liquid Lion ridden by eventual champion jockey Mark Wills led from start to finish taking the feature H & Lower Class in the Georgetown Turf Club (GTC) Race Meet...

One body, two missing women

Apr 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on One body, two missing women

By Romila Boodram For the past year or so, the Guyana Police Force has boasted of successfully solving a number of sensational crimes; but while the relatives of those victims have found some amount...

Colts win first national basketball title

Apr 25, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Colts win first national basketball title

By Edison Jefford Colts United won its first national basketball title Saturday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall when they defeated Linden’s Retrieve Raiders in the third Road to Mecca...

PPP proposes to rent Red House, govt. yet to make decision

Apr 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on PPP proposes to rent Red House, govt. yet to make decision

“The Red House matter is one we feel very strongly about,” said Attorney General Basil Williams. However, he indicated that an agreement is yet to be reached as to what is next. The People’s...

Ranks say Neighbourhood Police have outlived their usefulness

Apr 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Ranks say Neighbourhood Police have outlived their usefulness

– urged their enlistment as Regular Police to make up shortfall After more than six years of existence questions are beginning to arise about the usefulness of the Neighbourhood Police or NPs...

Pres. Granger meets with Commonwealth Secretary General

Apr 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Pres. Granger meets with Commonwealth Secretary General

President David Granger, on Friday last met with the Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Baroness Patricia Scotland. The meeting took place at the United Nations Headquarters where both the...

We cannot achieve social cohesion through closed minds

Apr 25, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on We cannot achieve social cohesion through closed minds

I quote from a letter of April 15, 2016 from Hindu religious teacher, Aksharananda, “Since the present administration came to office, a large number of officials has been dismissed from their...

Ashley Khalil is ANSA McAl – Lucozade Handicap Squash Tournament Open Champ

Apr 25, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ashley Khalil is ANSA McAl – Lucozade Handicap Squash Tournament Open Champ

The Guyana Squash Association (GSA) in collaboration with its corporate sponsor Digicel held its third tournament for 2016, the Ansa Mc Al Lucozade Handicap Squash Tournament at the Georgetown...

EBFA/EBFA U-17 Goodwill Series…Soesdyke Falcons, Grove Hi Tech draw first blood against BA/Paradise and Buxton Stars

Apr 25, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on EBFA/EBFA U-17 Goodwill Series…Soesdyke Falcons, Grove Hi Tech draw first blood against BA/Paradise and Buxton Stars

East Bank Football Association (EBFA) runner-up Under-17 team, Soesdyke Falcons downed East Demerara Football Association (EDFA) Jubilee Champions, Bachelors Adventure Paradise Sports Club (BAPSC)...

Domestic Violence has significant effects on children

Apr 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Domestic Violence has significant effects on children

When a case of domestic violence makes headlines there’s a laser focus on the abuser and the victim. But what about their children? Far too many times we think about the abuser and not the children...

Public engagement is not political exercise – PM

Apr 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Public engagement is not political exercise – PM

– two day outreach to Region Six successful Government’s ‘meet the public’ engagement is not a political propaganda exercise or one aimed at securing political mileage; rather the...

GuyanaNRA Small Bore Section .22 Precision Pistol Shoot…Braithwaite and Seojattan are Senior and Junior standouts

Apr 25, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GuyanaNRA Small Bore Section .22 Precision Pistol Shoot…Braithwaite and Seojattan are Senior and Junior standouts

Reigning Caribbean Fullbore Individual champion Lennox Braithwaite showed his versatility when he captured the Guyana National Rifle Association (GuyanaNRA) Small Bore Section .22 Precision Pistol...

SAME OLD SAD SONG

Apr 25, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Tony Deyal column Comments Off on SAME OLD SAD SONG

In the midst of raging dengue epidemics, the cry goes out throughout the lands of the Caribbean, “Let us spray!” And there goes forth the word from Ministries of Health that the whole world...

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Uncertainty clouds Golden Jaguars’ Head Coach position as Barbados showdown approaches

Fingerprinting and Finger-Pointing

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