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Brassington was Director/Chairman for 13 govt. entities

May 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Brassington was Director/Chairman for 13 govt. entities

– held negotiations with self – Audit report By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell The forensic audit into the National Industrial and Commercial Investment Limited (NICIL) has revealed that...

GM, accomplice jailed in $93M staged robbery of gold trader

May 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GM, accomplice jailed in $93M staged robbery of gold trader

Two men, including a former General Manager (GM) of major gold trader, El Dorado Trading Guyana, have pleaded guilty in a 2013 high-profile staged robbery involving over $93M in gold and cash. The...

Gafoor’s Complex fire…Workers transferred to other branches

May 11, 2016 KNews News 1

Since the devastating fire at the Gafoor’s Complex, Houston on Monday, many concerns have been raised about the fate of the 530 affected workers and many others who depend on the complex on a daily...

Six firefighters injured during blaze

May 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Six firefighters injured during blaze

… as sections of building collapsed on them In wake of the massive fire at Gafoor’s Houston Complex on Monday evening, it has been revealed that six firefighters were injured as sections of the...

Top Cop, Crime Chief meet with Babita Sarjou’s mother

May 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Top Cop, Crime Chief meet with Babita Sarjou’s mother

– as fresh probe into disappearance begins Top police officials have formally notified relatives of Babita Sarjou that they have re-opened their investigation into the woman’s baffling...

Non-release of Rodney COI report…AFC’s political conviction faces test tomorrow in Nat’l Assembly

May 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Non-release of Rodney COI report…AFC’s political conviction faces test tomorrow in Nat’l Assembly

By Abena Rockcliffe- Campbell The Alliance For Change (AFC) will find itself in a ‘tight spot,’ come tomorrow’s sitting of the National Assembly. The party will be placed in a position where...

Dem boys remember last year day like today

May 11, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys remember last year day like today

Last year time like now people been walking and encouraging people who been out and vote. Nuff people start going house to house and finding out who register and wheh dem had to go and vote. Some of...

Busta maintains support for Soft Shoes football

May 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Busta maintains support for Soft Shoes football

In another forceful expression of confidence in the work that the Petra Organisation is doing, the Guyana Beverage Company maintained its support for the Soft Shoes Football Championship after...

Region One to host t20 Cricket extravaganza tomorrow

May 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Region One to host t20 Cricket extravaganza tomorrow

Windies World Cup champions plus Shiv on show in Mabaruma By Sean Devers Never in their wildest dreams would the villagers of Region One’s Agriculture and Fishing community of Mabaruma have...

Letter to the Sports Editor…Did the Basketball Federation get its selection right?

May 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…Did the Basketball Federation get its selection right?

Dear Sports Editor, I read in the Stabroek News an article sent by the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (G.A.B.F) that Mr. Hercules is going to be Guyana’s representative at the 3 on 3 two day...

Kristian Jeffrey to race Radical SR3 driven by reigning F1 champion

May 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Kristian Jeffrey to race Radical SR3 driven by reigning F1 champion

Reigning Caribbean motor racing champion Guyana’s Kristian Jeffrey seems intent on using this year to extend his control as one of the premier racers in the region. Jeffrey, who has won the...

STAG / WDFA Senior League …Den Amstel, Uitvlugt, Pouderoyen & Young Achievers wins

May 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on STAG / WDFA Senior League …Den Amstel, Uitvlugt, Pouderoyen & Young Achievers wins

When play in the STAG / WDFA Senior League continued last weekend at the Den Amstel Community Centre ground, all four matches ended in positive results for Den Amstel, Uitvlugt Warriors, Pouderoyen...

Is the age of fear over?

May 11, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Is the age of fear over?

A letter sent to this newspaper in November 2015 solicited my assistance in what the complainant alleged was a man of worth usurping public land next to where I live. For reasons I cannot recall, I...

NCN appoints veteran broadcaster as Programme Manager

May 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on NCN appoints veteran broadcaster as Programme Manager

– New boss chosen for HR The Board of Directors of the National Communications Network (NCN) has announced the appointment of two new members of the network’s management team who will...

Exhibitors to benefit from ‘value added experience’ – says GuyExpo Coordinator

May 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Exhibitors to benefit from ‘value added experience’ – says GuyExpo Coordinator

“Bigger and better” has for years been the slogan under which events like the Guyana Trade Exposition (GuyExpo) are held. The event usually comes down to a regular trade exposition which sees...

Korean consultant submits financials to check works on GPL power network

May 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Korean consultant submits financials to check works on GPL power network

During the opening of bids at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), one consultant’s financial proposal was opened. The company is seeking to validate the rehabilitation...

Police investigating “suspicious” death of elderly woman

May 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Police investigating “suspicious” death of elderly woman

An elderly woman is dead and her husband was taken into police custody, effectively bringing to a dismal end a 50-year union. Dead is Sohodra Ramkarran of Lot 4 Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo. The...

120 city vendors relocated

May 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on 120 city vendors relocated

… temporary situation demands consideration and tolerance – City Hall The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has been able to relocate more than 100 street vendors who were removed from...

Trio gets five years jail for robbing businesswoman

May 11, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News 1

– lawyer gives oral notice of appeal Three persons were given a combined jail sentence of 15 years after they were found guilty of the offence of robbery under-arms by City Magistrate Judy...

Perry Mars’s murder; I’m ashamed to be Guyanese

May 11, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Perry Mars’s murder; I’m ashamed to be Guyanese

One of the nicest professors I ever had in all of the three universities I attended was Dr. Perry Mars. I never called him Dr. Mars because we were like political comrades so I called him Perry. He...

Looking for answers

May 11, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Looking for answers

We must find answers. The suggestion that the viewpoints, values, and dispositions of a population might have some bearing on local economic performance would hardly seem to be controversial. In fact...

‘A’ Division boosts strength by 400 more ranks

May 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ‘A’ Division boosts strength by 400 more ranks

From the look of things you might not believe that the police have doubled its strength in Georgetown and its environs. A senior police official has confirmed that the Division is now manned by a...

City Hall awarded $40,000 as vendor withdraws court matter

May 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on City Hall awarded $40,000 as vendor withdraws court matter

… injunction discharged The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) was granted $40,000 in cost after the complainant who had caused a High Court Judge to lay an injunction against the...

Coke in frozen fish linked to seized Guyana shipment in Brooklyn

May 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Coke in frozen fish linked to seized Guyana shipment in Brooklyn

New York (New York Daily News) – Holy mackerel! The feds busted two alleged drug smugglers in Brooklyn after hooking some fish stuffed with cocaine. Triston Daniels and Troy Gonsalves were...

Police issue wanted bulletins for five more suspects

May 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Police issue wanted bulletins for five more suspects

The Guyana Police Force has issued bulletins for five men who are wanted for questioning in relation to a number of offences including murder. One of the murder dates back to 2013 while another...

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D-Up Basketball Academy Training camp brings Hoop Dreams to Life with Region 3 Jamboree

Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more