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Undetected fraud still possible at GEA despite procedures used – Auditors

May 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Undetected fraud still possible at GEA despite procedures used – Auditors

Even though they have unearthed numerous illegal practices at the Guyana Energy Authority (GEA), the forensic auditors noted that the possibility still exists that other instances of fraud went...

Drunken brawl between cousins leaves one dead

May 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Drunken brawl between cousins leaves one dead

– killer on the run Another day, another family killing after too much alcohol. The victim this time is a 51-year-old man who succumbed early yesterday, hours after he was stabbed by a cousin...

Seventy percent of recent murders SOLVED

May 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Seventy percent of recent murders SOLVED

Though still without a working forensic laboratory and still depending on overseas help for DNA evidence, the Guyana Police Force has succeeded in solving some 70 percent of recent murder cases....

PAHO report reveals…Vector borne diseases major public health threat in Guyana

May 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on PAHO report reveals…Vector borne diseases major public health threat in Guyana

– 168,240 malaria cases, 1255 of dengue, nearly 100 cases of filaria in five-year span Vector-borne diseases are a major public health threat, with Guyana recording at least one positive case...

Killing of retired professor…Does 17-year-old girl know of another murder?

May 16, 2016 KNews News 2

The 17-year-old girl, who was among five teenagers detained on Thursday for the murder of 75-year-old retired professor, Pairadeau Mars at his Lot 395 Bissessar Street, Prashad Nagar home, might have...

Most improvised weapons made in Camp Street Prison – Director

May 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Most improvised weapons made in Camp Street Prison – Director

– confirms 12 high profile prisoners transferred for security reasons Director of Prisons, Carl Graham, is confident that notwithstanding prison officers finding a quantity of dangerous weapons...

Too ‘cold,’ too controversial to be solved?

May 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Too ‘cold,’ too controversial to be solved?

By Michael Jordan My first real brush with murder came when I was 18, and someone raped and strangled a pretty, 14-year-old schoolgirl and basketball-player named Ann Stewart and dumped her in an...

One year in, APNU+AFC still to satisfy its 100–day plan

May 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on One year in, APNU+AFC still to satisfy its 100–day plan

By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell Ten out of twenty one! That is the score secured by the APNU+AFC government for its first year in government. That score was calculated on what the government had...

Captured crime spree bandit now a murder suspect

May 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Captured crime spree bandit now a murder suspect

– B Division ranks putting dent on nefarious activities B Division Commander Assistant Commissioner Ian Amsterdam and his men are making good on their vow to go after the pockets of criminals...

Rice Millers association urges…Explore free trade agreements with Costa Rica, Colombia, others

May 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Rice Millers association urges…Explore free trade agreements with Costa Rica, Colombia, others

President of the Guyana Rice Exporters and Millers Association (GREMA), Rajindra Persaud has expressed appreciation for pronouncements by President David Granger that the diplomatic service will be...

Essequibo crash…Fourth passenger succumbs

May 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo crash…Fourth passenger succumbs

A fourth passenger succumbed yesterday following Friday’s horrendous crash at Richmond Village, Essequibo. Nineteen-year-old Stefan Benn is listed as the fourth fatality of Friday night’s crash....

Rebranded Tower Suites promises à la mode /historic hotel experience

May 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Rebranded Tower Suites promises à la mode /historic hotel experience

By Rehanna Ramsay Fully equipped with a swim up bar, nightclub, banqueting hall and 78 guest rooms inclusive of à la mode penthouse suites, the newly opened Tower Suites Incorporated is promising...

“We are on track”…80 percent of rice spring crop already harvested

May 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on “We are on track”…80 percent of rice spring crop already harvested

– Agri. Minister In spite of the “doom and gloom” picture that is being painted by the political opposition, Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder remains optimistic about the future of the rice...

Mackenzie Market gets new sanitary block

May 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Mackenzie Market gets new sanitary block

The new sanitary facility located on the northern side of the Mackenzie Municipal Market was on Friday last thrown into operation, even as construction workers sought to complete the project in time...

Golden Jaguars come up short against Canada, lose 5-1

May 16, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Golden Jaguars come up short against Canada, lose 5-1

Chase Academy edge Christianburg/Wismar By Franklin Wilson The future football stars of both Canada and Guyana were on show last evening as the Government of Guyana brought off yet another activity...

Blue Danube waltz and Kitty Police Station

May 16, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 2

What you are about to read you may not be inclined to believe. You may put it down to journalistic embellishment, columnist’s imagination or just the act of being funny. Well, it is none of the...

Police too will be charged if flout traffic laws

May 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Police too will be charged if flout traffic laws

– B Division Commander No one will be spared as the police continue the campaign against errant road users. This is the assurance given by Commander of the Police B Division (Berbice),...

34th MoE/NSC/GCF Independence 3-Stage Cycle Road Race…Hinds and Leung retain senior and junior titles; Niles is king of the veterans

May 16, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on 34th MoE/NSC/GCF Independence 3-Stage Cycle Road Race…Hinds and Leung retain senior and junior titles; Niles is king of the veterans

By Franklin Wilson Employing strategic and flawless tactics, the duo of Orville Hinds (Team Evolution) and Raphael Leung (United Cycle Club) successfully defended their respective senior and junior...

Linden Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal Competition…Adams’ hat-trick headlines Night Two

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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