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Forensic audit shows…State lost $70.5M in export duties from Scrap metal unit over 3 ½ years

May 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Forensic audit shows…State lost $70.5M in export duties from Scrap metal unit over 3 ½ years

A special investigative report into the controversial Scrap Metal Unit has been released, showing that over a period of three and a half years, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) failed to collect...

GSSF successfully hosts Guyana’s first 3-Gun Match

May 30, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GSSF successfully hosts Guyana’s first 3-Gun Match

Just a few weeks ago the Guyana Sport Shooting Federation received a National Sports Award for the Most Improved Association for 2015 and there is no question that merely a few months later, Sport...

16 Departments, 133 employees…OLPF had more Depts. than Govt. Ministries

May 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on 16 Departments, 133 employees…OLPF had more Depts. than Govt. Ministries

…Forensic Auditors also found it to be grossly overstaffed By: Kiana A. Wilburg There is just no way forensic auditors can fathom why the One Laptop Per Family Project (OLPF) required 16...

US based Guyanese scholar Kelly Hyles paid a surprise visit to the Kaieteur News

May 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on US based Guyanese scholar Kelly Hyles paid a surprise visit to the Kaieteur News

US based Guyanese scholar Kelly Hyles paid a surprise visit to the Kaieteur News during her short visit to her homeland to celebrate Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary, which coincided with her...

Making Guyana safe again…Top Cop credits change in administration for increased public trust

May 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Making Guyana safe again…Top Cop credits change in administration for increased public trust

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has in the past months seen significant growth in its capacity as well as an increase in public trust, leading to the reduction of crime at all levels and Commissioner...

Hijacked fishing boat recovered, but still no sign of missing fishermen

May 30, 2016 KNews News 1

The missing fishing boat in last Friday’s piracy attack has been recovered by the owner minus the three missing crewmen. Speaking to this publication, the vessel’s owner, Mohammed Hussian Arran...

HIV cases rising again in Guyana

May 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on HIV cases rising again in Guyana

National AIDS campaign needs to be reviewed — Dr. Shamdeo Persaud “People are not scared of HIV anymore; if they were, they would have been more careful. They know that there is treatment and...

Ramotar’s son paid over $32M, for “poor supervision” of E-Governance project

May 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Ramotar’s son paid over $32M, for “poor supervision” of E-Governance project

By Abena- Rockcliffe- Campbell Alexei Ramotar- son of former President Donald Ramotar-was paid over $32M to manage the now stalled $7.9B E-Governance project. Despite his handsome salary, young...

Forensic audit report reveals…Valmiki Singh carried out Ministerial tasks at NFMU

May 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Forensic audit report reveals…Valmiki Singh carried out Ministerial tasks at NFMU

It appears as though Valmiki Singh thought that he had more power than was actually allocated to him as Head of the National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU). And perhaps, the organizational...

Dem boys seh…Nuff money come fuh de jubilee

May 30, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Nuff money come fuh de jubilee

De jubilee done and nuff people smiling. All who was talking got to shut dem mouth because dem and all been in de spirit. If anybody believe that Guyanese ain’t got brains dem should see how people...

2015 Supreme Court Annual Report…Over 19,000 criminal matters awaiting judgment

May 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on 2015 Supreme Court Annual Report…Over 19,000 criminal matters awaiting judgment

By: Feona Morrison The timeliness of hearings and determination of cases remains a sore issue for Guyana’s Magistrates’ courts. And the failure to effectively deal with this brings the...

Guyana’s proposals for use of £ 53.2M still under examination

May 30, 2016 KNews News 1

– UK High Commissioner The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is still examining Guyana’s proposals for use of the £ 53.2M grant given by the United Kingdom. In April Guyana identified and...

Several injured in Banks Beer Concert stampede

May 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Several injured in Banks Beer Concert stampede

A fight between two men which turned into a melee brought a premature end to the Banks-Beer golden jubilee concert. The event was shut off at approximately 3am at the behest of the Guyana Police...

President receives hand-made wooden Coat of Arms

May 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on President receives hand-made wooden Coat of Arms

President David Granger, last Friday, received a large, hand-made replica of the Coat of Arms of Guyana from overseas-based Guyanese Mr. Jonathan Locke and Mrs. Brenda Locke, during a courtesy call...

Warner leads Hyderabad to IPL title as Bangalore fail again

May 30, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Warner leads Hyderabad to IPL title as Bangalore fail again

(Reuters) Sunrisers Hyderabad’s David Warner led them to a maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title on Sunday after the bowlers derailed Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) chase to fashion an...

Shot waitress awaits surgery to remove bullet from throat

May 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Shot waitress awaits surgery to remove bullet from throat

The 16-year-old waitress, who was shot Friday night, during a botched robbery at the Chinese Restaurant where she was working, is awaiting surgery to remove a bullet that is lodged in her throat....

Latest distance sensation Messinger crushes ‘Golden Mile’ field

May 30, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Latest distance sensation Messinger crushes ‘Golden Mile’ field

– Claudrice McKoy wins women’s race Winston Messinger continued his imperious form after crushing the field in the Professional Key Shop ‘Golden Mile’ which was run yesterday in the...

Commendable fights but 50th Independence Anniversary boxing card reduced to exhibition affair

May 30, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Commendable fights but 50th Independence Anniversary boxing card reduced to exhibition affair

It was supposed to be a card to commemorate Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary and naturally fans would have expected impeccable quality. This was not to be and the card organized by Bris...

Golden Jubilee security initiatives successful

May 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Golden Jubilee security initiatives successful

– celebrations were largely incident free -Commander Hicken Commander of the ‘A’ Division Mr. Clifton Hicken said that through the efforts of Operation Dragnet, the activities for the...

A blonde, white, blue-eyed doll at Mr. Granger’s table?

May 30, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 1

It has gone viral on social media. It is the talk of the town by everyone who has internet access and those who are on Facebook. At the Golden Jubilee dinner on Saturday night, guests, including the...

GLTA launches GBTI Independence Jubilee Open

May 30, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GLTA launches GBTI Independence Jubilee Open

Another year of exciting tennis is soon to be underway at the annual Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) Open Tennis tournament which is scheduled to get underway on June 3. This is the largest...

NSC / GASA Independence Swim Meet…Cole staves off valiant Primus to take 18 & Over 100m Free in exciting climax to day 3

May 30, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on NSC / GASA Independence Swim Meet…Cole staves off valiant Primus to take 18 & Over 100m Free in exciting climax to day 3

By Franklin Wilson The third day of action, which will now be 5-days due to unforeseen circumstances, ended in breathtaking fashion as first-timer, Guyana Police Force (GPF) swimmer Deon Primus...

Inclement weather forces postponement of Independence T20 Cup

May 30, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Inclement weather forces postponement of Independence T20 Cup

The fourth annual Independence T20 cricket competition which is jointly organized by the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) and the Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Development Association (BCCDA) which was...

Two honoured during Region Eight’s Independence flag raising

May 30, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Two honoured during Region Eight’s Independence flag raising

Two prominent community leaders were recognized during the 50th Independence Anniversary flag raising ceremony on Thursday evening. The two are Sports Enthusiast and Businessman Roger Hinds and Medex...

Tri Nation series…West Indies to practice tomorrow at Providence

May 30, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Tri Nation series…West Indies to practice tomorrow at Providence

By Sean Devers The first ODI series in the West Indies since West Indies beat Bangladesh 3-0 in a three match series in Grenada and St Kitts in 2014 bowls off on Friday at the Guyana National Stadium...

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Anderson ton, Looknauth’s 9 seals dominant 10-wicket win for Harpy Eagles

A wave of criminal deportees may be coming our way soon

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-It is peculiar the way the PPP/C government often finds itself staring down the barrel of... more