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Periwinkle Cancer Club keeps focus on a killer

Jun 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Periwinkle Cancer Club keeps focus on a killer

The Periwinkle Cancer Club collaborated with the Ministry of Health to spread the message, “Early detection saves lives” through outreach programmes to Regions Four and Nine. During those...

Jagdeo defends PPP “walkout” during flag-raising ceremony

Jun 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Jagdeo defends PPP “walkout” during flag-raising ceremony

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, during a press conference held at Freedom House yesterday, expressed what he considers clear misconceptions about his party’s actions at the national flag raising...

The law has not removed the helmet- Acting Traffic Chief

Jun 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on The law has not removed the helmet- Acting Traffic Chief

Motorcyclists are once again being reminded that riding on the country’s roadways without proper safety helmets is an offence. Once caught, charges will follow. This reminder is coming from Acting...

Country’s financial system healthy and sound

Jun 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Country’s financial system healthy and sound

– Central Bank Governor The country’s financial system is quite healthy, sufficiently capitalized and sound in terms of liquidity. This is according to the Governor of the Central Bank of...

Guyanese teen shot dead at Brooklyn apartment while babysitting

Jun 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese teen shot dead at Brooklyn apartment while babysitting

New York (New York Daily News) -A woman and an armed man were spied on video entering and fleeing a Brooklyn apartment where a 16-year-old girl was senselessly shot to death, a police source said...

Priya Manickchand and the dead man from Timbuktu

Jun 02, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Priya Manickchand and the dead man from Timbuktu

I don’t have a Facebook account. Don’t know what happens in that sphere, but from time to time friends show me interesting posts. Yesterday, I was shown one such posting which I was told belonged...

Recent mine cave-in…GWMO reminds Trotman, Govt of its Safety in Mining recommendations

Jun 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Recent mine cave-in…GWMO reminds Trotman, Govt of its Safety in Mining recommendations

In the wake of another mining pit collapse, the Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO) said Tuesday, that it wishes to “remind” the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Government of their...

Foundation of the Guyana Defence Force: A Soldier of Valour Story book launched at Camp Ayanganna

Jun 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Foundation of the Guyana Defence Force: A Soldier of Valour Story book launched at Camp Ayanganna

On Monday evening the Officers’ Mess of the Guyana Defence Force Headquarters Base Camp Ayanganna saw the launching of Foundation of The Guyana Defence Force: “A Soldier of Valour”; a book...

The audit findings and the inaction

Jun 02, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on The audit findings and the inaction

There have been a lot of revelations coming from the audits ordered by the Granger administration. These audits were forced by the many reports of corrupt transactions during the tenure of the Jagdeo...

West Berbice police report drop in crime

Jun 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on West Berbice police report drop in crime

The Police have reported a significant drop in the crime rate in the West Berbice Sub-division over the past two months. According to Assistant Superintendent of Police, Antonio Fredericks,...

Gem Sanford-Johnson is new Bar Association President

Jun 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Gem Sanford-Johnson is new Bar Association President

– has plans to raise awareness about prescriptive rights A number of Guyanese in the Diaspora who returned to participate in the Golden Jubilee celebration also took the time to check on...

‘We are worried that our voices will be muzzled in Parliament’ – Jagdeo

Jun 02, 2016 KNews News 1

Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo is of the view that the Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Barton Scotland, has deviated from established parliamentary norms. This view was expressed during a...

Police arrest Supenaam rapist

Jun 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Police arrest Supenaam rapist

The man who raped a mother of two in her Supenaam home was arrested almost four days after the incident. Charges against him will be levelled soon. The man, Troy Richards, was taken to the police by...

Government, GTT announces free access to basic 4G services

Jun 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Government, GTT announces free access to basic 4G services

GTT and the Government of Guyana yesterday held a press conference in GTT’s Fogarty’s outlet to launch GTT’s “Free Basic 4G Services”. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public...

Airport technicians to serve jail time for cocaine in rum

Jun 02, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Airport technicians to serve jail time for cocaine in rum

– fined over $17M Two former airport technicians who were convicted over two weeks ago for trafficking cocaine in rum were on Monday jailed by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, after probation...

‘We are worried that our voices will be muzzled in Parliament’ – Jagdeo

Jun 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ‘We are worried that our voices will be muzzled in Parliament’ – Jagdeo

Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo is of the view that the Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Barton Scotland, has deviated from established parliamentary norms. This view was expressed during a...

GBTI/ Buxton Steelband to perform at “Guyana Jubilee Celebration NYC”

Jun 02, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GBTI/ Buxton Steelband to perform at “Guyana Jubilee Celebration NYC”

Twelve young members of the GBTI/Buxton Pride Steel Orchestra landed in the United States of America yesterday to be part of Golden Jubilee celebrations there. The band members, who are all secondary...

Mike Tyson freed of third robbery charge

Jun 02, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Mike Tyson freed of third robbery charge

Yesterday, Magistrate Fabayo Azore, sitting in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court freed Mike Tyson of robbery under arms. The Magistrate found the identification issue very problematic in that the...

Insult to our national anthem

Jun 02, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Insult to our national anthem

Dear Editor, These days of celebration of the Jubilee of the independence of this beautiful Guyana, we get to see and hear about our own national symbolisms by patriotic Guyanese and non-Guyanese....

An appeal to the State and trade unions

Jun 02, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on An appeal to the State and trade unions

Dear Editor, Sir, I’m appealing to all Guyanese, especially the President, the Minister of Labour and our trade unions, please don’t let foreign entrepreneurs abuse our citizens or our country....

Appeal to GTT for land lines in this area

Jun 02, 2016 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, Kindly allow me to use this forum to voice my concern about the lack of phone lines and consequently internet connection in certain parts of Region 3. I have relatives who live in the La...

A negative prediction about the Police Force

Jun 02, 2016 KNews Letters 3

Dear Editor, Relative to Kaieteur News article “Police Force gets 50 new Inspectors” dated Sunday May 29, 2016 page 16 which in closing stated that “What we found is that some sergeants did not...

Hemp production in Linden is possible

Jun 02, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Hemp production in Linden is possible

Dear Editor, Every day we hear about the country’s economy in shambles, high rate of unemployment and crime, and our major sectors rice, sugar and mining are in trouble. But I listened on Saturday...

The C.R.O.W. N. analysis in the scheme of things

Jun 02, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The C.R.O.W. N. analysis in the scheme of things

Dear Editor, The political life in Guyana has a distinct feature that does not gravitate to the general human population. After fifty years someone who has lived through these years can possibly...

Clement Rohee versus the Commissioner of Police

Jun 02, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Clement Rohee versus the Commissioner of Police

Dear Editor, So the Commissioner of Police and former Crime Chief has finally raised his head, scampering off to Kaieteur News for cover. He appears to be quite upset and bothered by the call for...

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