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Multibillion dollar accounts, shares in big companies, properties across Guyana

Jul 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Multibillion dollar accounts, shares in big companies, properties across Guyana

… are just some of the assets in the name of permanent secretary, Omar Shariff How has a Permanent Secretary been able to accumulate billions of dollars? That’s the question in the minds of...

Toddler among four injured in Sheriff Street collision

Jul 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Toddler among four injured in Sheriff Street collision

A two-vehicle collision at the corner of Sheriff and Enachu Streets, Campbellville, yesterday morning between two vehicles left four persons including a toddler, nursing injuries. When Kaieteur...

Gun-toting bandits threaten to kill 4-year-old

Jul 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Gun-toting bandits threaten to kill 4-year-old

An East Canje family was relieved of cash and gold jewelry by armed bandits who stormed their home in the wee hours of Saturday morning. According to reports, the men gained entry into the 139...

GPHC Board seeks guidance from Health Minister to reinstate Michael Khan

Jul 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC Board seeks guidance from Health Minister to reinstate Michael Khan

Will Mr. Michael Khan return as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)? That is the question currently being debated on. But based on information that has...

Teen falls to death from Berbice Rice Mill

Jul 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Teen falls to death from Berbice Rice Mill

Nineteen-year-old Leroy Bennett of Alness Village, Corentyne, Berbice on Friday fell some 45 feet to his death from the roof of the Ancient County Rice Mill at Tarlogie, Corentyne. He was at the time...

Standing up for human rights, Sadie Amin is a ‘Special Person’

Jul 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Standing up for human rights, Sadie Amin is a ‘Special Person’

By Sharmain Grainger “Don’t enter the legal profession because of the money. Do it because you want to see change and you want to make a difference in the delivery of justice.” The name Sadie...

Dem boys seh…Madness and corruption tek over Berbice

Jul 31, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Madness and corruption tek over Berbice

Early next week three people going to court fuh murder. One of dem is a boy who ain’t even lose he mother features. Dem shoot three people in de back dam because de people didn’t run away when...

‘Chinee’ acquitted of money laundering charges in US

Jul 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Chinee’ acquitted of money laundering charges in US

Prominent Guyanese businessman, Hareshnarine Sugrim, called ‘Chinee’ who was charged in the United States for money laundering late last year, was acquitted of all charges by Nassau District...

Region Three Health and Wellness Club hosts successful Health Fair

Jul 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Region Three Health and Wellness Club hosts successful Health Fair

Residents of Region Three came out in their numbers on Friday to access a wide range of health services offered by the Region Three Health and Wellness Club. The occasion was yet another Health Fair...

Burglars hit Hairlox hard

Jul 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Burglars hit Hairlox hard

Burglars reportedly escaped with over $4M from Hairlox Guyana after breaking into the Lot 343 Middle Street, Georgetown business, last Sunday. Kaieteur News understands that bandits broke into the...

Alijah LaRose – A special child with special needs

Jul 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Alijah LaRose – A special child with special needs

When the new school year begins in September, it would be a new beginning for a number of children. Some children would be going out to school for the first time. Others would be making adjustments...

Recalcitrant miners…Unit to be established to enforce land reclamation – Harmon

Jul 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Recalcitrant miners…Unit to be established to enforce land reclamation – Harmon

The Ministry of Natural Resources will soon be introducing an enforcement unit within its confines. The unit will be boosted by rangers who will ensure that mining companies and operators fulfill...

Air Services fashions road to West Berbice remigrants scheme

Jul 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Air Services fashions road to West Berbice remigrants scheme

Residents of the rapidly developing housing scheme situated south of the Region Five administrative block in Fort Wellington, West Coast Berbice, are soon to benefit from a proper access road, thanks...

GPL in quandary as Chinese-built submarine power cable remains down

Jul 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GPL in quandary as Chinese-built submarine power cable remains down

Two weeks after going down, a critical submarine cable that links the city with West Demerara is still to be repaired. Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) is now reportedly seeking foreign assistance...

Central Govt. to service NIS $5.2B investment lost to CLICO debacle — Finance Minister

Jul 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Central Govt. to service NIS $5.2B investment lost to CLICO debacle — Finance Minister

After considering several options, Cabinet has finally decided to consider absorbing the cost of $5.2B which the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) lost some years ago into the Colonial Life Insurance...

“Kaimos” will be a thing of the past – says Minister Broomes

Jul 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on “Kaimos” will be a thing of the past – says Minister Broomes

A very strong advocate in the fight against human trafficking, Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Simona Broomes, has pledged to make “Kaimos” a thing of the past,”...

Second suspect in Herstelling murder still on the run

Jul 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Second suspect in Herstelling murder still on the run

While the police have charged 24-year-old David Outar with the murder of Terry Lakhan, whose nude body with a rope tied around his neck was found in a wardrobe of his Herstelling, East Bank Demerara...

Toddler burns after falling on stove

Jul 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Toddler burns after falling on stove

A one-year-old child is being treated at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after sustaining burns about his body. The child has been identified as Talany Gomes of Lot 101 East La...

ImmigrationINFO: How do I bring my fiancé(e) to the United States?

Jul 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ImmigrationINFO: How do I bring my fiancé(e) to the United States?

By Attorney Gail Seeram If your fiancé(e) is not a citizen of the United States and you plan to get married in the United States, then you must file a petition with U.S. Citizenship &...

Preservation of legacy and hunger for revenge collide today at Providence

Jul 31, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Preservation of legacy and hunger for revenge collide today at Providence

By Rawle Welch In a repeat of last year’s final, four-time and defending champion Christianburg / Wismar will face nemesis Chase Academic Foundation for this year’s Digicel Schools Football...

The Story within the Story… Fix the labour department, Mr. President

Jul 31, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on The Story within the Story… Fix the labour department, Mr. President

By Leonard Gildarie After almost nine years of grueling work at Kaieteur News, I have managed to finally take a much-needed vacation with the family. We all need a break from the everyday routine. As...

Junior Caribbean Cycling Championships 2016 – Individual Time Trials

Jul 31, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Junior Caribbean Cycling Championships 2016 – Individual Time Trials

Hicks and Cornelius place 16th and 17th among juniors; Khan is 24th for juveniles By Franklin Wilson in St. Lucia compliments of Fazia’s Collection, Fitness Express and Germans Restaurant The...

India in control after first day against Windies

Jul 31, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on India in control after first day against Windies

(Reuters) Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin bagged his 18th five-wicket haul as India dismissed West Indies for 196 on the first day of the second test in Jamaica on Saturday. Ashwin continued his...

3RD day CPL t20 cricket in Florida…

Jul 31, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on 3RD day CPL t20 cricket in Florida…

Mohammed’s last over six take Warriors home Zouks beat Tallawahs to advance for first time By Sean Devers On a day when the stands in Jamaica were virtually empty for the Test between India and...

Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis National Novices Boxing Championships…

Jul 31, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis National Novices Boxing Championships…

Guyana Defence Force stamps its authority in first night action Boxers of defending champions, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), seem to be intent on retaining the accolade when the curtains went up on...

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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