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President orders probe into drugs bond contract

Aug 11, 2016 KNews News 5

– Cabinet Sub-Committee to review deal President David Granger has appointed a Cabinet Sub-Committee to review, examine and report on a contract for the storage of drugs and other medical...

Miner shoots wife in mouth, kills self

Aug 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Miner shoots wife in mouth, kills self

A 73-year-old gold miner shot his 42 year-old reputed wife in her mouth last night before turning the gun on himself at their Lot 24 North Road, Georgetown home, located several doors east of the...

Health Ministry’s drug bond fiasco…PPP to take Minister before Privileges Committee for “lying to Parliament”

Aug 11, 2016 KNews News 1

Tweaking the facts seems to have landed Minister of Public Health; Dr. George Norton, in hot water. The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) will be moving a motion to have Norton taken before the...

$$M bond contract …Health Minister’s remarks on rental fees misleading – New GPC

Aug 11, 2016 KNews News 1

Before all of his Parliamentary colleagues on Monday, Public Health Minister, Dr. George Norton boldly stated that in the interest of cost effectiveness, another company was selected to store drugs...

GWI recovers $1.8B in 10 months from outstanding debts

Aug 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GWI recovers $1.8B in 10 months from outstanding debts

At a press conference held by Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) yesterday, Chief Executive, Dr. Richard Van-West Charles disclosed that the utility company has recovered some $1.8 Billion from...

Errant logging company gets injunction against GFC to avoid closure

Aug 11, 2016 KNews News 1

– Despite heavy indebtedness to Commission Even though it is in violation of the very agreement it wishes to have enforced, Demerara Timbers Limited (DTL) has moved to the courts to stop the...

Bandits strike at La Parfaite Harmonie…Businesswoman, staff beaten; pensioner shot, during separate robberies

Aug 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits strike at La Parfaite Harmonie…Businesswoman, staff beaten; pensioner shot, during separate robberies

A businesswoman and two of her staffers were beaten and robbed at La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD) early Tuesday evening, while a pensioner was minutes later gun-butted and shot, during...

No order was given for contractor to expedite works on Kato School

Aug 11, 2016 KNews News 1

…if it was badly done, he must fix it – former Education Minister In the wake of the scathing report written by Rodrigues Architects Ltd on the construction of Kato School, former Minister of...

“SARA will come for you!”

Aug 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on “SARA will come for you!”

– AG puts corrupt public officials on notice The State Assets Recovery Bill 2016, which is expected to be presented to the National Assembly after Parliament’s recess period, will pave the way...

Bandits ‘dump’ driver after hijacking car

Aug 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits ‘dump’ driver after hijacking car

A 34-year-old man was beaten and kicked out of his own vehicle at La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD) on Monday night, after three gunmen had forced their way into his car. The incident...

Powerhouse New Zealand knocked out by Fiji in quarter-finals

Aug 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Powerhouse New Zealand knocked out by Fiji in quarter-finals

(Reuters) Rugby powerhouse New Zealand were knocked out of the inaugural Olympic sevens tournament in the quarter-finals on Wednesday after a 12-7 loss to top seeds Fiji. Gifted a tournament lifeline...

Drugs found at Barry Dataram’s home were not concealed – CANU officer testifies

Aug 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Drugs found at Barry Dataram’s home were not concealed – CANU officer testifies

Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) officer, Andrew Yarde told the court yesterday that the narcotics found at the home of accused Barry Dataram were not concealed. He was at the time under cross...

Kara Kara toll booth reactivation…We’re not prepared to pay – Loggers

Aug 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Kara Kara toll booth reactivation…We’re not prepared to pay – Loggers

By Enid Joaquin Sparks flew on Tuesday, as loggers from across Region Ten gathered at the Egbert Benjamin Exhibition and Conference Centre in Linden, for further consultations on what they consider...

UG seeks int’l accreditation for 2015 Medicine degrees

Aug 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on UG seeks int’l accreditation for 2015 Medicine degrees

…as certification body plans evaluation visit in November Medical students who graduated from the University of Guyana (UG) last year may very well have degrees that are internationally accredited....

Metals, tyres not for Haags Bosch dumpsite at this time – Managing Contractor

Aug 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Metals, tyres not for Haags Bosch dumpsite at this time – Managing Contractor

The managing contractor of the Haags Bosch Dumpsite, Puran Brothers Disposal Services, told this publication on Wednesday that currently they are not accepting metals and tyres at the facility....

Councillor seeking forensic audit not following correct procedure – City Mayor

Aug 11, 2016 KNews News 1

There has been a renewed call for a forensic audit of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC); to this Mayor Patricia Chase-Green has said, that she remains supportive of any move to have an...

First half of Jubilee year attracted 108,000 visitors

Aug 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on First half of Jubilee year attracted 108,000 visitors

– Mid-year Report In the year when Guyana is celebrating 50 years of Independence, many initiatives were set in motion. The need to have foreigners come to Guyana to take part in the celebrations...

Windies make solid reply after rattling resurgent India

Aug 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windies make solid reply after rattling resurgent India

(Reuters) Centuries by India middle-order batsmen Ravichandran Ashwin and Wriddhiman Saha could not prevent West Indies from marginally gaining the upper hand on day two of the third test in St Lucia...

Public Servants to be trained in Spanish

Aug 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Public Servants to be trained in Spanish

Over 50 Public Servants are to benefit from training in the Spanish language. The undertaking will be realised under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ third Spanish course, through...

Cop charged with attempted murder

Aug 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Cop charged with attempted murder

…over shooting of alleged wife-beater After allegedly gun-butting and shooting a man whose reputed wife had accused him of assaulting her, 25-year-old Police Constable Lyndon Thompson appeared...

Emily Dodson and the psyche of the PNC

Aug 11, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 1

This column is not about Emily Dodson. She is the focal point in a discussion of the People’s National Congress (not APNU) but she is not the topic; the topic is the PNC. Actually the argument here...

Region Three representative probes disputed Leonora building

Aug 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Region Three representative probes disputed Leonora building

– says erected by Co-op member without NDC approval Region Three (Essequibo Islands/West Demerara)’s Representative from the Prime Minister’s Office, Harry Narine Deokinanan, has been...

Education a key factor in your lives

Aug 11, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Education a key factor in your lives

– Minister Ally tells Leguan residents Minister of Social Cohesion, Ms. Amna Ally was, yesterday, accompanied by First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, as they distributed 20 bicycles to the students of...

Slump in spectator support worries GMR&SC President -urges greater collaboration with media

Aug 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Slump in spectator support worries GMR&SC President -urges greater collaboration with media

By Rawle Welch President of the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) Raj Boodhoo worried by the recent slump in spectator support convened a meeting with the media on Tuesday evening,...

Phenomenal Carl, 404 runs, 22wkts, led Guyana to 1985 Northern Telecoms C/ship The Story of Guyana’s 4th Regional Under-19 Title

Aug 11, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Phenomenal Carl, 404 runs, 22wkts, led Guyana to 1985 Northern Telecoms C/ship The Story of Guyana’s 4th Regional Under-19 Title

When Carl Hooper relinquished the captaincy for the Regional Under-19 Championship in August 1985, the million dollar question Guyanese cricket fans were asking was if Hooper’s replacement Latchman...

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Jagdeo’s idea of transparency

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Transparency, as conceived by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, seems to be a peculiar exercise... more