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That shady bond deal… We are humans, not a Cabinet of Angels; we will make mistakes -Ramjattan

Aug 25, 2016 KNews News 6

By Kiana Wilburg “Think of it like a game of cricket. One man drops de ball at a crucial point in the game. Wuh de Captain must do? Box the man behind he head, tell he walk off the field and call a...

Battered body of missing Berbice fisherman found in sandpit

Aug 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Battered body of missing Berbice fisherman found in sandpit

The badly battered and bruised body of a 26-year-old man who was reported missing, was yesterday afternoon discovered in a sandpit at No 68 Village backdam. Levan Chanderpaul, a fisherman of Number...

Man gunned down… Suspect thought men wanting to kill him were in car

Aug 25, 2016 KNews News 2

The man who opened fire on Tuesday night when a car turned on his bridge in front of his Tucville, Georgetown home—killing a father of one and wounding a 22-year-old woman — has reportedly told...

Contractors object to $55M dump truck deal awarded to mining company

Aug 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Contractors object to $55M dump truck deal awarded to mining company

Contractors are objecting to what they consider a questionable award of a multimillion-dollar contract for two dump trucks to the Ministry of Public Infrastructure. The award for $55.4M was recently...

Missing boy’s body in drain… DPP recommends murder charge

Aug 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Missing boy’s body in drain… DPP recommends murder charge

A man who reportedly confessed to his wife of killing 14-year-old Akeem Grimmond, whose body was found in a drain at Number 61 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, last Monday, two days after he went...

Walter Roth Museum relocation on hold

Aug 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Walter Roth Museum relocation on hold

No decision will be made on the relocation of the Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology, until consultations have been had with the museum staff and stakeholders, including the leaders of the 212...

Drug bond contract…Jagdeo accuses Govt. of cover-up

Aug 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Drug bond contract…Jagdeo accuses Govt. of cover-up

Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo is accusing members of the appointed Cabinet sub-committee – Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Raphael...

Impart knowledge vital for game’s survival – Paul Wintz at MSC camp

Aug 25, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Impart knowledge vital for game’s survival – Paul Wintz at MSC camp

The Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) cricket camp continued yesterday with Guyana Amazon Warriors fast bowling all-rounder Paul Wintz engaging the participants on social development and the art of fast...

The 1995 Lorenzo Withrite led U-20 Team was the First to Play on American Territory

Aug 25, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on The 1995 Lorenzo Withrite led U-20 Team was the First to Play on American Territory

According to Statistician Charwayne Walker, It was mentioned that the 2016 National Under-15 team presently participating at the Central American Basketball Under-15 Tournament in Puerto Rico is the...

Olympic flag arrives in Tokyo, governor calls for unity

Aug 25, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Olympic flag arrives in Tokyo, governor calls for unity

(Reuters) Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike brought the Olympic flag to Japan from Brazil on Wednesday and called for all parties to work together to host a successful Summer Games in 2020. Koike, who was...

Regal Sports T20 softball set for September

Aug 25, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regal Sports T20 softball set for September

Regal Sports will be hosting its inaugural T20 softball tournament starting in September in Georgetown. The tournament will be played on a round robin basis in the open and over-45 categories with no...

Guyana to learn from T&T on pitfalls of oil industry

Aug 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana to learn from T&T on pitfalls of oil industry

Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago are ramping up efforts to collaborate on this country’s development of the oil and gas sector. Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, and Minister of Energy...

Guyana win U-13 Boys’, Girls’ silver in Caribbean Pre-Cadet TT C/ships -U-11 Girls win bronze

Aug 25, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana win U-13 Boys’, Girls’ silver in Caribbean Pre-Cadet TT C/ships -U-11 Girls win bronze

The final points standing in the Boys’ Under-13 competition at the Caribbean Pre-Cadet Table Tennis Championship that is currently being played at the National Indoor Sports Centre (NISC) in...

GPSU to consider final Gov’t offer on salary increases

Aug 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GPSU to consider final Gov’t offer on salary increases

Yesterday, the Government of Guyana (GOG) and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) concluded discussions on Wages and Salaries for Public Servants within the Bargaining Unit for 2016. According to...

GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power Nat. U-17 League Topp XX hammer Amelia’s Ward

Aug 25, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GFF/NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power Nat. U-17 League Topp XX hammer Amelia’s Ward

Taking on the mantle of leadership from the front, Topp XX’s Captain Emanuel Atkins blasted a hat-trick to lead his side to a thumping 6-0 win over Amelia’s Ward Panthers when play in the Upper...

Is Guyana’s manufacturing sector dying? Pt 8…Opposition Leader recommends energy concessions, special tax rates to help locals

Aug 25, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Is Guyana’s manufacturing sector dying? Pt 8…Opposition Leader recommends energy concessions, special tax rates to help locals

To improve the competitiveness of local manufacturers, former President and Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo suggests that energy concessions and special tax rates should be implemented....

Man shot in front of Camp St. prison identified

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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