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QC produces outstanding performances at CAPE

Aug 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on QC produces outstanding performances at CAPE

With 6 grade ones and 1 grade twos, Deenuath Mohabeer of Queen’s College (QC) has claimed a top performing spot at this year’s sitting of the Caribbean Advance Proficiency Examination (CAPE). He...

Herath wrecks Australia, Sri Lanka sweep series

Aug 18, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Herath wrecks Australia, Sri Lanka sweep series

(Reuters) Sri Lanka completed a rare 3-0 sweep over Australia after left-arm spinner Rangana Herath spun the hosts to a comprehensive 163-run victory in the final test in Colombo on Wednesday....

Digicel is main sponsor of Boyce and Jefford Classic VII – Record number of athletes registered to compete

Aug 18, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel is main sponsor of Boyce and Jefford Classic VII – Record number of athletes registered to compete

Telecommunications giant, Digicel, yesterday announced that it is the main sponsor of the Boyce and Jefford Track and Field Classic VII at which a record number of 178 athletes are registered to...

GTTA names National Pre-Cadet Team -Association appeals for corporate support

Aug 18, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GTTA names National Pre-Cadet Team -Association appeals for corporate support

The Executive Committee of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) has selected some of the next generation of their most talented, disciplined and brightest prospects to represent Guyana at the...

CARIBBEAN BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 STARTS TODAY IN ARUBA

Aug 18, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on CARIBBEAN BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 STARTS TODAY IN ARUBA

The Guyana Badminton Association Four-Member Junior Team is attending the Caribbean Juniors Championships (CAREBACO) in Aruba August 18-25, 2016. This Championship is divided into three tournaments...

Windies playing for pride, hunt first win against India in 14 years

Aug 18, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windies playing for pride, hunt first win against India in 14 years

By Sean Devers in Trinidad In association with Lifetime Real Estate & Cascadia Hotel Today at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port-of-Spain, West Indies hunt their first Test match victory against...

Port Mourant Jaguars win Corriverton Jets volleyball competition

Aug 18, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Port Mourant Jaguars win Corriverton Jets volleyball competition

The Port Mourant Jaguars stalked their opponents before going in for the kill to take top spot in the Corriverton Jets Volleyball competition organised by the Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) and...

2016 North American & Caribbean Powerlifting Championships Andrea Smith cops bronze in 63kg Open category; Mars and Erwyn Smith in action today

Aug 18, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on 2016 North American & Caribbean Powerlifting Championships Andrea Smith cops bronze in 63kg Open category; Mars and Erwyn Smith in action today

Guyana’s Andrea Alicia Smith despite a back injury, powered her way to the bronze medal in the Women’s 63kg Open category at the 14th Annual IPF/NAPF North American Regional Powerlifting...

Blood Bank employees for Argentina workshop

Aug 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Blood Bank employees for Argentina workshop

In an effort to strengthen the local system, three medical personnel from the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) will be heading to Argentina next Tuesday to partake in an exercise focused on...

Two-decade gap in LGE damaged local govt. leadership – Min. Bulkan

Aug 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Two-decade gap in LGE damaged local govt. leadership – Min. Bulkan

At the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Caribbean Local Economic Development Project (CARILED) and four municipalities and two Neighbourhood Democratic Councils,...

The economy is not in a crisis

Aug 18, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom 1

The 10% rate on alloy steel, which the Guyana Revenue Authority says is as a result of an internal quality review process, will add to the woes of consumers. The price of steel on the local market...

Over 1500 youths acquire jobs via Central Manpower and Recruitment Agency

Aug 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Over 1500 youths acquire jobs via Central Manpower and Recruitment Agency

With youth unemployment in Guyana relatively high, the Central Manpower and Recruitment Agency, (CMRA) under the Ministry of Social Protection has been instrumental in assisting over 1500 young...

AG foresees PPP joining APNU+AFC

Aug 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on AG foresees PPP joining APNU+AFC

Chairman of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Basil Williams, stated at a press briefing hosted at the Party’s Headquarters in Sophia yesterday, that the Party believes that the Main...

Carvil Duncan trial…Monies were property of Republic Bank, not GPL

Aug 18, 2016 KNews News 1

– Attorney argues, while asking for case to be thrown out Defence Counsel Charles Ramson Jr. is contending that the monies allegedly stolen from the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) by his client,...

UNTOLD SUFFERING

Aug 18, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on UNTOLD SUFFERING

While much attention is being paid to other issues such as the economy, unemployment and crime, road fatalities are mounting. At the end of July, the figure stood at 72, and there have been quite a...

Blood Bank employees for Argentina workshop

Aug 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Blood Bank employees for Argentina workshop

Surinamese found with large quantity of illegal drugs

Aug 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Surinamese found with large quantity of illegal drugs

…Heroine, Ecstasy and Crystal Meth among them As the authorities continue to make inroads into the drug trade, it is becoming obvious that Guyana is being used as either a transshipment or storage...

THE VOICE OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS…DEMOCRACY IS ABOUT WHAT YOU DO WHILE IN OFFICE

Aug 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on THE VOICE OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS…DEMOCRACY IS ABOUT WHAT YOU DO WHILE IN OFFICE

By Sase Singh INTRODUCTION The Contingencies Fund was abused in 2016 by amounts totaling $63M which were drawn to fund expenditures that did not meet the eligibility criteria as defined in the...

Crazy things going on in the police force

Aug 18, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Crazy things going on in the police force

On Monday evening, outside of Kaieteur News, I was about to open my car door. This gentleman on a motorcycle rode right up to me. He had a holster slung on his shoulder with a gun inside. It looked...

Gov’t plans continuous presence of officials at Aussie mining operations

Aug 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t plans continuous presence of officials at Aussie mining operations

A high- level team from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) led by Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman yesterday, visited Australian gold mining company, Troy Resources at its...

117 youths attend summer camp hosted by GPF

Aug 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on 117 youths attend summer camp hosted by GPF

Some 117 youths are attending a summer camp being held by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) at the Ministry of Education’s Campsite at Madewini, Timehri. Media operatives were given a tour of the...

PNCR announces 19th Biennial Congress

Aug 18, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on PNCR announces 19th Biennial Congress

– Granger is lone nominee for Party Leader Under the theme “People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) – Vanguard of a Green Economy”, the Party will commence its three-day Biennial...

3rd Rock/ GT Beer Open basketball finals decided Raiders halt Kwakwani 66-56, Royals trounce Bulls 67-49 to meet in Saturday’s final

Aug 18, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on 3rd Rock/ GT Beer Open basketball finals decided Raiders halt Kwakwani 66-56, Royals trounce Bulls 67-49 to meet in Saturday’s final

Top rated Retrieve Raiders stopped outsiders Kwakwani by a ten point margin, 66-56, and third ranked Victory Valley Royals downed second seed Half Mile Bulls 67-49 in their semifinal matches of the...

What has become of this police investigation?

Aug 18, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on What has become of this police investigation?

Dear Editor, Please publish this letter as a reminder of your news item and a photograph dated 2016/05/31 on fuel theft increasing at police depot showing motor vehicle PSS 4354 being refueled, which...

This was the idea of Cheddi Jagan

Aug 18, 2016 KNews Letters 1

Dear Editor, If there is one issue that most people can agree on, it is the issue of the urgency to put mechanisms in place to eradicate poverty and create an enabling environment for every...

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The Vice President has it wrong!

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- Now, according to Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, the government’s anti-corruption system... more