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Fraud accused gets bail

Aug 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Fraud accused gets bail

Bail was set at $75,000 for Wayne Goriah, who is accused of fraudulently converting the proceeds of a generator given to him by another man to sell. It is alleged that on October 5, 2015, at Regent...

Call for inquiries into high profile deaths

Aug 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Call for inquiries into high profile deaths

Dear Editor; We demand inquiries, detailed investigations or what have you, into the operations of drug Lord Roger Khan, as well as the deaths of Satyadeo Sawh and Crum Ewing. My reason for asking is...

Implement measures to improve rights of disabled persons – NCD Member

Aug 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Implement measures to improve rights of disabled persons – NCD Member

Although Guyana has signed on to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the rights of some disabled persons still continue to be violated. This glaring state of...

A description that is an act of depravity

Aug 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on A description that is an act of depravity

Dear Editor, The continued reference by the Mayor of Georgetown and the Town Clerk to the jumbled tent city type shanty town arrangement south of Public Buildings at Hadfield and Lombard streets,...

Mega fruit producing farmlands in the West Bank Demerara areas

Aug 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Mega fruit producing farmlands in the West Bank Demerara areas

Dear Editor; By now the matter of the closure of Wales Sugar Estate as a sugar producing entity can be regarded as a done deal. Govt. must be committed to making the tough decisions needed to get the...

“Fantastic Four” of City Hall needs a lecture in democracy

Aug 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on “Fantastic Four” of City Hall needs a lecture in democracy

Dear Editor; There seems to be two predominant misconceptions prevailing at City Hall. First, they seem to think that local democracy, something that the citizens of Georgetown have been clamoring...

Unacceptable pig-rearing environment at Soesdyke

Aug 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Unacceptable pig-rearing environment at Soesdyke

Dear Editor; I need this letter to be published in the newspaper. An investigation needs to be done by the sanitary department in the Soesdyke district on the East Bank Demerara. A man rears pigs in...

Glorious days are so far away

Aug 10, 2016 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Glorious days are so far away

Based on recent statements from the Minister of Finance, one can deduce that the country’s current economy is by no means anything to boast about. Quite frankly it is not as expected. Tax...

A national plan for the Decade for People of African Descent

Aug 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on A national plan for the Decade for People of African Descent

Dear Editor; I was more than pleased to hear President David Granger’s call for a forum to ensure that there is consultation to achieve the objectives of the International Decade for People of...

Forensic audit of City Hall would reveal massive corruption

Aug 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Forensic audit of City Hall would reveal massive corruption

Dear Editor; Well the Genie is out of the bottle with the discovery of four secret bank accounts and it will be very difficult for the City Treasurer, Town Clerk or the Mayor of Georgetown to stuff...

Memories and memorabilia of scouting events

Aug 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on Memories and memorabilia of scouting events

Dear Editor; I recently attended the 14th Caribbean Cuboree held in Guyana from the 24-29, July 2016. I must commend you on the coverage your newspaper gave to the cuboree. This will assist in...

The necessity of “Peoples Skills” in police training

Aug 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on The necessity of “Peoples Skills” in police training

Dear Editor Congratulations for the Guyana Police Force for graduating 203 recruits at a passing out parade recently. Effective planning and execution had to come into play for the GPF to conduct a...

Esso gets tax break – as oil exploration activities continue

Aug 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Esso gets tax break – as oil exploration activities continue

The National Assembly on Monday evening voted to approve the maintenance of tax breaks to Esso Exploration and Production Limited and partners as the company continues oil exploration in Guyana....

All Dr. David Hinds can do is criticize

Aug 10, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on All Dr. David Hinds can do is criticize

Dear Editor; Every time, I read the utterances of David Hinds I often wonder if he is coming or going. His latest salvo in KN on the 1st August 2016, where he is castigating Black people; “they...

CrossFit 12-12-12 Throwdown T&T Angelina DeAbreu places 1st in Novice category; Dillon Mahadeo 3rd in RX (Open)

Aug 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on CrossFit 12-12-12 Throwdown T&T Angelina DeAbreu places 1st in Novice category; Dillon Mahadeo 3rd in RX (Open)

Representing Crossfit 592, Guyana’s first and only official Crossfit affiliate did represent with pride at last Saturday’s 2016 CrossFit 12-12-12 Throwdown at St. Anthony Ground, West Moorings,...

AAG/NSC/We Hope Inc. launch Athletics Camp

Aug 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on AAG/NSC/We Hope Inc. launch Athletics Camp

The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG), The National Sports Commission (NSC) and We HOPE Inc., launched an inaugural Track and Field Camp that began yesterday. The Camp will end this weekend with...

C’bean Squash C/ships in T&T Guyana off to solid start

Aug 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on C’bean Squash C/ships in T&T Guyana off to solid start

The Guyana squash team were off to a solid start when the 2016 Caribbean Squash Championships (CASA), which runs from August 8-14, began on Monday in Trinidad with the women’s team claiming five of...

3rd Rock Entertainment Basketball Kwakwani down Jets in upset victory, but Royals back-to-back wins reach final four

Aug 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on 3rd Rock Entertainment Basketball Kwakwani down Jets in upset victory, but Royals back-to-back wins reach final four

Amelia’s Ward Jets were upset by the returning Kwakwani who scored an emphatic 88-65 win and placed themselves in a strong position to reach the semifinals and join Victory Valley Royals; who...

Ministry of Health certifies unfinished drug storage bond

Aug 09, 2016 KNews News 4

– Avoids tender process for rental – Secretly advances $25 million In a stunning case of the coalition government betraying its ideals of transparency and accountability, Minister of...

GRA plans to improve access to Tax services in Corentyne area

Aug 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GRA plans to improve access to Tax services in Corentyne area

On Wednesday August 3, 2016 Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue Authority, Godfrey Statia, promised the Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCCI) that it will soon benefit from...

Soulja Bai too old fuh such kokishness

Aug 09, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, News 2

Dem boys want tell Granger that he got a mini PPP inside he govt. Dem is de set who go in hungry. He also got some who seh dem now gone in and dem gun get hungry. If dem eat de same way PPP use to...

Man brutally beaten after grabbing ‘cheap phone’

Aug 09, 2016 KNews News 2

A 30-year-old man, who received a sound thrashing yesterday, after he reportedly grabbed a “cheap phone” from someone in Enterprise, East Coast Demerara (ECD), is battling for his life at the...

Gold, quarrying fuel economic growth

Aug 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Gold, quarrying fuel economic growth

…but Agriculture sector shrinks by 10 percent- Minister Jordan Guyana’s economy grew by two percent in the first half of 2016, with astronomical performances from the gold industry accounting...

Woman delivers twins in mid-air

Aug 09, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Woman delivers twins in mid-air

A doctor and pilot had their hands filled yesterday morning when a woman, on board a flight from Mahdia to Georgetown, delivered twins in mid-air. This occurred on an aircraft belonging to Roraima...

Banks DIH keeps reputation intact with Guyana Cup sponsorship

Aug 09, 2016 KNews Sports 1

-on board feature ‘A’ Class event By Rawle Welch Recognised for its unwavering support for horseracing across the country, beverage giants Banks DIH kept its reputation intact after confirming...

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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