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Zamal Khan wins Commander Birthday Cycle Race

Sep 16, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Zamal Khan wins Commander Birthday Cycle Race

Sixteen year-old Zamal Khan who represented Guyana in the Juvenile category at the Junior Caribbean Cycling Championships 2016 held in St. Lucia, on Sunday last rode away with the Commander Birthday...

Businessman accused of trafficking women for sex faces more charges

Sep 16, 2016 KNews News 1

A businessman who was charged two weeks ago for allegedly trafficking nine Brazilian women, was yesterday released on bail after facing a charge of-knowingly possessing their identifications cards....

GBTI rewards top Grade Six performers

Sep 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GBTI rewards top Grade Six performers

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited (GBTI Ltd) on Wednesday presented bursary awards to 15 members of the Early Savers Club who were successful at the recent National Grade Six Assessment...

Vendors union wants meeting with Town Clerk

Sep 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Vendors union wants meeting with Town Clerk

The Guyana Market Vendors’ Union is calling on the Town Clerk of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council Royston King to meet with them in order to lay the foundation to begin working with vendors...

UG Student Loans…Min. of Finance extends waivers, offers rewards to borrowers with up-to-date payments

Sep 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on UG Student Loans…Min. of Finance extends waivers, offers rewards to borrowers with up-to-date payments

The Ministry of Finance announced yesterday that it will extend the period for waivers and to award borrowers with a reduction of the interest payable on the outstanding Student Loans owed by...

Classes resume at Fort Ordnance Primary School

Sep 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Classes resume at Fort Ordnance Primary School

Students of the Fort Ordnance Primary School, East Berbice, returned to school yesterday to a much improved environment. The resumption follows works to fix the problems which existed and caused the...

In Guyana, humans die like flies

Sep 16, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon 1

It was reported on Wednesday last that a 74-year-old man went up to the airport with family members to receive visiting relatives. He was found dead. The surveillance cameras recorded his exit from...

ONE YEAR LATER

Sep 16, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists 1

After one year in office, there has not been much movement on many issues by the government on the fundamental issues facing the economy: development, earnings and diversification; a neglect the...

GTT employee dies of heart attack on int’l flight

Sep 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GTT employee dies of heart attack on int’l flight

Joseph Glasgow, an employee of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) Company suffered a heart attack last night while he was coming into Guyana from New York on an international flight. He had...

Alleged drunk driving cop gets bail

Sep 16, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Alleged drunk driving cop gets bail

After spending two weeks on remand, Police Constable Timothy Horatio, who was reportedly under the influence of alcohol when he crashed the minibus he was driving, killing a passenger, was last...

Govt to address contractors biting off more than they can chew

Sep 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Govt to address contractors biting off more than they can chew

– Lack of engineers stymieing project delivery schedule The issue of contractors biting off more than they can chew, has for years been considered as one of the main reasons why infrastructural...

Mackenzie High closed until Monday….Teachers refuse to work in graffiti sprayed school

Sep 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Mackenzie High closed until Monday….Teachers refuse to work in graffiti sprayed school

Parents and concerned residents of Linden are calling on the Police at Linden to conduct a full investigation into a recent incident at the Mackenzie High School, where graffiti was sprayed on the...

World Bank report identifies opportunities to boost growth, preserve the Ecosystem

Sep 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on World Bank report identifies opportunities to boost growth, preserve the Ecosystem

A World Bank report which was released on Tuesday last, examines how the transition to a ‘blue economy’ for Caribbean countries cannot only generate growth, but also help countries gain greater...

President launches Rose Hall Town Week

Sep 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on President launches Rose Hall Town Week

President David Granger and his team declared the Rose Hall Town Week 2016 activities open in a grand ceremony that took place on the tarmac in Rose Hall, Corentyne on Wednesday. The Town is...

MV Sabanto and MV Kanawan back in operation

Sep 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on MV Sabanto and MV Kanawan back in operation

The two vessels, MV Sabanto and MV Kanawan which ply the Essequibo River area are now back in operation. This was according to the Minister of Public Infrastructure, Annette Ferguson, during a press...

Major crackdown announced to ensure fishing boats licensed

Sep 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Major crackdown announced to ensure fishing boats licensed

– only 450 of 1,500 artisanal vessels registered Authorities have announced a crackdown on fishing vessels to ensure that they are licensed to operate. According to the Ministry of Agriculture,...

Consultations on SARA Bill …Private Sector needs to stop disrespecting the nation – AG

Sep 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Consultations on SARA Bill …Private Sector needs to stop disrespecting the nation – AG

By Kiana Wilburg The practice of extracting private wealth from state assets is one the current administration intends to address without fear or favour. One of the ways it intends to do so is with...

Block-maker’s decomposed body fished out of Berbice River

Sep 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Block-maker’s decomposed body fished out of Berbice River

The body of 25-year-old Elroy Lewis who allegedly plunged to his death on Tuesday in the Berbice River, was found yesterday morning at the Savannah Park area in the Berbice River. According to...

Granger, Bulkan still to propose names for Local Govt. Commission

Sep 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Granger, Bulkan still to propose names for Local Govt. Commission

The Local Government Commission was expected to be set up by the end of June of this year, but its establishment has since been stymied by several delays. Yesterday, Minister of Communities Ronald...

Planning for the planners

Sep 16, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Planning for the planners

In 2011, there was a minority government in Guyana. The opposition held a slender one seat majority in the National Assembly and used it to pummel the ruling administration. One of the first targets...

MPI addressing Bartica power outages

Sep 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on MPI addressing Bartica power outages

– Rehab of the engine to be completed this weekend The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) is currently addressing the irregular electricity service being experienced by residents of...

Teen remanded for murder

Sep 16, 2016 KNews Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Teen remanded for murder

A miner was yesterday remanded to prison charged with the capital offence of murder, after he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. It is alleged that...

Police lead in clean up, community enhancement

Sep 16, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Police lead in clean up, community enhancement

The police in Berbice are taking a proactive stance to make the community a better place. Berbice Divisional Commander, Assistant Commissioner Ian Amsterdam, responded to a call for more assistance...

David Ramnarine has always shown he has leadership in him

Sep 16, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on David Ramnarine has always shown he has leadership in him

Dear Editor, David Ramnarine DSM, Commissioner of Police acting, responded positively to constructive criticism with a willingness to change. He read the ‘Riot Act’ to members of the anti- crime...

NICIL Chair, Dr. Odle clarifies

Sep 16, 2016 KNews Letters Comments Off on NICIL Chair, Dr. Odle clarifies

Dear Editor, In yesterday’s Kaieteur News, your reporter continues to erroneously and mischievously link the specific US$5m outstanding share payment issue with the more general issue in the...