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GNBA Head launches investigation into reported corrupt practices by members

Sep 22, 2016 KNews News 1

By Kiana Wilburg Head of the Guyana National Broadcasting Association (GNBA), Leonard Craig, will be launching an investigation into allegations that two of his board members may have been involved...

Local quarry protests CJIA stone importation from Suriname

Sep 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Local quarry protests CJIA stone importation from Suriname

-Gov’t monitoring situation A deal to import stone from Suriname for the multi-million-dollar expansion project at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri, has sparked protests. On...

Mining body rescues girl, 9, from sexual pact in Port Kaituma

Sep 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Mining body rescues girl, 9, from sexual pact in Port Kaituma

Representative of the Guyana Women Miners Association in Region One, Stephanie Miguel, reported yesterday that she has in her care a nine-year-old girl who has been a victim of human trafficking for...

Govt moves to sell 5,000 tonnes of used tyres dumped at Haags Bosch

Sep 22, 2016 KNews News 1

Government is moving to sell thousands of used tyres that have been left at the Haags Bosh dumpsite, East Bank Demerara. The “end-of-life” tyres have been posing a major environmental and fire...

Frightening times…Disconnect between training and needs of Region- CXC chief says

Sep 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Frightening times…Disconnect between training and needs of Region- CXC chief says

The education and training provided to students of the Caribbean is for the most part disconnected from the human resource which the region needs for its economic development. Registrar of the...

Major sectors show ‘slower-than-expected growth’ – Central Bank

Sep 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Major sectors show ‘slower-than-expected growth’ – Central Bank

-Finds export earnings for traditional sectors decreased – Predicts Govt.’s revenue will increase by year-end due to stronger tax compliance mechanisms In the past few months, Guyana’s...

Bandits robs Cumberland taxi driver after invading home

Sep 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits robs Cumberland taxi driver after invading home

The police are on the hunt for five armed bandits who in the wee hours of Wednesday evening, broke and entered the dwelling house of a Cumberland, East Canje couple and robbed them before making good...

Guyana sabotaging itself

Sep 22, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News 1

De British did come up wid a saying that one should not carry coals to Newcastle. That is because Newcastle, a town in England, got more coal than it can handle. Dem boys tun de situation to Guyana...

PPP takes credit for Dr. Surujubally’s pending resignation

Sep 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on PPP takes credit for Dr. Surujubally’s pending resignation

On Tuesday General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Civic, Clement Rohee, said that Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Dr. Steve Surjubally, is expected to resign from...

RHTY&SC Cricket Teams and Scotia Bank launch History Booklet on Rose Hall Town

Sep 22, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC Cricket Teams and Scotia Bank launch History Booklet on Rose Hall Town

The township of Rose Hall created history on Tuesday 20th September when it became the first township in Guyana to document its past for future generations. The RHTY&SC, MS and its eight cricket...

High schools earmarked in TIP Task Force awareness programme

Sep 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on High schools earmarked in TIP Task Force awareness programme

The Ministerial Task Force on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) will soon roll out a public awareness programme targeting secondary schools. An edutainment programme is being examined for this group of...

Bandits attack Church Street hotel

Sep 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Bandits attack Church Street hotel

The owner of Sleepin Hotel plans to step up security measures, as the hotel was robbed at gun point on Tuesday evening. Yesterday Kaieteur News was informed by the hotel owner, that several persons...

Who is pulling the strings?

Sep 22, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Who is pulling the strings?

The PPP and the PNC always professed to be working class parties. But both parties were allied to different sections of the bourgeoisie class. The PNC and its ideology of cooperative socialism took...

‘Customers’ rob Ogle feed shop over $2M, valuables

Sep 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Customers’ rob Ogle feed shop over $2M, valuables

The Sooklall Feedshop at 21 Temple Street Ogle was robbed on Tuesday of over $2M in valuables. According to Neville Sooklall, the incident occurred around 9:00hrs, when two men on a black and white...

Mystery fire guts Paradise home

Sep 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Mystery fire guts Paradise home

A fire of unknown origin on Wednesday destroyed a two-flat wooden home located at Paradise, West Coast Berbice. According to reports, the fire started around 10:30 hrs. The owner of the home, Melissa...

India donates books to U.G

Sep 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on India donates books to U.G

The University of Guyana was further bolstered on Tuesday, when it received a donation of books, courtesy of the Indian High Commission. Some 150 books of various titles were handed over to the...

Investigators ready to charge fourth suspect in Black Bush triple murder

Sep 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Investigators ready to charge fourth suspect in Black Bush triple murder

Three men who were jointly charged for the gruesome Black Bush Polder triple murder appeared in a Berbice court on Tuesday. The matter continues today. The trio, Carlton Chaitram, 37, known as...

NFMU Head claims, he deserves his back pay

Sep 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on NFMU Head claims, he deserves his back pay

Head of the National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU), Valmiki Singh, is claiming that he deserves the millions of dollars he received as payment in lieu of leave. The forensic audit report had cited...

M&CC guard remanded for murder of colleague

Sep 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on M&CC guard remanded for murder of colleague

MCC security guard, Kevin Stephens, was on Tuesday remanded to prison after he appeared before Magistrate Alisha George at the Cove and John Magistrate’s Court, East Coast Demerara to answer to the...

Customers allege fraud at local auto sales dealership

Sep 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Customers allege fraud at local auto sales dealership

A Providence, East Bank Demerara household is now contemplating their next move after they were allegedly scammed of $500,000 by a local auto sales dealership. According to a document seen by this...

Chile pledges greater partnership with Guyana

Sep 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Chile pledges greater partnership with Guyana

…on 206th Independence anniversary The Chilean government has pledged to foster a closer relationship with Guyana on several fronts. This commitment was given by Chilean Ambassador to Guyana...

Anti-crime ranks stop, harass K/News staffer for bribe

Sep 22, 2016 KNews News 1

– police try to locate culprits It seems like ranks are not heeding the acting Commissioner of Police, David Ramnarine’s warning. Less than a month ago, Ramnarine reminded the force that...

Stabroek Market shooting…Ballistic test to identify shooter

Sep 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Stabroek Market shooting…Ballistic test to identify shooter

A single bullet will determine the outcome of Tuesday’s shooting of an innocent passerby when a policeman shot at a teenager. They are both pointing fingers at each other over the shooting of Jean...

The GNBA corruptibility must be exposed!

Sep 22, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The GNBA corruptibility must be exposed!

Monday evening I had a Nicky’s fish and chips lime with Imran Khan of the Prime Minister’s Office and Leonard Craig, Chairman of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA). Readers of this...

PPP distances self from GECOM $100M radio Scandal

Sep 22, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on PPP distances self from GECOM $100M radio Scandal

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Civic, Clement Rohee, has set about distancing his party’s name from the controversial purchase of communication radios for the Guyana...