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Govt. secures 10% more shares in Berbice Bridge

Oct 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. secures 10% more shares in Berbice Bridge

…NIS is largest shareholder A sale agreement has been concluded between the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) and the government. The government is now in possession of the 40 million shares DDL...

Ministry of Education begins distributing Rudisa juices

Oct 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry of Education begins distributing Rudisa juices

…despite DDL’s complaint to Bid Protest Committee The Ministry of Education has begun distributing the juices sourced from Caribbean International Distributors Inc. a subsidiary of Surinamese...

Herstelling accident leaves three injured

Oct 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Herstelling accident leaves three injured

The number of road accident keeps increasing. A route 42 (East Bank Demerara) minibus was the latest to be involved in yet another accident. At the time the bus was travelling to the city. At...

Post Offices will not become obsolete

Oct 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Post Offices will not become obsolete

– Min. Hughes Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes, in an address in observance of ‘World Post Day 2016’ said, “Times have changed, methods of communication have...

Soulja Bai screwing dem kantractah

Oct 12, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Soulja Bai screwing dem kantractah

Dem boys beginning to like wha dem seeing and wha dem hearing. Dem see how de govt manners BaiShanLin by tekking away three-quarter of Guyana wha Jagdeo, that scamp, give dem fuh nutten. Dem boys see...

UG Vice Chancellor must be given scope to work – Technical Adviser

Oct 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on UG Vice Chancellor must be given scope to work – Technical Adviser

“…the new Vice Chancellor is bringing new ideas, new approaches and you have to give him some time to see what he does. We can’t start encroaching him and handicapping him at the start of...

Barbadian jailed for cocaine strapped to body

Oct 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Barbadian jailed for cocaine strapped to body

The Barbadian national who was found with cocaine strapped to his body has been identified as Kyle Archer. He was on Monday sentenced to four years’ imprisonment and fined $30,000 after pleading...

Guyana still has to close gaps in preparation for EU licensed timber

Oct 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana still has to close gaps in preparation for EU licensed timber

Guyana is making grounds when it comes to putting systems into place to support the legal trade in timber. Last month, a regional seminar- “Sharing Regional Lessons on FLEGT VPA processes:...

CARICOM grapples with Matthew’s devastations

Oct 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on CARICOM grapples with Matthew’s devastations

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador, Irwin LaRocque, has expressed sadness with the loss of lives, homes and property during the passage of Hurricane Matthew. In a statement Monday, he gave the...

Ethics and Environmental audits in the pipeline

Oct 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Ethics and Environmental audits in the pipeline

– Auditor General The nation’s Audit Office is currently making significant moves to modernize the manner in which it conducts audits on Government’s spending of tax dollars on an annual...

Manufacturers get CARICOM waivers on raw materials from extra-regional

Oct 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Manufacturers get CARICOM waivers on raw materials from extra-regional

Manufacturing companies which were faced with the enforcement of import duties on raw materials from out of the region and which had appeared on the list of ineligible items have good news. They will...

Bauxite industry shows promising improvements – Ministry of Finance

Oct 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Bauxite industry shows promising improvements – Ministry of Finance

Over the years, the bauxite industry has performed poorly, with local economists foreseeing no positive development signs in the near future. It appears however, that the sector is poised to make a...

THE VOICE OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS … ARE THE RIGHT SKILLS BEING CULTIVATED FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR?

Oct 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on THE VOICE OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS … ARE THE RIGHT SKILLS BEING CULTIVATED FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR?

By: Sase Singh Introduction: Every time I start researching for my columns, I always attempt to hunt for the opportunity to illustrate that the Granger administration has done something tangible...

Lesbian brawl lands one in jail and the other in hospital

Oct 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Lesbian brawl lands one in jail and the other in hospital

The desire of one woman to end an intimate relationship with another did not go down well with her partner. The confrontation ended in a street fight. The brawl landed one in hospital and the other...

Scotiabank CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup 2016

Oct 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Scotiabank CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup 2016

Courageous 10-man Golden Jaguars fall to Reggae Boyz 2-4 in extra time at Leonora By Franklin Wilson A spirited performance from Guyana’s Golden Jaguars was not enough to deny defending Caribbean...

Top Gov’t ministers, regulators participate in historic energy conference

Oct 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Top Gov’t ministers, regulators participate in historic energy conference

Several top Government officials were represented at the historic EU-CARIBBEAN Sustainable Energy Conference that was held at Barbados’ Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre. The two-day event, which...

Man remanded for illegal gun and ammunition

Oct 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Man remanded for illegal gun and ammunition

Cleveland Lovell appeared before Magistrate Annette Singh, on Monday, to answer to the charge of illegal possession of gun and ammunition. The court heard that on September 13 at Jamoon Drive,...

Johnson wants better Club structure in E/Bank E’bo

Oct 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Johnson wants better Club structure in E/Bank E’bo

…Plans to promote ‘home’ players with eligibility rule for EBECC tournaments By Sean Devers Chairman of the East Bank Essequibo Cricket Committee (EBECC) 59-year-old Alvin Johnson, who is...

2005 ‘bow and arrow’ murder accused gets hung jury

Oct 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on 2005 ‘bow and arrow’ murder accused gets hung jury

After about one week before a judge and jury in the High Court, the trial of accused murderer, Alvin Gounga, ended yesterday in hung jury. Gounga was on trial for the murder of Desmond Henry...

Shot Charlestown robbery victim succumbs

Oct 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Shot Charlestown robbery victim succumbs

Gregory Garraway, 25, of Charlestown, Georgetown succumbed yesterday morning at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, nine days after sustaining a gunshot wound during a robbery. The young man...

Guyana Ambassador to Geneva presents credentials

Oct 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana Ambassador to Geneva presents credentials

At a ceremony at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, the Ambassador of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana to United Nations Organizations (Geneva) Dr. J. R. Deep Ford presented his credentials to...

GCB’s 3-Day League review…

Oct 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCB’s 3-Day League review…

A great concept marred by sub-standard cricket & disrespect for the game By Sean Devers After seven rounds, the inaugural GCB Jaguars three-day Franchise League has been completed with defending...

Expressions of Interest submitted to determine impact of Aviation Industry on the economy

Oct 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Expressions of Interest submitted to determine impact of Aviation Industry on the economy

Turkeyen, Carmelita Nursery Schools to be constructed Mabaruma Town Hall to be rehabilitated During the opening of tenders at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board...

Jaguars’ three-day league- a wonderful initiative, but senior players should lead by example

Oct 12, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Jaguars’ three-day league- a wonderful initiative, but senior players should lead by example

By Zaheer Mohamed The recently concluded Jaguars three-day league was a wonderful initiative by the Guyana Cricket Board- this tournament gave more players an opportunity to showcase their talent...

Man accused of $10M land fraud on bail

Oct 12, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Man accused of $10M land fraud on bail

A 41-year-old man who is alleged to have swindled $10M from a man by pretending he knew a woman who had a plot of land for sale appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman, yesterday, charged with...

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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