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Govt Ministries, agencies show little respect for AG office

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…only 15 percent of recommendations implemented- Report By Abena Rockcliffe- Campbell Auditor General, Deodat Sharma, has expressed concern over the nonchalant treatment of the recommendations he...

Barry Dataram, wife nabbed in Suriname

Oct 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Barry Dataram, wife nabbed in Suriname

By Ivan Cairo in Suriname Police in Suriname on Friday afternoon nabbed self-confessed Guyanese drug kingpin Barry Dataram in a home in Latour, police sources here confirmed. Dataram’s wife,...

More Damning Corruption revelations…New Oil and Gas Association President fingered in multimillion-dollar VAT fraud

Oct 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on More Damning Corruption revelations…New Oil and Gas Association President fingered in multimillion-dollar VAT fraud

The forensic audit report into the Guyana Gold Board has placed the head of the newly established Guyana Oil and Gas Association, Bobby Gossai, in another major case of corrupt and unethical...

GPHC ordered to dispose of $millions in expired drugs, medical supplies

Oct 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC ordered to dispose of $millions in expired drugs, medical supplies

Drugs and medical supplies costing more than $29 million were found to be expired at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC’)s Pharmacy Bond. This is according to the Auditor General’s...

Guyana seeks int’l law enforcement expert to tackle gold smuggling

Oct 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana seeks int’l law enforcement expert to tackle gold smuggling

Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, has announced Government’s intention to seek international help to tackle the levels of gold smuggling in Guyana. Trotman, at a press conference at...

Essequibo rapist gets 25 years

Oct 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Essequibo rapist gets 25 years

There was wailing and hollering on Thursday in the Suddie High court after Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry sentenced 47-year-old, Leroy Smith, to 25 years’ imprisonment for raping his 63-year-old...

Ituni identified for ABSAA

Oct 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Ituni identified for ABSAA

Ituni, a small community located on the long trail from Linden to Kwakwan and rich in bauxite deposit is the location designated to host the Alex Bunbury Sports and Academics Academy (ABSAA)....

Windies A square series after crushing victory

Oct 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Windies A square series after crushing victory

Pallekele, Sri Lanka, CMC – West Indies A produced another clinical performance to crush Sri Lanka A by a massive 333 runs in yesterday final day of the second four-day “Test”, and square their...

Pakistan v West Indies, 1st Test, Dubai, 2nd day…

Oct 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Pakistan v West Indies, 1st Test, Dubai, 2nd day…

Azhar’s triple-century cements Pakistan’s dominance Confronted with bowling that was toothless at best and ragged at worst, Azhar Ali marched to 302 not out, becoming the fourth Pakistan player...

Specialist claim Faye Joseph four-game dominoes title

Oct 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Specialist claim Faye Joseph four-game dominoes title

Specialist chalked up 31 games to win the final of the Faye Joseph four-game dominoes title on Wednesday night at Gaulding Place, South Ruimveldt. Spartons placed second with 27 games while Phantom...

Sunburst brand continues support for Stephen Vieira

Oct 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Sunburst brand continues support for Stephen Vieira

Continental Agencies under its Sunburst brand remained steadfast in its support for Stephen ‘Valentino Rossi’ Vieira after handing over a cheque for an undisclosed sum to the Superbike star to...

District 5 Mahaicony/Berbice Champion of Champions Athletics Meet

Oct 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on District 5 Mahaicony/Berbice Champion of Champions Athletics Meet

Mahaicony Secondary are repeat champs Defending champions, Mahaicony Secondary School, on Thursday last staved off spirited challenges from Fort Wellington and Bush Lot Secondaries to retain...

Uitvlugt Warriors and Beavers are latest winners; matches continue this weekend

Oct 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Uitvlugt Warriors and Beavers are latest winners; matches continue this weekend

-WDFA/STAG Senior League Competition in the Stag sponsored West Demerara Football Association Senior league will kick on this weekend at the Den Amstel Community ground with two matches today and...

Hot plate buses still running amok at city bus park

Oct 15, 2016 KNews News, Sports Comments Off on Hot plate buses still running amok at city bus park

The Mayor and City Council in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Infrastructure has implemented a new queue system at bus parks in Georgetown to reduce the daily chaos and congestion. The...

North Georgetown’s Zone 1, 3 tie for ‘Champion of Champions’ title

Oct 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on North Georgetown’s Zone 1, 3 tie for ‘Champion of Champions’ title

North Georgetown’s Zone 1 and Zone 3 tied for the District’s ‘Champion of Champions’ title yesterday at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary when they brought the curtains down on their...

RHTY&SC/Beharry say no tournament bowls off tomorrow at Blairmont

Oct 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on RHTY&SC/Beharry say no tournament bowls off tomorrow at Blairmont

The historic Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) organised Beharry Say No/Say Yes 5/5 cricket tournament bowls off tomorrow at the Blairmont Cricket Ground with the West Berbice Zone...

Courts Pee Wee Sch. F’ball resumes today

Oct 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Courts Pee Wee Sch. F’ball resumes today

The second round of group fixtures in the 5th annual Court’s Pee-Wee Primary Schools football Championship will be played today, at the Banks DIH ground, Thirst Park. Just as the opening day,...

BCB/NBS Second Division Tourney…

Oct 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on BCB/NBS Second Division Tourney…

Tucber Park and Rose Hall Town Bakewell to clash in final An exciting contest is anticipated when Tucber Park of New Amsterdam and Rose Hall Town Bakewell clash in the long awaited final of the 2015...

Wolf Challenge Cup…

Oct 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Wolf Challenge Cup…

Wellman, Regal, Parika Defenders and Albion through to semis Regal, Wellman, Parika Defenders and Albion have booked their places in the semifinals of the Wolf’s Challenge Cup after recording...

Dem boys seh…Suriname police mek Dataram wee wee

Oct 15, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Suriname police mek Dataram wee wee

Barry was on a drug charge. He had top lawyer who go to de High Court and apply fuh bail. Bail was granted. Dem man was going to court all through de trial. De mistake de magistrate mek was to...

Young Warriors CC took first innings from Tucber Park

Oct 15, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Young Warriors CC took first innings from Tucber Park

Half centuries by Alex Algoo and Trevon Stanislaus handed host Young Warriors Cricket Club first innings points over Tucber Park in the final preliminary round game of Zone C of the Berbice Cricket...

Linden Enterprise Network celebrates Agriculture Month

Oct 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Linden Enterprise Network celebrates Agriculture Month

Linden Enterprise Network in collaboration with Minister of Housing, Valerie Patterson, launched “Plant a tree” initiative to commemorate Agriculture Month. According to Chairman of LEN, Klensil...

Another unidentified body found at Mahaicony

Oct 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Another unidentified body found at Mahaicony

The body of another unidentified male, who appeared to be in his late 40’s and of African descent, was found yesterday evening floating in a trench at Drill, Mahaicony. A source in that area said...

Surgeon optimistic about GPHC’s kidney transplant programme

Oct 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Surgeon optimistic about GPHC’s kidney transplant programme

The possibility of Guyana being the Caribbean hub for kidney transplants is not a ‘pipe dream’. At least this is according to local Kidney Transplant Surgeon, Dr. Kishore Persaud. It has been...

Prison officer on self bail for assaulting girl, 17

Oct 15, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Prison officer on self bail for assaulting girl, 17

George Solomon was on Thursday placed on self bail after he appeared before Magistrate Brendon Glasford, to answer to a charge of assault. It is alleged that on October 7, last, at the 44 Minibus...

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Bureaucracy gone bananas!

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News- Every morning, the government wakes up, stretches its arms, and spends one billion dollars... more