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Electricity theft costs GPL US$370M in last decade

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News 1

The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has dealt with 366 complaints for the first nine months of 2016. These statistics were revealed by the Chairman of the commission, Justice Prem Persaud. The...

Trafficking in Person cases skyrocket

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Trafficking in Person cases skyrocket

… number almost doubles what obtained in 2012 – Minister Lawrence The number of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) cases is on the increase. This state of affairs was yesterday amplified by...

GMC court case…Embattled Rice Board chief proceeds on one week leave

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GMC court case…Embattled Rice Board chief proceeds on one week leave

Embattled General Manager of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), Nizam Hassan, has applied for and was granted one week vacation leave. Hassan, who was slapped with fraud charges on Monday and...

Maids tied, beaten as gunmen storm Clement Rohee’s home

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News 1

Getaway car allegedly rented from Croal Street auto dealer Three armed bandits yesterday stormed the Eccles, East Bank Demerara (EBD) home of PPP General Secretary and former Home Affairs...

Fourteen women killed in 11 months

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News 1

Fourteen women have lost their lives in domestic dispute between January and October 2016. According to data, compiled by the Ministry of Social Protection Documentation Centre, that figure...

US$18M deal signed for new North West ferry

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News 1

The government signed a Line of Credit agreement with the Export-Import Bank of India yesterday for the procurement of an ocean ferry to service the Georgetown to North West District route. At the...

Americans tun Guyanese and protesting elections results

Nov 10, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Americans tun Guyanese and protesting elections results

People wake up vex like if dem live in de States. Donald Trump win de elections and some Guyanese cry. Dem was de people who was getting visa like when people ketching rain water. Dem frighten that...

Burglars invade home of Christopher Ram’s son

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Burglars invade home of Christopher Ram’s son

Burglars invaded the home of the son of prominent accountant, Christopher Ram, early yesterday and escaped with approximately $1.2M in valuables. This occurred some time between 01:00 hr and 04:00...

Guyana partners with CEMLA to improve capacity in debt management

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana partners with CEMLA to improve capacity in debt management

Guyana is currently working with the Centre for Latin American Monetary Studies (CEMLA), a regional partner, who has agreed to enter into a medium-term cooperation framework to provide...

NAREI plans to up spice production

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on NAREI plans to up spice production

The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) plans to intensify the production and processing of black pepper, turmeric, ginger and nutmeg. Local manufacturers import raw...

Government is politicizing the issue of gun control – PPP

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News 1

The political opposition, People’s Progressive Party (PPP), is contending that the Government of Guyana has no grounds or evidence to support the nationwide campaign to revoke scores of firearm...

PI into KNews grenade attack… Prosecution set to call final witness

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on PI into KNews grenade attack… Prosecution set to call final witness

Police Inspector Neville Jeffers is winding down the case for the prosecution in the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the grenade attack on Kaieteur News for which three men are charged. A Police...

Attempted murder accused served with statement

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Attempted murder accused served with statement

PI to commence next Friday Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan will commence a Preliminary Inquiry (PI) by way of paper committal for the offence of attempted murder, in which Campbellville bus...

GPHC’s oncology department gets AC unit from OSHAG

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC’s oncology department gets AC unit from OSHAG

The Organisation for Social and Health Advancement in Guyana (OSHAG) donated an air conditioning unit to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation’s (GPHC) Oncology unit. OSHAG’s President,...

Man granted bail on causing death, DUI charges

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Man granted bail on causing death, DUI charges

A 59-year-old Operations Supervisor was yesterday released on a total of $25,500 bail after he was indicted on charges in relation to a fatal accident which occurred on Saturday last, at Nelson...

Charity Business still peeved over vendors’ presence at shorefront

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Charity Business still peeved over vendors’ presence at shorefront

The continued presence of vendors at the Charity shorefront is of concern to Manager of the A&S Complex, Ryan Gomes. The business is a subsidiary of Adamantium Holdings Inc. owned by businessman...

GPL remains utility with most complaints

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GPL remains utility with most complaints

– $10M in credit recovered for customers this year The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has from January to September 2016, been able to secure over $10M in credit for consumers who would...

Govt. is politicizing the issue of gun control – PPP

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. is politicizing the issue of gun control – PPP

The political opposition, People’s Progressive Party (PPP), is contending that the Government of Guyana has no grounds or evidence to support the nationwide campaign to revoke scores of firearm...

Daunting plight of 10-year-old girls emphasised

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Daunting plight of 10-year-old girls emphasised

as UNFPA launches 2016 State of the World’s Population Report Over the next 15 years, Guyana along with a number of other countries will have to ensure that measures are in place that will...

Fifth form student drowns In Tain Canal

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Fifth form student drowns In Tain Canal

The body of a 15-year-old was fished out of the Tain Canal, last evening, at approximately 19:00 hrs. Dead is Ronaldo Sankar of Williamsburg, Corentyne, Berbice. The adopted sister of the dead teen,...

Number 70 hit-and-run … Witnesses claim businessman’s security beat carpenter, ran body over with car

Nov 10, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Number 70 hit-and-run … Witnesses claim businessman’s security beat carpenter, ran body over with car

family wants Ramjattan to intervene The lifeless and badly wounded body of a young father of two, Faiyaz Narinedatt, 26, of Lot 36, No 70 Village, that was discovered on the public road has left...

Peruvian, Trinidadian to headline South American 10k race

Nov 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Peruvian, Trinidadian to headline South American 10k race

Peruvian, Yerson Orellana and Trinidadian Tonya Nero are expected to feature in this year’s South American 10km Road Race, which was officially launched yesterday at the Guyana Olympic Association...

10th MACORP Golf tourney fix for Saturday

Nov 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on 10th MACORP Golf tourney fix for Saturday

Some of the nation’s top Golfers are expected to showcase their talent when the MACORP Golf tournament commences on Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Club. The competition which was launched yesterday...

Agents for T20 stars blast WICB plan to impose 20 percent levy

Nov 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Agents for T20 stars blast WICB plan to impose 20 percent levy

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-The company that manages several of the Caribbean’s leading T20 stars, has blasted an unprecedented move by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to impose a 20 percent...

Inter Guiana boxing tournament taking shape

Nov 10, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Inter Guiana boxing tournament taking shape

The prospect of an Inter Guiana boxing tournament is looking brighter following a recent meeting in Georgetown of president of the Suriname Boxing Association Remie Burke and his Guyanese counterpart...

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National B/Ball team departs for Suriname today

Poverty does not come with a lifetime warranty

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- When the national discussion segues to poverty reduction, it resurrects the age-old debate... more