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Wanted bulletin issued for US-based Guyanese over carpenter’s murder

Nov 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Wanted bulletin issued for US-based Guyanese over carpenter’s murder

As the killing of Berbice carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt continues to rivet the nation, police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for a well-known, US-based Guyanese who has been heavily involved in...

Govt, China sign US$46M line of credit to finance ECD highway expansion

Nov 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Govt, China sign US$46M line of credit to finance ECD highway expansion

The East Coast Demerara Highway expansion project which began in 2011 but came to a halt will continue thanks to a US$46M financial injection made possible through a line of credit agreement between...

Female security guard shot while foiling robbery at Hand in Hand Trust

Nov 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Female security guard shot while foiling robbery at Hand in Hand Trust

A female security guard was shot while fending off two armed men during an attempted robbery yesterday at the Hand-in-Hand Trust Corporation on Middle Street, Georgetown, yesterday. Injured is 39...

Harbour Bridge commences night retractions to ease daytime congestion

Nov 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Harbour Bridge commences night retractions to ease daytime congestion

As Guyana awaits, impatiently, the construction of another Demerara River crossing, authorities appeared to be making significant progress in reducing congestion on the East and West Bank Demerara...

Edghill summoned to Privileges Committee

Nov 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Edghill summoned to Privileges Committee

By Kiana Wilburg It was on Monday that the political opposition tried its best hold the Government accountable for the financing of the multi-million-dollar Durban Park Project. And after a bruising...

Discrimination by Food and Drugs… Importers picket President’s office; demand Cole’s removal

Nov 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Discrimination by Food and Drugs… Importers picket President’s office; demand Cole’s removal

A Guyanese who has returned home to invest hundreds of millions of dollars is complaining bitterly of discrimination by a senior government official. The issue has been raised time and again with...

Avocado Place fatal shooting… Suspect found in home with gunshot wound

Nov 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Avocado Place fatal shooting… Suspect found in home with gunshot wound

Detectives probing the murder of 29-year-old Paul Rodney, who was gunned down in front of the East Ruimveldt secondary school during an argument last Monday, have arrested a suspect in the murder....

Taxi driver robbed, shot in carjacking

Nov 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Taxi driver robbed, shot in carjacking

A 38-year-old taxi driver was shot to the abdomen yesterday after he was confronted by one of three gunmen, who escaped with his car at D’Urban Backlands, Georgetown. Up to press time, the driver...

Marlan costing poor people dem jobs

Nov 24, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Marlan costing poor people dem jobs

Old people always seh that people shouldn’t tek a problem child and give him responsibility. That is wha Donald do when he mek Marlan de boss man fuh de Food and Drug Department. This man feel so...

Villages briefed on Sustainable Development Framework Agreement

Nov 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Villages briefed on Sustainable Development Framework Agreement

Maruranau, Shea, Rupanau, Sand Creek, and Shulinab in Region Nine, South/Central Rupununi are among the most recent villages where discussions were held on the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’...

Police destroy $147M worth of marijuana

Nov 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Police destroy $147M worth of marijuana

A quantity of marijuana, worth $147M, was yesterday destroyed by the Narcotics Branch of the Guyana Police Force (GPF). The exercise took place at the incinerator on Princes Street, Georgetown under...

CH&PA to reclaim lands issued to delinquent Private developers

Nov 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on CH&PA to reclaim lands issued to delinquent Private developers

The overhauling of the infamous Turn-key homes in several areas including Perseverance, East Bank Demerara, will be completed shortly. This was according to the Chairman of the Central Housing and...

Relatives of dead carpenter receive death threats

Nov 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Relatives of dead carpenter receive death threats

– phone number linked to policing liaison officer As the killing of carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt continues to rivet the nation, with several persons already charged, the dead man’s...

Prevailing violence in public schools worrying to GTU

Nov 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Prevailing violence in public schools worrying to GTU

lack of security or able-body security guards at some schools a concern There has reportedly been an upsurge in violence in the public school system. This disclosure was recently made by...

Couple placed on bond for assaulting each other

Nov 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Couple placed on bond for assaulting each other

A matter of assault which saw a couple before the court yesterday got everyone paying keen attention and at times giggling. It started when Police Prosecutor Sean Blackman and Attorney Darren...

Investigation continues into alleged bribe offered to police

Nov 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Investigation continues into alleged bribe offered to police

Even as Kevin France, who was nabbed with a 9 mm pistol and 13 live rounds on Saturday October 22, at Palmyra, East Coast Berbice has been granted bail in the high court; investigations are still...

GPHC launches Emergency Nursing Specialty Programme

Nov 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GPHC launches Emergency Nursing Specialty Programme

believed to be first of its kind in the Caribbean An evident gap between doctors and nurses in the delivery of Emergency Care at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) was the...

Man remanded for killing Venezuelan at Eteringbang

Nov 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Man remanded for killing Venezuelan at Eteringbang

Tony Rampersaud, 21, was yesterday remanded to prison for the murder of Henry Mendonca, a Venezuelan. He allegedly killed the Venezuelan on Saturday, last, at Eteringbang Landing. Rampersaud, who...

One year later… Zorg businessman says cops failed to arrest gunmen

Nov 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on One year later… Zorg businessman says cops failed to arrest gunmen

…despite their presence in the village Almost a year ago, Fizool Mohamed was shot to the left knee by two armed bandits in front of his business place at Zorg, Essequibo. Today, the gunmen...

Businesswoman secures injunction against partner over legal ownership of Superbet facility

Nov 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Businesswoman secures injunction against partner over legal ownership of Superbet facility

Businesswoman Norah Espinova, who is involved in a legal battle over the rightful ownership of the popular George’s and Son Sport Bar located at Vreed-en–Hoop, West Coast Demerara, has secured an...

La Parfaite Harmonie to get Police Station

Nov 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on La Parfaite Harmonie to get Police Station

In an all day session on November 22, 2016, a number of bids were opened for tenders and supply of goods at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), Ministry of Finance,...

New Supreme Court rules tabled in National Assembly

Nov 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on New Supreme Court rules tabled in National Assembly

New Civil Procedure Rules for the Supreme Court were tabled in the National Assembly on Monday. The rules were laid by Attorney General Basil Williams on behalf of the Rules Committee headed by...

Ganja farmer gets 3 years jail

Nov 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Ganja farmer gets 3 years jail

The efforts of a 55-year-old man to build a new home for his family were thwarted after police swooped down on a farm near his home and destroyed over 400 cannabis sativa (marijuana) plants, during...

Magistrate recuses self from wounding matter

Nov 24, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Magistrate recuses self from wounding matter

Magistrate Judy Latchman has recused herself from the matter in which murder accused, Calvin Bailey, is accused of wounding fellow prison inmate Dwain King, during an altercation at the Georgetown...

Linden tightens grip on athletics title

Nov 24, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Linden tightens grip on athletics title

By Edison Jefford The National Stadium at Providence became a reservoir of talented student-athletes yesterday as newcomers from across the country put on an impressive show that demanded due...

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The government is in choppy waters

Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- The government stands like a beleaguered captain at the helm of a storm-tossed ship, finds itself... more