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Burnt elderly East Bank Essequibo couple…‘Smelly’ three others remanded for murder

Dec 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Burnt elderly East Bank Essequibo couple…‘Smelly’ three others remanded for murder

… Also jointly charged for robbery at Tower Hotel The entire plot of how Mohamed Munir and his wife Bibi Jamila Munir were murdered was revealed to detectives by Jason Howard, who also goes by the...

Guyana inches closer to oil production…ExxonMobil awards contracts for floating vessel

Dec 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana inches closer to oil production…ExxonMobil awards contracts for floating vessel

ExxonMobil subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), yesterday announced that it has awarded contracts to SBM Offshore for a floating production, storage and offloading...

Linden woman killed in early morning minibus, car smashup

Dec 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Linden woman killed in early morning minibus, car smashup

An early morning smash up yesterday involving a minibus and a motorcar has left one dead and four injured. Twenty-eight-year old Toushana Frank, of Central Amelia’s Ward was pronounced dead on...

Govt. considers importing nurses in face of severe shortage

Dec 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. considers importing nurses in face of severe shortage

…GPHC needs 300 more There currently exists such a severe shortage of nurses within the public health system that Government might have to consider importing these health professionals. This...

Guyanese family pleads for release of man kidnapped by Venezuela drug cartel

Dec 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese family pleads for release of man kidnapped by Venezuela drug cartel

-local cops contact Venez. counterparts “Uncle, please send de money in two days, because these people gun kill me…” Hog-tied, his face swollen, blood dripping from his mouth onto a bed-sheet,...

Dark shades and blackout mek things ain’t bright

Dec 21, 2016 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dark shades and blackout mek things ain’t bright

Is Christmas time and people shopping. Dem boys watching de crowds in de streets but when dem ask some businessmen how business doing, dem get de answer, “Things ain’t bright.” At first, dem...

Calvin Ming talks about his Motor Racing achievements and future

Dec 21, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Calvin Ming talks about his Motor Racing achievements and future

American based International Motor Racer, Guyanese Calvin Ming is on the fast track to success and in October finished first and third in the FIA NACAM Formula 4 support races at the Mexican Formula...

Frank Tucker becomes Guyana’s first IFBB Int. Judge

Dec 21, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Frank Tucker becomes Guyana’s first IFBB Int. Judge

By Franklin Wilson Former President of the Guyana Body Building and Fitness Federation (GABBFF) Frank Tucker has become Guyana’s first International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB)...

Guyana Draughts Association holds AGM and Awards

Dec 21, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana Draughts Association holds AGM and Awards

The Guyana Draughts Association held their Annual General Meeting and Awards ceremony last Saturday at their head office 185 Waterloo Street Georgetown. President of the Association Mr. Jiaram gave a...

Parasnath presents Cricket Records to NSC

Dec 21, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Parasnath presents Cricket Records to NSC

Regionally respected sports commentator, journalist and analyst, Trinidad and Tobago- based Guyanese, Brij Parasnath yesterday donated signed copies of his most recent and updated Cricket Records to...

Digicel Regional First-Class cricket…Jaguars in 2nd place after five matches but there are kinks in their armor

Dec 21, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Digicel Regional First-Class cricket…Jaguars in 2nd place after five matches but there are kinks in their armor

By Sean Devers While the Guyana Jaguars finished second in the first half of the Digicel Regional First- Class cricket tournament on 64.6 points, 3.2 points behind leaders Jamaica Scorpions, the two...

UDFA GT Beer Christmas Football Championship…Hi Stars edge Blueberry Hill 3-2, Silver Shattas down Rockers 2-0

Dec 21, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on UDFA GT Beer Christmas Football Championship…Hi Stars edge Blueberry Hill 3-2, Silver Shattas down Rockers 2-0

There were wins by Hi Stars, who came away 3-2 winners against Blueberry Hill and Silver Shattas scored a polished 2-0 over Net Rockers when the 4th annual Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA)...

Caribbean represented at AIBA event in Switzerland

Dec 21, 2016 KNews Sports Comments Off on Caribbean represented at AIBA event in Switzerland

The Caribbean boxing fraternity was well represented by a small group at the AIBA 70th Anniversary ball which was held at the Miles Davis Hall in Montreux, Switzerland last evening. President of the...

President’s donation is source of controversy

Dec 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on President’s donation is source of controversy

The sum of $1 million which was handed over to a Parent Teacher Association (PTA) of the Kwakwani Nursery School, Region Ten, by President David Granger is the source of controversy. During the...

Group established to help young diabetic patients cope

Dec 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Group established to help young diabetic patients cope

There is some stigma associated with diabetes. Some people are accused of consuming too much sweet and are even ridiculed if they develop this disease. However, what many people may not know is that...

UK bestows ‘Lawyer of the Year’ award on Guyana-born lawyer

Dec 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on UK bestows ‘Lawyer of the Year’ award on Guyana-born lawyer

Savita Sukul is the Principal Solicitor at, and proprietress of SJS Solicitors. Her role is sole supervisory Solicitor in the firm. Savita has personal and active conduct of the greater majority of...

First graduates from Religious institute

Dec 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on First graduates from Religious institute

History was created on Sunday, when Hemchand Haramchand, also known as Pastor Danny, led the first set of students to have successfully completed their course of studies via the Hagion Ethnos...

Gov’t set to establish de-barring committee next year –Finance Minister

Dec 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Gov’t set to establish de-barring committee next year –Finance Minister

The move to have greater autonomy for sub-agencies of the Ministry of Finance was highlighted by Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, on Monday. Local contractors will have to improve their standards...

‘Our supporters are suffering too; there is no cronyism’ –Finance Minister

Dec 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Our supporters are suffering too; there is no cronyism’ –Finance Minister

Many longstanding supporters of parties that form the coalition government continue to suffer the way they did over the last 23 years. They have lost the skills they once had and now have to rebuild....

Constables arrested after tip-off leads police to marijuana in car

Dec 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Constables arrested after tip-off leads police to marijuana in car

Two constables are currently under close arrest at the Central Police Station after being busted Monday with marijuana in the trunk of their car. Kaieteur News understands that the ranks Constable...

Canecutter accuses Fort Wellington police of stealing $2M in jewelry, cash

Dec 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on Canecutter accuses Fort Wellington police of stealing $2M in jewelry, cash

Four police ranks attached to the Fort Wellington Police Station, West Berbice, are being accused of carting off over $2M in gold jewelry and $50,000 in cash from a Cotton Tree resident. Amzad...

OUR CHRISTMAS WISH

Dec 21, 2016 KNews Editorial, Features / Columnists Comments Off on OUR CHRISTMAS WISH

It is Christmas time once again and with it comes great memories of the past. While Christmas is a time of peace and happiness for many, it evokes sadness for others. It is difficult to restrain the...

Do those PPP delegates think the PPP owns Guyana

Dec 21, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Do those PPP delegates think the PPP owns Guyana

Bharrat Jagdeo secured the most votes in the PPP congressional election. Those votes at every congress are never above board. It would be the destruction of Jagdeo’s career if he didn’t beat the...

GECOM building to be renovated

Dec 21, 2016 KNews News Comments Off on GECOM building to be renovated

Water Wells in Region Four to be rehabilitated During the opening of tenders at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), Ministry of Finance, Georgetown yesterday,...

Take it or leave it!

Dec 21, 2016 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Take it or leave it!

You only live once. And it is not everyone in the world who will live to hear the government tell its debtors: “Take it or leave it”. Guyanese are lucky. They have had the privilege of hearing...

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The GRA is batting out of its crease

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has once again demonstrated a perplexing propensity... more