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Three dead in highway smash-up

Jan 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Three dead in highway smash-up

Three people died in a head on collision on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway last evening. Two of the dead have been identified as Dextroy Griffith, 25, a mechanic attached to Roraima Airways; and David...

New company replaces Wartsila for GPL engines

Jan 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on New company replaces Wartsila for GPL engines

It is official now. Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) has ended its management contract with Finnish-owned Wartsila. A new company, Power Producer and Distribution Inc. (PPDI), was established in...

US$150M CJIA Expansion on track for December completion

Jan 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on US$150M CJIA Expansion on track for December completion

50% of monies already paid out The US$150M Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) is currently on track for its December 2017 conclusion, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Corporation,...

After 50 years a woman is Senior Counsel – Pres Granger

Jan 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on After 50 years a woman is Senior Counsel – Pres Granger

… says failure to confer such appointments is a travesty Nine distinguished, long-serving legal practitioners were presented with their commissions of appointment and named Senior Counsel by...

Chopping suspect escapes into backdam after boat chase along Canje Creek

Jan 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Chopping suspect escapes into backdam after boat chase along Canje Creek

A former Tapir driver, Shamar Mohamed, of Number 70 Village, Corentyne, who went into hiding after going berserk and chopping his former girlfriend and her mother on Christmas Eve night was found by...

$27M fraud at GPL…Magistrate recuses self from Carvil Duncan trial

Jan 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on $27M fraud at GPL…Magistrate recuses self from Carvil Duncan trial

Magistrate Leron Daly has recused herself from the trial in which Carvil Duncan is accused of stealing $27,757,500 from the Guyana Power and Light (GPL). A trial in the matter was scheduled to...

Man accused of killing mentally ill woman during sex act

Jan 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Man accused of killing mentally ill woman during sex act

A 31-year-old Sea View, Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara man was yesterday remanded to prison for the murder of Bibi Kaneece, who is believed to have been raped before she was killed. The charge...

GPL worker falls to his death from damaged utility pole

Jan 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GPL worker falls to his death from damaged utility pole

A Guyana Power and Light employee lost his life yesterday after he came crashing down from a utility pole he was working on at Belvedere Village, Corentyne, Berbice. Dead is Brian David Clifford, 47,...

Cheddi Jagan Research Centre to mobilise support against revocation of lease

Jan 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Cheddi Jagan Research Centre to mobilise support against revocation of lease

The Cheddi Jagan Research Centre Incorporated (CJRCI), the company which was granted a lease by the former People’s Progressive Party Civic government to occupy Red House on High Street,...

Jagdeo try a thing pun Soulja Bai

Jan 05, 2017 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Jagdeo try a thing pun Soulja Bai

People does always try a thing when dem want to get dem own way. Dem got people who does go pun de road and beg because dem want a raise to buy likker. Everybody know how de junkie does behave. He...

Nominees for new GPHC Board being considered – Minister Norton

Jan 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Nominees for new GPHC Board being considered – Minister Norton

-but careful consideration to be given to choice for chairmanship The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is currently operating without a Board of Directors. As a Corporation, it is...

Pradoville Two scheme is king of all stolen asset cases

Jan 05, 2017 KNews News 2

Govt. should have moved against this first instead of Red House –Dr. Hinds According to Executive Member of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), Dr. David Hinds, the issue of stolen assets is...

Motor Racing continued strong resurgence last year

Jan 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Motor Racing continued strong resurgence last year

By Rawle Welch Riding high after a fantastic 2015 season, the sport of motor racing continued its strong resurgence after enjoying another productive year in 2016. For a sport whose lifeline is...

Region 8 REO intends to plug sports development Seeking to forge partnerships

Jan 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Region 8 REO intends to plug sports development Seeking to forge partnerships

“We have a number of very talented sportsmen and women in this region and I will do whatever I can to ensure that they garner the right opportunities to propel their development.” This is the...

MS Dhoni gives up India’s ODI and T20 captaincy

Jan 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on MS Dhoni gives up India’s ODI and T20 captaincy

ESPNCRICINFO – MS Dhoni has stepped down as captain of India’s limited-overs teams ahead of the ODIs and T20Is against England in January. He will still be available for selection as a...

Regional Super50 Preparation… Jaguars commence training at indoor facility in LBI

Jan 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Regional Super50 Preparation… Jaguars commence training at indoor facility in LBI

Guyana Jaguars commenced training yesterday in preparation for the Regional Super50 at the GCB indoor facility located in the Board’s hostel in LBI. The One Day Tournament is scheduled to bowl off...

Coach Smith claims victimisation by the Cricket Board GCB’s TDO responds

Jan 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Coach Smith claims victimisation by the Cricket Board GCB’s TDO responds

By Sean Devers Forty-nine-year-old Level Two Cricket Coach Winston Smith is convinced that victimisation played a role in him losing his position as Coach of defending GCB 50-over Franchise champions...

GAPF AGM and Elections fixed for January 14th

Jan 05, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on GAPF AGM and Elections fixed for January 14th

Members of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) will convene on Saturday January 14th, 2017 for their Annual General Meeting. The meeting is slated to take place at the National Racquet...

Man found dead in house at No 50 Village Corentyne

Jan 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Man found dead in house at No 50 Village Corentyne

The body of Albert Anthony Harvey, 48, a labourer and father of one of Lot 57 No 50 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, was on Tuesday found dead in his home. Harvey had shared a common law relationship...

900 companies prequalified for Public Infrastructure contracts

Jan 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on 900 companies prequalified for Public Infrastructure contracts

With the 2017 Budget Debates completed, now is the time when “the tyres will be hitting the road” said the Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson. His Ministry was holding its 2016...

Canawaima Ferry operations affected by yellow fever restrictions, mechanical problems

Jan 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Canawaima Ferry operations affected by yellow fever restrictions, mechanical problems

Major problems last year affected operations of the Canawaima Ferry Service Inc. that operates between Guyana and Suriname at the Moleson Creek crossing. Yesterday, during the annual review of the...

Red House and the redness of the PPP’s insane rule

Jan 05, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Red House and the redness of the PPP’s insane rule

If you ask Americans what they think will happen under Trump there is fear and trepidation. The signs are taking shape – the introduction of Senate legislation to abolish Obamacare, the removal of...

TOO MANY MOUTHPIECES MAKE FOR MUCH NOISE AND LITTLE SENSE

Jan 05, 2017 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom 1

The poor public relations of the government make for an amusing spectacle. The government is tripping over its own excuses; it is stumbling over its own reasons and failing to convince anyone about...

Freedom House activist questioned about Red House “chucking” incident

Jan 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Freedom House activist questioned about Red House “chucking” incident

… PPP warns of private criminal charges Following the report made by People’s National Congress Reform Georgetown District Secretary, Shondell Hope, that she was assaulted by Freedom House...

Guyana looks to China’s cooperation to achieve ‘green’ state

Jan 05, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana looks to China’s cooperation to achieve ‘green’ state

new Ambassador accredited As Guyana continues to advance towards the development of a ‘green’ economy, President David Granger, yesterday, said that the country looks to the People’s...

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A false panacea for electoral integrity

…Peeping Tom kaieteur News – Advocates for fingerprint verification in Guyana’s elections herald it as... more