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AFC National Conference … Trotman, Ramjattan and Nagamootoo to wrestle for party’s leadership spot

Jan 26, 2017 KNews News 2

Three of Guyana’s most seasoned attorneys-at-law will battle it out for the leadership position of the Alliance For Change (AFC) come Saturday at the party’s National Conference. The event is...

Registry faces dilemma with two registrars

Jan 26, 2017 KNews News 3

There is a strange situation at the Deeds and Commercial Registry, on the Avenue of the Republic, Georgetown. For more than a week now, there are two officials who are laying claims to the top post...

AG denies claims of attacks on Judiciary

Jan 26, 2017 KNews News 1

…and says Jagdeo’s regime emasculated it Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams, was yesterday asked to respond to allegations made by General Secretary of the...

GRA to vigorously contest tax case with Banks DIH

Jan 26, 2017 KNews News 3

In light of the writ filed by Banks DIH Limited against the Guyana Revenue Authority, the tax entity said that it is fully prepared to vigorously contest this matter and looks forward to a thorough...

DNA test required as two families claim murder victim

Jan 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on DNA test required as two families claim murder victim

A DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) test will have to be done on the remains of a murdered man, after two families showed up, claiming ownership of the corpse. The body was found at Iguana Sand, Cuyuni...

Special Prosecutors for Omar Shariff case

Jan 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Special Prosecutors for Omar Shariff case

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar-Ali-Hack has issued a decree to the six-member Special Prosecuting team to prosecute the money laundering case against former Permanent Secretary of...

Armed bandits storm newly-opened supermarket

Jan 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Armed bandits storm newly-opened supermarket

…grab $700,000 cash, $150,000 in phone cards A Chinese national was gun-butted when four armed bandits, wearing construction hats, stormed his newly opened supermarket on Aubrey Barker Street,...

Foreign nationals fined for forgery, overstaying

Jan 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Foreign nationals fined for forgery, overstaying

… after raid at Rio Night Club/Inn Four women – three nationals of the Dominican Republic and a Cuban – were yesterday fined and ordered deported after they were slapped...

‘Mad Max’ jailed for illegal gun, ammo

Jan 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Mad Max’ jailed for illegal gun, ammo

Rawle Franklin, who goes by the alias ‘Mad Max’, was yesterday jailed for a total of eight years and fined $120,000 after pleading guilty to a charge of illegal gun and ammunition...

Murder accused beaten by inmates after threatening to kill prison officers

Jan 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Murder accused beaten by inmates after threatening to kill prison officers

Collin Alleyne, who is on remand for the murder of Danrasie Ganesh, who was found dead in her Montrose, East Coast Demerara home, sustained several injuries about his body after he was attacked by...

Trini suspect captured after 9 months on run for shooting death of Guyanese

Jan 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Trini suspect captured after 9 months on run for shooting death of Guyanese

(Trinidad Guardian) – After nine months on the run, the suspect in the murder of Guyanese national, Khemraj Persaud, is now in police custody. The Trinidadian national was arrested as he pulled...

Police Officers’ Conference begins today

Jan 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Police Officers’ Conference begins today

Under the theme, “Forging ahead with professionalism and Intelligence-led policing in collaboration with stakeholders,” the annual Officers’ Conference of the Guyana Police Force is set to...

GuySuCo to meet today on production targets as first crop starts

Jan 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on GuySuCo to meet today on production targets as first crop starts

The Management Committee of the Guyana Sugar Corporation is scheduled to meet today to decide when the first crop for 2017 will commence and what is likely to be the projected sugar production target...

Those forensic audits…Once there is sufficient evidence, Govt. should proceed with prosecution – Goolsarran

Jan 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Those forensic audits…Once there is sufficient evidence, Govt. should proceed with prosecution – Goolsarran

By Kiana Wilburg It is better to try and fail than fail to try. This old saying sums up the argument recently posited by Chartered Accountant, Anand Goolsarran, as it relates to the Government’s...

2016 Perceptions Index report indicates…Guyana still struggles with “serious corruption problem”

Jan 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on 2016 Perceptions Index report indicates…Guyana still struggles with “serious corruption problem”

By Kiana Wilburg Out of 176 nations that were assessed for perceptions of corruption last year, Guyana came in at the 108th position with a score of 34 out of 100. This is according to Transparency...

Compliance for vehicle transfer not required from next month; fees hiked

Jan 26, 2017 KNews News Comments Off on Compliance for vehicle transfer not required from next month; fees hiked

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is to start collecting higher fees for the transfer of vehicles in the new month. According to the authority, effective February 1, 2017, the fees for the transfer...

Serena ousts Konta to set-up Lucic-Baroni reunion

Jan 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Serena ousts Konta to set-up Lucic-Baroni reunion

MELBOURNE (Reuters) Serena Williams remained on course for her 23rd grand slam title by quelling the challenge of in-form Briton Johanna Konta 6-2 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open...

Bolt loses Olympic relay gold after Jamaica’s Carter tests positive

Jan 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Bolt loses Olympic relay gold after Jamaica’s Carter tests positive

(Reuters) Jamaica’s Usain Bolt has lost one of his nine Olympic gold medals and his perfect triple treble of Games’ sprint victories after team mate Nesta Carter was found guilty of...

Preview Regional Super50 Jaguars, Scorpions clash today Both teams look to rebound from first round defeats

Jan 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Preview Regional Super50 Jaguars, Scorpions clash today Both teams look to rebound from first round defeats

By Sean Devers in Barbados In Association with Bounty Supermarket, Vnet Communications, Life Time Reality & Ming’s Products & Services After suffering first round defeats on Tuesday both...

Yassin writes UCI asking for further intervention in cycling imbroglio

Jan 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Yassin writes UCI asking for further intervention in cycling imbroglio

President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), K.A. Juman Yassin has responded to the letter from the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), which recognised Horace Burrowes as the legitimate...

Limacol Round Robin / Knockout Football Competition Georgetown hosts teams from the East

Jan 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Limacol Round Robin / Knockout Football Competition Georgetown hosts teams from the East

A double header is planned for this evening as action in the Limacol Round Robin / Knockout Football Competition resumes, at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground. In the opening encounter,...

Lawrence Simon returns as LABA president following AGM and biennial elections

Jan 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Lawrence Simon returns as LABA president following AGM and biennial elections

The Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) will be led by Lawrence Simon for another two years after being re-elected unanimously to serve when the six affiliated clubs voted en bloc for the...

Umpires Reifer and Williams appointed for ICC Women’s Tournament

Jan 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Umpires Reifer and Williams appointed for ICC Women’s Tournament

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Two West Indian umpires have been named to stand in the qualification tournament for the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Women’s Cricket World Cup 2017. Leslie...

Blyden, Jacobs make donation to Stella Maris Primary

Jan 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Blyden, Jacobs make donation to Stella Maris Primary

Stella Maris Primary School on Woolford Avenue, Georgetown was the recipient of a quantity of books, crayons and learning charts donated by cricketers Travis Blyden and Steven Jacobs on Tuesday....

Preparations continue for Guyana Cup rematch three

Jan 26, 2017 KNews Sports Comments Off on Preparations continue for Guyana Cup rematch three

With just about a month to go before race day, horseracing fans, eager for a day of top class racing, are already beginning to pool their resources in anticipation of the third annual Guyana Cup...

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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